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Australian government pays A$20m for copyright to Aboriginal flag

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

On Tuesday, the day preceding Australia Day, the Australian government announced it had purchased the copyright to the Australian Aboriginal Flag for A$20.05 million.

The flag, created by Luritja man Harold Thomas in 1970, represents the connection Aboriginal people have to the land. It was adopted as a national flag in 1995, however copyright remained with Thomas. The flag could not be used without his approval or compensation.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised the flag would be treated in a comparable way to the national flag, which can be used by anyone so long as it is displayed in a “respectful and dignified way.”

Morrison promised: “All Australians can now put the Aboriginal Flag on apparel such as sports jerseys and shirts, it can be painted on sports grounds, included on websites, in paintings and other artworks, used digitally and in any other medium without having to ask for permission or pay a fee,”

“We’ve freed the Aboriginal Flag for Australians.”

Indigenous Affairs Minister Ken Wyatt said: “Over the last 50 years we made Harold Thomas’ artwork our own — we marched under the Aboriginal Flag, stood behind it, and flew it high as a point of pride,”

“Now that the Commonwealth holds the copyright, it belongs to everyone, and no-one can take it away.”

The commercial arrangements surrounding the flag were highlighted in 2019 after one of the clothing companies holding a licence for the flag, WAM Clothing, gave notices to the National Rugby League and Australian Football League, alleging jerseys worn at their Indigenous round infringed upon their copyright. At the time, Wyatt urged football fans to show their objections to the claim by clothing themselves in the flag. It is understood several other organisations were given similar notices.

Under the agreed deal, the government paid A$20.05 million to Thomas and licence holders to secure copyright and buy back the rights of licence holders. They have pledged to:

  • transfer future royalties from commercial flag sales into a fund to support NAIDOC Week;
  • establish a A$100 thousand scholarship in Thomas’ honour for Indigenous students to develop leadership skills;
  • accept and display a painting by Thomas celebrating the flag’s 50th anniversary and the transfer of copyright;
  • create a web portal for flag history and education.

Bangarang woman Geraldine Atkinson told Nine News she was “absolutely pleased” about the flag passing to the government, saying the news gave Indigenous Australians something to celebrate on Australia Day. Atkinson said: “When I read it, it was the first I’d heard about it, and I punched the air, I was so excited […] We’re not going to be celebrating the day, but we’re going to be celebrating our flag. We’re going to be celebrating that we can fly our flag, and wear it on our shirts.”

While Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe welcomed the news, she was wary about the deal, saying: “I’m concerned that the Commonwealth owns the copyright over our flag and what that means for the unceded sovereignty and the self-determination of our people […] We need to have genuine conversations about what it means for the Commonwealth to own the copyright of our flag and if any other models of community ownership were seriously considered. For the moment, this is a win.”

Labor Party Senator Malarndirri McCarthy said she would be scrutinising the deal during the Senate’s forthcoming budget estimates: “I look forward to scrutinising this deal and examining the details through Senate Estimates next month, in particular the copyright and custodianship of the flag”. McCarthy went on to state, “Scott Morrison and the Indigenous Affairs Minister need to also clarify where the money for this deal is coming from.”

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Stabbing at Massachusetts high school leaves one dead

Friday, January 19, 2007

In the United States, a stabbing at the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School in Sudbury, Massachusetts has left a 15-year old student dead.

The stabbing happened around 7:20 am EST, before classes had started. A fight broke out in a boys’ bathroom between the 15-year old victim, James Alenson and 16-year-old suspect John Odgren, the fight spilled out in the hallway, where the stabbing occurred.

The school was sent into a “lockdown” and students were ushered into the gym, cafeteria and various classrooms. Alenson was rushed to Emerson Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:15 am EST. Odgren admitted to the stabbing and was in the principal’s office saying “I did it, I did it,” to police. However, Odgren also reportedly said “Is he OK? I don’t want him to die,” according to a police report.All students were released at 10:20 am EST.

