2013 Los Angeles International Airport shooting, Aftermath, Charges and prosecution
In January 2015, federal prosecutors decided they would seek the death penalty against Ciancia. On January 5, 2015, it was announced that Ciancia's trial was projected to begin on February 23, 2016.


2013 Los Angeles International Airport shooting, Aftermath, Charges and prosecution
On September 6, 2016, Ciancia pled guilty in exchange for a life sentence. On November 7, 2016, Ciancia was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole plus 60 years and is currently incarcerated in the United States Penitentiary, Allenwood.


2013 Los Angeles Sparks season
The 2013 WNBA season is the 17th season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association.


2013 Los Angeles Sparks season, Transactions, WNBA Draft
The following are the Sparks' selections in the 2013 WNBA Draft.


2013 Los Angeles election
The 2013 Los Angeles election was held on March 5, 2013 in the city of Los Angeles, California. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for May 21, 2013. The executive offices of Mayor, City Attorney, and City Controller, as well as eight seats of the City Council, were up for election.


2013 Los Angeles election
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.


2013 Los Angeles mayoral election
The 2013 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on March 5, 2013, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles. No candidate received a majority of the primary votes to be elected outright, and the top two finishers, Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel advanced to a runoff vote. On May 21, 2013, Garcetti was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff.


2013 Los Angeles mayoral election
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan but candidates receive support and endorsements from their respective parties or affiliated organizations. The Los Angeles County Republican Party endorsed Kevin James, the lone Republican in the field, while the Los Angeles County Democratic Party supported the candidacies of Garcetti, Greuel, Perry and Pleitez without making an endorsement.


2013 Los Angeles mayoral election
Incumbent mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was ineligible to run because of term limits.


2013 Los Angeles mayoral election, General election, Issues
Articles in the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Daily News suggested that the fiscal state of Los Angeles would likely play a major role in the election. Also a question was the role that Villaraigosa's popularity will play; in 2009 his support was seen as more of a liability than an asset.


2013 Lotto–Belisol season
The 2013 season for Lotto–Belisol began in January at the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2013 Louis Vuitton Cup
The 8th Louis Vuitton Cup was held during July and August 2013, in San Francisco, California, United States of America. The three contenders were Artemis Racing (Sweden), Emirates Team New Zealand (New Zealand), and Luna Rossa Challenge (Italy). After a preliminary round robin to determine seeding, Artemis Racing was eliminated in the semi-final round by Luna Rossa Challenge by four races to none. In the final, Emirates Team New Zealand beat Luna Rossa Challenge by seven races to one, and went on to challenge Oracle Team USA for the 2013 America's Cup.


2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, The teams
Twelve yacht clubs applied to challenge the America's Cup before the deadline, though their names were not originally disclosed. They included:


2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, The teams
On August 2, 2012, the America's Cup Event Authority announced that, following withdrawals or failure to meet the eligibility criteria, only four challenging teams would compete: Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet's Artemis Racing, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron's Team New Zealand, Circolo della Vela Sicilia's Luna Rossa Challenge and Sail Korea Yacht Club's Team Korea


2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, The teams
In March, 2013, Team Korea withdrew, leaving three challengers. Shown in the order in which they applied, they were:


2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, The teams, Artemis Racing (SWE)
The Challenger of Record, Artemis Racing represented the Royal Swedish Yacht Club and was led by skipper Iain Percy, helmsman Loick Peyron and America's Cup veteran Paul Cayard as tactician and CEO. The crew included Rodney Ardern, Magnus Augustson, Stuart Bettany, Curtis Blewett, Chris Brittle, Sean Clarkson, Juliean Cressant, Rodney Daniel, Andy Fethers, Thierry Fouchier, John Gimson, Kevin Hall, Phil Jameson, Iain Jensen, Santiago Lange, Andrew McLean, Craig Monk, Nathan Outteridge, Troy Tindill and coach Andrew Palfrey. Tom Schnackenberg was in charge of performance & design.


2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, The teams, Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL)
Led by Grant Dalton and skippered by Dean Barker, Team New Zealand won the America's Cup in 1995 and 2000 and the Louis Vuitton Cup in 1995 and 2007.


2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, The teams, Luna Rossa Challenge (ITA)
Funded by Patrizio Bertelli, the Italian team previously won the Louis Vuitton Cup in 2000 and were runners-up in 2007. The crew included skipper Massimiliano Sirena, helmsman Paul Campbell-James, Chris Draper, Giulio Giovanella, Benjamin Durham, Pierluigi De Felice, Dave Carr, Giles Scott, Nick Hutton, Matteo Plazzi, Alister Richardson, Simone de Mari, Emanuele Marino, Manuel Modena, Marco Montis, Wade Morgan, Francesco Bruni and Olympian Xabier Fernández.


2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, The teams, Luna Rossa Challenge (ITA)
Steven Erickson was the team's sailing co-ordinator and Umberto Panerai was a trainer.


2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, Round Robins
The three yachts were scheduled to race ten times each, match-racing each competitor five times on a seven-leg course, with the winner of the Round Robins advancing to the final and the other two advancing into the semi-final.


2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, Round Robins
On May 9, 2013, Team Artemis Racing's main boat capsized in strong winds, resulting in the death of crewmember Andrew Simpson. Artemis Racing forfeited its ten Round Robin races, entering the competition in the semi-finals stage.


2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, Round Robins
Per rules 60.5 and 44.1c, the Artemis boat was deemed to have abandoned each race after the event had run for 10 minutes. While the Emirates and Luna Rossa boats earned black flag victories against Artemis, both boats chose to run a five-leg course for some (Luna Rossa) or all (Emirates, including one seven-leg) of these black flag races. Emirates and Luna Rossa only raced nine times, each forfeiting their final race against the missing Artemis as it could not change the final first-second standings of the Round Robins.


2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, Round Robins
Emirates Team New Zealand won the Round Robins with nine points (4 race wins, 5 forfeit wins) to Luna Rossa Challenge's four points (4 forfeit wins) and Artemis Racing's zero points.


2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, Semi-finals
The semi-finals were a best-of-seven event held over the seven-leg course and won 4-nil by Luna Rossa Challenge over Artemis Racing.


2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, Finals
The finals were a best-of-thirteen event held over the five-leg course won by Team New Zealand over Luna Rossa.


2013 Louisiana Swashbucklers season
The 2013 Louisiana Swashbucklers season was the ninth season for the professional indoor football franchise and their second in the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The Swashbucklers were one of seven teams that competed in the PIFL for the 2013 season.


2013 Louisiana Swashbucklers season
The team played their home games under head coach Darnell Lee at the Sudduth Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Swashbucklers earned a 5–6 record, placing fifth in the league, failing to qualify for the playoffs.


2013 Louisiana Swashbucklers season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated July 17, 201318 Active, 0 Inactive, 1 PS


2013 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
The 2013 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Skip Holtz as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) in the West Division. The Dawgs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. This was the Bulldogs inaugural season as members of C-USA.


2013 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team, Before the season, T–Day spring game
The T–Day spring game was held at Joe Aillet Stadium on April 13, 2013.


2013 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team, After the season, NFL Draft
In May's 2014 NFL Draft, Justin Ellis was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round, and IK Enemkpali was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round.


2013 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election
A special election for Louisiana's 5th congressional district was held on November 16, 2013, to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Republican Congressman Rodney Alexander resigned on September 26, 2013, to become the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs under Governor Bobby Jindal.


2013 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election
The primary election was held on October 19, 2013. Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. As no candidate received 50 percent plus one vote during the primary election, the general election was held on November 16 between the top two candidates in the primary, Republicans Neil Riser, a state senator from Columbia in Caldwell Parish, and Vance McAllister, a businessman from Swartz. In the general election, McAllister handily defeated Riser to win the seat.


2013 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, Background
On August 6, 2013, Alexander announced that he would not seek a seventh term in the House in the 2014 congressional elections. He cited his weariness with partisanship in Washington, D.C., as the primary reason for his decision to retire. On August 7, Alexander moved up his timetable for departure from Congress. He resigned his seat effective September 26. Alexander joined the administration of Governor Bobby Jindal as the new secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.


2013 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, Controversy
The day after Alexander announced his resignation, Republican state senator Neil Riser publicly declared his candidacy and launched his website. Within days, he had hired a campaign manager and started distributing campaign material. Riser's unusually fast response to the unexpected announcement of the special election led to charges of favoritism by Alexander and Governor Jindal. Specifically, that they colluded to declare Alexander's appointment to the State Cabinet in a surprise announcement and ensure a short filing period so as to benefit Riser, who, it was alleged, knew of Alexander's plans in advance.


2013 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, Controversy
Riser had filed documents with the Federal Election Commission to run in the special election the day before Alexander announced his resignation, although he claimed that this was a "clerical error" on the part of the FEC. Additionally, Riser had traveled through the district for several months with Alexander before the announcement and had been endorsed by every Republican congressman from Louisiana within days. An editorial by The Town Talk said: "If this feels a lot like someone has stolen your vote, well, let’s just say you’re not alone."


2013 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, Controversy
Republican state representative Jay Morris declared his candidacy and accused Alexander and Jindal of trying to "rig the election", adding that "it appears to me some sort of deal was made to grant an advantage to [Riser]. It disturbs me and should disturb everyone that an election could be manipulated like this." Democratic state senator Rick Gallot had considered joining the race but declined, citing the short time frame and unexpected nature of the announcement.


2013 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, Controversy
When declaring his candidacy, Democrat Jamie Mayo, the mayor of Monroe, said that he assumed the allegations were true, "but I'm not doing to cry over spilled milk." Republican Public Service Commissioner and former Congressman Clyde C. Holloway said that his candidacy for the seat was motivated by suspicions that Alexander and Jindal wanted Riser to win, saying: "This thing stinks... I feel like we tried to have an appointed congressman by the governor and by Rodney... Without any doubt, I think they've been orchestrating this for months."


