Manual 4WD/AWD SUV, station wagon, hatchback

Fuel Economy 2016
Comparison Subaru Impreza, XV Crosstrek, Forester, Jeep Patriot
Nada Guides Car Finder Feature Search

SUV 4WD manual stick shift transmission regular gasoline

Jeep Renegade (premium) 15-18, Subaru Crosstrek 13-19, Jeep Compass 07-19, Jeep Patriot 07-17, Subaru Forester 05-18, Subaru Outback 05-14, Toyota RAV4 05, Honda CR-V 05-06, Hyundai Tucson 05-13, Kia Sportage 05-13, Suzuki Grand Vitara 05-10, Honda Element 05-11, Nissan Xterra 05-13, Jeep Wrangler 05-19, MINI Countryman not an SUV 6.5" ground clearance only 17-19

Affordable Convertibles - Mini, MX-5, 124 Spider, Camero, Mustang
Affordable Sports Car - Coupe Challenger, Camero, 86, BRZ, Mustang

Short vehicles: Audi A3, TT, Beetle, Mini, FIAT 124, Juke, Kia Soul, Fit, HR-V, CX-3, MX-5 Miata, 86/BRZ, Nissan 370Z, 500X, Renegade, Wrangler

RWD manual hatchbacks & station wagons Cadillac CTS Wagon 6.2L V8 2011-2014, BMW 328i 3.0L I6 Sport Wagon 2007-2012, Mercedes-Benz C240 -2004

6-speed
Jeep Renegade 15-18, Subaru Crosstrek 18, MINI Countryman 10-18, Subaru Forester 14-18, Hyundai Tucson 10-13, Subaru Outback 10-14, Kia Sportage 11-13, Jeep Compass Sports/Latitude 18, Jeep Wrangler 05-18, Nissan Xterra 05-10,13

High Ground Clearance is required (SUV 8"), plus driving range
Carsdirect dimension: length: 500X, xB, HR-V, Countryman, Outlander Sports, Crosstrek, Forester, Wrangler
turning radius: Forester, Outlander Sports, xB, Crosstrek, 500X, Countryman, HR-V, Wrangler
above 2: xB, Outlander Sports, 500X, Forester, Crosstrek, HR-V, Countryman, Wrangler
range: Countryman, Crosstrek = Outlander Sports, Wrangler, Countryman S, Forester, HR-V, 500X, xB
cargo: Forester, Wrangler, HR-V, Outlander Sports, xB, Crosstrek, Countryman, 500X

4WD (Forester, Crosstrek, Wrangler, Countryman, Renegade)
Driving rage mileage ranking: Countryman 451, S 435, Wrangler 428, All4 419, Crosstrek 415, 370Z 399, S All4 386, Soul 383, Forester 382, HR-V 370, Renegade 330, HR-V 370
Fuel Economy, Fuel Tank size, Regular/Premium Gasoline (Countryman Crosstrek Forester, Wrangler)
Fuel economy (Soul HR-V BRZ 370Z)
MINI Countryman, BMW 1.5L turbo B38, 2.0L turbo B48 is widely used.  X1, X2 uses the same oil filter as UKL2 platform chassis

IIHS ratings, Countryman (A for lower leg/foot), Crosstrek, Forester (M for passenger)
IIHS insurance loss data information personal injury, small station wagons: Countryman 4wd 63, XV 76, small SUVs Forester 72, Wrangler 68

