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April 2013
General strike in Bangladesh
17-18 Apr 2013
Strikes and protests have been taking place across the country in response to the trials of alleged war criminals. Hefajat-e-Islam called a country-wide programme of protests and demonstrations followed by a two day hartal (general strike) from Wednesday, 17 April to Thursday, 18 April 2013. [1]
China to open disputed islands to tourism
12 Apr 2013
Sightseeing cruises to China's newest city, Sansha, located on a disputed island in the South China Sea, are set to commence this month, according to a Chinese official. The move is certain to add to the dispute over sovereignty claims to the area. Woody Island, known as Yongxing Island in Chinese, has a population of about a thousand, including military personnel. It's located 300 kilometers southeast of Hainan and was established as China's latest prefecture in June 2012. The city of Sansha has the smallest land area, but the largest sea area in China. Sansha's government has been set up to administer the Spratly Islands (Nansha Islands), the Macclesfield Bank (Zhongsha Islands) and the Paracel Islands (Xisha Islands), which include Woody Island. The islands are partly claimed by Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei and Taiwan. [2]
Syrian Troops Widen Offensive in Border Areas
12 Apr 2013
Syrian soldiers backed by warplanes battled rebels for control of strategic hilltop villages near the Lebanese border, as government troops step up counterattacks against opposition forces threatening regime supply lines on the country's frontiers. Bomb blasts and shots fired into the air to mourn a fallen Syrian government soldier could be heard on the Lebanese side of the border as fighting raged around Qusair, a contested central Syrian town near a key highway between Damascus and the coast. The battles there came as government forces launched a second offensive against rebels in the province of Daraa on the Jordanian border, where the opposition has been making steady advances in recent weeks. [3]
South Sudan border to be opened
12 Apr 2013
President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan has ordered the border with South Sudan to be opened. He announced the move on a first visit to the South since its independence. Speaking alongside his southern counterpart, Salva Kiir, Mr Bashir also called for peace and normal relations. Tensions between the two countries, strained after they came to the brink of war last year, have eased recently, but disagreements over oil and territory remain. [4]
Bomb attacks on mosques in Iraq
12 Apr 2013
At least 11 people have died and more than 30 were wounded in bomb attacks at mosques in Iraq's capital Baghdad and in the province of Diyala. The highest casualty toll occurred in Kanaan, Diyala, some 75 km (47 mi) north-east of Baghdad. The bomb went off as Sunni worshippers were leaving Friday prayers at the Omar Bin Abdul-Aziz mosque. The attacks come ahead of Iraq's provincial elections on 20 Apr; the first in the country since 2010. Tensions are high between Iraq's Sunni and Shia, amid claims by the majority Sunni Muslim communities that they are being marginalised by Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's Shia-led government. Sunni Islamist militants linked to al-Qaeda have attempted to destabilise the government by stepping up attacks, mainly on Shia but also Sunni targets this year. In recent weeks more than 11 election candidates have been shot dead [5]
Venezuela election: massive rallies mark campaign end
12 Apr 2013
The main Venezuelan presidential hopefuls ended their campaigns with massive rallies, ahead of Sunday's election of a successor to President Hugo Chavez, who died last month. Hundreds of thousands of acting president, Nicolas Maduro's, supporters took to the streets of Caracas. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles spoke to another large crowd in the northern city of Acarigua. [6]
12 Apr 2013
The Brazilian state of Acre has declared a state of emergency after a surge of illegal immigrants from neighboring Bolivia and Peru. Officials said most of the immigrants originally came from Haiti but others had come from as far afield as Bangladesh, Senegal and Nigeria. They said about 1,700 illegal migrants had arrived during the past two weeks. Acre, in the Amazon region, has asked for additional funding from the federal government to cope with the influx. More than 5,000 Haitians have arrived in Acre since 2010, but in recent months there has been an increase in immigration from Senegal, Nigeria, the Dominican Republic and Bangladesh. Officials say the routes through Peru and Bolivia have become popular with people smugglers because dense vegetation makes it difficult for border police to patrol them. [7]
Korea crisis: UN warns of serious implications
4 Apr 2013
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to North Korea to change course, saying it has "gone too far" in its rhetoric. He said he was concerned any "unwanted crisis" on the Korean peninsula would have "very serious implications". The warning came hours after South Korea's foreign minister said the North had shifted a missile with "considerable range" to its east coast. [8]
Quake hits off Philippines shore
4 Apr 2013
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck offshore in northeastern Philippines, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damages. The quake struck about 100 miles northeast of Manila and had a depth of 23 miles, the USGS said. [9]
Samoa Air starts charging overweight passengers more
4 Apr 2013
Samoa Air has become the world's first airline to implement "pay as you weigh" flights, meaning overweight passengers pay more for their seats. Under the new system, Samoa Air passengers must type in their weight and the weight of their baggage into the online booking section of the airline's website. The rates vary depending on the distance flown: from US$1 per kilogram on the airline's shortest domestic route to about US$4.16 per kilogram for travel between Samoa and American Samoa. Passengers are then weighed again on scales at the airport, to check that they weren't fibbing online. [10]
