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About five years ago, all my audits were nearly 100% paperless and had been for several years. As a sole practitioner, some of my audits required 150 hours to complete. Most averaged around 75 hours. Although my documentation was electronic, the standard forms I purchased from a major provider increased in number and content each year. For my small audits, it reached a point where it was almost taking more time to read the forms than to do the work! Making the problem worse, if I didn't spend hours modifying the standard documentation, my professional judgment was being overridden by the requirements of some of the forms! I'm sometimes slow but I finallty realized that the cookie cutter approach to documentation on my small audits wasn't working. My great awakening resulted in returning to hardcopy documentation for most of my smaller audits! Heresy? Please read on.
To make money on smaller audits, on any audit for that matter, the professional judgment we're required to use in designing audit procedures has to extend to our audit documentation. The day of using one standard set of practice aids and other audit documentation is nearing it's end! As the volume of accounting and auditing pronouncements pass the overload level, trying to include everything an auditor needs to know in standard practice aids is resulting in documentation few auditors have time to read, let alone understand! I don't know about you, but I was taught to think about my audit strategy first and then concentrate my procedures in audit areas with the highest risks of error or fraud. Deciding on and completing documentation was secondary to everything else!
Here is reality for our times. Trying to develop an effective and efficient audit strategy and documentation has to begin with the strategy, not the documentation! We must first decide on our strategy given engagement risks, then decide how to most efficiently prepare the documentation in those circumstances. It may be for our smaller audits, designing, completing and storing our documentation electronically does NOT result in the most efficient approach! Before we jump on the paperless bandwagon for our small audits, it's time to count the cost! In the next few blogs, we'll discuss cost-efficient documentation alternatives for small, medium and large audits. Post a comment and tell us how you are answering the question, "Should we go paperless or not?"


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"What are my qualifications to write this book. None really. So why should you read it. Here's why. I'm a little fat. If a thin guy were to write about a love of food and eating I'd highly recommend that you do not read his book.
In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who's best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pockets, bacon, manatees, and McDonald's, expresses all the joys and horrors of life with five young children—everything from cousins ("celebrities for little kids") to toddlers' communication skills ("they always sound like they have traveled by horseback for hours to deliver important news"), to the eating habits of four year olds ("there is no difference between a four year old eating a taco and throwing a taco on the floor").
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Tutor Spotlight: Haydn the Adventurer
If you didn't like the movie Jaws, you're not going to be too amused by this:
That's our Haydn swimming with a shark in Tampa, Florida. Um, yeah. He's a bit of an adventurer!
3 people have commented
1 Jordana - 15 Apr 2014
AAAAH - I don't know how (or why) you did this, Haydn! Glad you're safely back on land.
2 Boba - 15 Apr 2014
Hmmm... looks to me like you're HIDING from that shark, not swimming with it, Haydn! Way closer than I'd ever get, mind you!
3 Emmy Misser - 16 Apr 2014
I think it demonstrates the length writing centre people have to go to get any attention. Surely this translates into a better budget.


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At Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:20:51 -0700, "Williams, M. Douglas" wrote: > One other thing. The PLoT package seems to be broken under version 369.8 on > Ubuntu 6.10. I get the following message when I try executing any of my plot > code. > > Welcome to DrScheme, version 369.8-svn14mar2007 [3m]. > Language: Graphical (MrEd, includes MzScheme). > ffi-lib: couldn't open "/usr/full-369.8/collects/plot/compiled/native/i386- > linux/libplplot.so" (/usr/full-369.8/collects/plot/compiled/native/i386- > linux/libplplot.so: undefined symbol: __stack_chk_fail_local) I see this problem with my Ubuntu installation, too, building from source. Actually, I think this problem was reported before, but the report fell through the cracks. As Dimitris suggested, it's a mismatch between using `gcc' to compile and raw `ld' to link. I'll investigate switching mzc's default linker under Linux to be the compiler instead of raw `ld'. Matthew
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"My Future Is My Choice" Life Skills Programme, Namibia
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"My Future Is My Choice" (MFMC) Life Skills Programme, Windhoek, Namibia
Background/Rationale for Project: HIV is a very serious threat to young people in Namibia. Namibia has HIV prevalence rates among adults 15 to 49 years of age of just under 20%. This is a very serious problem for a country of only 1.7 million people. To counter this situation, MFMC was designed to reach young people, through young people, with sexual health information as well as strengthen young peoples' communication, negotiation and decision making skills so that they are able to make safe choices related to their sexual health and associated risk behaviours.
Project Description:
Component of a five-year co-operation programme between the Government of Namibia and UNICEF, entitled the Youth Health and Development Programme (YHDP). For more information on the YHDP, please refer to the case description.
Timeframe: 1997 - 2001
Initiator(s): Government of Namibia and UNICEF
Implementer(s): Key line Ministries (i.e. Ministry of Basic Education, Ministry of Youth and Sports), UNICEF, and Regional Committees
Funding Source(s) and Overall Budget: Funding provided by the Government of Sweden, German National Committee for UNICEF, UNICEF NY, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the Irish Government.
Partner(s)/alliances: Ministries of Youth and Sports, Health and Social Services, Basic Education and Culture, National Youth Council, NGO's and religious organisations, such as the Catholic Church.
Description of Activities:
Sessions are divided into different activities. They are:
Question /Answer Session
How have adolescent boys and girls been involved in the project? In what stages have they been involved
How has their involvement affected the project?
How has their involvement affected themselves?
Achievements of this project to date?
Has a formal evaluation been performed?
Main constraints in meeting the project objectives?
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How have adolescent boys and girls been involved in the project? In what stages have they been involved - situation assessment, situation analysis, planning, implementation, monitoring, and/or evaluation?
How has their involvement affected the project?
Without young people acting as volunteers, the programme would not be running as well as it is. Under each of the regional and sub-regional committees, it is young people who provide the day to day management and supervision of the life skills programme. It is young people who implement the training, distribute the materials and condoms, make arrangements with the schools for the programme to operate, make arrangements with the clinic to improve access, provide follow-up to the graduates and their AIDS Awareness clubs, etc. Young people, as peer educators, have been very successful in being able to discuss sensitive sexual health issues. Young people have the interest and the energy. They only require their capacity as peer educators and project managers/implementers to be developed.
How has their involvement affected themselves?
Changing sexual practices takes some time and collecting accurate data on sexual practices is not very easy. The longitudinal study conducted in 1996 indicated sustained risk reduction behaviours. From the new data collection tools, implemented in 1999, the majority of MFMC graduates (i.e. completed 20 hours of life skills training) have indicated in their "Action Plans" that they want to be peer educators and that they want to be active in HIV prevention in their communities. For young people who go through MFMC there is a positive change in attitude towards condom use and attitudes about sexual communication among peers and in relationships. Young people who are implementing and managing MFMC have learned new skills and have improved their existing skills in communication and activity management.
