Hi! Holger,   
      
   In a msg of Thu, 31 Jan 13, Alan Zisman wrote to you:   
      
    AZ> If it's anything like Canada,   
   [ ...trimmed... ]   
    AZ> her representative, the Governor General - nominated by the Canadian   
    AZ> parliament - is the Canadian head of state).   
      
   That sounds exactly how things run here & in NZ as well, I dare say.  Our   
   parliament, guided by the prime minister and his cabinet, run the country.    
   The queen is only a signatory to legislation enacted by parliament.   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
   ... Beauty is in the eyes of the beer holder!   
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