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According to Todayonline report, the presiding judge of the Hougang By-Election case, Justice Philip Pillai, has declared that
"there was no requirement in the Constitution to call elections to fill elected Member vacancies. There being no such requirement, there arises no prescribed time within which such elections must be called".
He further elaborates that
Under the Constitution, to call or not to call an election to fill an elected Member vacancy is a decision to be made by the Prime Minister. Should the Prime Minister decide to call an election to fill an elected Member vacancy. The Parliamentary Elections Act merely provides the mechanism to hold such an election should the Prime Minister decide to call one.
Let me put it in simple words. The learned judge is basically saying that our previous "perceptions" that the government "must" hold a by-election if any parliamentary seat is vacated, is awfully and utterly wrong and rubbish! He is saying that there is absolutely NOTHING in our Constitution that says the government of the day MUST call for by-election under any circumstances! And he is basically saying that it is ALL UP TO the Prime Minister to decide on whether to call for by-elections or not. No other people, including the President, can make that decision! Well, never mind about what the Article 49 says "shall be filled by election ". "Shall" doesn't mean "MUST"! That is, in Singlish (Singapore English lingo), Bo Ba Ke!
Article 49 Filing of Vacancies
(1) Whenever the seat of a Member, not being a non-constituency Member, has become vacant for any reason other than a dissolution of Parliament, the vacancy shall be filled by election in the manner provided by or under any law relating to Parliamentary elections for the time being in force.
(2) The Legislature may by law provide for
(a) the vacating of a seat of a non-constituency Member in circumstances other than those specified in Article 46;
(b) the filling of vacancies of the seats of non-constituency Members where such vacancies are caused otherwise than by a dissolution of Parliament.
This means that the Prime Minister has all the power in Singapore, to decide on his very own, whether to call for By-Elections or not. He is the CHOSEN ONE with the only POWER to do that. Even the parliament cannot force him to do anything if he just doesn't feel like it. Well, doesn't that sound like a dictatorial style kind of Constitutional Empowerment? YES! ABSOLUTELY!
Many other people, even those so call "Constitutional Experts" like Assistant Professor Jack Lee, NMP Eugene Tan, Professor Thio Li-ann, Professor Kevin Tan, ex-NMP Siew Kum Hong etc are ALL WRONG! They thought that it is legally binding that the PM must call for by-elections within a stipulated time. They were all WRONG in arguing on whether the PM must call for by-election within the time frame or not! They didn't know or realize that the Constitution wasn't written with such Democratic principles in mind at all in the very first place!
How could we consider the Constitution to be written with such Democratic principles when the power was empowered to ONE MOST IMPORTANT person to decide on such electoral matters? There wasn't any "RULE" written in Constitution to enforce proper representation of the people at all. Imagine, if a rogue government has been voted in and it started to round up all its opponents and put them behind bars for donkey years, it doesn't need to call for any by-elections at all because the Constitution doesn't say so! Never mind about whether the constituents who voted in those opposition MPs being ROBBED of their voices in parliament or not because, the PM just don't like to hold by-elections! So, the parliament could carry on to rubber stamp anything, everything under the sun; they could even change the Constitution to be written exactly like the ones communist countries have! They could even change Singapore's name to "People's Republic of Singapore"!
When the Constitution doesn't put much weight, stress and respect to the democratic idea of "people's representation" through fair and just universal suffrage or elections, could it be considered as a Constitution written with Democratic principles?
All these years, I have difficulties in convincing many people that Singapore isn't really set to be a democratic country at all but they just simply point to our National Pledge. Hey, how many people would bother to understand what our Constitution says? Well, the Americans might have been taught about their four pages of Constitution or "Charters of Freedom" as "National Education", but we are only taught about how good PAP is in our school's National Education! Nothing about our Constitution at all! Least about what Democracy means to us! I can't blame them because I can hardly remember our Constitution as well!
Well, even when PAP starts to berate the simple National Pledge as full of "Highfalutin Ideas", Singaporeans I have met still insist that we are "Democratic country". Never mind if we score so low in Press Freedom or Political Freedom or being labelled "ill-democratic"... They say we have elections, never mind about whether GRC is fair or not...In fact, our Main Stream Media have "well established writers" who constantly write about Democracy is bad! (Read Zaobao Forum)
I felt so depressed sometimes because so many people thought I am MAD to say that Singapore isn't really built on democratic principles and we are not tailored to be a democracy at all. I finally find solace and feel vindicated by the learned judge's, Justice Philip Pillai, public verdict on this matter.
I feel that it would be even convincing for others to believe me if someone could go to the court again and claim that the PM could actually APPOINT any persons to take over the parliamentary seats which are vacated in any circumstances! The judge could finally put to rest on any doubts about whether Singapore is written with Democracy in mind by giving the rightful judgement that since the Constitution is silent about it and didn't deny the PM of such power of appointment, the PM can just make such appointment! This does not contravene any Constitutional rules and it is in fact consistent with what the Constitution has been empowering the government, of appointing NMPs or NCMPs (who are losers in GE) into parliament! Never mind if NMPs have any basis of constituents' support, just forget about that Highfalutin Democratic idea of representation, just appoint. If the government can appoint anyone without a single constituent's support or vote into parliament, what's wrong for the PM to appoint any one to take over the vacated parliamentary seat? Anything is possible as long as the Constitution didn't state anything about it!
