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In the last three days, three deaths have occurred spanning three generations.

IMGCAP(1)] Those at UHY Advisors TX, LLC know what kids like.

Today is the second and final day of “Make [responsibility] Count," a community outreach initiative launched by PricewaterhouseCoopers where 150 partners, staff and college students are visiting New Orleans to assist in the city's ongoing recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina.

It may seem sort of an odd question, but the query appeared on a discussion board online a few days ago spurring more than a handful of responses and a sprinkling of stereotypes directed at our favorite people. But what’s the best major? And how can they even be compared?

IMGCAP(1)] You made it. After the grueling pressure of finals, all-nighters, working several jobs, and extra-curricular activities, you have graduated from college and landed the job that made it all worthwhile.

The California Society of CPAs (CalCPA) is celebrating a big birthday. The organization, which boasts almost 35,000 members, has spent the last century supporting those who are in public practice, private industry, education and government.

Multi-tasking comes naturally to Heather Paquette, a partner in the Midwest Information Technology Advisory Practice in the Chicago office of KPMG. In a recent interview, she talks about her ability to juggle three kids, all under the age of four, and the demands of being a partner in a Big Four firm.

Partners, staff and family members of Philadelphia-based Briggs, Bunting & Dougherty LLP traveled to Eastern Kentucky to volunteer in the area’s impoverished counties – a trip that was challenging, rewarding and humbling for those involved. More than 20 members of the BBD community journeyed last month to disadvantaged communities in Johnson, Magoffin and Martin Counties to work with the Christian Appalachian Project (CAP), a large organization that serves the region.

It’s not too late to sign up for the upcoming “We’re About Success!” program, an initiative designed to help young African-American accountants move up in their careers and prepare them to earn their CPA credential earlier on. Firms from around the country are invited to support their young African-American accountants with one year or less experience by registering them with this program.