uptone: June 2008

Monday, 23 June 2008

Print Manager Plus Is Considered a Vital Necessity by its Clients in this Time of Looming Economic Recession

Over 78% of survey respondents give ‘controlling costs’ as the primary reason for using Print Manager Plus

Clearwater, Florida and London, UK -- Software Shelf International, Inc recently conducted a survey among its clients worldwide. The results clearly show that their primary reason for using the product is to control and so reduce both the direct and indirect running costs of printing within their organizations, namely: paper, ink (toner), printer maintenance and electricity.

Other reasons given for using Print Manager Plus in the survey were: its advanced reporting capabilities (it comes with over 130 detailed reports and analysis graphs that allow you to see who is printing, what they are printing and the cost of that printing); its ease of use (it is just like a natural extension of the operating system itself and is completely transparent to the user, needing no additional hardware); and its positive impact upon the environment. Software Shelf recently announced that the combined effect of its international educational customer base alone saves over 100,000 trees a month. In addition, less printing means less electricity consumed which, in turn, means reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

“What with current economic forecasts, if ever there was a time to improve the bottom line to aid corporate survival, it is now,” says Danny Byrnes, Vice President, Software Shelf International. “As our survey results show, our clients have recognized that Print Manager Plus makes a valuable contribution towards the survival of their organizations. Companies who have not yet embraced the power of PMP but who are starting to feel the pinch might want to look of this amazing software solution as a way of securing their own financial stability.”

Besides the important printing data that can be obtained, PMP allows Administrators to fully control printing by being able to implement Quotas and Restrictions on Users, Groups, Organizational Units, and Printers. The powerful restrictions vary from color usage, time usage, limiting pages and copies per print job, to scheduling and implementing printer usage. These controlling limits allow organizations to actually cut wasteful printing hence saving time, money, and resources.

Two noteworthy comments made by respondents of the survey that so effectively sum up what Print Manager Plus 2008 is and does were: “Print Manager Plus is a complete print management solution” and “Print Manager Plus provides functionality that is lacking in our operating system.”

Pricing and Availability
A free, fully functional version of Print Manager Plus 2008 is available for download as a thirty-day free trial at http://www.softwareshelf.com
Source: Enterprisewire® News Service
© Enterprisewire News Service

About Software Shelf
Software Shelf is the worldwide leader in tightly-integrated Windows Print Management solutions. Established in 1994, its flagship product, Print Manager Plus is used by thousands of businesses, schools, colleges, universities and other organizations worldwide. Businesses and government clients include: Electrolux Home Care Products, Ask Jeeves, Commerz Bank, CSC Financial Services Group, Hewlett Packard, Hyatt Hotels, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Bank of New York, United Nations, US Court of Appeals, US Air Force, US Army, US Navy. Software Shelf provides technical support (in 13 languages) from its offices in the US and UK and from its more than 150 partners and resellers in over 60 countries, and it was awarded the Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Partner of the Year Award in 2007. Software Shelf and Print Manager Plus are trademarks owned by Software Shelf worldwide.

For further information, please contact:

Danny Byrnes
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite# 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: +1 727 445 1920
Phone: +1 800 962 2290
Fax: +1 727 445 9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com

Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Tatjana Kunze
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House
2 - 3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1342 310950
Fax +44 1342 302405
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk

Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk

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Saturday, 21 June 2008

Miracle Drywash Now Available in Scandinavia and Beyond

Car care firm Peek Scandinavia is now reselling MDW and will be demonstrating it at a long list of major car shows throughout Denmark and Sweden.

Copenhagen, Denmark: Matt Jensen, former truck driver and founder of the car care firm Peek Scandinavia is now selling Miracle Drywash throughout Scandinavia as well as into several neighbouring countries. In addition to the waterless carwash product being available by mail order through his own website http://www.peekscandinavia.com, Matt will also be taking it with him on his ‘Roadshop Tour’ around Denmark and Sweden where he will display and demonstrate the product at a long list of major, high profile car and truck shows.

The Peek-mobile!

Miracle Drywash will be on show at the following events:

21 to 22 June 2008, Amerikaner biltræf på Texas ranch, http://www.texasranch.dk/?pid=95&sub=54 in Klippinge, Stevns (south east part of Seeland), Denmark hosted by the Trans Am Club of Denmark. On display will be 800-1000 American cars, the majority of which will be Trans Ams. The Harley Davidson Club of Denmark and the Indian Bike Club of Denmark have also been invited to participate in the show.

28 to 29 June 2008, Rumble #3, http://www.southislandcruisers.dk/ in Balle, near Vordingborg, Denmark hosted by the American Car Club called the South Island Cruisers. On display will be 200-350 American cars.

2 to 4 July 2008, Power Big Meet, http://www.bigmeet.com in Västerås, Sweden hosted by Power Big Meet. 10,000 cars are expected to this show. Last year there were 12,000.

14 to 17 Aug 2008, Fyns MC Festival, http://fynsmcfestival.dk in Odense on Fyn where 2500 bikes are expected and many rock bands will also be performing including Sandman.

