...12, 1967, a taxi driver named John Smith was beaten by police after allegedly violently resisting arrest. He had driven around a double-parked police car. A crowd gathered outside the police station where Smith was detained. Due to miscommunication, the crowd believed Smith had died in custody, although he had been transported to a hospital via a back entrance to the station. This sparked scuffles between African Americans and police in the Fourth Ward, although the damage toll was only $2,500. Subsequent to television news broadcasts on July 13 however, new and larger riots took place. Twenty-six people were killed; 1,500 wounded; 1,600 arrested; and $10 million in property was destroyed. More than a thousand businesses were torched or looted, including 167 groceries (most of which would never reopen). Newark's reputation suffered dramatically. It was said, "wherever American cities are going, Newark will get there first." Newark is home to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, located near Military Park, which since its opening in 1997 has become one the most visited in the United States. Included among the artists appearing on NJPAC stages in its first thirteen seasons are the Boston Symphony Orchestra; Yo-Yo Ma; Bob Dylan; Ballet Nacional de Cuba; Lauryn Hill; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Twyla Tharp Dance; Dance Theatre of Harlem; Israel Philharmonic; the Berlin State Opera Orchestra; the Royal Danish Ballet; Hilary Hahn; Bill T. Jones;...
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...The New jersey colony is one of the most interesting colonies to read about , Throughout the paper it shows the different aspects of the colony. Although it was a smaller colony ,it was very important to the nation. Economics Many people in New Jersey were farmers,traders,craftsmen,and apprentices.Farmers grew things like wheat ,grains and beans . Since the colony bordered the delaware river there were lots of trading opportunities.People traded valuable crops with the Indians and in return got spices and furs.The New Jersey colony passed law abolishing slavery. However many people came to the colony as indentured servants.New Jersey was the last Northern state to abolish slavery. Geography New Jersey was filled with trees and rivers.It...
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...it worth the trip.” -Jon Bon Jovi (http://www.brainyquote.com/) Bon Jovi a native New Jerseyan said this and he is not wrong. When looking at the future, it is not always clear or concise and the case is definitely the same with the future of New Jersey, from high levels of migration out of the state coupled with very little migration in the state, combined with high property taxes as well as a high cost of living and finally with a quickly dwindling revenue; New Jersey's future is not assured, but then again no future is. New Jersey though apparent in its vast history, a history filled with settlement, colonization, changing the face of transportation,...
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...state highway in Bergen County and Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The highway stretches 10.83 mi (17.43 km) from Route 20 (McLean Boulevard) in Paterson east to an interchange with Interstate 95, U.S. Route 1/9, U.S. Route 46, and U.S. Route 9W at the George Washington Bridge approach in Fort Lee. The route is a four- to six-lane 40 to 50 mph (64 to 80 km/h) divided highway its entire length, with the portion east of the Route 208 interchange in Fair Lawn a partial freeway consisting of interchanges and right-in/right-out intersections with a few businesses along the road, particularly in Paramus, where the route passes through a major shopping area consisting of numerous malls, Hackensack, Englewood, and Fort Lee. West of Route 208, the route is a surface arterial lined that runs through commercial areas. Route 4 intersects many important roads, including Route 208 in Fair Lawn and the Garden State Parkway and Route 17 in Paramus. The highway is officially named the Mackay Highway,[2] but is rarely referred to as such. Route 4 was legislated in 1927 to run from Cape May to the George Washington Bridge. This route replaced pre-1927 Route 14 between Cape May and Seaville, what was planned as pre-1927 Route 19 between Seaville and Absecon, pre-1927 Route 4 between Absecon and Lakewood and South Amboy and Rahway, and a spur of pre-1927 Route 7 between Lakewood and Freehold, with the rest of the route to be built on a new alignment. The present-day routing of U.S. Route...
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...New Jersey can be considered one of the most diverse state in the United States. This state has people residing from all around the world which also makes schools very diverse. Diversity and demographics in schools can be defined as students belonging to different races, religions, genders, languages, socio-economic status, ages, students with special education needs, and English language learners. Hudson county is located in the Jersey City and that’s where I lived after immigrating from India. The school I attended was William L. Dickinson High School. As I attended this school, I noticed this school was very diverse with students and teachers from different countries. My school had students belonging to various religions, cultures, races,...
