Uber is a transportation network company that allows its customers to submit trip requests through its mobile app. It has grown rapidly since its start in March 2009, and is now available in over 60 countries and 404 cities. It is looking to branch out into services other then just taxi like services including: food and package delivery; and new technologies such as self driving cars. According to recent fundraising efforts, Uber is currently valued at $62.5 Billion. Governments, taxi companies
your family for money. During the summer I made several hundred dollars a week by working. Getting my paycheck every two weeks felt so rewarding because I was making money on my own. Towards the end of my freshman year, I received an email from the Newark Museum; I had been accepted into the paid-internship Science Program. During the interview for this position the supervisor was astonished by my academic achievements, the awards I’ve won during my Girl’s Varsity Basketball season, and the volunteer
102-005 12/6/14 Newark tourism Newark is the largest city in state of New Jersey. Newark is located in Essex County and has population of 276,478. In 1963, Newark was formed as township. Newark is headquartered to many companies such as Panasonic, PSEG and prudential finance. Tourist can visit many places in Newark like New Jersey performing arts center, prudential center, brand brook park, Newark museum, New Jersey historical society, Newark symphony hall, military park, port Newark- Elizabeth, Verona
Once called the Public Housing capital in the United States, Newark was receiving more money than any other city from the federal government to clear slums and build public housing complexes. People like Louis Danzig who was the head of the Newark Housing Authority (NHA) used the federal funds the city received to destroy low income housing of minorities in Newark, then build public housing on the outskirts of the city putting all the poor minorities in these areas. The police brutalized the cities
Booker’s became involved with politics by running for Newark City Council. Sen. Booker defeated Councilman George Branch, who was had served four terms. Sen. Booker experienced a testing election early in his political career. When Sen. Booker was a city councilman. During his reelection campaign in 2002 Counci... ... middle of paper ... ...ey League’s New Jersey team is the New Jersey Devils. The Devils home arena is located in Newark. Since New Jersey sits on the east coast of the US, the
In a world where the strong survive and the weak plunder, running for public office can be a more daunting task then holding the actual office itself. The films, Last Man Standing and Street Fight, depict two separate elections in two separate states as fierce battles. The films provide contrasting views of the struggle to reach public office, and the tactics used to get there. Though the films paint the similar process of brutal campaigning and numbing elections, these films have clearly different
“Street Fight” is a film about Cory Booker running for mayor of Newark against incumbent Sharpe James. “Street Fight” was filmed by Marshall Curry with a single camera over the course of the election. Street fight is a one camera documentary that focuses on Cory Booker's run for mayor with the extreme measures that Sharpe James takes against him. This particular race took place in 2002 in Newark New Jersey. Street fight follows a race for mayor that turns extremely dirty, with the incumbent taking
On February 12, 2009, Continental Connection flight 3407 operating by a Colgan Air Flight 3407, was a scheduled passenger flight from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), New Jersey to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), New York. The flight departed at 9:18 p.m. EST, which was delayed for two hours. The flight crew of the Colgan flight were captain Marvin Renslow, age 47, with accumulated 3,379 hours of total flying time, including 111 hours on the Q400 and the first officer Rebecca
A security manager position is one of the most important jobs that you will find in any organization today. Recent events over the past few decades, have called for more re-amped security measures and procedures throughout facilities. The demand for this position was not the same as it was, twenty or thirty years ago. However, not every company operates on the same level and the position of a security manager may differ from company to company. The main objective of the job is to oversee the security
The Colgan Air Flight 3407 was a very interesting case to look at. On February 12, 2009, at 10:17 pm, flight 3407 crashed at a house in New York after the pilots experience a stall. Flight 3407 was scheduled to fly from Newark, New Jersey to Buffalo, New York. The NTSB reported the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) revealed some discrepancies both pilots were experience. The first officer did not have any experience with icing condition but icing was one of the reasons the plane went into a stall. On
Dear Sir or Ma'am, As the fixed-based operator of your airport, I am writing to encourage you to take the time to consider some recommendations for developing and improving on the security measures that are currently in place at your facility. As you are probably aware, there is no way to prescribe a reasonable one-size-fits-all security plan for every general aviation airport (Transportation Security Authority, 2004. p.2). A thorough review of the services and conditions found at your airport