Resolved Question: Help required please letters from Telogram & HL Legal Solicitors?

Hi everyone, I would really appreciate some advice please. I have received 2 letters in the last 10 days one from Telogram and one from HL Legal Solicitors. The letters were addressed to myself. My partner and I have only been living at the address they were sent to and this part of the country for the last couple of months. This is what the first letter said from telogram, Dear XXXXXXXX Telogram Limited has been engaged by a client to try and re establish contact with an individual whom we believe is resident at the above address. Telogram primarily provides a service to a client that assists them in validating and updating databases that hold contact information about their existing customers prior to mailing communications. We ask for a few minutes of your time to contact us on 0800 5426412 which is a free phone number to verify the data held by us is correct. It may be to your benefit to call and ensure that the data held by the various agencies, which currently holds your name and address, and information associated with it such as previous addresses is correct. This may also prevent ongoing receipt by you of unwanted and unsolicited letters and possibly telephone calls from other companies who have access to the same data. You will not be asked for any payment to correct the information that is held by the agencies nor will anyone try to sell you products or services. Telogram does not use any data it may have about indidviduals for marketing purposes and it does not sell to any other party contact information for such purposes. Telogram is a company registered in England and Wales with number 5484229. It holds a consumer credit license number 602325. These facts can be verified on the following websites. Companies House Companies House and The Office of Fair Trading The Office of Fair Trading: making markets work well for consumers If no response is received by, our client will make further enquiries which may include contacting local sources and or a visit to the above address for verification purposes. Our client can help and assist you in ensuring that the data held by them is correct but they can only do this if you make contact with them on our freephone number. Yours sincerely Telogram Limited No date was given by when I had to respond I received the second letter yesterday and it was basically the same letter but it had HL Legal Solicitors at the top, this is what the letter said, Dear XXXXXXXXX We act for Telogram Limited and are instructed that our client is attempting to make contact with you at the above address. Telogram primarily provides a service to a client that assists them in validating and updating databases that hold contact information about their existing customers prior to mailing communications. Our client asks for a few minutes of your time to contact us on 0800 5426412 which is a free phone number to verify the data held by us is correct. It may be to your benefit to call and ensure that the data held by the various agencies, which currently holds your name and address, and information associated with it such as previous addresses is correct. This may also prevent ongoing receipt by you of unwanted and unsolicited letters and possibly telephone calls from other companies who have access to the same data. You will not be asked for any payment to correct the information that is held by the agencies nor will anyone try to sell you products or services. Telogram does not use any data it may have about indidviduals for marketing purposes and it does not sell to any other party contact information for such purposes. Our client is a company registered in England and Wales with number 5484229. It holds a consumer credit license number 602325.We are a firm of solicitors regulated by the solicitors regulation authority. These facts can be verified on the following websites,Companies House Companies House and The Office of Fair Trading The Office of Fair Trading: making markets work well for consumers, The solicitors regualtion authority, Solicitors Regulation Authority - For solicitors In no response is received by, our client will make further enquiries which may include contacting local sources and or a visit to the above address for verification purposes. Our client can help and assist you in ensuring that the data held by them is correct but they can only do this if you make contact with them on our freephone number. Yours faithfully H L Legal Again there is no date I have to respond too. This is my problem I did owe some debt but the last time I would have acknowledged it was November 2002 and I have not lived at the address the debt is at since then. So by now as I have not made any communication would the debt be Statue Barred as 6 years has passed. The other problem is the place I live now the previous people did a midnight bunk they have moved abroad and have left a mountain of debt behind. We receive le more

Resolved Question: I want to start a new political party, how do i do it ?

