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January 8: The IRS posted final instructions for Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations (Rev. December 2013).
As explained by these final instructions [PDF 348 KB], Form 5471 is used by certain U.S. citizens and residents who are officers, directors, or shareholders in certain foreign corporations, in order to satisfy the reporting requirements of sections 6038 and 6046 (and regulations).
The Form 5471 final instructions (Rev. December 2013) modify the exception from filing by constructive owners described in Category 3, 4, or 5.
In determining constructive ownership for purposes of this exception, the final instructions (Rev. December 2013) add a reference to Reg. section 1.958-2, to the references to Reg. sections 1.6038-2(c) and 1.6046-1(i) that were included in the December 2012 revision of the instructions.
Effective for tax years beginning after 2011, Form 5471 requires a filer to provide a "Reference ID Number" for a foreign corporation when no EIN was entered on line 1b(1) for that foreign corporation.
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New on the 2013 version of Form 5471 is a reference to the net investment income tax.
Beginning in 2013, certain U.S. shareholders filing Form 5471 may be subject to the net investment income tax on their income from controlled foreign corporations (CFCs).
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This introduction to the theory of Hamiltonian chaos outlines the main results in the field, and goes on to consider implications for quantum mechanics. The study of nonlinear dynamics, and in particular of chaotic systems, is one of the fastest growing and most productive areas in physics and applied mathematics. In its first six chapters, this timely book introduces the theory of classical Hamiltonian systems. The aim is not to be comprehensive but, rather, to provide a mathematical trunk from which the reader will be able to branch out. The main focus is on periodic orbits and their neighbourhood, as this approach is especially suitable as an introduction to the implications of the theory of chaos in quantum mechanics, which are discussed in the last three chapters.
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AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to override Governor Paul Lepage's veto of LD 1858, the $30 million supplemental budget for Fiscal Year 2015. The budget was originally enacted with a vote of 136-8 and its veto was overridden with a vote of 134-12.
House Republican Leader Ken Fredette of Newport issued the following statement.
"While I share Governor LePage's concerns with the budget's funding mechanism, I believe there is more good than bad in this bill. Republicans have fought for months to ensure at our nursing homes and wait lists for disabled Mainers are funded, and the budget accomplishes that by using funding at would have gone to able-bodied adults under Medicaid expansion. That's a solid step toward resetting the priorities of our welfare system."
Assistant House Republican Leader Alex Willette of Mapleton issued the following statement.
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Healthcare Essentials course, where????? - page 4
Does anyone know where I can take a Healthcare Essentials course in San Diego? I have to take this class to meet all my pre-reqs for any public LVN program in the area, and I just can't find any HCE courses. If you know of one... Read More
- 0May 9, '10 by josebeltran88Hello Grimez,
The Healthcare Essentials course is a required course in order to gain acceptance into the LVN program at SDCC. You can take this class at either National Citu Adult School, or Grossmont Health Occupations Center. Post a reply if you need more information.
- 0May 10, '10 by josebeltran88Here's what Grossmont Health Occupations posted on their website regarding the course. You might find this information helpful. I hope it answers your question.
*Healthcare Essentials - $40
This introductory course includes an overview of medical terminology, body structure and functions, and information and strategies for a smooth transition into other healthcare courses and careers. Healthcare Essentials is a prerequisite for Nurse Assistant, Vocational Nursing, Medical Assistant, Pharmacy Technician courses, and Medical lab Assistant/Phlebotomy.
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This Monday from 7pm you can watch Billy Bragg live on the 6 Music website giving the second John Peel lecture. He'll be exploring the idea of how radio pirates became the mainstream and what that means.
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Gerald Cooper flying an XtremeAir XA41 wins first ever gold for Great Britain in Unlimited Aerobatics
Lincolnshire-based air display and competition pilot Gerald Cooper, managing director of Wickenby Aerodrome, has become the first ever Brit to receive a gold medal in Unlimited aerobatics in the history of aerobatic sport flying.
Gerald Cooper beat 21 of the best European aerobatic pilots at the European Freestyle Aerobatic Championship in Slovakia last weekend.
Competing in a new high performance monoplane called the XtremeAir XA41, for which Gerald is the UK sales agent from his Wickenby Aerodrome base; Gerald Cooper performed a combination of high-speed, animated gyroscopic figures that seemingly defy the laws of physics and aerodynamics, as air show visitors at Wickenby Wings and Wheels observed in June.
The XtremeAir XA41 is a new carbon fibre aircraft that is fast becoming the choice of aircraft for air display and competition pilots throughout the UK. It is the superb power to weight ratio of the XA41, which is comparable to a Formula One race car and Gerald's imaginative freestyle technique that creates such a dynamic display, demonstrating why Gerald is currently ranked as seventh in the world for competition aerobatics and has been the British Aerobatic Champion at Unlimited level for the past three years.
Reflecting on his win Gerald commented: "For me, this award is recognition of all the hard work on engineering, management and development by the fantastic team we have here at One Sky Aviation at Wickenby Aerodrome without whom competing – and winning – would not be possible."
Gerald has displayed at a number of air shows and private events across the UK and Europe this summer. Gerald also participates in TV documentaries worldwide and is a regular on the Sky Sports channel. In his spare time Gerald provides training and coaching at Wickenby Aerodrome for the British Advanced Aerobatic Team as well as many individual pilots looking to progress in aerobatics.
Gerald Cooper is also a Partner of One Sky Aviation, an engineering business providing aircraft maintenance as well as the manufacture of Thruster microlights. Through One Sky Aviation Gerald Cooper organises the annual Wickenby Wings and Wheels Airshow raising money for the Lincolnshire Air Ambulance and RAF Association.
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Being in stressful situations activates the body's physiologic stress response, which is what allows Warfighters the ability to respond to any threat at any time. In the sports world, the stress response is associated with the adrenaline rush that pumps athletes up during competitions, and gives them the edge to win.
Unlike athletes, however, Warfighters are a select group who operate in stressful situations day in and day out. Prolonged exposure to stressful situations has been found to be harmful both physically and psychologically, unless one learns how to successfully manage one's internal response. To that end, there are programs throughout the uniformed services that teach Warfighters combat stress management techniques. Many use a stoplight system—utlizing the colors green, yellow, and red—to teach Warfighters how to calm the stress response and bring the body back into balance, in order to give it a reprieve. Successful warfighters learn these skills and apply them in theater.