2018 Subaru Forester Premium $25,280, interior: black + exterior: silver or black, #2A $490 or #3A $512 + cargo cover + floor mats + splash guard
Popular Package #2A: Auto-Dimming Exterior Mirror w/Approach Lighting, Auto-Dimming Mirror w/Compass & HomeLink, Rear Bumper Cover, Rear Seat Back Cargo Net
Popular Package #3A: Auto-Dimming Exterior Mirror w/Approach Lighting, Auto-Dimming Mirror w/Compass & HomeLink, Rear Bumper Cover, Map & Dome Light LED Upgrade
Protection Package #1: Cargo Cover - Manual Rear Gate, Rear Seatback Protector, Splash Guards, Rear Bumper Cover, All-Weather Floor Mats
Protection Package #1A: Cargo Cover - Manual Rear Gate, Aero Crossbar Set, Splash Guards, Rear Bumper Cover, Cargo Tray, Map & Dome Light LED Upgrade
Protection Package #3: Aero Crossbar Set, Rear Seatback Protector, Splash Guards, Rear Bumper Cover, All-Weather Floor Mats, Cargo Tray
Protection Package #3A: Splash Guards, Rear Bumper Cover, All-Weather Floor Mats, Map & Dome Light LED Upgrade, Cargo Tray

FuelEconomy 4WD/AWD Manual SUVs
Jeep Wrangler 2018 JL > JK (quieter, better rainwater management), Helleyella, Punk'n orange, Mohito!, Ocean Blue, Sting-Gray
Wrangler comparison Unlimited Sport, Sport S (power windows, locks, mirrors, alarm, 17" 234mm, Perforated Leather Black Seat by Mopar), Sahara (4-door only, 7" touch screen, heavy-duty, leather seats available, optional Selec-Trac full-time 4WD, body-colored hardtop, keyless go, 115V, door opener, CarPlay, Android Auto, 18" 255mm)
Compass 2.4L comparison 4x4 Latitude (black/ski gray, optional sunroof, power seat)

short length cars comparison Soul, 500X, xB, HR-V, Countryman, Crosstrek (cargo: Soul, HR-V)
Fiat 500 X Pop base FWD
Kia Soul Base
Honda HR-V EX FWD, LX FWD

* Kiplinger Avoid Showroom Showdowns, Edmunds, TrueCar, Costco CarsDirect

AutoTrader == KBB ()

iSeeCars limited (listed days ago, previous $, $ below/above market)

cars.com ($ under, $ price drop, #review)

TrueCar limited (no accident report, $ below avg)

AutoList (days on market, % less)

* The Best Car-Buying Services in 2023 TrueCar, Carvana, CarMax

* Used-car Trading E-commerce Market: AutoTrader == KBB, TrueCar, CarGurus, CarsDirect, Car enthusiast Forums, Autolist, Cars.com, Inc, Kelley Blue Book, AutoTempest, Instamotor, Hemmings, iSeeCars, Renrenche.com, Guazi.com, UXIN GROUP

MotorTrend: TrueCar: One Salesman's Take On The Service That Seems To Be Everywhere
TrueCar Subaru Forester Premium, 2.5i, black or silver exterior + black interior
TrueCar MINI Countryman Cooper S All4 (All4+2000, S+2500, run-flat no spare), classic trim: pin spoke black wheels, sport seats, anthracite headliner, Cooper All4 1.5L, Moonwalk Gray + Carbon Black Sensatec, signature trim includes automatic, thunder grey, white top, driver assistance package $1250
Countryman S All4, Countryman All4, Melting Silver, Signature has Active Driving Assistant

Edmunds TMV True Market Value
Edmunds Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium
Edmunds MINI Countryman

Collision avoidance system, automatic emergency braking (AEB)
Manual transmissions will survive; here's how and why AEB Mazda 3
The Newest Manual Transmissions Are Barely Manual Ford Focus RS, MINI stall recovery, hill assist
Cars With Advanced Safety Systems

Market Share of Smartphones

smartphone market research

Counterpoint Research Infographic: Mobile Market Monitor Global mobile handset/smartphone shipments, Asia, Europe, MEA, North America, LATAM
Counterpoint Research USA Smartphone Share By Carrier

Gartner Worldwide Smartphone Sales to End Users by Vendor

IDC Worldwide Smartphone Vendor Market Share
IDC Smartphone OS Market Share

comScore U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share

DAC

TI Audio DAC THD+N SNR
PCM5102A FiiO E17K Aspen 2
PCM1798 FiiO Kunlun E18
High end PCM1792A FiiO X5 MP3 music player