I would like to do this in the U.K and would like to know every thing that i need to know to start this up. I want to form a new national political party, but I would like some additional information before I dive into the process. A few items that could help me out: 1. What "red tape" must I go through to form this party? More specifically, will I need to register with any federal or state agency(s)? Keep in mind that I will be soliciting (via email, direct mail, and telephone) donations for the party. It might be a relavant fact in answering this question that the party's headquarters will initially be located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It will, however, be a national party. Along the same lines of this question, do I need to register as a not-for-profit organization? How? Basically, this question is an attempt to find out what (if any) forms and registrations I need to complete to form a national political party. Please spend the most amount of time on this question because if we as a party do something wrong here we could be breaking the law! I'd hate for the party to fall apart or be sued because we forgot to fill out some random form. 2. On the issue of donations, what are my options for people submitting donations online? What are the best payment service providers on the Internet. I know of PayPal, but are there others that might be better for this particular purpose of political contributions? 3. On that same note, I am preparing an initial e-mail that will be introducing the party and seeking contributions to get the party going. How can I get this email to a large (1mil or more), nationwide group of people? Of course, I'll be sending the email to everyone in my address book, and hopeful that they'll do the same, so on and so on, creating a snowball effect. But, is there also a way to get (or buy) lists of random email addresses that it would be legal to send out an email such as this to? I've looked on the internet, and it appears that one can buy such a thing of lists where people have opted in ... so, what service should I go through to buy this list of email addresses. Which service is the best? Things to consider: I want the email read, not sent directly to people's junk mail box. I want the email sent to as many people as possible up front and then just hope our ideas create a snowball affect. 4. Who should I get to build the party's website, which I hope will be state-of-the art? More specifically, what firms are rated highest in web development? 5. What are some of the top-notch marketing firms that could help in "branding" the party? Here, we're lookign for top-rated firms that specialize in political campaigns. Answers to the questions above would certainly be helpful. However, please feel free to throw any any other information/advice/tips that might be helpful in forming a political party. By no means limit yourself to the specific questions above, because Any and all information on the issue of "forming a political party" would be a great help. I would like to do this in the U.K and would like to know every thing that i need to know to start this up. Can any one help me ????? more

Resolved Question: Which version of my CV is better?

Please help me because I really want to get a better job! VERSION ONE:------------------------------------- PROFILE: An English Literature and Media Writing graduate who possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Seeking creative, media related position in the publishing industry. Varied experience including search marketing and web journalism. Advanced IT and Internet knowledge including web design skills. Able to work under pressure whilst meeting deadlines. Confident working in teams or independently, with some leadership experience and a strong sense of responsibility. QUALIFICATIONS: BA (Hons) in English Literary Studies with Creative Writing and Media - 2:1 Middlesex University 2007 My degree combined critical studies and creative writing with media studies developing my communication, interpersonal and analytical skills to a high standard. In group discussions I was regularly selected by my peers to be their spokesperson. I have studied modules from Shakespeare to post-modernism, all of which required me to do independent research and produce analytical written work and oral presentations on a weekly basis. Modules in my creative and media writing course ranged from feature to script writing giving me a variety of writing experience improving my copy-writing skills as well as encouraging my creativity. A Levels - 3 (English B Media C History D) GCSEs- 10 including English (A* A*) Maths (B B) and Science (B B) WORK EXPERIENCE: Feb 2008 to date Telemarketing Executive, Adfero, London Currently working on the commercial side of an international news agency. I introduce and promote our SEO enhanced news feeds to marketing directors of large and medium businesses. The service we offer is conceptual and therefore requires succinct description. This role has improved my communication skills and I enjoy working in an online publishing environment. Mar 2007 to Mar 2008 Online Peer Advisor, Youthnet, London I volunteered weekly on askTheSite.org writing direct responses to questions from young people regarding their relationships. My role involved publishing answers online using a CMS. I wrote about sensitive issues and provided individual, thoroughly researched answers whilst keeping within the tone and culture of askTheSite's writing style. I gained valuable writing experience and earned Millenium Volunteer status for working over 200 hours. Aug 2007 to Feb 2008 Sales Advisor, Nine West, London I worked on a commission basis as a sales advisor in a fashion store. My principle objective was to achieve sales targets and offer a high level of customer service. I won a competition to represent our brand and a fashion trend by producing a story board, proving my creativity and knowledge retention. I was selected to promote the store on the local radio station due to my ability to communicate effectively. 2000 to 2007 Various Part Time Positions Alongside my education I worked as a bar person, waitress, office junior, promoter, retail assistant, telesales person and store supervisor. These roles developed my interpersonal skills as well as my confidence. SKILLS: Written Communication Throughout my English literature/language-focused education I have been required to write persuasive copy and I have consistently excelled, gaining top grades in all of my written coursework. I have also created copy for websites and I also write for pleasure. Oral Communication During my education I have given presentations and have effectively headed debates. I was also my year group's representative in my school council. I have honed my oral communication skills by dealing directly with customers and colleagues whilst working in teams. I have also promoted the company I currently work for on the radio. Information Technology I possess excellent IT skills and advanced computer knowledge. I can operate all Microsoft Office software and many other design packages. I also have very good IT support skills. I am a fast typist with a 75 WPM typing speed. I am also a confident web designer and developer with knowledge of HTML, working with Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash and Frontpage. I am also familiar with content management systems. Numeracy I have two maths GCSEs, Maths and Statistics. I was selected to take my maths exams early due to my advanced ability. French I have studied French to AS level and I can confidently read and write French. I also possess a good level of spoken French VERSION 2: EDUCATION 2004 - 2007BA Hons in English Lit and Media Writing, Middlesex University 2:1 Upper Second Class Honours 2002 - 2004Advanced Levels, Havant College English B, Media C, History D & First Year French 2000 - 200210 GCSES, Horndean Technology College English Lit A* English Lang A* Maths BB Art B Science BB French more

