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  Uranus.fi - G.F. Stockmann   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Stockmann was interested in the bookkepeing and treasurer position so he applied for the job.
Stockmann started his independent business with loan money, but was able to pay the sum back within four years even though other businesses suffered during the time between 1862 and 1865.
Stockmann had become a very prominent businessman and in 1880 he was given the title of Commercial counsellor.
www.uranus.fi /en/open.php?id=29473   (886 words)

  
 The Tyranny of Economics in "An Enemy of the People" by Henrik Ibsen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Stockmann has been characterized as a comic character for some of his forgetful antics, but I think he is better characterized as utterly naive about the forces of economics in reality.
Peter Stockmann could be seen as such a character due to the fact that he cuts the baggage of his brother from the baths later in the play.
Stockmann is shocked, and as mentioned earlier it is the first time he learns of his father-in-law’s riches and his plans for his will.
www.velocity.net /~jutman/enemy.htm   (2526 words)

  
 Stockmann - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stockmann is a Finnish listed company which was established in 1862 and is engaged in the retail trade.
Stockmann operates in Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Stockmann's department store in the centre of Helsinki is the largest in the Nordic countries.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stockmann   (510 words)

  
 An Enemy of the People by Yumi Kim
When Dr. Stockmann asserts that his report is correct and that the Mayor is the one responsible for developing the Baths on a polluted ground, the Mayor contends that it is all for the good of the town and wants the report withheld.
Stockmann however believes that if a new fact emerges which is in the interest of the people, it should be revealed.
Stockmann contradicts by saying, "The majority is never right…that’s one of these lies in society that no free and intelligent man can help rebelling against…the minority is always right." Furthermore Dr. Stockmann says that there are only a few individuals with new ideas who stand in the very forefront of our advance.
www.lewrockwell.com /orig6/kim2.html   (907 words)

  
 SparkNotes: An Enemy of the People: Characters
Petra Stockmann - The daughter of Thomas and Katherine, Petra is as idealistic as her father.
She is a hard-working teacher, and she is frustrated that the law requires her to teach things she doesn't believe in.
Stockmann, and his will assigns a good deal of wealth to her and her children.
www.sparknotes.com /lit/enemyofthepeople/characters.html   (361 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Stockmann Oyj announced that a total of 156,242 Stockmann Oyj B-shares with a par value of EUR 2.00 have been subscribed for as a result of an exercise of the Company's share options 2000.
Stockmann Oyj announced that a total of 83,200 Stockmann Oyj B-shares with a par value of EUR 2.00 per share have been subscribed for as a result of an exercise of the Company's share options 2000.
Stockmann Oyj announced that a total of 36,150 Stockmann plc Series B shares with a par value of EUR 2 have been subscribed for as a result of an exercise of the Company's share options 2000.
today.reuters.com /stocks/KeyDevelopments.aspx?symbol=STCBV.HE   (594 words)

  
 The Enemy of the People
Stockmann then opens a letter he received, then waves it before Hovstad and his wife, announcing a remarkable discovery: The baths are contaminated.
Stockmann's daughter, Petra, a schoolteacher, foreshadows the direction of the plot and the theme during a conversation at the dinner table in Act 1.
In their attempt to refute Dr. Stockmann at a town meeting, citizens suggest that he has an alcohol or a mental problem or may be seeking revenge for not receiving a pay raise as the spa's medical director.
www.cummingsstudyguides.net /EnemyPeople.html   (2915 words)

  
 www.schenker.com: Stockmann relies on Schenker - Co-operating with Finnish department store chain
Stockmann accepted Schenker as a flexible and capable logistics partner that is able to fulfil customers needs with the necessary speed.
Stockmann's decision in favor of Schenker as its logistics partner was mainly based on Schenker's strong local competence and ability to offer customs clearance and warehousing services as well as the complete logistics solution under one roof.
Stockmann is one of the biggest department store chains in Northern Europe, operating in Finland, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Estonia and Latvia.
www.schenker.com /english/news/newsFolder/2003_10/stockmann.html   (426 words)

  
 Emma Goldman on Enemy
Stockmann is indeed an idealist; else he would know that the man is often lost in the official.
Stockmann is an idealist; else he would not place so much faith in the staff of the People's Messenger, who love the people so well that they constantly feed them with high-sounding phrases of democratic principles and of the noble function of the press, while they pilfer their pockets.
Thomas Stockmann makes the discovery in his battle with ignorance, stupidity, and vested interests that "the most dangerous enemies of truth and freedom in our midst are the compact majority, the damned compact liberal majority." His experiences lead him to the conclusion that "the majority is never right.
www.mckellen.com /stage/enemyla/goldman.htm   (1716 words)

  
 SparkNotes: An Enemy of the People: Act I
Stockmann's living room; the dining room is visible through a door downstage.
The mayor is aggravated that the doctor will not tell him what he is talking about, and he tells Dr. Stockmann that he should think more of how to function within a society and less as an individual.
Stockmann assures everyone that the problem can be fixed by replacing the water system.
www.sparknotes.com /lit/enemyofthepeople/section1.html   (854 words)