Odgren was diagnosed with severe Asperger’s syndrome, an autistic spectrum disorder has been on medication for years, was a special education student at the school and had no history of violence according to his lawyer, Jonathan Shapiro. He is being charged with “murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a knife onto school property” and was arraigned in Framingham District Court where he pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Shapiro also asked if his client could go to secure facility at Children’s Hospital in Boston. Judge Paul Healy denied the request saying he did not have “enough assurance that Children’s Hospital would be secure.” Instead, he will be held at Middlesex Jail in Cambridge outside of the general population.

According to the school’s website, there will be a community meeting tonight in the school’s auditorium at 7pm EST.

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Can Hoodia Fit Really Help You Lose Weight?

By Mark Hall

Have you heard of the Bushmen of South Africa? Have you heard of their innovative discovery that has come in the limelight only in the recent past? If you have not, but heard of the words Hoodia you have every reason to read this article.

Hoodia is the name of a cactus plant that grows along the Kalahari Desert of South Africa. Although the benefits of weight loss accruable from the use of Hoodia have been discovered recently, it was long used by the Bushmen for a purpose similar to weight loss.

For thousands of years the Bushmen used Hoodia to suppress their appetite. Carrying food supplies on a hunting expedition can be inconveniencing. Therefore, to avoid this inconvenience the Bushmen would use Hoodia before a hunting spree so that they would not be plagued by pangs of hunger. Fortunately, Hoodia helped them suppress their hunger for at least 24 hours.

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I know you are wondering how Hoodia, an African, plant can help you lose your weight. However, those people who have attempted to lose their weight through dieting do concur with me that hunger is the biggest stumbling block. Hoodia comes in handy at this point because it helps you keep hunger away and thus focus on your diet. Consumption of Hoodia does not lead to a direct weight loss, but it suppresses your appetite.

If you suppose that you can use Hoodia in place of a diet pill, you are wrong. It is just the starting step in your weight loss journey. For effective and efficient results Hoodia has to be accompanied with light diets and workouts. Therefore, with or without Hoodia you can never lose your weight without a change of your lifestyle. To lose weight successfully, you need to do the following things;

Keep away from junk foods. This can be achieved by ensuring that you throw away all the junks in your house. An easy access to junk foods will never help you keep away from them. Picture this! When are you most likely to eat a packet of chips? When it is about two miles away in a shop or when it is in your refrigerator? Stock the space that was occupied by junk foods with natural and healthy foods e.g. vegetables. It is natural foods that will help you lose weight quickly. Although you may not like the taste of these foods, you have to ensure that you purpose to lose weight.

A purpose will enable you to lose as much weight as possible. Never emulate celebrities but be yourself. Usually, many people diet because they have heard their preferred celebrities do diet. As a result, they find themselves dieting even when they are not overweight. Do not struggle with losing fat even when it is uncalled for.

Never equate happiness to a slim body. There is a perception that a slim body leads to a successful life, better jobs, better lovers and thus a happier life. This is erroneous thinking. If you stick to your plan you will without doubt hit your weight loss goals.

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On the campaign trail in the USA, October 2020

Monday, November 2, 2020

The following is the sixth and final edition of a monthly series chronicling the 2020 United States presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories.

This month’s spotlight on the campaign trail: the Free and Equal Elections Foundation holds two presidential debates, three candidates who did not participate in those debates give their final pleas to voters, and three political pundits give their predictions on the outcome of the election.

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Ten dead on Minnesota Indian reservation after school shooting

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

A 17-year-old Minnesota student is believed to have shot his grandfather and grandmother, drove his grandfather’s squad car to the high school, and shot a security guard, a teacher and five other classmates, later committing suicide. This happened at 3pm local time on Monday (2100 UTC), and as many as 14 others were injured before the rampage subsided.

One witness said of the gunman, he was “grinning and waving”.

“I looked him in the eye and ran in the room, and that’s when I hid,” Sondra Hegstrom told The Pioneer of Bemidji. “You could hear a girl saying, ‘No, Jeff, quit, quit. Leave me alone. What are you doing?”

Today’s incident marks the highest death toll yet in US school shootings since the Columbine High School massacre in April 1999. There were 15 people shot in Jefferson County, near Littleton, Colorado, in the Columbine shooting.

Police are still investigating any possible motive.

“It will probably take us throughout the night to really put the whole picture together,” said FBI spokesman Paul McCabe in a briefing to the press. “We do have evidence that we believe that the shooter is dead,” he continued, “we believe he was acting alone.”