Fearful female tourists avoid India
4 Apr 2013
The number of foreign women tourists visiting India has dropped by 35 per cent in the past three months following a spate of sex attacks that have made global headlines. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) says overall tourist arrivals are down 25 per cent year-on-year, with holidaymakers opting instead to visit other Asian countries such as Malaysia and Thailand. The fatal gang-rape of a 23-year-old Indian student by six men on a bus in New Delhi in December sparked outrage over the country's treatment of women, and since then there have been other widely reported attacks. These incidents have "raised concerns about the safety of female travellers to the country", said D.S. Rawat, secretary general at ASSOCHAM, which surveyed 1200 tour operators from different cities. "The situation has been further aggravated by the advisory issued by various countries to their citizens visiting India to be cautious and avoid India," added the release from ASSOCHAM. [11]
4 Apr 2013
Jordan tightened security along its border with Syria, doubling the number of soldiers as President Bashar Assad's regime warned the kingdom is "playing with fire" by allowing the US and other countries to train and arm Syrian rebels on its territory. The warning, coinciding with significant rebel advances near the border, plays into Jordanian fears that its larger neighbor might try to retaliate for its support of the opposition fighters. The stepped up security also reflects the kingdom's fears that the chaos from Syria's 2-year-old civil war could lead to a failed state on its doorstep where Islamic militants have a free hand. [12]
March 2013
Peru Declares Amazon Oil Contamination Emergency
25 Mar 2013
Peru's government has declared an environmental state of emergency in an Amazon jungle region due to years of contamination from oil drilling it blames on Pluspetrol, the country's biggest oil and natural gas producer.Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal deemed inadequate Argentine-owned Pluspetrol's cleanup of oil spills in the Pastaza river region bordering Ecuador. [13]
Magnitude-6.2 Quake Hits Near Guatemala City
25 Mar 2013
The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that a magnitude-6.2 earthquake has struck near Guatemala City. Guatemalan authorities had no immediate reports of damage. The USGS said Monday that the earthquake was located 3 miles (6 kilometers) northwest of San Jose Pinula and had a depth of 200 kilometers (124 miles). [14]
Syrian Rebels Advance
25 Mar 2013
A dual picture of Syria's rebellion is emerging: Fighters on the ground make advances, seizing territory in the south and even firing one of the heaviest mortar volleys yet into the heart of Damascus. But at the same time, the would-be opposition leadership is falling deeper into disarray. [15]
FCO warning after increase in attacks on women in India
25 Mar 2013
Travelers to India have been warned over increasing sexual assaults against women visiting the country. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) updated its travel advice in the wake of the recent rape of a Swiss tourist. "Women travellers should exercise caution when travelling in India even if they are travelling in a group," the FCO said. [16]
Chinese Airline Will Sell Cars On Board
15 Mar 2013
According to Bloomberg, China's Spring Airlines Co., the nation's biggest privately-owned carrier, plans to start selling Chinese-branded automobiles on flights as early as next month. Zhang Wu'An, a spokesman at the Shanghai-based company, said the cars will be priced from about 100,000 yuan ($16,000), but details on makes and models have not yet been publicized. Founded in 2005, Spring Airlines is China's only no-frills, budget carrier. The airline made headlines a few years ago when they considered standing-only flights. The carrier flies to more than 20 cities throughout China, plus to international destinations in Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Thailand and Cambodia.
EU unveils new air passenger rights
15 Mar 2013
The European Commission says the new rules, which are not likely to become law until 2014, will give a lot more certainty to airlines and passengers. They include rerouting travellers with rival carriers if a flight is delayed for more than 12 hours and clarify what are considered exceptional circumstances for compensation. During the Icelandic ash cloud crisis in 2010, when no flights could take off in Europe for several days, there was much confusion about how much responsibility the airlines should carry for the welfare of its passengers. Some airlines were initially very reluctant to cover passengers' costs, but threats from the European authorities brought them into line. [17]
Hugo Chavez Coffin Parades Past Venezuela's Ills
15 Mar 2013
The road from the military academy where Hugo Chavez's body has been lying in state to the hilltop museum where he'll be displayed indefinitely is lined with some of the most dangerous slums on the planet. It runs under bridges in dire need of repair and past grocery stores with few groceries. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans gathered along that route to watch the late president's body cross the city in yet another choreographed show designed to keep Chavez supporters in thrall, at least until an April 14 election to replace him. Afterward, people will have to go on living with the problems that Chavez left behind. This tense, relentlessly gray capital embodies many of Venezuela's problems, with crumbling apartment towers and food lines often sharing the same sidewalk with cheering crowds eager to greet their departed Comandante. [18]
February 2013
26 Feb 2013
Days after the death of a Palestinian in an Israeli prison, a rocket fired from Gaza landed in southern Israel, the first such attack since a cease-fire took hold in November. Israeli police said they did not receive any reports of injuries from the rocket. The rocket fire prompted the Israel Defense Forces to close the Kerem Shalom Crossing near the Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian borders. The Erez Crossing between Gaza and Israel will be open only for medical cases, humanitarian aid or exceptional cases. [19]