(After Note: Some of my friends questioned me about this point about the legitimacy of having PM appointing any individual to take over any vacated seat. I just told them, our learned judge has written his judgement and verdict based on something which is not written in the Constitution, not something that was written in the Constitution! Thus, I am very confident that our learned judge would also use this argument that anything that is NOT written in the Constitution could be viewed as legitimate! Thus, those who don't agree are those who don't really understand how our legal system works! Just like those Constitutional experts who have gotten all their reasoning wrong because they have blatantly ignore this good practice of our law! )
In fact, PAP has already exercised such idea! Any seats vacated in any GRC, they don't need to go for by-elections, never mind if the constituents of that vacated seat has lost their representative and voice in parliament or not. PAP can just appoint the rest of the MPs in that GRC to take care of his ward, represent his constituents... no need by-election what! This is just short of appointing a non-MP to take over his place!
Well, to further into the logical argument, if they can do that for GRC, why can't they do it to SMC as well? Even if it is an opposition ward, never mind. Just as long as PAP PM APPOINTS a PAP MP to "take care" of this ward, as long as someone can go to the ward and sit down, listen to the constituents' problems and write letters for them, problem solved! Well, even if PM wants to exercise his power further, he could have just appointed the PAP candidate who have lost in that opposition ward to stand in as MP! Why not? All matters are about weekly writing letters sessions! The MPS, meet the people sessions!
In short, my fellow Singaporeans, please wake up and stop your democratic dreams! It must be very clear to all of us now that the learned judge has just basically confirmed that the Constitution has given the PM FULL POWER to dictate on such electoral matters, aka by-elections. The Constitution WASN'T supposed to be written to enhance Democracy as we have foolishly misled ourselves by reciting the pledge with those highfalutin ideas! No matter how hard you dream, the truth has already been revealed and confirmed. Please remember, PAP has all along given all the hints about the TRUE Singapore; it is not our right to vote but just a privilege given by PAP. A privilege that could possibly be taken away from us. Our National Pledge is just full of Highfalutin Ideas which are never meant to be achieved.
We should be prepared, fully be prepared for the day, as I have mentioned, for the possibility to be renamed as People's Republic of Singapore. That would be a name that truly represent what Singapore is.
We will be celebrating our National Day in one week's time. May be it would be a good time to reflect on the REALITY that is brought on by this very important verdict by the learned judge. May be we should pause a while and think whether we should continue to recite that Highfalutin National Pledge after we are awaken to the fact that the very fundamental of our Nation's existence, the Constitution, isn't exactly written with much Democratic principles in mind.
Goh Meng Seng
Hougang resident's by-election application dismissed by High Court Judge
Updated 03:25 PM Aug 01, 2012
SINGAPORE - A High Court Judge has dismissed a Hougang resident's application to declare that the Prime Minister does not have "unfettered discretion" over whether and when to call a by-election.
Madam Vellama Marie Muthu had also applied for a mandatory order for the by-election to be called in Hougang within three months or a reasonable time, after the seat was vacated.
Mdm Vellama, 42, a part-time cleaner, had filed her application on March 2, following the sacking of former Member of Parliament Yaw Shin Leong from the Workers' Party on Feb 15.
In his judgment released today, Justice Philip Pillai noted there was no requirement in the Constitution to call elections to fill elected Member vacancies. There being no such requirement, there arises no prescribed time within which such elections must be called, he added.
Under the Constitution, to call or not to call an election to fill an elected Member vacancy is a decision to be made by the Prime Minister, said Justice Pillai. Should the Prime Minister decide to call an election to fill an elected Member vacancy, he has a discretion as to when to call it, he added.
The Parliamentary Elections Act merely provides the mechanism to hold such an election should the Prime Minister decide to call one, said Justice Pillai. In the event that the Prime Minister decides to call an election to fill an elected Member vacancy, section 24 of the Parliamentary Elections Act requires that the President issue writs under the public seal to the Returning Officer to convene such election to supply vacancies caused by death, resignation or otherwise. "In so doing, the President is obliged to act in accordance with Article 21 of the Constitution," he added.


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Thursday, July 30, 2009
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Monday, July 27, 2009
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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This music video was made by Dough Savage, the creator of the Savage Chickens post-it comics.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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This is so wrong that it rights itself.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
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Monday, July 13, 2009
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Migraine + song stuck in me brain != fun.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
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Friday, July 3, 2009
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On november 8, Suri was spotted at American Girl Store in NYC. She´s wearing Pale Pink Tulle Dress from S/S 2011 by Miss Grant (out of stock)
Saturday, November 12, 2011
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Today I want to mention Vail Bonds. Vail has attracted substantial external investment to develop an area of the town known as Lionshead for new housing. However, investors don't provide the infrastructure or the high-quality public spaces that make such developments complete. For this, Vail has just agreed to issue $12.5m of bonds to finance a transit and welcome centre, improved public library and road and streetscape works including a new car park. Vail runs its own free bus service, popular and widely used, that frees the city centre from congestion and provides clean, safe and frequent services to the outlying residential areas.
The total interest to be paid by Vail on these bonds averages 4.2%. The town says;
No new taxes will be associated with the TIF bonds. The bonds will be repaid over 20 years by incremental property tax revenues generated within the TIF district.And there you have it; Lionshead's new residents will pay new property taxes, and over 20 years a part of these will pay for the capital costs of their own public realm. Vail's other residents will not be charged, and indeed may well take good advantage of the tax-exempt benefits of a proportion of the bonds, investing in their own town, believing in their own community. In Dave's words, 'owning it'.
Being allowed to run the village hall, or even being allowed to set up a private school, isn't Localism. Without true local autonomy, and the real devolution of power given by tax-raising and bond-issuing powers, all the 'Big Society' may achieve is to entrench and support the central State, offering little more than placebos and panaceas and cosmetic change to a nation hungry to be free of Statist shackles.