13 to 14 Sept 2008, Lastbilsmagasinets Truckshow, http://www.lastbilshow.dk in Roskilde which is a truckers festival with 200-300 lorries expected.

27 to 28 Sept 2008, Country Stars 2008, http://www.rainbow-entertainment.dk/index2.asp?id=5 in Wilhelmsborg. It is a music and line dance festival with custom trucks on display.

Matt first heard about Miracle Drywash in May of this year at the Super Rally show http://www.superrally.dk in Fredericia, Denmark where he was promoting Mozito Car Care products and Peek Polish. Another stall holder there told him that the owner of the website http://www.heavy.nu used the product and loved it. So Matt went online, found MDW’s website and got in touch with the company and placed his order. He will be demonstrating and selling the product at the above 6 shows with many more shows to be planned in the future.

"As soon as I saw that Marks & Spencers were selling it, I knew it had to be a quality product. I didn't even feel a need to test it so I placed an order for a shipment there and then. Now I’ve used it and it's a brilliant product and fast and easy to use,” says Matt.

This is the first time that MDW has been available in Scandinavia. Matt actually plans to sell the product into the Baltics, Iceland and Germany too through a network of dealers as well as through his site. Matt, a former truck driver, has been selling car care products since 2006. “We believe in high quality products – those that we sell are not the cheapest on the market but we guarantee that they are the best around. We have always promised to fully refund our customers if they are not totally satisfied. Needless to say, so far so good - we haven’t had to refund a single penny,” he says.

About Miracle Drywash
Miracle Drywash, manufactured by SJK Products Ltd in Crawley, West Sussex, UK, is a totally waterless washing and polishing system – a revolutionary way to both clean and polish your car, boat, motorbike, or any other metal, glass, or painted surface - with only a single application of the product. It both prevents pollutants and detergents from entering the river system and each bottle (7 washes) saves 1 ton of water. The product was endorsed by South East Water in 2006 and was awarded the prestigious Waterwise Marque in 2007 for its contribution towards saving water in the UK. It is available from Amazon, Marks & Spencer and Autoglass who also use it to valet their clients’ vehicles. The company, SJK Products, was co-founded in 2004 by SJ Khebbal, CEO and Tim Jones, Chairman.

For more information please contact:

Yvonne Siddall
SJK Products Ltd
James Place
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 6GA
United Kingdom

+44 (0)800 881 8062
info@miracledrywash.com
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Thursday, 19 June 2008

asos.com & LCF’s LTD 100 Collection is an Instant Sell-out

Entire LTD 100 collection sells out on asos.com in only 2 minutes

LTD 100 Accessory winner: Ursula Inglis-Jones

London: Fashion e-tailer, asos.com, announces that LTD 100 design collection in association with London College of Fashion, was an instant sell-out when it launched online at 1pm on 16 June 2008. Within the first few minutes of going live, the 100 one-off pieces were snapped up by quick clickers eager to secure a piece of design history.

The collection of designs from London College of Fashion final year students was made up of menswear, womenswear and accessories and with all students set to receive 100% of the sales of their designs. Three winning designers were chosen from the LTD 100 collection who will go on to take up placements within the asos.com design team later this year, with the overall winner also receiving an all-expenses paid inspirational trip to Tokyo with the design team.

LTD 100 Menswear winner: Samantha Ball

The LTD 100 collection and winning designers were hand-picked by a high profile panel of fashion experts including designer du jour Henry Holland, Vogue’s Emma Elwick, B Store owner Matthew Murphy and model Ben Grimes. Talking about the collection and the collaboration, Henry Holland said: “Some of the workmanship is amazing! It’s really nice to get asked to do stuff like this; supporting emerging design talent is really important.”

LTD 100 Womenswear winner: Lui Sin Ki

Winner of the LTD 100 womenswear prize was awarded to Lui Sin Ki whose structured, angular black sequin dress wowed the judges with its appreciation of the female form. Her design impressed the judges so much that she also went on to be crowned the overall LTD 100 winner.

Commenting on her design, Rob Bready, asos.com’s product and trading director and one of the LTD 100 judges, said: “We were truly impressed with the structuring of this classic design which celebrates the female silhouette in all its glory. Easy to wear and effortless, this would be a failsafe fashion favourite that most women would love to have in their wardrobe.”

LTD 100 menswear winner, Samantha Ball, won the judges over with her beautifully tailored double breasted coat. Bready said: “The tailoring on the winning piece was superb with fantastic craftsmanship and quality fabrications which gave this item a premium edge.”

Ursula Inglis-Jones, winner of the LTD 100 accessories award, was praised for the amazing detail of her oversized leather handbag. Bready said: “The craftsmanship of this design is outstanding with its attention to detail making it feel like a true luxury must-have.”

Robert Bready, Product and Trading Director, asos.com said: “This is the second year that we have joined forces with London College of Fashion to celebrate and nurture the talents of the UK’s hottest designers. This year, through the LTD 100 project, we are giving fashion lovers the unique opportunity to own a truly limited one-off garment which has the potential to become a piece of future design history. And judging by the speed at which it sold out, there is a genuine desire for new design talent out there.”