Palestinians Urge Boycott of Jerusalem Marathon
26 Feb 2013
Palestinians are calling for a boycott of a marathon race in Jerusalem that winds through the city's eastern sector. Palestinians claim it as their capital. The third annual Jerusalem marathon takes on 1 March. Previous races have drawn thousands of runners from around the world and attracted international brands as sponsors. In a statement, the Palestine Liberation Organization called on marathon participants and sponsors to withdraw their support. [20]
Balloon crash in Egypt
26 Feb 2013
Tourist balloon exploded over southern Egypt, killing 19, making it the world's deadliest hot air balloon accident in at least 20 years. Two people are hospitalized, including a British passenger and the pilot. It was a gas explosion that caused the balloon to fall about 300 meters (almost 1,000 feet). [21]
Macedonia Flooding
26 Feb 2013
Extensive flooding has hit Macedonia after three days of heavy rain, leaving one man dead, bridges wiped out and homes and fields inundated. Roughly 300 homes were flooded in the village of Josifovo, 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of the capital of Skopje. Hundreds more houses and commercial buildings were inundated in the southern village of Dabile, where the fire brigade was evacuating elderly residents. The central Pistica dam was described as being in a "critical" situation, with authorities concerned it could collapse. Nearby, thousands of hectares (acres) of fields were flooded and 20,000 people were without electricity in the town of Sveti Nikole, the National Crisis Management Center said. [22]
Diamonds heist in Brussels Airport
25 Feb 2013
An investigation has been launched after armed robbers broke into Brussels Airport and stole diamonds worth more than £32million. in a meticulously planned heist lasting less than five minutes, eight armed men burst through the airport's security barrier in a fake police car before driving up to a security van parked on the runway next to the Swiss passenger aircraft. A Brussels Airport police spokesman said a full investigation has been launched into the raid, which has seriously thrown into doubt the security of the airport. [23]
Earthquakes in central Japan
25 Feb 2013
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake rattled central Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. A second quake -- magnitude 4.6 quake -- struck several minutes later. The Japan Meteorological Agency said no tsunami alert has been issued. The quake was centered about 143 kilometers (89 miles) north-northwest of Tokyo at a depth of 9.9 kilometers (6.2 miles), according to the USGS. [24]
North Korean nuclear test
12 Feb 2013
North Korea's nuclear test prompted united condemnation and a vow of tough action from the U.N. Security Council. South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, repeating a statement to reporters outside council chambers, said the test violated council resolutions, and "there continues to exist a clear threat to international peace and security." The test probably took place near P'unggye and yielded "several kilotons," according to assessments cited by the U.S. director of national intelligence. It drew condemnation from around the globe and prompted the emergency Security Council session. [25]
Fragile cease-fire, Syria
12 Feb 2013
In the western town of Tal Kalakh rebel fighters and government forces have agreed to something remarkable- a cease-fire. While fragile, the agreement could be a blueprint for peace across more parts of the country, which has seen incessant bloodshed for 23 months. If the local cease-fire continues to hold, it would defy failures at the national and international levels to implement a meaningful halt in violence. Tal Kalakh, near Syria's border with Lebanon was one of the first cities to rebel against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. It has seen heavy fighting since the uprising began. [26]
Snow storms in the US
8 Feb 2013
New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts and other parts of New England were hunkered down for blinding snowstorms, heavy winds, power outages and more than two feet of the white stuff in some regions. The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings for the New York City metro area, Connecticut and Rhode Island, eastern Massachusetts and coastal sections of New Hampshire and Maine. Some parts of New England should see the heaviest snow, while some coastal areas could be lashed by hurricane-force winds of nearly 75 mph. As part of a new effort to name winter storms, the Weather Channel dubbed the blizzard "Nemo." More than 4,500 flights in the region had been canceled. [27]
The snowiest winter in Moscow in 100 years
8 Feb 2013
Recent heavy snow has produced major traffic jams in the capital of Russia. The traffic stopped in queues up to 20 km long. The weather caused bad visibility and icy roads. The airport services were affected, when the authorities had to divert even the prime minister Dmitry Medvedev's plane. The record amount of this winter's snow was confirmed by the Moscow city hall officer Pyotr Biryukov. He said more than two meters of snow have fallen from sky on Moscow since the beginning of the winter. [28]
Rape case in Mexican resort
8 Feb 2013
The allegations grabbed headlines across Mexico and around the globe: Hooded gunmen stormed into a beach bungalow and attacked a group of Spanish tourists, authorities said, raping six women and tying up a group of men with cell phone cables and bikini straps. The high-profile case in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco was a sharp reminder of significant security problems in a state that has seen violence surge even as homicide numbers in other hotspots across the country have started to dip. And it drew renewed attention to topics that Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has steered out of the spotlight since he took office in December. Although still unconfirmed, there are suspicions the spanish tourists had previously bought drugs from the criminals. A reminder that tourists should avoid exposing themselves to dangerous situations. [29]
