January 8, 2010

Bilog Na Hugis Itlog - an instructional video for Philippine Election 2010

As GMA7's continuous commitment to serve the Filipino people this coming automated election 2010, one of its greatest talents Sexbomb dancers is releasing an election instruction video on how to vote.

The music video below in which the song title is Bilog na hugis Itlog (Circle with an egg shape) was made to assist voters on how to vote using the automated system.

Aside for the instruction, the Sexbomb dancers also gave emphasis why our vote is very important and that we should vote wisely.

The song was written by Jobart Bartolome while the music was created by Jonathan Ong, which will be expected to be viewed regularly soon at GMA7 and QTV11.

On the other hand, COMELEC officials were happy and even danced with it.

By: Angel Cuala

SMARTMATIC Auditable Election System

If your electoral agency seeks a fully-automated, electronic voting system that is completely secure, reliable and auditable, the Smartmatic Auditable Election System (SAES) is your solution.Proven under the rigorous scrutiny of independent international monitors in several national and regional elections, SAES has distinguished itself as the system beyond reproach.The powerful combination of robust hardware, secure software and highly qualified personnel enables the SAES system to guarantee elections that voters can trust, in any part of the world. From its voting machines that feature a variety of vote input devices, customizable interfaces and printed voter receipts, to its secure data transmission networks, high-end tallying servers, immediate results tabulation and fully auditable paper trail, the SAES technological platform is the only end-to–end system available that ensures democracy rules, cost effectively.

Security
The impenetrable architecture of SAES is the result of a number of security mechanisms that we created by combining internationally recognized and standard-based security algorithms. You won’t have to worry about election tampering.

Immediacy
Not only do SAES voting machines allow voters to cast their choice more quickly, they allow the results to be known just minutes after the last polling place has closed.

Veracity
Smartmatic was the first company in the world to include printed receipts so every voter can verify that their on screen selections were recorded accurately. This not only establishes an auditable paper trail, but invites public trust and establishes the credibility of the election.

Economy
The digital voting process reduces the cost of holding an election because it requires greatly reduced human and economic resources. In addition, a thousand tons of paper can be saved because the need to print anything is eliminated almost entirely!

Auditing
A prerequisite of Smartmatic’s engagement is that a series of audits are undertaken before, during and after the election. SAES has been designed to make this a simple procedure, creating what we believe is the most transparent automated-voting process available in the world.

Flexibility
Your electorate has its own laws and conventions for tallying votes. That’s why SAES has been designed to make configuration for different tallying methods easy. Whether you use D’Hondt, simple majority, relative majority or other counting methods, you won’t incur costly reprogramming fees.

Accessibility
Voters with disabilities can be accommodated comfortably by SAES voting machines. Buttons with specific shapes and colors, sip-and-puff devices and special earphones are just some of the features our machines possess in order to guarantee equality and independence for all voters.

Versatility
Smartmatic recognizes the value of innovations that contribute to security so we engineered SAES in a way that lets it integrate readily with civil registration and voter identification systems. SAES makes it easier to build on the security platform you already have in place.

Autonomy
In those cases where an electoral agency requires operational control, Smartmatic provides licensing solutions. Structured as a turnkey agreement with ongoing support, the technology transfer can be achieved in the mid- to long- term, after training has been completed.



January 7, 2010

January 4, 2010

20 Most Beautiful People of the Last Decade

In a decade when it has become daily ritual to witness our most famous, talented, and beautiful people in their gym sweats and flip flops at Starbucks, unaware of the long-lensed sniper in the bushes capturing them in exactly the angle of light and time of day that is maximally unflattering, we thought it'd be fitting to end the '00s with a glorious, glamorous look back at the 20 most beautiful people that have graced the pages of our magazine in the past 10 years. Sure, in an ideal world beauty would be nakedly apparent. But it doesn't hurt to have makeup, hair, wardrobe, and a talented, sympathetic photographer. And, in the tradition of this magazine, we encouraged them to speak freely—because the beautiful and famous are just dying to tell you something you didn't know about them.

1. ZACH EFRON

2. ASHLEY GREENE

3. COLIN FARRELL

4. NATALIE PORTMAN

5. CHASE CRAWFORD

6. ALICIA KEYS

7. ASHTON KUTCHER

8. SCARLET JOHANNSSON

9. ROBERT PATTINSON

10. SIENNA MILLER

11. TOM BRADY

12. KATE MOSS

13. RYAN PHILIPPE

14. EVA MENDEZ

15. PHARRELL WILLIAMS

16. JESSICA ALBA

17. MILLA JOVOVICH

18. JAKE GYLLENHAAL

19. DITA VON TEESE

20. JAVIER BARDEM