Colin Renfrew, Dean of the School of Design and Technology at London College of Fashion, said: “It’s hugely important to support young designers in this country. We produce some of the best designers in the world and through this partnership with asos.com, we are able to help develop fashion students for their future design careers.”

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Notes to editors:

asos.com & LCF’s 2008 collaboration – LTD 100

Earlier this year, ASOS.com set final year LCF students the challenge of submitting up to three designs for inclusion in an exciting capsule collection of 100 one-off designs titled LTD 100.

asos.com & LCF’s 2007 collaboration – The Fame, Fortune & Fashion Awards

Last year, ASOS.com held its first collaboration with LCF – the Fame, Fortune & Fashion Awards. The students’ brief: to create an innovative, but commercially viable outfit inspired by iconic stars of the 21st century. The judges’ brief: to choose one menswear winner and one womenswear winner to receive the Fame, Fortune & Fashion Award. Twelve final-year London College of Fashion students made it through to the finals of the Fame, Fortune & Fashion Awards and showcased their work at a runway show held at LCF. As well as receiving half of the profits generated by their designs, students were competing for the chance to win a coveted three-month work placement with the ASOS.com design team.

For more information, please contact:

Susie Young
ASOS.com
Greater London House
Hampstead Road
London

NW1 7FD

0207 836 1284
press@asos.com

http://www.asos.com

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Tuesday, 17 June 2008

The Middle East Problem

The State of Israel was established in 1948

60 years ago

In spite of the efforts of many world leaders,

in spite of many peace plans,

a permanent solution to the Middle East Problem

seems as far away as ever.

May 2008

THE MIDDLE EAST PROBLEM

by L. Berney

Map thanks to the Perry-Castañeda Library, University of Texas

There are, in fact, two separate problems;

The Palestinian people and the loss of their homeland.
The Israeli-Islam conflict.

THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE AND THE LOSS OF THEIR HOMELAND Israel occupies the territory of what used to be Palestine. Living In that territory there are some 1.800,000 Palestinian Arabs. In the countries surrounding Israel there are some 4,500,000 Palestinians, mostly in Refugee Camps. A 2005 census showed the number of refugees by country as:

Jordan - 1,827,000
Gaza - 986,000
Syria - 432,000
Lebanon - 404,000
Saudi Arabia - 240,000

All Palestinians, those living in Israel as well as those living in the surrounding countries, want their former homeland, the country of Palestine, to be reinstated and they want to be governed by a Palestinian government.

There are some 5,500,000 Jewish Israelis in Israel. Virtually all were born in Israel or arrived there as children. They regard the territory of Israel as their homeland.

THE ISRAELI-ISLAM CONFLICT

For many centuries, and until the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Palestine had been the homeland of the Palestinian Arabs and part of the Nation of Islam. By 1947 some 630,000 Jewish survivors of the holocaust had arrived and were physically in Palestine. The British, who held a mandate to maintain law and order in Palestine, were under attack by Jewish militants and gave notice that they would no longer accept that responsibility, that they were handing over that responsibility to the newly formed United Nations “forthwith”.

The UN faced a difficult situation; the Jewish settlers demanded independence and the British were leaving. The UN declared a “Palestine Partition Plan”. There was to be an independent “State of Israel” with borders within the country of Palestine. Israel was to occupy about two-thirds of the territory of Palestine while an “Arab Palestine” occupied the remainder. The city of Jerusalem was to be under International control.

The partition of Palestine in this way was opposed by the Arab and Muslim leaders of the time. From then until now, the Islamic world has never recognized the State of Israel, nor it’s right to exist.

Under the ideology of Islam, a land once part of the Nation of Islam is always part of the Nation of Islam. If any land that is part of the Nation of Islam is occupied by non-Muslims, “infidels”, it MUST be recovered. Islam will NEVER accept the presence of the State of Israel on Islamic land – no compromise is possible. Islamic ideology demands that Israel has to be destroyed and the land of Palestine and its people have to be returned to the Nation of Islam.

As at 2007, in Israel and the “occupied territories” (areas of the original Palestine not specified as Israeli territory by the UN, plus the Golan Heights, a part of Syria) there were some 5,500,000 Israeli Jewish, ”infidels”. Accordingly, a state of holy war (jihad) exists between Islam and the Jewish infidels occupying Palestine. Islam’s front line soldiers (the Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Hamas in Gaza, and others) are trying in every way open to them to destroy Israel, and presumably will fight to do so for the foreseeable future.

PEACE PLANS

Over the 60 years of Israel’s existence, there have been many peace plans. Here are some of them :

1971 Jarring Mission1982 Reagan Plan
1991 Madrid Conference (The Quartet)
1993 Oslo Accords
1995 Oslo 2
1997 Hebron Agreement
1998 Wye River Memorandum
1999 Sham e Sheikh Memorandum
2000 Camp David
2000 Summit
2001 Taba Summit
2002 Arab Peace Initiative
2002 Israel Initiative (Elon Peace Plan)
2002 Road Map for Peace
2003 Geneva Accord
2004 Lieberman Plan
2006 Franco-Italian-Spanish Plan
2007 Annapolis Conference
1948 to 2007 13 United Nations Security Council Resolutions
1948 to 2007 Numerous Cease Fire arrangements

None of these plans has succeeded in bringing about a solution.

