{"language": "en", "segments": [{"text": " Music Climate is a great invisible regulator in our lives.", "start": 15.62, "stop": 19.38, "id": 0}, {"text": " Every man reacts to it with his own built-in thermostat.", "start": 20.28, "stop": 23.26, "id": 1}, {"text": " Climate governs the way he feels, whether he is lackadaisical or full of energy.", "start": 24.18, "stop": 28.52, "id": 2}, {"text": " The extremes of climate can disturb his well-being, slow down his work with the", "start": 28.9, "stop": 34.0, "id": 3}, {"text": " fatigue caused by heat waves.", "start": 34.0, "stop": 35.72, "id": 4}, {"text": " Climate can even hurt his pocketbook as industries become weatherbound, causing", "start": 36.72, "stop": 41.06, "id": 5}, {"text": " interruptions to payrolls and profits.", "start": 41.06, "stop": 43.16, "id": 6}, {"text": " When there is an evenness of favorable climate, the human body can make the most", "start": 44.46, "stop": 49.12, "id": 7}, {"text": " of life, with many other practical benefits for home and industry.", "start": 49.12, "stop": 53.3, "id": 8}, {"text": " Here in the metropolitan Oakland area, MOA is the best of California climate.", "start": 53.98, "stop": 60.5, "id": 9}, {"text": " Here, where the yearly mean temperature is 56.5 degrees, with a mean minimum of", "start": 61.78, "stop": 68.4, "id": 10}, {"text": " 46.7 and a mean maximum of 66.3 degrees, the United", "start": 68.4, "stop": 75.3, "id": 11}, {"text": " States Department of Commerce operates one of its major", "start": 75.3, "stop": 78.48, "id": 12}, {"text": " Regional Weather Bureau headquarters.", "start": 78.48, "stop": 80.12, "id": 13}, {"text": " From the rooftop of the metropolitan Oakland International Airport, weather", "start": 80.76, "stop": 85.56, "id": 14}, {"text": " balloons are sent aloft twice each day.", "start": 85.56, "stop": 88.3, "id": 15}, {"text": " They carry instruments that radio back such significant data as temperature,", "start": 89.84, "stop": 94.54, "id": 16}, {"text": " humidity, and wind velocity.", "start": 94.96, "stop": 96.56, "id": 17}, {"text": " Even radar is employed in tracking the weather.", "start": 97.3, "stop": 99.76, "id": 18}, {"text": " These weather checks, recorded over many years, show a startling fact about the", "start": 101.2, "stop": 106.08, "id": 19}, {"text": " average mean temperature in the metropolitan Oakland area.", "start": 106.08, "stop": 108.76, "id": 20}, {"text": " A small change in temperature from spring through winter spells out evenness of", "start": 109.5, "stop": 114.56, "id": 21}, {"text": " climate, free from harsh weather extremes.", "start": 114.56, "stop": 117.24, "id": 22}, {"text": " The average variance throughout each year is only 16.1 degrees.", "start": 118.28, "stop": 123.3, "id": 23}, {"text": " The meteorologists have an explanation for this even temperature.", "start": 124.54, "stop": 128.2, "id": 24}, {"text": " They put it in geographic terms.", "start": 129.08, "stop": 131.12, "id": 25}, {"text": " Up and down the Pacific coast, mountains deflect the", "start": 132.06, "stop": 135.32, "id": 26}, {"text": " cooling air currents from the ocean.", "start": 135.32, "stop": 136.96, "id": 27}, {"text": " Until the high hills part and disappear at the Golden Gate, the famous", "start": 137.42, "stop": 141.94, "id": 28}, {"text": " entrance to San Francisco Bay.", "start": 141.94, "stop": 143.64, "id": 29}, {"text": " The even temperatures of ocean air currents are funneled through the Golden Gate,", "start": 144.72, "stop": 149.16, "id": 30}, {"text": " warming the cool land air in wintertime, cooling it in summer.", "start": 149.58, "stop": 153.64, "id": 31}, {"text": " This produces what the MOA residents call their", "start": 154.48, "stop": 157.3, "id": 32}, {"text": " naturally built-in air conditioning.", "start": 157.3, "stop": 159.22, "id": 33}, {"text": " The land situated to take best advantage of this fortunate weather condition is", "start": 161.06, "stop": 166.08, "id": 34}, {"text": " the mainland side of San Francisco Bay, MOA, which occupies the whole strategic", "start": 166.08, "stop": 171.72, "id": 35}, {"text": " area of Alameda County, the