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Does My Ex Want To Get Back Together With Me
If you have recently broken up with your ex boyfriend, then you are probably asking your self "Does my ex want to get back together with me?". The most important question you should ask yourself first is..."Do I care if I get back together with my ex?". If a resounding "YES" is the answer to that question, then you can start worrying about what your ex really wants.
A lot of people never venture deep down to find out why a relationship ended. In the case of a divorce, it is amazing the amount of people who really have no idea why their marriage ended.
Everyone knows that it takes two to break up a relationship,regardless of the fact that it is very easy to blame the other person. Even when someone else has an affair, it isn't always 100% their fault. Don't get me wrong, I am not condoning anyone being unfaithful, but sometimes people are pushed into things, or at least feel like they are. If you take your man or woman for granted and forget to pay them any attention, they may end up looking somewhere else. There are some people who have affairs just because they can get away with it. They do it just for the thrill. But sometimes, a relationship is worth saving and the affair, while it was hurtful, can eventually strengthen the bonds between the couple.
Examining why a couple broke up will help both parties understand the issues in their relationship. It will highlight those areas that require work. All partnerships involve work and commitment. Men and women often appear to live on different planets (Remember Mars and Venus?)and appear to speak completely different languages.
While it is the physical attraction that initially attracts men and women, it is their compatibility that will keep them together long after the physical flame resembles a dying out candle, as opposed to a flame thrower. So before you start wondering how your ex partner is feeling, you need to be certain of your own wants and desires. Are you sure that this person is right for you? Do you see yourself spending the rest of your life with them? Do you want the same things out of life, like kids, traveling, similar standard of living etc? Do you share the same ideals, morals, and views about how to live your life?
It is very important to first establish if you would like to try again. Knowing what you want will help you to work out what your ex wants. Despite what Hollywood and other entertainment providers would have you believe, men want stable happy relationships just as much as women. Generally the male is not as good as vocalizing what he wants and can finish a relationship rather than have to deal with a bad patch.
The bottom line is: instead of wasting time trying to answer does my ex want to get back together with me, why not invite him round for coffee and a little small talk, and see what happens.
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Feb 18, 2012
Mean Jeans - Are You Serious?
Oh, hey. Sorry I've been gone. I've been thinking about putting something up here for a while, honest, but a whole lot of issues were making me second-guess this whole thing. Also the fact that since posting about Shoppers it's all I listen to, so I couldn't really think about other music. Sorry.
Anyway, I want to put up info about some cool people who write music (Laura Stevenson, Kate Ferencz, Butterscotch Stanley), but I know them well enough that I'm not sure if they'd think I was being a dick for putting their music up available for free? So I'm backing off? If you guys read this let me know if I can? Either way, people reading, you know, google those names to hear some other tunes.
But I don't know Mean Jeans. They are from Portland. I went to Portland once! Stayed at a dude's place through Couchsurfing, and he was ambassador of Couchsurfing in Portland, which is like a thing, it means you are really into Couchsurfing, so while I was there other people crashed, too -- this awesome Australian dude who recognized my Lucksmiths shirt, this girl who had been a counselor at an anarchist summer camp in Albany, some other Couchsurfing ambassadors who were in the middle of traveling. We went to a strip club and everything. And I even went to Stumptown Comics Fest and made an ass out of myself in front of Pete Bagge! Hell of a town.
The Portland aspect of these guys, though, it's an afterthought, because Mean Jeans don't sound Portlandish. They sound too fun. I mean, Portland was fun, but there was this sincere idealism underneath everything. And these guys don't sound like idealists. They sound like some fun dudes who shoot off fireworks in basements.
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"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." John 16:33, King James Version
Tribulation is something the Benedictine monks of St. Joseph's Abbey and Seminary near Covington, LA understand. The facility has overcome disaster before, including a devastating fire in 1906-07 and a flood in 1927. They persevere and overcome, in God's name. This year, however, brought something brutal to the tranquil buildings and grounds.
On March 11, 2016, a flood rolled over the campus as the nearby Bogue Falaya inundated the surrounding area. Every building was damaged in some way, but none of the students or staff was injured. Restoration work goes on and no tour visitors are allowed on campus at present. Damages loss estimates have topped $30 million and the Abbey had no flood insurance. No flood since 1927 had damaged the property.
|The sanctuary before the flood
The beautiful church building, the seminary classrooms and housing, the Retreat Center, the Gift Shop – all the buildings suffered damage to one degree or another. None of the priceless art work of the Abbey was destroyed, but immediate conservation efforts kicked in to prevent damage from the standing water. The raised sanctuary was not damaged, but the lower level (which housed the physical plant for the church) was heavily damaged and required extensive renovations before the church could reopen for public services on June 19.
|Another view of the church before the flood
|Loaves cooling in the bakeshop before the flood
The volunteer-staffed ministries of the Abbey suffered, too. The Pennies for Bread bakeshop once baked a thousand loaves a week to distribute to indigent ministries across the area. The woodworking shop built caskets for the monks of the Abbey as well as by order for others. The apiary ministry boasted twenty hives and honey produced by the hives was sold in the Gift Shop.
|Pre-flood bee hives
Most of the bee hives were destroyed, but beekeeper Jeff Horchoff has begun rebuilding the program with bee swarms captured from other locations. Anyone with a swarm which needs relocation can contact him and he will remove the swarm, relocating it to the Abbey grounds. Horchoff was able to recover many of the physical hive parts when the waters receded, enabling him to provide new homes for the captured swarms. Donations came from many directions, including a school group, to help repair and replace hives, too.
|Woodworking shop before the flood
All of the equipment in the woodworking shop and bakery requires extensive cleaning and testing before either of the programs can begin operations again. Electricity powers most of the tools; any undiscovered damage could prove catastrophic. The bake shop has not resumed activity yet. The woodworking shop came back on line several weeks after the flood.
