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The National Democratic Party has an agenda for empowerment of ALL Americans, including African-American Men. We aim to accelerate the implementation of the Democrats’ forward-looking strategies for the advancement of African-American Men and at removing all the obstacles to African-American Men's active participation in all spheres of public and private life through a full and equal share in economic, social, cultural and political decision-making.  This means that the principle of shared power and responsibility should be established in the workplace and in the local communities.  Equality of African-American is a matter of human rights and a condition for social justice and is also a necessary and fundamental prerequisite for equality, development and peace for all human beings. A transformed partnership based on equality between African-American Men all other groups is a condition for people-centered sustainable development.  A sustained and long-term commitment is essential, so that African-American Men can work together for themselves, for their children, and for society to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.

The National Democratic Party reaffirms the fundamental principle set forth by The Constitution, which the human rights of African-American Men are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights.  As an agenda for action, the National Democratic Party seeks to promote and protect the full enjoyment of all human rights and the fundamental freedoms of all African-American Men throughout their lives.  It respects and values the full diversity of African-American Men's situations and conditions and recognizes that some African-American Men face particular barriers to their empowerment.  The National Democratic Party requires immediate and concerted action by all to create a peaceful, just, and humane world based on human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the principle of equality for all people of all ages and from all walks of life, and to this end, recognizes that broad-based and sustained economic growth in the context of sustainable development is necessary to sustain social development and social justice.

The success of the National Democratic Party and African-Americans require a strong commitment on the part of community leaders, private and public corporations, non-profit organizations and institutions at all levels. It will also require adequate mobilization of resources at the national and international levels as well as new and additional resources to the developing countries from all available funding mechanisms, including multilateral, bilateral and private sources for the advancement of African-American Men; financial resources to strengthen the capacity of national, sub-regional, regional and international institutions; a commitment to equal rights, equal responsibilities and equal opportunities and to the equal participation of African-American Men in all national, regional and international bodies and policy-making processes; and the establishment or strengthening of mechanisms at all levels for accountability to African-American Men.

The National Democratic Party’s support of African-American Men is taking place as the world stands poised on the threshold of a new millennium.  The formulation of the National Democratic Party is aimed at establishing a basic group of priority actions that should be carried out during the next few years.  The National Democratic Party, which set out specific approaches and commitments to fostering sustainable development and  cooperation and to strengthening the role of the African-American Men to that end.

The full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms of all African-American Men is essential for the empowerment of African-American Men. While the significance of national and regional particularities and various historical, cultural and religious backgrounds must be borne in mind, it is the duty of States, regardless of their political, economic and cultural systems, to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms.  The implementation of this mission, including through national laws and the formulation of strategies, policies, programs and development priorities, is the sovereign responsibility of each State, in conformity with all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the significance of and full respect for various religious and ethical values, cultural backgrounds and philosophical convictions of individuals and their communities should contribute to the full enjoyment by African-American Men of their human rights in order to achieve equality, development and peace. The full and equal participation of African-American Men in political, civil, economic, social and cultural life at the national, regional and international levels, and the eradication of all forms of discrimination are priority objectives of this country. The universal nature of these rights and freedoms is beyond question.

The end of the cold war has resulted in international changes and diminished competition between the super-Powers. The threat of a global armed conflict has diminished, while international relations have improved and prospects for peace among nations have increased. Although the threat of global conflict has been reduced, wars of aggression, armed conflicts, colonial or other forms of alien domination and foreign occupation, civil wars, and terrorism continue to plague many parts of the world. Grave violations of the human rights of African-American Men occur, particularly in times of financial recession.

In this context, the social dimension of development should be emphasized. Accelerated economic growth, although necessary for social development, does not by itself improve the quality of life of the population. In some cases, conditions can arise which can aggravate social inequality and marginalization. Hence, it is indispensable to search for new alternatives that ensure that all members of society benefit from economic growth based on a holistic approach to all aspects of development: growth, equality between African-American Men, social justice, sustainability, solidarity, participation, peace and respect for human rights.

