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• Microsoft Discontinues Office Accounting after 12/16/2009

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  I received this e-mail from Microsoft on Saturday: Dear Valued Microsoft® Office Accounting customer: We are writing to let you know that we will no longer distribute Microsoft Office Accounting after November 16, 2009. As a registered Office Accounting user,... [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 5:52pm EST
  by Brian Tankersley

• QuickBooks 2010 / Enterprise 10.0 Announced

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  Intuit announced the release of QuickBooks 2010 today. Major new features include integrated document management, mass edit screens for list items, and integrated electronic check scanning/presentment (with Intuit Payment solutions). There are also some new options for selecting items on... [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 12:23pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Intuit Releases R8 for QB 2009, QBES 9

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  Note: I received the attached notice from Intuit about R8 for QB2009 and QBES9, and thought I should reprint most of the Intuit notice about the included changes for you, the gentle reader. With the exception of the text in... [...]
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  Posted: August 03, 2009, 11:10pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Whats New in Office 2010, MS Online, and Other Updates

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  15 Items I noted which were interesting in the beta of Office 2010: 1. You can now customize the Ribbon. 2. The “meatball” (office button) is now a “chicklet”. (Bad for people with cheap mice, good for most of us... [...]
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  Posted: July 24, 2009, 10:19am EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• News Roundup for July 22, 2009

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  After a long absence, the CPA Tech Blog is back. It’s been a busy last three months, but there’s lots of good stuff to discuss. The Release Candidate of Windows 7 is out, and I really like it. I’ve been... [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2009, 11:21am EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Intacct Wins 2009 SIIA Codiefor Best Financial Software

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  Dan Druker, CEO of Intacct, reported today that Intacct, a provider of on-demand financial software for businesses, won the 2009 “Codie” award for Best Financial Software. Codie awards represent “the nation’s best software, digital content, and education products” according to... [...]
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  Posted: May 07, 2009, 2:50pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Windows 7 RC Now Available to Us Mortals

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  The next version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, Windows 7, is now available in a “close to final” version for intrepid, bleeding edge-types like me. Needless to say, I was downloading it at 6AM ET this morning, right before my... [...]
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  Posted: May 05, 2009, 7:04am EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Doc.It Announces the Doc.It Stimulus Package for Accountants

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  Public practices can take advantage of this offer between now and September 15th, 2009. April 22, 2009 – LAS VEGAS – Doc.It® (www.doc-it.net), a leading provider of a complete document and workflow technology, today announced the Doc.It® Stimulus Package (www.doc-it.net/stimuluspackage)... [...]
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  Posted: April 22, 2009, 10:17am EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Microsoft Office Accounting (UK) Webinar 4/22, Noon ET (5P GST)

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  John Thuneby of Microsoft mentioned in his blog that Microsoft is going to be talking about Office Accounting 2009 in the UK next Wednesday. It should be a good session – I’ve known John for a while, and he does... [...]
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  Posted: April 17, 2009, 4:13pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Post on Tax Season at The Progressive Accountant

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  I wrote a piece for the Progressive Accountant on tax season 2009 with some stuff from industry people about things they noted this tax season..... hop on over and read it for yourself. The Obamas released their 1040 today. Looks... [...]
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  Posted: April 15, 2009, 11:33pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Sage Announces SageSpark, Releases Billing Boss

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  Posted: April 10, 2009, 6:03pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• New Stuff Alert April 8, 2009

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  There have been a lot of press releases lately with new and improved products and services vying for the attention of CPA’s after we all get past April 15th and get caught up on our much-needed sleep. Some of the... [...]
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  Posted: April 08, 2009, 8:57am EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Greetings from AIIM

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  I'm in Philadelphia at the AIIM Expo today and tomorrow to see the latest & greatest in information management. Watch Twitter for live updates (my Twitter ID is BFTCPA), and if you're looking for AIIM tweets, visit search.twitter.com, and search... [...]
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  Posted: March 31, 2009, 9:48am EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Two Articles, Two Podcasts, and a Trade Show

