Can me and my friend go to new York?
My friend, first of all, the United States has a Consulate in Edinburgh, therefore, you don't need to travel to London in order to "check wether or not" you are allowed to go to the States. The U.S. Consulate Edinburgh, Scotland is located at 3 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh. Their regular business hours are Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. The Conculate is close on all American, British and Scottish public holidays. You can also access the Consulate's website at the link below. Now, with regards to you question. Since your friend is 18, he or she can book a hotel room in New York City. Most hotel in the City will allow an 18 year to book a hotel room, let along check into one. The blog post at the link below show a list of hotels in the city that will allow 18 years to book a room. Alternately, may hostels in city allow 18 years to check. Therefore, if you're on budget, may I recommend the following hostels at below. Hosteling International of NY 891 Amsterdam Av at West 103rd Street 1-212-932-2300 http://www.hinewyork.org around $35 a night and up Jazz On the Park 36 West 106th Street (between Manhattan Avenue and Central Park West) 1-212-932-1600 http://www.jazzonthepark.com starts around $30 a night The Big Apple Hostel (hostel closed due to safety vioation - schedule to re-open in the fall of 2012) 119 West 45th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues) 1-212-302-2603 http://www.bigapplehostel.com $35 at night and up You can also try the YMCA, there are two locations in Manhattan. Vanderbilt YMCA 224 East 47th St. New York, NY 10017 (212) 912-2500 West Side YMCA 5 West 63rd St. New York, NY 10023 (212) 875-4100 I hope this information is very helpful. Good luck Native New Yorker
Where is the nearest greyhound station to portsmouth ohio?
Portsmouth, OH isn't a current Greyhound stop. There's an Amtrak station in South Shore, KY across the river from Portsmouth, OH. The Cardinal runs from New York and Washington, DC to Indianapolis and Chicago (plus many other stops. Greyhound goes to Ashland, KY (30 miles from South Shore) and Huntington, WV (47 miles). Both of these are stops on Amtrak.
If every state of the USA declared war against each other, which would win?
I’m not sure if I really believe it, but since no one else here is making the case, I’ll name my home state.California.California is bordered by three states: Nevada, Oregon, and Arizona. Oregon and Nevada would have to be out of their minds to attack CA directly simply due to overwhelming numbers (as well as geographic barriers). Oregon troops would have to travel hundreds of miles just to reach Sacramento, and the Sierra Nevada gives a perfect defensive barrier against Nevada. Meanwhile, the border between Arizona and California is largely desert, and while Arizonans might be able to mount a significant first offensive, they’d get beaten back pretty quickly.While the other western states scramble to get organized, California could send troops as far as Canada and the Great Plains before it encountered an army large enough to stop it. This is ignoring military bases and military hardware (both of which CA has in abundance) and assuming that territorial gains are the goal of the war. If the goal is simply self-sufficiency, California could easily beat back attacks from other states given its strong natural borders, all while running a perfectly healthy economy off of agriculture and tech. It could also form a potential alliance with Mexico— the only other contestant for that not-insignificant prize would be Texas.In time, other states (especially Nevada) would be forced to give up resistance to California simply due to a need for resources. We practically upended the entire country’s food supply due to a measly drought— what will happen when we cut off those food supplies completely? Then there’s the fact that tax dollars levied from states with larger economies (California, Texas, Florida, New York, Georgia) end up going to expenses in smaller states, making them even more vulnerable economically. While Texas would certainly be able to push for a military victory, California would win the economic war.