Cities and Their Business
Sources:
Wikipedia
http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/precip.html
http://maps.howstuffworks.com/united-states-annual-rainfall-map.htm
Familiar Examples:
Austin, TX ------- 33.6 inches (853.4 mm) of rain per year - May and Oct. 88 days below 45 °F (7 °C) and 24 days when the minimum temperature falls below freezing
New Orleans, LA ---------- 64.2 inches (1,630 mm) annually Summer wettest, Oct Driest
Washington DC ---------- 39.1 inches per year
Albuquerque, NM -------- ~ 12 inches/yr
Houston, TX ------------ ~ 52 inches/yr
Pittsburgh, PA --------- ~37 inches/yr in May/June
Philadelphia, PA --------- 42.5 inches/yr all year (esp may-sept)
Los Angeles, CA ------------ 15 inches /yr in winter
Santa Cruz, CA ------------- 30.5 inches/yr
Sacramento, CA ------------- 19.9 inches/yr Winter
San Francisco, CA ---------- 20.4 winter
Portland, OR ------------- 42.7 inches/yr winter
Eugene, OR ---------------- 50.9 inches/yr winter
Seattle, WA ------------ 37.1 inches/yr winter
Bellingham, WA -------------- 34.8 inches/yr winter
Olympia, WA -------------- 50.9 inches/yr 151 days of rain/yr
Walla Walla, WA ------------ 20 inches/yr
Denver, CO --------------- 15.81 inches/yr
New York, NY ------------- 49.7 inches, yr
Boston, MA The city averages about 43 in (108 cm) of precipitation a year, with 40.9 in (104 cm) of snowfall a year.
Albany, NY -------------- 38.6 inches/yr rain 63 inches/yr snow
Portland, ME ------------ ~42 inches/yr
Louisville, KY
Nashville, TN
Memphis, TN
Little Rock , AR
Fayetteville, AR
St. Louis, MO
Asheville, NC
Atlanta, GA
Savannah, GA
Montreal, Quebec 80 inches of snow, 35 inches of Rain/yr
Vancouver, British Colombia daily minimum temperatures falling below 0 °C (32 °F) on an average of 46 days per year and below −10 °C (14.0 °F) on only two days per year. The average annual precipitation is about 1,219 millimetres (48.0 in), though this varies dramatically throughout the city due to the topography. Avg 2.4 inches snow/yr
Vancouver Island, British Colombia
The climate is the mildest in Canada, with temperatures on the coast even in January being usually above 0 °C (32 °F). In summer, the warmest days usually achieve a maximum of 28-33 degrees celcius. However, the rain shadow effect of the island's mountains, as well as the mountains of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, creates wide variation in precipitation. The west coast is considerably wetter than the east coast. Average annual precipitation ranges from 665 centimetres (260 in) at Henderson Lake on the west coast (making it the wettest place in North America) to only 64 centimetres (25 in) at the driest recording station in the provincial capital of Victoria on the southeast coast's Saanich Peninsula
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Plans for 2009
Hello!!
My plans for the 2009:
Make a diagnosis and series of maps for different regions in the US
including:
- cities and their historical populations and incomes/industries
- property taxes
- soils
- historical annual and monthly rainfall (summer rain much more important, but too much IS too much)
- water sources- aquifers/ creeks etc
- available properties and prices (to inform bargaining)
- looking for farms in transition- better terms perhaps
- research non-profits and corporations more.
- look for possible grants for a non-profit within the "Eco-village"
- Asses financial situation (savings/ availability to initially invest- loans and support from family- and from banks etc...)
-
Found out that any property may become a land trust--
!!!
With the economy what it is , I'm not as concerned about building codes inhibiting us, but its still an important topic--
:to be continued....
Oh!
And I also recommend everyone to do their astrological forecast for the coming year
go to astro.com
enter free charts
go to forecast
enter your info
and off you go, something to think about!
if you'd like me to do it for you , just ask!
just send me your birthdate, place and time. if you don't have the time, we can approximate.
-thms
My plans for the 2009:
Make a diagnosis and series of maps for different regions in the US
including:
- cities and their historical populations and incomes/industries
- property taxes
- soils
- historical annual and monthly rainfall (summer rain much more important, but too much IS too much)
- water sources- aquifers/ creeks etc
- available properties and prices (to inform bargaining)
- looking for farms in transition- better terms perhaps
- research non-profits and corporations more.
