The Indian Company RePIN Masterbatches, one of the fastest growing Masterbatch Companies by AMI Magazines, will be attending the next year’s ArabPLast 2013 Expo

RePIN Masterbatches, the Indian company that with its top quality products and its best customer service, has become one of the fastest growing manufacturer of masterbatches, according to AMI Magazine, will be participating in the next year`s ArabPlast 2013, that will take place in Dubai.

New Delhi, India (PRWEB) January 01, 2013
Founded in India, RePIN Masterbatches has become one of the fastest manufacturers of innovative masterbatches in the plastics industry, with the World Compounder of the Month recognition, by AMI Magazines. This company has an experience of over 30 years in the industry with the best quality products, thanks to the valuable technology they use in their production plants to ensure the correct combination of raw material and hardware, to produce masterbatches that match exactly with the customer needs.
Concerned about providing not only the best product, but guiding the customer during the whole process, which includes a high level of cooperation, to make them feel essential and also by offering a personalized service until the end of the process, are some of the philosophies that contribute to the best company-client relationship. These main objectives, made them worthy of the AMI Magazine recognition and those are some of the company´s strengths that are going to be present in the next year’s ArabPlast Expo, which will be held from January 7th to 11th in Dubai, the perfect scenario to offer their products.
These are some of the qualities that have made RePIN Masterbatches one of the most important companies in the plastics industry from India and Middle East Region, and with the highest rates of growth in a short term, and with high expectations of increasing their participation in the market.

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New Long Term Airport Parking Now Available Near Miami International Airport Through SimpleAirportParking.com

Coral Gables, Miami and Miami Beach Residents now have a great long term parking option when looking for a place to leave their vehicle while traveling.

Coral Gables, FL (PRWEB) January 01, 2013
Travelers looking for long term parking near Miami International Airport now have a new, convenient way to locate secure airport parking. SimpleAirportParking.com has introduced its partner parking locations to travelers looking for secure long-term parking options. By visiting the website, a traveler can locate an array of inexpensive airport parking options near Miami International Airport.
The company recently expanded its services to offer travelers in the Miami and Miami Beach areas a variety of parking options to suit their needs while traveling by air. The site lists many options for parking near Miami International Airport. The different options available provide significant discounts over parking directly at the airport itself.
SimpleAirportParking.com's goal is to provide secure, convenient parking sites for its customers. Each location offers complimentary shuttle service to the airport terminals. The company also makes it a point to ensure that the price travelers find on the site is the price they pay. Pricing is all-inclusive at every location, and no additional fees will ever be added.
When a traveler makes a parking reservation on SimpleAirportParking.com, a confirmation email receipt is sent that contains a user ID and password. Using this login information, a traveler has the ability to modify a reservation, leave reviews of a parking location, and print receipts for tax purposes. Payments made in advance through the SimpleAirportParking.com website can make the day of travel less hectic for travelers as no cash has to change hands at the parking location. Valet and self-parking options are available at multiple locations as well as covered parking and accommodations for over-sized vehicles.
Customer-created reviews of parking locations that are posted on SimpleAirportParking.com provide future travelers with information that will help them make decisions about which parking site they wish to use. The many amenities offered by the various parking locations can make your travel experience simply amazing.

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IRS Released New 1099-INT Electronic Filing Specs, 1099 E-File Software By Real Business Solutions Updated

2012 1099-INT electronic filing software has been released by Real Business Solutions. The new software supports the latest IRS specifications for filing 1099-INT forms electrically. Filers can download risk-free trial at http://www.realtaxtools.com/.