What have been the achievements of this project to date?
Has a formal evaluation been performed?
A 12-month longitudinal study was conducted in two regions comparing control and MFMC intervention groups. The 1999 programme introduced two evaluation tools, which are a pre and post-test for MFMC participants and a bi-annual attitude survey which is done at each intervention site (school and/or community). A sampling of this data from the 13 regions is currently being analysed.
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Lessons Learned/Recommendations/What would you do differently if you could do it over?
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A MFMC Training Guideline, The MFMC Facilitator Manuals, The MFMC Participants' Workbook, a MFMC Parents' Information Booklet, Project Management Working Notes for the YHDP Committees, and an AIDS Awareness Club Working Notes Manual.
Youth Perspective: An interesting quote from an adolescent involved in the project.
"A youth, for the youth, by the youth programme with the support of the community, government and all the partners."
Source of Information:
Rick Olson, Project Officer - YHDP
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You don't need programming skillz to do this.
Once you have a shell you can download/install any program as a service backdoor, including metasploit payloads.
(You probably know that you can generate metasploit "exe" payloads, right?)
hint: the "sc" command in windows. I leave the rest of the fun up to you


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- From: Jim Fleming (JimFleming at unety.net)
- Date: Wed Feb 26 01:31:19 EST 1997
- Next message (by thread): ARIN Suggestions
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On Wednesday, February 26, 1997 12:01 AM, John Curran[SMTP:jcurran at bbnplanet.com] wrote: @ At 22:42 2/25/97, Jim Fleming wrote: @ <snip> @ >Once again, I suggest that all of the ARIN leaders publish @ >a public platform/policy/position statement for the public to @ >read. If you can not do that then I question how much this @ >ARIN proposal is motivated by concern for the public. @ @ Jim, you are seeking a public platform statment on what @ issue? @ By the way, I would like to see each Trustee be required to take an oath that there will be no "ARIN agents" paid to investigate ISPs and other matters. I would like to see some sort of public process described or arbitration forum where people can freely post ANYTHING regarding IP address allocations. And the Trustees or advisors must at least say, "we looked at it and find no merit". I would like to see some assurances that we will not see the situation where people get jerked around and then enter some forum to complain only to be pulled aside to settle things "quietly". If you can do that John, it would be a big help... -- Jim Fleming Unir Corporation e-mail: JimFleming at unety.net JimFleming at unety.s0.g0 (EDNS/IPv8)


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Hello Christophe...
You have touched upon a very interesting question, one that is of great relevance to me right now. The preamp is the heart...and in many ways, the soul...of an audio system, in my view. The 5103 is a very fine preamp, one that I have favorably reviewed, but I have been doing further audio voyaging, looking for other approaches and designs.
In Positive Feedback Online, Issue 2, I'll be reviewing the Audio Research Reference Two, Mk. II. This will be followed later in the year with a review of the new Balanced Audio Technology VK-51 reference preamp.
The ARC Ref Two is not a "warm" preamp, being remarkably neutral. "Warmth" in a preamp is hard to pin down long distance. You'll want to take a look at tube-based designs for sure; beyond that, it's hard to advise you, Christophe. Tube preamps can very mightily in sound...even a given preamp can change its character, depending on the tubes that you use.
Don't forget your interconnects (which you did not mention). You might give Cardas a try; they impart a musical richness to the sound that can be most seductive in a given system. I'd also check the power cables that you're using; I recommend the Cardas power cables in the Klout-based system, since that is what I went with, after experimentation.
You question about new speakers cables with the Komri is also timely: Jennifer Crock of JENA Labs is making a 2 pair -> 4 pair custom set of JENA Labs speaker cables for me to try with the Klimax/Komri combination. As I said in my review, I have a growing feeling that the standard Linn speaker cables are not quite the thing for bringing out the best in the Linn system.
I'll report on my results by this fall.
Thanks for reading Positive Feedback Online, Christophe...and thanks for your questions!
David W. Robinson
My main motivation for writing this is Dave Glackin's interview with Stan Ricker and Stan's mention of the great mastering engineer George Piros. I had the good fortune of working with George for many years when we were both at Atlantic Studios in New York. He would often tell me stories of his days with Bob Fine and his other experiences in the record business, usually interspersing his comments with language that would make many "gangstas" blush. It was great to see George remembered. I know I'll never forget him.
One last thing before I conclude: In the reviews of the Aurio and Daruma roller bearings, two things came to mind. First, I believe Vistek is offering ball bearings to be used atop the Aurios now, so contact with the bottom surface of the component is minimized. I wish the reviewers had tried this as I believe it improves performance significantly. Same for the Darumas. I wish the reviewer got to audition them "topless" (i.e. with only the ball making contact with the component). Here again, I believe performance is significantly improved. The second thing that came to mind in the reviews was the omission of the fact that these devices work by preventing vibrations from ENTERING the gear (primarily those of seismic nature, coming from the ground, through the floor and supporting shelves).
Fun web site. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for
the compliments and reflections, Barry. We're working hard to make PF Online a place of
Your points on the Aurios and Daruma are well taken. Thanks for the heads-up! When we originally did the review these were relatively new. With so many end-users having experienced these, it is nice to know that there is more than one way to skin a cat. A follow-up is in order then. Oh, and yes we were aware as to the "design" and "intent" of the devices. Sorry for the omission. We will also have a review of the Townshend Sinks in a few weeks.
I have no problems with what the Linn Komri claims to accomplish. The physical layout looks like, if done well, it could appear as a point source radiator. But a claim that it is superior to another well proven design should include an explanation of why it is superior and some attempt at a logical proof of this superiority; it should not be a couple of words without any explanation at all. Both audio reviews and Joe D'Appolito deserve better.
Please note that this is not an attack on the Linn speaker, a product I have never heard, just an appeal for more objectivity and clarity in the audio reviewing process.
Thanks for
No, not at all. Couldn't be further from my mind.
Perhaps, but with none of the malice aforethought that you seem willing to attribute. I must confess to no interest in "objectivity," a category that I do not believe exists in human affairs, much less in things audio.
Clarity? I believe that the review is quite clear, so far as it goes.
And so I must refuse your gauntlet, Allen, since I have no interest in the conflict that I never sought in my original commentary.
The other point is that, for example, if my flip-pass-flip idea were applied, for example, to a tube preamp, and that preamp was either single-ended (Class A) or push-pull (Class AB), for example, then in the Class A case the tube would have to be perfectly linear over the entire signal level for no-change to occur. Similarly, the Class AB case which uses 2 tubes in push-pull fashion would have to have two perfectly matched tubes for this flip-pass-flip idea to show no change.
Basically, I'm agreeing with Clark about the definitions of polarity and absolute polarity, but I'm also saying that the result of that polarity reversal switch depends on where in the signal path you put the switch.