2013 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, Controversy
The state's junior U.S. Senator, Republican David Vitter, declined to make an endorsement and said that "it's a very quick election. And it's obvious that didn't happen by accident." Attorney Ed Tarpley, who had considered running, said that "Everywhere I go without exception people are angry about what happened. [ The short time frame means voters are] deprived of the normal election cycle."


2013 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, Controversy
The Jindal administration has responded that the election was not rigged, with press secretary Sean Lansing saying: "There is no truth to [the] claims." Timmy Teepell, who previously worked as a political consultant for Riser and as Jindal's Chief of Staff said: "It's a free country, and nobody is prevented from running. Is two weeks not enough time... to get to Baton Rouge to qualify to run next week?" Alexander said, "There was no deal", and Riser added, "I don’t think it was any secret that I wanted to eventually run for the seat. I've been clear the past two years about my intention to run." After Riser announced that he would run for Congress, Teepell and his Virginia-based On Message, Inc., assumed management of the campaign.


2013 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, Jungle primary, Polling
Other polls that were not made public showed that Riser was a "lock" to make the runoff with Holloway "consistently" polling in second place. Morris, McAllister and Mayo also had the potential to make the runoff, with McAllister seen as the most likely to benefit from a slip in support for Holloway.


2013 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, General election, Campaign
Riser was the heavy favorite to win and McAllister was thought to have little chance of pulling off an upset. Riser raised and spent more money than McAllister, who largely self-financed his campaign. While Riser was backed by both the Republican establishment and the Tea Party, McAllister boasted endorsements from the stars of the television show Duck Dynasty. During the campaign, McAllister ran to Riser's left, particularly on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


2013 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, General election, Campaign
Riser spoke only of repealing the law whereas McAllister argued that with a Democratic majority in the Senate, repeal had no chance of success and that the two parties should work together to improve the law. He also emphasised his support for two of its key components: the Medicaid expansion and preventing insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. Riser campaigned on his experience and his opposition to President Obama. McAllister campaigned as a pragmatic outsider and won over voters who were frustrated with Congress and politicians in general.


2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team
The 2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by the nineteenth year head coach Tony Robichaux.


2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team, Preseason, Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 11, 2013. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish eighth in the Sun Belt with 39 votes and 1 first-place vote.


2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team
The 2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football program represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Mark Hudspeth and played their home games at Cajun Field. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 5–2 in Sun Belt play to claim a share of the conference title with Arkansas State. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl for the third consecutive year where they defeated Tulane. However, in 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins including their New Orleans Bowl victory and Sun Belt Conference co-championship due to alleged major NCAA violations.


2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team
The 2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2013 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Lamson Park and were led by thirteenth year head coach Michael Lotief and, for a short time while Lotief underwent family issues, former Cajun player Megan Granger served as interim head coach for the month of February.


2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team, Preseason, Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 4, 2013. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt Conference with 81 votes and 9 first place votes, all first place votes available.


2013 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team
The 2013 ULM Warhawks baseball team represents University of Louisiana at Monroe in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2013. The Tigers played their home games in Warhawk Field. The team is coached by Jeff Schexnaider, who is in his seventh season at ULM. In the 2012 season, the Warhawks reached the NCAA Regionals for the first time in more than 10 years; also, the Warhawks did win the post season Sun Belt championship.


2013 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
The 2013 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Todd Berry. The Warhawks played their home games at Malone Stadium and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 6–6, 4–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not selected to play in a bowl game.


2013 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Game summaries, @ Oklahoma
In their first game of the season, the Warhawks lost, 34–0 to the Oklahoma Sooners.


2013 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Game summaries, Grambling State
In their second game of the season, the Warhawks won, 48–10 over the Grambling State Tigers.


2013 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Game summaries, @ Wake Forest
In their third game of the season, the Warhawks won, 21–19 over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.


2013 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Game summaries, @ Baylor
In their fourth game of the season, the Warhawks lost, 70–7 to the Baylor Bears.


2013 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Game summaries, Tulane
In their fifth game of the season, the Warhawks lost, 31–14 to the Tulane Green Wave.


2013 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Game summaries, WKU
In their sixth game of the season, the Warhawks lost, 31–10 to the WKU Hilltopers.


2013 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Game summaries, @ Texas State
In their seventh game of the season, the Warhawks won, 21–14 over the Texas State Bobcats.


2013 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Game summaries, Georgia State
In their eighth game of the season, the Warhawks won, 38–10 over the Georgia State Panthers.


2013 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Game summaries, @ Troy
In their ninth game of the season, the Warhawks won, 49–37 over the Troy Trojans.


2013 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Game summaries, Arkansas State
In their tenth game of the season, the Warhawks lost, 42–14 to the Arkansas State Red Wolves.


2013 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Game summaries, @ South Alabama
In their eleventh game of the season, the Warhawks lost, 36–14 to the South Alabama Jaguars.


2013 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Game summaries, @ Louisiana–Lafayette
In their twelfth game of the season, the Warhawks won, 31–28 over the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns.


2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball team
The 2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals were coached by Dan McDonnell, in his seventh season, and played their home games at Jim Patterson Stadium.


2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball team
The Cardinals finished with 51 wins, the most in school history, against 14 losses overall, and 20–4 in the Big East Conference, earning the conference championship. They reached the College World Series for the second time in their history, where they finished 0–2, eliminated by Oregon State 11–4.


2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball team, Schedule
*Denotes non–conference game •  • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the Baseball America poll


2013 Louisville Cardinals baseball team, Ranking movements
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2013 Louisville Cardinals football team
The 2013 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by fourth-year head coach Charlie Strong. The Cardinals played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. They were in their last year as a member of the American Athletic Conference (formerly known as the Big East) until they moved to the Atlantic Coast Conference starting on July 1, 2014. They finished the season 12–1, 7–1 in American Athletic play to finish in second place. They were invited to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they defeated Miami (FL).


2013 Louisville Cardinals football team, Previous season
The Cardinals finished the 2012 season 11–2, 5–2 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for the Big East championship. As the highest rated of the four Big East champions in the final BCS poll, the Cardinals received the conference's automatic bid into a BCS game. It marked also the first time the Cardinals won back-to-back BIG EAST titles. Louisville finished a remarkable season by defeating third-ranked Florida 33–23 in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, giving the Cardinals their 11th win for just the fourth time in school history.


2013 Lower Austrian state election
The 2013 Lower Austrian state election was held on 3 March 2013 to elect the members of the Landtag of Lower Austria.


2013 Lower Austrian state election
The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) retained its majority. The main winner of the election was the new Team Stronach, which debuted at 9.8%. It drew votes from the ÖVP, Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).


2013 Lower Austrian state election, Background
The Lower Austrian constitution mandates that cabinet positions in the state government (state councillors, German: Landesräten) be allocated between parties proportionally in accordance with the share of votes won by each; this is known as Proporz. As such, the government is a perpetual coalition of all parties that qualify for at least one state councillor. After the 2008 election, the ÖVP had six councillors, the SPÖ two, and the FPÖ one.


2013 Lower Austrian state election, Electoral system
The 56 seats of the Landtag of Lower Austria are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between twenty multi-member constituencies. For parties to receive any representation in the Landtag, they must either win at least one seat in a constituency directly, or clear a 4 percent state-wide electoral threshold. Seats are distributed in constituencies according to the Hare quota, with any remaining seats allocated using the D'Hondt method at the state level, to ensure overall proportionality between a party's vote share and its share of seats.


2013 Lower Austrian state election, Contesting parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag.


2013 Lower Austrian state election, Contesting parties
In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, five parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.


2013 Lower Austrian state election, Results, Preference votes
Alongside votes for a party, voters were able to cast a preferential votes for a candidate on the party list. The ten candidates with the most preferential votes were as follows:


2013 Lower Austrian state election, Aftermath
The ÖVP retained its Landtag majority and six out of nine state councillors; the SPÖ also retained its two councillors. The FPÖ lost their sole state councillor to Team Stronach.


2013 Lower Saxony state election
The 2013 Lower Saxony state election was held on 20 January 2013 to elect the members of the 17th Landtag of Lower Saxony. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President David McAllister was defeated. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) formed a government with The Greens which held a slim, one-seat majority. Stephan Weil was subsequently elected Minister-President.


2013 Lower Saxony state election, Background
The CDU–FDP coalition had governed since the 2003. In the 2008 state election, the SPD under Wolfgang Jüttner lost more than three percentage points, suffering its worst ever result in Lower Saxony. The FDP retained their status as the third strongest party, leading the Greens by just 0.2%. The Left won 7.1 percent of the vote, crossing the electoral threshold and winning seats for the first time.


2013 Lower Saxony state election, Background
Most polls taken in early 2012 showed a SPD–Green majority. However, in the lead-up to the election, polls tightened, with the CDU–FDP coalition virtually neck and neck with the SPD–Green coalition. Polling suggested that the FDP's vote could be very close to 5%, which led some officials in the CDU to suggest tactically voting FDP to ensure it met the threshold.


2013 Lower Saxony state election, Background
Before the election, the SPD and Greens announced their plan to govern and campaign together. The CDU acted independently of the FDP during the campaign, but sought to continue the incumbent coalition. If a CDU–FDP coalition could not be formed, the CDU stated that the SPD would be their second choice. However, the SPD itself rejected the idea of a grand coalition.


2013 Lower Saxony state election, Electoral System
The system used was Mixed-member proportional representation. The results in the electoral districts were determined using FPTP and the overall result using the D'Hondt method.


