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Nov. 12, 2003
Volume 2, No. 44


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Employment opportunities for future CPAs!

See our new listings of internships and job openings on the TCPA Web site.
www.tomorrowscpa.org/members/internship.html



How to take the revised CPA exam

An online tutorial helps candidates prepare for the new, computerized test.
www.aicpa.org/pubs/jofa/nov2003/special.htm



Is money everything?

Money does not buy happiness and non-pecuniary ambitions will lead to a more fulfilling life, according to a university economist.
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O pioneers!

The following TCPA members will take the CPA computerized exam pre-test hosted by Loyola College on Nov. 14-15: Robin T. Baron, Tamara Beck, Ed Bender, David Berry, Matthew S. Bralove, Nicole Brandow, Laila Burruss, Chris Chacko, Phyllis N. Corby, Felicia Diggs, Stephanie Dorn, Brett Endler, Thomas Derrick Freeman, Giorgio Geddo, Melissa Herboldsheimer, Dorothy L. Hurley, Daniel Kraut, Yelena Kurits, Luciana Long, Helen A. Marshall, Eugenia Ann Mattison, Tamara McGaughey, Wenona V. Mewborn, Thomas C. Myers, Brian Michael Neuner, Brian Nist, Mary Katherine Nugent, Amy O'Donnell, Jeannette M. Pessaro, Jennifer Rickert, Donna Sanders, Scott D. Thompson, Fei Wang and Fang Zhang. Good luck and have fun — it doesn't count!


Not-for-profits not for SOX

Regulatory requirements mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have had little effect on not-for-profit organizations, according to a nationwide survey.
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Start networking now if you graduate in May

While there has been a slow recovery in recent months, there are no guarantees that job openings will be widespread next spring. But if you start your job-search efforts now, you'll likely be in better shape than your fellow new grads.
www.collegejournal.com/jobhunting/
searchstrategies/20031106-dunham.html


  Board's job: Make sure accountants tell truth

A panel created by Congress to oversee a scandal-tarnished industry has formidable foes in cynicism and greed.
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Guess the TV show or movie

Think of a TV show or movie name, and the computer will try to guess which one. Also try "Guess the Dictator" and / or "Television Sit-Com Character."
www.guessthename.com



Wrong numbers

An accountant says she just followed orders at WorldCom. Now she's facing prison time for fraud.
www.wsjclassroomedition.com/archive/
03nov/bibg_worldcom.htm



Want a good list of Maryland CPA firms?

Find Web addresses and contact information for some 100 firms in Maryland.
www.cpafirms.com/Firmlist/usa.cfm?
RequestTimeout=300



Not for women only

Come to the annual Student Night of the American Society of Women Accountants' Baltimore chapter on Thursday, Nov. 20, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel in Towson. Enjoy dinner, hear Genny Roanhouse of American Express speak on "Everything You Should Know About Internships," and help honor ASWA 2003 scholarship winners Stacey Collura (Loyola) and Jung Son (Villa Julie) — all for only $15. Contact Susan Brookman, CPA, at (410) 472-9969.


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