Chicago , IL (PRWEB) January 01, 2013
Real Business Solutions (http://www.RealTaxTools.com) today announced the release of the 2012 1099-INT Electronic Filing module for use by business filers and accounting professionals reporting 1099 interest forms to the IRS in the 2013 tax season. Headquartered in the Chicago area, Illinois, W2 Mate software is one of the leading W-2 and 1099 software developers in the US, with thousands of users nationwide.
W2 Mate (http://www.W2Mate.com) presents a great alternative to tax professionals and business filers looking for a more convenient, simple and affordable way to prepare 2012 / 2013 IRS 1099INT tax forms. W2 Mate 2012 enhances user experience with attractive new features that make W2, 1099, 1098 and 1098-T filing easy and stress-free.
In a statement Nancy Walters, W2 Mate product manager at Real Business Solutions said, "In 2013, thousands of businesses and accountants will trust W2 Mate to prepare their 2012 W2s and 1099s on time."
W2 Mate 2012 generates 1099-INT electronic filing submissions ready to upload to the IRS FIRE System. The W2 Mate 1099 electronic reporting module provides the capabilities for E-Filing the following forms with the federal government: W2, 1099-MISC, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-K, 1099-R, W-3, 1096, 1099-S, 1098-T, 1098, 1099-A, 1099-B, 1099-C, 1099-PATR and 1099-OID. Several states have implemented W2 and 1099 electronic filing regulations, using the IRS and SSA reporting requirements as a basis. W2 Mate users who file 1099s for recipients who live or work in the states that comply with IRS publication 1220 (1099 electronic filing) can file their state information using the W2 Mate 1099 electronic reporting module. And users, who file W2s for employees who live or work in the states that comply with 2012 SSA EFW2 specification (W2 electronic filing), can also use W2 Mate to file state W-2s electronically.
Microsoft dynamics, Intuit QuickBooks and Sage 50 / Peachtree consultants and users are invited to try the state-of-the-art 1099-INT import wizard available inside W2 Mate software by visiting http://www.W2Mate.com. Interested filers can order W2 Mate 2012 and receive it instantly.
W2 Mate Software Highlights:

Supports an unlimited number of 1099 Filers and unlimited number of employees and 1099 recipients.
Prints 2012 1099 recipient copies on regular white paper.
E-files 2012 W2s and 1099s with the SSA and IRS (no limitations on the number of tax forms or electronic filing submissions).
Creates 2012 employee W2's as PDF and recipient (vendor) 1099's as PDF.
Government -approved to print W-2 and W3 tax forms on regular paper including federal copies.
Data import from MS Dynamics, Great Plains, Intuit QuickBooks, Sage Peachtree, Sage DacEasy, Excel and CSV. Data import from QuickBooks removes the "800 Form" / "$10 Million payroll" maximum limitation.
Efficient and intuitive manual W2 / 1099 data entry.
Supports 1099MISC, 1099K, 1099INT, 1099DIV, 1099R, W2, W3, 1096, 1099S, 1098T, 1098, 1099A, 1099B, 1099C, 1099PATR, 1099OID.
Automatically calculates Social Security and Medicare taxes. For paper filers 1096 and W3 are automatically generated.
Supports Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 or Windows 98.
Roll-over of payer and recipient information from year to year.
Password protection and data validation.
Generates printing labels, form totals and recipient lists.
Prompt, courteous and reliable U.S.-based support through phone, chat or e-mail.
Network ready with affordable pricing for multiple seats.
Exports W2s and 1099s to excel.
Data Backup and restore.
TIN matching and verification including reports for missing TINs and TIN matching errors.
Built-in links to form instructions and websites for the IRS, SSA and government tax agencies.
Completes employer electronic W-2 forms.
Auto generates control numbers for W-2 Forms.
Helps filers meet 1096 and W3 due dates for 2012.
Risk-free trial of W2 Mate 2012 can be downloaded from http://www.W2Mate.com/. Customers can purchase W2 Mate and receive it instantly.
About Real Business Solutions:

Established in 2003, Real Business Solutions is an industry leader in providing payroll deduction software, 1099 E-File software and W2 forms programs for 2013, 2012, 2011 and before. Real Business Solutions products are used by thousands of businesses, tax professionals, non-profit organization, and government agencies all across America. The Company's mission has been to provide powerful and great value software solutions coupled with high quality customer service.

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2013 NFC - AFC Playoff Tickets on Sale Now at TicketProcess.com For all Wild Card, Division & Championship Games

The NFL playoffs will begin this weekend, and in a few week’s time the Super Bowl representatives from the NFC and AFC will be determined. Online Ticket exchange TicketProcess.com is now offering tickets for all Wild Card, Divisional, and Championship Games.