2013 Lower Saxony state election, Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 16th Landtag of Lower Saxony.


2013 Lunar New Year Cup
The 87th 2013 Lunar New Year Cup (Chinese: 蛇年賀歲盃), also known as the China Mobile Satellite Communication Cup (Chinese: 中國移動衛星通信盃) due to sponsorship reason, is the annual football event held in Hong Kong in Lunar New Year. The name of this event was changed back to Lunar New Year Cup after two editions of Asian Challenge Cup were held in 2011 and 2012.


2013 Lunar New Year Cup, Public Vote of Hong Kong League XI Team
Each First Division League team had nominated at most 4 defenders, 3  midfielders and 3 forwards for the public vote of Hong Kong League XI Team. 10 players with the highest number of vote from different position were selected to the team, while 2 goalkeepers and 6 other players were chosen by the head coach of the team, Josep Gombau.


2013 Lunar New Year Cup, Public Vote of Hong Kong League XI Team
10 players with the highest voting in each position of the public vote are as follows:


2013 Lushan earthquake
The Lushan earthquake or Ya'an earthquake (Standard Tibetan: གཡག་རྔ་ཡི་ས་ཡོམ་, Yak-ngai Sayom) occurred at 08:02 Beijing Time (00:02 UTC) on April 20, 2013. The epicenter was located in Lushan County, Ya'an, Sichuan, about 116 km (72 mi) from Chengdu along the Longmenshan Fault in the same province heavily impacted by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.


2013 Lushan earthquake
The magnitude of the earthquake was placed at Ms 7.0 by China Earthquake Data Center, Ms 7.0 by Russian Academy of Sciences, Mw 7.0 by Geoscience Australia, Mw 6.6 by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Mw 6.6 by the European Alert System (EMSC) and Mj 6.9 by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). 1,815 aftershocks have been recorded as of 00:00 (UTC+8h) April 22.


2013 Lushan earthquake, Effects
The earthquake has resulted in 196 people dead, 24 missing, at least 11,826 injured with more than 968 seriously injured as of 5:00 PM (UTC+8h, April 20). Sichuan provincial government has held the 3rd press conference on April 21, reported that the earthquake has resulted in 186 people dead, 21 missing, 11248 injured and 852 of them seriously as of 2:00 PM (UTC+8h, April 21), this is still the latest official report. Several townships suffered major damage, and many old buildings in Lushan collapsed.


2013 Lushan earthquake, Effects
The electricity service was interrupted, and the electricity grids in the counties of Baoxing, Lushan, and Tianquan disintegrated. Telecommunication was interrupted in part of Ya'an. The Chengdu–Ya'an and Ya'an–Xichang sections of the G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway were reserved exclusively for vehicles for rescue purpose and closed to other vehicles. The Xiaojin section (小金段) of Sichuan Provincial Highway 210 between Baoshan (宝山) and Lushan was interrupted. A debris dam appeared in Jinjixia (金鸡峡) of the Yuxi River (玉溪河) in Lushan. 2 volunteers were injured seriously in a traffic accident on the way to Lushan. However, around 60 giant pandas in the BiFengXia National Nature Reserve in Ya'an, were left unharmed by the devastating earthquake.


2013 Lushan earthquake, Effects, Lushan
The epicenter was located in Lushan. As of April 21, it was reported that 120 people died, 578 people were seriously injured, 5537 slightly injured, 278 saved from the ruins, and 3 still missing in Lushan County. The electricity grid disintegrated, and there were no water and gas services. According to China News Service, "100%" of houses in the 9 towns and townships and in the county seat were damaged.


2013 Lushan earthquake, Effects, Baoxing
As of April 21, it was reported that 24 people died, 2500 were injured, and 19 missing in Baoxing County. The electricity, water, and gas services were interrupted in the county seat. Most of houses in the county seat of Baoxing were uninhabitable. Water, medicines, and tents were urgently needed. Some rescuers had had to walk to Baoxing because major roads to there were cut off. On April 22, it was reported that the access to the county seat of Baoxing had been restored.


2013 Lushan earthquake, Rescue efforts
About 8,000 soldiers from the People's Liberation Army were sent into the stricken area in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, as well as 1,400 provincial rescue workers and 120 support vehicles. Also, 180 doctors from a Chinese emergency response team and search-and-rescue dogs were dispatched, with volunteers mobilized from other parts of the country.


2013 Lushan earthquake, Rescue efforts
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang toured the area and emphasized the need for quick action. Officials warned that regional rainfall and aftershocks were factors complicating the rescue efforts, with potential secondary effects like additional landslides and further building collapses being concerns. Impassible roads and damaged communications infrastructure posed substantial challenges to rescue efforts.


2013 Lushan earthquake, Rescue efforts, Hong Kong donations controversy
Hong Kong chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, put forward a proposal to the Legislative Council to donate HK$100m ($13m) to the Sichuan provincial government for relief efforts. However, the government motion was vehemently opposed by legislators, in particular pan democrats, who feared that the local government would misuse the funds destined to help with earthquake relief efforts. Apparent signs of misappropriations or misuse by local officials of $HK9 billion donated after the earthquake in 2008 was cited as one major concern. The proposal failed to win support of Hong Kong people. An civic campaign was started online to try to stop earthquake donations falling into the hands of corrupt officials; and the liberal Apple Daily highlighted embezzlement scandals on the mainland. To satisfy the legislature, the Hong Kong government was forced to donate the money to registered Hong Kong non-governmental organisations.


2013 Lushan earthquake, Rescue efforts, Day of mourning
On April 25, the provincial government of Sichuan announced that April 27 (seven days after the occurrence of Lushan earthquake) would be the day of mourning for those that passed in earthquake. Public entertainment was forbidden, and the sound of siren wailed for 3 minutes to mourn the loss of earthquake. The domestic media also mourned the passed in different ways. Baidu changed its background of the page to black. The social media also developed a special feature about the Lushan earthquake.


2013 Luxembourg general election
Early general elections were held in Luxembourg on 20 October 2013. The elections were called after Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, at the time the longest-serving head of government in the European Union, announced his resignation over a spy scandal involving the Service de Renseignement de l'État (SREL). The review found Juncker deficient in his control over the service.


2013 Luxembourg general election
Although the elections saw Juncker's Christian Social People's Party (CSV) lose three seats, but remain the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies with 23 of the 60 seats, Xavier Bettel of the Democratic Party (DP) succeeded him as Prime Minister.


2013 Luxembourg general election, Background
After a spy scandal involving the Service de Renseignement de l'État illegally wiretapping politicians, the Grand Duke and his family, as well as allegations of paying for favours in exchange for access to government ministers and officials leaked through the press, Prime Minister Juncker submitted his resignation to the Grand Duke on 11 July 2013, upon knowledge of the withdrawal of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party from the government and thereby losing its confidence and supply in the Chamber of Deputies. Juncker urged the Grand Duke for the immediate dissolution of parliament and the calling of a snap election.


2013 Luxembourg general election, Electoral system
The 60 members of the Chamber of Deputies were elected by proportional representation in four multi-member constituencies; 9 in North constituency, 7 in East, 23 in South and 21 in Centre. Voters could vote for a party list or cast multiple votes for as many candidates as there were seats. Seat allocation was calculated in accordance with the Hagenbach-Bischoff quota.


2013 Luxembourg general election, Electoral system
Voting was compulsory for all citizens between the age of 18 and 75, whilst those over 75 and citizens living abroad were the only ones allowed to vote by post. Failure to vote could have resulted in a fine of between €100 and €250.


2013 Luxembourg general election, Parties
Nine parties contested the election, of which five won seats in the Chamber of Deputies at the last election: the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP), the Democratic Party (DP), the Greens, the Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR), and The Left. Two extra-parliamentary parties also ran: the Communist Party (KPL) and Pirate Party Luxembourg (PPLU). In addition, the Party for Full Democracy (PID), which was headed by independent deputy Jean Colombera, also contested the election. All parties that ran in the election submitted lists in all constituencies.


2013 Luxembourg general election, Results, By locality
As in 2004 and 2009, the CSV won pluralities in each of Luxembourg's four circonscriptions. However, the CSV's performance declined in all circonscriptions from 2009. The CSV held up the best in Centre, where it lost only 3.29% compared to its 2009 result. The CSV's sharpest decline was in Nord, where the party lost 5.91%. It nonetheless held a 10% lead over DP in Nord; Nord was the last constituency to not vote for the CSV at the national level, when the DP beat the CSV by 2% in Nord in 1999. Overall, despite a relative decline, the CSV retained a comfortable lead in all circonscriptions, both in votes and in seats.


2013 Luxembourg general election, Government formation
Following the elections, the Democratic Party, the Socialist Workers' Party and The Greens began initial talks about forming a coalition (dubbed the "Gambia coalition", after Gambia's flag colours, a local variant of the German traffic light coalition), pushing the Christian Social People's Party into the opposition for the first time since 1979. On 25 October, Xavier Bettel, the leader of the Democratic Party and mayor of Luxembourg City, was named formateur by the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. The negotiations were finished by 29 November, as planned.


2013 Luxembourg general election, Government formation
The new Bettel–Schneider Ministry was sworn in on 4 December. It succeeded the Juncker–Asselborn Ministry II.


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash
On 26 February 2013, a hot air balloon crashed near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 out of the 21 people on board. A fire developed in the basket due to a leak in the balloon's gas fuel system, causing the balloon to deflate mid-air and crash to the ground.


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash
It was the deadliest ballooning accident in history and the deadliest aerostat disaster since the Hindenburg disaster in 1937, which killed 36 people.


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash, Background
Hot air balloons are commonly used in Luxor to provide tourists with aerial views of the Nile River, the temple of Karnak, and the Valley of the Kings, among other historical attractions. Concerns over passenger safety have been raised from time to time, with multiple crashes reported in 2007, 2008 and 2009.