Pain and protests in Tunisia
8 Feb 2013
Tens of thousands of mourners and protesters wrapped in national flags crammed on to the leafy hillside of Tunis's historic Jellaz cemetery as assassinated Chokri Belaïd,an opposition leader,was buried. Chokri Belaïd had been one of the most outspoken critics of the post-revolution coalition government led by the moderate Islamist Ennahda party. He appeared on television only this week to criticize a rise in political violence. Chokri Belaïd was shot dead in broad daylight after he had got into a car outside his Tunis home. In the crowd were teachers, lawyers, shop-owners and the unemployed, women in headscarves and without, many trade unionists, leftist and secular politicians. They said his death was a watermark for post-revolutionary Tunisia, which lit the spark for the Arab spring when its popular uprising toppled the dictatorship in January 2011. [30]
China's great migration
8 Feb 2013
An unprecedented number of Chinese will travel home this year to be with family and friends during China's Lunar New Year, making it the world's largest annual migration of people. Their yearly homecoming has been repeated over and over for the past two decades, reuniting families in the villages with the workers who have fueled China's economic miracle.But that growth has come at a tremendous personal cost thanks in part to a household registration system called "hukou."The hukou is akin to an internal passport that divides the population into rural and urban residents. As such, migrant workers are prevented from accessing social services in the city they're working in. [31]
Powerful quake strikes Solomon Islands region
8 Feb 2013
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the Solomon Islands. There were no immediate reports of a tsunami.The quake comes two days after an 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck the same region, triggering a tsunami that killed five people but didn't threaten the wider region. [32]
January 2013
French troops in Mali
30 Jan 2013
French troops seized the airport in Mali's northern town of Kidal, the last urban stronghold held by Islamist insurgents, as they moved to wrap up the first phase of a military operation to wrest northern Mali from rebel hands. France has deployed some 4,500 troops in a three-week ground and air offensive to break the Islamist rebels' 10-month grip on major northern towns. The mission is aimed at heading off the risk of Mali being used as a springboard for jihadist attacks in the wider region or Europe. The French military plans to gradually hand over to a larger African force, tasked with rooting out insurgents in their mountain redoubts near Algeria's border. [33]
Magnitude 6.8 quake shakes Chile
30 Jan 2013
A strong earthquake hit central-northern Chile, shaking buildings as far away as the capital Santiago, and possibly leading a woman to die minutes later of an apparent heart attack, the U.S. Geological Survey and local officials said. There were no reports of serious damage. The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.7, struck at a depth of 28.4 miles, 63 miles southwest of the mining town Copiapo and 364 miles north of Santiago. [34]
Air France-KLM launches low-cost airline
30 Jan 2013
Hop! will operate 530 daily flights to 136 destinations in Europe from March 31 with one-way fares from 55 euros. The launch of the new airline - which has been created through the merger of regional units Brit Air, Regional Air and Airlinair - is part of a reshuffle of the group's loss-making short and medium-haul operations. [35]
Anniversary of Egyptian Revolt
25 Jan 2013
Tens of thousands of Egyptians filled Tahrir Square to observe the second anniversary of the revolt that ousted President Hosni Mubarak with a massive protest against the political ascendance of the Muslim Brotherhood. There were parallel demonstrations in several other cities, and minor clashes between protesters and security forces in Alexandria, Cairo and elsewhere.Protesters at times seemed to be re-enacting scenes from the 18-day revolt that toppled Mr. Mubarak two years ago. The loudest chants were recycled from the revolution — "Leave, leave" and "The people want the fall of the regime." Others were adapted slightly to focus on the Islamist Brotherhood, calling for an end to "the rule by the supreme guide," Mohamed Badie, the Brotherhood's spiritual leader.[36]
Iraqi Protesters Confront Army
25 Jan 2013
At least seven protesters and two soldiers were killed in clashes that started after Iraqi Army forces opened fire on demonstrators who had pelted them with rocks on the outskirts of Falluja, west of Baghdad. It was the first deadly confrontation in more than a month of antigovernment protests by mostly Sunni opponents of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki. As a result, a curfew was imposed on Falluja later that day. [37]
Turmoil in the Sahara
25 Jan 2013
Hundreds of battle-hardened nomadic Tuareg rebels storm towns in Mali's northern desert, using weapons seized after they fought for Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi in Libya. They reinvigorate a longstanding rebellion there, overwhelming the poorly equipped Malian forces with whom they clashed in the 1960s, the early 1990s and again in 2006. [38]
25 Jan 2013
Syrians are fleeing into Jordan in record numbers to escape escalating violence and destruction in their country that is making it increasingly difficult for civilians to survive, said the United Nations refugee agency. More than 4,000 Syrians arrived at a camp in Zaatari in northern Jordan on Jan 24th and another 2,000 people overnight, Melissa Fleming, the spokeswoman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, said. The number of Syrian refugees in the region is approaching 700,000, the refugee agency said, with 221,000 registered as refugees in Lebanon, 156,000 in Turkey and 76,000 in Iraq. [39]