In the interest of community, and our shared love of Music (with a capital M), here is a wonderful link for everybody to peruse. It is an extensive glossary of musical instruments from around the world, and amazing in its breadth. There is so much music and information "out there" that we never see here in the U.S.. For those who love the music of other cultures, an invaluable resource as well. It's at http://www.worldmusicportal.com/Instruments/instruments.htm
David and Dave, keep up the great work.
alan m. kafton
Thanks for
sending this along, Alan! It's a very useful resource, and is hereby recommended to
readers of Positive Feedback Online.
To fuel my understanding and wish to know an equipment: Marantz SACD Player SA14, would you please advise how can I find it from your contents?
kind regards,
Hello ML... We're glad to hear that you're find PF Online to be a helpful audio resource. Please drop by regularly! We have not yet reviewed the Marantz SA-14. My very favorable comments on the Marantz SA-12S multi-channel SACD player will be appearing in the near future here on PF Online.
Best regards,
I have written reviews myself, of software packages. My editor was in your camp, and we returned many things unreviewed, often with notes describing the flaws we found, and an invitation to submit revised products for review, without prejudice. I can see the validity of Atkinson's position, as well. His argument would likely be that his policy keeps manufactures honest, since whatever they submit will be reviewed, even if the review is unfavorable.
I would be interested to hear your thoughts on these viewpoints, and even to hear what motivated your choice. This is a core question in the reviewing business, and informed debate is a good thing. I myself don't know where I stand, the editor I spoke of was my uncle, and he is a man I have the utmost respect for. But I cannot decide if he is right on this one.
Shannon, thanks for the kind words on the site. As to your concerns to our "no-bad-review" policy, I would like to respond by saying that we are not really part of that camp. Nor are we part of the "if it stinks it is our duty to say how much" camp either. Where we see ourselves standing is more in the middle. I don't feel it is our role to beat-up on products, nor are we here to decide the fate of any company's successlet the market place do that. Besides, for the most part, audio today is a sea of great-sounding products, each with their strengths and weaknesses. Yes, there is the occasional turd out there, but when we select products it is more from what we would like to hear along with what we feel the readers would like to see, then trying to be the "audio police."
Yes, we have received products that did not work for the reviewers involved and ended up not being published, they simply could not find much to say that was positive. Why beat a dead horse? But these are by far the rare exception (I can think of only two over the past 5 years and in each case the maufacturer decided either to pull the product from their line or redesign it). It is our policy that if it is sent for review and I get all the reviews in, we will publish the reviews as they stand. Naturally, the manufacturer can offer any response they feel is warranted. And yes, we have had a few plead with us not to print reviews as they were "raves." This they felt would be a death blow to them as a business. By the way, all are still going strong!
What we feel needs to be said in a review is an honest response to what a component sounds like within a systemmeaning you will get the good with the bad. And remember, it is the system you are listening to, not an individual component. Our reviews as are fairly well balanced, in that we make every effort to explain not only why we liked a product, but perhaps why we didn't.
But when we write that a product doesn't do this or that, it does not mean that the product itself is "bad." Just that we preferred something else. On the other hand you may find the product to be the cat's meow. Which is why we use multiple reviewers; while one or two may have loved this or that about the product, the other(s) may not, or vice versa. Please read some of our reviewes in the audimusings' Back Issues section and you will gain a greater understanding of what we are doing.
It is my belief that all audio reviews are, at best, no more than indicative. The comments of even a good writer should be regarded as transitional impressions, expressed as momentary guides for further exploration by the audio seeker who reads them. They are conditional, not relative, not absolute. This means that all reviews should be kept in perspective, and should always be tested by the audiophile in his or her own listening room. The enjoyment of audio and recorded music being an intensely existential moment, arising out of profound spiritual depths, there is simply no other way to validate a response.
You must do this for yourselfan act that requires exertion, passion, and attention to detailno one else can do this for you. Any attempt to substitute the views of an "audio authority" for your own maturing sensibilities (the education of which is the supreme task of the audiophile) is doomed to die the death of the derivative soul and the dilettante.
The true audiophile is deeply empirical, while understanding that the source of musical ecstasy is far beyond the ability of mere measurement to fathom. He or she is therefore free to try anything, disbelief suspended, knowing that there is much that can only be known by a willingness to try.
We must take the responsibility for the quality of our own audio and musical experiences, for no one but us can carry the burden of our preferences and our choices.
Why "no negative reviews"? For epistemological reasons, really. Every audio system is an interrelated whole, a combination of interactive strengths and weaknesses. Changing a single componentindeed, changing a minute detailcan, in my experience, change the character of the whole thing.
Given the reality of system synergy, the only way that I could in good conscience produce a negative review would be if I had energetically and exhaustively evaluated the component under all possible conditions, and had optimized all aspects of system performance. (Clark Johnsen did an excellent summary of what would be required to do this several years ago in PF; I should re-print it to remind us all of the long list of what that involves.) Then, and only then, could I reasonably conclude that a given component in a given system was "bad"and even that would be conditional.
The logistics of reviewing and economic considerations would impose this, even if I wished otherwise. I think it best to be philosophical about the limits of what can be done in audio reviewing, and proper to be honest about those limits.
On the other hand, a good impression really means something! We have found something that works, and that should be shared.
In summary, "bad impressions" are inconclusive (because they are not exhaustivewe must not argue from silence here), but good ones are indicative. I should say that I also assume that people want to know "where the gold is," not "where the gold aint." Then again, human nature has saddened me more than once. Regardless, I long ago decided for these reasons only to publish reviews of the magical moments, those special times when wonderful things happen in a listening room. Any component or system that is submitted for review that doesnt "make magic" for one reviewer is often sent to another; if it strikes out another time or two, it is simply returned to the designer/manufacturer/distributor with a polite "no review."
The fact that we couldnt find the magic doesnt mean that someone else, somewhere else, might not; we should walk humbly in light of that fact.
Some people do indeed say that the publication of "bad" reviews "keeps the manufacturers honest," or "establishes the credibility/integrity of a review magazine." I disagree; such a practice ensures neither of necessity. There are dishonest designers and manufacturers; there are corrupt/inept journalists; "negative" reviews can sometimes be used to produce the appearance of integrity, without actually producing the fruit thereof.
Every editor is free to pursue his or her own path. John Atkinson and I disagree on the question of publishing negative reviews, but thats neither here nor there, I think. Positive Feedback Online and Stereophile are two radically different publications, with different worldviews in some important regards. Ultimately, the reader must choose which worldview is kindred, and read accordingly.
Glad to hear that you are enjoying the Positive Feedback Online site, by the way! I give the credit, and real kudos, to Dave and Carol Clark, our gifted web site editorial team. Its a fine, clean layout, highly compliant with various browsers according to the email that Ive received easy on the eyes, no?