These same skills, which allow one to calm the body's physiologic response to stress, can also be applied to other areas—most notably, in one's relationships. The stress response triggered by external threats is the same stress response that is activated during emotionally-charged conflicts with someone you care about (although the degree of stress is different). Conflict between two people creates the same internal stress, coupled with a flood of negative emotions. The techniques learned to manage combat stress are techniques that can also help Warfighters in their personal relationships.
A recent study examined 149 couples in a 15-minute discussion about a marital conflict found that positive emotions helped couples regulate, or calm, their physiologic responses after the conversation. Interestingly, how happy the individual was with their relationship did not impact this finding. This indicates that positive emotions seem to have the ability to "undo" the physiologic arousal of conflict.
The next time you get in a fight with someone you care about, try this: stop, take yourself out of the situation, and start thinking positive thoughts—either about yourself, something else, or your partner. Notice whether you feel calmer, if your body temperature decreased, if your heart rate slowed down, and if your body moved less (we tend to move more when we are upset). You might find this to be an excellent addition not only to your combat stress strategies, but also to your positive relationship strategies.
Source: Yuan, J., McCarthy, M., Holley, S. & Levenson, R. (2010). Physiologic down-regulation and positive emotion in marital interaction. Emotion, 10(4), 467-474.
Foodborne illness, commonly known as food poisoning, can make you feel as if you have the flu! Symptoms often include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or fever. It's caused by consuming foods or beverages contaminated with bacteria, parasites, or viruses. To prevent, wash your hands and surfaces; cook foods to proper temperatures; and refrigerate cooked foods promptly. For more helpful tips, click here.
Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System (DVIDShub.net) has an article on the obesity epidemic - which is a major problem in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The article reports that bad eating habits affect both civilians and military members and provides information on how service members can improve their eating habits.
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Experts from MedicineNet, the American Dietetic Association, and the Cleveland Clinic developed a heart-healthy food pictures slideshow. Besides pictures, the slideshow also includes menu ideas to help you easily use these foods in your daily diet. The foods that protect against heart disease include: salmon, flaxseed, oatmeal, black or kidney beans, almonds, walnuts, red wine, tuna, tofu, brown rice, soy milk, blueberries, carrots, spinach, broccoli, sweet potatoes, red bell peppers, asparagus, oranges, tomatoes, acorn squash, cantaloupe, papaya, dark chocolate, and squash.
According to researchers at Northwestern University, regular exercise may improve your sleep quality and mood. They studied two groups: one that exercised four times per week for 16 weeks, and one that took part in recreational and educational activities but did not exercise. Participants who exercised reported that their sleep quality improved. They also reported fewer depressive symptoms, more vitality, and less sleepiness in the daytime. Sleep is important to good health, so stay physically active to improve your sleep quality and mood! Read HealthDay News for more details.
Eggs are a good source of protein but the yolks are high in cholesterol; egg whites are cholesterol-free. A diet high in cholesterol may contribute to high blood cholesterol levels and increase your risk of heart disease. Experts recommend that you limit your cholesterol intake to less than 300 mg a day if you are a healthy individual and less than 200 mg a day if you have heart condition. Since one egg has about 213 mg of cholesterol, consider limiting other sources of cholesterol on days you eat eggs. The Mayoclinic offers tips to reduce cholesterol intake.
Remember to include nuts and seeds in your diet. Try them as snacks, on salads, or in main dishes. You can even use nuts to replace meat or poultry. For example, add toasted peanuts to a vegetable stir fry instead of meat. Or, add walnuts or pecans to a green salad instead of cheese or meat.
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This new study provides evidence for health and well-being benefits as a result of overcoming moderate adversity. Healthy coping skills are essential to overcome difficult times and bounce back stronger than before. For examples of helpful coping strategies, read this fact sheet .
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Well, I hate letting something like this beat me but I really think until I get an actual PCI WiFi card installed I'm just spitting into the wind where interweb ...
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If you use move 'v's with the command, it will get more 'verbose'. Like "lspci -vv" (which is v v, with no spaces). Lots of PC's use the PCI interface for devices like the USB or Wifi. I'm sure the lsusb command will let you add more 'v's to get more detail. Do you know what kind of adapter it is? Some of these wifi problems are the worst thing about changing OS's, I've beat my head against the wall a number of times.
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For the price, I think the PCI Card would be best for wireless.
Why can't you hardwire to the internet? Much better to hardwire IMHO.
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President Bush's new chief of staff said Monday it was time to "refresh and re-energize the team," and he told senior White House aides who might be thinking about quitting this year to go ahead and leave now.
Taking charge in a time of crisis, with Bush's poll ratings at their lowest point ever and Republicans anxious about the November elections, Bolten laid down his pointed directive at his first meeting with top presidential aides.
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Here's Jessica Simpson performing in San Antonio last night, and who the hell is her choreographer? There's no nudity, so it can't be Joe Simpson. But whoever it is, the only stage direction they seem to be giving is "Make sure you look 10-15 pounds heavier, and if you could flash a little gut, icing on the cake." Then again, that conversation could turn ugly once it's revealed the cake is metaphorical. If there's one thing Jessica Simpson hates, it's metaphorical food. And dieting.
Jessica Simpson should never do this again
Not that bad!
omg first!!! this week its gonna be great!!! she sucks!!
What's with the red lower legs? Has she been stomping grapes?
she has a good, sexy boddy. but a retarded monkey could get dressed in the dark and come out with a more flattering outfit
@2 your gay get over it
i would still do her
ewww shes so fat.
#5 Andy, if you'd do her that doesn't prove you're straight. It means you have a fetish for my grandma's sofa cushions.
She's great.
She needs to give up the daisy dukes already. A nice pantsuit or dress would be much more flattering for her figure.
#7 Is that the vest thing that's hanging down? it's like a bad home-ec recycling project and it looks like ass. I can't get over the too short platforms with her toes poking out over the edge. She has NOOOOO taste!
She still looks WAY better than most people I come across on any given day. Lovely Legs!!!!
just look at her belly!!! shes pregnant !!!
#12 — you called it! Pics #1 & #2 have the emerging pregnancy curve shadow….
OH.. the red on her legs is from a fucked up spot light system. She really needs to shut up and get naked.
You can actually see on some of these pics here that she loves that warm and moist feeling in her lower stomach.
People shouldn't put her down just because she's getting obese with age.
I don't get it. She's so capable of looking gorgeous, and yet it looks like she's going out of her way to make herself look fat & dumpy. She truly does have an awful sense of fashion. Ugh
Oh for Christ sake what is that? That top pic is so unflattering, Pretty soon we wont be able to make the distinction between Daisy Duke and LULU….