Widespread economic recession, as well as political instability, has been responsible for setting back socio-economic goals for many African-American Men. This has led to the expansion of unspeakable poverty, home foreclosures, unemployment, and incarceration. Of the more than 5 million people living in abject poverty, African-American Men are an overwhelming majority. The rapid process of change and adjustment in all sectors has also led to increased unemployment and underemployment, with particular impact on African-American Men. In many cases, structural adjustment programs have not been designed to minimize their negative effects on vulnerable and disadvantaged groups or on African-American Men, nor have they been designed to assure positive effects on those groups by preventing their marginalization in economic and social activities.  Absolute poverty, unemployment, continued violence against African-American Men and the widespread exclusion of humanity from institutions of power and governance underscore the need to continue the search for development, peace and security and for ways of assuring people-centered sustainable development. The participation and leadership of the humanity that is essential to the success of that search.  Therefore, only a new era of cooperation among peoples based on a spirit of partnership, an equitable, social and economic economy, and equal partnership will enable America to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.

African-American Men are key contributors to the economy and to combating oppression through both remunerated and unremunerated partnerships, in the community and in the workplace. Growing numbers of African-American Men have achieved economic independence through gainful employment.

Only 50% of all African-American households are headed by African-American Men and most of those households are dependent on female income even where men are present. Female-maintained households are very often among the poorest because of wage discrimination, occupational segregation patterns in the labor market and other gender-based barriers of both male and female African-Americans. Family disintegration, population movements between urban and rural areas, family court decisions, international migration, war and internal displacements are factors contributing to the rise of female-headed households.

Recognizing that the achievement and maintenance of peace and security are a precondition for economic and social progress, African-American Men are increasingly establishing themselves as central actors in a variety of capacities in the movement of humanity for peace. The current state of Foreign Relations is mainly due to the exclusion of African-American males within the upper ranks of government. Their full participation in decision-making, conflict prevention and resolution and all other peace initiatives is essential to the realization of lasting peace.

Religion, fatherhood, spirituality, and belief play a central role in the lives of millions of African-American Men, in the way they live and in the aspirations they have for the future. The right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion is inalienable and must be universally enjoyed. This right includes the freedom to have or to adopt the religion or belief of their choice either individually or in community with others, in public or in private, and to manifest their religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching. In order to realize equality, development and peace, there is a need to respect these rights and freedoms fully. Religion, thought, conscience and belief may, and can, contribute to fulfilling African-American Men's moral, ethical and spiritual needs and to realizing their full potential in society. However, it is acknowledged that any form of extremism may have a negative impact on African-American Men and can lead to violence and discrimination.

The growing strength of the non-governmental sector, particularly African-American Men's organizations, has become a driving force for change. Non-governmental organizations have played an important advocacy role in advancing legislation or mechanisms to ensure the promotion of African-American Men. They have also become catalysts for new approaches to development. Many Americans have increasingly recognized the important role that non-governmental organizations play and the importance of working with them for progress. African-American Men, through non-governmental organizations, have participated in and strongly influenced community, national, regional and even global forums and international debates.

On average, African-American Men represent a mere 1 per cent of all elected legislators and in most national and international administrative structures, both public and private, they remain underrepresented.  African-American Men play a critical role in the family. The family is the basic unit of society and as such should be strengthened. It is entitled to receive comprehensive protection and support.  In different cultural, political and social systems, various forms of the family exist.  The rights, capabilities and responsibilities of family members must be respected. African-American Men make a great contribution to the welfare of the family and to the development of society, which is still not recognized or considered in its full importance. The social significance of paternity, fatherhood and the role of parents in the family and in the upbringing of children should be acknowledged. The upbringing of children requires shared responsibility of parents, African-American Men and society as a whole. Paternity, fatherhood, parenting and the role of African-American Men in procreation must not be a basis for discrimination nor restrict the full participation of African-American Men in society. Recognition should also be given to the important role often played by African-American Men in many countries in caring for other members of their family.