All the best,
I should note that I am now also an installer for the Allen Wright Vacuum State SACD mods. See http://www.vacuumstate.com for more information. My prices for installation are the same as those listed on Allens web site. Note: There is a waiting list for these boards. Contact me if you wish to be put on the list. These boards can be put in most Sony SACD players.
David W. Robinson mentions Audiocom's Super Clock upgrade for his Sony SCD-1 in this issue of Positive Feedback Online. This is a $248 part that replaces the stock oscillator on Sony's digital board. This add-on board lowers jitter to such an extent that the sound is improved in all respects. The labor to install this mod is $100. This part is HOT! I cant keep them in stock.
The Super Clock Power Supply that David mentioned is also available. The cost is $263 for the part and $100 to install. This is a good mod for those who dont have their Sony's modified with black gates in the existing Power Supply.
The Sony modifications listed below come in three different types. The first two modifications are my own. The others are from Audiocom. The first modification I offer replaces 32 resistors in the audio board with Vishay vsh type resistors. I also replace 12 capacitors in the low pass filter section with REL polystyrene capacitors and I replace two Electrolytic capacitors in the power supply with Black Gate caps. The total cost is $460. The labor is $200 and the parts are $260. Parts for this mod are stocked at all times and the turn around time is 48 hours.
The second modification is the same as the first, except I use Vishays best S-102 resistors in the audio section. The total cost is $720, labor $200 and $520 parts. The resistors for this mod are not stocked, but I can get them in a few days. These Vishays have the best transparency and detail I have found.
third modification is the Audiocom modifications from the
The complete modification cost is $1982 for the parts. My labor to assemble the complete
kit is $450.
Note: The Audiocom Super Clock and Super Clock Power Supply are EXTRA! They can be added to any mod on this page.
All of the above parts can be obtained in 2 to 4 days from Audiocom's American parts distributor, Reference Audio Mods. Allen Wright Boards take one week to get and they must be ordered 5 boards at one time.
If you have any questions feel free to call me at: 503 - 659 - 6599 or 503 - 490 - 8602
Richard Kern
Tom Dressler
nice to know that all the hard work on the new site is appreciated.
I am trying to offer something just a bit different by the way the site looks and
navigates. Wanted it to look more like a print magazine than a web-zine.
You might want to
consider looking at my website, www.SACDmods.com ,
to see an alternative for audiophiles with a smaller budget.
Ye Olde
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David W.
Well hear Gizmo in the whisper between the electrons, Peter....
Positive Feedback Magazine
Paul Weitzel has been producing and designing ultra high-end audiophile components under the Tube Research Labs, Inc. brand name since 1990. Anyone lucky enough to own any of his amplifiers, and other of his products, can only be aware of their exceptionally high quality. His power cables have been available since the start of his company and are second to none. Ive had some since 1995.
I agree that the sonic merits of the First Impression Gold Series Cables are without question the best I have ever used. I only ask that you give credit where it is due, and that is to Mr. Weitzel. Its only fair that your readers be aware of the facts in the development of the FIM Cables. Im certain that Mr. Ma is probably embarrassed at the omission of his long-time friend and collaborator in the creation and production of this fine series of products. Im sure that it was not your intention to damage the reputation of Mr. Weitzel, or to minimize his part in this project, so hopefully this sets the record straight.
Positive Feedback
Dear Mr.
I never told Positive Feedback that FIM Cable was my design. However, the Reviewer has, naturally and excusably, made an assumption that the design was mine since it was developed under the auspices of FIM. Mr. Paul Weitzel did show that part of the review to me, raising a similar query. I told him that I did not tell Positive Feedback that the design was mine. In fact, as far as I can remember, the reviewer never asked me about this. Perhaps, I underestimated Pauls feeling about the subject at that time. He might subtly wish me to clarify this with Positive Feedback. I did not do so because, on the one hand, personally I did not think it was a big deal, and on the other I was busy and was preoccupied with other things at that time. Besides, it was not entirely wrong. There are so many designs and products out there. Who really cares?
The true background of this matter? According to Paul, he has had years of experience in designing cables, among other things. Some years ago, he did show me a couple of his hand-built cables. I did not pay too much attention to them at that time.
I have also had over 20 years of experience with cable designs through marketing some very high-end cables. I have had numerous opportunities to discuss designs with audiophile cable manufacturers, and have offered suggestions on certain designs.
As for the birth of FIM Cable: initially I did not go into cable manufacturing business because I am semi-retired and have been very busy with the production of FIM recordings. Due to Pauls repeated encouragement, I eventually agreed to start investigating the design of cables some two and half years ago. Another reason that prompted me to go into this field was that at that time, I was looking for better cables for my music room, and I found that the cables I had did not satisfy me. We started to carefully audition cables by other manufacturers, and finally used Pauls several prototypes as the basis for R & D. We listened to a good number of various construction formats together. I made suggestions, gave my OK to the final design, and provided funding. We asked an OEM manufacturer to build the cables. Hence, it is a joint design, not a design solely by either myself or Paul Weitzel.
I hope this is clear. Thank you for bring this matter up.
Yours truly,
(To which I would add that I wrote the review, I had not actually checked into the ancestry of the design; I simply attributed the work generically to the head of FIM. It was not my intent to disparage Paul Weitzels creative workI was simply unaware of it! Apologies to Paul, who is a very fine fellow, and a gifted audio artist.Ye Olde Editor)
Of course, it seems possible to change or remove the headphone protection components, but this would be more difficult and perhaps would cause reliability problems. Im not sure what their purpose is.
If you want to get a quick idea of the sonic effect, use the Denon remote and set the output level down to -6. Then turn up the gain in the amplifier to get the same loudness. Removing the cable as described above is even more effective.
I dont know if this fix is valid for any other Denon CD players, but judging from criticisms of some of them, it would be worth a look in the case of recent models.
Charles Miller
To the
readers of Positive Feedback:
Gizmo was an inspirational messenger of musical ecstasy. He unabashed enthusiasm infected thousands of us audiophiles with a renewed enthusiasm for listening. You didnt have to agree with his tastes or theories. Just reading his words or talking to him on the telephone was sufficient to get your audio juices flowing.
Motorcyclist, audiophile and tweaker to the nth degree, Harvey epitomized a soul whose journey in this life was to touch those who were fortunate enough to meet and talk to him and instill them with a passion for their lives and avocations.
I vividly remember spending hours on the phone with the gruff voice that was Dr. Gizmos. The discussions were about our journeys towards our own musical ecstasy and audio expression. Dont get me wrong: we were from totally different audio camps. His was one of tubes and horns; mine was the world of solid state and direct radiators. Yet we found lots of common ground.
The searchand the resultswere our area of commonality. It didnt matter if the subject was single malts, music or women. I can recall a long discussion we once had about Snapple flavors (all of it off color!)