THE TWO-STATE SOLUTION

A “two-state solution” to solve the Israel-Palestine conflict envisions two separate states existing side by side in the historic region of Palestine, one Jewish and the other Arab. All the existing Arab inhabitants would be given citizenship by the new Palestinian state; Palestinian refugees would be offered such citizenship as well. Arab citizens of present-day Israel would have the choice of staying with Israel, or becoming citizens of the new Palestine.

The first “two-state solution” was the basis of the original UN Partition of Palestine Resolution of 1948 which established the State of Israel. This partition resolution was never implemented.
A "two-state solution" is currently under discussion by the key parties to the conflict, most recently at the Annapolis Conference in November 2007.

The stumbling block of a “two-state solution” always was, and still is, that neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians can agree on the border line between the two states. There is also the problem of the city of Jerusalem that both sides demand as their own Capital City. In any case, Islamic leaders will not, under any circumstances, accept the presence of a Jewish state on any part of what they regard as the soil of Islam.
ISSUES RELEVANT TO THE PROBLEM

There are several issues that have a relevance to the Middle-East Problem. Here are three.

History shows us that military occupation and civilian settlement of a territory populated by an indigenous people (as has happened in Palestine) eventually fails. It is possible that the same fate will befall Israel.

Spain. Occupied by the Moors and eventually reverted to the indigenous Spanish population.
Ireland. England invaded Ireland and large number of English settlers occupied the country. Eventually England was forced to withdraw to a small area in the North of the country.
Rhodesia. Invaded and populated by the British. Eventually ceded to the indigenous population.
South Africa. Occupied and colonised by Europeans. Eventually the ruling white government gave way to a black government.

It is an acknowledged fact that, without the financial and military support of the USA and the financial support of the Jewish community of the USA, the State of Israel could (almost certainly) not exist. Moreover, back in 1948, without that support, the State of Israel would (probably) never have been established. At some time in the future, will that support be weakened or even removed?

The Middle East Conflict presents serious potential dangers to the rest of the world. The fact that the UN and its member countries recognize the State of Israel seemingly incites ‘militant’ Muslims to carry out murderous attacks world-wide. If Iran or Syria should ever develop a nuclear weapon facility, few doubt that they would use such weapons to destroy Israel. That could well result in the whole world being drawn into a catastrophic new world war.

THE FUTURE

In spite of the efforts of many world leaders, and in spite of many peace plans, a permanent solution to the Middle-East Problem seems as far away as ever.

The most likely scenario, at least in the short and medium term, is that there will be no ‘breakthrough’ and that the present confrontational situation will continue. Hopefully, the possibility of the conflict developing into an international war will be averted.

Another scenario is that, over the next two or three decades, the financial support from future USA governments will decline or be cut off. It is possible that the UN, which established the State of Israel originally, could “in the interests of world peace” decide to disestablish the state and to reinstate the country of Palestine under an Arab Palestinian government. In that event substantial numbers of Israeli Jews might lose their resolve to fight on and may choose to emigrate. Others will come to accept the reunification of Palestine and stay on as Palestinian citizens.
There are precedents. The Union of South Africa was occupied and governed by white Europeans until 1994 when white rule ended and a largely black government took power. Some white South Africans emigrated, some stayed on and accepted the new mostly black regime. There was a similar situation with British Hong Kong -- after 100 years of British control, Hong Kong was handed over to Chinese rule. Some Hong Kong citizens left the territory, the great majority stayed on.

Monday, 16 June 2008

THIS CAN’T BE THE BEST WAY TO RUN THE COUNTRY!

Prime Minister’s Questions
Absolutely outrageous behavior!

Party Political Leaders
Objective: personal Power and Wealth

Conduct of MPs in the House of Commons…
more like a zoo than a parliament…

An outline for a
True Democratic Government

Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865),
16th President of the United States

THIS CAN’T BE THE BEST WAY TO RUN THE COUNTRY!

by L. Berney June 2008

(Note – Throughout this paper read ‘he’, ‘him’ and ‘his’ as ‘he/she’, ‘him/her’ and ‘his/hers’).

How the Prime Minister the other ministers and the MPs conduct themselves in the House of Commons is outrageous. To know that these are the people who make the laws and decide on the taxes for the population of the United Kingdom is horrific.

The UK is supposed to be governed by a Representative Democracy. Democracy was defined by Abraham Lincoln as ‘Government of the people, by the People, for the People’. The UK is not, in fact, governed by a Democracy. The form of government is Autocracy -- rule by a one-person ruler, the head of the Political Party in power, the Prime Minister.

