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USA FAMILY VALUES

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The Web platform WalletHub has listed the best and the worst places to raise a family in the United States of America.

Their analysis compares all 50 states across five key dimensions: family fun, health and safety, education and child care, affordability, socio-economics, and family values.

These dimensions were evaluated using 50 relevant metrics and each metric was then graded on a 100-point scale. A score of 100 represented the most favorable conditions for family life.

CALIFORNIA IN MIND

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Many years ago I visited the US West Coast and it left an awesome impression in my mind. Years later I moved my kids there.

My job has taken me to many places worldwide but most of my children and grandkids still live there. California offers vibrancy with some of the finest sand stretches, less crowded than others, and with spectacular vistas over the Pacific Ocean. I found out there's an adventure for everyone. 

CALIFORNIA LIFE

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From the mighty Pacific Ocean to the gentle green hills of wine country to the ancient redwoods, there is no place like California.

California, a western U.S. state, stretches from the Mexican border along the Pacific for nearly 900 miles. Its terrain includes cliff-lined beaches, redwood forest, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Central Valley farmland and the Mojave Desert. The city of Los Angeles is the seat of the Hollywood enter 

THE BIG CITY

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The World Urban Forum estimates some 10,000 cities worldwide and as many followed Shenzhen's trajectory as they did Rome's.

Of the 10,000 Cities on Planet Earth, half did not exist four decades ago A new research project aims to finally answer the question: What is a city? https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/there-are-10000-cities-on-planet-ear…

Which are the top ten meanest cities on Earth?

NEW YORK’S CITY ISLAND

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My Little Town was written by Paul Simon, along with Art Garfunkel and Phil Ramone. Later, I found mine. 

8 BILLON OF US

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The Voice of America reports It is beginning to look a lot like crowded everywhere we go on Earth as humans topped 8 billion people.

And with longer lifespans offsetting fewer births, world population growth continues a long-term trend of slowing down.

The scientific estimates are that our global population exceeded the threshold near the end of September. The United Nations estimated the number was passed 10 months earlier, having declared Nov. 22, 2022, the "Day of 8 Billion," the Census Bureau pointed out in a statement.

TRULY THANKFUL

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As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, it should remind all of us how lucky we are to be citizens of The United States of America.

I am thankful for my continued health, as well as that of my family and loved ones. For friends whom I have kept in touch with over the years as well as newfound ones. For my late parents and ancestors as well as lost friends. 

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