North Korea now turns ire to South
25 Jan 2013
In its latest bout of saber-rattling, North Korea warned of the possibility of "strong physical counter-measures" against South Korea after the United Nations imposed tougher sanctions against the North earlier that week. The threat against South Korea came a day after the North said it would carry out a new nuclear test and more long-range rocket launches as part of a new phase of confrontation with the United States. The South Korean Unification Ministry declined to comment specifically on the new threats from Pyongyang. It reiterated its stance that North Korea should refrain from further provocations. [40]
25 Jan 2013
Several Japanese Coast Guard ships fired water cannon and shouted warnings at a boat carrying Taiwanese activists who were attempting to land on islands disputed by Taiwan, Japan and China, a spokesman said. Through loud speakers, the Japanese Coast guard urged the activists and four Taiwanese Coast Guard vessels accompanying them, to retreat from waters around the islands, which are known as the Senkakus in Japan, and Diaoyu in China. The deterrent worked and the Taiwanese ships left the area, the Japanese Coast Guard said. According to state news agencies in Taiwan and China, the confrontation occurred about 28 nautical miles from the islands in the East China Sea. [41]
Controversial x-ray scanners to be removed
20 Jan 2013
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has set to remove the privacy breaching full-body x-ray machines from 30 USA airports. [42]
Extreme snowfall in the UK
19 Jan 2013
Harsh snowfall has led to traffic, especially aviation to slow down, or even be cancelled in Great Britain During Friday the 18th, over 400 flights leaving London were cancelled and this is expected to continue well into the weekend. [43]
Boeing suspends the dreamliner 787
19 Jan 2013
Due to technical malfunctions in the airplanes batteries, Boeing, the US based aerospace giant has seized delivering their mammoth planes until they are approved safe
Indian Kumbh Mela festival
14 Jan- 10 March 2013
Millions of devout Hindus led by naked ascetics with ash smeared on their bodies plunged into the frigid waters of India's holy Ganges River in a ritual they believe can wash away their sins. The ceremony in the northern city of Allahabad took place on the most auspicious day of the Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days. Over 110 million people are expected to take a dip at the Sangam, the place where three rivers — the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati — come together at the edge of this North Indian city. [44]
Cuba loosens travel restrictions
14 Jan 2013
Cubans will no longer need an exit permit and a letter of invitation from someone in another country to travel abroad. Shortly after Fidel Castro took power in 1959, stringent travel laws were put in place to stem an exodus from Cuba. Now Cubans will require only a passport to travel internationally and can stay abroad for two years -- more than twice as long as the previous restriction -- without losing their property or ability to return to the island. [45]
Pakistani 'Tahrir Square'
14 Jan 2013
Thousands of protesters descended on Islamabad in night's cold weather, filling part of the "blue zone" in the center of the Pakistani capital. But the group was much smaller than organizers of the self-proclaimed "Million Man March" had hoped. Exact figures were unclear, but witnesses estimated around 20,000 people had participated. But the group was much smaller than organizers of the self-proclaimed "Million Man March" had hoped. Exact figures were unclear, but witnesses estimated around 20,000 people had participated. Much of Pakistan watched in anticipation as thousands of people, led by Qadri, headed toward Islamabad with police and soldiers lining the rally route. [46]
Beijing Pollution Hits Highs
14 Jan 2013
China's capital endured its worst air pollution in recent memory, illustrating the persistent challenge the nation's new leaders face in addressing environmental woes. Officials called for residents to stay home and avoid exercising outside after the murky air darkened the skies over Beijing and surrounding areas. China's government is under pressure to clean up the country's environmental problems, a legacy of more than three decades of untrammeled economic growth. [47]
Widespread Fires in Australia
9 Jan 2013
More than 130 bush fires continue to burn across New South Wales, including 20 that are out of control as fire crews race to contain blazes before a return to hot and windy conditions later in the week.The biggest threat is currently posed by a grass and shrub fire burning in an easterly direction about 11 kilometers outside Yass in the NSW southern tablelands region. Four months of record-breaking temperatures stretching back to September 2012 have produced what the government says are "catastrophic" fire conditions along the eastern and southeastern coasts of the country, where the majority of Australians live. [48]
Ferry Crash in New York
9 Jan 2013
A New York passenger ferry has hit a dock during the Manhattan rush hour, injuring 57 people and tearing a hole in the vessel's bow. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has visited the scene of the crash, along with senior police, fire and emergency management officials. Police said the boat's crew passed alcohol breath tests given after the crash. The cause of the accident was under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. [49]
Police Fire Rubber Bullets, South Africa
9 Jan 2013
South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at striking farm workers who blocked a highway in the grape-growing Western Cape, the first clashes of a year likely to be marked by fractious labor relations. Police said they arrested 44 people and an emergency worker said four were taken to hospital with minor injuries from the rubber bullets. The strike in the Western Cape, home to South Africa's multi-billion-dollar wine industry, follows a similar walk-out in December in which warehouses were set on fire and at least two workers died in clashes with police. [50]