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash, Background
In April 2009, 16 people had been hurt when a balloon crashed during a tour of Luxor. After the crash, flights were grounded for six months while safety measures were improved. Pilot training was increased and balloons were given a designated launching site. Following the toppling of Hosni Mubarak in 2011, the rule of law and the improved regulations were largely ignored.


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash, Background
Sky Cruise, the operator of the balloon, had suffered a previous accident in October 2011, which even involved the same balloon. The company has stated that it is properly insured and prepared to compensate victims' families.


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash, Crash
On 26 February at 07:00 Egypt Standard Time (05:00 UTC), an Ultramagic N-425 balloon, registration SU-283, operated by Sky Cruise departed on a sight-seeing flight carrying 20 passengers and a pilot. According to a nearby balloon pilot, Mohamed Youssef, a fire started in the Sky Cruise balloon a few meters off the ground as it was attempting to land, as a result of a leaking fuel line. As the fire engulfed the basket, the pilot and one passenger leaped to safety as the craft rose rapidly aided by a wind gust.


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash, Crash
As the balloon rose, approximately seven passengers jumped to their deaths to escape the fire. At an altitude of approximately 300 meters (980 ft), there was an explosion which could be heard several kilometers away. The balloon and remaining passengers plunged to the ground, killing everyone remaining on board. Youssef said it appeared that a gas leak in one of the balloon's tanks caused the fire and resulting explosion, consistent with information reported in state-run media. Earlier reports had indicated that the balloon may have contacted a power line.


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash, Crash
Two minutes later, the burning craft crashed into a sugar cane field west of Luxor. A second explosion was reported 15 seconds later. Ambulances arrived on the scene after 15 minutes. Bodies were scattered across the field when rescue workers arrived on the scene. The balloon's final moments were caught on amateur video.


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash, Casualties
At the time of its ascent, the balloon carried 20 passengers and Momin Murad, the balloon's Egyptian pilot. Nineteen of the passengers were tourists: nine from Hong Kong, four from Japan, three from Britain, two from France, and one from Hungary; the 20th passenger was an Egyptian tour guide. Of the Hong Kongers, five were women and four were men. They were members of three families on a tour group organized by Kuoni Travel. The Japanese victims were two couples from Tokyo in their 60s. They were on a ten-day tour of Egypt organized by JTB Corporation. The three Britons and the Hungarian-born passenger, a resident of the UK, were on a tour organized by Thomas Cook Group. The French victims were a 48-year-old woman and her 14-year-old daughter.


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash, Casualties
The accident killed 18 of the passengers on site; the pilot and two passengers survived the initial crash. The two surviving passengers, both British men, were rushed to hospital in critical condition. One of them died after five hours of surgery. Dr. Mohammad Abdullah, the head of the emergency ward of the Luxor hospital, said that the Briton who died in the hospital had probably suffered a 50-meter (160 ft) fall. The surviving Briton was described as being in critical but stable condition, while the pilot was said to be conscious and talking, but with burns covering 70% of his body. Doctors at the Luxor International Hospital said that many of the dead suffered severe internal injuries and severe burns.


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash, Aftermath
After news of the accident broke, Governor of Luxor Ezzat Saad banned hot air balloon flights in his jurisdiction until further notice. Egypt's civil aviation minister, Wael el-Maadawi, followed by suspending balloon flights nationwide. In a statement, President Mohamed Morsi expressed his "deepest condolences and sympathy for the families of those who lost their lives in this tragic incident." National government spokesman Alaa Hadidi said a committee would be formed to investigate the accident.


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash, Aftermath
The bodies of the victims were transported to four hospitals in Cairo. Chinese consular officials in the Arab Republic of Egypt and Hong Kong Immigration Department officers were scheduled to travel with the family members of the Hong Kong victims to Cairo. Kuoni Travel, the Hong Kong travel agency that organized the tour attended by the Hong Kong passengers, made plans for the six tour members who did not take the balloon ride to leave Egypt. The tour agency stated that, in addition to the US$7000 per person stipulated by contract, additional compensation would be given.


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash, Aftermath
Mohammed Osman, head of the Luxor Tourism Chamber, accused civil aviation authorities of lowering standards prior to the accident. "I don't want to blame the revolution for everything, but the laxness started with the revolution," he said. "These people are not doing their job, they are not checking the balloons and they just issue the licenses without inspection." National authorities were quick to deny the allegations, noting that the balloon had recently been inspected.


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash, Aftermath
They also said the pilot should have shut off gas valves and attempted to put out the fire instead of bailing, and thus may have contributed to the tragedy. An anonymous civil aviation ministry official acknowledged to the press that standards had been weakened by the current regime. The pilot's license had been renewed one month prior to the accident.


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash, Aftermath
Local and foreign media analysts speculated that the crash would hurt Egypt's already weakened tourism industry, which was down 22% from 2010 levels. Wael Ibrahim, who oversees the tourism syndicate in Luxor, did not expect the accident to worsen the situation since tourism was already down so much. "This (type of) accident could happen anywhere in the world", he remarked. A local balloon operator, angered by the industry shutdown, remarked: "Why the mass punishment? Do you stop all flights when you have a plane crash? ...


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash, Aftermath
You will cut the livelihoods for nearly 3,000 human beings who live on this kind of tourism." Angered by the industry-wide shutdown, tourism workers threatened to organize protests on 2 March. The same day, Saad admitted that pressure to resume balloon flights was mounting and promised that downtime would be less than a month. Hot air balloon rides at Luxor were set to resume in April, according to a statement on the Egyptian Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission's (CARC) website.


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash, Investigation
Preliminary results of the government investigation ruled out criminal conduct as the cause of the crash. On 2 March, Luxor-area balloon pilots held a press conference to defend Egypt's safety protocol and their colleague's actions.


2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash, Investigation
The Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority released its final report of the crash on 7 January 2014. The 219-page report blamed a leak in a fuel line connected to the balloon's burner. The aging line had been in use since 2005 and sprung a leak, which ignited as the balloon came in to land. The fire severely injured the pilot, who jumped or fell from the basket. Some of the ground crew released the ground line in order to attend to the pilot, so that the remaining crew could not keep the balloon near the ground. The flaming balloon rose rapidly and uncontrolled, then exploded.


2013 Lyndhurst state by-election
A by-election for the seat of Lyndhurst in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on 27 April 2013. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor Party (ALP) member Tim Holding on 18 February 2013. Martin Pakula retained the seat for Labor.


2013 Lyndhurst state by-election, Dates
The writ for the by-election was issued on 5 March 2013. The electoral roll in Lyndhurst closed on 12 March, and the final date for candidates to nominate was 28 March. Registration of how-to-vote cards closed on 18 April. Polling day was 27 April.


2013 Lyndhurst state by-election, Candidates
The Liberal Party declined to nominate a candidate for the by-election.


2013 Lyndhurst state by-election, How-to-vote cards
How-to-vote cards are distributed to voters at polling stations to provide information with how the candidate suggests preferences be allocated. Candidates and parties suggesting preferences are shown in each column of the table below. The Sex Party released a card with two preferences allocated, one favouring Labor and the other favouring the Greens. The Greens ran an open card at this by-election.


2013 Lyndhurst state by-election, Results
Results are final. Pre -poll and postal votes were included on election night upon which media outlets called the by-election for Labor. The full preference distribution occurred on 1 May.


2013 M-League Division 1
The 2013 M*League Division 1 was the seventh season of top-flight football in Northern Marianas Islands. The Spring League was won by IFC Wild Bills.


2013 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 8–11 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. The tournament was held in Springfield through 2014. The winner of the tournament received the conference's automatic bid into the 2013 NCAA Tournament. The regular season champion received an automatic bid into the 2013 NIT Tournament.


2013 MAC Championship Game
The 2013 Mid-American Football Championship Game was played on December 6, 2013, between the winners of the East division, the Bowling Green Falcons and the winners of the West division, the Northern Illinois Huskies. The Championship game determined the 2013 football champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The winner was to be the Mid-American Conference representative for the 2014 GoDaddy.com Bowl on January 5, 2014, in Mobile, Alabama. Going into the game, Northern Illinois was hoping for an undefeated season and another chance at a BCS game. Bowling Green ended that dream with a 47–27 win.


2013 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2013 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2012–13 college basketball season. The 2013 tournament was held between March 11–16, 2013. Akron, as the winner of the tournament received the MAC's automatic bid into the 2013 NCAA Tournament.


2013 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The 2013 MAC tournament only had 11 teams due to Toledo being ineligible for post season play due to low APR Scores. First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 11. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 13–16. As with the 2012 tournament, the top two seeds (Akron and Ohio, respectively) received byes into the semifinals, with the three seed (Western Michigan) and four seed (Kent State) receiving a bye to the quarterfinals. No. 5 Ball State received a first round bye.


2013 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament, Bracket, Championship Game
First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seedsAll times listed are EasternOT denotes overtime game


2013 MAD Video Music Awards
The 2013 MAD Video Music Awards were the 10th award ceremony, hosted by Themis Georgantas and Mary Sinatsaki. They took place on 25 June 2013. The awards were broadcast from the Tae Kwon Do Stadium in Athens, honoring the best music videos and artists of the past year. The theme song, "We Are Young", was performed by the Australian-Greek singer Vassy. The nominations were announced on 23 May 2013 by the presenter, Themis Georgantas. Vegas received five nominations, while Elena Paparizou, Sakis Rouvas, Michalis Hatzigiannis, Melisses and Demy received four. The song "All the Time" received three nominations, the most for any song.


2013 MAD Video Music Awards
As every year there were thirty three categories with additionally, the top 50 category which was introduced for first time where the fans could vote their five favorite out of the fifty.