She's lost it. Desperado.
Why the fuck is every other word in these posts double underlined? KNOCK IT THE FUCK OFF, FISH!!
Looks like a spastic duck.
She's very attractive and fairly talented… What she needs to do is fire EVERYONE and start with a new staff! Britney Spears looks better!!!
She doesn't quite have Beyonce beat, but almost. Take away her square hips, pregnant gut, and man legs she'd be hot!!
Oh well…
She doesn't quite have Beyonce beat, but almost. Take away her square hips, pregnant gut, and man legs she'd be hot!!
Oh well…
Fugly man face, looks like a total retard in these pics. Just zero sex appeal.
#20 It's called in-text advertising, but way to take your anger about it to a whole new level.
Compared to normal people, she looks good — then again, normal people don't wear daisy dukes if they could stand to lose a few. She needs a reality check.
It looks like she's just parodying her parody in the Eminem music video.
she is cute. A little bit too old to be wearing that
I want to beat her with those shoes.
She has diarrhea.
is she preggo?
Two words describe Jessica. Sexy & gorgeous!!
I'd hit it so hard I'd need to use a sick day to keep it going the next day
Cookies all day and cake all night makes you look like Jessica Simpson , Shake that GUT Jessica . If she keeps shaking like that she'll get a belly button that has popped out. Then on cold days she can put a beer koozie on it to keep warm.
Eww my eyes….
There's nothing I wouldnt do to jessica! what a bod!
The photoshop crew at Vanity Fair is really skilled. They were able to make this pot bellied pig look human on last week's cover.
someone please tell her she needs to lay off the daisy dukes already…jeez.
Seeing as half of the women in this country are sadly busting out of their size 14/16 jeans I'd say Jessica's looking pretty decent. Granted she's put on a little weight but I'd take looking like this over looking like 75% of the women I see walking down the street everyday.
She's obviously pregnant and hasn't confirmed it with the press yet. Her shoe line is amazing. I will forever love her for her line of shoes if nothing else.
Jessica is not the only woman in the world with a weight problem, but she is the only woman with a weight problem that I know of, that crams her lard into too small short shorts, flashes her blubbery belly, and props her stubby man legs up on ridiculous looking platform shoes and goes out on stage, hoping to be taken seriously as a singer.
She needs to cover up her figure flaws, not assault audiences with them. Is she trying to punish people for not buying her crappy album by forcing them to look at her lard?
Whatever it is, if it has Jessica Simpson's name on it, I won't buy it.
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flat as a board ass..ugly clothes, retarded facial expressions, uncoordinated..esp the first pic with the duck feet thing shes doin..double chin..shoes that dont fit…one redeeming quality, her face is still kinda cute. so if i could id say to her, dont try to dance EVER, grow your hair out a little more, stop with the streetwalker-redneck-grandma clothes and put on some jeans and a tight tee shirt. prob solved.
She is still hesatating about a career as STAND UP-COMEDIAN, folks!!
Pretty smokin' in pic 6.
I'd tap it, minus the chin. The chin's gotta go.
That girl is preggers. She done knocked herself up.
Well, at least she actually sings in concert, unlike the rest of these pop-retards that cant sing a real note to save their lives. With that being said, Jessica needs to stop dressing like she's 20lbs lighter then she is…
REAL GIRLS EAT MEAT? remember her shirt statement
well looks like that just hit her hard …karma is a bitch lol
vegetarian women are the sexiest, they don't age nearly as bad or get soo sloppy fat fast unless they try to


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If we don't beat Mizzou.... we could be in the Toilet Bowl come January....
Whose seat is hotter richt or wm????
Neither. There is Zero chance that either will be looking for work next year. Beyond that all depends.
WM has the edge with a more mature team next year. MR loses key guys that will be a problem to replace.
His seat will be warmer than normal next year.
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Neither, unless their cars have heated seats.
Agreed. Does anyone think Toledo or Kentucky's Defenses are better than UGA? (at least talent wise). We put up 24 vs. both of those bottom feeders. UGA's D could be dead last in the NCAA and we'd struggle to score.
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Classic Rewind: 1985 AFC Wild Card Game – Patriots at Jets
BY: Joe Gill
Through out the NFL season, Sports Then and Now will pick one upcoming NFL matchup and look through the history books to find an intriguing past meeting between the two teams. We will recap the game and hopefully help reintroduce (or introduce for you younger readers) you to some of the greats (and in some cases not so greats) from the history of professional football.
The Matchup: New England Patriots vs. New York Jets
Playoff Head to Head Record: First Meeting
The Game: December 28, 1985 at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Regular Season Team Records: New England Patriots (11-5), New York Jets (11-5)
Overview: The Patriots and Jets both earned wildcard berths in the log jam that was the AFC East. The Miami Dolphins with a 12-4 record edged out New York and New England by one win for the division crown. After struggling in the regular season, Tony Eason out-played fellow member of the 1983 Quarterback Draft Ken O'Brien in their playoff meeting.
The teams split two close contests during the regular season. The Patriots edged the Jets in Foxboro 20-13 on October 20th pushing their record to 4-3. They would go 7-2 the rest of the regular season.
The Jets handed them one of those defeats, 16-13 on November 24th. This would be the rubber match between the two AFC East rivals.
Coaches: New England Patriots -- Raymond Berry New York Jets -- Joe Walton
Notable Patriots: Tony Eason (qb), Stanley Morgan (wr), Andre Tippett (lb), Johnny Rembert (lb) Tony Franklin (k), Garin Veris (dl), Fred Marion (s)
Notable Jets: Ken O'Brien (qb), Pat Ryan (qb), Johnny Hector (rb), Al Toon (wr), Wesley Walker (wr), Mark Gastineau (de)
Interesting Note: New England would have to win three straight games on the road to reach the Super Bowl. No team had accomplished such a feat in NFL history.
The Game: The Patriots and Jets came into this Wildcard playoff tilt riding a hot hand. Since their October 20th win over the Jets, New England went 7-2 to close out the regular season. The Jets went 6-3, including a 16-13 win over the Patriots at the Meadowlands. Both teams had identical records and were very familiar with each other. Both teams were lead by young quarterbacks from the 1983 class, Ken O'Brien for the Jets and Tony Eason for the Patriots.
O'Brien had a superb season posting 3,888 yards with 25 TD's and only eight interceptions. Eason struggled with injuries and a lackluster performance in the 1985 season. He only mustered 2,156 yards with 11 TD's and 17 interceptions in 10 games.
Which one of these young guns would shine?