Delegation to North Korea to Urge More Internet Access
9 Jan 2013
A private delegation including Google's executive chairman is urging North Korea to allow more open Internet access and cellphones to benefit its citizens, during its visit to the country, which has some of the world's tightest controls on information. The members were bringing a message that more openness would benefit North Korea. Most in the country have never logged onto the Internet, and the authoritarian government strictly limits access to the World Wide Web. [51]
9 Jan 2013
More than 2,000 prisoners incarcerated by the Syrian authorities were being released in return for 48 Iranians freed by rebels after five months in captivity in what appeared to be the biggest prisoner swap since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began almost two years ago. [52]
Brazil Police Cannot Help Violent Crime Victims
9 Jan 2013
Police in Brazil's most populous state can no longer give first aid to victims injured in violent crimes or in shootouts with law enforcement officers. Sao Paulo State Public Safety Department says in a statement posted on its website that only emergency response teams and paramedics can provide treatment to victims at the scene of the crime or shootout with police. [53]
Siberia Thick With Wolves
9 Jan 2013
Wolf packs are prowling at the edges of villages in the remote Sakha-Yakutia region of Siberia, eating livestock that includes horses and domesticated reindeer. They are moving near towns like Verkhoyansk, far above the Arctic Circle, where the mayor told a regional newspaper that he had organized a hunting party to kill as many as possible. In fact, the wolves have grown so thick in Yakutia that the governor recently declared a state of emergency, which wildlife experts said was largely symbolic and intended to draw attention to the problem. [54]
Sydney Festival 2013
5- 27 Jan 2013
Celebrations for the festival kick off with Festival First Night – a large scale free event in the parks, streets, and lane-lays of the city, which is an exclusive feast of music, dance, and visual spectacle on the streets. Reaching an audience of more than 200,000 people, the Festival First Night is celebrated on the first Saturday of the Festival while more free concerts await Sydneysiders and visitors on subsequent two Saturdays. The Sydney Festival creates a welcoming and unique global ambience which showcases the striking city of Sydney through a feast of world class performances in theatre, music, dance, fireworks, visual arts, and food. The peak celebrations of the festival are the Australia Day festivities on 26th January with ferry races and tall ship displays at the iconic Sydney Harbour. The festival with its wide range of free events and easy pricing policies for the shows with tickets ensures that everyone can participate in the Sydney Festival celebrations. [55]
International Kite Festival 2013, Gujarat
14 Jan 2013
Gujarat's International Kite Festival is held every year in Ahmedabad. Skies above the city come alive with kites- in a hundred different colours, shapes and sizes, fluttering and darting above the rooftops, triumphantly cutting another kite's string, and soaring way up above the earth. The Gujarat Tourism Development Corporation organises the International Kite Festival at a local stadium, where kite enthusiasts from all across the world show off their skills. [56]
Jan 2013
The event, held since 1963, can last more than a month, depending on the weather, and attracts visitors from around the world who come to see the elaborate ice and snow sculptures. This year's 'Ice and Snow World' features majestic ice castles and sculptures of fairytale characters equipped with LED lights, bringing a colorful and warm aura to the icy wonderland. [57]
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Winning logo should also be able to be translated to B&W for the times I would want to use no color and cheaper printing - but the other factors are higher priority.
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(Note: The explanation of the Miller-Rabin test given in SICP is slightly different from every other source I've read. I don't know if this was done purposefully by the authors for the sake of simplicity, or if the algorithm has simply evolved since SICP's publication. For the sake of consistency, I'm solving the exercise using the explanation given in the text. If anyone is interested, Programming Praxis has a short explanation of the algorithm and an implementation in Scheme. Naturally, you can also read about it on Wikipedia.)
Exercise 1.28 introduces a variation on the Fermat test that isn't fooled by Carmichael numbers called the Miller-Rabin test. We start with an alternate form of Fermat's Little Theorem. In exercise 1.24 we saw that if n is prime and a is any positve integer < n,
If we divide both sides of the congruency by a, we get
When we check this congruency using the
expmod procedure, at the squaring step we need to also check to see if we've discovered a "non-trivial square root of 1 modulo n," i.e., a number not equal to 1 or (n - 1) whose square is equal to 1 modulo n. It's possible to prove that if a non-trivial square root of 1 exists, then n is not prime. It's also possible to prove that if n is composite, then "for at least half the numbers a < n, computing an-1 in this way will reveal a nontrivial square root of 1 modulo n." (I'm not sure if this is just a very conservative estimate or if it was the best information available at the time that SICP was written. Every other source I've read claims that at least 3/4 of the bases you choose will reveal a nontrivial square root of 1 modulo n.)
We're asked to modify the
expmod procedure to check for non-trivial square roots of 1 modulo n, and to use it to implement the Miller-Rabin test with a procedure analogous to the
fermat-test that we wrote before. We can check the new procedure by testing various known primes and non-primes.
