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Newark NJ
Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States, and the county seat of Essex County. Newark has a 2010 United States Census Bureau population of 277,140, making it the largest municipality in New Jersey. Newark is 24.14 square miles in area. It has the second smallest land area among 100 most populous cities in the U.S, after neighboring Jersey City.
Newark is located in the heart of New Jersey's Gateway Region, approximately 8 miles west of Manhattan. Its location near the Atlantic Ocean on Newark Bay has helped make its port facility, Port Newark, the key container shipping facility for the New York metropolitan area, and the largest on the East Coast. It is the home of Newark Liberty International Airport, the first municipal commercial airport in the United States, and one of the busiest today.
Newark was originally founded in 1666 by Connecticut Puritans led by Robert Treat from the New Haven Colony. The city saw tremendous industrial and population growth during the 19th century and early 20th century, and experienced racial tension and urban decline in the second half of the 20th century, exemplified by the 1967 Newark riots. The city has experienced some revitalization during the 1990s and early 21st century.
Newark is essentially a large basin sloping towards the Passaic River, with a few valleys formed by meandering streams. In the 19th century and early 20th century, the wealthy congregated on the ridges of Forest Hill, High Street, and Weequahic.
Newark is surrounded by residential suburbs to the west (on the slope of the Watchung Mountains), the Passaic River and Newark Bay to the east, dense urban areas to the south and southwest, and middle-class residential suburbs and industrial areas to the north. The city is the center of New Jersey's Gateway Region.
It is the 68th largest city in the U.S. and one of the nation's major air, shipping, and rail hubs. This ethnically diverse city (second-most diverse city in the state after neighboring Jersey City) is divided into five wards, and contains a variety of neighborhoods ranging in character from bustling urban districts to quiet suburban enclaves.
The city's five political wards are often used by residents to identify their place of habitation. In recent years, residents have begun to identify with specific neighborhood names instead of the larger ward appellations. Nevertheless, the wards remain relatively distinct. Industrial uses, coupled with the airport and seaport lands, are concentrated in the East and South Wards, while residential neighborhoods exist primarily in the North, Central, and West Wards.
The Central Ward also used to be known as the old Third Ward contains much of the city's original history including the Lincoln Park, Military Park and the James Street Commons Historic Districts. The Ward contains the University Heights, The Coast/Lincoln Park, Government Center, Springfield/Belmont and Seventh Avenue Neighborhoods. The increased academic footprint in the University Heights Neighborhood has produced a gentrification, with landmark buildings seeing new life.
Located in the Central Ward is the largest health sciences university in the nation, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. It is also home to three other universities – New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Rutgers University - Newark, and Essex County College. The Central Ward forms the present-day heart of Newark.
Newark's North Ward is the ridge to the east of Branch Brook Park, and is home to approximately 55,000 residents. Its neighborhoods include Broadway, Mount Pleasant, and the affluent Forest Hill and Roseville sections.
The West Ward comprises the neighborhoods of Vailsburg, Ivy Hill, West Side, and Fairmount.
The South Ward comprises the Weequahic, Clinton Hill, Dayton, and South Broad Valley neighborhoods. The city's second-largest hospital, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, can be found in the South Ward.
Finally, the East Ward consists of Newark's downtown commercial district, as well as the Ironbound neighborhood, where much of Newark's industry was located in the 19th century. Today, due to the enterprise of its immigrant population, the Ironbound (also known as "Down Neck") is a very successful part of Newark. Newark's most active and safest neighborhood, this enclave is home to much of the city's best dining options. The name refers to the railroad tracks that surrounded the area long ago, as well as the forges and foundries that were here in the late 1800s.
Newark has the eighth highest density in the nation of any city with over 250,000 residents. Poverty has been a problem in Newark, hampering its revitalization. In 1996, TIME Magazine ranked Newark "The Most Dangerous City in the Nation", but the number of murders in 2008 dropped to 65, and the lowest in the city since 2002 when there were also 65 murders.
In the 2006 Morgan Quitno survey, Newark was ranked as the 22nd most dangerous city in the United States out of 371 municipalities. In the 2007 rankings, now performed by CQ Press, Newark was the 20th most dangerous city in America of 378 cities surveyed. In 2008, Newark was ranked as the 24th most dangerous city, and as of 2010, stands at 23rd. In March, 2010, Newark enjoyed its first month without a homicide since 1966.
Newark has over 300 types of business. Portions of Newark are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone. In addition to other benefits to encourage employment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3½% sales tax rate (versus the 7% rate charged statewide).
Newark is the third-largest insurance center in United States, after New York City and Hartford. The Prudential Financial and Mutual Benefit Life companies originated in Newark. Prudential, one of the largest insurance companies in the world, is still headquartered in Newark.
Though Newark is not the industrial colossus of the past, the city does have a considerable amount of industry. The southern portion of the Ironbound, also known as the Industrial Meadowlands, has seen many factories built since World War II, including a large Anheuser-Busch brewery. The service industry is also growing rapidly, replacing those in the manufacturing industry, which was once Newark's primary economy. In addition, transportation has become a growing business in Newark.
Newark based companies:
* Prudential Financial
* IDT Corporation (International Discount Telecommunications)
* Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey
* Net2Phone
* PSEG (Public Service Enterprise Group)
* McCarter & English, LLP
* New Jersey Transit
* Panasonic (starting in 2013)
Panasonic will move its North American headquarters to Newark in 2013.
Port Newark is the part of Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal and the largest cargo facility in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Located on Newark Bay, it is run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and serves as the principal container ship facility for goods entering and leaving the New York metropolitan region and the northeastern quadrant of North America. The Port is the fifteenth busiest in the world today, but was number one as recently as 1985. In 2003 the Port moved over $100 billion in goods. Plans are underway for billions of dollars of improvements - larger cranes, bigger railyard facilities, deeper channels, and expanded wharves.
Most of Newark's academic institutions are located in the city's University Heights district. Colleges and universities with campuses in Newark include--
- New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
- Rutgers University - Newark
- Seton Hall University School of Law
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (Newark Campus)
- Essex County College
- Berkeley College
The Newark Public Schools, a state-operated school district, enrolls approximately 45,000 students, making it the largest school system in New Jersey. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide. The city's public schools are among the lowest-performing in the state, struggling with low high school graduation rates and low standardized test scores. The one exception to this appears to be Science Park High School, which was ranked among the top seventy five high schools in the state by New Jersey Monthly Magazine, and has more than ninety-five percent of their grads going on to four year colleges and universities.
The total school enrollment in Newark city was 75,000 in 2003. Pre-primary school enrollment was 12,000 and elementary or high school enrollment was 46,000 children. College enrollment was 16,000. On September 24, 2010. 100 Million dollars was just given to the Newark school district donated by Facebook's creator Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg said he chose Newark because he believes in them.
Private schools include Link Community School, a non-denominational coeducational day school located serving seventh and eighth grades. Saint Benedict's Preparatory School is an all boys Roman Catholic high school founded in 1868 and conducted by the Benedictine monks of Newark Abbey. Its campus has grown to encompass both sides of MLK Jr. Blvd. near Market Street and includes a dormitory for boarding students. Saint Vincent Academy is an all girls Roman Catholic high school, founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth and operated continuously since 1869. Christ The King Prep, founded in 2007, is part of the Cristo Rey Community.
Recreational amenities include sports leagues, 40 lush parks, free concerts, recreation centers, Camp Watershed with 35,000 lush acres, athletic fields, tennis courts, and swimming pools.
Newark is a hub of air, road, rail, and ship traffic, making it a significant gateway into the New York metropolitan area and the northeastern United States. Newark Liberty International Airport, the second-busiest airport in the New York region and the fourteenth-busiest in the United States (in terms of passenger traffic). Just east of the airport lies Port Newark, the fifteenth-busiest port in the world and the largest container port on the eastern seaboard.
Newark is served by numerous highways including the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95), Interstate 280, Interstate 78, the Garden State Parkway, U.S. Route 1/9, U.S. Route 22, and Route 21. Newark is connected to the Holland Tunnel and Lower Manhattan by the Pulaski Skyway, spanning both the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers.
Local streets in Newark conform to a quasi-grid form, with major streets radiating outward (like spokes on a wheel) from the downtown area. Some major roads in the city are named after the towns to which they lead, including South Orange Avenue, Springfield Avenue, and Bloomfield Avenue. These are some of the oldest roads in the city.
Newark is second in the U.S. to New York City in the proportion of households without an automobile, and is extensively served by mass transit. Newark Penn Station, situated just east of downtown, is a major train station, connecting the interurban PATH system (which links Newark to Manhattan) with three New Jersey Transit commuter rail lines and Amtrak service to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
Only one mile north, the Newark Broad Street Station is served by two commuter rail lines. The two train stations are linked by the Newark Light Rail system, which also provides services from Newark Penn Station to Newark's northern communities and into the neighboring towns of Belleville and Bloomfield. Built in the bed of the Morris Canal, the light rail cars run underground in Newark's downtown area.