On paper, O'Brien had the superior season and the Jets were at home with a hostile crowd on their side. The Patriots and Eason were the underdogs. No one expected them to win.
Someone forgot to tell the Patriots that.
The game went back and forth in the first half. Two prize fighters taking as many punches as they were throwing. New England bare footed kicker Tony Franklin connected on kicks of 33 and 41 yards. O'Brien and Eason traded touchdown passes and the game was 13-7 New England at the half.
This game was no different than their two regular season bouts. It was going to be decided by shear will and pure effort. Thirty more minutes to go on or go home.
The Patriots defense would not let O'Brien and his stockpile of weapons get on track. The Jets offense could only muster seven more points for the reminder of the game and committed four turnovers.
The most costly, a 15-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Patriots linebacker, Johnny Rembert. This made the score 23-7 in the third quarter. Time was running out on the Jets.
Back up quarterback, Pat Ryan came in relief of the lackluster Ken O'Brien. His final stat line read 13 for 17 for 149 yards with one TD and one interception. His numbers were not terrible, but the offense was sputtering and they needed a spark quickly. Jets coach, Joe Walton made the call to the bullpen for Ryan.
Ryan was able to rally his team to a late 3rd quarter touchdown to cut the lead to 23-14. This was as close as the Jets would get. The Patriots defense led by the likes of Donnie Blackmon, Andre Tippett, and Garin Veris sacked the Jets quarterback tandem five times. Veris and Fred Marion added interceptions as well to compliment two fumble recoveries.
The victory ended a 22-year playoff victory drought for the Patriots and started them on a roll toward their first Super Bowl.
The Patriots tacked on a field goal in fourth period to build the lead to 26-14. The Jets could not recover from their miscues. The turnover battle and the game were won by the New England Patriots.
Both teams put up modest offensive numbers. The Patriots had 258 total yards and the Jets amassed only 240 yards. Eason (12-16-179-1-0) and his mates (zero turnovers) took care of the ball and the team's ball hawking defense took it away from the Jets four times.
This game was decided by big plays and mistakes. The Patriots made the plays and capitalized on the Jets mistakes.
Post Script: The wildcard victory in Meadowlands was the first playoff victory for the Patriots in 22 years and only the second in franchise history. The playoff run would continue with incredible road wins versus Oakland and their "Squishing of the Fish" in the Orange Bowl. The Patriots would become the first team in NFL history to win 3 straight road playoff games.
Super Bowl XX did not go as the Patriots planned by being humbled by the Chicago Bears, 46-10. However, the hard fought victory over the Jets gave the team the confidence, will, and fiery desire to defy the odds. This collection of underdogs rose to the occasion and brought the Patriots franchise their first taste of playoff glory.
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1.French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960)
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Albert Camus (French pronunciation: [al.bɛʁ ka.my] ( listen); 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French pied-noir author, journalist, and philosopher. His views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. He wrote in his essay "The Rebel" that his whole life was devoted to opposing the philosophy of nihilism while still delving deeply into individual freedom.
Although often cited as a proponent of existentialism, the philosophy with which Camus was associated during his own lifetime, he rejected this particular label.[1] In an interview in 1945, Camus rejected any ideological associations: "No, I am not an existentialist. Sartre and I are always surprised to see our names linked..."[2]
In 1949, Camus founded the Group for International Liaisons within the Revolutionary Union Movement, which was opposed to some tendencies of the Surrealist movement of André Breton.[3]
Camus was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature "for his important literary production, which with clear-sighted earnestness illuminates the problems of the human conscience in our times".[4] He was the second-youngest recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, after Rudyard Kipling, and the first African-born writer to receive the award.[5] He is the shortest-lived of any Nobel literature laureate to date, having died in an automobile accident just over two years after receiving the award.
Albert Camus was born on 7 November 1913 in Dréan (then known as Mondovi) in French Algeria to a Pied-Noir family.[6] His mother was of Spanish descent and was half-deaf.[7] His father Lucien, a poor agricultural worker, died in the Battle of the Marne in 1914 during World War I, while serving as a member of the Zouave infantry regiment. Camus and his mother lived in poor conditions during his childhood in the Belcourt section of Algiers.
In 1923, Camus was accepted into the lycée and eventually he was admitted to the University of Algiers. After he contracted tuberculosis (TB) in 1930, he had to end his football activities (he had been a goalkeeper for the university team) and reduce his studies to part-time. To earn money, he also took odd jobs: as private tutor, car parts clerk and assistant at the Meteorological Institute. He completed his licence de philosophie (BA) in 1935; in May 1936, he successfully presented his thesis on Plotinus, Néo-Platonisme et Pensée Chrétienne (Neo-Platonism and Christian Thought), for his diplôme d'études supérieures (roughly equivalent to an M.A. thesis).
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Camus joined the French Communist Party in the spring of 1935, seeing it as a way to "fight inequalities between Europeans and 'natives' in Algeria." He did not suggest he was a Marxist or that he had read Das Kapital, but did write that "[w]e might see communism as a springboard and asceticism that prepares the ground for more spiritual activities."[8] In 1936, the independence-minded Algerian Communist Party (PCA) was founded. Camus joined the activities of the Algerian People's Party (Le Parti du Peuple Algérien), which got him into trouble with his Communist party comrades. As a result, in 1937 he was denounced as a Trotskyite and expelled from the party. Camus went on to be associated with the French anarchist movement.
The anarchist André Prudhommeaux first introduced him at a meeting in 1948 of the Cercle des Étudiants Anarchistes (Anarchist Student Circle) as a sympathiser familiar with anarchist thought. Camus wrote for anarchist publications such as Le Libertaire, La révolution Proletarienne and Solidaridad Obrera (Workers' Solidarity, the organ of the anarcho-syndicalist CNT (National Confederation of Labor)). Camus stood with the anarchists when they expressed support for the uprising of 1953 in East Germany. He again allied with the anarchists in 1956, first in support of the workers' uprising in Poznań, Poland, and then later in the year with the Hungarian Revolution.
In 1934, he married Simone Hie, a morphine addict, but the marriage ended as a consequence of infidelities on both sides. In 1935, he founded Théâtre du Travail (Worker's Theatre),[9] renamed Théâtre de l'Equipe (Team's Theatre) in 1937. It lasted until 1939. From 1937 to 1939 he wrote for a socialist paper, Alger-Républicain. His work included an account of the peasants who lived in Kabylie in poor conditions, which apparently cost him his job. From 1939 to 1940, he briefly wrote for a similar paper, Soir-Republicain. He was rejected by the French army because of his TB.