(PRWEB) January 01, 2013
NFL Playoff tickets are on sale now at TicketProcess.com, and fans should be aware that NFL tickets historically go very quickly. All the matchups are set, and teams have been game planning day and night for the 60 minute affairs that will determine the direction of their franchise. Incredibly, six of the 12 starting quarterbacks in the playoffs are either rookies or second-year players. This means that the NFL should experience incredible wave of talent from the leadership position over the course of the next decade. As for now, the young and talented gunslingers are preparing for their initial round of postseason battle.
The Washington Redskins and Indianapolis Colts both made their way into the playoffs after battling through a competitive schedule. This is especially noteworthy given the fact that both teams chose stud Heisman Trophy-caliber quarterbacks in the first round of last April's 2012 draft. Fans lucky enough to get their hands on tickets to one of the games featuring the Redskins or Colts will have a chance to see history unfold before their eyes.
*TicketProcess is not associated with any of the teams, artists or venues listed. Names used in this release are for descriptive purposes only and do not imply endorsement or partnership.
About Ticket Process Exchange

Since 2010, TicketProcess secondary ticket exchange has been offering a large selection of live event inventory to some of the most exclusive sports, concert and theater events nationwide. With 7-day customer service, all backed by a 100% Guarantee, its simple design and ease of use allow anyone to purchase event tickets with confidence.

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Private Investigator in Manchester Announce CCTV Services in Response to Greater Manchester Police News Dated 17th December 2012: Armed Robbery at Newsagents, Winstanley

Private Investigator in Manchester announce CCTV services in response to Greater Manchester Police news dated 17th December 2012: Armed robbery at newsagents, Winstanley

(PRWEB UK) 2 January 2013
At around 5.05 am on 15th December 2012 the manager of Martins Newsagents opened the shutters to check if the newspapers had been delivered when she was confronted and forced back into the shop by three men armed with crowbars. Two of the men loaded cigarettes into a sheet or duvet, while the third man demanded cash from the manager.
Luckily, apart from the shock the staff at the newsagents came out of the situation unharmed. Detective Constable Andrew Partington said: "The victims were left so traumatised that the descriptions they have given of the offenders are quite sketchy. Thankfully, however, they were uninjured.”
Investigators at Private Investigator in Manchester offer CCTV services that can be installed quickly.to give peace of mind especially over the Christmas and New Year period.
A spokesperson from Private Investigator in Manchester said: “We have very positive feedback from our clients that have already had CCTV installed to their homes or work premises. Some business clients have even praised the system for keeping track of the hours carried out by staff!”
Private Investigator in Manchester along with their sister company Private Detective London is a team of highly trained professional and discreet private investigators and detectives with over 35 years’ experience in the industry. Their understanding and approachable team of male and female detectives are available 24/7 to conduct matrimonial, corporate and private investigations.

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Italians, backed by the Catholic Church, aim to stop Sunday shopping