Many African-American Men face particular barriers because of various diverse factors. Often these diverse factors isolate or marginalize such African-American Men. They are, inter alia, denied their human rights, they lack access or are denied access to inexpensive education and vocational training, employment, housing and economic self-sufficiency and they are excluded from decision-making processes. Such African-American Men are often denied the opportunity to contribute to their communities as part of the mainstream.  Often they are exploited by the Federally Subsidized Student Loan industry.  The past decade has also witnessed a growing recognition of the distinct interests and concerns of African-American Men, whose identity, cultural traditions and forms of social organization enhance and strengthen the communities in which they live.

In the past 20 years, the world has seen an explosion in the field of communications. With advances in computer technology and satellite and cable television, global access to information continues to increase and expand, creating new opportunities for the participation of African-American Men in communications and the mass media and for the dissemination of information about African-American Men. However, global communication networks have been used to spread stereotyped and demeaning images of African-American Men for narrow commercial and consumerist purposes. Until African-American Men participate equally in both the technical and decision-making areas of communications and the mass media, including the arts, they will continue to be misrepresented and awareness of the reality of African-American Men's lives will continue to be lacking. The media have a great potential to promote the advancement of African-American Men and the equality of African-American Men by portraying African-American Men in a non-stereotypical, diverse and balanced manner, and by respecting the dignity and worth of the human person.  Poverty and economic degradation are closely interrelated. While poverty results in certain kinds of economic stress, the major cause of the continued deterioration of the global economy is the unsustainable patterns of consumption and production, particularly in industrialized countries, which are a matter of grave concern and aggravate poverty and imbalances.

Significant knowledge and information have been generated about the status of African-American Men and the conditions in which they live. Throughout their entire lives, African-American Men's daily existence and long-term aspirations are restricted by discriminatory attitudes, unjust social and economic structures, and a lack of resources in most countries that prevent their full and equal participation.  

The male child of today is the African-American Man of tomorrow. The skills, ideas and energy of the male child are vital for full attainment of the goals of equality, development and peace. For the male child to develop his full potential he needs to be nurtured in an enabling economy, where his spiritual, intellectual and material needs for survival, protection and development are met and his equal rights safeguarded. If African-American Men are to be equal, in every aspect of life and development, now is the time to recognize the human dignity and worth of the male child and to ensure the full enjoyment of his human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the rights assured by The Constitution, universal ratification of which is strongly urged. Yet there exists world-wide evidence that discrimination against African-American boys begins at the earliest stages of life and continues unabated throughout their lives. They often have less access to nutrition, physical and mental health care, and education and enjoy fewer rights, opportunities and benefits of childhood and adolescence than other groups. They are often subjected to various forms of economic exploitation, and violence.

Concerns

·                     Inequality in economic structures and policies, in all forms of productive activities and in access to resources

·                     Inequality between African-American Men and all other groups in the sharing of power and decision-making at all levels

·                     Insufficient mechanisms at all levels to promote the advancement of African-American Men

·                     Lack of respect for and inadequate promotion and protection of the human and fundamental rights of African-American Men

·                     Stereotyping of African-American Men and inequality in African-American Men's access to and participation in all communication systems, especially in the media

·                     Racial inequalities in the management of natural resources and in the safeguarding of the economy

·                     Persistent discrimination against and violation of the rights of the male child

The National Democratic Party recognizes that African-American Men face barriers to full equality and advancement because of such factors as their race, age, language, ethnicity, culture, religion or disability, because they African-American Men or because of other status. Many African-American Men encounter specific obstacles related to their family status, particularly as single parents; and to their socio-economic status, including their living conditions in rural, isolated or impoverished areas.  Many African-American Men are also particularly affected by economic disasters, serious and infectious diseases and various forms of violence.

