For 30 years, the Sorghum, Millet and Other Grains/International Sorghum and Millet Collaborative Research Support Program, or SMOG/INTSORMIL CRSP, worked in some of the most impoverished areas in the world and contributed to alleviating poverty through technological innovation and human capacity development.
The upside down U.S. flag is an official signal of distress.. -12th Imam. That's exactly why I've been flying it that way for quite some time now. Since about the time the economy went to hell because of all the bank deregulation led to the economic meltdown.
What Does It Mean to Desecrate the Flag? The US flag is sometimes burnt as a symbol of protest, often against the policies of the American government. The flag can also be used in other symbolic ways, such as wearing it in an offensive manner or, as in this case, displaying it upside-down. While burning a flag is actually an action, a non-verbal act makes a similar statement. And it is protected as symbolic speech under the First Amendment.