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9/22/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by one of our very own anon posters Can you remember the names of your school teachers?  The ones you liked?  The ones you disliked?

I can remember a few of their names. Some I liked and some I didn’t. — Ron P Just remember….if the world didn’t suck, we’d all fall off. — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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9/22/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by one of our very own anon posters Can you remember the names of your school teachers?  The ones you liked?  The ones you disliked?

I guess I know about 10 or so ranging from 2nd grade to 12th. Tono — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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I have had gum on my bum twice. Students told me and offered invaluable advice about putting my pants in the freezer. It did not work. I recall having to stand all day and driving home sitting on plastic. Gum is banned at my school. Meryl – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – ::I can remember a few and one of the names of the subs we had too.  We called ::her Fish Lips.  :-) I`ll never forget my 8th grade English teacher. I don`t remember his name but all the kids loved playing jokes on him. The best jokes were leaving thumb tacks and gum on his chair. This one day he was in a foul mood, walking up and down the rows, yelling about how fed up he was about all the gum stuck to his pants and how much it cost to clean them. We could barely contain ourselves…….because as he walked by our desks yelling, we couldn`t help Jackie ~*~I`m an angel! Honest The horns are just there to keep my halo up straight~*~

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::-and for some reason, most had me sit at the front of the classroom, ::though I preferred the back. ??? – K And I bet it was because you were a very naughty boy Jackie ~*~I`m an angel! Honest The horns are just there to keep my halo up straight~*~ — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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9/22/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by one of our very own anon posters Can you remember the names of your school teachers?  The ones you liked?  The ones you disliked?

Yes… every one of them… MikeH  . — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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Yes.  I can remember almost everyone throughout grade school and some of the ones from high school. I had several that I liked and a few I disliked… smiles, Elise

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – 9/22/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by one of our very own anon posters Can you remember the names of your school teachers?  The ones you liked?  The ones you disliked? Jackie ~*~I`m an angel! Honest The horns are just there to keep my halo up straight~*~ — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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—and for some reason, most had me sit at the front of the classroom, though I preferred the back. ??? – K — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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Yes I can, – mrs wilson, mrs provine, miss nose (married that year, – mrs bowman), mrs oswalt, mrs dillingham. mrs taylor (old bitch), and then on to the seventh grade—-member em’ all, – how could I forget? -K — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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—and for some reason, most had me sit at the front of the classroom, though I preferred the back. ??? – K

Sounds very familiar. P. — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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I can rememebr quite a few Kindergarten: Mrs. Mitchell ~ now a fellow anti-q dealer Primary Unit (1st Grade) Mrs. Portwine and Mrs. Gryskowitz a class of 48 yikes! 2nd Grade Miss Nason called herself Wanda the Witch and she was 3rd Grade Mrs. O’Donnell married to the much younger school janitor 4th Grade Mrs. Kelly 5th Grade Mr. Smith once took us on "field trip" to the parking lot to see his new BMW 6th Grade Mrs. Vail 7th Grade….Mr. Norton the hippie, Mr. Fanning the life scince teacher who corrected every kid who called organisms orgasms,  Mr. Mitchell kindergaten teacher’s ex-husband, can’t recall the rest of them now. 8th Grade,  I remember Mrs. Gregory who was a wench, Mr Pelletier the science teacher, and my intro to French teacher who has been friends with my mom for 30+ years. High school….ooh a bit of a blurr! Freshman year an English teacher we called Grimace, Mr. "My first name isn’t Harry" Dick the Sex-ed & driver’s ed teacher who left a couple years after I graduated due to accusations and I think conviction of having sex with students, a twit of a Phys. Ed. teacher who’s name I forget but who was once Mr. Universe, a typing teacher who was also a model, Mr. Twilley my sculpture teacher, creepy Mr. Berube for geometry. Sophomore year…a great bio teacher who opted to let us observe living heathy creatures rather than disecting things, who’s name I sadly cannot recall, Mrs. Wilison who got me to like accounting, Mrs. Christie my all time favorite English teacher who greaty encougared reading for fun and got some of us into her father’s writing, I did eventually meet her dad, John Gould at a booksigning. Junior year….Mr. B the US History teacher who hated me and failed me on any papers that showed my then republican POV. see the trend in memory! lol Senior year….The English teacher who said um all the time, Mr. E…Grimace’s husband, another accounting teacher who was out more than half the year, and I vaguely recall a Calculus teacher who’s class I was very late to every morning, and the French-Canadian Spanish teacher….anyone want to venture a guess at how odd my Spanish sounds? lol Jess — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – ::I can remember a few and one of the names of the subs we had too.  We called ::her Fish Lips.  :-) I`ll never forget my 8th grade English teacher. I don`t remember his name but all the kids loved playing jokes on him. The best jokes were leaving thumb tacks and gum on his chair. This one day he was in a foul mood, walking up and down the rows, yelling about how fed up he was about all the gum stuck to his pants and how much it cost to clean them. We could barely contain ourselves…….because as he walked by our desks yelling, we couldn`t help Jackie