Reporters were asked to leave the area, located on The Red Lake reservation, by tribal authorities.

“The events that took place today involving the shootings at the Red Lake High School make this one of the darkest and most painful occurrences in the history of our tribe,” said Floyd Jourdain Jr., Chairman of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. The Indian band is made up of about 5,100 people, living on 825,000 acres of land in the northern part of the state.

Minnesota’s last school shooting was in September 2003, when two students were fatally shot at Rocori High School. That incident had statewide implications, causing a hearing on expansion of tribal gaming in Minnesota to be canceled for the day.

“We ask Minnesotans to help comfort the families and friends of the victims who are suffering unimaginable pain by extending prayers and expressions of support,” said a statement from Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty.

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Assassin of Turkish-Armenian journalist ‘treated as national hero’

Saturday, February 3, 2007

According to news reports from Turkey, a number of the members of the Turkish security forces, though unofficially, are treating Ogün Samast, the assassin of Hrant Dink as if he were a national hero.

For instance, after being taken into custody, Samast was filmed shoulder to shoulder with the Turkish police, in front of a Turkish flag and a quote from Turkey’s founder Atatürk: “The nation’s land is sacred. It cannot be left to fate.”

On January 24th, Ogün Samast was transferred to the Bayrampa?a prison, Istanbul’s largest prison. Before the transfer, inmates from a section of the prison were temporarily moved to another section, which, as a result, housed more than 100 inmates, 80 more than its maximum capacity. Then, the now-vacant section, often subject to inmates’ complaints regarding bedbugs, was cleaned and disinfected. Finally, the walls were painted, a brand new cotton bed was put in, and red carpet was laid out on the floors of the section.

When Samast was brought to the Bayrampa?a Prison, inmates witnessed that he was welcomed with cheers and applause by the jail management, soldiers, and the guards. Witnesses also report that Samast was given two guards to serve him. He ate kebab, a luxury food compared to the food given to other inmates.

After four days, Samast was transferred to the Kand?ra F-type Prison.

Ultra-nationalist elements of the Turkish society seem to have penetrated into the Turkish security forces. These events resulted major Turkish newspapers such as Sabah, Radikal, and Vatan to accuse the Turkish security forces and the Turkish state of supporting, endorsing, and cooperating with the killers of the journalist.

A 52 year old Turkish-Armenian journalist, Hrant Dink was assassinated in front of the Agos newspaper office, at the Istanbul district of Osmanbey, where he worked as the editor and a journalist. Dink, a brave journalist who was not afraid to discuss one of Turkey’s most controversial issues, clearly called what happened to Armenians in 1915 when the land was being governed by the Ottoman Empire the Armenian Genocide.

Following her father’s assassination, Dink’s daughter, referring to the fascist obsession with pure blood, said:

They shot my father. Is their blood purer now? They were afraid to face him, they shot him in the back.

Large numbers of people marched protesting the killing of Hrant Dink on the day of his funeral, carrying placards that read “We are all Armenian” and “We are all Hrant Dink”.

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Advise on Real Estate in Hyderabad | Buy House or Plot in Hyderabad

In the modern times, buying land is like a good and substantial amount of investment. However, one should keep in mind that, Real Estate is no exemption to commit a mistake! Especially for the people who are planning to buy residential plots, it s not a good idea to invest in any residential property without full study and trustworthy sources. The study and checklist is different for every region. Sometimes, you may also need to estimate any future loss, and you should also make up your mind accordingly!

You may not worry about the future loss if:

– You are buying the residential plots/property for personal use

– No plan of selling it off in near future (3-5 years)

– Or have any specific plans with the property other than commercial selling

The major factors that influence your buying decision might include your Budget, location criteria, travel time from the property to the routine places you visit, cheaper price, facilities provided by the real estate company, clear paper work etc., You may also have other concerns different from what I ve stated- depending on the local factors. For example, residential plots in Hyderabad and around need a little extra paper work and research, and these days people also considers political situations etc.,

Hyderabad is the IT hub of India, and a very fast developed city during the last decade thus the Real Estate & Buying Plots in Hyderabad as well! Growing employment opportunities, value of lands etc., are the major factors people prefer to buy house or property as an investment in Hyderabad. Not just the Hyderabad city, but the area around Hyderabad (called Greater Hyderabad) is also developing rapidly. In other words, it will be a sensible decision to invest anywhere around Greater Hyderabad limits up to 40 kilometers as the government also has development plans.

