New York Knicks: The 20 Most Painful Postseason Losses in History It’s the offseason‚ which means there isn’t much news regarding Knicks basketball; after all. The gigantic news this week is the Knicks signing Sasha Vujacic‚ a guy who has played only 10 NBA minutes in the past four years. I figured it was still the right time to write a new blog; I’ll still write about three times a week‚ because I love you guys! Today’s topic: Knicks heartbreaking playoff moments I started to think about all
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firefighters thought they wouldn’t collapse and they would be able to save everybody that was trapped. The responding units to the towers that sunny morning were approximately over half of all the units in the New York City Fire Department. There are actually 218 Fire Departments in the New York City fire department and between those departments only 210 of them went to world trade center on 9/11. Most of these departments lost either majority of their men or they were ones that got out early before the
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On December 18th‚ 1887‚ Alvin Cullum York was born in Pall Mall‚ Tennessee. 30 years later he was drafted for the first world war on June 5th‚ 1917. During his time spent in the war he received many medals including a Medal of Honor and was promoted to sergeant for capturing over 132 German soldiers. He is considered a hero for the numerous things he did and was one of the most decorated United States soldiers in World War 1. When Alvin’s father died he assisted in caring for the younger siblings
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One of the biggest social issues that New York City faces is the problem of poverty. Poverty is a social problem because the effects of poverty are felt in society as a whole. The effects of poverty are very serious. Poverty carries with it a particularly strong set of risks for families‚ especially children. The children are exposed to very high-risk health issues because their families do not have the necessities and financial status to give proper shelter or proper medication that their children
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Sheila Joseph DNY Leadership Assignment November 10‚ 2010 Great Leaders in the History of New York “The very essence of leadership is its purpose. And the purpose of leadership is to accomplish a task. That is what leadership does-and what it does is more important than what it is or how it works.” This quote by Colonel Dandridge M. Malone‚ shows that leadership needs to be focused on what it accomplishes instead of just being leadership for leadership’s sake. To me‚ a leader is simply
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How Readers are Frightened by Poe and Cortázar “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe and “House Taken Over” by Julio Cortázar are both gothic novels that accomplish their goal (to scare the reader) in similar ways. Since their goals are similar‚ naturally‚ the two share elements of gothic literature‚ but they aren’t one and the same. “House Taken Over” and “The Fall of the House of Usher” are two very different stories‚ though they leave the reader with similar feelings after the story
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Amanda Ferguson Kim Jauch Case Analysis – The New York Times Paywall Situation The New York Times‚ as well as every other newspaper and magazine around the world‚ is struggling to find the best way to transition from traditional print to the digital space while still maintaining a profitable business. The current solution for the largest local metropolitan newspaper in the United States is a paywall‚ which requires readers of online content to pay for a digital subscription in order to have
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1. What was the strategic rationale behind the merger of Mellon and Bank of New York? The main rationale for the merger is that it fits well with the strategies of both banks. Bank of New York and Mellon are both well-managed firms with specific strategies for growth that complement each other well. Although slightly different in their core functions‚ both banks are focused primarily on Asset Management and Securities Servicing; Mellon having a stronger market position in the former and BNY the
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They call it the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The MTA New York City Transit is the largest public transportation system in the world with 470 reported passenger station‚ plus 230 miles of routes translating into 660 miles of revenue track‚ and a total of 842 miles including non-revenue trackage. It runs 24 hours a day and all year long and is one of the most notable transit systems in the world because of such running hours. It is well- known as the subway‚ which means an underground
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Jill Lepore Letters Based on New York Burning Brad Davis US History‚ Tuesday and Thursday‚ 1:00-2:25PM February 15‚ 2012 February 22‚ 1993 Dear Dr. James Thompson‚ It has been entirely to long since we have had a chance to catch up. I hope that you and your wife are doing well. How is the new job with The New-York Historical Society going? I hope it brings you as much fulfillment as your teaching job did. I can’t explain in words what a massive influence you had when you were my
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