What are the pros and cons of living in Calgary in 2019?
Calgary, est. 1875, is Canada’s best city! The city retains the air of historic Old West culture. Calgary and its environs were first Indian land and buffalo land, then fur trading land, then cattle ranching land; in the modern era, mineral mining and oil drilling have dominated the economy. (The oil industry is currently Alberta’s existential struggle. So much past prosperity has flowed from the oil fields, but now oil pipelines and oil sands mining perturb those who hope to keep the wilderness wild and pristine. )It's still God's own country!Fabulous natural landscapes include rolling grassy foothills, prairies and the soaring Rocky Mountains - home of the famous “castle in the mountains,” the Banff Springs Hotel, just down Highway #1. The land is kept verdant by the fresh, cold Bow and Oldman rivers, glacier-fed, racing down from high in the Rockies.Calgary offers endless blue skies, summer and winter. Calgary is Canada's sunniest city with 2400 hours average annual sunshine.This is countryside that, before becoming a province of Canada in 1907 was known as The Northwest Territories, so Calgary is a northern city. Winters can be cold, but the unique warm Chinook winds blow down from the mountains regularly, practically instantly thawing snow and ice.The people of Calgary are almost unbelievably friendly - welcoming and outgoing! Strangers greet one another with a smile and a “Hi!” Total strangers will come to the assistance of someone needing some help.You're never really alone in the City.Be warned that this is a driver’s city, with long, fast motorways connecting vast shopping malls and neighborhoods. Walkers will be frustrated as the “village” lifestyle is profoundly underdeveloped. Public transit is only halfway adequate.But gas is cheap.The University of Calary and Calgary Children's Hospital are two world class institutions.Taxes are low.I've lived in Canadian cities from coast to coast, and I've chosen Calgary for my retirement. It's the huge blue skies, the mountain air and the beautiful people!
I'm travelling from Delhi to Calgary and there is 18 hours halt in Frankfurt. One flight is Air India and other is Air Canada. Do I need a visa to spend a night at Frankfurt airport?
You dont require a Transit a visa as you already have Canadian Visa, I would like to mention some important information for people who require Transit Visa when they are going via Germany to South America/USA/CanadaAirport Transit Visas for Germany are required by nationals of the following countries:Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri-Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Turkey.Nationals of the above mentioned countries Do NOT require an airport transit visa if:have a valid visa for the UK, Ireland, Japan, Canada, USA, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Lichtensteinthey are a partner (married, common-law or same sex) or child of an EU/EEA/EFTA national and hold a British “Residence Card of a Family Member of an EEA National”they are holders of Diplomatic Passportshave a valid visa for a Member State of the EU, Canada, Japan or the United States of America, or when they return from these countries after having used the visaKeep in mind that with a airport transit visa you are not allowed to stay overnight or leave the airport. You are allowed only a short stay in the international transit area. Please verify with your airline In these five airports in Germany you can stay at the International Transit Area without a visa:Cologne/BonnDüsseldorfFrankfurt/MainHamburgMunichHope the above info helps..
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Are we any nearer to developing an anti-gravitational field?
I saw something not so long back where somebody from the defence magazine Jane's Defence Weekly - Nick somebody or other - visited someone in Seattle, in great secrecy I might add, who had actually come into some information so he was able to build and demonstrate a small model craft that seemed to be able to move around in the air in this sort of hangar building with no means of propulsion and said it was due to an anti-gravitational field type technology - with an extra-terrestrial source for the technology - this was the first time this journalist or me watching the programme for that matter had seen anything like this - did anyone else see this documentary and/or know anything more about this subject?
Why do USA bound flights travel over the Atlantic ocean instead of Pacific ocean?