2013 MAD Video Music Awards
Due to the celebration of the 10 years, the logo was selected through The Missing Logo, a contest where the fans could create their own logos. The winning logo was revealed on 1 May 2013. Also there was another contest with the fifty best performances from the past awards and the people could vote for their favorites.


2013 MAD Video Music Awards, Shows
As every year, a kick-off party was held to mark the start of the Awards. The party was held on 23 May 2013 at the Balux Privé in Athens, the same day the voting opened. Eleni Foureira, Ivi Adamou, Vegas, Kostas Martakis were some of the artists that attended for the party. A 10 hours live concert was held on 14 June to celebrate the 10 years of the awards. Artists including Ivi Adamou, Melisses, Demy, Shaya and Stavento performed in the concert.


2013 MAD Video Music Awards, Shows
A few hours before the ceremony a MAD PreShow was held with Melisses, Melina Zisi, Snik, OGE, The Fade and Stelios Legakis performing cover versions of the best performances through the ten years of the awards. The songs were picked by the fans in April.


2013 MAD Video Music Awards, Awards, Best Dance Video
Playmen feat. Elena Paparizou, Courtney and RiskyKidd – "All the Time"


2013 MAD Video Music Awards, Awards, Best Collaboration
Playmen feat. Elena Paparizou, Courtney and RiskyKidd – "All the Time"


2013 MAD Video Music Awards, Performances
34 artists have been confirmed to perform at the award night.


2013 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships
The 2013 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships was the 19th and final race of the 2013 IndyCar Series season. The event took place on October 19, at the 2.000-mile (3.219 km) Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.


2013 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships
It was the final race for Izod as the series' main sponsor, as Verizon Communications took over as title sponsor from 2014.


2013 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships
This was the first race without Dario Franchitti In the field since the 2008 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300


2013 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships, Report
Will Power, who won the pole position in qualifying, won the race leading 103 laps. Scott Dixon, who finished 5th, won the championship, defeating Hélio Castroneves by 27 points.


2013 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships, Report
A. J. Allmendinger returned to Team Penske, driving the #2 car. J. R. Hildebrand drove the #98 Honda for Barracuda Racing. Will Power, from the pole, quickly lost the lead to a faster Sébastien Bourdais who dominated the first quarter of the race. Meanwhile, Castroneves rises from 10th to 5th place and watched the battle for the lead between Kanaan, Hunter-Reay, Bourdais and a fast Carlos Muñoz while Dixon keep the pace in 15th place.


2013 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships, Report
At lap 111, Justin Wilson lost the rear of his car and was avoided by Josef Newgarden who collected Oriol Servià on the process. Then Wilson was hit by Tristan Vautier involving also James Jakes and Simona de Silvestro on the accident. Wilson was sent to the local hospital with minor fractures.


2013 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships, Report
At the checkered flag Will Power finally grabbed the win at Fontana, followed by Ed Carpenter and Tony Kanaan. Dixon finished at 5th place, which was enough to give him the season title, while Castroneves had a tough night and finished 6th. Dixon become the new three time Indycar Series Champion, winning previously in 2003 and 2008.


2013 MBC Drama Awards
The 2013 MBC Drama Awards (Korean: MBC 연기대상) is a ceremony honoring the outstanding achievement in television on the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) network for the year of 2013. It was held on December 30, 2013 and hosted by actor Lee Seung-gi and actress Han Ji-hye.


2013 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place March 11–16, 2013 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. The tournament winner, North Carolina A&T, received an automatic bid into the 2013 NCAA Tournament. 2013 was the first year in Norfolk after the last eight years in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. First Round games were played on March 11 and March 12, with the Quarterfinal games played March 13 and March 14. The semifinals were held March 15, with the Championship game being played on March 16. ESPNU televised the Championship Game.


2013 MLS All-Star Game
The 2013 Major League Soccer All-Star Game, held on July 31, 2013, was the 18th annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game, a soccer match involving all-stars from Major League Soccer. The game was played at Sporting Park, now known as Children's Mercy Park, in Kansas City, Kansas.


2013 MLS All-Star Game
The game featured the MLS All-Stars against Roma from Italy's Serie A, marking the first time that an Italian team has played in the MLS All-Star Game. Roma is also the first European club not from Great Britain to play in the All-Star Game.


2013 MLS All-Star Game
Peter Vermes, the coach of Sporting Kansas City (the All-Star Game's host), was announced to coach the MLS All-Stars. A unique feature of this year's MLS All-Star Game was that the 11th player in the fan XI was decided through the FIFA 13 video game, with players from around the world scoring goals with their player of choice, and the player with the most goals scored at the end of the allotted time frame would earn their place.


2013 MLS All-Star Game
Italian Montreal Impact striker Marco Di Vaio made the cut, joining the ten other fan XI players and those voted for by other MLS players and those chosen by Peter Vermes and MLS Commissioner Don Garber. Despite initially being selected, Robbie Keane and Tim Cahill, of LA Galaxy and New York Red Bulls, were both removed from the squad due to injury, which led to their being replaced by Landon Donovan and Jack McInerney, playing for LA Galaxy and Philadelphia Union.


2013 MLS All-Star Game
A.S. Roma won the game 3–1, with goals from Kevin Strootman, Alessandro Florenzi, and Junior Tallo.


2013 MLS All-Star Game, Roster, MLS All-Stars
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 MLS All-Star Game, Roster, MLS All-Stars
•- Fan XI *- 11th Player of Fan XI, determined through FIFA 13


2013 MLS All-Star Game, Roster, MLS All-Stars
♦ - Players selected by MLS Commissioner Don Garber and All-Star Coach Peter Vermes♥ - "Inactive Roster" players voted for by other players in MLS#- Injured Player that was replaced% - Chosen by Don Garber and Peter Vermes to replace the injured Robbie Keane and Tim Cahill


2013 MLS All-Star Game, Roster, Roma squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013 MLS All-Star Game, Match, Details
Volkswagen MLS All-Star MVP: Alessandro Florenzi (Roma)Assistant referees: (Paul Scott) (Bill Dittmar)Fourth official: (Drew Fischer)


2013 MLS Cup Playoffs
The 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs was the eighteenth post-season tournament culminating the Major League Soccer regular season. The tournament began in late October and culminated on December 7, 2013 with MLS Cup 2013, the eighteenth league championship for MLS. This was the third year that the playoffs included ten teams, and the second playoff series since 2006 in which teams could not cross conference brackets. The top five teams in both the Eastern and Western conferences of the league earned berths, with the top three clubs in each conference earning direct byes to the conference semifinals. The fourth and fifth-place finishers of both conferences competed in a single-elimination play-in match.


2013 MLS Cup Playoffs
The play-in winner played their respective conference regular season champion in the conference semifinals, which was a two-leg aggregate series, without the away goals rule enforced. For the second year in a row, each Conference Championship will also be a two-leg aggregate series, as opposed to the traditional single elimination match. The MLS Cup championship will once again remain a single match, but the team with the stronger regular season record will host the final at their home venue.


2013 MLS Cup Playoffs
Los Angeles Galaxy were the defending champions, having defeated Houston Dynamo 3–1 in the 2012 MLS Cup.


2013 MLS Cup Playoffs
In a break from previous years, only Sporting Kansas City, the MLS Cup winner, directly entered the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League, earning a Pot A seed. They were joined by the New York Red Bulls, the Supporters' Shield winner; the Portland Timbers, the conference winner from the conference opposite the Supporters' Shield winner; and D.C. United, the 2013 U.S. Open Cup champion. However, none of these berths were available to the league's three Canadian teams, which instead participated in the Canadian Championship for that country's single berth in the CONCACAF Champions League. The change from the MLS Cup runner-up gaining entry to the CONCACAF Champions League to the opposite conference winner gaining entry was new for 2013. The change was announced after the MLS Cup had been played, with the announcement stating that the teams knew in advance.


2013 MLS Cup Playoffs, Format
For 2013, the league kept the format the same as the 2012 edition. In 2012, the league's previous system of "wild card" qualification—which had the potential for "crossover" series in which one team could play in the other conference's bracket—was scrapped. Instead, the current system has the top five teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs and the two conference brackets are entirely separate. The First Round of each conference is a one-off match between the 4th and 5th place teams, similar to the previous wild card system, with the 4th-place team hosting. The First Round winner advances to play the conference's top seed in the Conference Semifinals.


2013 MLS Cup Playoffs, Format
Conference Semifinals and Conference Championship series are conducted in a home-and-away aggregate-goal format. The lower-seeded team in the Conference Semifinal hosts the first game, and the higher seed hosts the second. If the teams are tied after two games, a 30-minute extra time period (divided into two 15-minute periods) will be played followed by penalty kicks, if necessary. The away goals rule or golden goal is not used.


2013 MLS Cup Playoffs, Format
In the case of ties in the First Round and MLS Cup, extra time and penalty kicks are used in the same manner as above.


2013 MLS Cup Playoffs, Qualification
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion


2013 MLS Cup Playoffs, Qualification, Tiebreak rules
When two or more teams are tied in standings on points the following tiebreak rules apply:


2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft
The two-stage 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 12, 2013 (Stage 1) and December 18, 2013 (Stage 2). All 19 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate.


2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft
The Stage 1 and Stage 2 Drafts were conducted in the same order as the traditional Waiver Draft, with clubs choosing in reverse order of their 2013 Major League Soccer season finish.


2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft
Players who were not selected in the Stage 1 draft were made available for the Stage 2 draft. Clubs that selected players in Stage 2 had to negotiate a new salary with any player not under contract. Players not selected in either stage were free to negotiate with any club.


2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft
Teams also had the option of passing on their selection.