Italians are fighting a government lift of regulations on business operation hours, insisting that the move will eventually hurt the small shops and values that have long been the foundation of the Italian business community.
The deregulation, put into effect January 2012, removes restrictions on business operating hours, including Sundays and holidays. It is intended to stimulate competition in what has traditionally been a highly regulated market. However, it has been vehemently criticized by many shop owners, and the campaign against it has received a boost from the powerful Catholic Church.
Campaign organizers argue that working on Sunday has forced employees to sacrifice "important values" and benefited big companies at the expense of small businesses.
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Headed by Confesercenti, a leading retailers’ business association, and backed by the powerful Italian Bishops Conference, the campaign began at the end of November. Its organizers are hoping to collect the 50,000 signatures required to submit a bill to Parliament by April. The bill would give regions – rather than the national Parliament – the power to regulate Sunday openings. The goal of the bill isn’t to outlaw opening on Sundays but to eliminate “the excesses” brought by deregulation, say organizers.
If it gets the signatures, the bill would most likely be examined after the February election.
“People say: ‘It’s nice to have shops open on Sunday.’ But I don’t make extra sales on Sunday,” says Aldina Orlandini, who has run a clothing shop in a busy downtown street in Reggio Emilia, an affluent town near Bologna, since 1978.
Ms. Orlandini says deregulation hasn't hurt her business, since her store can count on a steady pool of customers. Still, she says, the measure is just wrong.
“People have the right to rest one day per week. Am I not a human being? Don’t I have a family?” Orlandini says. “The law should mandate a day off.”
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But for Mauro Bussoni, the vice director of Confesercenti and the coordinator of the “Free Sunday” campaign, the problem is more systemic. “This measure favors certain retailers,” he says.
Deregulation hasn’t increased sales, and it has only increased costs for small businesses, since putting together shifts during the holidays is easier for big stores, which are more able to pay the extra costs, including overtime, Mr. Bussoni argues.
Bussoni says he fears that without regulation of the days and hours stores can operate, a competition will emerge in which only the fittest survive at the expense of mom-and-pop operations, which are already being hit hard by the recession. Istat, Italy’s statistics bureau, recently reported that retail sales for October 2012 were 3.8 percent lower than in October 2011. The process, he says, would change the face of Italian cities, threatening the quality of life of people, such as senior citizens, who rely on neighborhood stores.
The campaign’s organizers argue it’s more than a matter of competing business models, but defending the right of workers and shop owners to spend time with their families.
“On Sunday, leave us alone,” says Mina Giannandrea, a shop owner and the president of FEDERstrade, a Rome retailers’ association that’s also participating in the campaign. “People who shop on Sunday are selfish; they don’t think about those who have to work on Sunday,” Ms. Giannandrea says.
The importance of family time is the message that has perhaps resonated the most with the Catholic Church, which has thrown its support behind the campaign.
“Freedom without truth, without a higher end is mere caprice,” said Archbishop Giancarlo Bregantini, stressing the importance of a day of rest as mandated by the Bible in an interview with Vatican Radio.
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Supporters of deregulation emphasize the freedom it gives consumers – a different notion of freedom than that embraced by the Confesercenti campaign. Deregulation has given customers the ability to make purchases whenever it suits them, and stores should take advantage of this during the economic downturn, says Giovanni Cobolli Gigli, the president of Federdistribuzione, an association of Italian retail chains.
“It’s not a matter of staying open 24/7, as some have self-interestedly suggested,” Mr. Cobolli Gigli says, adding that in many cases Sunday shifts are covered by workers who volunteer to get overtime, and that the increased store hours could eventually create a demand for new, part-time weekend jobs.
To think that small shops must stay open as much as chains at all costs is a mistake, says Serena Sileoni, a fellow at the pro-market think tank Istituto Bruno Leoni. Deregulation could be an opportunity for shop owners to design a schedule based on their customers’ needs and to find a profitable niche. This could ultimately lead to changes in the way Italian cities look, she argues.
“Cities are already different from how they used to be,” Ms. Sileoni says.
Andrea Moro, a professor of economics at Vanderbilt University, says markets are always working to respond to innovation, which often comes hand-in-hand with the destruction of old ideas or traditions.
While Mr. Moro is sympathetic to the challenges faced by retail workers, he says he can think of only one path for them: “In the modern economic structure, workers must reinvent themselves, no one excluded. Thankfully, these people still have jobs and they must adapt to the new working conditions,” he says.

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Egypt's contentious Islamist constitution becomes law