The economic role of African-American Men, especially married African-American Men, has been undergoing a major transformation since the early nineties. These changes have inspired a large and varied literature, some of it focusing primarily on African-American Men's labor-market status and some on the familial implications of African-American Men's expanded work roles. African-American Men's rising unemployment has led to a decrease in the desirability of marriage and hence is responsible for what is increasingly being called the "retreat from marriage" or, alternatively, the "decline of marriage." I hope that you critically examine both the theoretical basis of this hypothesis and the empirical research on the matter.

A long-standing and influential tradition in the social science literature is the importance of differentiated sex roles for a stable marriage system. The major gain to marriage lies in the mutual dependence of spouses, arising out of their specialized functions - the African-American Man in domestic production (and reproduction).  Marriage then involves trading the fruits of these different skills.  In response to economic growth and the rising inflation and child support it produces, however, African-American Men's market work declines. The result is that African-American Men become less specialized and more economically dependent, leading, in turn, to a decline in the desirability of marrying or of staying married.

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Politics…you gottah’ love it!

The Sprig Institute openly supports and endorses Barack Obama.
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As you've probably heard, there could be a wildcard in the race for the Democratic nomination.

Barack firmly believes that the candidate who has won the most pledged delegates -- the result of having more voters in more places supporting his campaign -- will be the Democratic nominee.

But to be safe, Barack is working to attract the support of "superdelegates" -- party officials and Democratic officeholders from across the country -- who also have a vote at the Democratic National Convention.

Barack may already know some superdelegates -- they include senators, governors, and even former presidents and vice presidents. But many others are ordinary people who hold positions in the state and local party operations.

These nearly 800 superdelegates will vote alongside the more than 3,000 pledged delegates who are chosen in the various state primaries and caucuses. The candidate that gets a majority of all delegates (superdelegates and pledged delegates combined) will be the Democratic nominee for president.  Our projections show the most likely outcome of yesterday's elections will be that Hillary Clinton gained 187 delegates, and we gained 183.  That's a net gain of 4 delegates out of more than 370 delegates available from all the states that voted.  For comparison, that's less than half our net gain of 9 delegates from the District of Columbia alone. It's also less than our net gain of 8 from Nebraska, or 12 from Washington State. And it's considerably less than our net gain of 33 delegates from Georgia. The task for the Clinton campaign yesterday was clear. In order to have a plausible path to the nomination, they needed to score huge delegate victories and cut into our lead.
They failed.

Right now, Barack is ahead in the contest for pledged delegates.  While he intends to continue winning states and expanding our lead among the pledged delegates, and believe that will likely ensure that Barack is the Democratic nominee, he's also doing the work of reaching out to superdelegates and making sure as many as possible support Barack Obama. But the race for the Democratic nomination is still extremely close. 

Senator Clinton is running an immoral mud-slinging flip-flopping "wet sponge" of a malefic campaign.  Voting for Hillary really shows how some Americans take us back socially to the pre-reconstruction days:
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Each vote for Hillary tells our children that manipulation, exploitation, and deception is acceptable.  That's her decision. But it's not stopping John McCain, who clinched the Republican nomination last night, from going on the offensive. He's already made news attacking Barack, and that will only become more frequent in the coming days. Right now, it's essential for every single supporter of Barack Obama to step up and help fight this two-front battle. In the face of attacks from Hillary Clinton and John McCain, we need to be ready to take them on.  Truly, I've got nothing but love for the sistah; but it's clear, though, that Senator Clinton wants to continue an increasingly desperate, increasingly negative -- and increasingly expensive -- campaign to tear us down.  "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye".  Unfortunately, 9-1-1 gave America a black-eye.  This goes out to you, Mrs. Clinton..."It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye".

