they said it’s either going to be olive garden or outback steakhouse, If anyone knows please tell!! it’s behind Mcdonalds and its the Fairfield Inn.

I’m doing a project on Redwoods National Park… I’d like to know the size and location and some good websites to find info… thanks!

I have seen this very question posted on Yahoo Answers so many times; now I want to put an end to this debate/discussion once and for all! I am an American, born and raised here..lived in both the East Coast and West Coast of USA. I have travelled extensively all over the USA and Australia, too. Many people have said good things and bad things about both countries. Now, I will tell you what I think is really the truth. No B.S. First, the similarities between the USA and Australia: Both countries are about the same size (excluding Alaska, which is extremely cold and very barren). Both offer freedom,democracy, human rights, and both are multi-cultural societies (USA is mostly white, black, latino, and some Asians; while Australia is mostly white, Asian, and 2% Aboriginals). In Australia, you can go to a nice movie theatre and watch the latest American movies, goto the video store and rent American movies and listen to American music on your car stereo. Australia has just about EVERYTHING that USA has: Costco, Target, Lamborgini, BMW, Mercedes, you name it; even Google has an office in Australia. Both USA (NBA) and Australia (NBL) have pro-basketball leagues. In Australia, you have access to american culture without having to be in the USA. But, here are the differences:Australia has a very manageable 22 million people…the USA has over 300 million and growing fast. This is due to Australia’s isolation in the southern hemisphere and strict and controlled immigration policy. Australia wants "highly skilled" migrants (they go by a ‘points system’, and you need 120 points) and those who have at least a working knowledge of the english language….USA will basically take everyone, with skills or not. Having over 300 million people and growing in the USA causes many problems on the whole infrastrature: traffic getting worse, public transit getting crowded, work environment getting more stressful and demanding, more competition for jobs, and more friction between people. I feel USA is just getting too crowded now, and it’s projected to get to 400 million people by 2030! Australia’s climate is much better. Australia is sunnier, warmer and doesn’t get the terrrible weather that USA gets. USA gets freezing temperatures (the midwest can drop to 30 below zero), and snowstorms, a lot of tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, and places like California experience earthquakes. They’re talking about the "Big One" that has a 99% chance of hitting California within 20 years. About the worst that Australia gets are bushfires, and some flooding in the northern part of the country. Australia has a lot of "exotic" landscapes and thousands of miles of pristine beaches. Australia is an island-continent, and does not have a big problem with illegal immigration. There are anywhere from 8-20 million illegals living in the USA, maybe more, because USA shares a physical border with Mexico. USA has the highest violent crime rate in the developed world; in large part because there are 80-100 million guns in the U.S. and growing, due to the 2nd amendment (the right to ‘bear arms’) …in Australia guns are illegal, and so there are very few guns and gun crimes. The USA is a high stress environment….Australia is much more relaxed, and laid-back…and safer. I also think many Americans are arrogant people, and many Australians are friendlier. Australia’s Minimum Hourly wage is equivalent to $US 13.00, while in the USA it is less than .00/hr. Australia’s income tax is 30%, in the USA it’s 28%. Property Tax (on housing you pay every year) is thousands of dollars lower in Australia than in the USA! That is a major difference. In USA, most employees get 1-2 weeks vacation to start. In Australia, every full-time employee starts off with 4 weeks vacation, but if you work in the healthcare field or for the government, you start off with 6-8 weeks! And after 15 years, everyone gets what they call ‘long service leave’-you get 13 weeks(over 4 months) vacation on top of the 4-8 weeks annual leave you normally get. You get 17-21 weeks vacation after 15 years of employment! In Australia, everyone is covered under free public healthcare, but in the USA, tens of millions don’t have health or medical insurance. Aussies can retire at age 60-62, but in America, the retirement age is 65-67. There you have it. I was once a Proud American. Not anymore. I want to hear from Americans, especially from those that have lived in both countries. Tell me why USA is a better place to live than Australia. Come and Defend your country. I’m also interested in hearing from Australians who have lived in both countries, too. I want to hear what Aussies have to say about this topic.
Source(s): research and travel experience, and info from my Australian fiance’. I’m planning to move to OZ later this year!

i am considering going to one of those colleges within the next few years and would like to know if they have a good photography program

me and my family are going to california at the end of april i mean we have some general ideas like what hotel and we want to go to the beach and disney land and sea world? what else is there to do?

I will be coming from
1001 Loyola Avenue,New Orleans, LA 70113
TO
Hilton Garden Inn New Orleans French Quarter/CBD
821 Gravier Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

What would be the best way to get to the hotel ,walk,local transite bus,or taxi. I arrive in New Orleans on Friday,Feb,20 at 4pm

Ive never been there, but plan on moving around the redwood national park.

This is for a science project… I need to make a list of the marine life that exists in this current. So far, I have the Humboldt penguin. That’s it. Please help! this is due tomorrow.

This was a clever book written in 1981 by author Joel Garreau, but it created connections between the countries of North America and connected my country with yours.

Nation 1) New England – Now Includes the Canadian Maritimes!

Nation 2) The Foundry – Now includes Toronto and Montreal in the same box as New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC, and the industrial cities where the industrial revolution first peaked

Nation 3) The Breadbasket – Includes Manitoba and part of Saskatchewan in with the US Midwestern states where fresh farms produce all kinds of wheat, corn, like the CWB would have a part of regulating.

Nation 4) Dixie – Okay okay okay this is the Southern USA, Canada and Mexico are both excluded from it.

Nation 5) Mexamerica – This ties the Southwest Arid Desert section of Arizona and New Mexico with the Mexican Continent and the spicy southwest thing, though there is a piece of BC that could fit with MexAmerica, the world’s smallest Desert on the way from Whitehorse to Carcross perhaps?

Nation 6) Ecotopia! – Very green and lush, Northern California, Oregon, Washington state, the sunshine coast of BC, coastal Alaska! IT’s soooooo pretty and eco-friendly

Nation 7 Quebec- Oh yes this is another great and speaks for itself. And like Dixie, this is very culturally exclusive, ONLY Canada here

Nation 8 Islands – Canadians have to love this one on vacations. South part of Florida and the Carribean Islands. Palm trees and tropical beaches.

Nation 9 – The Empty Quarter – This is where it takes 700 km to get from any Point A to Point B and it includes the West, with the exception fo the coast! Here you connect like Salt Lake City, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Great Falls, Montana; Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton; all of Upper Western Ontario; Churchill, MB, Yellowknife, Prince Albert; ALL FARRRRR stretches of emptiness.

The cultures of North America once fell into these 9 categories or more possibly, plus aberrations.

Do today’s Canadians think these NINE NAtions of North America are as relevant now?

how much would it cost to send text messages to the US[west and east coast] from London if i have cingular, live in California and am vacationing in London