- look for possible grants for a non-profit within the "Eco-village"
- Asses financial situation (savings/ availability to initially invest- loans and support from family- and from banks etc...)
-
Found out that any property may become a land trust--
!!!
With the economy what it is , I'm not as concerned about building codes inhibiting us, but its still an important topic--
:to be continued....
Oh!
And I also recommend everyone to do their astrological forecast for the coming year
go to astro.com
enter free charts
go to forecast
enter your info
and off you go, something to think about!
if you'd like me to do it for you , just ask!
just send me your birthdate, place and time. if you don't have the time, we can approximate.
-thms
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Economic Necessities...
Just as I had barely begun to buy into the Market economy (not figuratively speaking), the thing starts to tank.
Until a month ago, the socio-political pop-culture zeitgeist was just full of the nauseous cloud over bush, but the general consensus was still largely pro-corporative hyper-growth speculative-imperialist capitalism (PCHGSIC for short).
Now, like the moment they get lung-cancer, many folks who I previously thought were relatively uncritical contemporary capitalists are singing a more critical (and hopefully) creative tune. This includes my father, and I cannot decide if I am surprised or not.
The economy and general state of the Government is largely still up in the air. As hopeful as I am about Mr. Obama, it is not certain if NAFTA, the Drug War (aka: the Prison-Industrial Complex & Race war and the war against stability in Mexico and the Andean countries), and the Patriot Act will receive much of critical attention. It is true that these things take the back-burner to the millions of folks who are becoming homeless because of the mortgage crisis and jobless from the general economic instability. However, they should remain a priority for the administration to prevent Orwellian possibilities (power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely) if times get even more chaotic.
Almost regardless of whatever the Gov' and the corporate hotdogs do, huge steps have been made in the average american's level of skepticism towards the corporate oligarchy, and its obvious toxic noodling in every aspect of the world that was or could be deoderized.
Now is an amazing opportunity for us all to invest in our neighborhoods, our children, our parents, friends, gardens, pets, our own selves and little projects.
Indeed-- for the time being, most other forms of investment are all but bankrupt. Interest rates are turning CD investments to nil, and the housing market will surely continue to capsize for another 3 to 10 years.
But are these really what inspires us?
What does "wealth" mean to you?
All those books and articles we've been reading about village and homestead living, co-operatives in post-crisis Argentina, Brazil, ...
...well, the potential sympathetic "audience" for these activities has just grown in size by the millions.
It's time for a 10 year potluck--- maybe we can even get some major restructuring of large parts of the education system?!
See you at the stove, cooking up mud pies and cobcakes,
with all love and respect,
the laughing goda
Until a month ago, the socio-political pop-culture zeitgeist was just full of the nauseous cloud over bush, but the general consensus was still largely pro-corporative hyper-growth speculative-imperialist capitalism (PCHGSIC for short).
Now, like the moment they get lung-cancer, many folks who I previously thought were relatively uncritical contemporary capitalists are singing a more critical (and hopefully) creative tune. This includes my father, and I cannot decide if I am surprised or not.
The economy and general state of the Government is largely still up in the air. As hopeful as I am about Mr. Obama, it is not certain if NAFTA, the Drug War (aka: the Prison-Industrial Complex & Race war and the war against stability in Mexico and the Andean countries), and the Patriot Act will receive much of critical attention. It is true that these things take the back-burner to the millions of folks who are becoming homeless because of the mortgage crisis and jobless from the general economic instability. However, they should remain a priority for the administration to prevent Orwellian possibilities (power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely) if times get even more chaotic.
Almost regardless of whatever the Gov' and the corporate hotdogs do, huge steps have been made in the average american's level of skepticism towards the corporate oligarchy, and its obvious toxic noodling in every aspect of the world that was or could be deoderized.
Now is an amazing opportunity for us all to invest in our neighborhoods, our children, our parents, friends, gardens, pets, our own selves and little projects.
Indeed-- for the time being, most other forms of investment are all but bankrupt. Interest rates are turning CD investments to nil, and the housing market will surely continue to capsize for another 3 to 10 years.
But are these really what inspires us?
What does "wealth" mean to you?
All those books and articles we've been reading about village and homestead living, co-operatives in post-crisis Argentina, Brazil, ...
...well, the potential sympathetic "audience" for these activities has just grown in size by the millions.
It's time for a 10 year potluck--- maybe we can even get some major restructuring of large parts of the education system?!