CAIRO (Reuters) - President Mohamed Mursi admitted on Wednesday that Egypt's economy faces serious problems after he enacted a new, bitterly contested constitution that is supposed to help end political unrest and allow him to focus on the financial crisis.
The president said the economy also had great opportunities to grow, but earlier the Egyptian pound tumbled to its weakest level in almost eight years as ever more people rushed to buy dollars and withdraw their savings from banks.
Mursi, catapulted into power by his Islamist allies this year, believes that adopting the constitution quickly and holding elections to a permanent new parliament soon will help to end the long period of turmoil that has wrecked the economy.
The presidency announced on Wednesday that Mursi had formally approved the constitution, which was drafted by his Islamist allies, the previous evening, shortly after results showed that Egyptians had backed it in a referendum.
Keen to be seen as tough but fair, Mursi said it was time for all political forces to put aside their differences and start working together to bring economic stability.
"I will make all efforts, together with you, to push forward the economy which faces huge challenges and has great opportunities to grow," Mursi said in his first address to the nation since the adoption of the constitution.
The text won about 64 percent in a two-stage referendum, paving the way for a new parliamentary vote in about two months.
The main opposition group, which has until now boycotted all rounds of national unity talks led by Mursi's office, said it had not changed its position.
"The ongoing talks are farcical and theatrical," Hussein Abdel Ghani, an opposition spokesman, told reporters. He called on Egyptians to demonstrate against the new constitution on January 25, the second anniversary of Egypt's revolution.
He added that the opposition would stick to its policy of peaceful protest against Mursi's government, which he said sought to use religion as a tool to create an oppressive state.
ANOTHER ISLAMIST VICTORY
The referendum result marked yet another electoral victory for the Islamists since veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak was toppled in 2011, following parliamentary elections last year and the presidential vote that brought Mursi to power this year.
The charter states that the principles of sharia, Islamic law, are the main source of legislation and that Islamic authorities will be consulted on sharia - a source of concern to the Christian minority and others.
Mursi's government, which has accused opponents of damaging the economy by prolonging the political upheaval, now faces the tough task of building a broad consensus as it prepares to impose hugely unpopular austerity measures.
In his speech, Mursi said he would introduce incentives to make Egypt - once a darling of emerging market investors - an attractive place for business once again, and he would consider making changes in the cabinet as part of his plan.
He also appeared keen to seem tolerant of those who voted "no" in this month's referendum.
"This is their right," he said. "Those who said 'no' and those who said 'yes', I thank you both because we do not want to return to the era of one opinion or fake majorities."
CRISIS ATMOSPHERE
The atmosphere of crisis deepened this week after the Standard & Poor's agency downgraded Egypt's long-term credit rating and warned of a possible further cut. The government has imposed currency restrictions to reduce capital flight.
In Cairo's bustling center, people appeared nervous, openly expressing their frustration with economic instability as they went about their daily business.
"The country's going to the pits. Everything is a mess," Hamdy Hussein, a 61-year-old building janitor, said angrily. "It's worse than ever. Mubarak was better than now. People were living and there was security."
Ashraf Mohamed Kamal, 30, added: "The economic situation will be a mess in the next few years. It already is. People will get hungrier. People are now begging more."
The pound traded as low as 6.1775 against the dollar on Wednesday, close to its all-time low of 6.26 hit on October 14, 2004, on concerns that the government might devalue or tighten restrictions on currency movements.
"All customers are rushing to buy dollars after the downgrading," said a dealer at a Cairo-based bank. "We'll have to wait to see how the market will operate with the U.S. dollar, because as you know there is a rush at the moment."
The government is now in talks with business figures, trade unions and other groups to persuade them of the need for tax increases to resolve the crisis. Mursi has committed to such austerity measures to receive a $4.8 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund.
However, Al-Mal newspaper quoted Planning Minister Ashraf al-Araby as saying the government would not implement the tax increases until it had completed the dialogue with different parts of society.
Mursi's government argues the constitution offers enough protection to all groups, and that many Egyptians are fed up with street protests that have prevented a return to normality.
The charter gives Egypt's upper house of parliament, which is dominated by Islamists, full legislative powers until the vote for a new lower house is held.
Mursi is also due to address the upper house on Saturday in a speech likely to be dominated by economic policy.
Sharpening people's concerns, the authorities imposed currency controls on Tuesday to prevent capital flight. Leaving or entering Egypt with more than $10,000 in cash is now banned.
Adding to the government's long list of worries, Communications Minister Hany Mahmoud has resigned citing his "inability to adapt to the government's working culture"

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Syrian minister leaves Beirut for fear of arrest