fastest growing county in the major market region", "start": 171.72, "stop": 176.36, "id": 36}, {"text": " surrounding the entire San Francisco Bay area.", "start": 176.36, "stop": 179.12, "id": 37}, {"text": " In fact, the attractions of this climate draw 1,000 families to Alameda County", "start": 179.96, "stop": 185.02, "id": 38}, {"text": " every month, adding to the rich local and Bay area markets where more than three", "start": 185.02, "stop": 190.4, "id": 39}, {"text": " and a half million families are in constant need of the goods manufactured", "start": 190.4, "stop": 194.48, "id": 40}, {"text": " by the industries in this region.", "start": 194.48, "stop": 196.12, "id": 41}, {"text": " This happy state of climate is a year-round affair, never too", "start": 197.76, "stop": 202.18, "id": 42}, {"text": " hot, never too cold.", "start": 202.18, "stop": 204.04, "id": 43}, {"text": " Because of this mild, even climate, MOA has become a great outdoor playground.", "start": 204.6, "stop": 210.58, "id": 44}, {"text": " Many of its outstanding park and recreational facilities are centered around Lake", "start": 211.74, "stop": 216.04, "id": 45}, {"text": " Merritt, in the heart of the city of Oakland.", "start": 216.04, "stop": 218.34, "id": 46}, {"text": " On these waters, sailing is enjoyed every month of the year.", "start": 219.68, "stop": 223.26, "id": 47}, {"text": " Here, too, children's fairy land attracts thousands of children and their parents", "start": 224.68, "stop": 228.76, "id": 48}, {"text": " all year, where the imaginative land of Mother Goose comes to life, appearing", "start": 228.76, "stop": 233.86, "id": 49}, {"text": " even more magical in the clean, sunlit air.", "start": 233.86, "stop": 236.88, "id": 50}, {"text": " Wherever you look in this California playland, you'll find outdoor living at all", "start": 238.14, "stop": 243.28, "id": 51}, {"text": " seasons in the extensive wonderlands of Tilden and Redwood Regional Parks, where", "start": 243.28, "stop": 248.52, "id": 52}, {"text": " forests and glades are turned over to outdoor activities.", "start": 248.52, "stop": 251.56, "id": 53}, {"text": " To find outdoor fun, the MOA resident need go no farther than his own backyard, a", "start": 253.5, "stop": 260.02, "id": 54}, {"text": " pleasure shared by the owners of striking ranch-style homes in the hills, as well", "start": 260.02, "stop": 265.34, "id": 55}, {"text": " as by thousands of owners of attractive subdivision homes, where every backyard", "start": 265.34, "stop": 270.08, "id": 56}, {"text": " is an outdoor living room.", "start": 270.08, "stop": 271.8, "id": 57}, {"text": " MOA residents make the most of their climate by participating in the activities", "start": 273.52, "stop": 277.94, "id": 58}, {"text": " that serve their many pleasant neighborhoods.", "start": 277.94, "stop": 280.08, "id": 59}, {"text": " Look what's happened to the Little Red Schoolhouse in MOA.", "start": 280.64, "stop": 284.68, "id": 60}, {"text": " Its classrooms are at ground level, because here there are no snow banks", "start": 285.52, "stop": 289.88, "id": 61}, {"text": " or runoffs from heavy rain.", "start": 289.88, "stop": 291.7, "id": 62}, {"text": " Entire walls of glass take advantage of California sunshine, nature's endless", "start": 293.04, "stop": 298.3, "id": 63}, {"text": " supply of vitamin D for growing boys and girls.", "start": 298.3, "stop": 301.36, "id": 64}, {"text": " Progress and tradition, too, go side by side, as at the classic campus of the", "start": 303.4, "stop": 308.22, "id": 65}, {"text": " noted school for women, Mills College.", "start": 308.22, "stop": 310.6, "id": 66}, {"text": " And among the not-so-quiet traditions of the world's largest university, the", "start": 312.1, "stop": 316.32, "id": 67}, {"text": " University of California at Berkeley, a pace-setter in scientific research, from", "start": 316.32, "stop": 321.94, "id": 68}, {"text": " control of the atom to the biophysical capture of many virus strains, noted, too,", "start": 321.94, "stop": 328.28, "id": 69}, {"text": " for the fine art of turning boys and girls into men and women.", "start": 328.72, "stop": 332.72, "id": 