In 1940, Camus married Francine Faure, a pianist and mathematician. Although he loved her, he had argued passionately against the institution of marriage, dismissing it as unnatural. Even after Francine gave birth to twins, Catherine and Jean, on 5 September 1945, he continued to joke to friends that he was not cut out for marriage. Camus conducted numerous affairs, particularly an irregular and eventually public affair with the Spanish-born actress Maria Casares. In the same year, Camus began to work for Paris-Soir magazine. In the first stage of World War II, the so-called Phoney War, Camus was a pacifist. In Paris during the Wehrmacht occupation, on 15 December 1941, Camus witnessed the execution of Gabriel Péri; it crystallized his revolt against the Germans. He moved to Bordeaux with the rest of the staff of Paris-Soir. In the same year he finished his first books, The Stranger and The Myth of Sisyphus. He returned briefly to Oran, Algeria in 1942.
During the war Camus joined the French Resistance cell Combat, which published an underground newspaper of the same name. This group worked against the Nazis, and in it Camus assumed the nom de guerre Beauchard. Camus became the paper's editor in 1943. He first met Sartre at the dress rehearsal of Sartre's play, The Flies, in June 1943. [10] When the Allies liberated Paris in August 1944, Camus witnessed and reported the last of the fighting. Soon after the event on 6 August 1945, he was one of the few French editors to publicly express opposition and disgust to the United States' dropping the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. He resigned from Combat in 1947 when it became a commercial paper. After the war, Camus began frequenting the Café de Flore on the Boulevard Saint-Germain in Paris with Sartre and others. He also toured the United States to lecture about French thought. Although he leaned left, politically, his strong criticisms of Communist doctrine did not win him any friends in the Communist parties and eventually alienated Sartre.
In 1949, his TB returned and Camus lived in seclusion for two years. In 1951, he published The Rebel, a philosophical analysis of rebellion and revolution which expressed his rejection of communism. Upsetting many of his colleagues and contemporaries in France, the book brought about the final split with Sartre. The dour reception depressed Camus; he began to translate plays.
Camus's first significant contribution to philosophy was his idea of the absurd. He saw it as the result of our desire for clarity and meaning within a world and condition that offers neither, which he expressed in The Myth of Sisyphus and incorporated into many of his other works, such as The Stranger and The Plague. Despite his split from his "study partner", Sartre, some[who?] still argue that Camus falls into the existentialist camp. He specifically rejected that label in his essay "Enigma" and elsewhere (see: The Lyrical and Critical Essays of Albert Camus). The current confusion arises, in part, because many recent applications of existentialism have much in common with many of Camus's practical ideas (see: Resistance, Rebellion, and Death). But, his personal understanding of the world (e.g., "a benign indifference", in The Stranger), and every vision he had for its progress (e.g., vanquishing the "adolescent furies" of history and society, in The Rebel) undoubtedly set him apart.
In the 1950s, Camus devoted his efforts to human rights. In 1952, he resigned from his work for UNESCO when the UN accepted Spain as a member under the leadership of General Franco. In 1953, he criticized Soviet methods to crush a workers' strike in East Berlin. In 1956, he protested against similar methods in Poland (protests in Poznań) and the Soviet repression of the Hungarian revolution in October.
Camus maintained his pacifism and resisted capital punishment anywhere in the world. He wrote an essay against capital punishment in collaboration with Arthur Koestler, the writer, intellectual and founder of the League Against Capital Punishment.
When the Algerian War began in 1954, Camus was confronted with a moral dilemma. He identified with the pied-noirs such as his own parents and defended the French government's actions against the revolt. He argued that the Algerian uprising was an integral part of the 'new Arab imperialism' led by Egypt and an 'anti-Western' offensive orchestrated by Russia to 'encircle Europe' and 'isolate the United States'.[11] Although favouring greater Algerian autonomy or even federation, though not full-scale independence, he believed that the pied-noirs and Arabs could co-exist. During the war he advocated a civil truce that would spare the civilians, which was rejected by both sides, who regarded it as foolish. Behind the scenes, he began to work for imprisoned Algerians who faced the death penalty.
From 1955 to 1956, Camus wrote for L'Express. In 1957 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature "for his important literary production, which with clear-sighted earnestness illuminates the problems of the human conscience in our times", not for his novel The Fall, published the previous year, but for his writings against capital punishment in the essay "Réflexions sur la Guillotine" (Reflections on the Guillotine). When he spoke to students at the University of Stockholm, he defended his apparent inactivity in the Algerian question; he stated that he was worried about what might happen to his mother, who still lived in Algeria. This led to further ostracism by French left-wing intellectuals.
As he wrote in L'Homme révolté (in the chapter about "The Thought on Baxter"), Camus was a follower of the ancient Greek 'Solar Tradition' (la pensée solaire). In 1947–48 he founded the Revolutionary Union Movement (Groupes de liaison internationale – GLI)[8] a trade union movement in the context of revolutionary syndicalism (Syndicalisme révolutionnaire). According to Olivier Todd, in his biography, 'Albert Camus, une vie', it was a group opposed to some tendencies of the Surrealist movement of André Breton. For more, see the book Alfred Rosmer et le mouvement révolutionnaire internationale by Christian Gras.
His colleagues were Nicolas Lazarévitch, Louis Mercier, Roger Lapeyre, Paul Chauvet, Auguste Largentier, Jean de Boë (see the article: "Nicolas Lazarévitch, Itinéraire d'un syndicaliste révolutionnaire" by Sylvain Boulouque in the review Communisme, n° 61, 2000). His main aim was to express the positive side of surrealism and existentialism, rejecting the negativity and the nihilism of André Breton.
From 1943, Albert Camus had correspondence with Altiero Spinelli who founded the European Federalist Movement in Milan—see Ventotene Manifesto and the book "Unire l'Europa, superare gli stati", Altiero Spinelli nel Partito d'Azione del Nord Italia e in Francia dal 1944 al 1945-annexed a letter by Altiero Spinelli to Albert Camus.
In 1944 Camus founded the "French Committee for the European Federation" (Comité Français pour la Féderation Européene – CFFE) declaring that Europe "can only evolve along the path of economic progress, democracy and peace if the nation states become a federation."
From 22–25 March 1945, the first conference of the European Federalist Movement was organised in Paris with the participation of Albert Camus, George Orwell, Emmanuel Mounier, Lewis Mumford, André Philip, Daniel Mayer, François Bondy and Altiero Spinelli (see the book The Biography of Europe by Pan Drakopoulos). This specific branch of the European Federalist Movement disintegrated in 1957 after Winston Churchill's ideas about the European integration rose to dominance.