The city's third train station, Newark Liberty International Airport, connects the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line to the airport via AirTrain Newark. Bus service in Newark is provided by New Jersey Transit, CoachUSA contract operators, and DeCamp in North Newark.
Newark is served by New Jersey Transit bus routes 1, 5, 11, 13, 21, 25, 27, 28, 29, 34, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 59, 62, 65, 66, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 90, 92, 93, 94, 96, 99, 107, and 108. Bus route 308 is an express bus route to Six Flags Great Adventure from Newark Penn Station while 319 is an express service to Atlantic City.
Newark is home to four hospitals--
- The University Hospital -- is the principal teaching hospital of the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School and is the busiest Level I trauma center in the state. UMDNJ also provides 24/7 emergency medical services to the city.
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center -- is the largest hospital in the city and is a part of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, the state's largest system of hospital and health care facilities. Beth Israel is also one of the oldest hospitals in the city, dating back to 1901.
- Children's Hospital of New Jersey -- Beth Israel's 669-bed regional facility is also home to the the Children's Hospital.
- Cathedral Health East operates St. Michael's Medical Center.
Newark Farmer's Markets include--
- NDD Common Greens Farmers Market - PSE&G Plaza in Downtown Newark
Open summer and fall Thursdays, 11 am - 3 pm
- The Commons at Washington Park Farmers Market - Washington & James St., Newark
Open summer and fall Wednesdays, 11am-3pm
- The University Hospital Auxiliarys Farmers Market - 150 Bergen Street, Newark
Open summer and fall Tuesdays, 11am-3pm
Golf courses include--
- Weequahic Golf Course - Dayton/Weequahic Park, Newark
Points of Interest include--
- Beaux-Arts Architecture -- Such as the Veterans' Administration building, the Newark Museum, the Newark Public Library, and the Cass Gilbert-designed Essex County Courthouse.
- Art Deco Architecture -- Include several 1920s era skyscrapers, such as the National Newark Building (Newark's tallest building), the restored Newark Penn Station, and Arts High School.
- Gothic Architecture -- Can be found at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart by Branch Brook Park, which is one of the largest gothic cathedrals in the United States. It is rumored to have as much stained glass as the Cathedral of Chartres.
- Moorish Revival Architecture -- Include Newark Symphony Hall and the Prince Street Synagogue, one of the oldest synagogue buildings in New Jersey.
- Sculpture works by Gutzon Borglum — Wars of America in Military Park and Seated Lincoln in front of the Essex County Courthouse.
- 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. NJPAC is involved in the construction of One Theater Square, a mixed-use skyscraper in the heart of the cultural district. The center's programs include world renowned national and international music, dance, and theater.
- Newark Symphony Hall -- Located at 1020 Broad St., home to the Garden State Ballet, which hosts an academy there. Known as the Salaam Temple when it was built by the Shriners in 1925, it astounds with its Greek and Egyptian architectural schemes. The 1925 neo-classic building has three performance spaces, including the main concert named in honor of famous Newarker Sarah Vaughn. The venue programs rhythm and blues, rap, hip-hop, and gospel music concerts.
- Newark Boys Chorus -- Founded in 1966, has gained a world-wide reputation, performs regularly in the city.
- The African Globe Theater Works -- Presents a new works seasonally.
- The biennial Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival -- Took place in Newark for the first time in 2010. - Venues at the universities in the city are also used to present professional and semi-professional theater, dance, and music.
- Prudential Center -- Since its opening in 2007 it is home to the NHL New Jersey Devils and NBA New Jersey Nets, temporary home to the WNBA New York Liberty; it is also host to Seton Hall college basketball, major concerts plus special events.
- Riverfront Stadium -- Home to the Newark Bears, a minor league baseball team affiliated with the Can-Am League.
- Newark Museum -- Founded in 1909, the museum (49 Washington St.) is the largest museum in New Jersey. It has a first-class American art collection and its Tibetan collection is considered one of the best in the world. Also contains science galleries, a planetarium, a gallery for children's exhibits, a fire museum, a sculpture garden and an 18th century schoolhouse. Part of the museum is the historic John Ballantine House, a restored Victorian mansion which is a National Historic Landmark. The museum co-sponsors the Newark Black Film Festival, which has premiered numerous films since its founding in 1974.
- Newark Public Library -- One of the city's architectural gems, this Italian-Renaissance building was constructed in 1903. The state's largest system with 11 locations, also produces a series of historical exhibits. The library houses more than a million volumes and has frequent exhibits on a variety of topics, many featuring items from its Fine Print and Special Collections.
- Museum of African American Music -- In 2004, plans were announced for a new Smithsonian-affiliated Museum of African American Music to be built in the city's Coast/Lincoln Park neighborhood. The museum will be dedicated to black musical styles, from gospel to rap. The new museum will incorporate the facade of the old South Park Presbyterian Church, where Abraham Lincoln once spoke. The Lincoln Park/Coast Cultural District (LPCCD) is blending arts, cultural planning and event programming with community economic development.
- Jewish Museum of New Jersey -- Located at 145 Broadway in the Broadway neighborhood, the museum opened in 2007 and is dedicated to the cultural heritage of New Jersey's Jewish people. The museum is located at 145 Broadway at Ahavas Sholom, the last continually operating synagogue in Newark. The Museum and creates rotating and traveling exhibitions, also includes a small library, media center, and gift shop. The historic building, built in 1923, in the Broadway neighborhood is housed is the longest continually operating synagogue in the city.
- Numerous art galleries -- Including Aljira, City Without Walls, Gallery Aferro, Rupert Ravens Contemporary, Sumei Arts Center, and the Paul Robeson Galleries at Rutgers-Newark.
- Military Park -- Designed as a training place for soldiers when the city was planned in 1667, the park became known in 1869 as the town Commons. There are a number of important pieces of statuary in Military Park, including the "Wars of America" monument created by Gutzon Borglum, unveiled in 1926.
- Branch Brook Park -- Located at Lake Street and Ballantine Parkway, Branch Brook was the first county park in the country to be opened for public use, Branch Brook Park was developed in the 1890s. Some 360 acres, largely sculpted by the firm of Frederick Law Olmsted, cradle athletic fields and open meadows, streams and a lake, and 3,000-plus cherry trees.
- New Jersey Historical Society -- Located at 52 Park Place on Military Park, is a Georgian building vacated by the Essex Club. Founded in 1845, the Society houses collections of books, pamphlets, paintings, furniture, and memorabilia about New Jersey, and publishes the academic journal, New Jersey History. The Historical Society's library is housed in the old squash courts of the Essex Club and has two floors of exhibition space, a gift shop, and a hall for lectures. The third floor is a permanent exhibition on New Jersey's natural resources. The second floor has rotating exhibits on New Jersey and Newark.
- Eberhardt Hall -- Located at 323 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Built in 1856-57 as the Newark Orphan Asylum, this red brick and brownstone Elizabethan Gothic building was the South Park Calvary Presbyterian and St. James A.M.E. Churches. It now serves as the administrative offices of the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
- Washington Park -- Now surrounded by commercial and public buildings, the park has been vital to the city since its founding in 1666. Statuary in the 3.4-acre park include likenesses of George Washington, Christopher Columbus, Seth Boyden, and Abraham Coles. At the park's north end stands a sculpture stanchion -- "The Indian and the Puritan" -- by Gutzon Borglum, who has three other works in Newark.
- The Newark City Subway -- A 3.8-mile underground and ground-level rapid transit system, one of the few in the nation using trolley cars, the subway operates in what was once the bed of the Morris Canal. It was built as a WPA project and opened in 1935. A trip on the subway, from beneath Penn Station to its terminus at the Newark-Belleville border, takes 11 minutes.
-- Newark Legal Center -- Located at One Riverfront Plaza, a 20-story office building with a 462-car garage underneath, the facility offers high-tech communication linkages with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's teleport to Staten Island. The Legal Center is home to some of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the state.
- The Prudential Insurance Company -- Located at 745 Broad St., the 24-story white marble tower in the heart of the downtown business district, known as the Plaza Building, was opened in 1960. Established in 1875, the Prudential got its start in a basement operation on Broad Street. The company subsequently occupied a mammoth Gothic structure, which was finished in 1901 and razed in 1952 to make way for the present tower.
Some churches include--
- Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart -- Located at 89 Ridge St, this French Gothic, stained glass-filled church is where Pope John Paul II held Mass when he visited NJ in 1995. Resembling the great cathedral at Rheims, France, its construction was first proposed in 1896. In 1899, the cornerstone was laid, and the church was completed in 1954. Its towers soar 323 feet, and the cathedral covers some 45,000 square feet. Sacred Heart is the fifth largest cathedral in North America.
