WW2 weapons from the ETO / Warfare History The best American Infantry weapon had to be the M1 Garand. Even General Patton credited the American semi-automatic rifle as one reason we won the war. While other nations were equipped primarily with WWI vintage bolt action rifles that held no more than 5-6 rounds‚ the Garand held 10 rounds and was semi automatic. This increased the fire power of a 12 man squad dramatically over that of a similar squad armed with only bolt action rifles. The Germans
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Leslie Fay Companies Paul Polishan apparently dominated Leslie Fay ’s accounting and financial reporting functions and the individuals who were his subordinates. What implications do such circumstances pose for a company ’s independent auditors? How should auditors take such circumstances into consideration when planning an audit? My question for the Leslie Fay Companies case focuses on the actions of Paul Polishan and the effect his self-established tyranny over the financial information
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It was the saturday morning‚ summer was setting in and we couldn’t stay in bed for too long. Woke up early and decided to drive away. No destination in mind‚ no plans made. We packed our bags and sat in the car. We had to make a decision now.....atleast which road to take. We had the choice of heading in multiple directions considering Bangalore is based centrally. But yes‚ we chose the Kanakapura Road. We called in a few friends to see if they were interested to join in‚ but the lazy buggers
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The Leslie Fay Companies‚ which is a manufacturer of women’s apparel‚ was founded by Fred Pomerantz. The company is based out of New York‚ and Fred Pomerantz made the company public in 1952. However‚ Fred Pomerantz ended up taking the company back to a private entity for a few years in the 1980’s due to a buy out from his son John Pomerantz. The Leslie Fay Companies became public again in 1986. After John Pomerantz had taken over the company‚ profits started skyrocketing even though the
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2004). The financial ratios are then compared with the entity ’s ratios for prior periods as well as with ratios for other businesses in the same industry. A comparison with the industry ratios would have warned BDO of some irregularities in Leslie Fay ’s financial statements. BDO Seidman should have been interested some important ratios that would help in determining the accuracy of the financial statements that had been prepared by Polishan and his staff. The important ratios include the liquidity
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Leslie Fay Case 1. After reviewing the common size financial statements and the key ratios of Leslie Fay‚ there some of the financial statement item that should have been of particular interest to BDO Seidman: 1).Sales: the sales has been growing steadily except the slight drop in 1991‚ which is contrary to the industry recession. 2). Inventory: Leslie Fay has been known for not catching up the fashion‚ there should be inventory write-off issue in the apparel industry‚ which haven’t been reflected
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Bandung‚ the Perfect Weekend Getaway Have you been wondering to which holiday destination should you visit? Or are you dreading to have the perfect weekend getaway but don’t know any place? Trust me‚ you don’t have to worry anymore because the answer is Bandung! It is one of the sophisticated cities in Indonesia that has incredibly panoramic views‚ delectable food and satisfying services as Bandung is known to be a popular tourist attraction. Bandung has a breath-taking garden views. Tourists
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Background The Leslie Fay Companies was a women’s apparel manufacturer established by Fred Pomerantz‚ a former Women’s Army Corps uniform maker during World War II. Despite the “volatile and intensely competitive” (Knapp 34) nature of the industry‚ Leslie Fay grew to have the second largest annual sales compared to any of the other publicly owned women’s apparel manufacturers‚ only behind Liz Claiborne. Fred Pomerantz hired Paul Polishan for a position in the accounting department where Polishan
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2010 English 4 essay My latest long weekend in Puncak Puncak in Bogor‚ West Java is one of the most relaxing places for vacation. People who live in Jakarta and Bandung usually spend their weekend in there. It will take one and a half hour from Jakarta. We can go there by public transportation such as bus or if we want to go there without worry about the traffic we can go by private transportation. My classmates and I went to Puncak for spending our weekend before the mid-term exams. For this
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