Camus died on 4 January 1960 at the age of 46, in a car accident near Sens, in Le Grand Fossard in the small town of Villeblevin. In his coat pocket was an unused train ticket. He had planned to travel by train with his wife and children, but at the last minute he accepted his publisher's proposal to travel with him.[12]
The driver of the Facel Vega car, Michel Gallimard, who was Camus' publisher and close friend, also died in the accident.[13] In August 2011, the Milan newspaper Corriere della Sera reported a theory that the writer had been the victim of a Soviet plot, but Camus biographer Olivier Todd did not consider it credible.[14] Camus was buried in the Lourmarin Cemetery, Lourmarin, Vaucluse, France.
He was survived by his wife and twin children, Catherine and Jean, who hold the copyrights to his work.
Two of Camus's works were published posthumously. The first, entitled A Happy Death (1970), featured a character named Patrice Mersault, comparable to The Stranger's Meursault. There is scholarly debate as to the relationship between the two books. The second was an unfinished novel, The First Man (1995), which Camus was writing before he died. The novel was an autobiographical work about his childhood in Algeria.
Many writers have addressed the Absurd, each with his or her own interpretation of what the Absurd is and what comprises its importance. For example, Sartre recognizes the absurdity of individual experience, while Kierkegaard explains that the absurdity of certain religious truths prevent us from reaching God rationally. Camus regretted the continued reference to himself as a "philosopher of the absurd". He showed less interest in the Absurd shortly after publishing Le Mythe de Sisyphe (The Myth of Sisyphus). To distinguish his ideas, scholars sometimes refer to the Paradox of the Absurd, when referring to "Camus' Absurd".
His early thoughts appeared in his first collection of essays, L'Envers et l'endroit (The Two Sides Of The Coin) in 1937. Absurd themes were expressed with more sophistication in his second collection of essays, Noces (Nuptials), in 1938. In these essays Camus reflects on the experience of the Absurd. In 1942 he published the story of a man living an absurd life as L'Étranger (The Stranger). In the same year he released Le Mythe de Sisyphe (The Myth of Sisyphus), a literary essay on the Absurd. He also wrote a play about Caligula, a Roman Emperor, pursuing an absurd logic. The play was not performed until 1945.
The turning point in Camus' attitude to the Absurd occurs in a collection of four letters to an anonymous German friend, written between July 1943 and July 1944. The first was published in the Revue Libre in 1943, the second in the Cahiers de Libération in 1944, and the third in the newspaper Libertés, in 1945. The four letters were published as Lettres à un ami allemand (Letters to a German Friend) in 1945, and were included in the collection Resistance, Rebellion, and Death.
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In his writings Camus presented the reader with dualisms: happiness and sadness, dark and light, life and death, etc. His aim was to emphasize the fact that happiness is fleeting and that the human condition is one of mortality. He did this not to be morbid, but to reflect a greater appreciation for life and happiness. In Le Mythe, this dualism becomes a paradox: We value our lives and existence so greatly, but at the same time we know we will eventually die, and ultimately our endeavours are meaningless. While we can live with a dualism (I can accept periods of unhappiness, because I know I will also experience happiness to come), we cannot live with the paradox (I think my life is of great importance, but I also think it is meaningless). In Le Mythe, Camus was interested in how we experience the Absurd and how we live with it. Our life must have meaning for us to value it. If we accept that life has no meaning and therefore no value, should we kill ourselves?
In Le Mythe, Camus suggests that 'creation of meaning', would entail a logical leap or a kind of philosophical suicide in order to find psychological comfort. But Camus wants to know if he can live with what logic and lucidity has uncovered – if one can build a foundation on what one knows and nothing more. Creation of meaning is not a viable alternative but a logical leap and an evasion of the problem. He gives examples of how others would seem to make this kind of leap. The alternative option, namely suicide, would entail another kind of leap, where one attempts to kill absurdity by destroying one of its terms (the human being). Camus points out, however, that there is no more meaning in death than there is in life, and that it simply evades the problem yet again. Camus concludes, that we must instead 'entertain' both death and the absurd, while never agreeing to their terms.
Meursault, the absurdist hero of L'Étranger, has killed a man and is scheduled to be executed. Caligula ends up admitting his absurd logic was wrong and is killed by an assassination he has deliberately brought about. However, while Camus possibly suggests that Caligula's absurd reasoning is wrong, the play's anti-hero does get the last word, as the author similarly exalts Meursault's final moments.
Camus made a significant contribution to a viewpoint of the Absurd, and always rejected nihilism as a valid response.
"If nothing had any meaning, you would be right. But there is something that still has a meaning." Second Letter to a German Friend, December 1943.
Camus' understanding of the Absurd promotes public debate; his various offerings entice us to think about the Absurd and offer our own contribution. Concepts such as cooperation, joint effort and solidarity are of key importance to Camus, though they are most likely sources of 'relative' versus 'absolute' meaning.
While writing his thesis on Plotinus and Saint Augustine of Hippo, Camus became very strongly influenced by their works, especially that of St. Augustine. In his work, Confessions (consisting of 13 books), Augustine promotes the idea of a connection between God and the rest of the world. Camus identified with the idea that a personal experience could become a reference point for his philosophical and literary writings. Although he considered himself an atheist,[citation needed] Camus later came to tout the idea that the absence of religious belief can simultaneously be accompanied by a longing for "salvation and meaning". This line of thinking presented an ostensible paradox and became a major thread in defining the idea of absurdism in Camus' writings.[15]
Throughout his life, Camus spoke out against and actively opposed totalitarianism in its many forms.[16] Early on, Camus was active within the French Resistance to the German occupation of France during World War II, even directing the famous Resistance journal, Combat. On the French collaboration with Nazi occupiers he wrote: "Now the only moral value is courage, which is useful here for judging the puppets and chatterboxes who pretend to speak in the name of the people."[17] After liberation, Camus remarked, "This country does not need a Talleyrand, but a Saint-Just."[18] The reality of the bloody postwar tribunals soon changed his mind: Camus publicly reversed himself and became a lifelong opponent of capital punishment.[18]
Camus' well-known falling out with Sartre is linked to this opposition to totalitarianism. Camus detected a reflexive totalitarianism in the mass politics espoused by Sartre in the name of radical Marxism. This was apparent in his work L'Homme Révolté (The Rebel) which not only was an assault on the Soviet police state, but also questioned the very nature of mass revolutionary politics. Camus continued to speak out against the atrocities of the Soviet Union, a sentiment captured in his 1957 speech, The Blood of the Hungarians, commemorating the anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, an uprising crushed in a bloody assault by the Red Army.