I had the privilege of visiting St. Joseph's a week before the flood. I saw the ministries at work and had a chance to worship in the beautiful church. Reports of the flooding and damage brought tears of sorrow, even as I rejoiced that no lives had been lost. The deeply rooted faith and commitment to Christian service which I witnessed during my visit will bring the facility back even stronger than it was. I can't wait to see what God will do through them next.
"To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations." Isaiah 61:3-4, King James Version
The ministries of St. Joseph's Abbey and Seminary have been dealt a setback, but will return as the restoration is completed. Modular classrooms will house the students when they return for the autumn sessions. Tours will resume on September 1. St. Joseph's overcomes through faith and diligent effort.
To donate to the rebuilding efforts, go to http://www.saintjosephabbey.com/donate. To view photos of the flooding and recovery efforts, go to http://www.saintjosephabbey.com/abbey-flood-response.


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If I see one more picture of Steve Jobs, the patron saint of technology, I'm going to throw a dart at it. No one is arguing that he was a genius, but, let's face it. Geniushood does not always lead to sainthood.The two things that knocked him down from getting cannonized were that he had an illegitimate daughter he never acknowledged and a father he never acknowledged, after he recently tried contacting him.
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Vermilion thought that jobs would have been more generous had he lived longer. "There are only so many hours in a week," he said, "and he created so many incredible products. He really contributed to culture and society." Still, it would have been better had he contributed to those who could not afford to buy retail let alone wholesale.
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According to physicist Stephen Hawking, even Black Holes die. Image Source: Message to Eagle.
Space.com has posted a set of five short videos which discuss the meaning of time from the perspective of humans, our planet and the cosmos. The videos emphasize that time is no abstract. It is above all a natural process, which embodies the nexus between our minds and the environment. This is something I have discussed in a previous post, here. Beyond that, time is the measure of all life interacting with the environment; and finally, it is the very rhythm of the universe.
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Dr Swamy fighting for us in EVM case-the biggest fraud ever in democracy
POINTS MADE IN EVM SLP No.13735 of 2012
In the Supreme Court on January 22, 2013
1. On two fundamental facts the ECI is always in denial:
[i] the possibility of tampering of the EVMs. In the status report
they have repeated the same untrue mantra.
The Hon'ble Delhi High Court while disposing off my Writ Petition
[para 25-27, on p. 21-22 of the SLP] wanted the EC to address [p.
22, para 26].
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the past election results show that on an average of 165 Lok
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average voting population per constituency of 15 lakh voters.
There are about 1500 EVMs per constituency, and each EVM
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credible they must conform to certain internationally accepted
guidelines for transparency which I submitted to them. But they
failed to reply.
But they have not answered any of the queries I had raised for a
proper field trial, which I submitted after consulting world
renowned experts in computer science [p.173-177].
In fact when they had challenged me to prove tamperability by a
demonstration, I went with two associates on September 3, 2009
to the EC to show it. The demonstration was video-taped by the
ECI. When we were near completing the demonstration, they
aborted the meeting. Then never re-convened the said meeting.
Later, Dr. Prasad, my associate, demonstrated before the media
that it could be done. He was promptly arrested on trumped up
charges on a complaint filed by the ECI that he had stolen the
EVM from the ECI stock [p. 170].
Yet the ECI misleads the public by stating that no one has proved
that the EVMs can be tampered with. Or has been tampered in an
[ii] Four facts which have not been acknowledged:
[a] the Indian EVM is not indigenously produced, because its
crucial parts such as the EVM brain: the microcontroller, is
manufactured by foreign companies, thereby raising security
issues as the Hon'ble High Court had pointed out (p.50-53 at 52)
[b] the attempt by the ECIL and BEL to obtain a WIPO Patent for
EVMs failed due to their inability to meet the conditions for being
awarded the patent, and their Applications filed in 2002 were
withdrawn in 2006 (p.55-56)
[c] the established democratic countries of the world, such UK,
most democratic countries of Europe, and Japan, use paper
ballots and have rejected the EVMs in the conduct of elections.
Recently Germany, Netherlands and Ireland gave up EVMs on
direction of their Courts (p.80-154). Ireland just gave up EVMs
despite a heavy cost sunk in the necessary infrastructure.
[d] Finally, in any case the EVMs cannot handle more than 64
candidates. In a not so long ago Andhra byelections, 64+
candidates filed their nominations. Ballot papers had to be
Important Point of Law
2. Transparency, not efficiency, is a constitutional right under
Article 324, and a statutory right under Sections 11-12 of the IT
Act. is not.
3. The German Supreme Court held [p.80 at 144-54] that
transparency was a constitutional principle while efficiency is
not. Germany now has returned to ballot papers.
4. Following this so too Netherlands and Ireland. USA is slowly
doing away with EVMs. Today except India, no other democratic
country uses EVMs. Even Japan from which we buy the crucial
microcontroller has refused to consider the EVMs.
5. Section 61 A of the RPA 1951 permits the use of EVMs. EVMs
come under the purview of IT Act because of Sections 2 (r) and
(t), r/w Objects and Reasons for the Act.