He must have been very absent minded to keep getting caught by the same pranks<:-) — Ron P Just remember….if the world didn’t suck, we’d all fall off. — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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9/22/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by one of our very own anon posters Can you remember the names of your school teachers?  The ones you liked?  The ones you disliked? Jackie ~*~I`m an angel! Honest The horns are just there to keep my halo up straight~*~ — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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Oh Yes. Meryl 9/22/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by one of our very own anon posters Can you remember the names of your school teachers?  The ones you liked?  The ones you disliked? Jackie ~*~I`m an angel! Honest The horns are just there to keep my halo up straight~*~

– The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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9/22/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by one of our very own anon posters Can you remember the names of your school teachers?  The ones you liked?  The ones you disliked?

Most of them. P. — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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I can remember a few and one of the names of the subs we had too.  We called her Fish Lips.  :-) Love, Di

9/22/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by one of our very own anon posters Can you remember the names of your school teachers?  The ones you liked?  The ones you disliked? Jackie

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – ::I can remember a few and one of the names of the subs we had too.  We called ::her Fish Lips.  :-) I`ll never forget my 8th grade English teacher. I don`t remember his name but all the kids loved playing jokes on him. The best jokes were leaving thumb tacks and gum on his chair. This one day he was in a foul mood, walking up and down the rows, yelling about how fed up he was about all the gum stuck to his pants and how much it cost to clean them. We could barely contain ourselves…….because as he walked by our desks yelling, we couldn`t help Jackie

LOL  That is sooooo funny, Jackie!  How we all tortured our poor teachers. <bg Love, Di — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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::I can remember a few and one of the names of the subs we had too.  We called ::her Fish Lips.  :-) I`ll never forget my 8th grade English teacher. I don`t remember his name but all the kids loved playing jokes on him. The best jokes were leaving thumb tacks and gum on his chair. This one day he was in a foul mood, walking up and down the rows, yelling about how fed up he was about all the gum stuck to his pants and how much it cost to clean them. We could barely contain ourselves…….because as he walked by our desks yelling, we couldn`t help Jackie ~*~I`m an angel! Honest The horns are just there to keep my halo up straight~*~ — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm

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"Jacqueline"  wrote 9/22/05: Today`s question is being brought to you by one of our very own anon posters Can you remember the names of your school teachers?  The ones you liked?  The ones you disliked? Jackie

I"m going to have fun with this. Don’t read it if you’re in a hurry. Here are the ones I remember and how *I* grade *them*! Grades 2-3-4 Mrs Stewart — A for arithmetic. Thanks for the multiplication tables, Mrs S. Mrs Barton   B is for boring. Can’t even remember what she taught. Mrs Graaf   B is for balls (basket, soccer, base, etc.) Mrs Bielefeldt   D-minus is for less than dainty (we called her beetle bomb on the battlefield, I don’t know why) Mrs Hochstetter  C is for crayons and color wheels Mr Brauniger   B for bassoons and bass viols Grades 5-6-7-8-9 Mrs Johnson   double F (ferocious fiend) Mrs Pope  A-flat (music teacher, perky beyond reason) Mr White (aka Senor Blanco)  mucho stupido, F. Mr Doughan – A++++++ my first teacher crush (science) Mr Langland -A**hole (he made fun of the kids with the most personal problems) Mr Christ – no grade – just a boring little twit with a grammar book Mr Brown 7′ (1.822 meters) tall, all bones and glasses, math nerd.  I rate him ’space alien’. Mr Poehlein – A is for amiable, also Asia, Amazon, Albania (geography) Miss Hall – She’s on God’s Dean’s List – a perfect old-fashioned teacher of English. Grades 10-11-12 Mr Freimuth – A for analyzing literature Mr Michener – D for dead cat (biology) Mr Anderson – A for acting (drama class) Mrs Smith – D for dumb subject (geometry) Mr Haley – D for dandruff Mr Kaveney – A for adorable, C for constitution (government teacher) Mr McClain – no grade. A 70 yr old semi-retired wrestling coach teaching American history. ’nuff said. Mrs DiBenedetto – A – J’entre dans la salle de classe. Je regards autour de moi. Mr Reed – C – second year French, swimming coach, t