Camus was once asked by his friend Charles Poncet which he preferred, football or the theatre. Camus is said to have replied, "Football, without hesitation."[19]
Camus played as goalkeeper for Racing Universitaire d'Alger (RUA won both the North African Champions Cup and the North African Cup twice each in the 1930s) junior team from 1928–30.[20] The sense of team spirit, fraternity, and common purpose appealed to Camus enormously.[21] In match reports Camus would often attract positive comment for playing with passion and courage. Any aspirations in football disappeared at age 17, upon contracting tuberculosis—then incurable, Camus was bedridden for long and painful periods.
When Camus was asked in the 1950s by an alumni sports magazine for a few words regarding his time with the RUA, his response included the following:
After many years during which I saw many things, what I know most surely about morality and the duty of man I owe to sport and learned it in the RUA.[19]
Camus was referring to a sort of simplistic morality he wrote about in his early essays, the principle of sticking up for your friends, of valuing bravery and fair-play. Camus' belief was that political and religious authorities try to confuse us with over-complicated moral systems to make things appear more complex than they really are, potentially to serve their own needs.
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For nearly three years, every policy-maker has been claiming credit for India escaping the misery caused by the 2008 credit crisis due to the deft handling of the situation by administrators. Now, a crisis is brewing that is making many recall the year 1991 when India pledged gold to save its skin.
The current crisis, however, is not due to any global shock, but is mostly the doing of policy-makers. Alarm bells are not ringing yet in the corridors of Raisina Hill, but there are murmurs on Mint Street after the Reserve Bank of India released the quarterly balance of payments report on March 30. For the first time since Lehman Brothers collapsed, the balance of payments fell into the deficit zone. The current account deficit ( CAD) — the net position of cross-border trade and services — crossed 4% of the gross domestic products (GDP), when 3% is considered to be the 'lakshman rekha'.
These times are eerily similar to the worst the nation faced in more than two decades — at least economically. But the cacophony over the slowing economic growth rate, taxes and corporate profitability is drowning what should have been the hot topic of debate — worsening external balances.
This is not 1991. Indian economy is many times bigger. Trade is up multiple times. Actors are many and instruments are numerous. However, the impact of the worsening situation will probably be more severe than it was in the gloomiest days since the state occupied the commanding heights of the economy.
"In 1991, the global situation was relatively more reassuring," said Samiran Chakraborty, head of India Research, Standard Chartered Bank.
"But, now, India's openness has increased substantially. So, in that sense, any shock in the global economy will have a large impact on the domestic sector. Hence, we are kind of worried about the balance of pay ments despite numbers being relatively better than 1991." Two decades ago, the current account deficit was close to 4% of GDP due to a sharp rise in the import bill driven by surging oil imports, among others. Crude prices surged because of the Middle-East crisis.
With demand being price-inelastic, curtailing imports was difficult and, at the same time, exports, too, were slow to rise. The government depreciated the rupee by 24% in a matter of three days to regain the export competitiveness. It borrowed $2.2 billion from the International Monetary Fund and pledged 67 tonnes of gold with Bank of England and the Union Bank of Switzerland and raised another $600 million, since there were no foreign investments flowing in.
Twenty-one years later, the discussions among economists, currency traders and experts are almost similar. Are we into the next big crisis?
Two factors are converging to whipsaw investors and the economy — there is extraordinary demand for goods from an overheated economy, and exports growth is slowing as Europe and the US are still crawling back to growth. "If it does not adjust, then we are in for another round of depreciation," said Abheek Barua, chief economist at HDFC Bank. The Indian rupee, which was the best performer in the first two months of the year, has surrendered half the gains and will probably end a loser if overseas fund flows do not improve. There are already calls for some special schemes like the once famous Resurgent India Bonds, or the India Millennium Bonds — which, by itself, is an indication that the economy is almost where it was in the early 1990s.


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But what if most exotic pets are technically bred domestically? 90% of exotic pets are bred in captivity now as opposed to taken from the wild, with the main exception being marine fish and a handful of reptiles.
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Published March 3, 2014
Today, the world celebrates the first ever World Wildlife Day. Here in America, the bald eagle, the grizzly bear, the salmon, and the American bison are distinct examples of the centrality of wildlife to our folklore, our history, and our shared national heritage. These beloved creatures and countless other wildlife species are reason for us to take pause today—and every day—to appreciate nature's blessings. Thanks to the concerted efforts of conservationists and lawmakers over the years, and the continuing enforcement of wildlife laws in the United States, we can still celebrate these iconic symbols of America.
But many other species, both here at home and around the globe, face critical challenges. Sophisticated, organized criminal rings are decimating majestic animals such as the African elephant, rhinos, and dozens of other species. Just last year, poachers slaughtered an estimated 35,000 African elephants, amounting to over 95 elephants killed per day. The brutality doesn't end there; it also takes a great toll on human life. Poachers have murdered scores of park rangers who got in the way of coveted elephant tusks. They take away livelihoods of families and communities who depend on tourism revenues.
The illicit trade in wildlife trafficking—from tiger skins to illegally harvested fish—generates an ugly profit of more than $19 billion per year, which is a conservative estimate. Rhino horn, in fact, is worth more than gold or cocaine, and can fetch $30,000 per pound on the black market. And demand for elephant ivory is increasing in markets around the world.
The market for ivory carvings, rhino horn, shark fin delicacies, tiger pelt decorations, and the like is fueling an underground, illegal economy that creates new market opportunities and revenue sources for transnational criminal networks. The high-profit, low-risk nature of the crime continues to draw in even more nefarious criminal elements, including some groups with links to terrorism and rogue military personnel. Wildlife trafficking is undermining the rule of law throughout the supply chain—from breeding official corruption on the ranges, at ports, and in courts, to driving away honest park rangers and local communities who fear for their lives. And wildlife crime is quickly decimating iconic species, whose disappearance—a looming and real risk—would strike to the core for all the people of the world.
We must act now. Last month, the President announced his National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. Our three co-chairing agencies—the Departments of State, Justice, and Interior—are leading the President's whole-of-government fight against wildlife trafficking by pursuing a three-pronged strategy: strengthening domestic and global enforcement; reducing demand for illegally traded wildlife at home and abroad; and strengthening partnerships internationally and domestically with local communities, NGOs, private industry, and others to combat wildlife poaching and illegal trade.