Resolved Question: Would it even be possible to prevent abortion these days?

I know we spend a lot of time debating the morality of abortion but, just supposing western countries did try to criminalise abortion, what would happen? For a start you have the fairly easy movement of people between countries. Poor women would suffer the most but many would be able to afford a flight to a nearby country where it was legal - such as Irish women travelling to England to get an abortion. You then have agencies like the 'Abortion Ship' - a boat which picks women up from ports and travels out to international waters in order to provide the woman with a chemical abortion. And then, even supposing women could not travel - there still remain many thousands of female doctors and nurses (as well as male) who may disagree with the criminalisation and would easily be able to perform the procedure in secret. On top of that, the pills required for chemical abortions are cheap and easy to manufacture and could be well supplied by the black market, this is even easier today with the rise of the internet - who will guess at a few pills in the post? So the question is, even if we criminalised abortion, would this stop women from having them? And is there any point criminalising something which can't be stopped anyway? What are your thoughts? :-) more

Resolved Question: Why did US officials help Pakistan steal nuke secrets?

LONDON: Senior US officials have helped Pakistan and other states to steal nuclear weapons secrets, a whistlebloweer has claimed. Intercepted communications showed former ISI chief Mahmoud Ahmad and his colleagues stationed in Washington were in constant contact with attaches in the Turkish embassy, according to The Sunday Times. Sibel Edmonds, a 37-year-old former Turkish language translator for the FBI, listened into hundreds of sensitive intercepted conversations while based at the agency's Washington field office, it said. She approached the newspaper last month after reading about an Al-Qaida terrorist who had revealed his role in training some of the 9/11 hijackers while he was in Turkey. Edmonds described how foreign intelligence agents had enlisted the support of US officials to acquire a network of moles in sensitive military and nuclear institutions. According to Edmonds, she heard evidence that one well-known senior official in the US State Department was being paid by Turkish agents in Washington who were selling the information on to black market buyers, including Pakistan. Intelligence analysts said that members of the ISI were close to al-Qaeda before and after the 9/11 attacks on the US. Ahmad was accused of sanctioning a 100,000 dollars wire payment to Mohammed Atta, one of the 9/11 hijackers, immediately before the attacks, the report said. The newspaper claimed that it knew the name of the official, who has held a series of top government posts, but he strongly denies the claims. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/US_officials_helped_Pak_steal_nuke_secrets_Report/articleshow/2678687.cms more