Cirrus Logic
Flagship CS4398 FiiO X3 2nd gen

iFi Nano iDSD LE

Head-Fi review of USB audio on the go!
Headphone Amplifier, Digital Analog Converter

audioengine D3 24-Bit DAC no android, ios
audioquest dragonfly series - mobile compatibility Red, Black, android OTG, not 1.2
Cozoy Astrapi USB OTG
Schiit FULLA 2  Andorid, iOS
Meridian Explorer2  no android, ios
HRT dSp Android, i-dSp iOS
FiiO K1 no smartphone
FiiO i1 for iOS devices

Air Quality Index, Air Pollution

AQI - PM2.5 24-hour average

NowCast 12-hour weighted

Purple Air Sensor Data Download Tool

PurpleAir Map with selected sensors

PM2.5 AQI
  0     0  Good
 12    50  Moderate
 35.5 100  Unhealthy for sensitive groups
 55.5 150  Unhealthy
150.5 200  Very Unhealthy
250.5 300  Hazardous
350.5 400
500   500

AQI     0 50 100  150   200   300   400   500
PM2.5   0 12  35.5 55.5 150.5 250.5 350.5 500

China AQI map
China Forecast map
SPRINTARS forecast, pm2.5, soil dust, detailed forecast
SILAM forecast
CAMS forecast

Taiwan Air Quality Monitoring Network Map
Taiwan Air Map

AirNow USA

*** AirNow Forecast Map
San Jose now map
AirVisual San Jose Map with wind
** Purple Air Map (use AQandU or LRAPA conversion for wood smoke, overestimate PM2.5 by ~60%, another 60%, LRAPA)

Bay Area Air Quality Forecast BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District

** Five-day Air Quality forecast spare the air

** AirNow Fire & Smoke Map (12-hour weighted NowCast, algorithm, with correction factor)
NOAA Air Quality Forecast
Map of San Jose on 2017/10/11
Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Current Air Quality hourly

Berkeley Earth air quality real-time map
Map Centered in Cupertino  Los Altos

California Fire
California Smoke Info 
NOAA Smoke Map : HRRR Prediction, turn on Vertically Integrated Smoke, Near Surface Smoke
Forest Service AirFire BlueSky Smoke Prediction
NWS Sacramento smoke forecast facebook
AirNow smoke current wildfire
NOAA Hazard Mapping System Fire and Smoke Current Analysis
Wild Fire Today: smoke prediction
NWS BayArea twitter
NWS Sacramento
NWS CWSU Oakland twitter

Consumer Grade Indoor Air Quality Monitors: PurpleAir, IQAir AirVisual Pro, foobot

Every Building's Wildfire Risk in California

CalTopo fire history fire activity GEOS live fire detection satellite MODIS VIIRS

HuangZoo

FireMappers WildFire Early Notification Map

Panasonic Shavers

Arc3 3-Blade Shaver w/ Shaving Sensor ES-ST25KS 13,000 rpm shaving sensor
Arc4 4-Blade Dual-Motor Wet/Dry Shaver ES-LA63-S 14,000 rpm dual-motor
Arc5 5-Blade Shaver w/ Shaving Sensor ES-LV65-S 14,000 rpm shaving sensor

Hatsune Miku

Hatsune Miku 初音ミク 初音未來
Vocaloid Speech-generating device (voice synthesizer)
Crypton Future Media voices, actors, products

初音 diva
Romeo and Cinderella
Freely Tomorrow googoo888, Freely Tomorrow Mitchie M
googoo888 animation
洛天依

Top Schools of Journalism, Mass Communications

Mass communication: Advertising, Broadcasting, Journalism, Public relations
Mass media, Publishing,