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The Accounting Software I’m using places Long Term Liabilities on the Balance Sheet as part of Capital Employed rather than part of Employment of Capital. My text books show it the other way round. Which is correct, and does it vary by country? — Ken Russell Sydney — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

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The Accounting Software I’m using places Long Term Liabilities on the Balance Sheet as part of Capital Employed rather than part of Employment of Capital. My text books show it the other way round. Which is correct, and does it vary by country? — Ken Russell Sydney

In the US long term liabilities are not considered part of "capital" (equity) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The Accounting Software I’m using places Long Term Liabilities on the Balance Sheet as part of Capital Employed rather than part of Employment of Capital. My text books show it the other way round. Which is correct, and does it vary by country? — Ken Russell Sydney — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

In the U. S., liabilities are the part of a company that is owned by creditors while capital is the part owned by the owners of the company whether they be stockholders or sole proprietors or partners. Wayne Brasch, CPA, M. S. Taxation

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Hi- I was hoping some folks could give me a little insight into an accounting career. Basically, I’m trying to get an idea of: -peoples experiences in their career(good or bad) -opinions on whether this is/isn’t a good career choice -is the accounting education relevant to the workplace? -any other helpful information about a career as an accountant Right now I am a Master’s of Accounting student. Over this past summer I had tried a Financial Accounting course and found that I really liked it and I decided to pursue the degree. Right now I am enrolled in Managerial Accounting and find it equally interesting. My problem is that I have just been laid off from my job and therefore after this semester I will have to pay the tuition bills on my own. So now I feel more pressure to make sure this is the right decision. I would VERY much appreciate any insight that those in the profession could give. Also, I would love any ideas on how I could make transition into accounting as my next job. The job I was laid off from was for a financial company working in systems analysis. I’d like to just jump into an accounting position or company rather than take another systems job and wait for school to finish to get into accounting. Thanks.

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I’ve been working in auditing and accounting for a lot of years.  I worked as a low-level accountant for a Utility company for a couple of months, then went into the Air Force (to avoid being drafted into the Army) and was assigned to work for the Auditor General since I had an accounting degree. After I got out I worked briefly for a CPA firm, then went back to work as a civilian auditor for the USAF Auditor General.  Then, for a while, I operated a bookkeeping service (didn’t have my CPA certificate yet), the worked as an auditor for the State Comptroller auditing sales tax, property tax, franchise tax, oil and gas tax and a few other minor taxes.  I got tired of travelling so much, so I became an auditor for and oil and gas company.  About that time I got my CPA certificate.  I eventually took early retirement and began working as a self-employed CPA. Outside of education and experience in accounting and auditing, the best thing I ever did was to join the Toastmasters club.  When you have a job that doesn’t involve a lot of public speaking, Toastmasters really prepares you for the occasional times when you do have to make a presentation to a group.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi- I was hoping some folks could give me a little insight into an accounting career. Basically, I’m trying to get an idea of: -peoples experiences in their career(good or bad) -opinions on whether this is/isn’t a good career choice -is the accounting education relevant to the workplace? -any other helpful information about a career as an accountant

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Could anyone direct me towards an "Oil and Gas production" accounting course that can be undertaken via distance learning (online or print)? Thank you.

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On Sunday 15 September 2002 22:01, kl shouted from the highest mountain: Could anyone direct me towards an "Oil and Gas production" accounting course that can be undertaken via distance learning (online or print)? Thank you.