  
 Study Guide
Mayor Stockmann states that the public has no need of new ideas and is better off without them.
Stockmann claims that people who are intellectually superior" should be in charge of running things, and not the common, ignorant ones.
Stockmann claims that "stupidity, poverty, and ugly conditions of life are the true evils" (as opposed to culture being evil).
www.jlc.net /~rwright/pages/EofPguide.html   (926 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Business -- Finland's Stockmann, Nike to open sports stores in Russia
Helsinki-based Stockmann has previously entered partnerships in Russia with big Western companies such as furnishing giant IKEA and Spanish fashion retailer Zara.
Jussi Kuutsa, head of Stockmann's international operations, said the company would open “dozens of (Nike) stores over the next five years” in various Russian locations under the non-exclusive deal.
Stockmann operates stores in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia with a staff of around 7,500 and sales of 1.9 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in 2005.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/business/20060815-0849-russia-nike.html   (198 words)

  
 Bradley University - EHS - Cherrill Stockmann
Cherrill Stockmann is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nursing.
Her prior clinical expertise included employment with a substance abuse program in St. Louis, Missouri and a critical care unit in the metropolitan St. Louis area.
Stockmann received her BSN (1991) from St. Louis University, her MSN (1997) from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, and her PhD (2004) from St. Louis University.
www.bradley.edu /academics/ehs/nursing/faculty/cherrillstockmann.shtml   (146 words)

  
 An Enemy of the People, pg 4; Apotheosis
STOCKMANN: At first we took it for granted that the visitors brought the infection with them; but later--this past winter--I began to think differently.
STOCKMANN: Yes--I've worked very hard at it, Katrine, but I didn't have the necessary equipment here; so I finally sent samples of the drinking-water and the sea-water by the beach to the laboratories at the university, and asked them to give me a full analysis.
STOCKMANN (Showing the letter): Yes--here it is! It proves beyond the shadow of a doubt the presence of decayed animal-matter in the water--millions of infusoria.
www.cordair.com /apotheosis/fiction/enemy/people3.htm   (1225 words)

  
 German tennis star Michael Stich and actress Jessica Stockmann to become Honorary UN Volunteers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The United Nations Volunteers programme is to receive prominent support: German tennis star Michael Stich and his wife, actress Jessica Stockmann, are to become the first Honorary UN Volunteers to launch the International Year of Volunteers 2001.
In 1994, Michael Stich and his wife Jessica Stockmann established the Michael Stich Foundation for HIV/AIDS affected children and have since been actively involved in rendering assistance to those children and their families.
Stockmann are prominent representatives of the millions of people worldwide who volunteer their time and talent for the service of others.
www.unv.org /infobase/news_releases/1999/99_01_19DEU_honorary.htm   (291 words)

  
 Stockmann Tries On Nike - Kommersant Moscow
Stockmann is willing to open at least 20 outlets within five years.
The analysts attribute the partnership to Nike’s desire to strengthen in Russia, which is dominated by Nike’s global competitor, Adidas.
Stockmann and Nike Russia have entered into a partnership agreement authorizing the Finnish company to launch Nike stores here.
www.kommersant.com /page.asp?id=697963   (327 words)

  
 An Enemy of the People | Plot | MTV Movies
When Dr. Thomas Stockmann (McQueen) discovers that a tannery has dangerously polluted a hot spring in his community, he feels that it is his duty to share this information with the people.
However, a number of prominent citizens (including Stockmann) intended to use the hot springs as the centerpiece of a health spa, and Tom's brother Peter (Charles Durning), the town's mayor, contends that a clean-up of the spring would be impractical, expensive, and would scare off potential customers.
Stockmann is still eager to share his story with the community, but the town council is determined to silence him, and in time they turn public opinion against him.
www.mtv.com /movies/movie/57332/plot.jhtml   (410 words)

  
 German tennis star Michael Stich and actress Jessica Stockmann to travel to Zimbabwe as Honorary UN Volunteers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The United Nations Volunteers programme has received prominent support: At UNV headquarters in Bonn, German tennis star Michael Stich and his wife, actress Jessica Stockmann, signed contracts to take up their assignments as the first Honorary UN Volunteers to launch the International Year of Volunteers 2001.
Stockmann will in March travel to Zimbabwe in their new function to raise awareness on the issue of HIV/AIDS; further joint initiatives are to follow.
The issue of HIV/AIDS is of particular concern to UNV and to the Honorary UNVs: In 1994, Michael Stich and Jessica Stockmann established the Michael Stich Foundation for HIV/AIDS affected children and have since been actively involved in rendering assistance to those children and their families.
www.unv.org /infobase/news_releases/1999/99_01_25DEU_honorary.htm   (283 words)