2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft, Available players
Players were required to meet age and service requirements to participate as stipulated by the terms of the MLS Collective Bargaining Agreement. The league released a list of all players available for the draft on December 9, 2013.


2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft, Stage One
The first stage of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 12, 2013.


2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft, Stage One, Round 2
Only teams which selected a player in Round 1 were eligible for a pick in Round 2.


2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft, Stage One, Round 3
Only teams which selected a player in Rounds 1 and 2 were eligible for a pick in Round 3.


2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft, Stage Two
The second stage of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 18, 2013.


2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft, Stage Two, Round 2
Only teams which selected a player in Round 1 were eligible for a pick in Round 2.


2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft, Stage Two, Round 3
Only teams which selected a player in Rounds 1 and 2 were eligible for a pick in Round 3.


2013 MLS SuperDraft
The 2013 MLS SuperDraft was the fourteenth SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. The draft took place on January 17, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Indiana Convention Center.


2013 MLS SuperDraft
The Colorado Rapids enjoyed returns from the 2013 draft, with its two first-round draft picks Dillon Powers and Deshorn Brown finishing first and second respectively in 2013 rookie of the year voting. The 2013 season also showed the ability of MLS teams to develop young talent without turning to the draft, as homegrown players DeAndre Yedlin and Gyasi Zardes finished third and fourth respectively in rookie of the year voting.


2013 MLS SuperDraft, Selection order
The official selection order was announced by Major League Soccer on December 6, 2012:


2013 MLS SuperDraft, Selection order
This selection order pertained to all rounds of the MLS SuperDraft. The same order was followed in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft held 5 days later.


2013 MLS SuperDraft, Selection order, Round 1
Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.


2013 MLS SuperDraft, Selection order, Round 2
Any player marked with an * is part of the Generation Adidas program.


2013 MLS Supplemental Draft
The 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft was a secondary draft that was held by Major League Soccer via conference call on January 22, 2013. The draft was four rounds with all 19 MLS clubs participating.


2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, Selection order
The official selection order was announced by Major League Soccer on December 6, 2012:


2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, Selection order
This selection order pertained to all rounds of the MLS Supplemental Draft.


2013 MNC Cup
The 2013 MNC Cup were held from 21 November to 24 November 2013, hosted by Indonesia. This tournament is intended for players under the age of 23 years (maximum birth 1 January 1990), but each team can register three players aged over 23 years.


2013 MNL-2
The 2013 MNL-2 New Holland League is the inaugural MNL-2 season which began on 15 February and ended on 28 June. On 28 June 2013, Chin United defeated GFA FC to become the first ever MNL-2 Champions.


2013 MNL-2, Teams
The 2013 MNL-2 season will have 9 teams playing for promotion to the Myanmar National League. The teams are:-


2013 MNL-2, Stadium
Matches are planned to play in Bogyoke Aung San Stadium and Padonmar Stadium with a League cup format.


2013 MSBL season
The 2013 MSBL season was the 25th season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 15 March and ended on Saturday 27 July. The finals began on Saturday 3 August and ended on Saturday 31 August, when the Lakeside Lightning defeated the Wanneroo Wolves in the MSBL Grand Final.


2013 MSBL season, Regular season
The regular season began on Friday 15 March and ended on Saturday 27 July after 20 rounds of competition.


2013 MSBL season, Finals
The finals began on Saturday 3 August and ended on Saturday 31 August with the MSBL Grand Final.


2013 MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge
The 2013 V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was a stand-alone event not part of the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship, but it was attended by all of the International Championship's teams. The event was held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit as the principal support event of the 2013 Australian Grand Prix.


2013 MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge
Fabian Coulthard won the opening three races with Scott McLaughlin winning the fourth and final race.


2013 MTN 8
The 2013 MTN 8 was the 39th tournament of South Africa's annual football (soccer) cup competition. It featured the top eight teams of the Premier Soccer League table at the end of the 2012-13 season.


2013 MTN 8, Teams
The eight teams that competed in the MTN 8 knockout competition are listed below according to their finishing position in the 2012-13 season.


2013 MTV Europe Music Awards
The 2013 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held at the Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on 10 November 2013. This was the second time the awards had taken place in the Netherlands, the last time being in 1997.


2013 MTV Europe Music Awards
Several performances of the main show were performed at different locations in Amsterdam than the Ziggo Dome. Dutch DJ Afrojack performed at the Melkweg and was joined by Snoop Lion for the performance of 'Gin and Juice'. The American band Imagine Dragons performed their song 'Radioactive' at the Heineken Music Hall.


2013 MTV Movie Awards
The 2013 MTV Movie Awards were held on April 14, 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. The show was hosted by Rebel Wilson. The nominees were announced on March 5.


2013 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards were held on August 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Marking the 30th installment of the award show, they were the first to be held in New York City not to use a venue within the borough of Manhattan. Nominations were announced on July 17, 2013. Leading the nominees were Justin Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with six, followed by Bruno Mars, Miley Cyrus, and Robin Thicke with four.


2013 MTV Video Music Awards
Justin Timberlake was the big winner on the night with four awards, including Video of the Year for "Mirrors" and the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Bruno Mars and Taylor Swift were also among the winners of the night. The ceremony drew a total of 10.1 million viewers.


2013 MTV Video Music Awards
The show featured Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke's raunchy and sexually-driven performance for the medley of their songs "We Can't Stop" and "Blurred Lines", which received negative reactions from critics and mixed reactions from fans and fellow celebrities. The most watched performance of the night was Justin Timberlake's 15-minute medley number, which included a mini-reunion with NSYNC, leading up to his acceptance speech for the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.


2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees
Nominees were announced on July 17, 2013. Winners were announced on August 25, 2013.


2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Hip-Hop Video
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (featuring Ray Dalton) – "Can't Hold Us"


2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Collaboration
Pink (featuring Nate Ruess) – "Just Give Me a Reason"


2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Direction
Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay-Z) – "Suit & Tie" (Director: David Fincher)


2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Visual Effects
Capital Cities – "Safe and Sound" (Visual Effects: Grady Hall, Jonathan Wu and Derek Johnson)


2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Art Direction
Janelle Monáe (featuring Erykah Badu) – "Q.U.E.E.N." (Art Director: Veronica Logsdon)


2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Editing
Justin Timberlake – "Mirrors" (Editors: Jarrett Fijal and Bonch LA)


2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Cinematography
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (featuring Ray Dalton) – "Can't Hold Us" (Directors of Photography: Jason Koenig, Ryan Lewis and Mego Lin)


2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Winners and nominees, Best Video with a Social Message
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (featuring Mary Lambert) – "Same Love"


2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Controversy
Pop singer Miley Cyrus became the subject of widespread media attention following a controversial performance with Robin Thicke. The performance began with Cyrus performing "We Can't Stop" in bear-themed attire. Following this, Thicke entered the stage and Cyrus stripped down to a skin-colored two-piece latex outfit while they performed "Blurred Lines" in a duet. Cyrus subsequently touched Thicke's crotch area with a giant pedicured foam finger and twerked against him.


2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Controversy
Critics universally panned the performance, while fans and celebrities were shocked. Parents expressed outrage over the performance. An article published in The Hollywood Reporter described the performance as "crass" and "reminiscent of a bad acid trip". The performance was described by XXL critic B. J. Steiner as a "trainwreck in the classic sense of the word as the audience reaction seemed to be a mix of confusion, dismay and horror in a cocktail of embarrassment", while the BBC said Cyrus stole the show with a "raunchy performance".


2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Controversy
Katy Kroll of Rolling Stone magazine wrote in 2014, "there were dancing teddy bears, an overused foam finger, an unflattering flesh-colored bikini, some very obvious groping and twerking – lots and lots of twerking. For lack of a better term, it was a hot mess." A Telegraph article described Cyrus' actions as her going into "overdrive [...] trying to kill off her Disney millstone, Hannah Montana.


2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Controversy
The performance prompted Disney to pull Cyrus’ Hannah Montana series from reruns on Disney Channel. Also, Toys R Us pulled all Hannah Montana toys from its stores. It generated 306,100 tweets per minute on Twitter, Cyrus' performance resulted in a gain of over 213,000 Twitter followers, 226,000 likes on Facebook, and 90,000 downloads of her new single, "Wrecking Ball", within days of the controversial performance. This amounted to a total 112% increase in Cyrus' social media activity. The performance topped Twitter during the East Coast telecast, with Timberlake behind with 219,800 tweets per minute at its peak. The most-mentioned performers on Twitter were Cyrus (4.5 million), Timberlake (2.9 million) and Lady Gaga (1.9 million).


2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan was held in Chiba on June 22, 2013 at the Makuhari Messe and was hosted by Atsuko Maeda and Nobuaki Kaneko from Rize.


2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, Awards, Best Hip-Hop Video
ASAP Rocky featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar — "Fuckin' Problems"


2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, Performers
* Exile performance was a special movie from their concert on Tokyo Dome.


2013 Macanese legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Macau on 15 September 2013 according to the provisions of the Basic Law of Macau. This election was the first of its kind succeeding the reform of the Legislative Assembly that created four new seats; two new geographical constituency seats and two new functional constituency seats. Out of a total of 33 seats, 14 were elected by universal suffrage under the highest averages method, while 12 were voted on from the Functional constituency, and 7 from nomination by the Chief Executive.


2013 Macanese legislative election, Background
Formerly a Portuguese colony, Macau has been a Special Administrative Region within China since 1999. As a Special Administrative Region it is entitled to a high degree of autonomy from the mainland Chinese legal system through the year 2050, although China represents the city on foreign policy matters. Macau's economy is based primarily on its status as a tech and financial sector, as well as its internationally famous casino industry.