- St Patrick's Pro-Cathedral -- Located at 91 Washington St., this massive Gothic brick structure, built in 1849, was Newark's first Roman Catholic Cathedral, serving as the seat of the Archbishop of Newark until Sacred Heart Cathedral was completed.
- Trinity and St Philip's Cathedral -- Located at 608 Broad Streets, originally built in 1746 on a half acre at the north end of the "training ground," now Military Park, the church was used during the Revolutionary War as a hospital and suffered heavy damage. A new church, retaining parts of the old church building and the steeple and portico, was constructed in 1809.
- First Baptist Peddie Memorial church -- Located at 572 Broad Street, this Byzantine granite structure was inspired by the Baths of Pisa in Italy and built through gifts made by Thomas Baldwin Peddie, philanthropist and mayor of Newark in the 1860s, the church was erected in 1890. It features an unusual use of interior spaces, rich paneling, 200 doors, 173 windows -- most of which are stained glass -- and a dome 80 feet above the main auditorium.
- First Presbyterian Church -- Located at 820 Broad St., when Newark was founded in 1666 as a theocracy, First Presbyterian was established as a meeting house. The structure that stands was built and known as Old First Presbyterian. It was started during the Revolutionary War but was not completed and opened until January 1, 1791.
- Grace Episcopal Church -- Located at 950 Broad St.; with the aid of the "Old Trinity," this congregation was organized in 1837 and met in a frame structure until the present facility was completed in 1848. The building, in the English perpendicular Gothic style, has finely detailed Stations of the Cross in the nave, exceptional stained-glass windows, and a delicately ornate ceiling.
- The House of Prayer -- Located at 407 Broad Street, is Newark's third oldest Episcopal church, the House of Prayer was designed by Frank Willis in an English Gothic style.
- St James A.M.E Church -- Located at 588 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Built in 1852 as the High St. Presbyterian Church, this Gothic greystone building features towers, four steeples, and cathedral memorial windows. The congregation, which at one time included a number of local and state leaders, merged with that of Old First Presbyterian Church in 1926. It became an African Methodist Episcopal church in 1944.
- St John's Catholic Church -- Located at 24 Mulberry St. The oldest Roman Catholic church in the city, St. John's was built in 1826 and was the first in the state to have a resident pastor. The church also was the first in Newark to have chimes, which were installed in 1859. Through its special services and consideration of the poor, the church has been known as "the people's church."
- The North Reformed Church -- Located at 510 Broad St., built between 1857-59, the church was constructed without the use of steel or iron.
Some restaurants include--
- Hobby's Delicatessen (Deli, Jewish) - 32 Branford Pl., Newark
- Je's Restaurant (Soul Food, Southern) - 260 Halsey Street, Newark
- Fernandes Steakhouse II (Portuguese, Spanish, Steakhouse) - 152-158 Fleming Ave., Newark
- Casa Vasca (Basque, Tapas) - 141 Elm St., Newark
- Spain (Portuguese, Spanish) - 419 Market St., Newark
- Forno's of Spain Restaurant (Spanish) - 47 Ferry Street, Newark
- Mompou (Tapas) - 77 Ferry St., Newark
- Spanish Tavern (Spanish) - 103 Mcwhorter St # A, Newark
- Tony Da Caneca (Portuguese) - 72 Elm Rd., Newark
- Don Pepe Restaurant & Caterers (Portuguese, Spanish) - 844 McCarter Highway, Newark
- Adega Grill (Portuguese, Spanish) - 130-132 Ferry St., Newark
- Brasilia Grill (Brazilian) - 99 Monroe St., Newark
- Iberia Peninsula Restaurant (Portuguese, Spanish) - 67 Ferry Street, Newark
- Gallagher's Steak House (Steakhouse) - Terminal C (Rte. 95), Newark
- 27 Mix (International, American) - 27 Halsey St, Newark
- Hamburgao (Burgers, Portuguese) - 288 Lafayette St, Newark
- Cooper's Deli (Sandwiches/Subs) - 594 Orange St, Newark
- Taste of Portugal (Portuguese, European, International) - 148 Delancey St, Newark
- Casa Nova Grill Restaurant (Brazilian, Barbecue) - 264 Ferry St, Newark
- Ce Qui Sabe (Brazilian) - 174 Wilson Ave, Newark
- El Merengue (Latin American) - 183 Broadway, Newark
- Elm Street Barbecue II (Barbecue) - 103 Elm St, Newark
- Ferry Street Barbecue (Barbecue, Brazilian) - 89 Ferry St, Newark
- Dannys Deli (Sandwiches/Subs) - 164 University Ave, Newark
- Mc Whorter Barbecue (Barbecue) - 104 McWhorter St, Newark
- Campino (Portuguese) - 70 Jabez St, Newark
- Chateau of Spain (Spanish, Portuguese, American) - 11 Franklin St, Newark
- Robert's Pizzeria (Pizza) - 63 New St, Newark
- Green Street Cafe (Italian, American, Seafood) - 20 Green St, Newark
- Food For Life (Organic) - 37 Commerce Street, Newark, NJ
- Hell's Kitchen Lounge (Gastropub, American-New) - 150 Lafayette St., Newark
- House of Thai Cuisine (Thai) - 59 New St, Newark
- Dario's Restaurant (Mexican) - 20 Academy St, Newark
National Register of Historic Places listings include--
- Ahavas Sholom, 145 Broadway, Newark -- Now site of Jewish Museum of New Jersey
- John Ballantine House, 43 Washington St., Newark -- Now part of Newark Museum. The last vestige of Victorians bordering Washington Park, the Ballantine House was built by one of Newark's major brewers, John Ballantine, in 1885.
- Belleville Avenue Congregational Church, 151 Broadway, Newark
- Bethany Baptist Church (Newark, New Jersey), 117 W. Market St., Newark
- Branch Brook Park, Roughly bounded by Belleville Park, Washington and Clifton Aves., 6th and Orange Sts., Newark
- Catedral Evangelica Reformada, 27 Lincoln Park and Halsey St., Newark
- Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge St., Newark
- William Clark House, 346 Mount Prospect Ave., Newark -- Now known as the North Ward Center, it was built in the 1870s by the man who founded the Clark Thread Company during the Civil War. - Community Hospital, 130 W. Kinney St., Newark
- Dock Bridge, Spans Passaic River, Newark
- Essex Club, 52 Park Place, Newark -- Now site of Historical Society of New Jersey
- Essex County Courthouse, 470 High St., Newark -- Completed in 1907, this imposing structure was designed by the renowned architect Cass Gilbert. In front of the courthouse is Gutzon Borglum's celebrated statue of Abraham Lincoln in an informal pose, seated on a bench, which was dedicated in 1911 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
- Essex County Jail, 21 Wilsey St., Newark
- Essex County Park Commission Administration Building, 115 Clifton Ave., Newark
- Evergreen Cemetery, 1137 N. Broad St., Newark
- Feigenspan Mansion, 710 High St., Newark -- A fine, simple four-story mansion designed by Sanford White, the Feigenspan Mansion was built in 1905 by Christian Feigenspan, a wealthy brewer.
- First Baptist Peddie Memorial Church, Broad and Fulton Sts., Newark
- First National State Bank Building, 810 Broad St., Newark
- Forest Hill Historic District, Roughly bounded by Verona Ave., Mt. Prospect Ave., 2nd Ave., and Branch Brook Park, Newark -- A pre-World War II neighborhood in the North Ward, developed by Elias Heller, who owned a file factory in North Newark. From the mid 1800s to the 1920s generations of wealthy Newarkers built hundreds of stately homes in the area in various styles, including Beaux-Arts, Victorian, Colonial, Gothic, and Spanish Revival.
- Four Corners Historic District, Roughly bounded by Raymond Blvd., Mulberry St., Hill St. and Washington St., Newark
- Glencoe, 698 Martin Luther King Blvd., Newark
- Grace Church, Broad and Walnut Sts., Newark
- Griffith Building, 605-607 Broad St., Newark
- Hahne and Company, 609 Broad St., Newark
- Home Office Building--Firemens Insurance, 8-12 Park Pl., Newark
- House of Prayer Episcopal Church and Rectory, Broad and State Sts., Newark
- Indian and the Puritan, Opposite 5 Washington St., Newark
- James Street Commons Historic District, Roughly bounded by Halsey, Warren, Boyden, Bleeker, Orange, and Broad Sts., Newark -- A 20-block section of townhouses along Washington Park, Halsey Street, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., and James Street.
- James Street Commons Historic District Addendum, 18 Washington Pl., Newark
- Krueger Mansion, 601 High St (aka 601 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.)., Newark -- Believed to be the most expensive home ever built in Newark, this 40-room baroque mansion was constructed in 1888-89 at a cost of about $250,000 for Gottfried Kreuger, a wealthy brewer. In 1958, the building was purchased and renovated by Louis Scott, Newark's first African-American millionaire.
