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Global broadcasting giant ABC has announced new social media guidelines, which ABC journalists and staff must abide by.

Speaking at the Media 140 conference on the future of journalism in the social networking age, ABC Managing Director Mark Scott outlined standards ABC journalists are expected to adhere to when using media platforms like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and You Tube.

The new Use of Social Media policy gives four standards which staff and contractors must follow when using both work and personal social media interaction:

1. Do not mix the professional and the personal in ways likely to bring the ABC into disrepute.
2. Do not undermine your effectiveness at work.
3. Do not imply ABC endorsement of your personal views.
4. Do not disclose confidential information obtained through work.
Mr Scott also told the Sydney conference that the ABC will add user-generated content to its online presence in the future and may launch a program to help communities generate their own media content.

Fortune 500 Company Leggett & Platt, the World’s largest manufacturer of adjustable beds, is set to unveil its new Prodigy™ Adjustable bed at the interiors show 2010, Birmingham NEC (Hall 5 Stand E1). It will also showcase some of its other luxury adjustable bed range, including the S-Cape™ and the Pro-Motion™.
The Prodigy™ completely redefines the role of an adjustable bed in the modern bedroom as a truly interactive and customisable enhancement to your lifestyle. Gone are the days when an adjustable bed was only used to aid better sleep; in 2010, the Prodigy™ delivers the ultimate sleep system into the bedroom, utilising the latest technology and enhanced features to put the user in complete control.
For instance, Prodigy™ brings relaxation and harmony to double-bed users, with its one-touch, anti-snore technology. This clever innovation allows the user to articulate the sleep position of a snoring partner by seven degrees to open the nasal passages, which can alleviate mild to moderate snoring. After thirty minutes, the bed gently returns the sleeper to the original sleep position, whatever it may be.
Another fine innovation comes in the form of the gentle-wake alarm system that softly massages the sleeper awake. In the dual-twin Prodigy™ model, each sleeper can be awakened individually, perfect for couples who can’t agree on a common wake time or for partners who don’t have compatible sleeping patterns. A built-in sleep timer also allows users to recline into sleep, by automatically setting the bed from an active position to a sleeping position.
The Prodigy™ puts users in complete control of their sleeping arrangements via wireless remote control technology and can even be integrated with additional electronics in the bedroom via iPhone® and iPod touch® applications.
Add to that its ‘Whisper Quiet’ Bariatric-motor technology, which allows up to 272 kg of load capacity to be effortlessly lifted, so that even the largest and heaviest of users can comfortably manoeuvre themselves into the full range of positions, and you will begin to understand why the Prodigy™ by Leggett & Platt is redefining the modern bedroom and the role that adjustable beds can play in enhancing the lifestyle of its users.
The Leggett & Platt exhibition stand at interiors 2010 will also feature established adjustable bed models in the S-Cape™ and Pro-Motion™ ranges. The S-Cape™ is one the most popular mid-budget adjustable bed ranges in the World, while the Pro-Motion™ delivers outstanding performance at an entry-level price-point.
ABOUT LEGGETT & PLATT
Based in Carthage, Missouri since it was formed in 1883, Leggett & Platt was created by J.P. Leggett, an inventor and C.B. Platt a manufacturing specialist. Together they produced the L&P bedspring (a spiral steel coil bedspring) and patented it in 1885. Their partnership prospered and the business was incorporated in 1901. The company has operated continuously since then, and began its fifth decade of public ownership in 2007.
Today, Leggett & Platt is a renowned and acclaimed market-leading brand with manufacturing, marketing and distribution capabilities. It trades as a Fortune 500 corporation with some 32,000 employee-partners worldwide; serving more customers, with more products and growth opportunities than ever before.

As the Premiership season gets into full swing, Next Level Games; the Dorset-based board game Company is thrilled to announce it’s new Title Chase board game edition, officially endorsed by Manchester United.

The Manchester United Title Chase Board Game is the ‘must have’ game for all Manchester United fans and football enthusiasts alike! Title Chase is the first-ever football management board game that realistically simulates a football season, allowing you to take control of your favourite club and attempt to steer them to title glory!

The Manchester United version of the game features star players from the current Old Trafford squad and a Man Utd themed game board, but still allows any player to manage any team of their choice and battle it out in this ultimate fantasy football game.

Players of all ages will become completely immersed in the excitement of football management and the thrill of the chase as the season progresses. Not only pitting their wits against family and friends, but also rising to the ultimate challenge of matching Sir Alex Ferguson and taking their team to title-winning glory!

The game allows you to play matches, earn money, buy the star players, go head-to-head against your mates & manage your team, your way. This fantastic board game will keep fans of all ages amused for hours and is the perfect family gift for fantasy football lovers and Manchester United supporters everywhere.

The Game Inventor and Managing Director of Next Level Games Michael Nottley says “We are absolutely delighted to be associated with Manchester United, the current Premiership title holders. As one of the World’s best supported clubs and with arguably the best football manager of all-time, Sir Alex Ferguson at the helm, there’s no better endorsement for our Title Chase board game”.

KEY FEATURES
• Huge multiplayer interaction - for 2 to 8 players, aged 8 & over
• Play as Manchester United or any other club. Unlimited choice of teams, leagues and fixtures
• Buy real-life Star Players from the Manchester United first team squad
• Simple to learn & easy to play
• The first ever football management board game to realistically simulate a true football season
• Detailed instructions & game sheets help you manage your team you way
• A great night in for family and friends
• Creation of super-leagues via the Manchester United Title Chase CD-ROM

Visit www.titlechase.co.uk find out more or to pre-order the game for guaranteed delivery before Christmas 2009. [END]

Editors Notes
For any media enquiries, review samples, imagery or to arrange an interview with the game inventor please contact Neil Armstrong, Cre8ive Wisdom on 0845 094 9948 or via email on neil@cre8ivewisdom.com