Kansas City Hyatt Walkway Collapse Introduction The Hyatt Regency Hotel was built in Kansas City‚ Missouri in 1978. This hotel consisted of a 40-story hotel tower and conference facilities‚ which were connected by an open concept atrium. Inside the atrium‚ there were three walkways that connected the hotel to the conference facilities on the second‚ third‚ and fourth floors. The atrium was 145 feet long‚ 117 feet wide and 50 feet high. On July 17‚ 1981‚ approximately 2‚000 people had gathered
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The St. Louis Gateway Arch is an elegant monument to westward expansion in the USA. Located on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Louis‚ Missouri‚ the 630-foot tall stainless steel arch rises above the city skyline. The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial consists of the Gateway Arch‚ the Museum of Westward Expansion‚ and St. Louis’ Old Courthouse. How the design was chosen: There was a nationwide competition in 1947-1948 to design a monument in St. Louis honoring western pioneers. The
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Department of Homeland Security/USCIS 2901 Metro Drive Suite 100 Bloomington‚ MN 55425 To Whom It May Concern: I am a student requesting reinstatement to F-1 student status. I plan to enroll at Penn Valley Community College‚ Kansas City Missouri for full-time study during the Spring 2013 semester. I realize that I have failed to maintain my full-time F-1 student status and would like to explain the circumstances‚ beyond my control‚ which prevented me from enrolling in full 12 credit hours
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St. Louis Union Station. St. Louis Mercentile Library‚ 1994. Montesi‚ Albert‚ and Richard Deposki. Images of America: St. Louis Union Station. Chicago‚ IL: Arcadia Publishing‚ 2004. Parker‚ Edward C. Next Stop: St. Louis Union Station. St. Louis‚ Missouri: Patrice Press‚ 1989.
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traveling counselor of parents‚ teachers and teens‚ first-hand accounts of helicopter parenting and observations of parents. Warner first brings our attention to helicopter parenting by telling us about a 13-year-old girl from Dardenne Prairie‚ Missouri named Megan Meier. Meier committed suicide after learning that the 16-year-old boy she was having an online relationship with was a fictitious character thought up by 47-year-old Lori Drew. Lori Drew created a fake MySpace profile to “find out what
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“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri” quickly became one of the most controversial movies of last year. People could agree on about one thing‚ Frances McDormand was great‚ but other than that disagreement arose over every facet of the movie. Despite that divisiveness‚ the film garnered seven Oscar nominations‚ looking like a frontrunner for best picture. I would not have minded if it had won. The movie’s set up is simple: McDormand plays a grieving mother whose daughter was raped and murdered
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Chapter 18- The Industrial Society‚ 1860-1900 Industrial Development The Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia‚ P.A. symbolized America’s quick transition into an industrial nation‚ showcasing items such as the Corliss engine. The flourishing economy and determination of investors and entrepreneurs catapulted the United States into the global market‚ even ahead of the leading European competitors of Great Britain‚ France‚ and Germany. Expanding markets and labor conditions grew the industry and
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Hampton Machine Tool Company On September 14‚ 1979‚ Mr. Jerry Eckwood‚ vice president of the St. Louis National Bank was considering a loan request from a customer located in a nearby city. The company‚ Hampton Machine Too] Company‚ had requested renewal of an existing $1 million loan originally due to be repaid on September 30. In addition to the renewal of the existin- loan‚ Hampton was asking for an additional loan of $350‚000 for planned equipment purchases in October. Under the terms
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Trip to the Museum It’s the first Saturday of March‚ on a cold morning with a clear sky and a radiant sun‚ I decided to visit a museum in downtown Saint Louis‚ Missouri. I’m arriving at eleven o’clock‚ a little bit late to what I was expecting because the Metrolink train had a delay due to technical problems. The museum is located exactly below the famous Gateway Arch of Saint Louis. I have heard that it’s an excellent place to learn about American History and the way America expanded to the West
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oil boom has created a surge in demand for housing as oil workers flock to the area. The Missouri Flats Inn is a hotel located in Williston that has been there since it all began‚ and as a result has been profiting handsomely. But‚ does the hotel have a business strategy that will help it to survive and prosper as the market evolves and new competition increases? The following is an analysis of the Missouri Flats Inn using Porter’s Five
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