Ep 46 – Freedom Fast Lane, Zen Active Sports, Creating Products on Amazon, eCommerce – Video

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Ryan Daniel Moran, owner of Freedom Fast Lane and Zen Active Sports talks about how he picked the Yoga Niche, and became the #1 best seller on Amazon for Yoga Mats. We discuss the pros and...

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Minecraft: Freedom #017 [Deutsch] [HD] – Spawn-Netherportal entwickelt sich! – Video

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Jojo Kinders,was geht ab und herzlich willkommen zu diesem Video! Dies ist die 17. Episode "Minecraft Freedom". Heute zeige ich euch die Entwicklung des Netherportals am Spawn und was noch...

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U.S. slips again in press freedom ranking with blame on Obama administration

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The U.S. ranked 49th this year out of 180 countries included in the organization's World Press Freedom Index, joining the ranks of countries like Niger, Malta and Romania.

The decline from its position at No. 20 in 2009 has been spurred by the Obama administration's aggressive prosecution of whistleblowers, said Delphine Halgand, the organization's U.S. director.

"We consider that the Obama administration has launched a war against whistleblowers," Halgand said. "This year is a continuation of the concern we already expressed that national security protection has been more and more threatening freedom of information in the U.S."

The U.S. has prosecuted eight alleged whistleblowers under the Espionage Act, more than all previous presidential administrations combined, Halgand said.

Despite Obama's campaign pledge to make his administration one of the most transparent in history, reporters and press freedom watchdogs have continually slammed the administration as one of the least transparent and criticized its dogged efforts to plug leaks.

Reporters without Borders, an organization that works to protect journalists around the world, tied the U.S.'s drop in this year's rankings to the "judicial harassment" of James Risen, a New York Times reporter who last year stared down federal prosecutors pushing him to reveal the identity of an anonymous source.

The purported source, ex-CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling, was convicted early this year on nine felony counts for leaking classified information. Risen refused to reveal his source, and federal prosecutors decided not to indict him on any charges.

Reporters without Borders also pointed to the Ferguson protests, where it says at least 15 journalists were arrested.

The organization similarly downgraded the U.S.'s press freedom ranking following the Occupy Wall Street protests in 2011.

Fellow Western democracies scored better than the U.S. in the ranking.

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California Eugenics – The University of Vermont

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California

Number of Victims

In total, 20,108 people were sterilized in the state of California prior to 1964. California had by far the highest number of sterilizations in the United States (one third of all sterilizations nationwide). The numbers of men and women sterilized were about equal. Of the total sterilizations, almost 60% were considered mentally ill and more than 35% were considered mentally deficient. Men and women of Mexican origin represented between 7% and 8% of those sterilized (Stern, Eugenic Nation, p. 111). African Americans made up 1% of Californias population but accounted for 4% of the sterilizations (Stern, Eugenic Nation, p. 111). However, because of the sensitive nature of sterilization records, many are difficult to access or have been altered. This suggests that the total known number of sterilizations may be conservative compared to the actual number (Stern, "From Legislation to Lived Experience," p. 97).

Period during which sterilizations occurred

The first sterilization law was passed in 1909. From here, sterilizations occurred at a steady increasing rate until about 1950. Prior to 1921, there were 2,558 sterilizations and this rate continued to increase until around 1950. California differed from many other states, in that, sterilizations did not significantly decrease with the Great Depression (Clayton, p. 43). After 1950, the rate slowed, and only 85 sterilizations occurred after 1960.

Temporal Pattern of sterilizations and rate of sterilization

Passage of Laws

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Downswing in Pichavaram bird population: study

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The Pichavaram mangroves and its associated wetlands are facing an alarming decline in bird population.

According to a study, Pichavaram the second largest mangrove wetland eco-system in the country and an important area for migratory birds has lost 40 per cent of waterbird species in the past three decades.

Located about 190 km south of Chennai, the count of migratory birds is plummeting in the mangrove wetlands, mainly because of habitat loss due to human disturbance, cattle grazing, over-fishing and reckless tourism.

The 1994 cyclone and 2004 tsunami hit the coast and structurally damaged to the mangroves. As a result, several bird species were lost from the eco-system, says the study by AVC College, Mayiladuthurai.

The three-year study recorded only 49 species of waterbirds, out of 82, which was recorded in an earlier study during 1984-1988. Lesser flamingos and Asian dowitcherno longer seem to appear in the area. Little green heron, Painted stork, Black headed Ibis, Oriental darterare four species out of 49 that were designated as near threatened.

The coastal wetlands are situated at the mouth of the Vellar, Coleroon and Uppanar rivers in Cuddalore district. About 50 per cent of the area is covered by mangroves, 40 per cent wetlands and rest comprises mudflats, which offers roosting and foraging grounds for the birds.

Obviously declining of birds is an indicator that Pichavaram mangrove is facing some threat, says S. Sandilyan, one of the authors, who now works for the National Biodiversity Authority in Taramani.

Excrement [guano] of waterbirds is a good source of nutrients. It is rich in nitrogen and phosphorus and plays a vital role in the development of a healthy mangrove system. If the birds decline,the food chain gets disturbed affecting the health of coastal mangroves, he says.

The study, co-authored by K. Thiyagesan and R. Nagarajan, was recently presented at a consultative workshop on restoring wetlands of Tamil Nadu.

In another study, Sandilyan and Kathiresan have found out that plastics pose a serious threat to Pichavaram mangroves and its associated wetlands. Tourists reckless attitude has been increasing over the years. Plastic carry bags clog aerial roots of mangroves, leading to death of young plants.

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