Every four or five years, the electorate of the UK votes for which of several candidates is to represent them in parliament. But those candidates are beholden to one or other political party. Thus the population is not voting for the candidate – it is voting for the political party he belongs to. These representatives, once elected as Members of Parliament (MPs), become virtually redundant. The only function of an MP of the party in power is to ‘rubber stamp’ the laws his Party Ruler has decided to enact. An MP of a party in opposition votes as the Ruler of his own Party dictates. To ensure that MPs do not step out of line, each party employs ‘Party Whips’ – MPs who do not ‘toe the party line’ i.e. vote as they are told, run the risk of being ‘de-selected’ at the next election.

And what of the political parties and their leaders? A Political Party is a group of people who share the same ideas about the way the country should be governed -- a way that is to their advantage and to the disadvantage of the rest of the population. The aim of a Political Party is to win an election and to take control of the Parliament, the Legislation and the Government. Political Parties are run by Career Politicians. The objective of a Career Politician is the achievement of personal POWER and WEALTH. His objective has very little or nothing to do with those of the rank and file members of his party; even less with the welfare of the population of the country as a whole. It has everything to do with the Power and Wealth of the Career Politician himself.

We see the fight for personal Power shamelessly exposed at elections. Elections descend into individual politicians fighting each other; it is about ‘being in power’, ‘winning’ and ‘losing’, about ‘victory’ and ‘defeat’. Politicians` public speeches and statements are entirely hypocritical -- promises are made with impunity, many of which are forgotten as soon as the individual achieves power. The political ‘campaign’ is designed entirely and solely to get the concerned candidate and his Party elected and into a position of power.

In the parliament itself, there is a ‘Ruling Party’ and one or more ‘Opposition Parties’. In all parliaments, the party rulers and their lieutenants take every possible opportunity to score points off of and to belittle the other party’s rulers and lieutenants. We have ‘Punch and Judy’ debates (Cameron v Brown). The only objective of the Ruler and the party in power is to stay in power – the only objective of the parties in opposition and their Rulers is to oust the current ruling party and to take power themselves. The Democratic concept of the ‘welfare of the people’ and ‘the good of all’ is not even on the menu!

What is clearly apparent is this. The purpose of a Political Party is to pervert the concept of Democracy. Instead, the purpose is for the Party to take power and to rule the country. For this reason, and by definition, all Political Parties are anti-democratic.

The only democratic aspect of the present form of government is that, every few years, the electorate is asked to vote for which of the three main political parties to put into power. Typically, on a 60% turn-out, the winning party will receive perhaps 50% of all the votes cast. That means that the whole population will be ruled and taxed by the leader of a group which, in fact, received the votes of only 30% of the population!

Given the way the House of Commons conducts the nation’s business – the absurd spectacle of the point-scoring and school-boy slanging matches between the opposing parties – the animal howls and cat-calls more appropriate to a zoo than a parliament -- the Party Leaders’ very obvious obsession for personal Power -- important issues being debated with only a few MPs attending – the scandal of ‘loans’, ‘donations’ and ‘cash for honours’ – and the many other shortcomings – this can’t be the best way to run the country!

It is amazing how the nation’s tax-paying citizens continue to put up with the current Autocratic Political Party form of Government, and with the behavior of Politicians who earn their incomes from it.

It has been said that the UK’s form of government is NOT “Government of the people, by the people, for the people. It is, “Government of the people, by a Political Party, for the benefit of the Party’s Leaders!

Since the current Autocratic Party Political form of government is clearly undemocratic and incompetent, why does the British public allow it to continue? I have asked a number of UK residents:

“Are you satisfied with the way the country is governed?” Most reply, “No.”
“Do you think the system should be changed?”Most reply, “Yes, but I don’t know how.”
“Do we still need Political Parties?”Most reply, “There have always been Political Parties so I suppose we do.

Perhaps, one day, tax-paying citizens will rebel against the current system and demand that the way they are governed is reformed to become non-partisan and truly democratic.

Following is a proposal for a True Democracy government.

A ‘TRUE DEMOCRACY’ GOVERNMENT

The form of government in United Kingdom is Democracy.

A Democratic government has three branches:

Legislative: The Houses of Parliament, comprising the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which are responsible for enacting new laws (and amending old laws).
Executive: Responsible for applying and enforcing the laws of the land. The Executive branch comprises 16 Government Departments (Ministries) and under them many central and local Government bodies. There is a Select Committee of about 12 MPs to scrutinize the working of each of the Departments.
Judicial: Through ‘courts of law’ Judges and Magistrates are responsible to try persons accused of infringing the law and to settle disputes between citizens. The Judiciary is independent of both the Legislative and Executive branches.

Thus, every branch of a democratic government Is in place right now i.e. already exists. Legislation is the responsibility of the Houses of Parliament – new laws are debated and enacted or rejected by majority vote of the democratically elected MPs. The Executive branch applies the existing laws, frames new laws, and manages the day-to-day business of the country. Its work is monitored by several Select Committee of MPs. Justice is administered by the independent Judiciary.