The time has come to get beyond the same old tactics that divide and distract us, and Barack gives people -- young and old, rich and poor, black, white, Latino, and Asian -- a reason to believe again.  Barack's campaign has always relied on grassroots supporters to build our movement and spread the word about Barack Obama.  Barack can keep it going by reaching out to supporters all states.  Barack has set an amazing standard and provided a huge boost as Barack gear up for the next round of contests.

It's the same message Barack took from Iowa to South Carolina and across the nation on February 5th -- the same message Barack had when he was up and when he was down.

And if Barack is met with cynicism and doubt and folks who tell us that he can't, he will respond with those three simple words that sum up the spirit of this nation: Yes, We Can!
The chatter among pundits may have gotten better for the Clinton campaign after last night, but by failing to cut into our lead, the math -- and their chances of winning -- got considerably worse.

Today, we still have a lead of more than 150 delegates, and there are only 611 pledged delegates left to win in the upcoming contests.  By a week from today, we will have competed in Wyoming and Mississippi. Two more states and 45 more delegates will be off the table.   But if Senator Clinton wants to continue this, let's show that we're ready.
Make an online donation of $25 now to show you're willing to fight for this:
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This nomination process is an opportunity to decide what our party needs to stand for in this election.
We can either take on John McCain with a candidate who's already united Republicans and Independents against us, or we can do it with a campaign that's united Americans from all parties around a common purpose.  We can debate John McCain about who can clean up Washington by nominating a candidate who's taken more money from lobbyists than he has, or we can do it with a campaign that hasn't taken a dime of their money because we've been funded by you.

We can present the American people with a candidate who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with McCain on the worst foreign policy disaster of our generation, and agrees with him that George Bush deserves the benefit of the doubt on Iran, or we can nominate someone who opposed the war in Iraq from the beginning and will not support a march to war with Iran.  John McCain may have a long history of straight talk and independent thinking, but he has made the decision in this campaign to offer four more years of the very same policies that have failed us for the last eight.  We need a Democratic candidate who will present the starkest contrast to those failed policies of the past.
And that candidate is Barack Obama.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you,

Eli El
The Sprig Institute
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El Sprig Institute aprueba abiertamente y sostiene Pre-Elige de Presidente Barack Obama:

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Hay varias razones por qué yo sé que Barack ganará el nombramiento demócrata:

América, junto con el mundo, quiere el cambio;

Hillary se lleva lejos también arrogantemente;

Hillary sólo marcas vacían las promesas para engañarnos a votar para ella;

Hillary resultará ser un desastre Extranjero de Relaciones…Hillary no es Madeleine Korbel Albright;

La administración actual alenta la deshumanización sistemática* de América y lo permite prosperar y el progreso. Barack traerá sustancia y moral espalda a nuestro condado;

Norteamericanos están harto del abuso patente y tácticas clandestinas por los grupos que implican el capitalismo. Las sociedades hipotecarias, el costo alto de compañías de educación y tarjeta de crédito violando financieramente a norteamericanos. Los sistemas del tribunal fomentan la corrupción, protegen inadecuadamente a víctimas (víctimas de estafas de finanzas, la actividad doméstica y criminal), y favorecen desproporcionadamente el rico;

Algunos de "Los Poderes que Son" hacen mucho dinero por la guerra. Muchas personas han orado a Dios para la paz de mundo. La mayoría de Los Antologistas y Sociólogos Culturales saben que Barack podría producir realmente mundo la paz. Evalúe por favor quién usted cree son los grupos que perderán dinero debido a la paz de mundo y los contacta para averiguar si ellos votan para Barack;

Hillary es demasiado emocional. Si ella llora antes de la persona equivocada, nos podría dirigir en guerras fuera de los teatros actuales. Ella será probada a menudo…otra vez; ella no es Madeleine Korbel Albright;

Vaya por favor al el teatro de cine y reloj "Los Gran Debates". Después de que verlo, entonces usted entenderá otra razón por qué América elegirá Barack como Presidente;