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  I’ve written a couple of articles for state CPA society magazines lately: Data Security: Are You Meeting Your Responsibilities Society of Louisiana CPAs Newsletter March 2009 What to Watch for in Tax Software in 2009 Kentucky Society of CPAs Newsletter... [...]
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  Posted: March 27, 2009, 11:18pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Interesting Stuff Roundup for March 16, 2009

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  I’ve been using Google Reader for a while to aggregate various articles and news feeds which I follow from all around the blogosphere. Reader allows you to review content which has been aggregated from various sources, categorize it, and share... [...]
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  Posted: March 16, 2009, 7:07am EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• ASCII Art is back. www.typorganism.com

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  Posted: March 16, 2009, 12:17am EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Got Tick Marks?

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  One of the more common things I am asked from people who are implementing a document management system is how they can include their “tick marks” in their documents. My usual responses are to look at PDFlyer or Tick, Tie... [...]
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  Posted: March 02, 2009, 4:55pm EST
  by Brian Tankersley

• Nashville TSCPA Chapter Materials

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  Materials for the 2/17/2009 meeting: Afternoon Session (4-6 PM): Download TechUpdate2009Nashville Dinner Speech: Download 2009CoolToolsBNA [...]
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  Posted: February 17, 2009, 4:54pm EST
  by Brian Tankersley

• MD Society of CPA's: H&R Block Drops Controversial Ad Campaign

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  http://www.cpasuccess.com/2009/02/truth-prevails-hr-block-to-stop-running-offending-ads.html Glad to see this. There's plenty of work for all of us out there in all segments without resorting to the kind of rhetoric H&R Block has used in this and previous campaigns. One of my favorite quotes is... [...]
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  Posted: February 11, 2009, 11:45am EST
  by Brian Tankersley

• News Roundup 2009-02-03

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  A few links of interest: Windows 7 reportedly has six different versions: http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/03/windows-7-skus-announced-yes-your-worst-nightmare-has-come-to/2 More on D-Link's new USB monitor which was a hit at CES: http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/more-details-on-d-links-upcoming-7-inch-sidestage-usb-monitor/ The 5.0 version of Google Earth is in Beta, and looks good: http://i.gizmodo.com/5144568/download-google-earth-50-explore-the-oceans-and-time and... [...]
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  Posted: February 03, 2009, 5:19pm EST
  by Brian Tankersley

• Thoughts on Auditing from Across the Pond

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  Dennis Howlett, an accountant/blogger who is a British CA and lives in Spain recently posted to his blog (www.accmanpro.com) a story about Auditing and traditional financial reporting being over. Interesting discussion (and it makes me wonder why our business model... [...]
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  Posted: February 03, 2009, 4:33pm EST
  by Brian Tankersley

• Alleged Plot to Wipe Out Data Inside Fannie Mae Thwarted

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  Scary article today about an alleged logic bomb by a contractor working for FNMA. http://www.tgdaily.com/html_tmp/content-view-41262-118.html How are you feeling about security with your outside contractors now? [...]
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  Posted: January 30, 2009, 1:26pm EST
  by Brian Tankersley

• Stimulus Packages for the Rest of Us

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  In this challenging economic environment, many people are looking for a way to jump start activity in their small businesses. The Treasury's TARP program is in the news, and Congress is debating a $1 trillion (that's a million million dollars)... [...]
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  Posted: January 29, 2009, 7:17am EST
  by Brian Tankersley

• Need an Extreme Technology Makeover?