Harveys enthusiasm "jump started" many of us who had strayed off the audiophile course. I gave his book, The Search for Musical Ecstasy, Vol. 1: In the Home to many friends, and the results were always startling. Guys connected with what he was saying, and started their own journey as a result. Harvey was the great enabler of mens audio journeys.
When a man has passed from this life to the next, those remaining ask themselves what did he contribute to society? What mark has his life made?
With Harvey, the answers are many-fold. His life touched a number of us in ways that only his loss has brought into focus. A passion for living, seeking the highest, and exploring the avenues less traveled were trademarks of Harvey. Being outside of the "box" and reveling in it made Harvey...well, it made him Harvey. Who else could have appeared on the cover of this periodical wearing a kilt, headdress and smoking a cigar? Only Harvey.
So how do we honor his spirit? I would have to think that Harvey would want all of us to carry forward with a zeal for life and music. (Of course he wouldnt want us to forget about single malts and women either!) Helping others in their audio quest, whatever that might be, is at the heart of this.
To honor his spirit and passing, I will be pouring two glasses of fine single malt this evening and listening to some great jazz. I will be rejoicing, knowing that Gizmo is wherever he is, looking over all of us while listening to the greatest sound system in the galaxy!
Harvey, you were one-of-a-kind, and I thank you for spending part of your time in this life with us.
Dear Sir:
I was saddened by the demise of N.Y.A.L. and the legal battle Harvey was involved in at the time.
Due to life circumstances, a divorce, and addiction issues, I lost touch with the audio hobby, and it wasnt until I got into recovery in 1998 that I picked up an issue of Positive Feedback and discovered Harvey was alive and well and still fighting the good fight. I remember my sense of loss after it sank in, that no, this wasnt one of Harveys practical jokes. I remember emailing Harvey, offering him my original copy of Understanding Tube Electronics, because I felt it should be included on his web site, and talking a bit about my journey up to then (thinking that "Hell be too busy to reply." Much to my surprise, later that same day he sent me a reply and gave me some encouragement on my journey.
I want to take this opportunity to thank you for the eulogy you wrote for the Triode Guild web site, and to add my hearty agreement to your views. I, for one, have no idea where were going to find someone to fill his shoes. Kudos to the people maintaining his web site; I hope that something can be done to preserve his writings, both for their humor and the fact that he made me "think" about searching for the grail when its been in front of me all along (e.g., my ST-70).
Forward to my next thoughts: through Positive Feedback I also discovered Listener magazine, which also carried a column by Harvey. They seem to be publishing on a very regular schedule. I hope that Positive Feedback isnt going to stop publishing. I personally buy your magazine at my local bookstore and haven't seen a new issue since the end of 2000.
Id appreciate hearing from you on this. The truth is important and I believe that Positive Feedback and Listener are about the only alternatives to mainstream audio reviewing that are left.
Please keep up the fight.
Fred Petersen
(And yet here we are on the Internet, Fred! Were keeping up the good fight from a place that Gizmo understood all too wellthe Net! Stay tuned; well be easier to find, and will be read by far more people online than we ever could have been in print.
The following email came from Jim Susky, cc:ed to PF, and is printed for reader edification.
To: Mike Dzurko,
Copies: Mssrs.
Gardner and Robinson
Did you not encourage Mr. Gardner to use your in-line RCA male/female R/C network between preamp and power amp? I used this (with the 85hz pole) when I implemented a Sapphire/Titan system in 1998. Mr. Gardner apparently ran the Sapphire full-range filling in the bottom with the sub. I wonder whether this may have impaired the sub/sat blend making the sub constantly audible?
I used the R/C network, and found it a simple matter to remove the electric-bass-like "purr" by tweaking the Titan level and crossover frequency using plucked stand-up bass on Holly Cole (cant recall the albumDont Smoke in Bed?) I was able to achieve a successful blend in both my basement and in the basement of my friend whose money I was playing with (I used a mid-80s Berning EA230 for the Sapphires).
Anyway, congratulations again, Mike. If I werent chasing a bi-amped horn-based system with pro-audio drivers, Id probably have a pair of Jags at home by now. Maybe later.
I still have the Crown Macro Reference, although it is now sharing its 240-volt circuit with a PS Audio P600 Power Plant, which I also reconfigured for 240-volt input. The Power Plant feeds the rest of my audio and video equipment.
Every power upgrade I have made over the years starting with two dedicated 20-amp circuits to my audio closet in 1981 has resulted in a "not subtle" difference, as you indicate in your review. Thanks again for the long-ago tip.
Bob Tate
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Thiruchi Swami: Spiritual Power Of Bangalore
Category : August 1993
Thiruchi Swami: Spiritual Power Of Bangalore
Thiruchi Swami: Spiritual Power Of Bangalore
In 1928 Adinarayananswami and his young wife Ranganayaki encountered a stranger near the Devi temple in Kanyakumari, at the southern tip of India. Divining their desire for a child, the lady said, "You are the recipients of the grace of the Divine Mother in full measure. Proceed to the shrine of Lord Subramanya in Palani. By the grace of the Divine Mother and of Lord Subramanya, a glorious son will be born to you. He will be a teacher and benefactor for all mankind."