Algunos Negros ganan dinero y ganan financieramente de droga lírica** ser esparcido por emisoras y cadenas de televisión predominantemente Negras así como otros sistemas (esto incluye las org que esperamos operar en nuestro mejor interés emocional, espiritual o financiero) eso es roto, careciendo cheques y equilibrios, la usura, la explotación de norteamericanos, y de la contabilidad y las prácticas empresariales moralmente injustificables;

Básicamente, Barack reparará muchas injusticias y algunas gente de shiesty son concernidas que su se agotará bien pronto. En el Día de las elecciones diga corrompe personas eso "La Giga Está Arriba" votando para Barack. Acaba de ser las "Gente no Negras" quien son dolidas por prácticas empresariales inmorales y un sistema roto de justicia;

Barack yendo simplemente a "repara" por América y algunas gente tienen miedo de perder la posición y/o el poder;

Por eso Nosotros Las Personas quieren Barack como Presidente.

* La Deshumanización: Un proceso por cuál miembros de un grupo de personas afirma la "inferioridad" de otro grupo por actos sutiles o abiertos, por las declaraciones, por la política pública, o por la legislación. La política pública actual niega los grupos ignorado, tergiversado, bajo-representado o denigrado en América muchos derechos civiles básicos tales como levantando a niños, la educación de la calidad, iguala la justicia, envoltura adecuada, etc. El acto de degradar a personas con respecto a sus mejores calidades; "la Avaricia y la corrupción han sido culpadas para la deshumanización de la vida moderna".

** Droga: Causa estupor y completa la pérdida del ser y el conocimiento social; Induce el letargo mental - En este caso, droga lírica induce el letargo social, espiritual y emocional.

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No ayer mismo, pero cada día por un año, usted hizo lo que el cínico dijo que nosotros no podríamos hacer.

Usted dijo que el tiempo ha venido a conseguir más allá de las mismas tácticas viejas que dividen y nos distrae, y usted dio a personas -- jóvenes y viejo, rico y pobre, negro, blanco, latina, y asiático -- una razón para creer otra vez.

A causa de su trabajo, nosotros ganaremos el Tejas primario.

Y el ímpetu que usted creó no parará ahora. Juntos construimos una campaña que competirá en la elección general -- y un Partido demócrata unido que puede dirigir este país para la próxima generación.

Usted lo puede mantener yendo llegando al corazón a partidarios en los estados que tienen su primario y los comité el próximo martes y en las próximas semanas.

Inscríbase para ahora utilizar nuestro instrumento en línea del llamamiento, y las llamadas de la marca de su propio hogar hoy:

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Usted ha puesto un estándar asombroso y proporcionó un empujo inmenso como nosotros nos preparamos para la próxima serie de concursos. Gracias a usted, nosotros tenemos un nuevo viento en nuestras espaldas, y nosotros estamos listos para llevar nuestro mensaje a través de la nación.

Es el mismo mensaje que tomamos de Iowa a Carolina del sur y a través de la nación en febrero 5th-- el mismo mensaje nosotros tuvimos cuando estuvimos arriba y cuando fuimos hacia abajo -- eso fuera de muchos, somos uno.

Y si somos encontrados con el cinismo y la duda y las gente que nos dicen que podemos no, responderemos con esas tres palabras sencillas que resumen el espíritu de esta nación:

Sí, podemos.

Gracias para todo su trabajo dedicado

Barack Obama, running-mate: Tim Kaine

or

Hillary Clinton, running-mate: Bill Richardson

VS

John Sidney McCain, running-mate: Colin Powell

Hello,

If I were President...

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Most Respectfully Yours,

Eli

From birth through adulthood, I am blessed to have elders and even friends give me advice and guidance.  I initially encountered this story years ago while studying cultural anthropology.  The story below expresses that without guidance from elders or healthy rules of behavior, as a culture, we can actually work, love, play, praise...basically, live out our lives believing that our behavior is normal, healthy, and acceptable.  I am not going to argue what is considered “normal”.  This is a story of how some aggressive young orphaned elephants killed 36 rhinos, including rare black ones, in a game park in eastern South Africa.

