1. Is the New York Times paywall working? According to Chairman Sulzberger the goal of the paywall was to “build the Times’s digital subscription base and develop a new robust consumer revenue stream‚ while maintaining its significant digital advertising business.” Secondary to the constraint of maintaining the ad business was the requirement to maintain social buzz and branding. To begin‚ the NYT wanted to increase future revenues for the paper and offset the inevitable decline of its print
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The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 was an uprising in New York City. New York enacted laws that restricted the lives of enslaved peoples. A slave market was built near present-day Wall Street to accommodate the increase in slaves being imported by the Royal African Company. By the early 1700s about 20 percent of the population were African slaves. Slaves were limited and required to carry a pass to be able to travel more than a mile from home‚ couldn’t gather in groups of more than three people‚ marriage
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inventory of GHG from international shipping. New York Times. Retrieved March 5‚ 2013‚ from http://www.imo.org/MediaCenter Devitt‚ T. (January 2012). IMO and shipping industry bodies urge continued application of anti-piracy measures. Retrieved March 5‚ 2013‚ from http://whyfiles.org/137jobs/index.html> Dove‚ T. (January 2013). IMO secretary-general launches 2013 World Maritime Day theme: “Sustainable Development: IMO’s contribution beyond Rio+20’. Retrieved March 5‚ 2013‚ from http://imo.org/MediaCentre/pressbriefing
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http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/alcohol-drug.htm#what http://www.nysdwi.com/newyorkdwi.html http://alcoholism.about.com/od/about/a/symptoms.htm In New York State‚ the crime Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) consists of an individual testing a Blood Alcohol Level (BAC) of .08 or higher. Producing a BAC of .05 to .07‚ or any other evidence of impairment results in Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI). Both DWI and DWAI offenses carry with it a range of penalties and consequences. First offenders
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Wealth and Tradition in “Woman from America” In Bessie Head’s short story “Woman from America‚” the speaker acts merely as a voice for the community to which she belongs in‚ both sharply contrasting the aforementioned woman in socio-economic class and obedience to authority. With no description of the narrator and an explanation of the community setting only in relation to the woman‚ Head emphasizes the woman from America as the focal point of this narrative. Rather than serving a significant
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PLAINTIFF’S REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION Plaintiff‚ Greater New York Mutual‚ by and through undersigned counsel and pursuant to Rule 36 of the Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure‚ request that‚ Defendant Joseph P. Spadaro & Sons‚ Inc.‚ admit to the truth of the following facts and admit to the genuineness of the attached documents. In accordance with Rule 36‚ your responses must be filed within thirty (30) days after service of these requests your response to each request must specify an objection
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Chapter Three: “Lucky Lindy” and the New York – Paris Orteig Challenge On June 16th 1927‚ in the ornate surroundings of his own Breevort Hotel‚ Raymond Orteig handed Charles Augustus Lindberg a specially designed check for $25‚000 – his prize for completing the first non-stop New York to Paris flight. For Lindberg‚ the ceremony marked the climax of a month of international public frenzy surrounding the successful “hop” (the word he along with other aviators used for all travel by air). A cordon
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Freeman Hrabowski’s article in the New York Times explains why a person should attend college. Initially‚ Hrabowski establishes credibility on the topic purely through his title as the chair of the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans. Because he has been given this title by past president Barack Obama‚ the reader automatically identifies Hrabowski as a person who they will be able to trust. Secondly‚ Hrabowski starts his argument with a small personal
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ART-185-SAS07: Art As Communication 3 December 2013 Museum Paper On November 9th‚ 2013‚ St. Josephs College hosted a field trip into New York City. The purpose of this field trip was to transport us into the city‚ and have the students visit a major art museum. There were a few different choices‚ the students had‚ but most went straight to the Metropolitan Museum of Art because the admission to the museum was whatever you want to contribute. However‚ we took a different approach. My friend
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tradition. It’s a model of cinematic realism.” – Manohla Dargis‚ The New York Times Boyhood opens with a shot of clouds floating in a blue sky followed by an extreme close-up on the eyes of Mason Jr.‚ the film’s 6 year-old protagonist. This second shot dollies back to reveal Mason lying in the grass‚ staring contemplatively at the sky. With these two simple shots‚ the film establishes its perspective (the unfolding of life from a boy’s point of view) and its tone (laid-back and observational). What
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