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United States of America
Posted on Jun 2, 2009, 14:29:57 by mmbcross
... to do? It's too much of a mouthful to call ourselves United Statesians, and even then we have the problem as Brazilians and Mexicans are also United Statesians. So what's the solution? United States of Americans? USAians? Unitarians? Help!
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United States of America
Posted on Jun 2, 2009, 19:35:14 by stereobread
... and United Mexican States) so in English the USA is actually the only country who's name follows the pattern of "United States of _________." That being said it seems like in the case of most countries when a geographical term is used in the ...
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New President
Posted on Nov 5, 2008, 08:44:24 by skylab
... up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden. I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, ...
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Why people stay away from the USA
Posted on Jun 11, 2008, 04:19:50 by netravel
... report shows that the crime rate in England is higher than the crime rates of 16 other industrialized nations, including the United States." Another great site with chart is Note the County Population along with the gun related death rate. I ...
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Branding the USA
Posted on Oct 27, 2009, 10:50:55 by mmbcross
The United States is one of the few countries in the world that doesn't have a budget for tourism promotion. It is considered the responsibility of the individual states, Florida, New York, California, etc. to promote the country. The US presence at ...
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Who's Been to the Most States in the US
Posted on Sep 13, 2009, 13:25:16 by kitkatgo
... ˇinfo), officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of fifteen islands about three-quarters of the ...
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United States of America
Posted on Jun 2, 2009, 20:10:25 by aopaq
... referring to myself as "estadounidense" or, better yet, telling people I'm from Gringolandia. Not being from the United States, it is a little difficult for me to relate directly to this issue. However, if there is one thing I have ...
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Why people stay away from the USA
Posted on Jan 26, 2009, 10:58:40 by mmbcross
Contrary to all probability, I have found that telling everyone I live in the United States has been a wonderful conversation opener. I have had many long and fascinating discussions about the world scene which I would probably not have had by saying I was ...
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In Transit Rules in Las Vegas
Posted on Dec 30, 2008, 19:35:04 by wakingdream
... . Well Jeremy, an immigration inspector can certainly detain you on passing through immigration at any international airport in the United States. If you don't have the right papers, you just won't get through passport control at ...
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Why people stay away from the USA
Posted on Jun 19, 2008, 05:22:38 by Paul
... perhaps is another good example of why people stay away from USA: "An Australian woman has told how her trip to the United States became holiday hell when a visa mix-up landed her in a detention camp. Laura McKenzie spent weeks in legal limbo before ...
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Who's Been to the Most States in the US
Posted on Aug 25, 2009, 19:54:02 by kitkatgo
Below I've listed the United States (& a couple of US territories too) in alphabetical order. In my lifetime, I would like to have visited every state. I still have a ways to go. I was watching Jonathan Ross the other night and one of his British ...
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Why people stay away from the USA
Posted on Apr 8, 2008, 15:25:52 by mmbcross
The United States is one of the few countries in the world that doesn't have a national tourism office. Most tour promotions are left to the individual states and to private companies. The Bahamas alone outspends all the U.S. States' budgets for ...
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travelling UK to USA then onwards to Mexico..any visa issues etc???
Posted on Aug 24, 2009, 15:14:04 by huntaaar
... , Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela. Great, thanks for the advice. I did read something similar but just wanted to make ...
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travelling UK to USA then onwards to Mexico..any visa issues etc???
Posted on Aug 24, 2009, 14:31:33 by starlagurl
... , Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, San Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.
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ALL STATES - broad travel question
Posted on Jul 10, 2009, 12:24:25 by baileymichelle
... you choose to get it). My project is putting together a whole book, so I'm creating one called "Road Trip: United States" that covers each state in two to three installments (the third is if it's necessary). The first installment is ...
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Four Corners...not really the four corners
Posted on Apr 22, 2009, 15:23:30 by starlagurl
... American Southwest, is and isn't where it should be. Confused? Read on. Four Corners - the only place in the United States where four state boundaries come together - was first surveyed by the U.S. government in 1868, during the initial survey of ...