 Elephants kill Endangered Rhino

 BBC: Monday, February 14, 2000

 Clashes between elephants and rhinos are not uncommon

 Aggressive young orphaned elephants are reported to have killed 36 rhinos, including rare black ones, in a game park in eastern South Africa.

 According to conservationists, the young elephants have been provoking confrontations with the rhinos since they were introduced to Hluhluwe-Umofolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal.  The elephants were orphaned when their parents were culled in the early 1990s in an effort to control the elephant population in Kruger National Park.  As they have matured, so they have become more aggressive.  Attacks on rhinos have been growing over the past two years, with 13 killed, including two black rhino, in the last five months of 1999, South African newspapers report.

 Spate of killings

 A park ranger said he had witnessed an elephant knocking a rhino over, trampling it and driving a tusk through its chest.  Conservation vet Dave Cooper said: "There was a spate of killings, and it was as if they were purposeful. The rhinos were ripped to pieces."  He said that elephant and rhino routinely clash in nature "but this sort of behavior, when elephant actively go out and chase rhino, is totally abnormal".

Fellow conservationist Tony Conway said similarly aggressive behavior had also been seen in Pilanesberg National Park in Northwest Province - another home for the Kruger Park orphaned elephants.  However, the killings at Pilanesberg stopped when six adult elephant bulls were introduced to the park. The young ones' behavior patterns returned to normal under their influence.  Officials at Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park have asked Kruger Park to send it 10 adult bulls in the hope that their presence will have the same effect on the young elephants there.

 The park's top attractions are its rhino - both the white or square-lipped rhino and the rarer black or hooked-lipped rhino.  There are only about 1,000 black rhino left in South Africa.  Once the adult elephants were introduced, the killing stopped.

There are many socio-economic reasons why eldership is often removed from our lives.  Even elephants have a code of conduct that is passed down from generation-to-generation or between elephants.  In some cases, eldership is replaced by a Mainsteam Media's interpretation of morality, aversive music, hedonism, etc.  Those things that we hold sacred along with our standards of living should be set higher than the standards set by law!  Question...What are your moral standards?  What is the basis for which your morals are built upon?  Some people establish their standards based on faith as I do.

What Standards set by others or some institution thereof, standards for your own conduct, and do you strive to exceed those institutionally or societal set standards?  Lastly, make a list of your standards along with the mechanisms in placed to ensure that you maintain those standards.

Standards?

In your relationships

On the job

Your education and learning

Within your faith

Raising of your children

How we correct each other in public /Question:Why are we scared to correct each other in public?  Answer: If talking to the wrong person, ya’ may get assaulted or worse/

For safe driving

Your contribution to your community

How we care for nature

In business practices...well you get the point.

There are several reasons why I know Barack will win the Democratic nomination:

America, along with the world, wants change;

Hillary carries herself far too arrogantly;

Hillary will turn out to be a Foreign Relations disaster…Hillary is no Madeleine Korbel Albright;

The current administration encourages the systematic dehumanization* of America and allows it to thrive and progress.  Barack will bring substance and morality back to our county;

Americans are fed up with the blatant abuse and underhanded tactics by groups involving capitalism.  Mortgage companies, the high cost of education and credit card companies financially raping Americans.  Court systems foster corruption, inadequately protect victims (victims of finance scams, domestic, and criminal activity), and disproportionately favors the wealthy;

Some of “The Powers that Be” are making a lot of money through the war.  Many people have prayed to God for world peace.  Most Cultural Anthologists and Sociologists know that Barack could actually bring about world peace.  Please evaluate who you believe are the groups that will lose money due to world peace and contact them to find out if they are voting for Barack;