6. Sections 11 and 12 of the IT Act therefore require that every
voter, if he or she wants, must receive an acknowledgement
7. Contrary to the claim made by the ECI, the plenary powers u/A
324 of the Constitution given to the ECI in the conduct of
elections, is not unfettered.
8. The scope of the plenary powers of the ECI under Art 324 is
limited to space unoccupied by statutes [(1983) SCR 74 at para
9. In fact, following this judgment [para 38], the ECI had to amend
the RPA w.e.f 15.3.89 to insert Section 61A to enable the use of
EVMs [Vol I p. 55].
10. Nor does the ECI have unfettered right to make "policy"
decisions to go electronic if it is against the Constitutional
principle of transparency, or is otherwise arbitrary, unreasonable
or malafide [(2011) 7 SCC 639 at 670-71, para 36].
11. I submit that the ECI is duty bound by the statutes to use
EVMs only if it can provide a receipt for every vote cast.
Otherwise, we must return to ballot papers.
12. I submit, that if at all EVMs are to be used, this voter
verifiable receipt is a constitutional and statutory requirement
for the Election Commission under Article 324 read with Sections
11 and 12 of the Information Technology Act.
13. The Hon'ble High Court did not accept that submission but
gave no indication as to why not [p.22, para 25]. The Hon'ble
Division Bench disposed off the prayer in a non-speaking order.
14. I humbly submit this non-speaking statement or opinion
requires re-consideration in view of the clear Parliament
intention that receipt must be given.
15. Otherwise, the EVMs deployment would have been placed
by Parliament in the exempted category in the Schedule of the
16. The Act instead was enacted to safeguard use of electronic
machines and data processing equipment in governance, which
includes elections.
1. That is why I am here before Your Lordships. Either we use
safeguarded EVMs or return to the ballot papers system as in
now the current international practice in established democratic
2. The secrecy of the vote can be safeguarded by requiring that the
printed voter received be deposited in a ballot box before exiting
the booth.
3. If it cannot be done, then to return to ballot papers till it could be
done. Hence my case
4. Instead addressing these issues had made claims in this Hon'ble
Court about immaculate invincibility of the EVMs that they use.
Most of their claims are not supported by evidence.
5. First, they claimed it is a unique invention that had received a
Patent from WIPO and hence the nation can be proud about it.
This turned out be false.
6. Second, while it is not my case here before Your Lordships that
EVMs were for rigging the elections in India, the ECI falsely
claimed that no one has demonstrated that EVMs can be
tampered with or that it can be rigged.
7. This is deliberate or unwitting misinformation because on Sept 3,
2009, I did accompany two of my Software engineer associates
Hari Prasad and V.V. Rao to the Election Commission to
demonstrate precisely that this could be done.
8. Just as we were near demonstrating it, and which demonstration
was video-ed by the EC [It can be summoned and showed to Your
Lordships but the EC has denied me a copy], the ECI aborted the
meeting, never to re-convene the meeting as promised.
9. Later the EC sought an adjournment in the Hon'ble High Court on
23.3.2011 on an assurance that they would conduct field trials
for a voter verifiable printed receipt [p. 172].
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Rage Against the Machine where a force in the 90's, introducing a form of rap-metal which dozens of bands have miserably failed to imitate. Despite the fact most of the band continued on in the form of Audioslave (Tom Morello, Brad Wilk, Tim Commerford plus Chris Cornell) - a good band in their own right - nothing can match the intensity of the original lineup. I managed to catch Rage live at the 2000 HFStival in DC, and I'm happy I was able to witness one of the most powerful live acts of my generation before they called it quits.
Whether or not the band will stick together beyond the festival date seems uncertain, but ideally Zack de la Rocha and company will find a way to record again.
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Rage Against the Machine Official Site
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Rage Against the Machine reunite
Posted by F.J. Delgado at 2:38 PM
Labels: mp3, Rage Against the Machine
3 comments:
- c said...
tom morello is a G-O-D in my book.
hope you are doing good fernando!
- The Monitors said...
I lost my wallet at that show...
I'm curious to see how this turns out. I wonder what Chris Cornell is thinking?
- txdave said...
Your blog is very good with short pieces, good photos, good font/format.
I don't have much to add except you may have to test your readers to see if you're covering too many diverse topics.
You seem most interested in music, might just stick with that.
Also if you're commenting on things long in the news, what does it add for the reader.
Keep up the good work.
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This errata list pertains to the third edition of Cryptography Theory and Practice. I will be working on this list on an ongoing basis. Please send me e-mail concerning any errors that you find in the book so I can add them to this list.
The following people have pointed out errors to me:
Claude Crepeau, Michael Fuhr, K. Gopalakrishnan, Lars Knudsen, Benton Lam, Borge Nordli, Andreea Panait, Halvor Sakshaug, Ryan Stratford, Jiayuan Sui and Tamir Tassa.
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Page 111, line -7. "consructed" should be "constructed".
Page 116, line -2. "3.3" should be "3.2".
For clarity, in the last six lines of page 140 and the first line of page 141, replace "z_r" by "z'_r", replace "z_{r+1}" by "z'_{r+1}", etc., and also replace "y_{r+1}" by "y'_{r+1}", etc.
In Sections 4.4.1, 4.4.2 and 4.5, it would be preferable to replace occurrences of "q" by "Q", since this notation was used in earlier sections of Chapter 4. (This is not an error, but the use of notation is not consistent.) A similar change should be made to Exercises 4.3 and 4.4.
Page 145, line -9. "y' = T_0 xor temp" should be "y' = e_K(T_0) xor temp" and "temp = CBC-MAC(x, K)" should be "temp = CBC-MAC(T_0 || x, K)".