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Why people stay away from the USA
Posted on Jun 11, 2008, 07:25:44 by mmbcross
... is a much higher chance of being involved in a random shooting, which are quite commonplace here. Here's what I mean: The United States is a large modern country with devolving inner cities. There are more than 200 million guns in the possession of ...
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Halloween in Los Angeles
Posted on Aug 18, 2009, 13:59:45 by jackielm
Is this contest only for Americans? You must be a U.S. citizen and resident residing in the 48 contiguous United States or the District of Columbia. (Which means it is void in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands) Let me know if ...
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10 most walkable cities in America
Posted on Jun 15, 2009, 13:00:42 by starlagurl
My first visit to the United States was to Los Angeles. My friend, who lives in Glendale, picked me up at the airport. My lasting impression was that in just over an hour of driving between LAX and Glendale, I saw only a couple of pedestrians and ...
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10 most walkable cities in America
Posted on Jun 12, 2009, 14:50:55 by mmbcross
My first visit to the United States was to Los Angeles. My friend, who lives in Glendale, picked me up at the airport. My lasting impression was that in just over an hour of driving between LAX and Glendale, I saw only a couple of pedestrians and thousands ...
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United States Road Trip
Posted on Mar 11, 2009, 23:42:54 by peever
Well after working for Disney world in Orlando Florida for a year I will be setting out on a road trip across the United States and Canada. This wont be until June 2010 but I am slowly making notes looking up things to do etc. So here is a list of the ...
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In Transit Rules in Las Vegas
Posted on Dec 30, 2008, 12:44:07 by jeremystravels
Well Jeremy, an immigration inspector can certainly detain you on passing through immigration at any international airport in the United States. If you don't have the right papers, you just won't get through passport control at all. If your ...
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In Transit Rules in Las Vegas
Posted on Dec 30, 2008, 00:03:23 by mmbcross
... there. Well Jeremy, an immigration inspector can certainly detain you on passing through immigration at any international airport in the United States. If you don't have the right papers, you just won't get through passport control at all. If ...
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Why people stay away from the USA
Posted on Dec 27, 2008, 06:16:51 by zijuzijazijana
... there's more jobs, more people buying things, and more people spending. So when you think about it if you lived IN the united states, it's not a lot of money for us to travel. Stop trying to scare people to stay away from our country. It's a ...
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Why people stay away from the USA
Posted on Dec 26, 2008, 08:58:08 by skylab
... there's more jobs, more people buying things, and more people spending. So when you think about it if you lived IN the united states, it's not a lot of money for us to travel. Stop trying to scare people to stay away from our country. It's a ...
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New President
Posted on Nov 5, 2008, 12:22:10 by 2olives
... on this one to reduce the mission, why not?: "To express the sense of Congress on the transition of the missions of United States Forces in Iraq to a more limited set of missions as specified by the President on September 13, 2007." In ...
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New President
Posted on Nov 5, 2008, 11:50:13 by starlagurl
... 39;t vote on this one to reduce the mission, why not?: "To express the sense of Congress on the transition of the missions of United States Forces in Iraq to a more limited set of missions as specified by the President on September 13, 2007."
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Hawaii vs. the Caribbean
Posted on Sep 8, 2008, 18:46:29 by mmbcross
... American state, albeit an extremely beautiful one. Maybe the Aloha Spirit was lost when the territory was annexed by the United States. 2. The Caribbean has active volcanoes (Montserrat come to mind). 3. The Caribbean has a similar climate and terrain ...
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True?? - going too far or what?!?!?!
Posted on Aug 3, 2008, 07:24:44 by croydon
... or analog form, e.g., phones, PDAs, cameras, iPods, etc.) may be seized, held, and searched from person entering the United States, whether a citizen of the U.S. or not. These devices may be seized without cause and without suspicion of a crime being ...
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True?? - going too far or what?!?!?!
Posted on Aug 3, 2008, 00:52:27 by Paul
... or analog form, e.g., phones, PDAs, cameras, iPods, etc.) may be seized, held, and searched from person entering the United States, whether a citizen of the U.S. or not. These devices may be seized without cause and without suspicion of a crime being ...
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