Hillary is too emotional.  If she cries before the wrong person, it could lead us into wars outside of the current theaters.  She will be tested often…again; she is no Madeleine Korbel Albright;

Please go to the movie theater and watch “The Great Debates”.  After seeing it, then you will understand another reason why America is going to elect Barack as President;

Some Blacks are making money and profiting financially from lyrical dope** being spread by predominately Black radio stations and television networks as well as other systems (this includes orgs that we expect to operate in our emotional, spiritual, or financial best interest) that are broken, lacking checks-and-balances, usury, exploitation of Americans, and morally unjustifiable accounting and business practices;

Basically, Barack will right many wrongs and some shiesty folks are concerned that their wells will run dry soon.  On Election Day tell corrupt people that “The Jig Is Up” by voting for Barack.  It just isn’t “Black Folks” whom are being hurt by immoral business practices and a broken justice system;

Barack is simply going to do “right” by America and some folks are afraid of losing position and/or power;

That’s why We The People want Barack as President.

* Dehumanization: A process by which members of a group of people assert the "inferiority" of another group through subtle or overt acts, statements, public policy, or legislation.  Current public policy denies ignored, misrepresented, under-represented, or denigrated groups in America many basic civil rights such as raising children, quality education, equal justice, adequate housing, etc.  The act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities; "Greed and corruption has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life".

** Dope: Causes stupour and complete loss of self and societal awareness; Induces mental lethargy - In this case, lyrical dope induces societal, spiritual, and emotional lethargy.

There are several reasons why I know Barack will win the Democratic nomination:

America, along with the world, wants change;

Hillary carries herself far too arrogantly;

Hillary will turn out to be a Foreign Relations disaster…Hillary is no Madeleine Korbel Albright;

The current administration encourages the systematic dehumanization* of America and allows it to thrive and progress. Barack will bring substance and morality back to our county;

Americans are fed up with the blatant abuse and underhanded tactics by groups involving capitalism. Mortgage companies, the high cost of education and credit card companies financially raping Americans. Court systems foster corruption, inadequately protect victims (victims of finance scams, domestic, and criminal activity), and disproportionately favors the wealthy;

Some of “The Powers that Be” are making a lot of money through the war. Many people have prayed to God for world peace. Most Cultural Anthologists and Sociologists know that Barack could actually bring about world peace. Please evaluate who you believe are the groups that will lose money due to world peace and contact them to find out if they are voting for Barack;

Hillary is too emotional. If she cries before the wrong person, it could lead us into wars outside of the current theaters. She will be tested often…again; she is no Madeleine Korbel Albright;

Please go to the movie theater and watch “The Great Debates”. After seeing it, then you will understand another reason why America is going to elect Barack as President;

Some Blacks are making money and profiting financially from lyrical dope** being spread by predominately Black radio stations and television networks as well as other systems (this includes orgs that we expect to operate in our emotional, spiritual, or financial best interest) that are broken, lacking checks-and-balances, usury, exploitation of Americans, and morally unjustifiable accounting and business practices;

Basically, Barack will right many wrongs and some shiesty folks are concerned that their wells will run dry soon. On Election Day tell corrupt people that “The Jig Is Up” by voting for Barack. It just isn’t “Black Folks” whom are being hurt by immoral business practices and a broken justice system;

Barack is simply going to do “right” by America and some folks are afraid of losing position and/or power;

That’s why We The People want Barack as President.

* Dehumanization: A process by which members of a group of people assert the "inferiority" of another group through subtle or overt acts, statements, public policy, or legislation. Current public policy denies ignored, misrepresented, under-represented, or denigrated groups in America many basic civil rights such as raising children, quality education, equal justice, adequate housing, etc. The act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities; "Greed and corruption has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life".

** Dope: Causes stupour and complete loss of self and societal awareness; Induces mental lethargy - In this case, lyrical dope induces societal, spiritual, and emotional lethargy.

To be frankly honest...

I am too blessed to be stressed.