Itzhak Stern A main character in Schindler’s List is a Jewish accountant named Itzhak Stern. The movie takes place during the Holocaust‚ about 1941 – 1945. Oskar Schindler starts a business called Emaillewarenfabrik with Itzhak Stern as the accountant. Oskar Schindler chose Itzhak because of his extraordinary traits‚ for example‚ being observant‚ wise‚ useful‚ intuitive‚ brave‚ and caring. Itzhak Stern is very observant. When the Nazi’s invaded his home town‚ he starts packing. He realizes
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Like millions of Americans‚ I listen to Howard Stern on the radio in the mornings. I think he is smart‚ quick and funny. Sometimes he is ’’offensive‚’’ but to be quite frank‚ I am not ’’offended‚’’ because what he says falls within the realm of words and subjects that‚ as an adult‚ I have long been familiar with even without the tutelage of Stern. Unlike millions of Americans‚ I do not listen to Rush Limbaugh on the radio. One reason for that is that I am usually at the movies when he’s on the
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Is It Really Libel and Defamatory? : Howard K. Stern‚ Plaintiff v. Rita Cosby and Hachette Book Group USA‚ Inc.‚ Defendants A country; particularly the United States‚ legal infrastructure is a key factor in the media ’s ability to fulfill their "watchdog" function. However‚ most of the 1990s had completely lacked a legal base that would allow non-governmental media to defend their newfound abilities to present alternative and often critical points of view. New legal rulings and laws passed
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Progress 4: Main focus: How to leave the dry dock Dry dock departure preparation Certification renewal requirements Sea Trials requirements Overview: Lloyds and class surveyors both have to be appeased before the ships can be passed as sea-worthy in its class. Ships sea trial requirements have been investigated ‚ how must the ship perform‚ what load testing must the new engine under go‚ what period of time while the sea trials take‚. Chief engineer must ensure all
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CHAPTER 10 LONGITUDINAL STABILITY AND TRIM A ship floating at equal draught all along is said to be on an even keel‚ or to have zero trim. If the fraughts are not the same from bow to stern‚ the ship is floting with a trim. Deeper draughts aft than forward result in trim by the stern. If the draught forward exceeds the draught aft‚ the condition is called trim by the head or bu the bow. The measure of the amount of trim is simply the difference between the after and forward draughts
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Case 5-1 Stern Corporation (a) Individuel Case Study After the controller of Stern Corporation had ascertained the changes in accounts receivable and the allowance for doubtful accounts in 1998‚ a similar analysis was made of property‚ plant‚ and equipment and accumulated depreciation accounts. Again the controller examined the December 31‚ 1997‚ balance sheet [see Exhibit 1 of Stern Corporation (A)]. Also reviewed were the following company transactions that were found to be applicable to these
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Fred Stern & Company‚ Inc. (Ultramares Corporation v. Touche et al.) Fred Stern & Company‚ Inc. was a rubber importer based out of New York City during the 1920s. This capital-intensive business was in high demand for numerous industries at the time. As such‚ Fred Stern & Co. relied heavily on lenders to finance its daily operations. In 1924‚ Fred Stern & Co. approached a finance company named Ultramares Corporation for a loan of $100‚000. Before accepting the terms‚ Ultramares Corp. requested
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the third party. In the Ultramares v. Touche case‚ the judges found that a liability arose out of a duty that Touche‚ the accounting firm‚ owed to the non-client‚ Ultramares. Touche certified that their client‚ for whom they were performing the audit‚ was solvent when in fact it was not. In the case‚ it is pointed out that Touche knew their client was borrowing at large sums and required “certified balance sheets for continuing existing loans and securing new loans” (Ultramares). However‚ the auditors
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The Hunt - Irma Stern The Hunt is an oil painting painted by South African artist Irma Stern in 1926. The painting depicts a scene of a tribe preparing for a hunt. Within the group of people there are three dogs‚ a naked child‚ an elder and the hunters holding their spears and shields. These figures overlap one another creating a pictorial space by creating a foreground‚ middle ground and background almost as if the scene is falling forward. Linear and atmospheric perspective have also been
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of goods and services to be exchanged‚ an intangible good like virginity is ruled by supply and demand just like everything else. During most of 2009 there was a media circus surrounding Natalie Dylan when she announced to the world on the Howard Stern show in September 2008 that she decided to auction off her virginity and would be accepting bids online through the Moonlight Bunny Ranch in Nevada(. The bids began flooding in as high as 3.7 million dollars. It seems that after college she was placed
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