That son, born on March 20th, 1929, was named Palaniswami. A precocious child, he embraced the religious life when yet a teenager. In his 20s he was initiated in Nepal as Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Shivarathnapuri Bhagawath now affectionately known by his devotees as Thiruchi Swami [see sidebar p. 26]. Thirty years ago he established Kailas Ashram in Bangalore, India, and is well known throughout South India as a spiritual leader and healer. But his influence, born of rare spiritual attainment, extends wider and deeper than simple fame. Since his early days, Swamiji has worked methodically toward the revival of Hinduism in his area. He's improved the temples by raising money for construction and renovation. But more importantly, and a reflection of his far-sightedness, his ashram's patasala school has graduated a steady stream of proficient priests since its founding in 1976. Some of the patasala boys have opted to become renunciates and have joined his or another ashram after their thorough religious training at Kailas Ashram, thus greatly improving the religious teaching and leadership of the area. Prominent among these swamis is Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Balagangadharanatha Swami of Adi Chunchanagiri Mutt in Belur [see July, 1993 issue]; Swami Sivananda Bharati, head of Siddharudanatha Math; and Kumaraswamy, head of the Thiruchi Swami Math. The ashram has spawned a number of subsidiary spiritual centers staffed by Swamiji's monks, mostly in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The immaculately clean, well-run Kailas Ashram and exemplary Sri Rajarajeswari Temple provide a divine setting for the hundreds and sometimes thousands of devotees who weekly visit Thiruchi Swami. Swamiji speaks many languages, including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Hindi. A measure of his stature is that other ashrams and temples come to him to resolve problems and disputes among themselves. The ashram's Sri Rajarajeswari temple was completed a few years ago; it now sets a high standard for puja performance--perhaps the finest in India. Work is underway now on an exquisite Sri Chakra temple made of polished black granite. Swami also oversees the carving in Bangalore of Iraivan Temple, a large granite temple destined for Hawaii. It will be the first Agamic temple completely built of stone ever to exist outside of India. In June Hinduism Today interviewed Thiruchi Swami to explore his thinking on current Hindu issues. Hinduism Today: Temple priests are sending their children into other professions, to be doctors or engineers. Should new priests be trained from non-Brahmin castes? Sri Thiruchi Swami: The questions implies that all priests are brahmins. It is not so. Many of the temples in India have non-brahmin priests; but they have become priests. They are treated like brahmins (Guna-karma-vibhagashaha). A priest is often born one. But in the changed conditions of today, he can be made one. But one becomes a priest only after he receives initiation (diksha), learns to perform puja, such as atmartha, without which he is not qualified to do parartha puja (in a temple). He studies the Agama texts, learns Sanskrit and the Vedic mantras and serves as an apprentice under competent priests. Candidates must have devotion, faith and inclination. Caste, then, is no consideration. A formal training program has become a necessity now, because family support for the priest's career is not there, the hereditarily transmitted skills are not available. A training program is on in this ashram. HT: How should Hindus react to the conversion attempts of Christians and Muslims? Thiruchi Swami: Hinduism is a matter of belief, conviction and way of life. It is not merely a matter of birth, external indications or group participation. It is essentially individualistic; each Hindu is free to have his own religious convictions, personal deities and approach to Godhead. Hinduism is tolerant and broadbased. No other religion is an anathema to it. It is a different story when political considerations are brought in. One may be Hindu and still adore Christianity or Islam. Thus conversion is no threat. Conversions are mostly due to economic reasons and due to several kinds of incentives and inducements. More importantly, few are aware of the greatness of Hinduism and fewer are the persons who can communicate this awareness. HT: What does Swami see as the state of Hinduism in the year 2050? Thiruchi Swami: We describe Hinduism as Sanatana Dharma, which means that it is perennial and everlasting. Hinduism which was reflected in the Vedas, has passed through these ten thousand years without any damage or detriment. It is almost intact in spite of invasions, attacks, revolutions and conflicts. It will therefore survive the present crisis also and continue forever, not only for another fifty years. HT: How can Hindu ashrams better serve devotees? Thiruchi Swami: Ashrams are meant to provide spiritual food for those who are hungry for it. They can justify their existence only if the troubled people who come there go back relieved of their trouble. It is only this that will evoke and sustain faith among the people. Ashrams must be centers where divine presence is experienced by those who come there, where instructions in scriptures and sadhana are imparted and where peace and tranquility are acquired by the harassed lay folk. HT: How can we preserve the Agamas? Thiruchi Swami: Agamas being essentially practical disciplines were in the past orally communicated through generations. The modern age has made such transmission difficult. Thus the bulk of the Agamas has been forgotten. The professional priests know only those aspects of Agama which are employed in daily worship or occasional festivals. Worship can be effective only when performed in strict accordance with Agama. Thus, it is obligatory on the ashrams to preserve Agamas and impart them to the next generations. Address: Sri Kailas Ashram, Kenchanahalli, Bangalore 560-039, India.


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TOP STORY > >Local hospitals on par with U.S. mortality rates
Leader staff writer
A report released last week by the federal government on death rates for more than 4,000 U.S. hospitals found North Metro Medical Center and White County Medical Center on par with national averages.
For the first time, heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia death rates for the nations hospitals are available to the public on the consumer-oriented Web site of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hospital Compare
(www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov). The site gives the percentages of individuals who died within 30 days of hospital admission for these illnesses, during 2006 and early 2007.
The death rates were only for Medicare patients who are 62 years and older. The information for the study was taken from hospitals Medicare claims data.
Nationally, on average, 16 out of every 100 persons admitted to a hospital with a heart attack in 2006-07 died within a month from that or a related cause. For North Metro Medical Center, the rate was a fraction higher 17.3 percent. White County Medical Centers rate was 17.7 percent. For both hospitals, the rates were so close to the national average that the differences could have occurred by chance.
Similarly, the two hospitals death rates for heart failure and pneumonia were so near the national averages that the differences were no more than what could have occurred randomly.
For heart failure, the national 30-day death rate was 11.1 percent. North Metro Medical Centers rate was 13.1 percent. White County Medical Centers rate was 12.6 percent. For pneumonia, the national 30-day death rate was 11.4 percent. North Metro Medical Centers rate was 10.4 percent. White County Medical Centers rate was 13.1 percent.
North Metros rates were also right in line with those of its biggest competitors. Death rates for Baptist Health Medical Center North, in North Little Rock, were 17.0 percent for heart attack, 10.9 percent for heart failure, and 12.5 percent for pneumonia.
St. Vincent Medical Center Norths death rates were 16.3 percent for heart attack, 11.1 percent for heart failure, and 13.1 percent for pneumonia.
These revelations would seem to vindicate North Metro Medical Center in its battle with a public perception that the quality of care it provides is poorer than that of the two larger hospitals. North Metros CEO Scott Landrum, however, seemed unfazed by the news. He said he had hardly taken note of the release of the study that made national headlines a couple of days prior, because he had been focused on other hospital business.
We are pleased that our numbers are good, but weve known that we compare appropriately with other hospitals in Arkansas and those around us which is where we expect to be, Landrum said.
Debbie Hare, director of quality/risk management for White County Medical Center, said that the data released last week is part of an ongoing effort by the medical center to improve patient care.
We review and collect this information monthly, Hare said. This national study focuses on Medicare patients, but we examine and address the information concerning the outcomes of every single patient. The numbers in this study are from 2006 and the first quarter of 2007. However, White County Medical Center has shown positive continuous improvement in these areas since 2004.
Since 2005, the Hospital Compare Web site has provided consumers with information about how well an individual hospital delivers recommended care to patients on 29 indicators as well as the findings of patient satisfaction surveys. Hospitals have long resisted publication of their patient death rates. However, the measure is considered by health care experts as the most meaningful measure of how well a hospital does its job. Researchers believe it is reasonable to conclude that dying within 30 days of a hospitalization could be associated with the care received.
A 30-day mortality rate is a more telling and fair measure than simply a percentage of patients who die while in the hospital, because hospitals differ on how long they keep patients for a particular condition. Hospitals may differ in their patient mix, in regards to overall health of who they treat. So, to make comparisons between hospitals fair, researchers risk-adjusted the death rates, meaning that the health conditions of a patient upon admission were taken into account when calculating the death rates.
The fact that few hospitals nationally or in Arkansas earned significantly worse ratings than national averages is not a reason to rest on ones laurels. A few hospitals around the country did have rates significantly lower than the averages.
