Posted on 01/06/2013 9:03:11 AM PST by lowbridge
They coulda' been contenders and now they have a second chance.
Nearly 300 black and Latino firefighter candidates who didnt score high enough to join the FDNY in 1999 and 2002 are getting a rare opportunity take their entrance exams again.
Theyll sit for the FDNY written exam Friday, and an intense physical fitness test will follow later.
If they can rack up passing grades on both, the job with generous pension, sick pay and other benefits could be within their grasp.
The break is part of a controversial ruling from Brooklyn Judge Nicholas Garaufis, who in July found the FDNY guilty of discrimination after a group of black firefighters and the Vulcan Society successfully challenged the methodology of its entrance exams.
Garaufis ordered the city to pay $187 million in damages.
He also found that 186 blacks and 107 Latinos who took the 99 and 02 tests might have made the grade had the process been different, and compelled the city to find as many of them as possible and give them another shot regardless of age even those over 40. Usually the FDNY wont allow anyone older than 29 to sit for an exam, with an exception for those in the military.
Many of the Bravest were outraged by the decision, which could catapult these latter-day candidates ahead of firefighters already on the job.
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Biff and Ashley are hosting an intimate repast for 12 un diner intime pour deux at their inherited Art Deco/ Georgian brownstone designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Menu by Chef Louis was Petit foie gras and Beluga caviar will be followed by Cuisses De Grenouille Provencale and Escargots A La Bourguignonne with Creme Brule for dessert.
During the serving an undocumented employee of the caterer catches the antique Louis V silk tapestry on fire with a warming burner. The first 2 floors are fully engulfed with the guests clustered at the 3rd floor windows.
You are first on the scene. Determine the following:
1. What wines were served with what course?
2. What crackers were served with the Beluga?
3. How many forks are at each setting?
4. What do they do with the poor frogs after they cut their little legs off?
What happened in the 60s is that many minority kids stopped listening to their elders, had in fact a certain contempt with how hard their elders had worked to get ahead. So thirty years ago, yes, there were still a lot of minorities instilled with the old work ethic who got screwed. But now we are dealing with the younger set who think that working hard means you have a slave mentality.
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