Page 158. In Exercise 4.12, "forgery!selective" shold be "selective forgery".
Page 195, Example 5.11. "115759" should be "115979" (this occurs twice).
page 238, line 2. "0 <= j" should be "0 <= i".
Page 324, Line 9. "PBRG" should be "PRBG".
Page 375. The discussion of soundness of the Schnorr Scheme is incomplete. For additional details, see the following note: On the soundness of the Schnorr Scheme.
Page 378, line 18. "his" should be "her".
Page 391, last line of Exercise 9.11. "qalue" should be "value".
Page 417, first line of Section 10.5.3. "comproses" should be "comprises".
Middle of page 437. "simluated" should be "simulated".
Page 455, line -12. "modificaton" should be "modification".
Page 480. Exercise 12.4 is not correct.
Page 486, first paragraph of Section 13.2. The last sentence should read: "Gamma is called an access structure and each subset in Gamma is called an authorized subset."
Page 497. The last sentence before Example 13.7 should read as follows: "Thus rho_i is the ratio of the number of bits in the key to the number of bits in a share."
Page 498, line 4. Change "max" to "min".
Page 514, Exercise 13.2(a). "secret" should be "key".
Page 521, Figure 14.2. "y_1" should be "b_1", "y_2" should be "b_2" and "y_v" should be "b_v".
Page 553, Exercise 14.3(a). "secret" should be "key".
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SAN FRANCISCO, California – In response to this morning's raid on #OccupySF, demonstrators called for a rally this afternoon. Since 4pm, demonstrators have been at 101 Market st. discussing the raid. After some tense police confrontations and at least one arrest, a standoff between police and demonstrators took hold in the street. Police shut down traffic to the street and demonstrators began setting up tents starting around 5pm. As of 10:45pm, there are 7 tents up and hundred or more demonstrators. Demonstrators are cooperating with MUNI to allow public transport to continue. At midnight, tents were moved back to the plaza; one demonstrator remained and was arrested.
- The 19th and telegraph Oakland occupation was also raided this morning, but was completely cleared unlike the occupation at 101 Market in SF.
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This year Nomad 1 will be chartered, skippered and crewed by graduates of Nomad Sailing. We are very excited to see them racing on their own AND at the opportunity of being able to race against them on a matched boat, another Sunfast 37 called Quantum Leap. This year's crew for the challenge boat then :
Lou Barden (Skipper and Tactician)
I love being on the water, and sailing is my passion. Since a career change in 2008, and a 2500 mile delivery trip from Greece to UK. I started Nomad Sailing with my bro, and as well co-running the business, spend a lot of time instructing on Nomad 1. Love it.
Ambitions in the near future to cross the Atlantic either as part of the ARC or solo, then later to do a circumnavigation. Looking forward in the immediate future to this race and taking Quantum Leap through the finish line first.
Alex Grace
Learned dinghy sailing at the Welsh Harp in London with Wembley Sailing club (level one and two) and then took Day Skipper theory with them – took the practical exam with Yuksel Sailing in Marmaris Turkey. I then did yacht master theory, again at Wembley and am currently building up miles in order to take the Yacht master theory exam. Have also taken part in sailing trips on the Solent with my teacher Andrew McCulloch. Sailing ambitions – eventually to own a boat in Turkey. I am planning on sailing at 53 footer from Volos in Greece to Marmaris this October – and most importantly – hoping to survive the Round the Island Race in one piece!! Still learning and very keen on getting as much experience as possible.
Mike Malham
3rd Time doing this race with Nomad Sailing. Becoming a veteren!
Love it !
Stuart Rumley
I first tried sailing on a Competent Crew course in the BVI's and loved it, then decided to take it further with a Day Skipper course with Nomad Sailing in the Solent – thinking that I would do the course in the UK, then become a fair weather sailor in places like the BVI's. Since trying sailing in the waters of the Solent and loving it I've decided that getting wet and cold is a price worth paying, and part of the fun. The RTIR 2014 is going to be my second experience of racing, so I'm really looking forward to it!
Nigel Townley
Learnt to sail between mill wall dock and the Caribbean. Went on to do day skipper with Nomad last year and now looking forward to my second race.
Wayne Lloyd
Details to follow
Chris Hill
Coastal Skipper (thanks Jim!).Just come back from six weeks sailing from Tahiti to Tonga through the Society Islands, Cook Islands, Niue and Vava'au. In past have done various holiday charters in Med and Caribbean, the ARC and some racing in the Solent.
Mel Ridge
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I've decided to start this new feature on my blog called, "What I Ate Wednesday" wherein I post the pictures of the food I ate and maybe some brief explanations on how to make it. This is something I have seen on mostly lifestyle and beauty blogs and I thought I would introduce it to the foodie world (if it hasn't been done already). I really enjoy taking a glimpse at what people are actually eating and since I am usually off on Wednesdays, I thought this would be a good deal.
So, let's get started!
Breakfast: Some coffee with hazelnut creamer, homemade Oatmeal with a dash of half and half and berries, and some water.
Dinner: This is a Turkish Dish called Citir Manti (the spelling is off because I don't have a Turkish keyboard) and it's basically a large round pastry dough (kind of like Filo dough) stuffed and rolled with a spiced meat (we used beef for this one). And it is served with a homemade tomato sauce (recipe coming soon!) and sitting upon a savory yogurt sauce. We served it alongside some salted cucumbers and some more melon.
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Notice, there is no oval ( º ) over the "a." Baba means open; båba means bad.
Baba i bentåna. Open the window.
Baba i korason-mo. Open your heart.