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...time from the earliest settlements to America’s freedom from Great Britain, New Jersey does not seem to have an important role. However, this tiny but mighty state has played a very important role in America’s history. Starting from the earliest settlements, to the Revolutionary War, the writing of the U.S Constitution and early transportation inventions, New Jersey has a history rooted deep into the making and progression of this country. Countries that claimed new land separated the earliest colonies. The Dutch were particularly excited about their new land that ranged from Cape Cod, Massachusetts to the Delaware River. The Dutch called their new land “New Netherland” with their capital city New Amsterdam, which is now New York City. “Dutch merchants who financed this voyage were excited about the think beaver and sea otter skins the crew brought back. They knew that great wealth could be had by trading with the Indians for fur” (50). The Dutch West India Company knew this area would be a great trading spot, generating a lot of money and settlers. “New Amsterdam grew as a...
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...The public place I chose to observe was in Wildwood New Jersey. I was down there for a firefighters convention and decided it would be perfect to observe. For the first half hour block I observed exploratory. During this step I found a lot more males walking around then females. The volume was high but males seemed to have been the dominant gender around. Everyone who was around had a fire department shirt on representing his or her own firehouse. The faces on all of their faces were usually happy and upbeat. I observed most of the people to being relaxed and enjoying themselves during the first block. In the second block of observations I observed in a more descriptive way. Through observing in a more descriptive way I could figure out mostly where people where from and their relationships. Since everyone had on their fire department shirts on I could easily tell where they were from. But in some groups people would be wearing different shirts, except one person with a fire department shirt on. Since everyone was in a group I was able to identify where the whole group was from. Most of the females down there were either wives or girlfriends of firefighters. Some were easy to tell because of holding hands or staying close to their significant other. Some...
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...Mendham, New Jersey. A quaint suburban town with a population hovering around 5,000 people. My home for the past 15 years. When I was little, I was absolutely in love with Mendham. My best friend lived three houses down, and we thought we owned the world. Whether we were building our secret clubhouse in our neighbors abandoned shed or riding our bikes to the local pond to swim, we were always basking in the freedom of living in sheltered town where our parents let us explore. As I grew up, I started to realize how different I was from many of my friends. Of my large group of girlfriends, I am the only one with parents who are divorced. I am also a part of the minority of kids in my high school who hold part time jobs and are responsible for...
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...In March of 2012, I had occasion to travel out of town on a business trip to a large metropolitan area that I had never traveled to, but had always wanted to. The meeting was held in Jersey City, New Jersey, with upscale company within a major office building. After growing up in a small town in eastern Tennessee, and spending the majority of my time in the Nashville, Tennessee area, this would be very eye opening for me. The morning of the meeting was very remarkable to me; I can recall that the foyer of the office building was very upscale. Being a decade removed from the attack upon New York City, security was high, even though all of us were law enforcement; we were still subjected to the same security procedures before being allowed to enter the facility. I can still remember the view from the conference room that the meeting occurred in, it over looked the Hudson River and we were explained that this was the location that US...
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...Sandy on New Jersey Abstract In 2012 Hurricane Sandy came and made a horrendous imprint on the Northeast United States. Sandy was a category 3 storm that ravaged people, towns, and businesses up and down the Atlantic coast flooding streets & tunnels, subway lines, and cut power in and around the city. Here we will see what the economic impacts were to New Jersey because of the storm. We will also look at the recovery and how that affected the economy for that state as of today, and projections for the future. Key words: Economy Economic Damage to the State There had been descending times in New Jersey, their GDP dropped from $482.1 billion in 2008 to $470.35 billion in 2009 during the Great Recession, and has rebounded slowly, climbing back to $480.4 billion in 2010 and hitting $486.99 billion in 2011. In both years, New Jersey ranked 47th nationally in economic growth (Magyar, 2013). Then a major disaster in Hurricane Sandy happened, and packed a bigger economic punch than most people had thought. In its sweep through the Northeast, the storm halted sales at major retailers at the start of the crucial holiday shopping season, closed factories and slowed home sales in one of the most densely populated areas of the country. Target and Macy's blamed the storm for weak sales in November. Macy's and Nordstrom Inc. reported their first monthly sales drop since late 2009, when the U.S. economy was just emerging from the Great Recession. The government said that new-home sales...