 Syria's wounded interior minister cut short his treatment at a Beirut hospital Wednesday and returned home for fear of being arrested by Lebanese authorities, while Syria's chief of military police defected to the opposition, becoming one of the highest-ranking officers to switch sides.
The twin developments reflected the deepening isolation of Syrian President Bashar Assad's government, which has suffered a number of setbacks on the battlefield as well.
In the latest challenge, rebels launched a massive attack on a military base in the northern province of Idlib after laying siege to it for weeks.
The defector, Maj. Gen. Abdul-Aziz Jassem al-Shallal, becomes one of the most senior members of Assad's regime to join the opposition during the 21-month-old revolt against his authoritarian rule.
Al-Shallal appeared in a video aired on Arab TV late Tuesday saying that he was casting his lot with "the people's revolution."
He said the military "has become a gang for killing and destruction," and he accused it of "destroying cities and villages and committing massacres against our innocent people who came out to demand freedom."
Meanwhile, Interior Minister Mohammed al-Shaar, who was wounded in a suicide bombing Dec. 12 in Damascus and was brought to Beirut for treatment a week ago, left the hospital early and flew home to Damascus on a private jet, officials at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport said.
A top Lebanese security official told The Associated Press that al-Shaar was rushed out of Lebanon after authorities there received information that international arrest warrants could be issued against him because of his role in the deadly crackdown against protesters in Syria.
Over the past week, some Lebanese officials and individuals had also called for al-Shaar's arrest for his role in a bloody 1986 assault in the Lebanese city of Tripoli.
In the 1980s, al-Shaar was a top intelligence official in northern Lebanon when Syrian troops stormed Tripoli and crushed a Sunni Muslim group that supported Palestine Liberation Organization chief Yasser Arafat. Hundreds of people were killed in the battles, and since then, many in northern Lebanon have referred to al-Shaar as "the butcher of Tripoli."
It was a testament to just how internationally isolated Assad's regime has become that even in Lebanon, a country Syria controlled for decades, Syrian government officials cannot feel at ease.
"Lebanese officials contacted Syrian authorities, and that sped up his departure," said the security official, adding that a Lebanese medical team is expected to go to Damascus to continue al-Shaar's treatment there. "If such arrest warrants are issued, Lebanese judicial authorities will have to arrest him, and this could be an embarrassment for the country."
The airport and security officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Lebanon and Syria have a long and bitter history.
Syrian forces moved into Lebanon in 1976 as peacekeepers after the country was swept into a civil war between Christian and Muslim militias. For nearly 30 years that followed, Lebanon lived under Syrian military and political domination. Damascus was eventually forced to withdraw its troops but has maintained considerable influence in Lebanon.
The defection of Syria's military police chief represented another setback for the Assad government and came as military pressure builds on the regime, with government bases falling to rebel assault near Damascus and elsewhere across the country.
Dozens of generals, along with thousands of ordinary soldiers, have defected since Syria's crisis began in March 2011. In July, Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass became the first member of Assad's inner circle to break ranks and join the opposition during the uprising, which anti-regime activists estimate has led to more than 40,000 deaths.
On Wednesday, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government shelling in the northeastern province of Raqqa killed at least 20 people, including eight children and three women.

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Sudan's Bashir says ready to meet Kiir to try to get oil flowing

- Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Wednesday he was ready to meet his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir to try to move forward with setting up a demilitarized border zone and restart oil flows.
His comments raise the prospect that the two could set aside their differences after signing agreements in September meant to secure their disputed border and to allow the South to resume oil exports after the two came close to war in April in the worst violence since Juba seceded last year.
However, neither country has yet withdrawn its army from either side of their shared border, a precondition to resume oil flows from the landlocked south through the north, a lifeline for both economies.
South Sudan had initially planned to resume exports by year-end after shutting down its output of 350,000 barrels a day in January after failing to agree an export fee with Sudan.
Two weeks ago, the African Union, backed by Western powers, urged Bashir and Kiir to meet as soon as possible to resolve all their disputes. Delegations from both countries are scheduled to resume talks in Ethiopia in mid-January.
"I am ready to meet Salva Kiir to speed up implementing all agreements at the same time," Bashir said, after meeting Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn who is trying to mediate in the row.
"I am ready to meet Kiir at any place," Bashir said.
Desalegn said he would fly to Juba on Thursday to meet Kiir. "I will be having the same discussion with President Salva Kiir to help us implement the already signed agreements," he said.
South Sudan seceded from Sudan under a 2005 peace agreement which ended decades of civil war. But both countries have yet to demarcate their disputed border which straddles oil production facilities.
The two rivals are also at odds over Abyei, a contested area between Sudan and South Sudan prized for its fertile grazing land.

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Egypt's Morsi: constitution dawn of new republic