I submit that, in this 21st Century, there is no longer any need for Political Parties. There is no longer any need for a Ruler or Leader, for a Prime Minister or for any other Ministers, or for Party Politics. There is no place for autocracy of any kind. The country’s laws and taxation should no longer be decided, as it now is, by a group of own-agenda self-seeking Party Politicians.

An outline of how a True Representative Democracy government might function is set out in the Appendix.

APPENDIX

TRUE DEMOCRACY GOVERNMENT – AN OUTLINE

The following is a proposal for how a True Representative Democracy non-partisan United Kingdom Government would be conducted. The objective and over-riding principle of a True Democracy Government must be “Government of the people by the people for the people”.

This proposal sets out the major changes that would be made to the existing UK Political Party form of government. The main changes:

All Political Parties will be abolished There will be no Party in Power, no Prime Minister, and no Cabinet Ministers.
New laws will be put before Parliament by the appropriate Select Committees.
Members of Parliament (MPs) will enact or reject laws by ‘free’ majority vote.
The Executive Branch, i.e. the appropriate Government Department, supervised by its Select Committee (not by a Minister), will ensure that the laws are applied and enforced.
A written Constitution, including Citizens’ Rights, will be drawn up and enshrined in law.

Detailed requirements for a True Representative Democracy would include:

CANDIDATES

As at present -- any registered voter may put himself forward as a Candidate for a Constituency.

To receive recognition, a Candidate must obtain the endorsement of 20 voters of the constituency. Candidates will have no political or party loyalties other than to represent the wishes of the citizens of their constituencies to the best of their ability.

CANDIDATES’ ELECTION EXPENSES

The electioneering expenses of all recognized Candidates will be funded by the State up to a maximum of £5,000. Electioneering expenses e.g. for printed matter, hire of meeting halls, etc. will be paid by the Town Hall (not paid to the Candidates themselves). It will be illegal for a sum greater than £5,000 to be spent on any one Candidate’s behalf.

ELECTIONS

An MP’s term of membership of the House of Commons will be approximately two years. An Election will be held in each constituency every approximately two years. Retiring MPs will be able to stand for re-election.

Constituency election days will be spread approximately evenly over a two-year cycle. There will be no country-wide election day.

VOTING

The electorate will vote for the candidate who they consider will best represent the interests of the constituency. Candidates will not be members of or affiliated to any Political Party since all Political Parties will have been dissolved.

Voting will be obligatory (fines for those failing to vote). Votes will be cast by Postal Vote, or by Internet, or by personal attendance at a Polling Station.

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

The House of Commons will, as now, have approximately 650 Members (MPs) each of whom will have been elected by his constituency.

MPs will be obliged to attend the House without absence for all the hours the House is in session. Permission for essential absence may be granted by the Speaker.

The House of Lords will have approximately 500 Members representing the Professional and Special Interest bodies of the nation, and will be appointed by those bodies themselves. E.g. Architects, Construction Industry, Nurses, Police, the Aged, Child welfare, Trade Unions, major Religions, the CBI, etc.

SELECT COMMITTEES

The executive government of the country will, as now, be managed by the various Departments of Government (there are currently some 16 Departments). As now, for each Department there will be a Select Committee to monitor the workings of that Department. The Select Committees will consist of about 12 MPs selected for their expertise in the remit of their respective Department.

The duties of the Select Committees will be enhanced to include, together, with their Government Departments, the formulation of new laws (and amendments to existing laws) on matters within the responsibility of their Department. The Chairman of each Select Committee will propose and introduce such new (or amended) laws to the House of Commons.

To coordinate the business of the House of Commons, the Chairmen of the Select Committees will form a Coordinating Committee, which will appoint its own “Chairman of the Chairmen’s Committee”.

LEGISLATION

Each proposed new law will be proposed by the chairman of the appropriate Select Committee, debated in parliament by the assembled MPs and then voted upon by a ‘Majority Free Vote’. (In a True Democracy Government, ALL votes will be ‘Free Votes’.) Laws approved by majority vote will be sent, as now, to the House of Lords for detailed scrutiny.

Parliamentary time will be set aside for “Select Committees’ Questions (now Prime Minister’s Questions), giving the opportunity for individual MPs to ask questions of the Chairman of any of the Select Committees on the workings of that Committee’s department.

Additionally, Private Member’s Bills (laws proposed by an individual MP) will be possible.

The House of Lords will, as now, debate each proposed new law and, if deemed necessary, refer it back to the House of Commons for amendment. The House of Commons will, as now, have the power to override the House of Lord’s rejection.

INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATION

The Chairman of the Chairman’s Committee will represent the nation in place of a Prime Minister. The Chairmen of the Select Committees will act in place of Ministers e.g. the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee will replace the Foreign Secretary.

CONSTITUENCY OFFICES

To assist the MPs in their duties, each constituency will have a Constituency Office located within the constituency, with a small permanent ‘civil service’ staff. The cost of the office and the staff will be paid for by the state.

