Following the 2001 scandal in which $ 100bn revenue energy giant Enron was found to have sustained itself by means of institutional and systematic accounting fraud, Andersen's performance and alleged complicity as an auditor came under intense scrutiny.

In addition, its reputation was so badly tarnished that no company wanted Andersen's name on an audit.

" The Emperor ’ s New Clothes " was first published with " The Little Mermaid " in Copenhagen by C. A. Reitzel on 7 April 1837 as the third and final installment of Andersen's Fairy Tales Told for Children.

Andersen's manuscript was at the printer ’ s when he was suddenly inspired to change the original climax of the tale from the emperor ’ s subjects admiring his invisible clothes to that of the child's cry.

Prince suggests the ring was an attempt to curb Andersen's sudden bent for political satire by bringing him into the royal fold.

Andersen's father was Arne Kjelsberg, an immigrant from Solør, Norway, who changed his last name to Andersen after arriving in America and settling in Chicago.

Within a year, Andersen's father was gone as well, dying of a heart attack on a street in Chicago.

Andersen's corporate philosophy was built around four priorities in a definite order.

For the first time the phrase " told for children " was not part of the title — an omission Andersen scholar Jackie Wullschlager believes exhibited a new confidence on Andersen's part: " These were the most mature and perfectly constructed tales he had written, and though some of them at once became, and have remained favorites of children, Andersen here melds together the childlike and the profound with exceptional artistry.

" The Ugly Duckling " became one of Andersen's best loved tales and was reprinted around the world.

Joe Glickauf was Arthur Andersen's project leader responsible for the payroll processing automation project.

According to the DVD documentary, Hannah had been swimming " mermaid " style with her legs bound together since she was a child, due to her fascination with Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid story.

Later that year, Andersen returned to the NFL, re-signing with the Atlanta Falcons ; Andersen was brought in to help Michael Koenen, who was at the time performing double duty as punter and kicker ( an extremely rare occurrence in the NFL ) missing several field goals in that capacity, and Koenen reverted to strictly punting after Andersen's signing.

In 2007 Rouse left the group and was replaced by Andersen's brother, Levi Andersen, on bass with the group going on to release Unspeakable Things in 2009

Nielsen was renowned at the Disney studio for his concept art and he contributed artwork for many Disney films, including concept paintings for a proposed adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid.

4 hours after the verdict was official, Arthur Andersen's CEO Jim Wadia promptly resigned.

It was later reported by Wadia that a resolution had been passed by Arthur Andersen's board that Wadia had to get at least $ 4 billion ( over and above the regular annual payments ) from Andersen Consulting or step down.

When Andersen was assailed with doubts regarding the soul's immortality, he reverted to his child faith and could not bring himself to suggest that the human being is simply dispersed as gases and other substances to fertilize the earth at death as the scientific Niels Bryde does in Andersen's 1857 novel, " To Be or Not To Be ".

For the first time, the phrase " told for children " was not part of the title — an omission Andersen scholar and biographer Jackie Wullschlager believes exhibited a new confidence on Andersen's part: " These were the most mature and perfectly constructed tales he had written, and though some of them at once became, and have remained favorites of children, Andersen here melds together the childlike and the profound with exceptional artistry.

Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States, 544 U. S. 696 ( 2005 ) was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously overturned accounting firm Arthur Andersen's conviction of obstruction of justice on the basis that the jury instructions did not properly portray the law Andersen was charged with breaking.

Andersen's work sometimes drew on old folktales, but more often deployed fairytale motifs and plots in new tales.

Difficulties with these projects made Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen his first printed work, however, in 1916 — a title that included 16 colour plates and more than 24 monotone illustrations.

On May 31, 2005, in the case Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously reversed Andersen's conviction due to what it saw as serious flaws in the jury instructions.

Hans Christian Andersen's 1841 folk tale Ole Lukøje recorded the Sandman, named Ole Lukøje, by relating dreams he gave to a young boy in a week through his magical technique of sprinkling dust in the eyes of the children.

Historically, the tale established Andersen's reputation as a children's author whose stories actually imparted lessons of value for his juvenile audience, and " romanticized " children by " investing them with the courage to challenge authority and to speak truth to power.

