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Tracy L. Sikes has joined the accounting firm of Kenneth W. Pierce CPA, as Staff Accountant. She graduated from Fredericktown High School in 1997 and graduated with a BS in Accounting from Central Methodist College in 2001. She has worked for Siegel-Robert Automotive in Farmington for the past 5 1/2 years with her most recent position as Plant Accountant.

|GO BRONCOS! 
Marty Tadman had two interceptions during the second Boise State football scrimmage of the spring on Friday afternoon to go along with an overall strong defensive team performance for the Broncos.

Garis-61st anniversary 
Mr. and Mrs. Virgel Garis will celebrate their 61st anniversary. Cards may be sent to 3502 W. Randolph, Enid, OK 73703. Virgel Garis wed Lucilla Latta in 1946 at the home of Sam Pillow. They are members of First Baptist Church.

Separate but equal: a painful reality for gay families 
A look at the unequal treatment that gay parents and gay children face in the eyes of the law.

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“Is this it?” There is a scene in tonight’s episode of The Sopranos where Tony and Carmela are jolted out of bed by loud banging on their door. The camera moves in slowly and Carmela says those words. All of us are waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Selectmen delay vote on town manager 
The Board of Selectmen has decided not to ask Town Meeting voters this spring to act on establishing a town manager’s position in West Newbury, but plans to return to the issue in the fall.

Strategies for Women To Reach the Heights 
Stepheny Kucera was clear on what she wanted to accomplish that day.

Dos and donts for the Stars and Stripes 
In my travels throughout Parker and surrounding counties searching for veterans graves in our cemeteries, I noticed an increase in gas well drilling. I commend the gas companies flying the American flag at the top of their rigs.

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A sweet Josh Groban ballad was playing in the home improvement store.

People in business 
Louis J. Perry has joined The Gelber Organization, Edison, an accounting firm, as senior member. Perry most recently was finance director and comptroller of the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority. Before that, he operated his own tax, investment and insurance consulting company.

People on the Move 
Area business promotions, hires and awards announced.

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New York- Shareholders shouldn’t rely on the new “total” compensation disclosures in this year’s proxy reports to tell everything about CEO pay. The numbers presented are hardly the real deal.

Briggs & Veselka acquires local CPA firm 
Houston independent accounting firm Briggs & Veselka Co. has acquired Pirsch & Mills LLP.

Town gives a good accounting of itself: Abingtons financial practices recognized 
ABINGTON - The town has come a long way since experiencing financial turmoil early in the decade - far enough to win an award. Abington is one of 20 Massachusetts cities and towns that have been awarded certificates by the Government Finance Officers Association.

Laptops with teachers’ information stolen 
Police were searching Friday for a man they believe took two laptop computers from the Chicago Public Schools’ central office that contained the names and Social Security numbers of about 40,000 teachers and other district officials.

Newpark Resources Names New Controller and Chief Accounting Officer 
Newpark Resources, Inc. announced today that Gregg Piontek, age 36, has been named Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, effective April 2, 2007.

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Nashville mayoral candidate David Briley raised more than $131,000 in the most recent 10-week financial reporting period, his campaign announced today. Briley, a Metro councilman who joined the race in mid-November, has more than $150,000 on hand after accounting for expenses, his campaign said after filing an official financial disclosure with the Davidson County Election Commission. He has …

Corzine to overhaul pension fund accounting methods 
Gov. Jon Corzine said yesterday he will revamp some accounting procedures for the state’s largest pension fund and ask state attorneys to determine whether New Jersey’s seven public employee retirement accounts ran afoul of Internal Revenue Service rules.

Third Nikko investor pressures Citi to raise offer 
Citigroup on Thursday came under more pressure to raise its $14 billion takeover bid for No. 3 Japanese securities firm Nikko Cordial when a third major Nikko shareholder placed a sell order for a big block of stock at a price above Citigroup’s offer.

Dell Delays ‘07 Report, Sees $1.16 EPS 
Computer maker Dell Inc. on Wednesday delayed filing its annual 10-K financial report because of a continuing accounting investigation, but told the Securities and Exchange Commission it expects to report a full-year profit of about $2.6 billion, or $1.16 per share.

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Copyright 2007 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. FRIDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) — Vaccinating infants with the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has resulted in a 39 percent drop in the number of children hospitalized for pneumonia in the United States, researchers report.