ACCOMMODATION and EXPENSES

MPs and members of the House of Lords will receive appropriate salaries but no expense allowances other than the refund of traveling expenses from their constituency to the Houses of Parliament for the period when Parliament is in session.

The State will own and operate an hotel-style facility near the Houses of Parliament for the use of Members (free of charge while the Houses are in session). Expense claims for a “London home” will not be eligible for payment.

PRIVATE FUNDING

In keeping with the principles of a True Democracy,

Elections - Payment in cash or kind to, or any form of coercion of, a candidate by any individual or group, will be a criminal offence, both for the party making the payment or attempting coercion, and for the Candidate accepting same.
Members of Parliament - Members of both the Houses of Commons and Lords will vote on bills put before them purely on their unbiased assessment of the ‘good of all’. Payment in cash or kind to, or any form of coercion of a Member by any individual or group, will be a criminal offence, both for the party making the payment or attempting coercion, and for the Member accepting same.

LOBBYING

Individuals or associations will be permitted to ‘lobby’ MPs – that is to present the case or a petition for a new or amended law – but strictly subject to the prohibition described in the previous paragraph.

COUNTY COUNCILS and LOCAL GOVERNMENT

The ‘True Democracy’ principles as outlined above – i.e. no political party affiliations, no funding and ‘free votes’ etc -- will apply to County Councils and Local Government.

THE MONARCHY

All remaining legislative and executive powers and duties of the Monarchy will be dissolved. E.g. the ‘royal assent’, ‘reserve powers’ ‘opening of parliament’ etc.

The Monarchy will continue as now to perform ceremonial and charity-sponsoring functions, both at home and overseas.

ARMED FORCES

The armed forces will swear allegiance to “The Constitution and Government of the UK”.

Thursday, 12 June 2008

Fame Games Indie Music Show Launches On ABC Radio Networks In Search Of The Next Big Radio Hit

Venture merges online music world with terrestrial radio and gains Network’s commitment to new and unsigned music

Marbella, Spain: Meer Music International (MMI) announced today that it has partnered with ABC Radio Networks to bring Fame Games, the popular web-based, independent music showcase, to U.S. and international radio syndication. The show has drawn unsigned artists from more than 70 countries since its online launch in 2006 and will begin airing on select ABC Radio Networks affiliates from June 30.

Fame Games On Air / Online Weekly International Music Competition:
upload, vote, be a star

"Unsigned artists are writing and recording some of today's best music," said artist and co-founder of Fame Games, Laura Krier. "This global radio launch is going to provide airplay and recognition for a new generation of talent. We can't wait to start broadcasting the show with new affiliates in the U.S. and have an army of new voters choosing our top songs."

Artists can submit their song(s) to Fame Games via the MMI site (http://www.meremusic.com) where they’re prepared for review by peers and listeners at http://www.famegamesradio.com. With fan support and positive reviews, songs advance through several stages until they reach the on-air shows. Each week a “Track of the Week” is declared.

"Fame Games is going to be a phenomenal opportunity for stations seeking to provide a vehicle for local artists to become a star and will also allow the stations to own the new music niche in their market," said TJ Lambert, Senior Vice President of Affiliate Relations for ABC Radio Networks. "We'll be taking what has already been a successful online program and joining it with the strength and reach of network radio to attract a coveted demographic of active listeners."

The program is hosted by Laura Krier, Paul Sedkowski and Graham Keeling - all independent musicians and writers, Sid Olivera, a former BBC radio presenter, and the teenage perspective is provided by artists-in-training Jake Waby and Lexy Badger-Ward. Fame Games airs weekly Monday-Friday.

About ABC Radio Networks
ABC Radio Networks has 4,400 affiliate radio stations reaching more than 105 million listeners in the 12+ demographic each week. Programs and services include ABC News Radio, Paul Harvey News and Comment, The Sean Hannity Show, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, etc. Other ABC services include advanced digital media platforms with online interactive advertising, streaming audio and podcasts, ABC Sports Radio, syndicated music and talk programs, format-specific ePREP, production libraries, nine 24-Hour Formats and ABC Radio Networks en Espanol. http://www.abcradionetworks.com

About Mere Music
MMI was founded in 1996 (as Meer Music Ltd ) by songwriter/producer Paul Sedkowski (Barcelona Olympics promos, Kimera, Prince Scandal) with partners John Coletta (manager of Deep Purple, Whitesnake), Derek Lawrence (producer Deep Purple, Wishbone Ash), businessman Peter van der Meer, and collaborators, hit songwriter/producers Rob Davis and Andy Tumi. In 2001, Paul teamed up with singer/songwriter Laura Krier and TV director Mary-Jane Trokel (Tonight Show, Entertainment Tonight) and renamed the company to Mere Music International. When MMI released Laura Krier's “Nothing But Trouble” album in 2006 the need for airplay became evident, inspiring the development of Fame Games and the founders’ wish to help Independent artists get regular rotational airplay.