- Lincoln Park Historic District, Lincoln Park, Clinton Ave., and Spruce and Broad Sts., Newark -- This four-acre park was laid out in 1850. Opposite it is Clinton Park, where a copy of the Venice's Colleoni equestrian statue stands. Around the park are brownstone mansions, most of which were constructed in the mid-19th century as the homes of the city's elite. Among these are the Dorothy Ball House at 103 Lincoln Park and the Newark Community School of the Arts at 89 Lincoln Park (occupying two former private houses and a carriage house).
- Military Park Commons Historic District, Roughly bounded by Washington Pl., McCarter Hwy, E. Park St. and Raymond Blvd., Newark -- Designed as a training place for soldiers when the city was planned in 1667, it became known in 1869 as the Town Commons or Lower Commons. The park contains a number of important pieces of statuary. The largest and most impressive work is the "Wars of America" monument created by Gutzon Borglum, which was unveiled in 1926. The newest work is a bust of John F. Kennedy by Jacques Lipschitz unveiled in 1965.
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery, 375 Broadway, Newark -- The oldest cemetery in Newark, Mt. Pleasant opened in 1814. It is the burial ground for many prominent Newarkers and other New Jerseyans.
- Murphy Varnish Works, McWhorter, Vesey, and Chestnut Sts., Newark
- Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, 300 Broadway and 2nd St., Newark -- This 18-story office building houses Mutual Benefit's corporate headquarters and eastern home office, completed in 1957.
- New Jersey Bell Headquarters Building, 540 Broad St., Newark -- Built from 1927-29 in a style known as "American Perpendicular," New Jersey Bell's headquarters rise 275 feet. The 20-story structure's facade is adorned by massive Egyptian-style bas-relief sculpture. Its temple-like main lobby, in marble and bronze, depicts telephone communications in classical themes.
- New Point Baptist Church, 17 E. Kinney St., Newark
- Newark Broad Street Station, Broad and University Sts., Newark
- Newark City Hall, 920 Broad St., Newark -- Opened in 1908, the five-story domed structure was built at a cost of more than $2.6 million. As one of the nation's finest Beaux Arts-style buildings, it features massive interior carved marble and fine paneling, a grand central staircase, stained-glass skylights, and decorative plaster and wrought-iron works. The central dome inside is made of copper and is flanked by atria with glass ceilings.
- Newark Female Charitable Society, 305 Halsey St., 41-43 Hill St., Newark
- Newark Metropolitan Airport Buildings, U.S. 22, Newark
- Newark Orphan Asylum, High and Bleeker Sts., Newark College of Engineering, Newark
- North Broad Street Historic District, 136-148 Broad St., Newark
- North Reformed Church, 510 Broad St., Newark
- Old First Presbyterian Church, 820 Broad St., Newark
- Pan American C.M.A. Church, 76 Prospect St., Newark
- Passaic Machine Works-Watts, Campbell & Company, 1270 McCarter Hwy., Newark
- Pennsylvania Station, Raymond Plaza West, Newark -- Completed in 1933, the 293-foot long structure, finished in Indiana limestone, contains many Art Deco details, including aluminum wall relieves and ceiling sculptures.
- Protestant Foster Home, 272-284 Broadway, Newark
- Queen of Angels Church, Belmont Ave. at Morton St., Newark
- Riverbank Park, Roughly bounded by Van Buren, Market, and Somme Sts., and Passaic R., Newark
- Route 1 Extension, US 1 and 9 milepoint: 51.25-54.55, NJ 139 milepoint 0-4.5, Newark
- Salaam Temple, 1020 Broad St., Newark -- Later became Newark Symphony Hall
- Seated Lincoln, Essex Co Court, Jct. of Springfield and Market Sts., Essex County Courthouse Plaza, Newark
- Second Reformed Dutch Church, 178-184 Edison Pl., Newark
- South Park Calvary United Presbyterian Church, 1035 Broad St., Newark
- St. Barnabas' Episcopal Church, W. Market St. and Sussex and Roseville Aves., Newark
- St. Casimir's Roman Catholic Church, 164 Nichols St., Newark
- St. Columba's Church, Pennsylvania Ave. and Brunswick St., Newark
- St. James' A. M. E. Church, High and Court Sts., Newark
- St. John's Church, 22-26 Mulberry St., Newark
- St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Rectory and School, W. Market St., Newark -- Irish immigrants completed the building of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in 1880.
- St. Lucy's Church, 19-26 Ruggiero Plaza, Newark
- St. Mary's Abbey Church, High and William Sts., Newark
- St. Patrick's Pro Cathedral, Washington St. and Central Ave., Newark
- St. Rocco's Roman Catholic Church, 212-216 Hunterdon St., Newark
- St. Stephan's Church, Ferry St. and Wilson Ave., Ironbound
- Stanley Theater, 985 S. Orange Ave., Newark
- State Street Public School, 15 State St., Newark
- Sydenham House, Old Road to Bloomfield, at Heller Pkwy., Newark -- The home of Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Henderson, this early-18th century farmhouse has been faithfully restored by the couple over more than 20 years. The original portion of the house is believed to have been built around 1710 and enlarged four times over the centuries. It remained a possession of the Sydenham family until the 1920s and stands today as the oldest private home in Newark.
- Symington House, 2 Park Place, Newark -- A stately red brick townhouse built in 1808 as the rectory of Trinity Cathedral, the Symington House was purchased by Robert Symington in 1888. Also known as Continental House.
- Temple B'Nai Abraham, 621 Clinton Ave., Newark
- Trinity Cathedral, Broad and Rector Sts., Newark
- Wars of America, Military Park, 614-706 Broad St., Newark
- Weequahic Park Historic District, Roughly bounded by Meeker Ave., Dayton St., the Union County border and Maple Ave., Newark
- Wickcliffe Presbyterian Church, 111 13th Ave., Newark
Newark was originally formed as a township in 1693, based on the Newark Tract, which was first purchased in 1667. Newark was granted a Royal Charter in 1713, and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature in 1798. During its time as a township, portions were taken to form Springfield Township (1794), Caldwell Township (1798, now known as Fairfield Township), Orange Township (1806), Bloomfield Township (1812) and Clinton Township (1834, remainder reabsorbed by Newark in 1902). Newark was reincorporated as a city in 1836, replacing Newark Township. The previously independent Vailsburg borough was annexed by Newark in 1905. In 1926, South Orange Township changed its name to Maplewood. As a result of this, a portion of Maplewood known as Ivy Hill was re-annexed to Newark's Vailsburg.
Innovation and improvements to methods of transportation in Newark could arguably be traced back to the completion of the Morris Canal within Newark. With the canal in place, a greater number of goods and resources were brought it and shipped out. This ultimately led to increased settlement in Newark, vastly increasing the population for years to come.
The Morris Canal also saw its days come to an end, only to be more recently used by the Newark City Subway, now known as the Newark Light Rail. Even today, many of the subway stations still portray the Canal in its original state in the form of mosaic works.
The marshes on Newark Bay were difficult to develop, and for decades were essentially wilderness, with a few dumps, warehouses, and cemeteries on their edges. However in the 20th century, the Port Authority was able to reclaim much of the marshland for the further expansion of Newark Airport, as well as the growth of the port lands.
Newark began as a rural, agrarian settlement and has grown into the state's major urban center. From quaint farmhouses to massive office buildings, gothic churches to gleaming, modern college complexes - a tour of Newark is a journey through history.


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However, Apple hasn't equipped any iPhone or iPad device as of yet. You may not know this, but there's quite a rumour mill let alone debate around this topic. So we will try to sum up a few key points and our opinion as to why iPhones don't offer NFC technology.
The first point to consider is that Apple has invested in quite a few NFC related patents and research centres.
In addition, people say that NFC is a natural extension of Apple's Passbook ticketing and coupon native application (so now by just "tapping" a voucher/ticket/poster… it will migrate to your device).
In contrast, many people don't believe Apple will include NFC technology in their phones. They argue that NFC will not reach mass market, which doesn't correlate with Apple's "polished, mainstream" product lines. They say that – "If they didn't include it by now, there's a slim chance they will…". There's no indication in iOS 7 that NFC will be included. Others speculate that Apple will use biometric scans (fingerprints) rather than NFC in order to confirm mobile payments.
Even though the NFC market is moving forward regardless of Apple's intentions, this topic is very 'hot' because it's clear to all: the moment iPhones will offer NFC capabilities, the technology will truly reach every hand, and developers' innovative skills will find more practical uses for it. Yet, all these arguments are highly speculative, and based on personal belief and understanding of the market.