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  Don't miss this opportunity to update your office or organization with NEW computer technology, networked together with ongoing monthly support! To celebrate our 25th Anniversary, one Small Business or Organization will be selected, as the winner of NMGI's Extreme Technology... [...]
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  Posted: January 27, 2009, 1:51pm EST
  by Brian Tankersley

• Wired Magazine

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  I'm on the way to NYC to attend a NetSuite CFO conference today, and had a little time to catch up on some reading, including this month's Wired magazine (17.02- the February 2009 issue). Many of you know that I... [...]
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  Posted: January 21, 2009, 6:48am EST
  by Brian Tankersley

• Report: CA to Delay Income Tax Refunds Due to Cash Crunch

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  California's controller says he will begin a 30-day delay on tax refunds and other payments starting Feb. 1 because the state is running out of money. This can't be a good thing. Since the state Controller is an elected official... [...]
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  Posted: January 16, 2009, 5:31pm EST
  by Brian Tankersley

• Outstanding Emerging Technologies for CPAs Article in January CPATA

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  Rich Oppenheim had an outstanding article in the CPA Technology Advisor this month (also cross-posted in the AICPA's InfoTech Update) called "Emerging Technologies", and I agree wholeheartedly with his selections for techs which Accountants everywhere should be investigating this year.... [...]
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  Posted: January 08, 2009, 11:12am EST
  by Brian Tankersley

• "Virtual" CES Coverage, Day #1

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  Earlier this year, I got my press pass to CES by virtue of blogging on AccountingWeb.com as well as on the CPA Tech Blog (www.cpatechblog.com). Unfortunately, my family had other plans for those hotel and air miles I was going... [...]
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  Posted: January 07, 2009, 3:09pm EST
  by Brian Tankersley

• Windows XP Gets Another Stay of Execution, Windows 7 Expected in Q4 2009

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  Well, now. Microsoft has (for the fifth time) moved back the deadline for system builders to take delivery of Windows XP licenses to May 30, 2009. The story is at the following page: http://www.tgdaily.com/html_tmp/content-view-40676-140.html Other interesting stats from TGDaily's report:... [...]
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  Posted: December 22, 2008, 1:36pm EST
  by Brian Tankersley

• Free Quickbooks Pro at Staples on Monday 12/22/2008

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  Intuit sent the following message out to ProAdvisors on Friday: To help small business owners grow and run their companies, Intuit will offer the Windows version of QuickBooks Pro 2009 for free* at all Staples stores on Monday, Dec. 22,... [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2008, 7:39pm EST
  by Brian Tankersley

• How to get through the holidays without looking like Ebenezer Scrooge by Amye Tankersley King

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  Editor's note: My brilliant and talented older sister recently wrote this article for Dicta, the magazine of the Knoxville Bar Association. I enjoyed it so much (and could have used her sage advice on these topics early on in my... [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2008, 1:53pm EST
  by Brian Tankersley

• November News and Notes

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  Some news and notes from the road on what's happening in the world of CPA Firm Technology: 1. WPA is Toast. Gizmodo reported about 10 days ago that the TKIP variant of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) has been compromised, and... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2008, 8:03am EST
  by Brian Tankersley

• Awards Update

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  There's been a lot of stuff going on with awards from and for the K2 Team. In the last week, Randy Johnston was recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Accounting by Accounting Today, I was recognized... [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2008, 5:02pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Excel Used to Solve Sudoku

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  Charlie Ellis, a program manager at Microsoft, has an interesting article which uses solving a Sudoku puzzle as a way to teach how you can use Excel to solve extremely complex puzzles using iterative calculations. Interesting concept, and I look... [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2008, 11:31am EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• 2008 WSJ Technology Awards

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  The Wall Street Journal issued its 2008 Technology Awards yesterday, and there were some interesting things in the related special section. Items which might be of interest to readers of this space include the following: Force.com received an award for... [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2008, 7:10am EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Travel Map for the Next Four Months

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  I'm going to be on the road a lot over the next four months, and spent a little time putting this into a new service called Dopplr, and it created this cool map showing locations, etc. [...]
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  Posted: August 18, 2008, 5:59am EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• It's 5:15 PM. Is Your DNS Server Taking You For a Walk on the Wild Side?