I don’t know of any courses dovoted specifically to this, but depletion accounting is a topic covered in any intermediate accounting sequence. Check with your nearby colleges/universities to see if they offer any distance learning accounting courses. — Todd Stephens

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The Petroleum Accountants’ Society has some good publications.   Call the accounting dept of any oil company (or their auditing dept) and they can tell you.  The organization is refered to as COPAS.  I forget what the CO stands for.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – On Sunday 15 September 2002 22:01, kl shouted from the highest mountain: Could anyone direct me towards an "Oil and Gas production" accounting course that can be undertaken via distance learning (online or print)? Thank you. I don’t know of any courses dovoted specifically to this, but depletion accounting is a topic covered in any intermediate accounting sequence. Check with your nearby colleges/universities to see if they offer any distance learning accounting courses. — Todd Stephens

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This came to my e-mail instead of being posted to the group: http://www.copas.org/ they have a certification program, and they sell study materials for that certiification program

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The Petroleum Accountants’ Society has some good publications.   Call the accounting dept of any oil company (or their auditing dept) and they can tell you.  The organization is refered to as COPAS.  I forget what the CO stands for.

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Thank you all for the responses. I have also located a group in Canada called CAPPA. Thanks again.

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Stop invoicing, your business clients and their customers will thank you!

Cool!  Great post.  Good food for thought. Anybody interested in billing and payments generally should read the Killen report, a weekly free email. Here are the topics the most recent week Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 4:27 PM Tumbleweed Interfaces ESP World 2000 The San Francisco Conference is set Global WebCast An interview with London-based ClearMoney Ltd. will be aired on July 12, 2000. Supplier Profile docHarbor eMail, the New eDelivery Method Implementation Count Implementations eDocs Working Overtime Online Resources Gains Three FirstEnergy Electrifies Bill Payment TransPoint’s Prodigy Truly Virtual Intuit Makes Sense Wired Canadians are Wireless Vendor News PayMyBills Embraces OFX Open Solutions Buys NDC eCommerce Products Digital Insight Enters ESP World Your Bills Anywhere New MarketDirect Released * Todd F. Boyle CPA    http://www.GLDialtone.com/ * XML accounting, web ledgers, BSPs, ASPs, whatever it takes Stop invoicing, your business clients and their customers will thank you!

[/..] – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -There are two basic options for setting up customers on automatic payment. 1.  Paper bank drafting… The customer fills out a one page application and sends this and a voided check to the business.  Subsequently each month on the due date a preauthorized paper check is printed for the customer and delivered to the business for deposit. 2.  Electronic funds transfer — This option is newer and is available to all business sizes.  The customer fills out the same kind of application as with option 1 and then each month on the due date, the business uploads a simple flat file to the Automated Clearing House system that results in electronic funds transfer from the customers’ bank accounts to the business’ bank account within 48 hours.

Put me on record as opposed to both of these methods unless they are provided free by the banks (which of course they aren’t for most small businesses.) Web based payment methods are emerging which are cost free. You’re absolutely right, it’s nice to have customers who pay their bills.  And for some customers the preauthorised payments are the perfect service.  My own view is that businesses should simply stop extending credit to those people until they reach a minimum threshhold of capacity to conduct their affairs in a free economy without a parent or guardian taking care of them. The existence of large numbers of these dumbshits creates a criminal class (banks and governments) that exploit them, perpetuating the problem. Elizabeth Paulsen, President Cascade e-Commerce Solutions, Inc. Ph:  206.244.9092 http://www.bizincome.net

yours, Archie Bunker * Todd F. Boyle CPA    http://www.GLDialtone.com/ * XML accounting, web ledgers, BSPs, ASPs, whatever it takes