2013 Macanese legislative election, Background
The previous legislative election took place in 2009. The pro-democracy camp ANMD+APMD, led by António Ng, received 19.35% of the votes cast, and the next largest party, the pro-establishment camp UPD, received 14.88% in vote with 2 seats while the pro-establishment ACUM received 12.00% with 2 seats. Due to the characteristics of the Macau election system, only 14 members are directly elected. On 1 July 2013 twenty-two parties have submitted their nominations for the direct election including current incumbents (Kwan Tsui Hang, Chan Meng Kam, António Ng, Paul Chan, Angela Leong, Ho Ion Sang, Au Kam San, José Pereira Coutinho, Mak Soi Kun, and Melinda Chan) and new candidates.


2013 Macanese legislative election, New structure of the Legislative Assembly, Previous Structure
Macau's government is headed by the Chief Executive, who controls government appointments and in many ways serves as the face of the city. Prior to 2012, the Chief Executive was elected by a 300-member Election Committee consisting of representatives from functional constituencies. 100 total came from the industrial, commercial and financial sectors, 18 from the culture sector, 20 from the education sector, 30 from the "specialty" sector, 12 from the sports sector, 40 from the labor sector, 34 from the social services sector, and 6 total from various religious groups. 16 were representatives of the Legislative Assembly of Macau and 24 were Macau representatives in the mainland Chinese government. While all members of the Election Committee are technically elected, in practice they are effectively appointed as each functional constituency usually nominates only one candidate.


2013 Macanese legislative election, New structure of the Legislative Assembly, Previous Structure
Most power in the Macau government is concentrated in the Legislative Assembly. Macau's Legislative Assembly is unicameral (consisting of a single house). Prior to 2012 it had 29 members - 12 directly elected (in citywide elections), 10 indirectly elected (appointed through election by functional constituencies representing "employee", "business", "professional" and "charity/culture/education/sports" interests) and 7 appointed by the Chief Executive.


2013 Macanese legislative election, New structure of the Legislative Assembly, Previous Structure
Democracy advocates in Macau had criticized the large number of indirectly elected members, charging that these tended to be pro-establishment and pro-Beijing businesspeople. As an alternative, they called for a larger number of directly elected legislators.


2013 Macanese legislative election, New structure of the Legislative Assembly, 2012 reform package
As a result of the 2012 passage of "Amendment to Electoral Law for the Legislative Assembly of Macau" also known as the "+2+2+100" Law, the number of Legislative Council members is increased from 29 to 33. Two new geographical constituency seats, and two new indirectly elected Functional Constituency seats are created. Another key proposal was increasing the Election Committee for the chief executive election from 300 members to 400 on the next Chief Executive election in 2014. These changes were designed to create representation for a larger number of groups in the Election Committee and to reduce the power of the Chief Executive over the Legislative Assembly. However, democracy advocates criticized the law for not going far enough.


2013 Macanese legislative election, New structure of the Legislative Assembly, Geographical constituency
Under the constitutional reform package passed in 2012, this election saw AL increase its total size from 29 seats to 33 seats, half of which are geographical constituencies (GCs) and half functional constituencies (FCs). The GC seats are returned by universal suffrage in citywide elections, with gaining two extra seats.


2013 Macanese legislative election, New structure of the Legislative Assembly, Functional constituencies
The Welfare, Culture, Education, and Sports constituency is split into two groups. Culture and Sports retains the two seats of the initial group, with the two incumbents (Victor Cheung Lup Kwan and Chan Chak Mo) running unopposed. Culture and Sports continues to be run by the Excellent Culture and Sports Union Association. A new constituency is created for Welfare and Education, receiving one seat (Cahn Hong, unopposed). Welfare and Education is managed by the Association for Promotion of Social Services and Education.


2013 Macanese legislative election, New structure of the Legislative Assembly, Functional constituencies
Additionally, one seat is added to the Professionals constituency, lead by the Macau Professional Interest Union. Chan Lek Lap is elected, unopposed.


2013 Macanese legislative election, The pro-democracy lists
This year, there are three lists for the pro-democrats instead of two campaigning on high property prices and freedom of speech. The three lists included the New Macau Association (ANM), New Hope (NE), and the addition of New Macau Liberals.


2013 Macanese legislative election, The pro-democracy lists
Antonio Ng for ANM campaigns for universal suffrage, promotion of a minimum wage and public housing, and increasing government accountability.


2013 Macanese legislative election, The pro-democracy lists
José Maria Pereira Couthino of NE campaigns for improvements in public housing and pension services, equal pay for workers, and increasing government accountability.


2013 Macanese legislative election, The pro-democracy lists
Jason Chao Teng-hei is a radical young candidate for New Macau Liberals and a prominent social activist for LGBT rights.


2013 Macanese legislative election, The pro-establishment lists
Pro -establishment Chan Meng-kam, casino owner and lawmaker-elect of the ACUM, said he believed the city should implement universal suffrage "step by step", and that functional constituencies should be preserved.


2013 Macanese legislative election, The pro-establishment lists
Others with casino links on the pro-establishment lists were Angela Leong On-kei of New Union for Macau's Development and Melinda Chan Mei-yi of the Alliance for Change. Leong is married to gambling mogul Stanley Ho Hung-sun, while Chan is married to casino tycoon David Chow Kam-fai.


2013 Macanese legislative election, Macau Election Laws
Macau's direct electoral system is based around proportional representation, with elections carried out through a closed party-list balloting system. This means that each geographic electoral district has multiple members, with the number of its seats filled by each competing party determined by the proportion of the vote that party receives. Parties nominate a slate of candidates (generally, one per seat in each district where the party is competing). After the election, party leaders decide who from the slate will fill the party's legislative seats.


2013 Macanese legislative election, Macau Election Laws
Shortly before usual campaign period for the 2013 elections, the Electoral Affairs Commission of Macau banned the use of commercial advertising by election candidates. The new election rules stipulate that candidates should not carry out activities that could influence voters in the two-month period between their registration and the start of the campaign period on August 31. Commercial advertising is barred from most public areas, except those specially designated by the government. Even in areas where campaigning is permitted, it is still limited to a 14-day official campaign period.


2013 Macanese legislative election, Macau Election Laws
These restrictions are intended to limit the advertising advantage of wealthy business interests. However, they have been criticized for limiting the amount of canvassing candidates with less money can do, thus encouraging clientelistic bloc voting where parties simply strike deals with associations, business interests and community leaders to turn out assured votes in their favor. Working around the rules, candidates resorted to using loudspeakers to promote their campaigns.


2013 Macanese legislative election, Macau Election Laws
Among the most powerful special interests in Macau are casinos. Macau's casino industry has a long history of Triad and other organized crime connections. Since laws around casinos were liberalized in 2002 to promote more foreign investment, the Triad has lost its stranglehold on Macau's casino industry (although it remains deeply embedded in it). Casinos have long played a major role in clientelistic politics in Macau, and since liberalization their influence has further increased.


2013 Macanese legislative election, Controversies
The total of the void ballot is very close to the total of the winning vote


2013 Macanese legislative election, Controversies, Electoral Affairs Commission Bias
Jason Chao chairman of New Macau Association accuse the CAEAL (Electoral Affairs Commission) being biased suggesting the New Macau Liberals should modifying their political platform by deleting two sentences "Secretary for Administration and Justice Florinda Chan must step down for her ineffectuality," and "an investigation into former Chief Executive Edmund Ho’s alleged abuse of power." On 23 August Jason Chao suggests he may sue the CAEAL after the legislative election.


2013 Macanese legislative election, Scandals, Community members bribed potential voters with food and transportation and caught by The Commission Against Corruption
Mr. He, who was a member of a social community of Macau, and Mr. Huang were accused of bribing potential voters and caught by the Commission Against Corruption on September 13. Mr. He has called several members of his community and asked them to support a candidate. He offered free meals and transportation in exchange for the support. Mr. Huang has helped Mr. He call more than one hundred voters based on Mr. He's testimony.


2013 Macanese legislative election, Scandals, UPD and UGM false start
Kwan Tsui Hang (Union for Development) and Mak Soi Kun (Macau-Guangdong Union) were both accused of illegal campaigning on 8 August 2013. In various locations banner supporting Kwan Tsui Hang were hung outside of the campaigning period. Lee Kin Yun claims UGM vice-president Mak Soi Kun was vote buying during a function gift bags were handed out with the name, photo and address of Mak Soi Kun with the estimated value of 100 Macanese pataca.


2013 Macanese legislative election, Scandals, The ongoing campaign has severely interfered with public order
On March 22, four members of Macau Conscience delivered campaign material at Haojiang High School without permission and monitored by more than ten police officers. They are even asked to join the protest around the campus.


2013 Macanese legislative election, Scandals, Nomination list dispute within MS2
Luiz Pedruco president of 21st Century Macau Association was accused of replacing José Estorninho with his own named on the nomination list. Under the pressure, he purposes a rally in 30 June 3013 to properly nomination its list of members. Electoral Affairs Commission of Macau soon disqualified 21st Century Macau Association for the lack of valid signatures required for Nomination.


2013 Macanese legislative election, Scandals, Lack of organization at polling places
During the voting day, 14 people were reported to police because of illegally recording voting process. They came from 8 different polling stations. 13 of them were arrested immediately by police, and one of them were brought back to the police station for further questioning.


2013 Macanese legislative election, Scandals, 8000 notifications of voting were sent back to polling stations by postal service because of wrong address
Since July 2013, voting notifications with important information regarding voting agenda and other relevant information have been sent to citizens. By August 2013, all the notifications have been sent, but 8000 of them were sent back by postal service. This incident has caused repercussions in Macau society.