Ti siña ma baba. It can't be opened.
Kao esta ma baba i tenda? Is the store opened already?
Babaye. To open for.
Babaye yo' ni petta! Open the door for me!
There is a Communion hymn, rarely sung nowadays, that goes :
I pettan i sagrårio, påle' babaye ham! Na' huyong i Saina-ta yan nå'e ham!
(Open to us, Father, the door of the tabernacle! Take our Lord out and give Him to us!)
Just to throw this in : how do you say "can opener" in Chamorro?
"Abrelåta" or "baban låta." The latter uses the native word "baba," the former is from the Spanish.


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Recipe was published in the Junior League of Jackson, Mississippi cookbook. Simple but excellent way to begin the New Year.
Best if made on New Year's eve and reheated the next day for all of the flavors to come together.
- Yield
- 6 people
- Active Time
- 30 minutes
- Total Time
- 2 hours
- 1 lb dried black-eyed peas (do not soak)
- 2 qts chicken stock
- 1 ham hock
- 1/3 lb smoked ham, in 1/2" cubes
- 2 medium yellow onions, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped (I use blacked pasilla peppers.)
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 dried chili peppers or 1/2 tsp ground red pepper
- 1 pkg frozen cut okra (10 oz), thawed
- 11/2 tsp salt
- In a large saucepan, combine peas, stock, ham hock, ham, onions, bell peppers, celery, garlic, and chili peppers. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Stir in okra and salt, and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent scorching. Remove cover and cook, stirring, until creamy thick, 10 minutes. Remove ham hock and chili peppers. Serve hot.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories391
- Carbohydrates38 g(13%)
- Fat12 g(19%)
- Protein33 g(66%)
- Saturated Fat4 g(19%)
- Sodium1464 mg(61%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat2 g
- Fiber6 g(26%)
- Monounsaturated Fat5 g
- Cholesterol61 mg(20%)


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Search For Warblers At The Magee Marsh Boardwalk, a photo by JKissnHug on Flickr.
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Spring has arrived at Magee Marsh and I am there to find the warblers. We had a very nice outing on Saturday, where we found the Black & White, Black-throated Green, Yellow-rumped & Hooded Warbler. We also found a Northern Mockingbird, Hermit Thrush, White-eyed Vireo, White-throated Sparrow and gorgeous female Eastern Towhee.
The wind was howling off Lake Erie and we needed our winter coats to stay warm.


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Google search led to two recipes vying to be used:
Diary of a Locavore: 100% Whole Wheat Baguette
Change Your Way of Thinking: Quick & Crusty Whole Wheat Baguettes.
Pictures (and review?) to follow. Recipe is modified version of Locavore's, aided by techniques from Change's. I've also posted the recipe on Epicurious, with the intent to update it as I refine the method (not ready for primetime just yet).
In other news, practicing Grieg, Janáček and Bach tonight.


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We've decided to live blog the draft. For the last few months, we've been in intense negotiations with Nikoloz Tskitishvili's agent and we've been trying to get him to sit in on the draft with us. We finally brokered a deal and Skeets will be here to give us his vast insight.
Also, to everyone who says that we are giving Simmons a hard time:
1) He asks for it by calling himself the GM of Common Sense. A lot of the statements that we pointed out lacked common sense. Dwight Howard being a bust? Yao being a bust? Joe Forte being good?
2) A lot of people have stated that Simmons has a pretty good track record. Granted that may be true, but a lot of that "good track record" is just the mainstream point of view. If someone can point out some sleepers or unorthodox calls that he's made about the draft, then we'll give you some credit. Otherwise, enjoy your time in hell with ESPN.
3) We've been talking about Ricky Davis for a long time on this blog (just go through the archives). Recently, Simmons has decided to talk about Ricky a little too much for our liking. Stay away from our idol, Simmons. You don't want it with us.
We've decided to live blog the draft. For the last few months, we've been in intense negotiations with Nikoloz Tskitishvili's agent and we've been trying to get him to sit in on the draft with us. We finally brokered a deal and Skeets will be here to give us his vast insight.
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- Doctor Dribbles said...
Sensitive much?
Ok--I'm with you that Simmons could (still) use to be taken down a peg. His Yao bashing kills me in retrospect--almost as much as it annoyed me then. The guy is just the hardest-working star in the NBA. I love seeing Barkley (who hated Yao enough to make the donkey bet with Kenny Smith, etc.) now constantly singing Yao's praises.
Still, Simmons was sort of common-sensical about all three guys that you cite again. Not only is Yao super slow, he faced huge transition problems; can you think of any NBA star who's ever come close? And in 2004, the most recent big men out of high school (Chandler, Curry, Kwame) had all been disappointments on some level, whereas Okafor was proven. Finally, Joe Forte had tons of talent--he was ACC player of the year as a sophomore--it was just his attitude that got him in trouble.
Basically, Simmons played it safe all those times. What he needs to be busted on is the "no balls association" line he's using now, because it's a total departure from his own style.
I'm not going to look through his old draft stuff, but I do remember him getting Charlie Villanueva right--not during the draft, but immediately following, when he said that the negative reaction (the conventional wisdom being that Charlie V was a bust-to-be) would motivate him to be a good player. And what do you know, he was ROY runner-up (and in another, Chris Paul-less year, could have won it).