We personally believe that Apple will offer NFC with their devices in time, if and when NFC mobile payments penetrate the masses, we doubt anyone will want to be left out the game. However, Apple doesn't usually release a technology or feature without everyone being able to use it to the fullest extent off the bat (well… besides the map debacle).
To sum this up, there are opposing opinions regarding the feasibility of an Apple device having NFC capabilities. We believe that the forces pushing NFC, as well as the appeal and convenience of the technology will help it's penetration into our awareness. Once that happens Apple will probably include it in their lines.
It's important to remember though, NFC is only a technology – what stands behind it is the ability to interact with physical objects and our surroundings. No matter which technology enables this interaction, we are confident this is in our near future.
This is what tag-a-bag is about, allowing us to interact with our belongings, making them smarter than they are today.

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The Pentagon's decision to lift the ban on women in combat roles might be more than a boost to gender equality. It might also prove a boon, surprisingly, to women's job satisfaction.
With all the risk and sacrifice, the military does not seem like an institution that would top career satisfaction surveys. But a study of 30,000 active-duty personnel, published in the American Sociological Review, showed that women consistently reported higher job satisfaction in the military than male counterparts of the same ethnicity. This trend held true for African Americans, Hispanics and Whites, and is the exact opposite of what sociologists see in the private sector.
University of Massachusetts' Jennifer Hickes Lundquist used five measurements of career satisfaction, metrics like overall quality of life, opportunities for advancement and whether they believe they will soon get promoted. Using that data, she found that African-American women were the most satisfied with their jobs, followed by African-American men. Latinas came next, followed by Latinos, and then white women.
White men came in as the least satisfied with their careers, with the lowest rankings by these metrics.
Lundquist thinks this has a lot to do with the structure of the military, where the social hierarchy rests on rank rather than class or gender. "For women," Lundquist writes, "pay and job benefits are more equal in the military than in the civilian labor."
Separate research has found that male and female promotion rates in the military tend to be similar, erasing a gender gap that exists in the private sector. Women are still, however, "grossly underrepresented" among those promoted to higher military ranks such as captain or lieutenant colonel.
A more fair playing field, at least at lower military ranks, would be a boost for minorities and women. It would also be a potential drawback for white males.
"It's not that the military environment treats white males less fairly; it's simply that, compared to their peers in civilian society, white males lose many of the advantages that they had," Lundquist said when we spoke about her research. "There's a relative deprivation when you compare to satisfaction of peers outside of the military."
Lundquist does not dismiss the impact that other factors could have to mitigate women's job satisfaction in the military, especially sexual harassment. She acknowledges that, while negative factors exist, the more positive influence of a level playing field ultimately results in better job satisfaction for military women.


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Bruised ribs. Stitched chin. Multiple penalties.
Super start.
In last Sunday's NFL season opener in Cleveland, the Dallas Cowboys were missing two of their top four receivers, their starting left guard and a Pro Bowl cornerback. They didn't, however, miss a beat.
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In their most dominant debut in 10 years, the Cowboys amplified their Super Bowl expectations by ramming a 28-point catheter up the Browns' optimism and serving notice that they are indeed one of the best teams in professional football.
Further confirmation arrives Monday night in the home opener when the Cowboys will whip the Philadelphia Eagles.
"If we work together, it's going to be real hard to beat us," cornerback Pacman Jones told reporters after the game. "Period, point blank."
Despite playing short-handed on the road against a 10-win team, the Cowboys could have named their score against Cleveland. Quarterback Tony Romo threw a careless interception in the end zone, and head coach Wade Phillips sympathetically chose to run out the clock in the end or else 28-10 could've been 38-10, or worse.
Lubricating the jubilation, of course, is a sigh of relief. I—and nearly everyone else—have picked the Cowboys as the best team in the NFC, but there remained a morsel of doubt about Romo, about the inexperienced depth and about the lingering psychological damage from consecutive heart-breaking playoff losses.
It took one game to erase any uncertainty. After watching Romo add a wrinkle to his arsenal and seeing upstart backups plug injury holes with steady—if not superlative—performances, the Cowboys are clearly the favorite to play in Super Bowl XLIII. In fact, considering the season-ending injury to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and the lackluster start by the Indianapolis Colts, entering Week 2, aren't the Cowboys the NFL's best team and the favorite to win it?
No better team to test Dallas' ascendancy than the Eagles.
Last year the Cowboys were rolling along at 12-1 when a mediocre Philadelphia team sauntered into Texas Stadium on December 6. With Jessica Simpson officially launching her jinx in a pink Romo jersey, her boyfriend completed only 13 of 36 passes and threw three interceptions. The Cowboys stunningly lost, 10-6, and dropped three of their final four games including the home playoff crotch-kick courtesy of the New York Giants.
"This," Phillips said of Monday night's game, "will be our second big game of the season."
But America's Team doesn't merely play 16 games but rather 16 seasons, each breathlessly and nauseatingly dissected. And as long as former feuding teammates Terrell Owens and Donovan McNabb are in opposite uniforms, Cowboys-Eagles will have magnified ramifications, usually played out in prime time.
Owens bolted from the gate with 87 receiving yards and a touchdown (the refs cheated him out of another, right?). But McNabb was even more spectacular, throwing for 361 yards and three touchdowns despite playing without his top two targets. Hank Baskett, Greg Lewis and DeSean Jackson may not strike fear into the heart of Cowboys secondary coach Dave Campo, but in last week's 38-3 rout of the St. Louis Rams, they became Philadelphia's first 100-yard receiving trio since 1960.
Of course, McNabb and his unheralded band of one-hit wonders will amount to nothing more than gnats on a cow's hindquarters if the Cowboys play to their potential. The Eagles simply aren't in Dallas' class.
Not since the '98 team lifted the lid with a 38-10 shellacking of the Cardinals in Arizona have the Cowboys provided a more assertive opening statement.
Sure, there were oddities (owner Jerry Jones chatting with basketball star LeBron James and rugged nose tackle Tank Johnson fiddling with his diamond earrings), annoyances (tie between Fox's animated robot inexplicably wearing No. 34 and Fox sideline "reporter" Pam Oliver never providing a "report" on injured running back Marion Barber) and distractions (the oversized "GU 63" patch and field emblem commemorating Gene Upshaw, the former Players Association boss who, ironically, was despised by old-school players). But mostly there were the Cowboys, masking their numerous injuries and overcoming their 11 brain-fart penalties with unmatched star power.
Receivers Miles Austin and Sam Hurd missed the game, but Isaiah Stanback filled in with two catches.
Left guard Kyle Kosier was out, but replaced admirably by Cory Procter on an offensive line that opened holes for 142 rushing yards and allowed just one hit on Romo.
Barber, whose ferocious running style led me to fear injuries as the starter, left with bruised ribs. But rookie Felix Jones, who has the innate ability to turn subtle cuts into drastic moves at full speed, scored an 11-yard touchdown the first time he was handed the ball.
Terence Newman, the Pro Bowl cornerback, didn't suit up but was replaced by Pacman, who, despite likely playing his worst game this season (one interference penalty; two punt returns for eight yards and a fumble), didn't allow a big play.
Ditto for the defense, which somehow used green corners (rookie draft picks Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick) with a résumé flimsier than Sarah Palin's to hold the Browns to 205 total yards.
Leading it all, not surprisingly, was Romo. But it was a different Romo. A new-and-improved Romo.
One with both an iron chin and quiet feet.
For really the first time in his three-year career, Romo balanced his talented improvisations with a patience—a willingness—to stand steady in the pocket. What we're seeing is the maturation of a quarterback, from wildly entertaining to ultimately successful.
"Did you see it?" Romo asked reporters after the game. "That's what I was working on in the off-season. By doing it this way, I didn't feel the pressure, and I really helped the offensive line."
Romo opened 2007 with 345 yards passing and four touchdowns and went on to break numerous franchise records and become the NFC's Pro Bowl starter. But while meticulously watching game film over the winter, he noticed a flaw in which he subconsciously wiggled his feet in the pocket, sometimes resulting in his inching up a couple yards, often toward the oncoming rush. Against the Browns his feet were noticeably calm and quiet, like an old man settling into the Barcalounger for an afternoon nap.
"I just planted my feet and went through the reads," Romo said.
Added receiver Patrick Crayton, "He was surveying the field like he was at the beach, picking out honeys."
Considering the necessary evolution, Romo's 320-yard performance against the Browns is more promising than his torching of the Giants 12 months ago. At that time Romo still felt the need to be Dallas' bottle of Wite-Out, erasing typos, injuries and penalties with his ad-libs.
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But now—face it and embrace it—Tony Romo's settling down.
He recently bought a house in Las Colinas (the fact that it once belonged to former Mavericks coach Quinn Buckner raises questions about his karma, but that's for another column). And, despite taking a helmet to the chin and a bloody cut that required 13 stitches last Sunday, he's seemingly ready to make a home in the pocket.