2013 Macanese legislative election, Ballot and Results, Voter Turnout
The 2013 elections were met with a significant improvement in voter quality, with nearly 280,000 Macau residents having registered as voters for the election. Despite being called the “low-profile” election by many in the media, this election in fact reflected a high voter turnout at 55%. This marked an increase of 80% from the 2001 election, and the turnout rate exceeded 59%. This enormous increase in political participation may be attributed to the high levels of competition between the political parties and the introduction of dynamic newcomers in the face of candidates backed by powerful local families.


2013 Macanese legislative election, Ballot and Results, Voter Turnout
However, ultimately the top two lists, in terms of number of votes received, featured candidates hailing from, and relying on clanship connections with, the Fujianese and Guangdong communities. Macau's strong “association culture” that advantages such candidates was demonstrated clearly in this year's elections with the win of ACUM's pro-Beijing candidate, Chan Meng-kam, who is both a Fujianese community leader and a casino owner. He secured the highest number of votes at 26,385 (18% of the total), breaking a record in Macau by winning three seats from a single candidate list.


2013 Macanese legislative election, Ballot and Results, Voter Turnout
Meanwhile, newer, pro-democrat candidates such as Jason Chao Teng-hei, a radical young candidate for New Macau Liberals faced difficulties winning out at the polls. Initially hoping to secure the youth vote, he was only able to get 3,227 votes in the face of the new restrictions on campaigning, ultimately resulting in a loss of one of the democrats’ three seats.


2013 Macanese legislative election, Candidates lists and results, Geographical constituencies (14 seats)
Voting System: Closed party-list proportional representation with the Highest averages method.


2013 Macau Grand Prix
The 2013 Macau Grand Prix (formally the 60th Star River-Windsor Arch Macau Grand Prix) was a motor race for Formula Three cars that was held on the streets of Macau on 17 November 2013. Unlike other races, such as the Masters of Formula 3, the 2013 Macau Grand Prix was not a part of any Formula Three championship, but was open to entries from all Formula Three championships. The race itself was made up of two races: a ten-lap qualifying race that decided the starting grid for the fifteen-lap main race. The 2013 race was the 60th running of the Macau Grand Prix and the 31st for Formula Three cars.


2013 Macau Grand Prix
The Grand Prix was won by Theodore Racing by Prema driver Alex Lynn from pole position, having won the event's Qualification Race the previous afternoon. Lynn led every lap of the main race to take victory and became the seventh driver to win the race for Theodore Racing. Second place went to the race's defending champion António Félix da Costa, competing for Carlin, while the podium was completed by Fortec Motorsport driver Pipo Derani.


2013 Macau Grand Prix, Entry list and background
The Macau Grand Prix is a Formula Three race considered to be a stepping stone to higher motor racing categories such as Formula One and has been termed the territory's most prestigious international sporting event. The 2013 Macau Grand Prix was the 60th running of the event and the 31st time the race was held to Formula Three regulations. It took place on the 6.2 km (3.9 mi) 22-turn Guia Circuit on 17 November 2013 with three preceding days of practice and qualifying.


2013 Macau Grand Prix, Entry list and background
In order to compete in Macau, drivers had to compete in a Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)-regulated championship meeting during the calendar year, in either the FIA Formula Three European Championship or one of the domestic championships, with the highest-ranked drivers in those series given priority in receiving an invitation to the meeting. Within the 28-car grid of the event, three of the four major Formula Three series were represented by their respective champion, Raffaele Marciello, the FIA Formula Three European champion, was joined in Macau by British champion Jordan King and Japanese series winner Yuichi Nakayama.


2013 Macau Grand Prix, Entry list and background
German Formula Three title victor Marvin Kirchhöfer did not enter the event and so the highest-placed German series participant at Macau was fifth-placed John Bryant-Meisner. Dennis van de Laar was confirmed as a late replacement for European Formula Three driver Mitchell Gilbert at Mücke Motorsport who could not raise the necessary capital to compete in Macau due to poor results. Ed Jones and Nelson Mason, both European F3 Open Championship winners, replaced Félix Serrallés and Sandro Zeller; Serralés was replaced after his run of poor results in the European Championship.


2013 Macau Grand Prix, Entry list and background
Seven drivers who mainly competed in other series outside of Formula Three in 2013 became eligible for the Macau race: GP3 Series title contender Daniil Kvyat could not attend as he was at the United States Grand Prix testing for Toro Rosso and António Félix da Costa, the defending winner of the event, replaced him.


2013 Macau Grand Prix, Entry list and background
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 race winner Esteban Ocon and GP3 Series victor Carlos Sainz Jr. were announced among the lineup of drivers – Ocon to wait until his main series campaign had concluded before sealing his eligibility; Félix da Costa, Ocon and Sainz sealed their eligibility by competing in the MotorSport Vision Formula Three Cup, a second-tier Formula Three series in the United Kingdom, in its season-ending round at Snetterton. Three-time 2013 GP2 Series race winner Stefano Coletti and Kevin Korjus of the GP3 Series raced in the season-closing European Formula Three round at the Hockenheimring to prepare for Macau. The two other drivers who qualified for Macau were Formula Renault 3.5 Series racer Jazeman Jaafar who won two races at the Brands Hatch round of the British championship and Super GT competitor Yuhi Sekiguchi whose entry to the Masters of Formula 3 race allowed for his participation.


2013 Macau Grand Prix, Entry list and background
In April, the FIA single-seater commission president Gerhard Berger hinted to the press that the race would not have vehicles running with the more powerful 2013-specification engines from the All-Japan Formula Three championship due to a lack of car space and reliability concerns. The FIA World Motor Sport Council confirmed at a meeting at Goodwood House on 28 June that all engines installed in the cars had to be of 2012-specification. After the deaths of touring car driver Phillip Yau and motorcycle rider Luís Carreira in support races for the 2012 event, organisers installed crash protection fences for safety reasons.


2013 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Two 45-minute practice sessions were held before the race on Sunday: one on Thursday morning and one on Friday morning. Alex Lynn set the fastest time for Theodore Racing by Prema in the opening practice session—held in variable weather conditions—with a lap of 2 minutes, 14.495 seconds, 0.061 seconds faster than any one else. His closest challenger was Félix da Costa in second in front of third-placed Coletti and Mücke Motorsport's Felix Rosenqvist in fourth position. Alexander Sims, Jaafar, Tom Blomqvist, Marciello, Lucas Auer and Korjus rounded out the session's top ten drivers.


2013 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Sainz was the first driver to go off the slippery track and ricocheted off the Fisherman's Corner barrier with his car's rear. His teammate King understeered into the same barrier 11 minutes later, while Rosenqvist ran wide on dirty tyres at Lisboa turn and crashed at San Francisco Bend. Three other drivers—Sekiguchi, Lucas Wolf and Sun Zheng—failed to record a lap time by encountering incidents during the session.


2013 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Qualifying was divided into two sessions; the first was held on Thursday afternoon and ran for 40 minutes with the second held on Friday afternoon and lasted 30 minutes. The fastest time set by each driver from either session counted towards their final starting position for the qualification race. The first qualifying session had Rosenqvist come out on top with a late lap of 2 minutes, 12.751 seconds. He achieved this despite not slipstreaming any other car and recovered the lost time through the final sections of the track.


2013 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Rosenqvist was 0.111 seconds faster than Félix da Costa with Sims a further three-tenths of a second slower in third. Harry Tincknell was fourth with Pipo Derani following in fifth having led the session in its opening minutes. Sainz ended up sixth in front of Coletti and Marciello. Korjus and Jaafar—who was forced to abort his fastest time because of red flags—rounded out the top ten. Auer was the fastest driver not to reach the top ten although he was fourth early on before other drivers improved on their best efforts.


2013 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Following him were Blomqvist, King, Giovnazzi, Sekiguchi, William Buller, Nakayama, Ocon, Katsumasa Chiyo, Nicholas Latifi, Bryant-Meisner, Mason, Jones, Van de Laar, Sean Gelael, Lynn and Sun completing the order. Wolf sat out qualifying because of the damage sustained to his car in the first practice session. Lynn crashed his car at Fisherman's Bend in the first minutes which was temporarily halted to enable marshals to move his car into a safe location. The session ended early with a minute and 37 seconds remaining when Nakayama broke his suspension in an impact with a wall at Solitude Esses corner. Nakayama was unhurt.


2013 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
In the second 45-minute practice session, Jaafar was quickest multiple times during the session until Korjus set a lap time of 2 minutes, 13.870 seconds which made him the fastest driver and ultimately held it to the conclusion of practice. Blomqvist was 0.063 seconds slower in second place. Carlin teammates Jaafar and Tincknell were third and fourth respectively. Lynn recovered from the first qualifying session to go fifth. Two more Carlin drivers: Sainz and Félix da Costa placed sixth and seventh. Sims, Buller and King occupied eighth to tenth places.


2013 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
Five drivers damaged their cars during the session: King made light contact with the barrier at Police Bend but rejoined after a replacement front wing was installed on his car. Auer struck a wall at the same turn with the left-hand side of the car and the session was stopped. Coletti's impact was harder and his car was extricated by a crane. Marciello did not continue after going deep at the Melco hairpin as he felt unsafe reversing. Chiyo's left-front corner was loosened from contact with a barrier lining the track.


2013 Macau Grand Prix, Practice and qualifying
In the second qualifying session, it was red-flagged soon after it started: Chiyo crashed at San Francisco Bend but the stoppage was short-lived as course workers worked swiftly to get running back under way. Lynn bettered Rosenqvist's benchmark first qualifying lap and recorded the fastest time which was suppressed soon by Derani. A second stoppage occurred when Sun and Mason crashed at Moorish corner just as Blomqvist went quickest. No driver managed a timed lap as Giovinazzi crashed against a barrier at Paiol turn, causing a third red flag.