The best journalism school in America is…

RTDNA Radio Television Digital News Association
NewsPro / TVWeek Top 20 Journalism Schools
University of Missouri at Columbia
University of Georgia
Northwestern University
Syracuse University
Columbia University
Arizona State University
University of Oklahoma
Troy University
Lyndon State College
Indiana University
Boston University
New York University
University of Florida

Hearst Journalism Award Program
Overall: North Carolina
Broadcast: Arizona State
Writing: Northwestern
Photo, Multimedia: Western Kentucky

College Magazine Top 10 Undergraduate Journalism Schools
University of Missouri - Columbia
Penn State University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Western Kentucky University
Northwestern University
Indiana University
Syracuse University
University of Georgia
University of Maryland
Arizona State University

Japanese Kawaii Characters

Kawaii Japan cute cartoon characters Products

Hello Kitty, Miffy, Rilakkuma, Totoro, Pokémon

Hello Kitty, Domo-kun, Tarepanda, Rilakkuma, Kiirotori, Korilakkuma, Chococat, Mamegoma, Pikachu, My Melody, Monokoru Boo, Afro Ken, Pom Pom Purin, Keroppi, Totoro, Doraemon, Mamesheba, Cinnamoroll, Radtz-Maru

Political Blogs

Media Bias Fact Check

Google News 1
Yahoo! News 5
The Hill 352

Drudge Report 106          - drudge.com 19764
Breitbart News Network 131 - The Huffington Post 31
RealClearPolitics 110      - Politico 93
Newsmax Media 592          - Daily Kos dailykos 371


The Daily Caller 441       
Hot Air 1590 Townhall 920  
                           - Talking Points Memo 884
                           - Media Matters for America 1943

Politico - Many politics sites draw partisan audiences, but Politico strikes a perfect balance

U.S. Media Publishers and Publications – Ranked for May 2016

Rank in May 2016	Rank in Apr 2016	Change	Publication	Combined Page-Views	Desktop Share	Mobile Share
1	1	0	msn.com	1,767,819,000	72%	28%
2	2	0	espn.go.com	1,326,390,000	67%	33%
3	3	0	drudgereport.com	1,187,604,000	95%	5%
4	N/A	N/A	news.google.com	1,012,374,000	86%	14%
5	4	-1	cnn.com	768,905,000	66%	34%
6	5	-1	foxnews.com	707,428,000	76%	24%
7	7	0	buzzfeed.com	525,030,000	37%	63%
8	6	-2	nytimes.com	512,058,000	74%	26%
9	8	-1	huffingtonpost.com	376,875,000	79%	21%
10	9	-1	finance.yahoo.com	359,237,000	82%	18%
11	10	-1	forbes.com	274,442,000	57%	43%
12	12	0	washingtonpost.com	274,335,000	69%	31%
13	11	-2	usatoday.com	271,189,000	79%	21%
14	13	-1	cnet.com	257,381,000	75%	25%
15	14	-1	dailymail.co.uk	252,027,000	63%	37%

Revised Common Lectionary

Revised Common Lectionary

CCT consultation on common texts, RCL, Daily Readings, and Lectionary Prayers
The Text This Week Scripture Index
RCL: Readings for the Coming Week and Table of Readings for the Current Season, Reversed Search
Episcopal Church Lectionary Calendar

WiFi Cellular calling

Google's Project Fi MVNO isn't a threat to Wi-Fi-first players Republic, Scratch and FreedomPop

Google Fi Sprint+T-Mobile $20 + $10/GB
10 Cheapest
RingPlus
FreedomPop
Republic Wireless 4G LTE $10 text, talk, $17.5 includes 500MB, $15/GB, refund back unusedScratch Wireless free text, $10 voice, $8/200MB

Data hotspots only:
FreedomPop freedom spot
Karma $14/GB never expire, $150 mobile hotspot device
truconnect $20/GB not expiring, Internet on the Go $10/300MB

Cablevision Freewheel wifi only unlimited $30