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    When you hear the name Waldorf Astoria, the image of a spectacular and grand hotel instantly comes to mind. A place of dapper gentlemen and regal ladies dashing about without a care in the world. One envisions men in tux and tails and women in sequined dresses off to a gala as they did in 1900s when the Waldorf and the Astoria hotels opened in New York City. The Waldorf Astoria Ras al Khaimah is such a regal place. A regal and grand resort that provides the finest luxury travel experience one could

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    essential in providing proper and effective care to their health. I will focus on Queens Community Board One for this Windshield Assessment. I have chosen this community because for the past 20 years of my life I have lived in both Long Island City and Astoria, which are two neighborhoods pertaining to this community. I have witnessed drastic changes throughout the years that have change

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    The Ghost dog of Astoria Once upon a time many years ago there lived a ghost dog in the streets of Astoria, or so people say. Roomer was if you seen one of the dogs and looked into his eyes for three seconds you would turn into a ghost dog yourself. Many people thought this was a big myth. Come to find out it was true. One day a little girl was on her way home from school. When she ran into him, the dog. She didn’t know what do she just kept looking at the dog. All of a sudden she blacked out.

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    "Astoria!" His cries echoed. The bounced off of the long brick corridors and along the panels of glass that encompassed the walls on his left. "Astoria!!" Fish swam on the other side of the glass emitting bubbles, as if mocking his pleas. The queen stood across the castle, both hands placed on the huge cold bricks. Her head hung low leaving about a centimeter of space between her and the wall. She listened to his calls, each one filled itself with more desperation and urgency than the last. Yet,

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    Langston Hughes, a radical African-American writer of the Harlem Renaissance wrote “Advertisement for the Waldorf-Astoria” in response to the festivities that surrounded the reopening of New York’s obscenely opulent hotel, Waldorf Astoria in midst of the Great Depression. The poem was first published in The New Masses in December 1931 as a two-paged poem accompanied by illustrations by Walter Steinhuber. The poem takes the form of a parody of a magazine advertisement in Vanity Fair and is considered

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    research on Astoria, Queens. As a quick recap, Queens is the most diverse borough in NYC, while the neighborhood of Astoria is the most diverse one in the borough. While doing my research, I had to locate various websites that had valid information that I could use and cite to avoid plagiarism. However, a website that most people rely on for information is obviously Wikipedia, and that was one that we were not allowed to use for our projects. As a review of Wikipedia’s information on Astoria, Queens

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    The Kaufman Astoria Studios is a significant movie studio and production site located in Astoria, Queens. To explain, Kaufman has established itself as one of the largest and most sophisticated production centers in New York and on the East Coast. Additionally, their versatility and outstanding service has made them the studio of choice for many famous and significant movies, productions, and television shows. Furthermore, Kaufman is the center for a busy creative environment where shooting, pre-production

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    Astoria Ck Manual

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    opposed to using paper. This essay will examine different methods used by certain organizations, which have been proven as effective methods of becoming a paperless organization. These include The Hilton hotels and even more specifically, The Waldorf Astoria. In terms of restaurants, El Monumento is a privately owned restaurant in Texas, that employ’s paperless services. Furthermore, the large franchise, Chilis offers some paperless services as a way of improving their service. The reasons these companies

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    Waldorf Astoria hotel New York offers its guest to take ride in MacLaren, one of the reputed sports cars in the world. To add more, guest can also get behind the wheel of Porsche 911 Turbo or Ferrari 458 Italia. Along with professional race car driver, you're going

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