  
 Hansaprint Ltd: Services
Stockmann is working with Hansaprint and paper manufacturer M-real to further improve the quality of its printed products.
Stockmann's printed matter is primarily for direct distribution and advertising supplements.
Stockmann also has its own advertising department, which plans the overall content of the images.
www.hansaprint.fi /eng/asiakas/nayta.asp?p=stockmann.html   (698 words)

  
 Personal Versus Social/Political in Enemy of the People -- Essay at LiteratureClassics.com
Dr Stockmann is therefore acting in a manner that supports his personal beliefs while benefiting the health of the public.
Ibsen, through Dr Stockmann’s position on the Hiatus at the baths, demonstrates the false position of the Mayor and his reasons for censuring his brother’s report.
In The above quote, dr Stockmann brings his tension to a head by accusing his brother of trying to cover up his role in the “damnable blunder” of the “baths and water conduits.” The implication is that the Mayor’s social/political ethics are to avoid blame for the baths problem.
www.literatureclassics.com /essays/832   (1949 words)

  
 Camilla Stockmann
Then: ‘When I’m 30, I want to live in a trendy terraced house in downtown Copenhagen, and have at least three children.
Now: I have two sponsored children in Africa, and as a result a lot of drawings of grass huts.” For the past three years, Camilla Stockmann has written a popular column in the magazine Eurowoman about Camilla, a disturbing reminder about herself.
A big city chronicle about life of modern women where everything appears to be like in the ads but cracks are starting to show in the façade of the picture perfect life.
www.artpeople.dk /Camilla_Stockmann.770.0.html   (227 words)

  
 Interview with Jukka Hienonen, Stockmann Oyj Abp: TWST
It is a retailing company with the main operations in the department store business and is number one in the mail order business.
There are four different groups inside Stockmann: the department store group; Hobby Hall, which is our mail order group; Stockmann Auto, which is car retailing; and Seppala, which is the biggest fashion retail chain in Finland.
They may have amywhere between 10 and 30 units but are still much smaller in terms of sales per unit that Stockmann.
www.twst.com /notes/articles/lps056.html   (1012 words)

  
 An Enemy of the People, pg 2; Apotheosis
STOCKMANN: (Is heard laughing; he shouts in a loud voice, from the hall): Here's another visitor for you, Katrine.
STOCKMANN: Oh, I know it may seem small compared to lots of other places; but there's life here--there's a future--there are innumerable things to work and strive for; that's what's important, after all.
STOCKMANN: Besides, a man of science should live in a certain amount of style.
www.cordair.com /apotheosis/fiction/enemy/people1.htm   (940 words)

  
 creativematch: Design Ministry wins Stockmann Beauty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Stockmann, Finland's largest department store group, announced the appointment of London based DESIGN MINISTRY to create the retail brand for its new stand alone Beauty chain.
Design Ministry won the project after a credentials presentation to key Stockmann retail management in Helsinki.
The new brand, known as Stockmann Beauty, will appear on over thirty stores planned for roll out throughout Finland from Summer 2002.
www.creativematch.co.uk /viewnews/?88167   (211 words)

  
 Stockmann obtains franchise to operate Nike stores in Russia - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
HELSINKI (AFX) - Stockmann said it plans to launch a chain of Nike sports goods stores in Russia after signing a franchise deal with the US-based group.
The first Stockmann-operated Nike Store in Russia is scheduled to open at the start of next year, with the Finnish group envisaging opening 'several' more in the country in the next few years.
Stockmann is already active in Russia through three eponymous department stores, eight Seppala clothing stores and a further eight fashion outlets that it operates under licence from Danish clothing group Bestseller.
www.forbes.com /home/feeds/afx/2006/08/15/afx2950175.html   (401 words)

  
 Pet Day at Stockmann
Frettien Ystävät ry was invited to Stockmann's Pet Day on Saturday, 2nd March.
This was the second time that Stockmann arranged this happening and our association was asked both times to participate and introduce ferrets to the general public.
It was well arranged and fun, although exhausting for the ferrets.
www.lilaslair.com /stockmann.htm   (81 words)

  
 Stockmann - Delicatessen
Even the most exigent gourmets will be astonished with restorant-quality meals made by professional Stockmann cooks.
Take a meal with you to work, drop in on your way home and choose something delicious for your dinner or interesting appetizers for convivial get-togethers.
At Stockmann Delicatessen you can shop for your daily groceries as well as for your anniverary dinners and get-togethers among friends!
www.stockmann.ee /portal/994   (85 words)

  
 Wood-splitter, Concrete mixer, Sewage mixer STOCKMANN LANDTECHNIK
Splits problematic logs with a diameter of up to 1 metre in 30 seconds
With the Stockmann TORNADO you can split logs with a diameter of up to 1 metre into 28 pieces in one blow.
The patented lifting bench lets you always find the optimal position between the grill and the splitting punch.
www.stockmann-landtechnik.de /products/en/tornado.html   (53 words)

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