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Why dislikes aren’t that bad #FreedomFamily – What do you think? – Video

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Dislikes are not the end of the world and are in fact the equivalent of a like but without a share attached to it. I also share the top 10 most disliked videos on YouTube Join the #FreedomFamily...

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Should academic freedom be absolute?

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Academic freedom. Two noble words. And very difficult to fault. Yet, somehow, it remains a problem in Malaysia.

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By Wong Mun Loong

We have seen Azmi Sharom, a UM lecturer, being charged for sedition. Why? Because he offered a view and exercised his academic freedom.

If we were to look back on our history, we would find many a public intellectual, including the late Usman Awang and Samad Ismail, experiencing the wrath of the colonial authorities and the sharp end of the Sedition Ordinance.

Somehow, history repeats itself and we are seeing the increased use of sedition charges against commentators, politicians, journalists and other members of our society.

Sadly, our body politic has not matured enough and we still cling on to this colonial legacy like Linus hanging onto his security blanket.

When are we going to be mature enough and practise, as our present prime minister has suggested, being the worlds best democracy?

Our prime minister in the last week has sought to impress upon us to be more educated, more global, more open, and yet somehow his words and pronouncements appear to be falling on desert land. There is a flurry of activity and then the new normal sets in and the landscape returns to being barren once again.

There are good things associated with academic freedom the exploration of ideas, the stretching of our imagination and the quest to be innovative. Academic freedom allows us to ask difficult questions and address them.

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Freedom Foods laps up more of A2 Milk

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ASX-listed Freedom Foods Group bought almost one million shares of A2 Milk Co this week for about $589,000 after its stake was diluted in the past year due to the issue of partly-paid shares.

The Sydney-based food company bought 942,500 shares in four transactions in A2 this week at an average price of about 62.5 cents, according to a substantial shareholder notice filed to the NZX on Friday.

Freedom Foods holds about 117.9 million shares, or 17.9 per cent of A2, leaving it as the biggest shareholder in the milk marketing company. A2 markets milk with a protein variant said to have health benefits and plans to expand in the US, UK and Asia.

Because A2 issued partly-paid shares to executives earlier this year, Freedom Foods' stake was diluted down from 18.1 per cent when it made its last disclosure in December 2012.

Shares of A2 rose 1.6 per cent to 63 cents on Friday, and have dropped 23 per cent this year.

Last month A2 reported a slump in annual profit to $10,000, even as sales rose 17 per cent to $111 million, as a strong kiwi dollar eroded the value of revenue and earnings.

In its August 29 results announcement, Freedom Foods said it intends to keep a strategic stake in A2 in the medium-term, while keeping the option to "realise capital from the investment to support growth opportunities."

Freedom Foods said A2 offers "potentially significant value creation" through the milk marketing firm's growth in Australia and international markets.

Shares of Freedom Foods rose 3.7 per cent to A$3.12 on the ASX on Thursday, and have climbed 13 per cent this year.

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A2 shareholder Freedom Foods buys $589k of shares

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By Paul McBeth

Sept. 5 (BusinessDesk) - ASX-listed Freedom Foods Group bought almost one million shares of A2 Milk Co this week for about $589,000 after its stake was diluted in the past year due to the issue of partly-paid shares.

The Sydney-based food company bought 942,500 shares in four transactions in A2 this week at an average price of about 62.5 cents, according to a substantial shareholder notice filed to the NZX. Freedom Foods holds about 117.9 million shares, or 17.9 percent of A2, leaving it as the biggest shareholder in the milk marketing company.

Because A2 issued partly-paid shares to executives earlier this year, Freedom Foods' stake was diluted down from 18.1 percent when it made its last disclosure in December 2012.

Shares of A2 rose 1.6 percent to 63 cents today, and have dropped 23 percent this year. The stock is rated an average 'buy' based on four analyst recommendations compiled by Reuters, with a median target price of 80 cents.

Last month A2 reported a slump in annual profit to $10,000, even as sales rose 17 percent to $111 million, as a strong kiwi dollar eroded the value of revenue and earnings.

In its Aug. 29 results announcement, Freedom Foods said it intends to keep a strategic stake in A2 in the medium-term, while keeping the option to "realise capital from the investment to support growth opportunities."

Freedom Foods said A2 offers "potentially significant value creation" through the milk marketing firm's growth in Australia and international markets.

Shares of Freedom Foods rose 3.7 percent to A$3.12 on the ASX yesterday, and have climbed 13 percent this year.

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Freedom of Religion Does Not Require Freedom From Religion: Gov. Vows to Defend Memorial

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INDIANAPOLIS The governor of Indiana is vowing to defend the display of a veterans memorialin one the state parks after a prominent atheist activist organization expressed opposition to the carving because it includes a cross.

So long as I am governor, I will defend the right of Hoosiers to display this sculpture in Whitewater Memorial State Park as a lasting tribute to the service and sacrifice of all who have worn the uniform of the United States,Gov. Mike Spence wrote in a statement issued on Tuesday.

Last month, the Madison, Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter last month to the Cameron Clark, the director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to assert that the cross, which will be a part of the wooden sculpture that includes a bald eagle and an Indiana stateflag. It also reads, All gave some; some gave all.

No secular purpose, no matter how sincere, will detract from the overall message that the Latin cross stands for Christianity and the overall display promotes Christianity, the correspondence, written by attorney Rebecca Markert, read. The display of this patently religious symbol in a city park would confer government endorsement of Christianity, a blatant violation of the Establishment Clause.

The Establishment Clause, found in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, reads, Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

Markert asserted that the display of the monumentshould it include the crosson public property was unlawful, and asked the Department to either replace the statues cross with a secular symbol, remove the cross or deny the statues placement in Whitewater Memorial Park.

But Gov. Mike Pence, who reportedly attends an evangelical Christian church, said that hesupported the placement of the sculpture and vowed to defend it. He disagreed that the presence of the cross constituted a legal violation.

I fully support the decision by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to accept the sculpture commissioned by local citizens to honor all who have fallen in service to our country, he said. The freedom of religion does not require freedom from religion. The Constitutions of our state and nation more than allow the placement of this Hoosier artists sculpture on public land.

A Facebook page has also been created in support of the memorial entitledKeep the Cross Carving at Whitewater Memorial State Park. It currently has over 1,100 members.

It infuriates me that people will not let others display a symbol on which our entire government is established. The naysayers are out there saying this country was not founded on Christianity. That is quite a broad claim to make, one supporter, named Keith, stated. We cant display the Ten Commandments in a courthouse, but our own Supreme Court has a monument of Moses holding the Ten Commandments on the east side of the courthouse.

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