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Climate Reality Project Sacramento Chapter. Summer2019 FirePotential. Every county in America, ranked by scenery and climate. Ventura County, Calif., is the absolute most desirable place to live in America.
I know this because in the late 1990s the federal government devised a measure of the best and worst places to live in America, from the standpoint of scenery and climate. The "natural amenities index" is intended as "a measure of the physical characteristics of a county area that enhance the location as a place to live. " The index combines "six measures of climate, topography, and water area that reflect environmental qualities most people prefer. " Those qualities, according to the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, include mild, sunny winters, temperate summers, low humidity, topographic variation, and access to a body of water. These "natural aspects of attractiveness," as the USDA describes them, are intended to be constant and relatively immutable. [UPDATE: Outraged Minnesotans respond] "The relationship is quite strong," the study found.
2011 appeals for money - The Wikipedia Review. QUOTE(thekohser @ Wed 16th November 2011, 7:46pm) Just thought I'd point out that (as of this morning), more than once every 3 minutes (on average) someone new is visiting the "Top 10 Reasons Not to Donate to Wikipedia" page.
They're coming from Germany, the Czech Republic, India, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Australia, the United States, and Pakistan -- and that's just a sample of the most recent 20 visitors. They're searching Google for things like: is it correct to donate money for wikipedia? (Google India, #5 result)wikipedia donation statistics (Google, #2 result)donating to wikipedia (Google UK, #7 result)how much money did wikipedia received from donations (Google, #4 result)how many people donate to wikipedia (Google Sweden, #1 result)donations to wikipedia (Google Singapore, #2 result)With this much traffic and search engine exposure, do we think it would be worth improving on the landing page? Wikimedia Foundation finances are suspect That whole section is great. Wiki-Paranoia. By E.
A. Barbour One of the first things apparent to a visitor to Wikipedia, who tries to examine and understand its perverse internal “culture”, is the obsession with secrecy and obscurity. In fact, it is routine to see discussion on noticeboards, between people using goofy pseudonyms, about “privacy”. Typically, these may be parsed as “Who are you?”
The libertine culture of Wikipedia started very early in its history. “I understand your position, Larry, and I agree that you need the warning. One could make a case that all kinds of disturbing aspects of Wikipedia flow from this single statement, whether it be the profound obscurity of administrative operations, or the Commons’ fondness for closeup photos of genitals, or the destructive arrogance of teenaged patrollers, or the continued presence (and toleration) of pedophiles in the ranks of editors. In early months, Wikipedia users tended to edit, and to post on the mailing list, under their real names. Self Publishing. Interesting Ideas.
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