News of April 14th , 2011

Domestic News

Wen urges Tokyo to provide prompt updates on crisis

Premier Wen Jiabao urged Japan on Tuesday to provide prompt information on the nuclear crisis and quickly implement preventive measures to alleviate

[??li:vieit] （减轻，缓和）the consequences on neighboring countries during a The conversation took place after Japan raised the crisis level, from 5 to 7, at its crippled nuclear plant on Tuesday, a severity similar to the 1986 Chernobyl [t?i??n?:bil] disaster.

Level 7 is the highest rank set by the International Nuclear Event Scale, which means huge quantities of radiation have contaminated a wide area. Wen called for Japan to strictly adhere to related international laws, take preventive measures, and promptly and accurately inform China on the latest updates.

He also said China is willing to strengthen cooperation in disaster relief and post-disaster reconstruction with Japan, adding that he wanted to "promote healthy and stable Sino-Japanese relations.”

Kan said that, on behalf of the Japanese government and people, he expressed his sincere gratitude to China for immediately sending an international rescue team and offers of aid to the tsunami-devastated area. He also expressed his gratitude to President Hu Jintao for paying a condolence[k?n?d??l?ns]（吊唁） visit to the Japanese embassy in Beijing.

GPS used to track officials

A county government in Chongqing Municipality is using GPS to track officials in order to prevent disciplinary violations.

It is reported that Youyang County officials must keep their GPS-enabled

mobile phones switched on 24 hours a day. They have to reveal where they are when called by a monitoring center and if the answer doesn't match the GPS signal they face punishment.

A total of 239 government officials and department heads are being monitored.

, said Phone calls are made randomly to half of the officials twice a month.

The system will prevent officials from visiting casinos [k?'si:n??] （赌场）or skipping work by using phoney excuses, Mu said. Since the system was introduced in April 2010, 82 officials have been warned for violations.

However, some Youyang officials said the system violates their right to privacy. And some claim battery failure or that the phone is out of range could help the officials avoid monitoring. Couple poisoned milk to ruin rival

（牛奶场）poisoned the milk on a neighboring farm due to a grudge [ɡr?d?] （恶意，怨恨）against their rival, killing three babies and sickening 36 others on April 7 in Pingliang City, Gansu Province.

Most of the people poisoned were children under the age of 14. The

youngest of the fatalities [fe??t?l?ti] （死亡，致命）was just 36 days old. All of produced on April 6.

Wu bought nitrite, a food additive[??ditiv]（添加剂） used to preserve meat, April 5. Some people had mild food poisoning symptoms and no serious results were caused. According to the report, Wu's wife dropped poison into the milk again on April 6, causing the deaths.

The couple have been detained pending further investigation.

Foreign News NATO rejects French criticism of Libya mission

A NATO（北大西洋公约）general sharply rejected French criticism yesterday of the operation in Libya, saying the North Atlantic military alliance is performing well and protecting civilians effectively.

heavy weaponry that is targeting civilians in Libya.

Juppe said NATO's actions were "not enough" and insisted the alliance should be firing on the weapons being used by Gadhafi's forces to target civilians in the rebel-held city of Misrata. He spoke on France-Info radio the day after Libyan rebels rejected a cease-fire proposal by African mediators because it did not insist that Gadhafi relinquish [r??l??kw??]（放弃，交出） power. "NATO has to play its role in full. NATO wanted to take the military command of the operations."

But at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Dutch Brigadier [,br?g?'d??] （准将，上校）General Mark van Uhm responded that the alliance was successfully enforcing an arms prohibition against Libya, patrolling a no-fly zone and

protecting civilians in the North African nation. He said,"I think with the funds

we have, we're doing a great job."

However, he repeatedly declined to comment on reports that some alliance members were limiting their planes to patrolling the no-fly zone and prohibiting them from dropping bombs, saying that was a matter for governments to comment on.

Australia to compensate households for carbon tax

over public support for the tax. More than half of the revenue ['rev?nju:] （财政收入）from Australia's proposed tax on carbon emissions will be spent on compensation for low and middle income earners.

