Category Archives: Statistics

People can be so disgusting!

Posted on October 12, 2017 by

A recent report by the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore highlights how disgusting humans can be, even when visiting a national park. The report identifies the extent and content of litter collected from beaches in the park this past summer … Continue reading →

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My Amazon HQ2 prediction

Posted on September 21, 2017 by

Ever since Amazon announced they would be establishing a dual headwaters, a virtual cottage industry of predictions and analyses has developed. Everyone has an opinion on what metro will be selected. Here are my thoughts on the subject: My heart would … Continue reading →

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North American high-rise construction crane boomtowns

Posted on August 24, 2017 by

The following cities have ten (10) or more high-rise construction cranes operating in them based on the July 2017 semi-annual census conducted by Rider Levett Bucknall, Toronto = 72 Seattle = 58 Los Angeles = 36 Denver = 35 Chicago … Continue reading →

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Russian cities that arose from the Gulag era

Posted on August 22, 2017 by

Below is a list of some of the larger cities that were founded, built, or significantly enhanced through Gulag-era forced labor. If the city was founded during the Soviet Union’s Gulag era, the date is provided in parenthesis. Otherwise, the … Continue reading →

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States/Provinces with the most carousels

Posted on June 21, 2017 by

The list below identifies the states and provinces with the most carousels based on the census compiled by the National Carousel Association. The alternating non-bold/bold listing of states and provinces is done to make it easier to read the names.  … Continue reading →

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“Pierless” Piers: Longest Public Piers in the USA

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

The list below includes fishing and entertainment piers of 500 feet in length or more, but does not include commercial shipping piers/docks, private docks, jetties, breakwaters, former bridges, under bridge piers, or piers that parallel the coastline. The length is … Continue reading →

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Michigan’s ‘skyscraper’ coastal sand dunes

Posted on April 25, 2017 by

Michigan is blessed with some of the most beautiful and tallest coastal sand dunes on the planet. Below is a list of the tallest dunes as measured about the level of the adjoining lake elevation, many of these freshwater dunes … Continue reading →

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