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Wardsweb, those Khorn tops are sweet looking, tell us more about them? veneer? stain?

I was kinda wondering if they would be good for rears in a HT setup. John

Ok, I see this on Ebay, Its a few hours drive and im thinking the price is good. Somebody tell me a bit more about this model. http://cgi.ebay.com/KLIPSCH-KG-3-5-LIGHT-OAK-FLOOR-STANDING_W0QQitemZ5872595660QQcategoryZ61378QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

LOL, Yea I was thinking the same thing. Even if I could afford what he might be asking the logistics of keeping that many [] hmm, I can sleep on the couch and use the master bedroom as storage for oh maybe 1/3 []

While getting breakfast on the way to work I picked up a local bargain trader magazine and found the following for sale. "Record Collection" 50 thousand, 50's, black groups, rock n roll, jazz, pop, old country, etc, 78's, 45's, 33 1/3's, unused intro The Beatles vee jay, many old beatles, many old Elvis, very good cond, make offer for whole collection Negotiable" 386-672-7366 or 386-453-6677 Im not a vinyl expert so I wouldn't know what I was looking at but someone here might want to give this person a call.

I had a nice pair of SE84C's bridged to monoblocks, I enjoyed them very much and they complemented my cornwall verticals very nicely and regret selling them.

I've got a pair of CW II in burch raw that need to be refinished, Im thinking about doing a nice cherry veneer, or rosewood. Havent decided yet. Not sure if Im going to keep them after im done or not, I might see about moving up a level. []

I'd be happy to hold them, but im located way down here in Orlando, not a central location to any other state []

Nice job, I've been looking at several sites that sell veneer sheeting, does anybody have a suggestion as to a site that carries "high quality paper backed veneer"? Im headed to the book stores this weekend to see if any have books on veneering.

I waited till after the divorce to go on my speaker hunt.

Michael, the cornwalls were a Burch Raw, so the only finish was the black lacquer paint. I was hoping to avoid dealing with veneer, but I still have these images in my head! [] Study Time!

Several years ago my wife and I aquired a pair of cornwall II's in trade for a Blows suround sound system from her father. He had used the cornwalls while he had a DJ business in the mid/late 80's. He painted these CBR's with a black lacquer pant. The wife and I have been divorced for a couple years now and she took the cornwalls with her. So I went on a search and found a nice pair of Decorator cornwalls on ebay a couple years ago and have been quite happy with them. Thanks again Chris Robinson for picking them up and holding them for a few months till I could drive from Florida to Mass for those speakers. The ex-wife called me up the other day and gave me the cornwall II's since they are too big and she is moving. [] I'd like to strip them down of the black paint, sand them and possable use a cherry stain. Does anybody know or have seen the effects of black lacquer paint on wood for 20 years? I would rather not try to use a veneer. I know the lacquer will have absorbed well into the wood and even after stripping and sanding the black will still show, How much is the question? I was thinking that if enough of the paint was removed that a cherry stain might give the wood a unique look. Any thoughts would be appreciated. John

[] Of course this would show up when the cash is in the bank but slated to move me into a new house! [:'(] I guess I will have to wait a bit longer.

LOL Tempting, very tempting. but alas, for now I'd have to pass, perhaps after the holiday is done I could do it but now is not the time.

Yep had the windows all open and introducing the neighbors ears to my cornwalls. []

Yep, I've been very happy with my corns and HK430.

Of course, this would happen when its Christmas time and im broke. sigh,

hehe, He's gonna get tired of answering the same question over and over.

---------------- On 5/6/2005 5:57:23 PM dragonfyr wrote: Oh, and the government systems ARE being audited. And most are failing as well! Hope to see you at the ISPC Information Security Professionals Conference in Dallas at the Adams Mark Hotel on May 18, 19, & 20th! I'll buy you a beer! ---------------- Hit a nerve did I? You seemed to have missed the gist of what I wrote. Up till December we were a privately held company, so SOX did not apply to us, and as I already said I had a handle on many of the issues the auditors are talking about. I now just have to have written policies and procedures to do the very thing I've been doing all along. Nothing has changed really, just a hell of a lot more paperwork. With a IT staff of 4 people (including the IT director) that makes a ton of work for a $100 plus million dollar company with 2 plants in the US, 20 sales people working remotely and a sales office in the UK. Ha, doesn't suprise me that the Gov is failing their audits, gives me renewed faith that the system works.. or doesn't work which ever the case maybe I doubt I'll be in Dallas anytime soon. Besides SOX I still have a network to upgrade and the UK office moves into a new facility in a month.