Some of these fragments were associated with La Fontaine's retelling of Aesop's fable of the ant and the grasshopper and Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid.

By 1987, Andersen's roles were infrequent with her only appearances being in an episode of CBS Summer Playhouse and an independent film entitled Too Much.

On May 25, 1997, funeral services were held at Malibu United Methodist Church and Andersen's ashes were scattered at Zuma Beach in Malibu, California.

The segment differs slightly from Andersen's tale: the ballerina appears to be made of porcelain ; the soldier is disappointed to discover the ballerina has two legs, but the ballerina still accepts him ; at the end, the Jack-in-the-Box villain is the one that perishes in the fire instead of the soldier and ballerina.

Although uptake of robust methods has been slow, modern mainstream statistics text books often include discussion of these methods ( for example, the books by Seber and Lee, and by Faraway ; for a good general description of how the various robust regression methods developed from one another see Andersen's book ).

One of Elmer Andersen's proudest achievements came in April 1975, when the U. S. Congress passed the legislation establishing Voyageurs National Park — thousands of acres of forests and lakes along Minnesota's northern border.

* In Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Tinder Box, the largest of the three dogs is said to have eyes as large as the Round Tower at Copenhagen.

From then on, the station played Andersen's recording every evening at 9: 55 PM and its popularity continued to grow.

The next morning, a group of the boys show up at Andersen's ranch to volunteer for the drive.

Andersen's brothers worked for E. H. Sheldon and Company in Muskegon, a manufacturer of specialty school furniture.

as some of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, Charles Dickens ' " Christmas Books ", and Lewis Carroll's Alice books.

Though the Vikings won the coin toss, Atlanta went on to win it 30 – 27 in overtime on Morten Andersen's 38-yard field goal.

But Denver linebacker Bill Romanowski sacked quarterback Chris Chandler for a 7-yard loss on third down, forcing Atlanta to settle for Morten Andersen's 32-yard field goal to give them a 3-0 lead.

The Falcons then advanced to the Denver 8-yard line on their next drive, but failed to score when Andersen's 26-yard field goal attempt sailed wide right.

Aided by Dwight's 42-yard kickoff return to the 49-yard line, the Falcons responded by driving to Denver's 11-yard line and scored with Andersen's 28-yard field goal to cut Atlanta's deficit to 17 – 6 going into halftime.

The damage to Andersen's reputation also destroyed the viability of the firm's international practices.

Since the ruling vacated Andersen's felony conviction, it theoretically left Andersen free to resume operations.

He translated over 160 of Andersen's fairy tales into the English language.

* The beauty of the nightingale's song is a theme in Hans Christian Andersen's story " The Nightingale " from 1843.

" A large part of the story is told through song and ballet and includes many of Andersen's most famous stories such as The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Emperor's New Clothes and The Little Mermaid.

* Gerda, a character of Hans Christian Andersen's Snow Queen and its adaptations.

A small batch of HC Andersen is brewed every year, and released on Andersen's birthday, April 2.

*" Travels with the Snow Queen ": Kelly Link based the short story on Andersen's fairytale, portraying Kay and Gerda as adults and giving the story a romantic twist.

It is the home of Pea Soup Andersen's, a major roadside stop and landmark on Route 101 since 1924.

Displays include models of Andersen's childhood home and of The Princess and the Pea.

The museum also contains hundreds of volumes of Andersen's works including many illustrated first editions.

After the war, in 1946, she returned to her home in France, where she composed orchestral and chamber music, plus numerous other works including the ballets Paris-Magie ( with Lise Delarme ) and Parisiana ( for the Royal Ballet of Copenhaugen ), the operas Il était un petit navire ( with Henri Jeanson ), Dolores, La petite sirène ( with Philip Soupault, based on Hans Christian Andersen's story " The Little Mermaid ") and Le maître ( to a libretto by Ionesco ), the musical comedy Parfums, the Concerto des vaines paroles, for baritone voice, piano and orchestra, the Concerto for Soprano and Orchestra, the Concertino for Flute, Piano and Orchestra, the Second Piano Concerto, the Concerto for Two Guitars and Orchestra, her Second Sonata for Violin and Piano, the Sonata for Harp, as well as an impressive number of film and television scores.