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It's here! The first day of school! New teachers, blank notebooks, and brand new sharpened pencils. The possibilities for the year are endless! Excitement was overflowing at our house this morning! Well, not really, just from Katie. The boys are totally over the whole fanfare of the first day of school, which I find sad because I remember getting completely psyched up for the first day of school even in high school…but maybe it's different for a boy, I dunno. All they are seeing right now is their sleeping in, endless playtime, and no bedtime come to an end for the next 9 months. But Katie on the other hand is ecstatic! See:
Um, yeah, she is THAT excited! And I am so glad because when I saw a few weepy Kindergartners this morning I was so thankful that I had to repeatedly call mine over to me long enough to get a goodbye kiss! I would much rather it be this way!! I did get a smile out of Zach,
but I think it was just to humor Mama. But that's ok…he's such a cutie I can hardly stand it! Tyler on the other hand played the "too cool for this photo session" card:
But that's ok. He's too cool, we all know it. *wink, wink* He was too cool for the cup of coffee he poured himself this morning, too. Jack and I were like, "What?!?" But we went with the whole "caffeine will stunt your growth" line and since he is currently in search of new height for basketball (and girls) he poured out his coffee. Good thing. I'm not quite ready for THAT one yet. Sheesh. One thing at a time. I can't send all 3 of my kids to school on the same day that one of them starts drinking coffee! What was he thinking?! Course this is coming from a 31 year old that didn't start drinking coffee until oh, about 3 years ago or so.
The house has been VERY quiet today. I have done fine though. As soon as I got home I promptly changed into my running clothes and left again. I went to the park and ran 5 miles before coming home and getting cleaned up and having b-fast. I headed to Lacey's after that and we put blond highlights in my hair, which was totally fun but now I want them darker. I paid some bills, had lunch, and vacuumed (since Jack said "the vacuum makes noise" when I was complaining about the house being too quiet). A hint? Hmmmm……. ;-)
I'm getting ready to head back into town though and hit the grocery store and check the mail BEFORE I pick up the kids at 3. I hope they all had a fabulous day and Katie is worn out so she will go to sleep before 10pm tonight!
I hope everyone had a great Wednesday, it's halfway til the weekend! And only 2 more days of school this week! Yippee!!
You know what's funny?! I played on this same merry-go-round when I was in elementary school! Geez, yeah, it's that old! LOL
*Please forgive the overly-Katie pictured post. My boys forbid me to take my camera into the middle school or to take pictures of them after we left the house! But our little princess, on the other hand, was all about it!


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Our band program here at St. John's is a pull-out program mainly during the school day for students in grades 4-8. Students in fourth grade and any student who is a new member of the band program is placed in Beginning Band. Students in grades 5-8 with at least one year of playing experience are members of our Concert Band.
All band members receive one small group lesson and one large group rehearsal during the week. Beginning Band meets for rehearsal Wednesdays from 8:30-9:00, Concert Band (Students in grades 5-8) meets before school Monday mornings from 8:20-9:00, and Wind Symphony (Students in grades 5-8 by audition) meets Thursday mornings from 8:20-9:00.
Students also have the option of joining Jazz Band, which meets Tuesday mornings from 8:20-9:00. Students must have at least one year of playing experience and all players (except piano, guitar, and bass) must be members of the St. John's Concert Band to participate. Auditions for this ensemble may be needed if interest exceeds need.
Students in Beginning Band, Concert Band and Jazz Band perform in the Christmas and Spring Band Concert. Students in Wind Symphony perform in the Christmas Band Concert, All-School Christmas Program, Spring Band Concert, and a mid-year concert in March.
Grade 4 to Grade 8
Kelly Taylor
Band lessons begin the week of September 8th. Wind Symphony and Concert Band rehearsals start the week of September 15th. Jazz Band begins Tuesday, October 7th, and Beginning Band rehearsal begins Wednesday, November 5th.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
chefs knife
Trying to squeeze in the x-mas gifts. I thought that since I made cutting boards last year I would make chef's knives this year. So I started one...... LOTS OF GRINDING. Also I am fairly new to the knife making thing. I have had a lot of advice. I am sure I am doing something wrong. Here are some shots of the first couple of stages and research photos.
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YES! It's so cool that you're making this. How's it coming along?ReplyDeleteReplies
So far so good. I have been grinding away for ever on this thing. I think the stuff I bought is way too thick. The belt sander we have is kind of weak. As a matter of fact I WAS going to make six but I think I will be making ONE. We need a new belt sander. I don't think that ye old KMG is our future. I wish. Maybe I will be making some nice paring knives.Delete
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Hello Everyone Trinity Here!
This was my Second show out! I purred and played for the judges!
I Got a 2nd place final and a 5th place Final up agenst 30+ kittens! yeah!!
Hailey got a 9th place also agenst 30+ kittens it was a blast! This was Haileys first show.
Aurora got a 3rd place final agenst 50+ Cats YEAH to big sis! she now is a Grand Champion Momma said!
Santana got 11 Finals our of 12 posible finals. He did awesome! Yeah big Bro!
It was such a fun weekend!
Here are some of the photos from the weekend!
|Aurora being Judged
Photo by Kate Howard
|Santana's Ribbons
|Aurora, Hailey, & Trinity's Ribbons
Some Photo's Taken by Kate our Good friend
Raisin below:
|This weekend we said good bye to Raisin as he left to go back to his momma.
We thank you Marty for letting us show this wonderful boy!


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DS and I carved pumpkins! He did a scary face, and I did Totoro. Sitting on the floor and bending over a pumpkin is a lot harder this year, but I managed it. And we have a ton of seeds for roasting! I'm really proud of DS's pumpkin, he did a great job. I sketched it out for him because we didn't have any templates or anything this year (not my design, found it online), and he wasn't sure he could actually carve it. But it looks great!
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