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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736627 More actions · Answer 1

BTW, we've decided to go with a combination of party stuff.

We're donating some rainforest, purchasing 1mm sq ft of rainforest as a celebration. That's a nice charitable act I agree with.

We'll also give away 100 or so polo shirts to people and perhaps a few things from Amazon.

David Benoit SSC-Dedicated Points: 34562 More actions · Answer 2

Steve Jones - Editor (1/27/2009)
BTW, we've decided to go with a combination of party stuff.
We're donating some rainforest, purchasing 1mm sq ft of rainforest as a celebration. That's a nice charitable act I agree with.

That is really unique and very cool!

David

@SQLTentmaker

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose” - Jim Elliot

Michael Earl-395764 SSC Guru Points: 53873 More actions · Answer 3

Steve Jones - Editor (1/27/2009)
BTW, we've decided to go with a combination of party stuff.
We're donating some rainforest, purchasing 1mm sq ft of rainforest as a celebration. That's a nice charitable act I agree with.
We'll also give away 100 or so polo shirts to people and perhaps a few things from Amazon.

I say we have the piece of land clear-cut and we have a cookout there.

It's probably not far from a field full of McDonald's cows - we can eat one of those.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736627 More actions · Answer 4

I get dibs on the filets! 😀

My daughter is voting for 1mm sq ft of sugar cane. She wants the white stuff, the stalks can go to bio-diesel!

Michael Earl-395764 SSC Guru Points: 53873 More actions · Answer 5

Can a SQL Central "Rain Forest Cam" be set up so we can keep an eye on it?

I suppose we could all be easily fooled by a web cam pointing at a house plant if it's not in the budget.

...or at least get it marked on Google Earth...

Michael Valentine Jones SSC Guru Points: 64818 More actions · Answer 6

Michael Valentine Jones

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January 27, 2009 at 9:48 am

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What exactly is "1mm sq ft "?

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736627 More actions · Answer 7

1 million square feet

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=460147

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 8

Steve Jones - Editor (1/27/2009)
We're donating some rainforest, purchasing 1mm sq ft of rainforest as a celebration. That's a nice charitable act I agree with.
We'll also give away 100 or so polo shirts to people and perhaps a few things from Amazon.

Is the rainforest you're purchasing part of the Amazon, by any chance? 😀

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736627 More actions · Answer 9

I believe it is. There's a company that lets you donate for purchases. I'll get the URL and put it up here

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 10

Steve Jones - Editor (1/27/2009)
I believe it is. There's a company that lets you donate for purchases. I'll get the URL and put it up here

So you're buying from 2 Amazons for the celebration? That works.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

tosscrosby SSCoach Points: 18045 More actions · Answer 11

Steve Jones - Editor (1/27/2009)
BTW, we've decided to go with a combination of party stuff.
We're donating some rainforest, purchasing 1mm sq ft of rainforest as a celebration. That's a nice charitable act I agree with.
We'll also give away 100 or so polo shirts to people and perhaps a few things from Amazon.

Nice move, great way to celebrate - by giving back. As for the "shirts and things", have you come up with any ideas on how you're going to award them? I've been trying to come up with a way that is fair, whether it's a "guru" or a "newbie", but haven't come up with anything that seems to work....yet.

-- You can't be late until you show up.

george sibbald SSC Guru Points: 104210 More actions · Answer 12

first shirt to whoever can tell us how many acres 1 mm sq ft is? and so we can picture it how many football fields that is.

Can I have my sq. ft at the edge so I can get to it easily please? 🙂

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Matt Miller (4) SSC Guru Points: 124210 More actions · Answer 13

george sibbald (1/27/2009)
first shirt to whoever can tell us how many acres 1 mm sq ft is? and so we can picture it how many football fields that is.
Can I have my sq. ft at the edge so I can get to it easily please? 🙂

For those metric-enableds out there - that's 92930 m2. In football fields - looks to be 21, give or take a few feet.

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Michael Valentine Jones SSC Guru Points: 64818 More actions · Answer 14

select Acres_per_Million_SQ_Ft = 1000000/(select SQ_Ft_Acre = (5280*5280)/640.00)

Results:

Acres_per_Million_SQ_Ft

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22.9568411386593204775

(1 row(s) affected)

For you English measure challenged:

5280*5280 = Square feet per square mile

640 = Acres per square mile

george sibbald SSC Guru Points: 104210 More actions · Answer 15

you gotta love SQL coders!

Michael came up with the acreage, Matt the football fields, so half a shirt each.

Unfortunately for them I am totally unable to deliver on that promise. 🙂

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