The government wants a carbon tax to start in July 2012, ahead of an

emissions trading scheme three to five years later, but has yet to work out the carbon price or what industries will receive compensation for the higher costs. With Australia's opposition running a strong political campaign against the tax and warning it would push up prices, Combet said the government's plan would mean millions of low and middle income earners would be better off. Combet told without giving any details, "What we're making clear today is that more than 50 percent of carbon price revenue will be used to assist household. We expect that millions of households will be better off under the carbon price arrangements and the assistance will be permanent.”

Damage to economy worse than thought

The country's economics minister warned yesterday that the economic damage from Japan's massive earthquake and tsunami last month is likely to be worse than first thought, because power shortages reduce factory output and disrupt supply chains.

The Bank of Japan governor said the economy was in a "severe state," while central bankers were uncertain when efforts to rebuild the tsunami-ravaged

[?r?v?d?d]（毁坏性的） northeast would boost growth.

The government and main opposition party have agreed to a spending

package to get some reconstruction work started, but setting a large additional budget will be difficult due to Japan's heavy debt burden.

to avoid spending and you get a sense that factory output will shrink. In some areas, the impact could be very big."

The government estimates the material damage alone could top US$300 billion, making it by far the world's costliest（最昂贵的） natural disaster.

Campus news

Art and Humanism Faculty held Folk Culture Mobilization Meeting On April 6th, Folk Culture Mobilization Meeting for students from grade10 was held by Art and Humanism Faculty in the lecture hall of our college. The The dean told us that sketch is an elementary course of art major and also a shortcut of improving art level. The accomplishment of art lies on understanding and practice. Only understanding of art and practice could help us gain progress and success.

In addition, he hopes the students could see the new countryside of new China when admiring the magnificent scenery of our country and describe what they have seen in the form of art during the Communist Party’s 90th anniversary.

Mr Liang said he hoped the students could learn something and come back with discoveries.

The aim of this sketch is to enrich the temperament of the art students, increase their creation materials and enhance their artistic expression.

It is said that the scale of this outside sketch is the largest with the most participants. This activity will last for three weeks. The students will be divided rest will go to in Guangdong province. The excellent artworks will be exhibited after the activity.

华农珠江学院艺文系举行采风动员大会

4月6日下午，华南农业大学珠江学院艺术与人文系10级学生采风动员大会在学院学术报告厅举行。参加本次动员大会的有院长、党委书记梁深洪，艺术与人文系主任仇仲谦以及艺术与人文系部分师生。

写生是艺术专业的一门基础课，是提高艺术水平的一条捷径，艺文系主任仇仲谦在动员大会说道，艺术的成功很大方面取决于悟与实践。只有悟和实践，才能逐步提高，获得成功。

他还要求学生在建党90周年之际，在感叹祖国河山美景之时能感悟到新中国新农村气象，用艺术形式将其表现出来。院长、党委书记梁深洪希望外出采风的学生此次能带着“发现”回来。

此次写生旨在陶冶艺术生性情，增加艺术生的创作素材，从而提高他们的艺术表现力。据了解，本次外出写生是学院办学以来规模最大、人数最多的一次艺术实践活动，活动为期三周，共分为11个小组，其中9个小组前往安徽宏村西递，2个小组前往开平碉楼。实践活动结束后将展览学生优秀作品。

Weather Broadcast

Today is April 14th , 2011. The costal cities of southwest Guangdong will meet mist with isolated scattered rains. The other part of our province is cloudy to sunny.

Guangzhou is cloudy with mist or haze. The highest temperature is 29 to 31 degree centigrade while the lowest is 19 to 20 degree centigrade.

Conghua is cloudy all day today with the highest temperature 30 Celsius and the lowest 19 Celsius.

You’d better change your coat due to the excessive temperature differentials in case getting sick.

Editor, 莫宇兰（Grace）

Date, April 13, 2011

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