Strong enforcement is critical to stopping those who kill and traffic in protected wildlife. The United States takes wildlife trafficking crimes very seriously, and we have had significant successes over the years in prosecuting those who smuggle and traffic in elephant ivory, rhino horns, South African leopard, Asian and African tortoises and reptiles, and many other protected species. The Strategy will enhance enforcement efforts here in the U.S. as well as the work we do to help our foreign partners develop their capacity to adopt and effectively enforce laws that will stop poachers and wildlife traffickers.
Striking a blow against the demand that fuels the illicit trade is another cornerstone of the Strategy. A key element of achieving that objective was the President's announcement of a near ban on commercial trade of elephant ivory—a prohibition of imports, exports, and domestic sale of ivory, with a very limited number of exceptions. We expect the U.S. market for commercially traded elephant ivory to dry up once the ban is in place and previous loopholes closed.
The ban builds on an increasing global awareness about the need to take on the wildlife traffickers. Last November, the United States destroyed six tons of confiscated ivory in a demonstration of our commitment to fight this crime and its devastating implications. We are not alone in the fight. Kenya, Gabon, the Philippines, China, France, and, most recently, Chad destroyed their own confiscated ivory, and Hong Kong has announced their intention to follow suit. These efforts are raising the issue's profile at home and abroad.
You can do your part too. Do not buy suspicious goods. Do not buy ivory—even small trinkets or jewelry. Turn down the offer to buy that tiger skin rug. Reject the shark fin soup. Do not purchase that pair of python skin boots or that exotic pet. Do not be fooled by the false medical sales pitch about rhino horn. Many wildlife products—from sea turtle bracelets to beluga sturgeon caviar to rosewood guitars—may be protected under international and domestic law. Always be an informed consumer and make sure that your purchases are legal and won't be harmful to wildlife populations. And tell your friends and family to do the same.
World Wildlife Day will happen once a year. But we, as policymakers and as individuals who care deeply about wildlife, call upon you to join your government, your friends, your neighbors, and your communities in this fight daily. Together, we can address this serious threat to global security and save these iconic species. We can make a difference for ourselves, and for generations to come.
John Kerry is U.S. Secretary of State, Eric Holder is Attorney General of the United States, and Sally Jewell is U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Read more National Geographic coverage of wildlife trafficking:
- From National Geographic magazine: Ivory Worship: Can the slaughter of elephants for religious objects be stopped?
- Fighting Wildlife Crime: New U.S. Strategy Broadens Scope
- Clintons Say to End Ivory Trade, Everyone Needs to Act
- New WildLeaks Website Invites Whistle-Blowers on Wildlife Crime
- Opinion: U.S. Ivory Crush Should Be Just a First Step
But what if most exotic pets are technically bred domestically? 90% of exotic pets are bred in captivity now as opposed to taken from the wild, with the main exception being marine fish and a handful of reptiles.
1/ No demands there would be no market,then the criminal rings can not get any profit.People should strengthen self-discipline and moral values,do not but such items.
2/Relying on the masses of self-discipline is not enough,the government should strengthen management and control,implementation of more effective policies.
Sadly this is a story we hear over and over again. For some strange reason the relevant authorities don't seem to take the issue seriously. This is in total disregard to the destruction that it wreaks. A time may come when the citizens may have to take a more proactive role.
A life is not worth the money that comes out of its horns
It has to be soul wrenching on the African side to view murdered animals which are not just part of Africa's heritage, but are World heritage too. However none of this will stop until the Asian side, particularly China changes its culture as they did with footbinding and the panda. In the case of ivory China must close down its 35 carving factories. Then there is nowhere for the tusks to go to be made into objects people want to buy. China must also ban all ivory sales, as Yao Ming is advocating. But keep in mind, if those carving factories are not shut down, the carvers will find other places in Asia and the world to sell their "lucky" statues.
All articles no matter where in the world need to point the finger to China and its carving factories. China must read in article after article that they are not getting out of the part they are playing in this holocaust. Otherwise China simply denies they have anything to do with poaching. But they cannot deny they are doing the vast majority of carving in the world.
Incenting local communities to preserve species is a part of the conservation equation… not just lofty western ideals. http://andreww1blog.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/lions-and-rhinos-and-gazelles-oh-my/
I thank God for what you do. He has chosen the right people to help protect His animals.
It will be a sad day when these beautiful animals will only be remembered on film or seen in books. African safaris are a big business and most people who go on safari want to see elephants and rhinos in the wild.
A welcome opinion piece from John Kerry, Eric Holder and Sally Jewell regarding the priority of enforcing laws against illegal trafficking in wildlife, including encouraging strong consumer behavior to withstand those who sales such things.
Do what you can- this is important!
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As a college student I spent a semester in Osaka, Japan, and I'll never forget how my sleep-deprived nerves got the better of me as a van took me and other students through the humid night suffused with the colorful blaze of advertising I really didn't understand. Yes, I'd studied the language a bit but I wasn't any good, as every interaction since getting off the plane had reminded me, and self-doubt set in. Now, in this instance, I was part of a well-organized program practiced in acclimating visiting students to Japan, and as the first few days passed, the jet lag subsided and my confidence in faking my way through Japanese returned, I knew I'd made the right decision.
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No doubt, overnight flights that wreak havoc on your sense of time can be the most frazzling because not only do you not know the best spot to grab an espresso, but the locals might be morning chipper when you are 3am exhausted. Having experienced this feeling all too much, I've developed a routine that helps me cope with lack of sleep and also familiarizing myself with wherever it is I am.
The key to my approach is muscling through the fatigue, at least for the first few hours. I know, I know. You can hardly keep your eyes open as you leave the airport and head for lodging. But once you get to where you're staying I suggest heading right back out into the world. If it is too early to check in, check your bags; if you can check in, resist the urge to test the bed. Shower if you must, but then set out to explore the immediate neighborhood. Gather recommendations at the front desk, consult your guidebook of choice or just walk out the door with a map at the ready and decide which direction you are going to walk.
Now, I'm not suggesting that you head for the closest museum or walk for miles. This is about getting a feel for where you're staying and enjoying yourself, no matter how tired you are. Eat something, have a drink, scope out the nearest metro stop, just take in the scenery. Once you've done this for a few hours, permit yourself a nap, but a short one. Head out again that evening and dine like the locals. By the time you hit the sack, your body will be happily tired and sleep you through the night, waking the next morning refreshed and knowing where you are and how best to get out and explore some more.
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