See you at the stove, cooking up mud pies and cobcakes,
with all love and respect,
the laughing goda
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The Periodic Automous Zone
The Periodic Autonomous Zone
By Hakim Bey
http://www.hermetic.com/bey/periodic.html
Sample Intro:
I would guess that the old life way of transhumancy always proved both enjoyable and practical, at least in small scale economies. Twice a year you get up and move, travel, change your life and even your diet -- a taste of nomadic freedom. But always the same two places. One place is typically more heimlich than the other -- the village, the hearth; while the other place is typically wilder than the first, and this one might be called the place of Desire, of Summer. In the tales of Finn Mac Cumal and his Fenian band we nearly always meet them at this wilder end of the spectrum, the greenwood, the landscape of the hunt which reaches "back" in time to a more golden pre-agricultural age, and also "aslant" in time -- to Tir nan Og, the Land of Summer, realm of the Tuatha de Danaan, who are both the Dead and the Fairies.
By Hakim Bey
http://www.hermetic.com/bey/periodic.html
Sample Intro:
I would guess that the old life way of transhumancy always proved both enjoyable and practical, at least in small scale economies. Twice a year you get up and move, travel, change your life and even your diet -- a taste of nomadic freedom. But always the same two places. One place is typically more heimlich than the other -- the village, the hearth; while the other place is typically wilder than the first, and this one might be called the place of Desire, of Summer. In the tales of Finn Mac Cumal and his Fenian band we nearly always meet them at this wilder end of the spectrum, the greenwood, the landscape of the hunt which reaches "back" in time to a more golden pre-agricultural age, and also "aslant" in time -- to Tir nan Og, the Land of Summer, realm of the Tuatha de Danaan, who are both the Dead and the Fairies.
A Most Wonderful Site of Sites!
Many many wonderful photo catalouges of structures from his travels,
also interviews and nice related sites:
http://www.davidsheen.com/
For Example:
http://www.davidsheen.com/words/lakeman.htm
and
http://www.davidsheen.com/words/kapoor.htm
also interviews and nice related sites:
http://www.davidsheen.com/
For Example:
http://www.davidsheen.com/words/lakeman.htm
and
http://www.davidsheen.com/words/kapoor.htm
Recognizing our and others' desires...
...reconciling is another thing; - the next thing perhaps.
First,
1. I want to live close (Within walking/cooking/shoulder brushing-distance) to as many of my loved friends as possible.
2. I want to live in beautiful surroundings (buildings, gardens, well loved and cared for). Likely to be built or improved upon by friends/community.
3. I want to live in a community that embellishes the present with its admiration and tending of the coming seasons/generations.
Second,
A. I imagine to live in an agricultural/rural setting, but still filled with people and a love of verbal/musical/ et al. culture.
B. I want to survive financially and provide for my family and friends, and hope to be involved with food production as much as possible.
C. I want to be in an inclusive community that welcomes positive visitors/contributors and promotes collaboration with other communities (of all sorts) as much as is sustainable (physically/ emotionally, etc).
D. I want to encourage alternative economic and political structures and work towards removing debt/interest-based economy from my and others' lives as much as possible (Seen as mechanisms of imperialism- See history of IMF in world economy, financial US meltdown 2008, share-cropping economics in US history etc).
E. I want to live in a community that has a longterm view of history that is not totally anthrocentric, but also has a deep desire to survive.
What else ? !
First,
1. I want to live close (Within walking/cooking/shoulder brushing-distance) to as many of my loved friends as possible.
2. I want to live in beautiful surroundings (buildings, gardens, well loved and cared for). Likely to be built or improved upon by friends/community.
3. I want to live in a community that embellishes the present with its admiration and tending of the coming seasons/generations.
Second,
A. I imagine to live in an agricultural/rural setting, but still filled with people and a love of verbal/musical/ et al. culture.
B. I want to survive financially and provide for my family and friends, and hope to be involved with food production as much as possible.
C. I want to be in an inclusive community that welcomes positive visitors/contributors and promotes collaboration with other communities (of all sorts) as much as is sustainable (physically/ emotionally, etc).
D. I want to encourage alternative economic and political structures and work towards removing debt/interest-based economy from my and others' lives as much as possible (Seen as mechanisms of imperialism- See history of IMF in world economy, financial US meltdown 2008, share-cropping economics in US history etc).
E. I want to live in a community that has a longterm view of history that is not totally anthrocentric, but also has a deep desire to survive.
What else ? !
Thursday, December 4, 2008
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