 Egypt's Islamist president proclaimed the country's newly adopted constitution as the dawning of a "new republic" in a television address Wednesday, calling on the opposition to join a dialogue with him after a month of violent turmoil and focus on repairing a damaged economy.
Mohammed Morsi sought to present the Islamist-drafter charter as the turning of a historic page for Egypt, but his speech did little to ease the suspicions of those who fear he and his Muslim Brotherhood are entrenching their power. He offered no concrete gestures to an opposition that has so far rejected his dialogue and vowed to fight the constitution.
Instead, with a triumphalist tone, he presented the constitution, which was approved by nearly 64 percent of voters in a referendum that ended last weekend, as creating a democracy with balanced powers between branches of government and political freedoms.
"We don't want to return to an era of one opinion and fake, manufactured majorities. The maturity and consciousness (of voters) heralds that Egypt has set on a path of democracy with no return," Morsi said. "Regardless of the results, for the sake of building the nation, efforts must unite. There is no alternative to a dialogue that is now a necessity."
The opposition says the constitution allows a dictatorship of the majority — which Islamists have won with repeated election victories the past two years. It says the charter's provisions for greater implementation of Islamic law, or Shariah, would allow Islamists who hold the presidency and overwhelmingly dominate the temporary legislature to restrict civil rights and limit the freedoms of minorities and women.
Opponents also say the low turnout in the referendum, just under 33 percent, undermines the document's legitimacy.
The main opposition National Salvation Front said it would study Morsi's speech to see if his call for dialogue is serious. But it dismissed a "national dialogue" body that he launched before the results emerged as "farcical and simply theater." The dialogue is mainly between Morsi and other Islamists.
"The president is talking to himself," said Hussein Abdel-Ghani, a leading figure in the Front told a press conference after Morsi's speech. He said the opposition would only enter "real and effective" talks, suggesting Morsi was aiming to assuage the United States, which has called for compromise and talks, without offering real substance. The Front said it will continue to be in opposition to the current rulers who "seek to establish a repressive regime in the name of religion."
Morsi's prerecorded address was his first speech since Dec. 6 after laying low amid the turmoil leading up to the referendum. It came a day after official referendum results were announced, formally bringing into effect the first constitution since the ouster of authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak in February 2011.
Morsi's main message: it is time to put aside differences and start "the epic battle for construction and production."
He said he had asked his Prime Minister Hesham Kandil to make changes to his Cabinet to meet the "needs of the coming period" and to introduce measure to facilitate investment. But he made no gesture of inviting the opposition to join the reshuffled government.
"As we set on a new phase moving from the first republic to the second republic, a republic that has this constitution as its strong base ... I renew my pledge to respect the law and constitution," Morsi said, repeating his oath of office based on the new charter.
The line signaled the formal end of the political system in place in Egypt since 1952, when a military coup pushed out the Western-backed king and Egypt was declared a republic.
Morsi acknowledged the "respectable" proportion that voted against the constitution, but gave no nod to the concerns opponents have over the charter. Liberals and Christians withdrew from the assembly writing the document, complaining that the Islamist majority was railroading it through. Opponents worry about provisions giving Muslim clerics a say over legislation, subordinating many civil rights to Shariah and providing little protection for women's rights.
Morsi declared the constitution Egypt's first to be drafted and passed through a popularly approved process, saying it protects human dignity, enshrines moderation, protects freedoms and ensures rights to work, education and health.
His implicit message to those who complain that the Muslim Brotherhood, from which he hails, is dominating government was that he could be trusted and that in the end, voters can remove them.
"God only knows I make no decision except for God, and for the interest of the nation," Morsi said. "As you know, I am not a lover of authority or someone who is keen to monopolize power. Power is with the people."
He defended decrees he issued in November granting himself sweeping powers, which sparked a wave of protests. He said the decrees, since revoked, were necessary to swiftly push through the constitution to a referendum to end instability. The opposition had urged him to postpone the vote.
The administrator of a Facebook page seen as a major mobilizer for the uprising that forced out Mubarak dismissed Morsi's speech, saying, "His words don't match his deeds."
Abdel-Rahman Mansour, of the "We are All Khaled Said" page, said Morsi had violated earlier promises to respect processes and institutions and is now calling for a dialogue after rushing through a constitution that was highly disputed.
"You can't talk about a second republic when it is based on a constitution that has no national consensus," Mansour said. "He says he doesn't want power but acts differently."
Under the new constitution, the Islamist-dominated Shura Council, the traditionally toothless upper house, was granted temporary legislative powers and began its work on Wednesday. It will legislate until elections for a new lower house are held within two months. Morsi has had legislative powers for months since a court dissolved the law-making lower house of parliament.
Morsi filled out the Shura Council this week by appointing 90 members to bring it to its full 270 members, adding a few non-Islamist members to the body recommended by the national dialogue. But the main liberal and secular opposition groups rejected the appointments as "political bribery."
The parliamentary affairs minister, Mohammed Mahsoub, told Wednesday's session that the government will prepare new legislation for the Shura Council to discuss, including a law to regulate the upcoming parliamentary elections, anti-corruption laws, and laws to organize Egypt's efforts to recover money from corrupt Mubarak-era officials.
Mahsoub said such bills can be ready as early as next week, when the council convenes again for its regular working session.
Nasser Amin, the head of the Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and Legal Profession, said that now the conflict has moved from dueling street protests between the regime and opposition to "a new phase of legal disputes over legislation and control of state institutions."

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