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system was in December 1879, when the Menlo Park laboratory complex was electrically lighted. Edison spent the next several years creating the electric industry. In September 1882, the first commercial power station, located on Pearl Street in lower Manhattan, went into operation providing light and power to customers in a one square mile area; the electric age had begun. Text 3 Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio; the seventh and last child of Samuel and Nancy Edison

rêves humains. Mario VARGAS LLOSA 1 La nuit où tout commença Nous devons nous y habituer : aux plus importantes croisées des chemins de notre vie, il n'y a pas de signalisation. Ernest HEMINGWAY Décembre 2006 C'est le soir de Noël, au cœur de Manhattan... La neige tombe sans relâche depuis le matin. Engourdie par le froid, la « ville qui ne dort jamais » semble tourner au ralenti, malgré une débauche d'illuminations. Pour un soir de réveillon, la circulation est étonnamment fluide, la couche de

rêves humains. Mario VARGAS LLOSA 1 La nuit où tout commença Nous devons nous y habituer : aux plus importantes croisées des chemins de notre vie, il n'y a pas de signalisation. Ernest HEMINGWAY Décembre 2006 C'est le soir de Noël, au cœur de Manhattan... La neige tombe sans relâche depuis le matin. Engourdie par le froid, la « ville qui ne dort jamais » semble tourner au ralenti, malgré une débauche d'illuminations. Pour un soir de réveillon, la circulation est étonnamment fluide, la couche de

et en 2008, à 25 946 000 habitants répartis entre les États de New York, du New Jersey et du Connecticut alors que la ville de New York proprement dite comptait 8 143 197 habitants, répartis dans cinq grands districts (appelés aussi boroughs) : Manhattan, Brooklyn, le Queens, le Bronx et Staten Island. New York, fréquemment surnommée Big Apple, à savoir « La Grosse Pomme » ou The city that never sleeps, en français « La ville qui ne dort jamais », regroupe aujourd'hui l'ensemble des critères caractéristiques

apartment buildings or beg for pastrami from the corner deli. Nor did actual dogs frequent my early circles. The occasional hamster and odd budgie found their way into my friends’ homes, but our childhood menageries were canine-free. Marriage, tiny Manhattan quarters, graduate school, publishing jobs with long hours … all, I decided, ruled out getting a dog. Even when I bought a house with a backyard in Tucson, Arizona, I remained dogless. Everyone knows that coyotes, not their domesticated kin, live

per cent of its income from gambling, has sought in recent years to diversify its revenue streams. “You’re here for a special day in Seminole history” said Max Osceola, a Seminole council representative. “Our ancestors sold Manhattan for trinkets. We’re going to buy Manhattan back, one burger at a time.” Rank put Hard Rock up for sale in July. Founded in 1971 in London, Hard 104 Séquence 3 – AN21 Rock employs about 7000 at 124 restaurants in 45 countries, as well as at seven hotels, two casinos

dont sont faits les saints Quand le ciel tout entier déplorait son absence Son Créateur l’a rappelé à lui 1 RÈRE AIDEN O’BRIEN entendait toujours ses F en confession dans l’église basse de Saint-fidèles François-d’Assise, située dans Manhattan, 31e Rue Ouest. À soixante-dix-huit ans, le moine franciscain appréciait cette manière d’administrer le sacrement où le pénitent était assis avec lui dans la salle de réconciliation plutôt qu’agenouillé sur le bois dur du confessionnal, derrière

bad news. For example, a city’s promotion can focus on the low cost of visiting their city as compared with other, more expensive destinations. If this is not true, then a special promotional package with lower pricing may need to be developed and promoted. In fact, if tourists can be offered lower costs, the poor economy may be an opportunity to attract tourists away from more expensive destinations. Understanding how the economy is performing will assist tourism marketers in adjusting their promotional

of restructuring in the banicing industry, worldwide • In the United States, the number of commercial banks fell by 30% between 1985 and 1995, and the level of employment dropped by 5% between 1984 and 1994. The merger of Chemical Bank and Chase Manhattan in 1995 led to the loss of 12 000 jobs and the acquisition of Bank of America by Nations Bank is said to have led to 18 000 lay-offs. The British banks, for a number of reasons including M&A, reduced their workforce by 150 000 salaried employees

corporations will be listed on national markets. In the USA, there are three national markets in New City Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Wall Street. There are about 3000 listed corporations on this market. The second one is the NASDAQ which is also located in Manhattan and there is about 2000 corporations listed in this market. Usually there are new corporations in high-technology. The third one is American stock exchange (AMEX) which is also located in New York and 1000 corporations are listed on this market.