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Stop invoicing, your business clients and their customers will thank you! The Small Business Administration estimates that it costs $4.17 to send out a standard invoice.  Then there’s the cost of waiting for the payment to return in the mail and the cost of following up with 2nd and 3rd invoices. Large businesses learned decades ago that setting up customers on automated payment plans makes sense.  It improves their receivables rate, reduces their overhead, and improves customer retention as the customer doesn’t stop to reevaluate his relationship with the business every month at bill paying time. Now medium and small businesses can experience the same positive results. There are two basic options for setting up customers on automatic payment. 1.  Paper bank drafting — This option has been available to big businesses (businesses with over $500,000 in receivables per month) for over 40 years.  Today it is available to businesses of any size.  The customer fills out a one page application and sends this and a voided check to the business.  Subsequently each month on the due date a preauthorized paper check is printed for the customer and delivered to the business for deposit. 2.  Electronic funds transfer — This option is newer and is available to all business sizes.  The customer fills out the same kind of application as with option 1 and then each month on the due date, the business uploads a simple flat file to the Automated Clearing House system that results in electronic funds transfer from the customers’ bank accounts to the business’ bank account within 48 hours. In both options the business is paid on time every time and the customer no longer has to take the time to write and mail a payment out to the business. Both options cost less and take less time than invoicing or lock box setup.  Option 2 includes on-line real-time reporting. With recent developments in legislation and technology, both options are available to any business regardless of size or monthly sales volume. If you’d like a free evaluation of how much time and money a business would save through converting to automated payments, please e-mail your request to me. Elizabeth Paulsen, President Cascade e-Commerce Solutions, Inc. Ph:  206.244.9092 http://www.bizincome.net

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go to monster.com. look at software tutorials. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have a limited knowledge on this subject and need some assistance.  I am looking for web sites that offer tutorials on reading financial statements and general accounting, can anyone steer me in the right direction. Any help appreciated Thanks in advance Wayne

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I have a limited knowledge on this subject and need some assistance.  I am looking for web sites that offer tutorials on reading financial statements and general accounting, can anyone steer me in the right direction. Any help appreciated Thanks in advance Wayne

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My question: what are they looking for regarding moral character? Conduct within the accounting environment?

Requirements and procedures no doubt vary from state to state – so you should contact your state’s board of accountancy to get the straight scoop. My guess is that a prior conviction involving fraud, embezzlement, tax evasion, etc. would be far more of a problem than a conviction for draft evasion, drunk driving, manslaughter, etc. MTW   -Michael T. Wing, CPA (WA)  http://www.versatax.com/

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In Virginia a Felony will preclude a Massage Practitioner’s License. I think the same should apply the the CPA/ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am looking for some feedback from anyone who has some knowledge of the moral character regarding potential CPA candidates. Aside from the experience, testing and educational requirements necessary to receive a CPA license, there is a review of a person’s moral character conducted by the board of accountancy. My question: what are they looking for regarding moral character? Conduct within the accounting environment? If a person has a felony record from his/her youth (not juvenile) will this automatically disqualify an individual from acquiring a CPA license? Does anyone have knowledge of any similar situations and what the end result was? The statutes of my state indicate a person may appeal to the board of accountancy if denied a license. Serious informative replies are greatly appreciated. Share what you know. Learn what you don’t.

– Frederick E. Jorden http://fejcpapc.com/ Frederick E. Jorden, CPA PC (804) 320-6210 FAX (804) 320-6211

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I am looking for some feedback from anyone who has some knowledge of the moral character regarding potential CPA candidates. Aside from the experience, testing and educational requirements necessary to receive a CPA license, there is a review of a person’s moral character conducted by the board of accountancy.
My question: what are they looking for regarding moral character? Conduct within the accounting environment? If a person has a felony record from his/her youth (not juvenile) will this automatically disqualify an individual from acquiring a CPA license? Does anyone have knowledge of any similar situations and what the end result was? The statutes of my state indicate a person may appeal to the board of accountancy if denied a license.
Serious informative replies are greatly appreciated. Share what you know. Learn what you don’t.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – There was an article in yesterdays paper about  economist testifying that Microsoft had a manual (paper, non electronic)  accounting system. What paper?   I suspect this is a hoax. They use exchange server and SMTP for accounting system… This was an AP story carried in the Fort Worth Start Telegram with the heading of "Gates conflicts with testimony". The economist (Richard Schmalense) told a Federal judge that "the company’s accounting records were kept by hand on sheets of paper". MS spokesman Mark Murray said "how you assign profits is not something  that we have in digital form". I suspect that the general ledger may of fact be manual while the sub-systems would obviously have to be automated. I saw such a system many years ago at large  company that had over 30,000 employees. Some of their subsystem reports were so large they were printed directly to microfiche instead of paper but the GL was manual.

