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United States of America

2013-05-23T19:28:24Z

‎Arriving in the United States:

Altitude sickness

2013-05-22T09:52:14Z

‎Understand:

United States of America

2013-05-21T15:17:41Z

‎Major U.S. retail chains: I dispute this. "mall" is too broad. Macy's is still not a wholly national chain, and many large malls in parts of the country don't have them. Certainly lots of smaller malls don't. Overly broad original research

United States of America

2013-05-20T13:16:48Z

Why was this deleted? Valuable information

United States of America

2013-05-20T02:58:55Z

‎Climate:

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 For non-residents, your entry forms will need to state the '''street address''' of the location where you will be staying for the first night; this should be arranged in advance. The name of your hotel, hostel, university, etc. is not sufficient; you must provide the street name and number. If it is a hotel, have a reservation under your name. If it is a private address, make sure that the people there know that they are expecting you that day, as officials may phone them and ask them for the name of the guest they are expecting. Make sure you have their contact details (especially phone numbers where they can be reached immediately), and save any text messages or e-mails in which your hosts mention inviting you to stay at their residence.
-Once you are admitted, the departure portion of your I-94 or I-94W will be stapled to your passport, if you have been issued with one. '''Keep it safe''' as you will need to give it to airline staff upon departure from the U.S. and, if you fail to turn it in, you run the risk of being thought to have overstayed.
+Once you are admitted, the departure portion of your I-94 or I-94W will be stapled to your passport, if you have been issued with one. '''Keep it safe''' as you will need to give it to airline staff upon departure from the U.S. and, if you fail to turn it in, you run the risk of being thought to have overstayed.  Most passengers who arrived by air or sea as at late May 2013 do not need to surrender their I-94 card upon departure.
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 The further you move away from sea level up into higher altitudes, the '''lower''' the air pressure is. The body has two main problems with high altitude and the corresponding lower air pressure:
-* Air at lower pressure has less oxygen per lungful. Your body adjusts to this by making more red blood cells to carry oxygen more efficiently. Most of the cell-building happens while you sleep; however, the process can take days and in the meanwhile, you may be ill.
+* Air at lower pressure has less oxygen per lungful. Your body adjusts to this by making more red blood cells to carry oxygen more efficiently. However, this  process  takes  more than a week , and in the meanwhile, you may be ill.
 * At lower air pressure, water evaporates faster. This can lead to dehydration.

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 ===Major U.S. retail chains===
-According to Deloitte, the largest fashion goods retailer in both the U.S. and the entire world is Macy's, Inc., which operates over 800 Macy's midrange department stores in 45 states, Puerto Rico, and Guam, plus a smaller number of upscale Bloomingdale's stores. In other words, nearly every mall you visit will have a Macy's.
+According to Deloitte, the largest fashion goods retailer in both the U.S. and the entire world is Macy's, Inc., which operates over 800 Macy's midrange department stores in 45 states, Puerto Rico, and Guam, plus a smaller number of upscale Bloomingdale's stores.
 Nordstrom is another upscale department store that is also found in most states. Other midrange stores include Kohl's, Sears, and JCPenney, while the lower end is dominated by Marshalls, TJ Maxx, and Old Navy. General discount stores like Walmart, Target, and Kmart are ubiquitous. Many discount stores have either a small grocery section or a full supermarket; in fact, Walmart is the country's largest seller of groceries, as well as being its largest retail chain. The two largest supermarket chains are Kroger and Safeway, but both operate under legacy regional nameplates in many states. The dominant warehouse club chain is Costco, whose biggest competitor is Sam's Club (operated by Walmart).

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 [[Image:Grand Tetons Wyoming USA.jpg|thumb|[[Grand Teton National Park|Grand Tetons]], [[Rocky Mountains (United States of America)|Rocky Mountains]], [[Wyoming]] ]]
 ===History===
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 During the latter half of the 20th century, U.S. retailers pioneered many innovative concepts that later spread around the world, including inventory bar codes to ease the tedium of accurately tallying purchases, "big box" chain stores, factory outlet stores, warehouse club stores, and modern shopping centers.  American consumer culture, as well as Hollywood movies and many forms of popular music, books, and art, all established the United States as the cultural center of the world.  American universities benefited dramatically from the "military-industrial complex" that developed during the Cold War and became the most prestigious academic institutions in the world, rivaled only by a handful of universities in Europe and Asia.
 ===Culture===

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 [[Image:Grand Tetons Wyoming USA.jpg|thumb|[[Grand Teton National Park|Grand Tetons]], [[Rocky Mountains (United States of America)|Rocky Mountains]], [[Wyoming]] ]]
 ===History===
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 During the latter half of the 20th century, U.S. retailers pioneered many innovative concepts that later spread around the world, including inventory bar codes to ease the tedium of accurately tallying purchases, "big box" chain stores, factory outlet stores, warehouse club stores, and modern shopping centers.  American consumer culture, as well as Hollywood movies and many forms of popular music, books, and art, all established the United States as the cultural center of the world.  American universities benefited dramatically from the "military-industrial complex" that developed during the Cold War and became the most prestigious academic institutions in the world, rivaled only by a handful of universities in Europe and Asia.
 ===Culture===