For more information, please contact:

Paul Sedkowski / Laura Krier
Meer Music International
Ramon Gomez de la Serna, 22
Marbella 29602
Malaga
Spain

+34 951 239617
info@famegamesradio.com
http://www.meremusic.com

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Innovative New Drinking Water Company Wins thebestof East Grinstead’s Local New Business Award

PowerWaterSystems UK beats 6 other local companies with over 70% of the votes

Bob Shelley of bestof East Grinstead presents the May 2008

Local New Business Award to Dorothea Eicker and
Gary Byrne of Power Water Systems UK Ltd

East Grinstead, West Sussex: East Grinstead-based Power Water Systems UK Ltd has been voted the “Best New Business” in May 2008’s thebestof East Grinstead’s local new business award scheme. The winner was decided by public vote via thebestof East Grinstead’s website and PowerWaterSystems was one of 7 East Grinstead-based companies in the running. On 31th May, it was announced that PowerWaterSystems had beaten its rivals, hands down, by gaining over 70% of all the votes cast.

This local new business award scheme was launched last year by Bob Shelley, who runs the popular local internet business guide thebestof East Grinstead. It has proved to be very successful, with local businesses seizing the opportunity to increase their company profile and exposure in and around the area.

Bob says: “PowerWater is certainly one of the best new businesses in town and has been well received by local people who enjoy the taste of the water available with their scientifically proven drinking water purification and enhancement unit.”

Power Water Systems UK is run by Dorothea Eicker and Gary Byrne who both live and work in East Grinstead. Dorothea attributes their success to the positive results people experience with their overall well-being when they drink Power Water. “PowerWater is not only really pure, it contains energy and oxygen, just like water does in nature. Our bodies are made up of about 70% water so you can see the importance of drinking good healthy water. We are really proud to have won this award and would like to thank thebestof East Grinstead for entering us into the competition,” says Dorothea.

Each month, there is a specific award category for which thebestof East Grinstead team nominates relevant local businesses. The next award is for Most Family Friendly Business, and voting will begin after 1st July with the winner announced at the end of the month.

thebestof.co.uk is a national network of local websites that is run by local people and champions the best businesses in their area. It was set up 2 years ago and now features over 65,000 businesses in 350 towns across the UK and Ireland. thebestof East Grinstead features over 150 businesses and now attracts over 7000 visitors each month. For more information, visit http://www.thebestof.co.uk/eastgrinstead.

About PowerWaterSystems UK Ltd.

PowerWaterSystems are a new generation of water purification and enhancement systems which go far beyond normal filtration. The drinking water quality is superior because PowerWater is pure and unsaturated. It is full of energy because the water’s healthy crystalline structure has been returned and it is rich in natural oxygen. PowerWaterSystems provide healthy water sources for any home and office by rehabilitating tap water. There is absolutely no need for plastic bottles and the consequent environmental burden created by bottled water consumption. PowerWaterSystems, which was established in the UK in February 2007, is used by the College of Naturopathic Medicine in London and other health practitioners and clinics, with clients in the UK, Ireland, France, Belgium and New Zealand.

For further information, please contact:
Dorothea Eicker
Power Water Systems UK Ltd.
3 Pannell Close
East Grinstead
West Sussex

RH19 1DA

01342 301843
press@powerwater.co.uk

http://www.powerwater.co.uk

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Friday, 6 June 2008

asos.com Reveals its Sex and the City-Inspired Collection

Now anyone can easily delve into Carrie’s closet, thanks to asos.com

London, June 2008: To coincide with the eagerly awaited Sex and the City film, asos.com has launched a new collection inspired by the best outfits from the movie. From vintage-inspired frocks, to downtown daywear, asos.com customers are now able to recreate the looks from the film and capture its eclectic and distinctive styling.

ASOS Rose Print Prom Dress with corresponding dress in the movie

“The Sex and the City series had its roots firmly fixed in fashion and style, with Carrie quickly becoming a style icon. With the launch of the film, at asos.com we are enabling customers to recreate some of the best looks from the movie, but within a very affordable price range. Due to the scale of promotion that has surrounded the film’s release, we are expecting a great reaction to the collection,” says Rob Bready, Product and Trading Director.

ASOS Corsage One-Shoulder Dress with corresponding dress in the movie

The Sex in the City page on asos.com has made it easy for customers to delve into Carrie’s closet, with items ranging in price from only £12 - £55.

ASOS Safari Waistcoat with corresponding dress in the movie

About asos.com asos.com is the UK’s largest online fashion and beauty store, attracting over one million visitors a week. With over 9,000 products available and 500 new lines added each week, asos.com is the online shopping destination. Since launching in June 2000, asos.com has won numerous awards including ‘Retail Week Online Retailer of the Year’ 2007 & 2008, ‘Cosmopolitan Retailer of the Year 2008’ and ‘In Style Best Online Shop 2008’.

For more information, please contact:

Susie Young
asos.com
2nd floor, Greater London House
Hampstead Rd
London
NW1 7FD

020 7836 1284
press@asos.com
http://www.asos.com

accessories, beauty, chic, clothes, clothing, fashion, womenswear, online shopping, style, hollywood, movies, tinsel town, Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker, shoes, bag

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