Said tight end and close friend Jason Witten, "He's never played better."
The Cowboys seem headed in the same direction.


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One look at the number of vintage office buildings being converted into condominiums and it begins to look that way.
If the landmark Wrigley Building, one of the most famous buildings on what is a world-famous stretch of street, eventually goes condo, it would join stalwarts such as the Palmolive Building and the old Britannica Center that will have replaced office credenzas with two bedrooms, a bathroom and a room with a view.
In all about 5,000 residential units now exist along Boul Mich from Oak Street to Roosevelt Road.
And that number is expected to increase.
"Michigan Avenue has evolved as an absolutely prime residential corridor," declares Gail Lissner, vice president of Appraisal Research Counselors in Chicago. "Even people who don't know Chicago have heard of Michigan Avenue. It has worldwide recognition. The location can't be beat."
Those drawn to the boulevard tend to be a different breed. "These people want to be where it's happening," Lissner said. "They don't want quiet, tree-lined streets."
Consider the Kurdins of Ohio. The couple visited the city 10 or 12 times last year and decided to buy a second home here rather than Florida.
"I grew up in New York, but the shopping is better in Chicago. The Magnificent Mile, Oak Street is so centralized. We have our favorite restaurants," said Jan Kurdin, 42, who with her husband, Howard, 45, bought a two-bedroom condo at Metropolitan Tower, 310 S. Michigan Ave. "We bought a fun place in Chicago to go where we can play."
James Kinney, president of Rubloff Residential Properties in Chicago, estimates that 20 percent to 30 percent of buyers on Michigan Avenue are like the Kurdins, part-time residents.
"There are a lot of empty-nesters selling their suburban houses and coming downtown," Kinney said.
Prices at new developments are pushing up to $1,000 a square foot, Kinney said. As for older condos, he said a two-bedroom apartment at Water Tower Place is $1 million-plus.
A driving force behind Michigan Avenue's rise as a corridor of condos are low interest rates and the willingness of people to plunk down what in another era might be considered huge amounts of money on residences.
Many of the older office buildings, especially those along South Michigan Avenue, also play into the conversions. No longer efficient as office space, they are better suited for conversion into residential units, said Bob Horner of Monroe Building Development Corp.
He and partner Ibrahim Shihadeh plan to convert the office building at 104 S. Michigan Ave. into 96 residential units, at prices from $200,000 to $4 million. Built in 1911, the structure is across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago.
"Millennium Park has accelerated the residential development of Michigan Avenue," Horner added.
Jerry James, principal in Edward R. James Partners LLC, says North Michigan Avenue "is a premier location, but no land is available."
As a result, James has proposed building a 64-story structure with 240 units in back of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, across the street from the John Hancock Center.
"We have filed with the Plan Commission and now are waiting," said James, who noted that the project has been opposed by Ald. Burton Natarus (42nd).
James said his building's smaller units will be around 1,100 square feet, aimed at people who want a place to stay for weekend visits, to larger permanent residences priced at $1 million or more.
Conversions gain cost edge
"As residential prices go higher, it's more economically feasible to convert the old office buildings on Michigan Avenue," said Keith Giles, principal in Frankel & Giles Real Estate, which converted the vintage office building at 888 S. Michigan Ave. into 36 condos.
"Millennium Park has become an international draw, so it's a major advantage being across from it," Giles added.
Louis D. D'Angelo, president of Metropolitan Properties of Chicago, is the developer of Metropolitan Tower, 310 S. Michigan Ave., a building known for its distinctive blue light. Built as the Straus Building in 1924, to many Chicagoans it is the Britannica Center because for years it was the headquarters for Encyclopaedia Britannica.
The 243-unit conversion began sales in 2004 of the one-bedroom to penthouse units with prices ranging from about $300,000 to $2 million. It is about 40 percent sold.
The buyers are largely empty-nesters who like to walk to work and live near the city's cultural opportunities, D'Angelo said. "We are having more out-of-state folks than we thought," he said. Buyers are about evenly split between city and suburban buyers.
The developer also plans to redevelop the former Karpen Building at 318 S. Michigan Ave., which is now vacant. The project will be called the Richelieu.
In 1997, D'Angelo redeveloped the McCormick Building, which includes the Residences of 330 S. Michigan.
"We sold 78 units in 4 1/2 months," he recalls. Those condos are on the top six floors of the building, which still has 14 floors of commercial space.
D'Angelo credits the city's investment in infrastructure--the museum campus, trees and flowers and the success of Millennium Park--as well as escalating congestion and high development costs north of the river for the spurt of condo projects along South Michigan Avenue.
In addition, the stretch designated as Historic Michigan Boulevard in 2002 has forced builders and developers to think about residential rather than commercial uses.
"The challenge for the developers and the city is to be creative with adaptive reuse as the office market moves west and the residential moves east," he said.
Wrigley a famed name
If the Wrigley Building eventually turns condo, it would easily become one of the most famous home addresses in Chicago, real estate executives said.
Rubloff's Kinney said construction of Trump Tower in back of the Wrigley Building will energize everything around it.
"The Wrigley Building could be an exciting place to live, but it might be expensive to maintain its terra cotta facade," Kinney said.


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When you are at the saddest point in your life you feel as if there is nothing left. All you have are memories. All you have are hopes and dreams. Now those things you held dear are no comfort. They feel like talons dragging across your brow. Yet, when you are down for the count all you can do is look up. The sun flickers on your tears and there it is hope. A hope of new beginnings. Such beautiful beginnings, parts of you had to die, in order to see them. I guess my ass is a zombie then? 'Cause I have done more in death than in life.
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This paper presents a Sales Force Effectiveness Framework that organizes the complexities of sales organizations, providing a holistic approach to defining and assessing sales force effectiveness.
At a time when it is becoming quite difficult to develop new pharmaceuticals and medical technologies, large companies are leaning towards mergers and acquisitions as a strategy for growing the portfolio and building efficiency. This article was published in the Journal of Medical Marketing.
The FDA has mandated Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REM) programs to manage risks associated with drugs. REMS programs comprise elements to assure safe use (ETASUs), and companies need to implement some (least restrictive) to all ETASUs (most restrictive) required by the FDA.
The pressures on the life sciences industry should provide an impetus for the business intelligence function to develop customer and competitor insights that support better decision-making.
When competition and changing business conditions threatened to erode Oakwood's market dominance, company leadership turned to ZS for help.
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I had to choose between going to Sim Lim to get my new LCD monitor and doing grocery shopping with my pregnant wife who cannot carry heavy stuffs. I had to choose the latter. I guess I can always wait for the monitor purchase since I've waited for so many months. Besides, I would like to review my existing PC specs and maybe add a few more purchases on my list, e.g. new HDD.
I realised that the shoebox PC crashed not simply it's because of corrupted software, but I think the whole harddisk is crashed. When I tried to do some recovery using Norton Ghost, both partitions on the harddisk is empty. Any attempt to read would prompt a 'not formatted' error.
Scary! I immediately did backups and clone my current working PC's partition. Cannot afford to have downtime! Crash is ok, but my precious data cannot be gone!!!
Having said that, I always believe in destiny. Sometimes, whatever and however much things you do or not do, the opposite always happens. For instance, you can do all the backups you want, but when disaster happens, you might find your stuffs unrecoverable and backups don't work. And then some people never backup and yet their PC never crashes. In other words, if life is meant to be miserable and down, it will make you miserable and down.
Therefore, be content. Think of yourself now. Can things be better? Absolutely. Can things be worse? You bet. But how are things now?
I don't earn big salary, I don't get lots of photo assignments, I'm not even getting much public attention in my music career. But be happy with what I have achieved. It could be worse, it would be good if it's better, but it's still good now. And even if there are some unhappy happenings, always be thankful that they are not catastrophic. Count your blessings, not your misfortunes.


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As our politics in the United States get more radicalized and divided, there is a corresponding rise in use of ist labels that people use to point fingers at each other.
When I first heard the term "Islamist", I didn't like it. For one thing, the people who seemed to delight in using the term the most were usually the most racist people, who were interested in simply condemning all of Islam and making no fine distinctions between a religion and the acts of a few terrorists. To me, the term "Islamist" seemed like a slur: a way that people could otherize believers in Islam and make them seem more cultish, and perhaps even less human.
But the term caught on, despite my personal misgivings. And as its use was picked up in the popular press, I noticed that at least some people used it in a more functional denotative way: it was a way to distinguish between believers in Islam, most of whom are peaceful and anti-violence, and radical terrorists who use the cloak of Islamic belief as an excuse to do terrible deeds.
When used in this way, the term seems useful and even very positive: it provides a way of talking about "terrorists who use Islam as an excuse for their actions" without conflating those people with the broader category of believers in the Islamic faith. There are Muslims, and there are Islamists, and these are different things. "Don't blame the Muslims for the things that Islamists do." I can approve of this way of using the term.