I don’t find this the least bit odd. I can’t imagine some of the senior accountants I served under as a junior using anything other than a pen and paper, or tolerating journal entries that were "not in good order" (all the debits leading, with credits following). Also, the firm I started with kept a few manual bookkeeping accounts that they assigned to incoming juniors for training purposes.  In my opinion, that is still not a bad idea. Jim Hudspeth, CPA

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What paper? What paper? Can’t you see the adding machine tape they used to add up their sales account. It’s circling the globe.  I can prove it because it goes straight through my back yard. I’ve spoken to Bill on numerous occasions to clean up his act. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – There was an article in yesterdays paper about  economist testifying that Microsoft had a manual (paper, non electronic)  accounting system. What paper?   I suspect this is a hoax. They use exchange server and SMTP for accounting system…

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There was an article in yesterdays paper about  economist testifying that Microsoft had a manual (paper, non electronic)  accounting system. What paper?   I suspect this is a hoax. They use exchange server and SMTP for accounting system…

This was an AP story carried in the Fort Worth Start Telegram with the heading of "Gates conflicts with testimony". The economist (Richard Schmalense) told a Federal judge that "the company’s accounting records were kept by hand on sheets of paper". MS spokesman Mark Murray said "how you assign profits is not something  that we have in digital form". I suspect that the general ledger may of fact be manual while the sub-systems would obviously have to be automated. I saw such a system many years ago at large  company that had over 30,000 employees. Some of their subsystem reports were so large they were printed directly to microfiche instead of paper but the GL was manual.

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There was an article in yesterdays paper about  economist testifying that Microsoft had a manual (paper, non electronic)  accounting system. — Karl E Irvin, CPA  -  Arlington, Texas

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There was an article in yesterdays paper about  economist testifying that Microsoft had a manual (paper, non electronic)  accounting system.

What paper?   I suspect this is a hoax. They use exchange server and SMTP for accounting system…

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Visit my web at http://isonguyo.home.pipeline.com/ and click on non-profit tip.

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I’m looking for a reporting method for non-profits. My synagogue uses a p&l type format, but this doesn’t really show the correct information. After the first couple of months in the year, everything looks like a loss. If anyone out there does non-profit accounting I’d like to talk about these issues, balance sheets etc.

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Considering the durability of their handiwork, I’d say the "older" women in the amp wiring dept. were BEAUTIFUL! A.T. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – You tease us. Tell us more! What did you do at Fender? Who was most fun at the Xmas party? Stuff like that… Dan, Nothing much to tell – I worked with Harold Rhodes on the Rhodes piano. Since I played guitar, I would walk across the tracks and eat lunch with Freddie. I did get into a slight argument with Leo when he suggested using an 8" speaker as the main sound speaker in the Rhodes’ speaker cabinet. I didn’t let anybody know that I had worked at JBL, and had, in fact, designed the JBL’s they were using in their Showman amps and the Twin. The guy who could probably shed more light on the whole Fender era is Dick Stout, who is probably still living in Orange County. He ran the amp division, under Forrest White, and he was there a lot longer than I was. As far as good looking women there, I didn’t see many. The guitar manufacturing was all guys, only the amplifier wiring department had some women, and most were older women. I didn’t get over to sales much, so I can’t comment about the women there. JBL had some gorgeous women working in all departments, so I’m a little spoiled, I guess. Harvey Gerst Indian Trail Recording Studio http://www.ITRstudio.com/

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says… Who was Leo Fender’s better and more important friend: George Fullerton or Forrest White?

Freind? George was a buddy/ workmate pretty much from the beginning. Forrest showed around ‘53 or so. We’ll never know about freindship, but the question of which man was more vital to Fender’s success is one that might be asked. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – BOth of them have books. Which one is more reliable? We may never know, but I can’t imagine them working together for so many years if things were actually as bad as Forrest describes. During my days at Fender, Forrest White was mainly in charge of the amplifier section (Quonset hut #5, I think ?) and George was in charge of the guitar section (Quonset hut #1, I think ?). Leo would wander around all the buildings but I saw Leo mostly in Freddie’s R&D building (Quonset hut #3, I think ?) or over in the offices at Fender Sales (which Don Randall ran) across the street. Leo would occasionally visit us (Harold Rhodes and me), but we were in a little building behind the other buildings, separated by railroad tracks. During lunch, I would usually hang out with Freddie. Harvey Gerst

You tease us. Tell us more! What did you do at Fender? Who was most fun at the Xmas party? Stuff like that… Dan