Housing authority director placed on leave 
DERBY The Derby Housing Authority’s board of commissioners has placed Executive Director Neil Dorso on paid administrative leave while it conducts an internal investigation of accounting

Another education official on leave in loan inquiry 
A Department of Education official who owned about $100,000 worth of stock in a student loan company while overseeing lenders has been placed on leave, a spokeswoman for the department said today.

French judges file preliminary charges against 15 suspected of funding Sri Lankan rebels 
French anti-terror judges filed preliminary charges against 15 people suspected of funneling millions of euros to Tamil Tiger rebels battling the Sri Lankan government, judicial officials said Friday.

InPhonic’s Dropped Calls 
Web-based wireless phone reseller InPhonic (NasdaqGM:INPC - News) announced that it has to correct its June 30 and Sept. 30 quarter financial results for 2006, amid accounting errors that will add between $5 million and $7 million of loss. Investors dumped the stock on Apr. 3 after the news.

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Computer maker Dell Inc. on Wednesday delayed filing its annual 10-K financial report because of a continuing accounting investigation, but told the Securities and Exchange Commission it expects to report a full-year profit of about $2.6 billion, or $1.16 per share.

Learn Accounting, Invest Better 
Grasping the basics of financial accounting can make reading financial statements a lot easier.

Corzine to overhaul pension fund accounting methods 
Gov. Jon Corzine said yesterday he will revamp some accounting procedures for the state’s largest pension fund and ask state attorneys to determine whether New Jersey’s seven public employee retirement accounts ran afoul of Internal Revenue Service rules.

Enron shareholders seek to revive class-action 
Enron shareholders and investors on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court for help in their effort to recoup billions they lost in the once-mighty energy companys collapse.

NEC Says Nasdaq To Put Off Delisting Decision 
Japanese electronics conglomerate NEC Corp., dogged by accounting problems, said on Tuesday the U.S. Nasdaq exchange had agreed to put off a decision on whether to delist NEC’s American depositary receipts.

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Dell (DELL) is still in the doghouse. The firm announced this morning that it wouldn’t file its annual report on time due to the fact that it has yet to finish an internal investigation into its past accounting practices.In 2006, the firm delayed filing its second-quarter and third-quarter reports because of the internal probe and has yet to file those reports…( Read More )

U.S. Diesel Fuel Cost Survey 
WASHINGTON - Apr 5/07 - SNS — The weekly diesel price provides a proxy for trends in U.S. truck rates, according to the USDA. Diesel fuel is a significant expense for agriculture commodity movements by truck, accounting for 37% of the estimated variable cost.

A.P. Pharma’s 10-K Report Audit Includes ‘Going-Concern’ Qualification 
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—-A.P. Pharma, Inc. , a specialty pharmaceuticals company, noted today that its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2007, contain a going concern modification to the audit opinion from its independent accounting firm, Odenberg, Ullakko, Muranishi, & Co., LLP.

Newpark Names New Controller 
Newpark Resources, Inc. has appointed Gregg Piontek, 36, the company’s new Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, effective April 2, 2007.

Duane Reade uncovers accounting issues 
The problems stem from two real-estate transactions that may have been improperly recorded in 2001 and 2004.

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A school board candidate is accusing district leaders of trying to hide accounting problems, while district leaders counter that the problems were never hidden and have been corrected.

Today’s Business 
Washington | Mortgage giant Fannie Mae, remaking itself as it recovers from a multibillion-dollar accounting scandal, is cutting its 6,500-person work force by several hundred employees by year’s end.

Constellation Brands 4Q earnings rise 
Wine and spirits producer and marketer Constellation Brands Inc. said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit grew 26 percent, as strong wine sales helped offset a drop in sales of imported beer and competition in the British market.

Fannie Mae Cutting Work Force 
WASHINGTON - Mortgage giant Fannie Mae, remaking itself as it recovers from a multibillion-dollar accounting scandal, is cutting its 6,500-person work force by several hundred employees by year’s end.

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Trident Microsystems Inc. on Tuesday named David L. Techmann general counsel, vice president of human resources, and corporate secretary.

Small Businesses Make Time and Attendance Automatic with WaspTime 
PLANO, Texas—-The latest release of the WaspTime time and attendance system from Wasp Barcode Technologies makes punching the time clock a thing of the past. Thanks to advances in biometrics, employees can simply use their fingerprint to clock in and out, ensuring that small businesses can keep an accurate accounting of hours automatically.

Pa. Residents Owed Over $9M In Pension Money 
Having trouble making ends meet living on your retirement nest egg? You might be owed some pension money.

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