In a message dated 7/12/02 7:12:09 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:

>Actually, we have a very stringent set of rules for financial reporting,
>and the company has a department of auditors who are constantly auditing our
>operations.  One of the cornerstones of our business is integrity, and
>it's continuously presented as a corporate value to the employees.
>Kat

I was joking around. I just heard this morning that the "creative" accounting
practices such as Enron and Worldcom began in the '90's and may have been the
real reason for a spurious economic growth. A very scary thought and one Wall
& Broad is feeling now.

Bobby