Yet, there still a whiff of bigotry. Why?
Because if we coin the term "Islamist" for radical criminals who break the law in the name of Islam, then should we not also use corresponding terms for other religions? Should we not see the corporate media using the term "Christianist Terrorist" for devout Christian who publicly shot himself in protest against gay marriage? Should we not see the corporate media using the term "Jewist Terrorist" when an Israeli civilian takes the law into his own hands and attacks a Palestinian mosque?
Yet we do not see those terms. We only see "Islamist". No Christianist, despite the fact that these radicals do exist. No Jewist, despite the fact that these radicals do exist.
Why do you think that is?
If we are really going to be fair, we need to just do this with everything. No?
So when Sharron Angle suggests that people use "second amendment remedies" to change government if Republicans lost at the ballot box, she was essentially being a "Conservativist". This would be consistent in the etymology of the term: She is suggesting extreme, illegal actions, and even violence, and trying to excuse it (in this case) by invoking conservative ideals. Instead of being a Islamist or a Christianist or a Jewist, she is being a Conservativist.
If some radical environmental group suggests committing some violence or crime in order to save animals or take down oil companies (…I've actually not heard of such a thing happening recently, but on conservative talk shows they love to talk about this hypothetical example as instances of "liberal terrorism"), then they could correctly be called Liberalist.
Is this useful? Would it help to clarify our thoughts, our news, or out policies, if we embraced a lexicon that explicitly differentiated between "broad adherents of a belief system" (e.g. Muslims, Christians, Conservatives) and "radical criminals who use a belief system as an excuse" (e.g. Islamists, Christianists, Conservativists)?
I'm not sure that I know the answer to that question.
But I do know this: occupying this "in-between" position of coining the term "Islamist" without coining making use (when appropriate) of the corresponding terms Christianist, Jewist, Conservativist, and Liberalist, is clearly symptomatic of anti-Muslim prejudice in this country… no matter how innocent the intentions of the people using the term.


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I think the last time I stepped foot in a courthouse was when I was on jury duty back in the early 90's. Recently, I had to file some legal papers and was struck by the lack of customer service I experienced. I had a few obvious questions for the clerk – how long does the filing take and how much was the filing fee. I never got those answers. Instead, I received a stock response "Just put the paperwork in the basket and if there is anything missing or needed, you will receive a letter in the mail." It sounded very robotic, like it had been spoken a thousand times before. Even when I rephrased my questions, I received the same response, this time with an irritated sigh. Needless to say, I threw my papers into the basket and left the courthouse totally angry and frustrated with my experience.
Given that I have my own business, I found her lack of involvement and indifference in making this a more efficient process and pleasant experience totally ludicrous. I know that my own business would absolutely FAIL if I treated my clients and colleagues in this manner. No doubt about it. Instead of the clerk answering a few quick questions to avoid a potential paper trail of back-and-forth communication, she preferred to take no responsibility for assisting me. Apparently it's not her job.
Great customer service is the secret skill necessary for any successful business – whether you are an independent contractor or a large government-run organization. It costs nothing to help someone and answer a few questions and just a little assistance goes a long way. It shows people that someone is listening, someone is taking their concerns to heart, and someone wants to help or resolve their situation. Connecting and helping others is as much a part of human nature as the Golden Rule. At least that's what I've always thought until I walked into that courthouse.


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July 9, 2015 10:53 am
Very handy reminder for what to focus on in evidencing need. Thank you.
July 9, 2015 4:08 pm
We feel we have a good idea of what is meant by consultation and submitted a variety of outcomes and findings following our last submission under People and Places which included questionnaires from beneficiaries, parents and carers, outcomes from lobbying conferences and focus group meetings. unfortunately our bid was unsuccessful. What more should we do on this?
Jonathan Ashton permalinkJuly 13, 2015 9:59 am
Dear P&P Grants Team
Having conducted a variety of consultations to develop new projects around funding opportunities, I feel your prescribed solution sounds somewhat unrealistic. A good project occurs in the overlap between need and desire, the remit of the organisation / any partnership that can be put together, the potential of that organisation / partnership, timing and money. A meaningful consultation has to reflect that reality. Unless you have the appropriate focus to the research, you are stopping the people you consult from saying anything relevant.
I remember trying exactly the approach recommended above with a group of older people in sheltered housing in Newcastle when I was helping set up a community centre there. I started out by telling them who we were, why we were thinking of opening a new centre in the area and asked what did they want. They told us they wanted us to change the basis of the pension system. Perhaps they had a point, but as a charity with a service provision remit, there wasn't a lot we could do with that information! When we got into more focussed questions, we got much more useful information. You see the same thing occasionally with Local Authority consultations for strategies: they pretend to start with a completely blank sheet of paper and then they can't do anything with the results. Again, you don't get far asking big open questions of a group of people with "moderate" learning disabilties (another mistake I've learnt from!) With people with dementia, a short question and short answer that stands on its own may be the best you can do.
I agree you need to try and make questions as open as is realistic and give people the chance to show you where you're wrong and need to revise your plans. Service users / potential service users are experts by experience.
However, consultations are a much more skilled process than you are suggesting, here. You need to enable your service users to create as much change as possible, which means being efficient and asking good questions. With a session with disaffected young people, you might be lucky to keep them engaged for 20 minutes. Leading them up the garden path by presenting a completely blank sheet of paper can just disempower them.
Jonathan Ashton
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Dress: Free People | Jacket: H&M via Crossroads Trading | Boots: F21
Hi Everyone!
So, I recently went through my closet with the help of my wonderful and dear friend Courtney. She helped me get rid of a ton of clothing that has been in my closet for years. Bless her.
All in all, it took around an hour and a half. While going through, Courtney commented on the many "bohemian inspired" dresses I own. Maybe it's a mandatory rule that when you move to San Francisco, you have to own a bohemian dress for every occasion. Perhaps it's something that over time, you grow to learn and and love. Regardless, I love these damn dresses.
I've been coveting this dress from Free People for quite some time. I've been quite modest in the spending department, so I waited until this bad boy went on sale. Luckily for me, it did on GILT! I used a few credits I had toward the dress and in just a few weeks, this baby was mine. It's flowy, easy to move in, and has pockets. I consider that an epic trio.
I'll also admit that I'll continue to wear these damn dresses until either I get too old to look "cool" in them or move to a different city. Both, will likely not happen. I hope.
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PROVE IT!Monday, September 17th, 2007
Gill and I have just gone through a major change in our practice and personal lives. After 18 years of owning and practising in the one location, we have handed over ownership to another chiropractor. So it feels like an appropriate time to reflect and to share some experiences, and some insight into the challenges and potential of our great profession.
It was an emotionally charged time as we started to tell our patients and practice members that we were going to be moving on and that we were going to be handing over their care to a new chiropractor. And there were three groups whose reactions really impacted me: The first group was those old faithful regular clients who had been seeing me for 15 to 18 years. Some reminded me that they had seen me in my first weeks of practice. A couple of people even reminded me that they'd seen me in the first days of my practice. And they reminded me how young and "green" I was; and many thanked me for how much I had grown up and evolved in that time.
Now, this raises an interesting question: why would someone see a chiropractor consistently, and regularly over a period of 18 years? I can guarantee you that it wasn't because I signed them up with an 18 year prepayment plan. But instead, they must have some conscious value for the benefits that they receive from their adjustments. And they have enormous experience in terms of how chiropractic has helped them – beyond the relief of an acute low back episode
The second group that probably affected me the most was a group of 18 to 22-year-old's, who when I told them that I was going to be moving on, and that they were about to be under the care of another chiropractor; they looked at me with sorrow and surprise and even disappointment. And most of them said to me, "what am I supposed to do, you have been my only chiropractor for my entire life. You have kept me healthy for all these years?" - Many of them since birth. And it reminded me of how much children intuitively love chiropractic care when they have a good experience. You don't need to educate or intellectually explain the benefits of chiropractic to a child who experiences them. It's like a seven-year-old boy said to me once, "I love getting adjusted, you recharge my batteries".
The third group that probably surprised me a little was a significant group of people who'd only been seeing me for weeks, perhaps months, maybe a year or two: In the bigger scheme of an eighteen year old practice, not a long time. But they too were shocked and disappointed that I was going to be moving on. I guess every chiropractor has patients like this: People who'd been to every other doctor and had all sorts of medical tests and been to other alternative practitioners. And then they stumbled upon you and the healing magic started to occur. And I realised that this group associated their healing with ME and perhaps not so much CHIROPRACTIC. They also place an enormous amount of value on our adjustments. The next part of their journey, being under a new chiropractor, will be to discover that their healing comes from chiropractic, not from Nick Hodgson.