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You tease us. Tell us more! What did you do at Fender? Who was most fun at the Xmas party? Stuff like that…

Dan, Nothing much to tell – I worked with Harold Rhodes on the Rhodes piano. Since I played guitar, I would walk across the tracks and eat lunch with Freddie. I did get into a slight argument with Leo when he suggested using an 8" speaker as the main sound speaker in the Rhodes’ speaker cabinet. I didn’t let anybody know that I had worked at JBL, and had, in fact, designed the JBL’s they were using in their Showman amps and the Twin. The guy who could probably shed more light on the whole Fender era is Dick Stout, who is probably still living in Orange County. He ran the amp division, under Forrest White, and he was there a lot longer than I was. As far as good looking women there, I didn’t see many. The guitar manufacturing was all guys, only the amplifier wiring department had some women, and most were older women. I didn’t get over to sales much, so I can’t comment about the women there. JBL had some gorgeous women working in all departments, so I’m a little spoiled, I guess. Harvey Gerst Indian Trail Recording Studio http://www.ITRstudio.com/

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Who was Leo Fender’s better and more important friend: George Fullerton or Forrest White? These 2 guys have 2 different versions of the story about Fender, both claim to be more influencing, important and closer friends of Leo, both were Vice Presidents in Fender, and they seem not to like each other, So what is the truth? BOth of them have books. Which one is more reliable?

I haven’t read George Fullerton’s book.  Do you have any more details please (title, publisher, date of publishing). — Jeff Mead

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: Who was Leo Fender’s better and more important friend: George Fullerton : or Forrest White? : These 2 guys have 2 different versions of the story about Fender, both : claim to be more influencing, important and closer friends of Leo, both : were Vice Presidents in Fender, and they seem not to like each other, So : what is the truth? : BOth of them have books. Which one is more reliable? Probably the person who could clarify the Fender hierarchy situation is Freddie Tavares, but unfortunately he died several years ago. tim gueguen 101867

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says… Who was Leo Fender’s better and more important friend: George Fullerton or Forrest White? These 2 guys have 2 different versions of the story about Fender, both claim to be more influencing, important and closer friends of Leo, both were Vice Presidents in Fender, and they seem not to like each other, So what is the truth? BOth of them have books. Which one is more reliable?

We may never know, but I can’t imagine them working together for so many years if things were actually as bad as Forrest describes. My impression after reading White’s book is that he became somewhat bitter over the circumstances at Musicman & also at his being left-out of G&L. Leo’s 2nd marriage probably played a part as well. One thing I’ve never figured out is who ran the support departments like accounting, HR, etc. Seems like that would fall under the General Manager, yet Forrest never mentions it.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – says… Who was Leo Fender’s better and more important friend: George Fullerton or Forrest White? These 2 guys have 2 different versions of the story about Fender, both claim to be more influencing, important and closer friends of Leo, both were Vice Presidents in Fender, and they seem not to like each other, So what is the truth? BOth of them have books. Which one is more reliable? We may never know, but I can’t imagine them working together for so many years if things were actually as bad as Forrest describes. My impression after reading White’s book is that he became somewhat bitter over the circumstances at Musicman & also at his being left-out of G&L. Leo’s 2nd marriage probably played a part as well. One thing I’ve never figured out is who ran the support departments like accounting, HR, etc. Seems like that would fall under the General Manager, yet Forrest never mentions it.

During my days at Fender, Forrest White was mainly in charge of the amplifier section (Quonset hut #5, I think ?) and George was in charge of the guitar section (Quonset hut #1, I think ?). Leo would wander around all the buildings but I saw Leo mostly in Freddie’s R&D building (Quonset hut #3, I think ?) or over in the offices at Fender Sales (which Don Randall ran) across the street. Leo would occasionally visit us (Harold Rhodes and me), but we were in a little building behind the other buildings, separated by railroad tracks. During lunch, I would usually hang out with Freddie. Harvey Gerst Indian Trail Recording Studio http://www.ITRstudio.com/

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Who was Leo Fender’s better and more important friend: George Fullerton or Forrest White? These 2 guys have 2 different versions of the story about Fender, both claim to be more influencing, important and closer friends of Leo, both were Vice Presidents in Fender, and they seem not to like each other, So what is the truth? BOth of them have books. Which one is more reliable? Thanks Oded

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