---------------- On 5/6/2005 5:13:25 PM dragonfyr wrote: I guess that was supposed to be an insult... Said like one who has designed and SURVIVED many audits, both US and European! With that attitude you will have a great time! What you have posted are procedures , not policies. Policies make no mention of what is to be done. And I dare say they are but a drop in the bucket of what is required.. Here is a simply heirachy: Policies: Business goals Procedures: What will be done to address each goal (equipment/technique agnostic) Followed by How each procedure will be implemented: Specific atomistic procedures relative to each specific appliance/behavior to be used to address each goal. Specific to each and every peice of gear. i.e.: firewall configuration, including expert systems. Not just "configure firewalls"! And SOX is NOT the originator of this! Neither is HIPAA! In fact, they are simply making the firms who have been negligent get off their collective buts and do it! MANY already had! ---------------- Not intended as a insult, just sounds like what the auditors have been saying all week. And yes SOX is the originator of this, You really should read the sox document. We will be tested several times for this. And as far as my attitude, no problem. I will write all the procedures they want, fill any form they want, and conform to any policy they want. I just have this problem with the government sticking its *** into things they have no business getting into. and speaking of the government, Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Im sad to say our goverment is far more corrupt than most publically held business, Someone should write a policy to police the government,OH wait, there are policies for that, Hmm wonder why the government doesnt adhear to them.

---------------- On 5/6/2005 5:10:31 PM LarryC wrote: It's hard to believe that Sarbanes-Oxley wrote all that detail into the law! Rather, it sounds like a consulting outfit has gone overboard in trying to dream up policies and procedures that will supposedly keep a company from violating the law. From newspaper and TV comments, I'd thought Sarbanes Oxley had to do with corporate financial responsibility. Larry ---------------- Sarbanes Oxley does have to do with financial responsibility, but everything finance does touches IT, File access, Internet access, Transmission of files reciept of files security of databases passwords to the network. file protection against disaster, virus, hackers, accidental deletion. Which covers backup and retention policy, virus policy, network disaster recovery, firewall/network security policy. which flows to access to Network hardware, IE computer room access. We now have to install keycard access on doors to the server room. The doors currently have a 6" x 12" window on them, they have to be removed. (solid door)

for example, Earlier this week I found a potentially large "hole" in our managed firewall, I contacted sprint and made the change to the firewall rules then explained the problem and my fix to my boss who is the IT director, End of problem. Under SOX this is what would take place. Hole found. Change form filled out, Discussed by all department to make sure change will not affect them. Form signed by IT director, I document the call to Sprint, sign the form that the change took place. Then Test the rule and document I tested the rule. This whole thing sounds like a conspirecy by the papermill companies!

Said like a true auditor! ---------------- On 5/6/2005 4:34:04 PM dragonfyr wrote: If you are in the business of keeping the network 'secure', you should be one of the biggest advocates of security policies! I am an advocate for security policies, but not to the extent that Sox has gone, There does come a point that policies and procedures get so restrictive that work does come to a hault. I fear this is that point. Some policy and procedures for you, all must be signed by appropiate authority before I do it and I must sign off that I did it. a policy and procedure for me to change a password. Update a antivirus definition files, for each server. If a virus is found I must do paperwork to show that I eraticated it. Document who had the virus and where/how they got it. add any rules to antivirus/SMTP gatway spam server. add a hotfix to any server. (Do you know many hotfix/updates come out for NT servers?) Sign a form for why I entered the Server room. backup the network. Test the backup actually worked. Retrieve a tape from the vault. Send a tape to the vault. Test tapes in the vault are still good. make a change to the firewall. Test the firewall change worked. Order Cell phones. Order software. Order hardware. delete an email. (yep cant just delete email anymore, if it hits my mailbox I must either keep it for 7 years or get permission to delete it.) wipe my ***. dispose of asswipe paper.

What he said!!!! Errr, say?

Well I knew there was a downside to our company being bought by a publicly held company. Never again when I hear the word Sox will I automatically think they must be either talking about the Red sox or the White Sox. I have been in the IT business for the past 24 years, Much of this time handling Network communications, administration and security. Until now I thought I had a pretty good grasp of how things worked. Once again I find out that a pair of senators called Sarbane and Oxley know much more than I about my job. I have been hit the the Sox initiative and for this past week I have been in meetings with KPMG auditors discussing all of our companys network policy's covering every aspect of every little thing I do. I now have to write all new policy's and procedures to do everything. Since IT is the core of this company, every other departments policy's and procedures will involve me. I now know how it feels to be totally drowned in the governments paperwork. Whats worse is the draconian consequences if these policies and procedures are not followed. Ah well I knew all this fun would have to end sooner or later, Guess its time to step up my plan of self employment. and Yea, I should not be on this site anymore during the day but until it comes to the point of actually implementing the policy's the to hell with them! for now they do not know I have ways bypassing the firewall and internet monitoring software