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...Group Case # 4: NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY Executive Summary John W. Montgomery, a member of the budget committee of the New Jersey Insurance Company, reviewed the Law division’s budget performance for the first half of 1987. The report showed an over budget and under budget performance for Individual Loans Section and Corporate Loans Section, respectively. Different control mechanisms were recommended to each division to minimize the variances in its budget. These mechanisms were based on the nature of the expense center, whether it is an engineered expense center or a discretionary expense center. Case Context The law Division of New Jersey Insurance Company has five divisions, which include the Individual Loan Section and the Corporate Loan Section. Examiners in the Individual Loan Section were carefully selected and trained to check and approve certain of the loan transactions. Because the work they performed were repetitive, management set a work standard of 15 loan transactions per examiner per day as controlling measure. The individual Loan Section maintained a level work force as company policy and to ensure that anyone who would be trained for the job was needed permanently in the section. To achieve control over the section and still comply with the company policy, the examiners occasionally got some work from the investment division, did some aspects of foreclosures, or worked overtime. The lawyers in the Corporate Loan Section, on the other hand...
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...Yes we should protect and maintain New Jersey beaches and properties for lot of genuine reasons such as beaches are also create the huge revenue around the year, beaches bring lot of people from around the USA for enjoyment and fun with their family and friends. If people stop visiting beaches government of New Jersey will lose huge amount of revenue, business owners businesses will go down and lot of people will end up with loosing their jobs. If we don’t protect and maintain beaches and property there will be c The quality of life and the strength of the economy in New Jersey are challenged by persistent threats to the health and viability of one of its most cherished and fragile assets: its ocean resources. Despite regulatory efforts to date, New Jersey residents still face beach closings, seafood health advisories, and prohibitions on shellfishing in some areas because of pollution. In addition, pressures on fisheries due to overfishing and ecosystem destruction have jeopardized the future vitality of these resources. New Jersey now has an opportunity to seize a leadership role in strengthening protections for its ocean resources, rebuilding valuable fish populations, and cleaning its coastal waters. Two national blue-ribbon panels, the Pew Oceans Commission (POC) and the United States Commission on Ocean Policy (USCOP), recently reviewed the state of our country’s declining ocean resources and made recommendations to policy makers about improving or overhauling existing...
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...On the sixth grade trip to the Franklin Mineral Mine Museum, which took place on Friday, October 23rd, the sixth graders got to study at minerals found almost nowhere else in the world. They focused in on the mining that was done in Franklin, New Jersey, and also looked at the international collection of minerals, rocks, fossils, and artifacts from long ago. When they got there, the students first went into a makeshift mine. They had to go underground into a replica of the mine that was once there, and learned about mining life. After, they were lead on a tour of the mine museum, where they looked at the assortments of diverse minerals. These included the mineral collection, rock collection, fossil collection, and artifact collection. They...
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...illusive concept of the American dream. I am fist generation American. My parents came from a small island along the Adriatic coast in Croatia. During the summer months, the island is home to about three hundred people due to tourism. The population of permanent year-long residents hovers just below one hundred. The population of this small island called Susak suffered a significant drop in the 1960’s, when many inhabitants left the island and immigrated to the United States in order to pursue the American dream. Once settled, many of the immigrants settled in New Jersey, particularly Hoboken and Jersey City, and found blue collar work to help support and start a family. Slowly the immigrants from Susak began to live the American dream and their acculturation into American ideals began. With little education, no money, and no way to communicate with their neighbors, these new Americans were forced to adapt to the new culture they were surrounded by. Forty years later, after hours of hard work and dedication, many of these immigrants and their children have been successful at living the America dream. My parents, in particular, have raised four children and put them through college. Through their dedication and hard, my brothers and sisters and I have learned the importance of hard work and determination. Though my parents have slowly become more attune with American ideals through the years, they have never strayed from their true values and commitments, which they in turn...
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...and adults Department of Social Service (DSS). Team A will discuss how Confidentiality, Privileged Communication and Rights to Privacy are applied at the state and county level. The Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) is New Jersey’s child protection and child welfare agency within the Department of Children and Families. As mandated by state law (Title 9 and Title 30), DYFS is required to investigate all reports of child abuse and child neglect (Division of Youth and Family Services, p. 1, 2008). New Jersey was one of the first states in the nation to create a state division on aging. Chapter 72 Law of 1957 established within the State Department of Health, a state unit on aging. In 1973, amendments to the federal Older Americans Act of 1965 authorized states to designate geographic planning and service areas to be administered by Area Agencies on Aging. New Jersey designated each of its 21 county offices on aging as Area Agencies on Aging, making each eligible for federal funding under the Older Americans Act (DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES, p. 1, 2009-2013) . AND SENIOR SERVICConfidentiality Confidentiality involves Child Protective Services’ (CPS) duty of protecting sensitive management according to New Jersey state laws. The rationale for stringent confidentiality rules in CPS concern is for the protection of the child (North Carolina Division of Social Services, 2010). The records contain detailed information about any maltreatment pertaining...
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