i live in asia and its pretty damn hard for me. im working in the f&b industry at a cafe in singapore where lots of whites like to frequent and i know in the movies the accents are pretty easy to distinguish, but irl i cant seem to differentiate them! the english and the australians sound alike. the americans sometimes speak like the brits. is it like that in america/britain/australia too?

No,,us Brits sound nothing like the yanks and Australians,,

OK that is totally out of the blue… Its just that everytime I watch a movie people just go and grab food without paying…
It you have to pay beforehand (as part of school fees or something) How much?
*** If you have to pay beforehand

We have a free and reduced price school lunch program for lower income students, but everyone else has to pay.

For me, it was about 3 dollars.

My son wants me to download the song for him. He likes classic rock if that’s any help.

Runaway by Bon Jovi

If the CAFE is raise it will most definatly result in the loss of American Jobs and in turn have a negitive impact on the economy. However if we were to raise the CAFE standard we could reduce air pollution and conserve fuel. Pollution is becoming more and more of a problem, some how we need to find a way to reduce it.

To me the CAFE standard is fining you for what your neighbor does. It’s based on the gas mileage of the vehicles the customer buys. If the customers buys to many F-150 4X4 and not enough economy cars then Ford would get fined. You could produce the highest MPG vehicle made but if no one buys it you’ll still get fined for your fleet average being to low. If you want to get people in to higher gas mileage vehicles raise the cost of the fuel. When gas was 4 bucks a gallon lots of low MPG vehicles were parked. The consumer sets the MPG of the vehicles sold.

Should the United States raise the CAFE standard to conserve fuel and reduce air pollution, even if the results could (and in most cases probably will) result in the loss of American job and in turn have a negative impact on our countries economy?

I don’t think that the industry can support a raise in the CAFE standards right now. That is to say, the new year’s fleet (which would take effect next year) would increase the cost of vehicles more than Americans can afford, given the economy. That means that there would be a shift toward the use of older, non-compliant cars, which the change in CAFE has no effect on. The result would be no change in pollution (or more pollution, as the even older cars fill the places of newer cars), and there would be job loss as you say.
So it would actually be a loss for both sides. The economy would be worse, and pollution would not be better for it. Best to focus on the economy now so that we can afford ecolologically sound practices in the future. If you’re really worried about pollution, focus on sanctions against China.

EDIT: CAFE is set to change in 2011 to include more large vehicles. Also, raising CAFE standards are the most successful historically when the price of fuel falls after high prices. We’re a little late to take advantage of the last time that happened. Also, what America lacks in fuel economy, we make up for by strict emissions requirements. A typical high-mpg european car spits out more pollution per gallon than an American car. I will say that tightening CAFE standards would act as a buffer against high fuel prices in the long run. The effect is more economical than ecological.

Of course not. With our already high unemployment what do you plan on doing with all the people who lose their jobs when you kill the auto industry and take several million jobs with it?

CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency) dictates that American-made cars have an average miles per gallon that meets a government-mandated level. If they don’t, they are given a huge fine. Obviously raising the CAFE standard would help conserve fuel and reduce air pollution. However, it could also put many people out of work and have a negative impact on the economy.

Janel;
I think your assumption is a stretch. Raising CAFE standards will raise car prices, but new car buyers won’t even notice.

I’ve been to the Maple Leaf and The Sports Cafe and they aren’t that great. The wings are soggy and I’m looking for decent crispy wings. Any thoughts?

The Chicago Rib Shack, 145 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7PA. Tel 020 7591 4664. As authentic as it gets and Americans tell me that the chicken wings are perfect and crispy, so it must be good !

Does anyone know if, for concerts at the swedish american hall (cafe du nord), they sell tickets at the door on the day of the concert?
this place is in San Francisco, btw

If the event isn’t sold out they do.

I would like to move to Switzerland and start a business. A cannabis Cafe would be nice. I know its legal to have marijuana but is it legal to grow and sell it? I am an American Citizen but can i move to Switzerland and start this business? do i need permits and such? how much would it cost to do so?

Only the possession of minor quantities (=a few grams) of cannabis for personal use is tolerated in Switzerland, but not fully legalized. Producing, selling and buying (also called "dealing"!) of cannabis is illegal. So, the question for permits and such is obsolete.