So here is the big question: Do you underestimate the value of the benefits from YOUR chiropractic to the health and wellbeing of your patients and your community? Are you aware of the changes that are happening in the lives of your practice members?
I know there was a time in my practice life where I underestimated the value of what I did. And I remember sitting in a packed theatre at a Dynamic Growth Congress on the Gold Coast, on a Friday night. And one particular speaker was sharing a case story of someone that he cared for over a long period of time. This patient was in a wheelchair as a result of previous injuries, and as the story unfolded, we saw photos of this guy, looking sickly and drawn, in his wheelchair; through to a time when he was no longer in his chair; and then he was holding a newborn baby; his own son in his arms: Both events that should not have happened – but for a chiropractic miracle. And I can remember sitting in my chair, feeling really tense, and then I broke into a cold sweat, and then tears started to well up in my eyes. And later that night, I was tossing and turning in bed, trying to get sleep, and I realised that there was a deep burning question building up inside of me; and it sounded something like this: "Nick, where are your miracles, where are the miracles in your practice?"
Now you might be thinking that when I got back to practice on Monday morning, that there was a guy in a wheelchair, or a deaf or a blind person, waiting to see me, who had a miraculous healing after I adjusted them, and that from that day on I produced miracles of my own. No, my outcomes didn't change: But instead what happened was my awareness changed. And over the next few weeks and months I started to notice changes and miracles that had already been occurring in my own patients – I just had never taken the time to notice. And as a result I developed a deeper appreciation for the changes that occur as a result of my adjustments. So, let me ask you again: Do you underestimate the value of YOUR chiropractic care?
How do you start to identify and become more aware of the changes that are happening in your practice? In the past, the main way we used to help ourselves to become aware of our miracles was through the patient testimonial. When we had a patient who had a dramatic response to our treatment, we would get them to write a short story about their experiences. And after a while we would have a collection of a range of these testimonials. But what about all the other patients in your practice? How do you know what changes they are experiencing under your healing hands?
Now is one of the best times to be a chiropractor, because we have so many fantastic tools and technologies to measure and demonstrate what happens as a result of an adjustment: We can use health questionnaires to record someone's state, at any given time. Anything from a neck disability, or low back pain questionnaire; through to specific health problem questionnaires, like asthma or ADHD or any named illness for which I guarantee you can find the questionnaire that matches the ailment; through to health and wellness, and quality of life questionnaires.
And there are also numerous functional assessment technologies, which can measure almost any aspect of your patient's physiology. From taking digital photographs, and then using software to analyse their postural alignment; Or digital radiographs, where we can store the images on our computer and draw angles and measurements and calculations to be compared later; Through to surface EMG, paraspinal thermography, and pain algometry, and flexibility inclinometry; and now even heart rate variability, brain EEG, skin conductivity, and bio feedback assessments: You name the thing you want to measure, and the technology probably exists to demonstrate the changes.
So what are the benefits to the average chiropractor of utilising these technologies? The first and most obvious reason is that it helps to identify the miracles that you might otherwise miss. Often people don't tell you about some of the less predictable changes that have happened in their lives until you see the changes in their physiology, and then they'll say, "oh so that's why I'm sleeping better, or playing better golf, or feeling happier?" And like me you've probably noticed that sometimes people have short memories. Those people who, when you first met them were in a terrible state, and were struggling to do even daily activities. And after a period of being under your care life is now going pretty well. But then, they say to you, "why do I need to keep coming? I'm not sure whether I'm getting any value out of my adjustments?" And you think "what are you talking about, don't you remember how bad you were? Can't you see how much you have improved?" So the benefits of using outcome tools is that you have a "snapshot" in time of what they were like back then, and you can show them and remind them as to how far they have come, and how much value they do receive from chiropractic.
So which tools should you be using in your practice? Here's a really big question that you need to be asking yourself: What do you claim to change? What changes do you expect to see in your patients when you adjust them? A useful bit of homework to do is to take a blank sheet of paper and down one side list what are the major changes that you focus on that indicate that your chiropractic is working? And come up with a short-list of what are the most important functional improvements that you expect. Is it an improvement in posture, a change in a cervical curve angle, a reduction of muscle tension, improved flexibility, less pain and daily dysfunction, or an increased state of well-being and quality of life? Then, next to each of those listed changes, you need to identify the tool that you can use to prove that you change what you claim to change.
I've noticed that this can be really, really challenging for many chiropractors. And there seems to be only two possible reasons why a chiropractor would resist utilising these tools: The first is that they perceive these technologies as being expensive or time-consuming: In fact most technologies are now more than affordable and cost effective than ever before, and can usually more than pay for themselves via the extra revenue they generate: Some can be delegated to staff members who are usually more than enthusiastic to get more involved in the clinical and healing process.
And the second "excuse" appears to be a degree of fear of exposure. "What if I don't change what I claim to change?" And I guess that are only two possibilities to this scenario: either chiropractic doesn't work or YOUR chiropractic doesn't work! But this perception is best resolved by putting the outcome tools to work – You either discover that your chiropractic is working; it's not working as well as you would like (in which case you can modify your management plans and procedures); or it isn't working (in which case you will need to discover a way that does work): Any of these three possibilities leads to improved quality in your products and service to your community – a win-win situation for everyone.
It is now the 21st century, and if you are practising in the same manner as you were in the 1990s, then you are not a 21st century chiropractor. Assessment and treatment technologies have evolved greatly in the last decade, including the chiropractic adjustment – there are new ways of adjusting which are gentler and faster, which work as well as, and perhaps even better than the "old" stuff. And there is no doubt that the chiropractic profession needs to redesign its packaging IF it wants to be seen as the leaders of the wellness revolution, as opposed to just another provider of drug-free back treatment.
What will happen if our profession doesn't embrace the technologies and opportunities of the 21st century? There's a saying, "put up or shut up": Show your evidence and be listened to and respected, or stay silent and have your ways of life dictated to by others. I know there was a period in my practice life when I was waiting for the definitive study that proved that chiropractic did what I thought it did – improved state of wellbeing, maximized health and optimised human performance. And that once this paper was published in a legitimate scientific journal, the rest of the world would sit up and listen to us. It's been eighteen years, and I am still waiting! And the profession is 112 years old, and we are all still waiting. That's not to say that
there haven't been some good papers – but the "breakthrough" has not occurred.
Here's what I have discovered to be a fact: The evidence that chiropractic works exists inside the four walls of each and every chiropractor's office – they are just not using the tools to prove it – they are waiting silently for someone else to present the evidence – maybe someone really famous and trendy who will receive a chiropractic miracle and do a testimonial on national TV, and then everyone will want to get adjusted??
Imagine if every DC used outcome tools in their practice, and that as a result they had enough evidence in their practice to publish just one case study in their career: That would mean that the Australian chiropractic profession would contribute 2,500 case studies to the evidence base. And the US contingent could produce tens of thousands of case studies. Case studies are a legitimate means of scientific endeavour, and the registration boards can't silence you from sharing this information with the world.
But here's what happens if you stay silent, and have no evidence to "put up" – third parties start to dictate to you the terms and conditions of your practice life… When the chiropractic profession shuts up, we wake up one morning and discover that our patients cannot share their success stories with the outside world; we wake up and discover we can no longer use the title Dr. What wake-up call will it take to make you put up your proof? Waking up to discover that it is now illegal for you to care for children; waking up to discover that you can no longer adjust necks because some other profession thinks it's not safe; that you must discharge your practice members once their symptoms subside; or that if their symptoms haven't subsided after four weeks that you must refer them to another profession anyway?
Maybe we shut up because we lack certainty? THE BEST solution to a lack of certainty is EVIDENCE: Evidence that what you do makes a difference in the world – and the most convincing way to collect the evidence is through the use of relevant outcome tools to measure what it is that you claim to change. You see, nowadays I have complete certainty that MY chiropractic works exactly as I thought it did; it improves state of wellbeing, maximizes health and optimises human performance – I know this because I have used the tools to measure what I claim to change, and they change!
Please join me in the 21st century…


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Pretty much everyone could stand to get a little more sleep—and homeschoolers are fortunate enough to be in a position to actually get some.
We all know the benefits of getting enough sleep (which for most people is at least seven hours each night)—you're more alert, more optimistic, and have more energy to get you through the day. What you may not know is that getting a little more sleep can actually make your life more fun. A Harvard Medical School study found that people who were sleep-deprived were less likely to get jokes and find everyday events funny. Well-rested folks, on the other hand, found much more to laugh at in their daily lives. This doesn't mean you'll magically find Monday morning handwriting battles hilarious, but it does mean that a little extra sleep can make your homeschool a little more fun, funnier place.
People often recommend hitting the sack an hour earlier, and if that works for your family, an earlier bedtime can be a great way to get a little more sleep. But if you've got a crew of night owls or just a long nighttime routine, consider pushing back your morning start time an hour instead.