70}, {"text": " Here the residents lead happier lives, healthier lives, that directly benefit", "start": 334.42, "stop": 339.94, "id": 71}, {"text": " the industries where they work.", "start": 339.94, "stop": 341.52, "id": 72}, {"text": " In fact, the better health induced by this California climate", "start": 343.2, "stop": 346.4, "id": 73}, {"text": " increases factory production.", "start": 346.4, "stop": 348.42, "id": 74}, {"text": " Special studies on work efficiency have shown how climate affects", "start": 349.4, "stop": 352.62, "id": 75}, {"text": " the actual rate of production.", "start": 352.62, "stop": 354.14, "id": 76}, {"text": " For example, as temperature goes up past the 80-degree", "start": 355.52, "stop": 358.28, "id": 77}, {"text": " mark, working efficiency drops.", "start": 358.28, "stop": 360.54, "id": 78}, {"text": " At 85 degrees, production would be off 20 percent.", "start": 360.54, "stop": 365.06, "id": 79}, {"text": " At 95 degrees, work output would be cut in half.", "start": 365.54, "stop": 369.76, "id": 80}, {"text": " But here in the metropolitan Oakland area, the proper temperatures for fullest", "start": 370.58, "stop": 374.94, "id": 81}, {"text": " production are obtained at a minimum cost to industry, because nature itself", "start": 374.94, "stop": 380.66, "id": 82}, {"text": " provides the temperature control.", "start": 380.66, "stop": 382.58, "id": 83}, {"text": " Air conditioning is considered unnecessary in most MOA factories.", "start": 384.4, "stop": 388.26, "id": 84}, {"text": " As the temperature stays below the mark of excessive heat, even in summer.", "start": 388.34, "stop": 392.84, "id": 85}, {"text": " In wintertime, the temperature stays well above the freezing extremes", "start": 394.26, "stop": 398.4, "id": 86}, {"text": " common to other parts of the country.", "start": 398.4, "stop": 400.2, "id": 87}, {"text": " It is a frequent practice in MOA to limit industrial heating to the occasional", "start": 401.42, "stop": 406.22, "id": 88}, {"text": " use of small heaters at a great saving in fuel and maintenance.", "start": 406.22, "stop": 410.36, "id": 89}, {"text": " The customary use of big window areas also helps to increase factory production.", "start": 411.7, "stop": 417.5, "id": 90}, {"text": " Entire walls of windows provide the best light with the least expense.", "start": 418.7, "stop": 422.78, "id": 91}, {"text": " This eliminates eye strain, gets more work done more accurately.", "start": 424.02, "stop": 428.8, "id": 92}, {"text": " And glass walls like these are cheaper to construct and maintain, since this", "start": 430.38, "stop": 435.0, "id": 93}, {"text": " California climate makes insulation unnecessary.", "start": 435.0, "stop": 438.02, "id": 94}, {"text": " Single floor construction is practical and popular here in the West.", "start": 439.2, "stop": 443.22, "id": 95}, {"text": " Flat roofs such as these are unheard of in many parts of the country, where snow", "start": 444.36, "stop": 448.56, "id": 96}, {"text": " conditions demand expensive roofing and heavy supports, more construction and", "start": 448.56, "stop": 453.16, "id": 97}, {"text": " maintenance savings in MOA.", "start": 453.16, "stop": 454.78, "id": 98}, {"text": " There are other industrial benefits of the weather in this", "start": 455.54, "stop": 458.12, "id": 99}, {"text": " area, too numerous to detail.", "start": 458.12, "stop": 459.76, "id": 100}, {"text": " But mention should be made of the outside storage areas.", "start": 460.52, "stop": 463.82, "id": 101}, {"text": " Loading docks need not be roofed.", "start": 465.0, "stop": 467.26, "id": 102}, {"text": " Outdoor storage can take place right alongside rail spurs for shipments that", "start": 467.32, "stop": 472.24, "id": 103}, {"text": " depart and arrive on time, not subject to weather delays.", "start": 472.24, "stop": 476.14, "id": 104}, {"text": " Nationally known trucking concerns also make the most of this all-round climate", "start": 478.1, "stop": 482.5, "id": 105}, {"text": " by headquartering in MOA.", "start": 482.5, "stop": 484.42, "id": 106}, {"text": " Air shipments take off without the groundings that are frequent", "start": 