United Nations-Best places to live
It is too bad to see the U.S. decline.  We should expect it though with the de-valuing of our dollar. 
 
I am surprised to see how low many countries are, for instance, Great Britain is ranked 16th. 
 
The island nation edged out Norway, which had held the top spot for [...]

California town begin turning sewage water into drinking water
Flush a toilet in west Lathrop, and that wastewater – once it’s treated – might irrigate a new neighborhood park or schoolyard.
Officials across the state are searching for new uses for old water, thus saving the best and cleanest water for your tap.
About 500,000 acre-feet of wastewater [...]

UC looks at ending admissions guarantee
What is the ‘real’ motive of this proposal?  On the one hand, if it is about thousands of applicants being rejected, then it sounds like the UC campuses want more students.  I would prefer to see the UC system raise the standards, which would probably result in a reduction of [...]