For example, Leigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pa., had an 11.6 percent death rate for heart attack. That means on average, four or five fewer persons died for every 100 admitted for heart attack to that hospital, compared with the national norm.
Three hospitals Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Community Hospital in Munster, Ind., and Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston had a heart failure death rate of 7.1 percent. For pneumonia, Falmouth Hospital in Falmouth, Mass. had a death rate of 7.3 percent.
Regardless of how a hospital performed against the national averages, there is a pressing need to lower the numbers. A 1999 report, To Error Is Human, issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), concluded that at least 44,000 and perhaps as many as 98,000 Americans die each year from medical errors in hospitals, making medical error the eighth leading cause of death in the United States.
The IOM concluded that the errors were not the result of recklessness on the part of individuals but were due to systems and practices that increased the likelihood of making a mistake.
Most commonly, medical error deaths in hospitals were attributed to improper transfusions, adverse drug reactions, suicides, falls, injuries, pressure ulcers, wrong-site surgeries, and mistaken patient identity. Errors were most likely to occur in emergency rooms, operating rooms, and intensive care units. The report recommended stronger national oversight of the hospital system, clear standards of care, better reporting of errors, and putting systems in place that would make hospitals safer.
The IOM report was met with sharp criticism from within the medical establishment as unfounded exaggeration. A second study in 2004 by HealthGrades, a healthcare quality-monitoring company, agreed with the IOMs findings, but placed the estimated number of deaths due to medical errors and injuries much higher at 195,000 per year. The company concluded that medical error and injury was the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.
White County Medical Center takes a team approach to quality assurance. We have teams that take the overall information, break it down, and give all care providers very detailed area-to-area information, Hare said.
These teams let everyone know where to focus improvement efforts. Each nursing unit is given specific recommendations.
Physicians are given specific recom-mendations. All levels of patient- care providers are involved in improving and maintaining high-quality care.
Review of patient charts against what are considered best practices of care, is part of quality improvement at North Metro Medical Center, said Cindy Stafford, the hospitals manager for quality management.
A patients care is checked against the 29 core processes of care, shown on the Hospital Compare Web site, for heart attack, pneumonia, surgical procedures, and congestive heart failure. For example, processes of care for heart attack include a patient getting aspirin and beta blocker medication at time of arrival and discharge.
We dont wait till after the fact; we do this while the patient is still in the hospital, Stafford said.


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Pegasus on the Fly at Midway Airport is a Greek Mediterranean concept serving a fresh specialty menu.
The menu is based on a healthy Mediterranean diet and has provided outstanding products and service to the traveling public at Midway International Airport.
We at Pegasus on the Fly are committed to continually improving our menu and customer service to keep current with the ever-changing expectations and demands of the consumer and food-service market in general.
The primary colors are blue, white and gold. Blue and white are the colors of the Greek flag and are boldly reflected in the awning treatment. Blue is also associated with the brilliant color of the Aegean Sea and blue tiles are also utilized in the counter finishes. White stone on the counter face is reminiscent of the design of homes in Greek villages. Gold is the color of the Sun and is used in the design as a highlight to instill the image of the strong sun reflection off the Greek islands.
Pegasus on the Fly incorporates offering from two of the most innovative and influential restaurants in Chicago's Greektown. Pegasus Restaurant, with traditional Greek inspired cuisine, and Artopolis, a European Bakery Cafe offering sweet and savory delicacies. Come and enjoy the best of both worlds at Pegasus on the Fly.


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Aloes, bees and mead
In winter, the colours of nature fade to fawn and blonde. But in the Eastern Cape, things are just beginning to brighten up.
The Aloe ferox plants that have been standing like spiky sentinels all year send up candelabra-like branches with tightly packed cylinders of tubed flowers. These inflorescences turn from green to chilli red in a matter of weeks. Then the tubes open up for the stamens to spill out, and nectar is freely available.
The bees and sunbirds dote on these flowers. Entire hillsides can be covered in red-flowering aloes, and they are quite glorious to see. It's even better to stand among them at midday and watch the bees plunge into the flowers. The little panniers on their back legs are crimson from the red aloe pollen.
The aloe nectar is such a help to beekeepers that Makana Meadery in Grahamstown moved tons of aloes to its property to help its bees through the winter.
The meadery was established by Dr Garth Cambray, who started to see the magic of bees while doing his zoology degree at Rhodes University and helping out a fellow researcher by measuring bee wings.
He set up beehives as a hobby, but was astounded when they were stolen. Who would steal beehives? As it turns out, they were being taken by mead-makers. Another surprise. Who was making mead in this day and age?
Turns out that this honey-based alcohol, the same one that everyone associates with medieval times, has never stopped being made in Africa.
Cambray ended up doing his doctorate on mead's long history.
This simple but intoxicating drink was first concocted by the San, and later Khoi, people about 15 000 years ago and was called iQhilika. Much later, the technique found its way to Europe.
Even better is to stand among the aloes at midday and watch the bees plunge into the flowers.
It was in the Middle Ages that the Catholic Church became a major player in the alcohol industry, and it all started with candles for the churches and cathedrals.
Tallow candles were disliked because they spluttered and smoked. Far better were beeswax candles, which burnt cleanly. The bishops loved them. And of course, once you had captured a hive and harvested the wax, there was all that honey. Hence the mead...
In those days, any honey or beeswax came from the destruction of hives. There was no such thing as bee-keeping (which only started 130 years ago). The steady decline of beehives in Europe meant that mead-making as a widespread industry there vanished 500 years ago. But in Africa, where there wasn't that amount of pressure, and where the bees were feisty enough to fend off humans, the making of mead continues to this day.
With the aloes lending a helping bloom, of course...
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School Choice Enrollment at Record High
January 31, 2014
More students than ever are using taxpayer-funded school choice programs, says a new report from the Friedman Foundation.
The report found that the number of students using school choice programs -- whether vouchers, scholarships funded by donors receiving tax credits, or educational savings accounts -- increased from 260,000 to 301,000 in the 2013-2014 school year.
- Florida's tax credit scholarship program for low-income students was the most used of all the programs, with 59,674 enrollees. A similar program in Pennsylvania was right behind, with 59,218 students.
- Louisiana's voucher program for low-income children in underperforming public schools has seen its enrollment triple since last year, up to 6,775 enrollees. The program is currently being challenged by the Department of Justice.
- Since its start, Indiana's voucher program has doubled in size every year. It currently has 19,809 enrollees.
The Friedman Foundation's report found that tax-credit programs generally had high eligibility but low per-student funding. The opposite was true for voucher programs and education savings accounts, which had strong funding but were weak on eligibility.
According to the president of the Friedman Foundation, Robert Enlow, 15 state legislatures are likely to tackle school choice in the upcoming year.