The first thing we need to do is modify the
square procedure so that it checks for a non-trivial square root of 1 modulo n. We'll write a new procedure called
square-check that checks for two conditions:
- a number not equal to 1 or (n - 1)
- whose square is equal to 1 modulo n
expmod did before. Here's the complete code listing:
(require (lib "27.ss" "srfi"))
(define (square-check x m)
(if (and (not (or (= x 1) (= x (- m 1))))
(= (remainder (* x x) m) 1))
(remainder (* x x) m)))
(define (even? n)
(= (remainder n 2) 0))
(define (expmod base exp m)
(cond ((= exp 0) 1)
((even? exp)
(square-check (expmod base (/ exp 2) m) m))
(remainder (* base (expmod base (- exp 1) m))
(define (miller-rabin-test n)
(define (try-it a)
(= (expmod a (- n 1) n) 1))
(try-it (+ 2 (random-integer (- n 2)))))
As with the
fermat-test procedure from exercise 1.27, prime numbers should always pass. Composite numbers should have a high likelihood of failing, even the Carmichael numbers (so if you repeatedly test these values enough times, eventually you will see some false positives). You can test several primes and composites in a Scheme interpreter. Here's the output I got when I tested the first six Carmichael numbers.
> (miller-rabin-test 561)
> (miller-rabin-test 1105)
> (miller-rabin-test 1729)
> (miller-rabin-test 2465)
> (miller-rabin-test 2821)
> (miller-rabin-test 6601)
Since the Miller-Rabin test is a refinement of the Fermat test that we saw earlier, it's natural to assume that you can substitute our new procedure for the old one. This is a correct assumption. To upgrade the
fast-prime? procedure we saw in exercise 1.24, just change the call to
fermat-test into a call to
miller-rabin-test as follows:
(define (fast-prime? n times)
(cond ((= times 0) true)
((miller-rabin-test n) (fast-prime? n (- times 1)))
(else false)))
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Happy 200th, Dickens!
Today marks the bicentennial of Charles Dickens birth. I'm sure it will be noted with celebration and discussions of the author's outstanding body of work. However, many of us who love the Pre-Raphaelites balance out any appreciation of his writing (as outstanding as it may be) with confusion toward his passionate hatred toward the artists we so adore.
Dickens was extremely outspoken in his dislike toward the works of the Brotherhood at their inception. In fact, the outright hostility of his reaction seems to beg the question of just why they seemed to stir his ire so completely. It is hard to read his description of their work even today. In speaking of Millais' classic Christ in the House of His Parents, Dickens said:
You behold the interior of a carpenter's shop. In the foreground of that carpenter's shop is a hideous, wry-necked, blubbering, red-headed boy, in a bed-gown, who appears to have received a poke in the hand, from the stick of another boy with whom he has been playing in an adjacent gutter, and to be holding it up for the contemplation of a kneeling woman, so horrible in her ugliness, that (supposing it were possible for any human creature to exist for a moment with that dislocated throat) she would stand out from the rest of the company as a Monster, in the vilest cabaret in France, or the lowest ginshop in England. Two almost naked carpenters, master and journeyman, worthy companions of this agreeable female, are working at their trade; a boy, with some small flavor of humanity in him, is entering with a vessel of water; and nobody is paying any attention to a snuffy old woman who seems to have mistaken that shop for the tobacconist's next door, and to be hopelessly waiting at the counter to be served with half an ounce of her favourite mixture. Wherever it is possible to express ugliness of feature, limb, or attitude, you have it expressed. Such men as the carpenters might be undressed in any hospital where dirty drunkards, in a high state of varicose veins, are received. Their very toes have walked out of Saint Giles's.
....Ouch. Very very ouch. It is hard to imagine any critic who would be willing to be quite so cruel in their expression of distaste for a modern piece. The only word to use for Dicken's distaste toward the Brotherhood is one I've already used: passionate. He hated their work passionately...so passionately that it truly does beg the question of whether Dickens was allowing some personal bias or reflection to cloud his professional and artistic judgment when he viewed the art of the Brotherhood.
The old saying goes that there's no such thing as bad publicity, but with no real advocate yet on the side of the Brotherhood, Dickens stinging words bit badly. Ruskin may have stepped in to save the day with his glowing review of the Pre-Raphaelites, but until that time, Dickens was the voice of God to the public, and his tainted words tainted their opinion of these beautiful works.
The members of the Brotherhood were also disappointed because they considered the works of Dickens to be an inspiration. Hunt's The Awakening Conscience was inspired by David Copperfield. Dickens painted word-images of modern England that had no other rival for their grit and authenticity. The Brotherhood sought to do the same with their artwork: Truth to nature.
Just a few short years later, Dickens had an opportunity to meet Millais in person, and showered him with praises for his "genius"...in fact, Dickens' own daughter, Kate Dickens Perugini, modeled for Millais' painting The Black Brunswicker.
And on the death of Dickens, Millais came "to do a death cast, but settled for a pencil drawing." How strange that such a passionate denial of their talent should transform into an enthusiastic friendship. Hunt and Millais both left memoirs in which they described Dickens as a great talent, great friend, and great pain-in-the-backside.
I truly wish there was a way to know for sure the source behind Dickens' initial vehement and passionate hatred for the Brotherhood. But as another famous author once said, "all's well that ends well." Happy 200th Birthday, Mr. Dickens. Thank you for a lifetime of writing masterpieces. And thank you for changing your mind about the Brotherhood.
(Many thanks to an article by Thomas J Tobin for much of the information in this post)
11 comments:
- Pegasus said...
Dickens (and even his criticisms) is beyond criticism!