485.82, "stop": 488.5, "id": 107}, {"text": " in most other parts of the country.", "start": 488.5, "stop": 490.16, "id": 108}, {"text": " The Port of Oakland Harbor facilities provide deep water berthing for 45 ships at", "start": 491.44, "stop": 497.36, "id": 109}, {"text": " a time, right beside a large area of factories and industrial sites.", "start": 497.36, "stop": 502.06, "id": 110}, {"text": " These transportation advantages meet the geographic opportunity of MOA's position", "start": 503.7, "stop": 508.04, "id": 111}, {"text": " on the map, located at the shipping hub of the West.", "start": 508.04, "stop": 511.38, "id": 112}, {"text": " Material flows in both directions along the spokes from this hub.", "start": 512.66, "stop": 516.14, "id": 113}, {"text": " For the metropolitan Oakland area lies close to the rich supplies of the raw", "start": 516.58, "stop": 521.36, "id": 114}, {"text": " materials needed for industry.", "start": 521.36, "stop": 523.0, "id": 115}, {"text": " Vast stands of timber for construction, basic metals for fabrication,", "start": 524.32, "stop": 528.94, "id": 116}, {"text": " aggregates for concrete.", "start": 529.82, "stop": 531.38, "id": 117}, {"text": " The rain clouds that miss the metropolitan Oakland area drop their waters in the", "start": 533.54, "stop": 538.42, "id": 118}, {"text": " catch basins of the high Sierra Mountains, providing a cheap, plentiful", "start": 538.42, "stop": 542.68, "id": 119}, {"text": " supply of pure water.", "start": 542.68, "stop": 544.18, "id": 120}, {"text": " Another bonus for the industries of MOA, as is a great source of electric power,", "start": 544.78, "stop": 549.62, "id": 121}, {"text": " with ample reserves provided by the largest privately owned gas and electric", "start": 549.9, "stop": 554.46, "id": 122}, {"text": " company in the nation at rates that are among the lowest.", "start": 554.46, "stop": 557.98, "id": 123}, {"text": " And here in MOA is the nation's first privately financed nuclear power station,", "start": 559.52, "stop": 565.32, "id": 124}, {"text": " the Valacitas Atomic Power Plant.", "start": 565.98, "stop": 568.3, "id": 125}, {"text": " The raw materials for the food industry are also particularly close to", "start": 569.78, "stop": 575.12, "id": 126}, {"text": " the metropolitan Oakland area.", "start": 575.12, "stop": 576.62, "id": 127}, {"text": " The three most productive agricultural counties in the world, Fresno, Tulare, and", "start": 577.22, "stop": 583.28, "id": 128}, {"text": " Kern, are all located in California's fertile Central Valley, which virtually", "start": 583.28, "stop": 588.38, "id": 129}, {"text": " touches the metropolitan Oakland area.", "start": 588.38, "stop": 590.4, "id": 130}, {"text": " Small wonder that MOA is noted for its canneries and related food industries.", "start": 592.02, "stop": 596.06, "id": 131}, {"text": " Giant food processing plants operate all year round, creating", "start": 597.8, "stop": 602.06, "id": 132}, {"text": " a permanent pool of workers.", "start": 602.06, "stop": 603.56, "id": 133}, {"text": " Unlike other sections of the country, MOA has no transient labor force.", "start": 605.18, "stop": 610.72, "id": 134}, {"text": " Workers are residents, and industrial reports show that they possess higher", "start": 611.86, "stop": 615.82, "id": 135}, {"text": " skills than are usual, cutting the cost of supervision.", "start": 615.82, "stop": 618.86, "id": 136}, {"text": " This pool of competent labor exists in virtually all fields of industry, drawn by", "start": 621.14, "stop": 626.76, "id": 137}, {"text": " the same magnet of climate that is bringing about an", "start": 626.76, "stop": 629.54, "id": 138}, {"text": " impressive population increase.", "start": 629.54, "stop": 631.32, "id": 139}, {"text": " Steady gains, which during the past five years have averaged annually more than", "start": 631.76, "stop": 636.88, "id": 140}, {"text": " 100,000 new residents in the counties around San Francisco Bay.", "start": 636.88, "stop": 641.28, "id": 141}, {"text": " Alameda County itself, with over a thousand new families every month, has shown", "start": 643.0, "stop": 648.22, "id": 