Source: "U.S. Voucher, School Choice Enrollment Reaches Record High," Friedman Foundation, January 23, 2014. "The ABCs of School Choice," Freidman Foundation, January 2014.
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Lewiston Public Library is always looking for enthusiastic volunteers from the community. We currently have openings in BookReach, Landscaping and Adopt-A-Shelf (please see below descriptions). If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out an application and return it to the library. We will contact you at the earliest opportunity.
BookReach is looking for volunteer readers!
BookReach is a community collaboration of volunteer readers who bring story times and books to children in licensed family childcare homes. If you like children and reading-out loud, please check out our BookReach page for details
We are looking for a Landscape Gardener!
Time requirement:
1 – 3 hours weekly
To keep the library's live plants inside, watered and trimmed.
Benefits of Volunteering
- To work in pleasant surroundings
- To develop a new skills
- Give something back to the community
- Share your talents
- Feel needed and valued
- Satisfaction from accomplishment
Duties & Responsibilities
- Water and prune plants as needed
Skills/Abilities/Qualifications Required
- Physical stamina is required–bending, digging, lifting, stooping, standing, and walking
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to learn plant maintenance skills
- Knowledge of plants required
- Ability to make recommendations on plant care
Please indicate on your application that you are interested in helping out with the plants.
We are looking for several Adopt-A-Shelf volunteers!
Adopt-A-Shelf Volunteer
Time Commitment
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Maintains order, accessibility, and appearance of assigned section of shelving.
Benefits of Volunteering
- Chance to meet new people
- To work in pleasant surroundings
- To develop new skills
- Give something back to the community
- Share your talents
- Feel needed and valued
- Enhance your resume
- Satisfaction from accomplishment
Duties & Responsibilities
- Maintain orderly and clean shelves
- Identify books requiring mending and place them in mending area noting the book's particular problem
- Read spine labels, and re-shelf books that are not in proper order
- Shift books as necessary, to assure easy access
- Remove all bookmarks, paper, and litter from books and shelves
Skills/Abilities/Qualifications Required
- Ability to work congenially with staff, patrons and other volunteers
- Ability to provide dependable transportation, be punctual, and the ability to be contacted by telephone for scheduling changes and meetings
- Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions, policies and procedures
- Ability to receive instruction from library staff, and the cooperation to abide by library policies and regulations
- Ability to lift and move library materials as necessary
- Ability to reach to top shelves and bend to bottom shelves


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Section 349 in The Companies Act, 1956
349. Determination of net profits.
In computing for the purpose of section 348, the net profits of a company in any financial year-
credit shall be given for the sums specified in sub- section (2), and credit shall not be given for those specified in sub- section (3); and
the sums specified in sub- section (4) shall be deducted, and those specified in sub- section (5) shall not be deducted. (2) In making the computation aforesaid, credit shall be given for the following sums:- bounties and subsidies received from any Government, or any public authority constituted or authorized in this behalf, by any Government unless and except in so far as the Central Government otherwise directs.
In making the computation aforesaid, credit shall not be given for the following sums:-
profits, by way of premium, on shares or debentures of the company, which are issued or sold by the company;
profits on sales by the company of forfeited shares;
profits of a capital nature including profits from the sale] of the undertaking or any of the undertakings of the company or of any part thereof;
profits from the sale of any immovable property or fixed assets of a capital nature comprised in the undertaking or any of the undertakings of the company, unless the business of the company consists, whether wholly or partly, of buying and selling any such property or assets:
Provided that where the amount for which any fixed asset is sold exceeds the written- down value thereof referred to in section 350, credit shall be given for so much of the excess as is not higher
1. Subs. by Act 65 of 1960, s. 127, for" profits from the sale".
2. Ins. by s. 127, ibid.
than the difference between the original cost of that fixed asset and its written- down value.]
In making the computation aforesaid, the following sums shall be deducted:-
all the usual working charges;
directors' remuneration;
bonus or commission paid or payable to any member of the company' s staff, or to any engineer, technician or person employed or engaged by the company, whether on a whole- time or on a part- time basis;
any tax notified by the Central Government as being in the nature of a tax on excess or abnormal profits;
any tax on business profits imposed for special reasons or in special circumstances and notified by the Central Government in this behalf;
interest on debentures issued by the company;
interest on mortgages executed by the company and on loans and advances secured by a charge on its fixed or floating assets;
interest on unsecured loans and advances;
expenses on repairs, whether to immovable or to movable property, provided the repairs are not of a capital nature;
outgoings inclusive of contributions made under clause (e) of sub- section (1) of section 293;]
depreciation to the extent specified in section 350;
the excess of expenditure over income, which had arisen in computing the net profits in accordance with this section in any year which begins at or after the commencement of this Act, in so far as such excess has not been deducted in any subsequent year preceding the year in respect of which the net profits have to be ascertained;]
any compensation or damages to be paid in virtue of any legal liability, including a liability arising from a breach of contract;
1. Subs. by Act 65 of 1960, S. 127, for cl. (j).
2. Subs. by s. 127, ibid., for cl. (l).
any sum paid by way of insurance against the risk of meeting any liability such as is referred to in clause (m);
debts considered bad and written off or adjusted during the year of account.]
In making the computation aforesaid, the following sums shall not be deducted:-
the remuneration payable to the managing agent;
income- tax and super- tax payable by the company under the Indian Income- tax Act, 1922 , (11 of 1922 ) or any other tax on the income of the company not falling under clauses (d) and (e) of sub- section (4)
any compensation, damages or payments made voluntarily, that is to say, otherwise than in virtue of a liability such as is referred to in clause (m) of sub- section (4);
loss of a capital nature including loss on sale of the undertaking or any of the undertakings of the company or of any part thereof not including any excess referred to in the proviso to section 350 of the written- down value of any asset which is sold, discarded, demolished or destroyed over its sale proceeds or its scrap value.]


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April 4th to April 22nd 2010
The Irish Heather's Long Table suppers are priced at $15 or $17 (plus tax and tip) and that includes a meal and a beverage. Only three of the suppers are $17 and that is a reflection of the cost involved with a different cut of meat. For those who don't wish to have an alcoholic beverage, Coca Cola have stepped in to offer a classic bottle of Coke, Diet Coke & Sprite.
Once again we will be offering a mix of supper options throughout the month of April. The Irish Heather will be hosting two LTS sittings on Easter Sunday, serving Roast Turkey with Onion Stuffing, Gravy, Vegetables and Cranberry Gastric. Don't forget that we always offer a vegetarian meal for those who would prefer it (just make sure you let us know you'll be having a vegetarian meal in advance).
LTS reservations can be made by emailing email@example.com and are strongly recommended. You can visit the blog for photos, menus, dates and prices at www.ltsmenu.blogspot.com. Keep your eyes open for the next menu!