california Definition and 76 Threads

  1. L

    Schools Anyone know which 4 year colleges offer engineering in California

    Not all of them do, I've checked, or they only offer a few types of engineering. Like if anyone goes to a particular school and knows which engineering degrees are offered. & how much per semester does it usually cost to attend a 4 year college to study engineering?
  2. F

    News California faces a $25 billion budget shortfall

    http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1904936,00.html Interesting article.
  3. W

    News Is California's economic growth a result of unsustainable policies?

    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/22/opinion/22mathews.html?_r=2&ref=opinion http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124260067214828295.html As I see it, California is the prime example of what a failure the policies of the Left are (whether followed by Democrats or Republicans). Considering the...
  4. mcknia07

    What are the Benefits of Planning a Winter Trip to California?

    I just got back from Cali, yesterday, and it was wonderful to be there and meet so many nice people. The weather was awesome, way better than the -20 we had here. They had a nice record high of like 87 the other day. I was glad to be able to experience it. Everyone seemed so nice and friendly to...
  5. L

    LA Times: Photos of California Fires & Evacuation Zones

    The LA Times has a number of pictures of the fires raging in LA area. http://www.latimes.com/ The LA fire department website shows evacuation area. http://lafd.blogspot.com/2008/11/lafd-sayre-fire-evacuation-zone.html
  6. L

    The Cost of Renting In Northern California

    So my plan is to move out to northern California. I know its expensive to live in California, but I am going to be renting out there. There are some decent apartment complexes that have a monthly rent of $500-800. I'm a bit unfamiliar still with the renting process, but does the monthly rent...
  7. J

    Junket to Cabo San Lucas: A Southern California Vacation in Mexico

    I just got back from our all expenses paid junket to Cabo San Lucas (Cape St. Luke?) in Baja, Mexico. I looked for non-stop flights, but couldn't find any, so I got the next best thing, two non-stop flights, back to back. We took off in our portable movie theater and headed for the land of...
  8. H

    How prepared is California for the Big One

    how prepared is California for the "Big One" I was in Los Angeles during the recent 5.4 earthquake and it got me asking - how prepared is California for the "Big One" that's supposed to come soon? Also, I've heard that cities like Chicago and NY are also at risk for high-magnitude earthquakes...
  9. H

    An englishman in New York (or California)

    Hey, I was wondering if any graduate students here know any British people enrolled in PhD's over in the US? Also what is life like as US graduate, do you really have to share a room? (I mean I can handle flat share,but room share!?) Also what are the holidays like, I know Americans...
  10. siddharth

    California uses more gasoline than India or China

    If it's true, that's a pretty astonishing statistic. http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/amazing-stat-ca.html
  11. S

    How Far Can a Lost Cat Travel?

    So I was coming home from school today and what do I see? I see an adorable cat sitting outside by a very busy road! So I go over to it and it is very friendly and seems so happy to have someone pay some attention to it. I look at its tags and they say the cat is from regina saskatchewan...not...
  12. Ivan Seeking

    How Do Santa Ana Winds Influence Wildfires in Southern California?

    http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-winds22oct22,1,3236850.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpage INCREDIBLE! Those winds are very hot, very dry, and fire responders are calling the conditions unprecedented in their experience.
  13. A

    Any Must-See Places in California for My Upcoming Trip?

    I'm planning a little trip in April to California and I've been asking around a lot to get suggestions for things to do while I'm there. I figure I should ask here too. My plan is to spend one day driving from San Jose to Santa Cruz, Monterey, Gilroy, and back to San Jose, stopping for meals...
  14. E

    News Planning a California Road Trip - Advice Needed

    I'm currently planning to take two or three weeks of vacation driving around in California this summer (starting in mid-August). My priorities at the moment are San Fransisco, Highway 1, LA/San Diego, and a detour to Vegas and Grand Canyon. I've also been thinking of a short (maximum one night...
  15. L

    Schools Grad schools in california for physics?

    I have been in Michigan my entire life and I am sick of this state. I want to go to grad school to study physics (I am interested in photonics and solid state device physics) somewhere in California...somewhere in one of the nicer areas of Cali (So Cal?) My stats are a 3.5 GPA, double...
  16. Pengwuino

    Will aliens take over Hollywood with their invasion movies?

    http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=local&id=4248773 :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: the funniest part for me was that the inspector was my age and she had gone through the student helper program too. I :smile: and i :smile: . Life is good. Ahh it was funny to me jerks
  17. Pengwuino

    California had an election last night?

    Did you vote? I worked the election and i didn't even know there was an election last night. There was a turnout of over ... 150 people in the precinct i worked at . With 980 registrants in our precinct... or well, we received 980 ballots so who knows how many people were actually in the...
  18. Gokul43201

    News California 50th district - special election

    California's long-time-red 50th district (San Diego) is coming up for a special election in less than a week, following the conviction of (R-Ca) "Duke" Cunningham. There's now a couple dozen contenders vying for the spot, with Democratic candidate Francine Busby polling way ahead of her nearest...
  19. Gokul43201

    Is the California High School Exit Exam Discriminatory?

    http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20060209-0016-ca-exitexam-lawsuit.html So ... do you think an exit exam is "illegal [and discriminatory]" ?
  20. S

    Studying Study Abroad in CA: Get Into Honours Program at Caltech

    Hi I'm currently a undergraduate student in Australia. I was wondering what was the best way to get into a honours program in a university like Caltech?
  21. loseyourname

    News Analyzing the Propositions in California's Special Election

    There's a good program on NPR right now, if anybody in California is interested in hearing some question-and-answer sessions between voters and legislators/union leaders/Arnold. We could discuss this if anyone wants to, but it is a bit of a local issue.
  22. Ivan Seeking

    Real-time Earthquake Risk for California

    Updated hourly. http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/step/
  23. Z

    Undergrad Good astrophysics schools in california

    ATM I'm at a JC and I will be transferring next year under the astrophysics major. Anybody have any inside information or anything about schools in california. Also keep in mind, caltech doesn't really take transfer students...but hey, there is always grad school. :)
  24. zoobyshoe

    Why Southern California Is On Fire

    It is 8:30 in the morning here in San Diego but the cloud of smoke over the whole city is so thick you can't see the sun. There is an eerie, sidelight to everything coming from a clear band of sky in the southeast. It was much brighter out two hours ago at 6:30 AM. An hour ago the sun was still...
  25. phoenixthoth

    Unlock the Secret of Time Travel: Ione, California 2:15pm

    here's how you do it. suppose it's 2:08pm and you're in ione, california. place an ad in the front page of every newspaper in the world (this requires lots of money--for someone like bill gates) that says the following: time travelers: go to ione california (give address) at 2:15pm...
  26. Ivan Seeking

    Baja California Rock Art Dated to 7,500 Years Ago

    "The ancient dates for the paintings cast little light on the mystery of who made them and why, but it suggests that whoever the painters were they came well before the Aztecs established their culture in central Mexico some 3,000 years ago."...