Entertaining the President

1. The President should be met at the door of a building (outside, weather permitting) by the President or Chairman of the Organization, or a senior officer.
2. In being presented to the President and his wife by the Aide-de-Camp, or President, Chairman, etc. gentlemen precede their wives.
   This applies to both public and private functions.
3. If His Excellency is in a receiving line other than at his own reception, the line-up should be host, His Excellency, His Excellency’s wife, host lady. The ADC will gladly assist with the announcing of names if this is required by the host.
4. The President always goes first down a corridor, through a door or entering an elevator or car.
   The one exception is the president’s ADC, who precedes him to make sure all is in readiness.
5. When entering a private home, the President and his wife are greeted by the host and hostess at the door. The host greets the President, presents his wife to the President, they then greet the President’s wife.
6. A speaker at dinner or other function addresses the Chairman first "Mr. Chairman", “Your Excellency and Mrs. [Surname].
7. The Dominica National Anthem is played when the President reaches his place on a platform or at a table as a matter of courtesy, and just before he sits, not as he enters the room. All should rise during his entrance. This may be followed by a prayer or grace. The President may then be seated.
8. At a dinner or reception of any size, the President is served first, his wife second.
9. If there is a large head table the President and his wife, and the host and hostess, should enter the dining area last. Order in entering the dining room is the ADC preceding His Excellency and the host. At a large formal dinner His Excellency should sit on the right of the Chairman of that dinner, and His Excellency’s wife on the left of the Chairman.
10. It is preferable that any remarks by the President should be made early in the programme.
11. When the President, preceded by the ADC, leaves a dinner or other function, the guests stand until the President and his party have withdrawn.
    
    When the President arrives to attend a public function, he is met at the door of the building by the senior official of the organisation concerned, or his deputy, should the senior official be engaged in other NECESSARY duties – for instance, receiving guests if it is a large function or awaiting His Excellency’s arrival in a special room with certain distinguished guests.
    
    While the President should have been informed of the name of the official meeting him, it is the duty of the ADC to introduce the official and his wife, (should she be present) to the President, then to the President’s wife.
    
    On occasions when the President visits an exhibition or similar function, a senior official must always be in attendance until he leaves.
12. At a dinner or luncheon the ADC should sit at a table immediately in front of the President in order to be available if required.
13. The President, as Head of State, sits on the right of the Chairman, regardless of the fact that there may be a "Guest Speaker" (titled or otherwise) or other distinguished guest. Where possible His Excellency’s wife should be seated on the left of the Chairman, however, if there is a guest speaker she may be moved further to the left. She should never sit on the right of His Excellency.

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If you are looking at blank cassettes on the web, you may be very confused at the difference in price. You may see some for as low as $.17 each. You may be saying to yourself, “Wow, what a deal!”. But be careful, check out the quality before you make your purchase. Make sure the tape will fit your needs. If you are using your cassette tapes to record something fast, and the life of the cassette will be short, then maybe the cheap ones are for you. However, if you need a quality recording, or are looking to keep that cassette for some time, then you will need to be prepared to pay a little more. The quality you receive will be well worth the added cost. Spoken word applications are one use that requires a higher quality cassette. Going with cheap blank cassettes will certainly result in poor quality originals and duplicates. If you are involved in recording speeches, sermons, lectures, audio books or teaching tapes, then you will find the points below of great interest. So what are some of the differences, and what should you be looking for? The following is a list of suggestions on the type of tapes to use:

1. The cassette shell should be held together with a five-screw design. This type of design will help to keep the shell from warping. If the shell warps, the tape will not be able to move smoothly for good recording or playback. It may not be able to move at all. The five-screw design also allows the cassette to be taken apart if necessary. So, if the shell got damaged, the tape could be moved to a different shell, for continued use. 2. Using Type I tape is sufficient for spoken word applications. You still need to make sure that the tape is of good quality. Poor quality tape will result in a poor quality recording. It can even cause undue wear on copiers, and more frequent cleaning of the copier heads.

3. Make sure that the felt pad that presses the tape against the head is sufficient. The larger the pad the better the tape to head contact allowing for better quality recording. Even a slight separation between the tape and the head will result in a poor recording.

4. Pins and rollers are also important. The rollers are what guide the tape around the corners of the cassette. The pins hold the rollers in place. Some manufacturers will use plastic pins. This has the potential of the roller and the pin becoming welded under heated conditions. Also, if the rollers are of cheap quality, the tape may not move smoothly while recording or copying. The tape can even become damaged due to friction.

5. Slip sheets are the sleeves between the tape and the case. These are also important since they help the tape to travel smoother. Smooth travel of the tape is critical to a good recording.