142}, {"text": " the greatest gain as California's second largest population center.", "start": 648.22, "stop": 652.28, "id": 143}, {"text": " The amazing growth of California is well known. Within the 11 western states", "start": 654.4, "stop": 660.18, "id": 144}, {"text": " reside some 24 million people, and over half of them live in California.", "start": 660.18, "stop": 665.48, "id": 145}, {"text": " With over 560,000 new residents a year, the state's estimated population is", "start": 666.7, "stop": 672.72, "id": 146}, {"text": " pushing beyond 14 million.", "start": 672.72, "stop": 674.56, "id": 147}, {"text": " This is the greatest sustained peacetime population movement in the history of", "start": 675.68, "stop": 680.42, "id": 148}, {"text": " the world, and those who see beyond it also see the market opportunity it creates", "start": 680.42, "stop": 685.82, "id": 149}, {"text": " for those industries centrally located to save time and costs in supplying it.", "start": 685.82, "stop": 691.08, "id": 150}, {"text": " There is another type of climate which industry needs and demands for growth.", "start": 692.9, "stop": 698.42, "id": 151}, {"text": " That is governmental climate, the attitude of government toward industry.", "start": 698.66, "stop": 704.1, "id": 152}, {"text": " The atmosphere government creates to help industry grow and prosper. In this", "start": 704.56, "stop": 709.82, "id": 153}, {"text": " respect, Alameda County is also a favored spot.", "start": 709.82, "stop": 712.92, "id": 154}, {"text": " The Board of Supervisors, the county's governing body, employed one of the", "start": 713.78, "stop": 718.02, "id": 155}, {"text": " nation's highest authorities on industrial development, the Urban Land Institute,", "start": 718.02, "stop": 722.72, "id": 156}, {"text": " to outline exactly what needs to be done to make the area even", "start": 723.24, "stop": 726.98, "id": 157}, {"text": " more attractive to industry.", "start": 726.98, "stop": 728.48, "id": 158}, {"text": " A panel of 18 men, each a national expert in his field, made a detailed on-the", "start": 729.46, "stop": 736.04, "id": 159}, {"text": "-spot study. They prepared a report and recommendations which said, in effect,", "start": 736.04, "stop": 741.9, "id": 160}, {"text": " Alameda County offers many important advantages to industry. Otherwise, it would", "start": 742.68, "stop": 748.04, "id": 161}, {"text": " not have been selected as a branch plant site for more than", "start": 748.04, "stop": 751.36, "id": 162}, {"text": " 220 national concerns.", "start": 751.36, "stop": 753.62, "id": 163}, {"text": " But it can make sure of a balanced future growth by creating a master zoning", "start": 754.16, "stop": 759.08, "id": 164}, {"text": " plan, by anticipating future needs in the way of water supply, drainage,", "start": 759.08, "stop": 764.82, "id": 165}, {"text": " sewers, streets, highways, and freeways in all areas.", "start": 765.54, "stop": 770.14, "id": 166}, {"text": " The master plan has already been written and adopted. Through a combination of", "start": 771.94, "stop": 777.46, "id": 167}, {"text": " official and citizen action, Alameda County is moving forward on each of the", "start": 777.46, "stop": 782.28, "id": 168}, {"text": " projects involved in its master plan.", "start": 782.28, "stop": 784.6, "id": 169}, {"text": " Climate affects the lives of everyone who lives in MOA, where the built-in air", "start": 787.86, "stop": 794.42, "id": 170}, {"text": " conditioning of the Golden Gate provides an evenness of", "start": 794.42, "stop": 797.54, "id": 171}, {"text": " temperature without seasonal extremes.", "start": 797.54, "stop": 799.38, "id": 172}, {"text": " From this California climate comes the health and happiness of outdoor living,", "start": 800.22, "stop": 806.06, "id": 173}, {"text": " increased productivity, practical profits for industry, the Metropolitan Oakland", "start": 806.92, "stop": 813.46, "id": 174}, {"text": " Area, where the weatherman chalks up a winning score all year round.", "start": 813.46, "stop": 819.04, "id": 175}, {"text": " Subs by www.zeoranger.co.uk", "start": 829.38, "stop": 830.66, "id": 176}]}