The best way to answer your question is to give you a practical example.I’d like you to do the following,Open another tab or browser windowGo to http://maps.google.comSelect a city, I’m selecting Mumbai.Left Click on your mouse, and select the last option “Measure Distance”Zoom out, and go to New YorkClick on NYC, and you will see the distance between the two countries (this will be the shortest distance, probably going over Europe and not the Equator), now measure the distance the other way around, and check the distance, you will notice a difference and the Atlantic route is much shorter compared to the Pacific route.The first Image shows (Atlantic) the distance between MUM -NYC to be 12,537 km and the other image shows (Pacific) 14,034 kmLess km travelled, means less fuel consumed, and if you see the route, there are more airports on the Atlantic Route as compared to the Pacific route, in case of any emergency.If you still want to learn more, I would suggest you take a string and globe in your hand and measure the distance between any two cities and check which one is shorter, you can continue this, and you will understand why airlines fly certain routes.Now, it also depends on which airline you are travelling and which side of USA you arep planning to land.
Where can I buy branded first copy shoes?
If you are looking for first copy branded shoes of 3A,7A or 11A quality than there are pretty good sites over internet but personally go for Instagram nowadays there are many Instagram pages selling these shoes ,online which have direct contacts also thier shipping and transportation details are revealed so that you can talk and buy on an personal one to one conversation. I personally had bought addidas shoes from one of them which weren't great but good enough first copy of original ones.Hope this might help you buying new shoes..
What is the average cost of a birthday party at Chuck E Cheese?
The price of a party at Chuck E. Cheese can really vary, depending on how many kids are at the party and which package you choose.Chuck E. Cheese offers 3 different party packages[1] - currently priced at: Star ($15.99 per child), Super Star ($20.99 per child), and Mega Super Star ($25.99). As you can see, that’s already a $10 per child difference between choosing the basic package and the deluxe package.All packages come with pizza, unlimited drink refills, a party host, email invites, and a ticket blast for the birthday boy or girl. Upgraded packages come with perks like extra tickets, Dippin’ Dots ice cream, and a pinata full of tokens and tickets.Let’s say you’re hosting a party for 10 children and you opt for the middle package, Super Star. Before tax, you’d be looking at $209.90. The same package for 5 children would run you $104.95.Feeling thrifty? Choose the Star package and host 5 children. Your total would be about $79.95. Feeling extravagant? Take your child’s whole class of 30 children out for a Mega Super Star party, costing about $779.70.The point is, you can make a party at Chuck E. Cheese pretty darn pricey or have fun on a budget. For more inspiration and information, see how these moms hosted their own parties at Chuck E. Cheese:Secret to the Best Chuck E. Cheese's Birthday Party - About A MomTips for Planning a Chuck E. Cheese Birthday PartyFootnotes[1] What's Included
How long would it take an F-22 Raptor to fly from New York to London?
If it flew at a subsonic cruise, the time of flight would be little different or very slightly less than commercial airlines. Check the airlines' scheduled flight times. However the F-22 is capable of supersonic, supercruise. That would make a large difference.For reference, before he was an astronaut John Glenn in July of 1957 set a "transcontinental speed record," flying from Los Angeles to New York in 3 hours 23 minutes in a Vought F-8 Crusader. His was the first cross-country flight to average supersonic speed." He called it, "Project Bullet" because he was flying faster than a 45 caliber bullet. However he had to slow down each time for his three inflight-refuelings en route.The distance from JFK in New York to LHR London is 1.39 times more distant than Glenn's Los Angeles to New York flight. Therefore extrapolating, John Glenn would have flown from New York to London in 4 hours and 42 minutes. The F-22 would fly the same distance in even less time if it flew supersonic as Glenn did. Both Glenn's F-8 and the F-22 needed to inflight refuel which necessitates slowing to subsonic speed while refueling, so that comparison remains equal.F-8 Maximum speed: Mach 1.86 (1,225 mph, 1,975 km/h) at 36,000 ft (11,000 m)F-22 Maximum Speed: Mach 2.25 (1,500 mph, 2,410 km/h) [estimated][112]F-22 Supercruise: Mach 1.82 (1,220 mph, 1,960 km/h)[112]John Glenn's Project Bullet