  There's a big hole on the internet related to a problem with DNS servers (See article at http://www.accountantsworld.com/desktopdefault.aspx?page=newsstory&category=newsstory&StoryId=h0806204.2ap), the drones that silently and efficiently convert internet addresses like www.bftcpa.com and bftcpa@gmail.com into IP addresses like 65.254.254.34 and 209.85.171.83. You may... [...]
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  Posted: August 08, 2008, 5:45pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Some Tech Sites and Some Updates to Google Docs

  I follow a lot of tech blogs so I can know what's going on and keep lots of crisp, fresh tech goodness in front of you, the gentle reader..... but seriously, some of the better sources out there are: Merlin... [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2008, 5:34pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Tech News and Notes - Week of 7/17/2008

  I'm behind on reporting on the gadgetry in my office, so here are some updates on things : I've been working with my Scansnap S300 for the last few weeks, and I'm really impressed with it. Although I would like... [...]
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  Posted: July 17, 2008, 3:18pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Multiple Monitors!

  Multiple Monitors are the way to go! Here's a cool monitor stand for four monitors..... Ergotron makes good gear from everything I've experienced and heard.... Now all I need is: 1. 4 24" monitors. 2. A way to run 4... [...]
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  Posted: July 16, 2008, 2:54pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• FAST Internet.....

  Dang. That's scary fast.Blogged with the Flock Browser [...]
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  Posted: July 16, 2008, 2:41pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• H&R Block and the Credit Crunch

  Interesting post on Footnoted.org, (one of the better financial blogs out there) about H&R Block's contingent liabilities related to the sale of its Option One sub-prime mortgage unit. http://www.footnoted.org/buried-treasure/still-singing-the-subprime-blues-at-hr-block/ Interesting times.... [...]
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  Posted: July 08, 2008, 10:11pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Report on the Fiber to the Home Connection....

  I love fiber. [...]
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  Posted: July 08, 2008, 9:57pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Fiber Optic Internet and New Software Business Models

  I'm in the middle of getting fiber optic internet installed today (through TDS, my phone company - even though I don't have a land line), and am excited about it. I'll post more, as well as some speed tests once... [...]
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  Posted: July 03, 2008, 12:46pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• New Blog from John Thuneby of Microsoft

  I got an e-mail this morning that one of my favorite Microsofties, John Thuneby, has started a MSDN Blog related to Office Accounting. The blog is at http://blogs.msdn.com/thuneby/default.aspx. John is a brilliant mind, and has been an integral part of... [...]
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  Posted: June 13, 2008, 11:16am EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Notes from the Road and Travel Tips

  We're in our second quarter "mini busy season" here with K2, and the last few weeks have seen us present technology conferences in Connecticut, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Oregon (where I will speak today). We're also preparing for our first... [...]
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  Posted: May 30, 2008, 10:27am EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• DFW @ 0730 Local Time: Ground Stop/On Tarmac

  It seems that we're on ground stop at DFW this morning. It has always amazed me that whenever there is lightning anywhere within the same state as an airport (OK, I'm exaggerating, but not by much), they make all of... [...]
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  Posted: May 14, 2008, 8:35am EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• And Now, For Something Completely Different....

  It's good to be headed back to work this week. I've spent the last four months writing sessions and doing some consulting with various organizations, and it's nice to be headed back to teach some stuff live. It's been a... [...]
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  Posted: May 14, 2008, 7:58am EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Some Certifications.....

  I seem to be collecting certifications lately (it seems like taking and passing the certification exam for a software application is a decent way to keep up with what's going on with it so I can answer questions..... If you... [...]
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  Posted: May 13, 2008, 3:05pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley

• Fraud from the Ukraine..... in Texas... Affecting People on Long Island.

  If you don't believe that it can happen to you.... or if you're avoiding dealing with those pesky PCI standards for not retaining credit card numbers, etc..... you should read this article. "Three alleged hackers have been arrested for allegedly... [...]
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  Posted: May 12, 2008, 5:56pm EDT
  by Brian Tankersley