Hail to the man who once said:"We forge the chains we wear in life."
- February 7, 2012 at 2:31 PM
- mathyld ▲ under the pyramids ▲ said...
Thank you for a heartfelt (and very complete) post !
Happy 200th, Mr D.
x x x
- February 8, 2012 at 8:59 AM
- Myna said...
The criticism of the P.R.B. by notables, such as by Charles Dickens, comes from the depiction of religious themes in a thoroughly realistic setting, which was, at the time, considered sacrilegious. Because the Brotherhood kept their existence secret until the unveiling at the Royal Academy in 1849, those "in the know" were quite offended. The bottom line is, the P.R.B. upset the apple cart in style and Victorians could be very stodgy when it came to what was, and what was not, acceptable.
Wonderful blog. I have enjoyed following it for a long while and thought today I would add a note.
- February 8, 2012 at 12:19 PM
- Grace said...
Pegasus, I mostly agree, though it's hard to hear his take on the Brotherhood all the same ;)
Mathyld, thanks so much!
Myna, excellent point about the realism of religious material. Thanks for commenting, and thanks for reading!!
- February 8, 2012 at 12:23 PM
- Hilton said...
Have you read the biography of Burne-Jones written by Ms. MacCarthy, madam? (My copy should arrive tomorrow.)
" Slack and slumbering senses must be addressed with thunder and heavy fireworks. But the voice of beauty speaks gently: it speaks only to the most awakened souls."
- February 10, 2012 at 12:45 AM
- Grace said...
I hope to order her book very soon! My husband bought me several other Pre-Raphaelite books for Christmas that I want to get through first, as I've heard Fiona's book is a heavy, if excellent, doorstop of a book. :) Please do let me know what you think of it!!
- February 10, 2012 at 7:58 AM
- Hilton said...
Your husband must be a fine gentleman, then!
Have you read this review? (I must acquire the books referenced in the article.)
- February 10, 2012 at 12:52 PM
- Sheila said...
I have the feeling that Dickens would gnash his teeth if he knew that I was going to 'eff up his birthday post you did here by saying that I attended The Cult of Beauty exhibit at The Legion of Honor last weekend! (<--- longest sentence ever?)
I thought of your blog while there! Getting to see the P.R.B.'s art in person was awesome. Waterhouse, Leighton.... amazing. Anthony Frederick Sandys' "Proud Maisie" (hair-biting drawing) was also there! The gift shop has so much Pre-Raphaelite stuff right now..... Auuuggghhh!
I actually went last weekend because it was the last weekend to see Bernini's Medusa on display. :) It's beautiful. I knew I had time to see The Cult of Beauty since it's running through June, but I still had to check it out, even though the museum was about to close. I plan on going back.
Will stop yelling and post this comment now!
- February 21, 2012 at 9:05 PM
- Grace said...
Sheila, color me green with envy!! I especially would love to know what all goodies were in that gift shop!
- February 21, 2012 at 10:58 PM
- Sheila said...
Imagine walking into a gift shop with all things Pre-Raphaelite and Victorian....*insert harp music here*. Books, prints, note cards, jewelry inspired by that time period, cups, plates, etc....the list goes on. They even have an exclusive book they've published titled "The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde, 1860-1900".
Here's a link to the gift shop that shows some of what I'm talking about....not all of it is available on the website, from what I'm seeing.... You might want to bury your credit card in the back yard first:
Hope that link ends up being clickable once I submit this comment....
- February 25, 2012 at 2:34 AM
- Grace said...
Much drooling!
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The large blue label is countryside-hiyamugi(*). Hiyamugi are a thicker version of somen wheat noodles, often eaten in cold preparations. Do a search for Somen and you'll find lots of recipes. They're usually boiled and then rinsed either with cold or hot water to wash off any slimyness. I've kept such noodles for quite a long time and never noticed a problem when I've cooked them.
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The Harrisburg Senators allowed just eight runs over four games in their semifinal triumph over the Erie SeaWolves. The Trenton Thunder plated that many in the first seven frames Tuesday night.
No. 2 Yankees prospect Mason Williams plated three runs and starting pitcher Nik Turley struck out a career-high 10 batters over six two-run innings on the eve of his 24th birthday as the Double-A Thunder beat the Senators, 8-2, in Game 1 of the best-of-5 Eastern League Championship Series.
Left-hander Turley allowed a run in the second and third frames, the first on Jerad Head's one-out sacrifice fly and the other on a wild pitch to Justin Bloxom.
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Williams, 22, spent all but 17 of his 117 games with the Class A Advanced Tampa Yankees of the Florida State League, where he batted .261.
In 72 at-bats with the Thunder, Williams -- selected by the Yankees in the fourth round of the 2010 Draft -- hit .153 with a homer and four RBIs.
"Pressing is a good word for what I was doing,'' MLB.com's No. 37 prospect told The Times of Trenton. "I've just been trying to slow the game down. This is huge, getting Game 1. I just want to put good swings on the ball and help the team however I can.''
Despite a steep learning curve upon his promotion to the Eastern League, Williams is embracing the challenges that come with postseason baseball.
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