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	The opening of the Eleventh Parliament	Malta 9 Thermidor
	<div align="justify">The Eleventh Parliament was opened yesterday. Not much noteworthy except for two<a href="http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=69013">comments</a>of Alfred Sant:<br /><blockquote>In his first public appearance since he resigned as Labour leader following the 8 March general election, Opposition Leader Alfred Sant said he hoped the government and the Opposition would reach an agreement [on pairing] in the coming weeks.<br /><br />Dr Sant also pointed out that the reason he had voted against the appointment of Anton Tabone to act as Speaker in 1998 was because he was not an MP.</blockquote>On the first, the issue of pairing, it might dawn on the Opposition that they were too quick in throwing away the offer of a Labour MP as Speaker<a href="http://malta9thermidor.blogspot.com/2008/05/tough-bad-opposition-iii.html">in order to pair</a>. The real beneficiaries would have been the Opposition, gaining much leverage in the Parliamentary debate at a negligible fall in Parliamentary strength (33 out of 68 instead of 34 out of 69). The government, in turn, would have only got in place a system once described by former UK Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey as "organised truancy".<br /><br />As to Sant's second point between 1964 and 2003 all Speakers were all (a) former candidates with the governing party and (b) from outside the House. But Labour consistently keeps reading history where it's a victim (as, for example, the<a href="http://keithgrech.blogspot.com/2008/05/deputy-speaker.html">end</a>of the pairing agreement in 1997). It really needs some new perspectives.<br /></div>
	All over bar the shouting	Daphne Caruana Galizia
	Labour?s delegates have voted against widening the leadership election to take in party members. Only the naïve, or those who have scant understanding of human nature, would be surprised. This is not to say that those who tried to push the vote through are either of those things, but at this stage, I really don?t [...]
	A Flicker of Time	Wired Temples Blog

	May "Reflection"	The Way Cafe'
	<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_6TpeuYpVt1s/SCZdQrd3JXI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/cC5MLBB07oA/s1600-h/Monteluce+Madonna+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198945360973079922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_6TpeuYpVt1s/SCZdQrd3JXI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/cC5MLBB07oA/s400/Monteluce+Madonna+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;">TUTTO IL MONDO E? PAESE<br /><br />?Tutto il mondo e? paese?<br />la mia mamma diceva<br />non dimentichero? mai<br />le cose che faceva.<br /><br />Con sorrisi e tenerezze<br />raccontava che gli anziani<br />sapevano di piu?<br />della gioventu?<br />che e? perduta sempre piu?.<br /><br />Lei consigli sempre dava<br />ma io non ho ascoltato<br />e percio? mi son trovata<br />con il cuore tutto ?ruotto?<br /><br />Ora lei se ne andata<br />ma non dentro il cuore mio<br />e? viva nella mia anima<br />e nella mente mia.<br /><br />Con parole giudiziose<br />e sapienza piu? divina<br />lei mi aiuta qui adesso<br />forse ancora piu? di prima.<br /><br />Adesso lei e? cittadina<br />del paradiso promesso a tutti<br />e i mali di una volta<br />eternamente son distrutti.<br /><br />La da dove tutto e? possibile<br />lascia che i nostri defunti<br />ci aiutino a capire<br />cosa fare per essere salvati.<br /><br />Si tutto il mondo sara? paese<br />e anche se sembra lontano<br />il giorno arriva come il vento<br />quando di nuovo ci rincontriamo.<br /><br />Come un lampo fulminante<br />rivedremo i nostri cari<br />che erano una volta morti<br />eternamente risvegliati.<br /><br />By Alba</span></div>
	Benedict XVI on music and hope	Confessions of a Recovering Choir Director
	Excerpts from the official English translation of the Holy Father’s April 24, 2008 remarks at Paul VI Auditorium after a concert held in his honor (links and emphases added): Certain of interpreting the sentiments of everyone present, I address my heartfelt congratulations to the “Giuseppe Verde” Symphony Orchestra and Choir of Milan, beautifully conducted by Mr [...]
	Some News!	Robert Galea
	What a fantastic week. It's been quite ordinary, but there is so much excitement in the air. I've been attending lectures, busy at seminary, gym and writing assignments. Apart from all this I've been fighting for time to practice for the World Youth Day (WYD) performances.<br /><br />Apart from some major, mind blowing 'performances' at WYD I have been asked to take one of the main stages during the Music Festival (during the Thursday night) at WYD for a 40 minute concert. I'll be doing an acoustic set there - just piano, vocals and guitar! It's going to be awesome...to say the least!! Wohoo!!