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What buyers are looking at while purchasing residential plots/houses? (Also in Hyderabad)

As a buyer, it s very important to be very clear on what you are expecting from this investment. Because, more than the actual returns we are satisfied only when some work meets our expectation !

Some common facilities that the buyers conside

1. Transportation

2. Educational Institutions

3. Shopping malls and groceries

4. Temples/Mosque/church etc.

5. Hospitals

6. Security (nearest police stations)

Legal aspects considerations;

1. All the ownership documents (gift deeds, transfers, power agents etc.,) since first registrations

2. Any mortgages existing or in the past No objection certificates etc should be checked carefully

3. Zone that property belongs to (eg: Agriculture, Commercial, Aquifier etc.,)

4. Checking of Property Tax till date

5. Any special rules that are applicable to the zone/city whether the property meets certain criteria I any?

Well, the list is too huge, but I ve tried the best to keep it as short as possible! Now, let me guess you would be wondering about the many legal formalities and checklists that are involved before buying the plots. Isn t it?

Do not worry about the huge paper work!!

Quite often, many buyers are extra concerned about the legal aspects and paper works! Sometimes, you may miss the chance of buying a very good property due to paperwork anxiety! So, what s the solution? Let me tell you CHOOSING A TRUST WORTHY REAL ESTATE COMPANY is the best choice, because they take care of all the documentation, and we may only bear the costs!

Subha Gruha, a legend in Hyderabad real estate and Vizag realestate , Andhra Pradesh acquires the land for residential purpose, divides the land into plots or Villas for the comfort of buyers. Apart from avoiding the paperwork, there are many other advantages that attract buyers to choose real estate companies like Subha Gruha in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam. Safety, ease to the basic amenities, systematic arrangement of the drainage system, water, electricity etc., keeping in mind the environmental factors! One have to visit any venture of real estate companies like Subha Gruha in Hyderabad or Vizag and then decide whether it is worth!

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Australian carbon tax plans hit road block

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s plans to implement a carbon tax in Australia have hit a roadblock today with the national secretary of the Australian Workers Union Paul Howes demanding that exemptions be made to certain heavy polluting industries including steel production as well as concerns about whether jobs will be lost.

Steel producing companies within Australia including BlueScope Steel and OneSteel have supported the move by the union claiming that a carbon tax would affect Australian Jobs. Paul O’Malley, managing director and Chief Executive of BlueScope, said that “the tax threat is still real for the Australian Steel industry and for our customers.”

Paul Howes told The Australian newspaper that “if one job is gone, our support is gone.” Mr. Howes is a powerful figure within the Australian Labor Party who is believed to have been instrumental with the removal of PM Gillard’s predecessor Kevin Rudd. Support for the Gillard Labor Government has dropped to an all time low earlier this year, with only a 30% approval rating.

The move by the AWU has been supported by other unions in Australia, including the Transport Workers Union as well as Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.

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There are several forex trading systems that you will find that claim to be the best. However, the best for you is what you find easy to deal with. Along with being simple, it should also be effective enough to give results that should be good enough to keep the trader motivated at all times.

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Several forex trading system developers explain that although there are several advantages when trading, you will need to learn the details first. Once the details are know, forex trading can be beneficial to many. Another important thing is that since the forex market is not stable and is the most volatile, you could not always be winners. There is a high amount of risk involved in this kind of trading. There are few forex trading systems that have been developed to be user friendly, versatile and flexible.

How do you determine if a trading system is usable? Forex trading system requires you to be in the right state of mind and trust the systems tactics and techniques. If the system is not filled with jargons and is easy to implement with a good guide book that you can relate to, then you are on the right track.

A versatile trading system will help cater to all types of forex traders as well as for those who have not monitored the trends the entire day. Some of them even give long term information.

Any best forex system trading will let you learn who the high players are, their moves and the concept of the forex market.