Apple iPod Touch Jailbreak 1.1.2 - Touchdev

jailbreakme
Enable iPod Touch/iPhone Applications
Apple's Repository by the Apple Repo Team

Track your money: Yodlee Wesabe Mint Geezeo

Fintech Data Aggregators 2020 (Plaid, Yodlee, Finicity, MX)

Yodlee Envestnet * Money by Yodlee no app 

MX Technologies * MoneyMobile app-only 

Plaid - Fidelity issue 

finicity MasterCard 

* Empower Personal Dashboard (Personal Capital) Yodlee ios #137 4.7, android 4.1 

* Fidelity Full View eMoney no app Fidelity Investments ios #21 4.8, android 4.4 

* Credit Karma Intuit ios #4 4.8, android 4.7 

* NerdWallet Plaid ios #71 4.8 android 4.5 

* Piere MX App only 4.8 

Digital Finance February: Yodlee, Mint, Geezeo, Cake
The 28 best money Web sites Your financial life: Track it. Improve it
Easy Money - Personal Financial Software

Quicken Online Now Free: Joining Yodlee, Mint, Geezeo, Wesabe
Yodlee MoneyCenter
Mint Yodlee
Wesabe manual download and upload
Geezeo CashEdge
Quicken Online
Cake Financial

Shaker pencils

Dave's Mechanical Pencils Blog
The Best Mechanical Pencils

** Pilot Dr. Grip Mechanical Pen 0.5mm PIL BHDL5 $9.95 $9.77
Pilot Japan フレフレ Sharp Pens
ドクターグリップ Gスペック HDGN-60R HDGS-60R 600円
ドクターグリップ Gスペック ホワイト HDGS-60WR 600円
フレフレスーパーグリップ Pilot 2020 Super Grip HFGP-20R 本体価格 200円
百樂 搖搖自動鉛筆 Pilot Dr. Grip G-SPEC HDG-60WR NT$ 200元, HFGP-20R 七彩搖搖自動鉛筆 70 元

Pilot Frixion
Frixion LFB-20EF 200円, high lighter SFL-15LM 150円

Best Pencils for Musicians Craft Design Technology

Mitsubishi Pencil Uni α-gel
三菱阿發自動搖搖鉛筆 M5-617GG 185元
三菱鉛筆株式会社 α-gel（アルファゲル）シャープペン シャカシャカ Uni α-gel Shaka Shaka M5-617GG 600円

三菱 消せるタイプ 100円
ユニボール ファントム uni-ball Fanthom 200円

三菱 回転シャープ "クルトガ Uni-Ball KuruToga KURU TOGA - Keeps a continuously sharp point
Alpha-Gel KuruToga M5858GG 850円
自動鉛筆：M5-450 NT$240

SANFORD uni-ball Fusion clear barrel Features an innovative ink system which allows the ink to flow from clear to color

Zebra Frisha
Zebra Frisha Automatic Shake to Start 0.7mm ZEB 58420 ZEB 58410 $2.5, not good
ZEBRA MA40 MA50 frisha 斑馬 搖搖式自動鉛筆 Liberty 利百代 80元
ZEBRA フリシャ オートマチック 振っても書いても芯が出る MA40 MA50 ￥200

Faber-Castell Grip-Matic
輝柏 全自動科技鉛筆 NT$40/卡
Faber-Castell Grip-Matic 1375 1377

Dixon Ticonderoga SenseMatic disposable $3.25 - $11.15 / Dz

Side-click
Pentel Quicker Clicker
Pentel Twist Erase Click
Paper Mate Silhouette

Bold Point Thick Pen
Ballpoint: 1.6mm: Bic Velocity Bold Smooth Ball Pen, BIC Cristal Bold; 1.4mm: Paper Mate Profile Bold

Bold Gel Pen 1.0mm
Staples:  Pentel, Pilot, uni-ball
Office Depot: Uni-ball, Pilot, Paper Mate, Zebra

Vision Elite series, Elite BLX, Vision RT 0.8mm bold, roller (ball-point) won't leak in flight and has 3 way protection against water, fading, and fraud, Elite is no retractable, regular Vision is not, micro 0.5mm, 0.6mm, 0.8mm

=========== Fast Drying for Left-Handed ==========
Quick Drying Gel Pens: A Comparison Guide: Zebra Sarasa Dry 0.4, 0.5; Uni-Ball Signo 0.28 0.38; Pentel EnerGel 0.7, 1.0 
JetPens: Left-Handed Pens & Writing Supplies 
The Wire Cutter the Best Pen linked to sources, left-handed 

JetPens 0.28 0.3 black refills Pilot Hi-Tec-C, Uni Jetstream, Signo, EnerGel 

1. uniball 

** Signo gel-pen waterproof 0.28mm, Signo RT 0.38mm 

** Jetstream ballpoint 

uni-ball super ink pigments, fraud and identity-theft prevention, black 1.0mm bold, archival, 207 RT, Jetstream, Jetstream Premier, Jetstream RT, Jetstream 101, 3-way protection against water, fading and fraud, quick drying ink, RT and Premier are retractable, 0.7mm, 1.0mm, 028mm 0.38mm, 0.5mm at JetPens 
Sanford Uni-Ball Jetstream Sport Roller retractable 
Sanford Uni-Ball Vision Elite Roller capped 

** Power Tank ballpoint pressurized 0.7 1.0mm 

三菱鉛筆 Jetstream 溜溜筆系列, no 0.38
Vision Elite 抗壓鋼珠筆
Oil-based Jetstream refill

2. Pentel EnerGel 
Pentel EnerGel Quick Drying Gel Pen 0.5, 0.7, 1.0, 0.35mm at JetPens for lefties, EnerGel RTX Extra-Fine 0.3mm (amazon $2) 
Pentel 飛龍文具 EnerGel 極速鋼珠筆, no 0.35 

3. Zebra Sarasa Dry waterproof 
Zebra Sarasa X20 Rapid Dry Ink RDI Technology for lefty 0.5, 0.7, 1.0, 0.4mm 0.5mm dry at JetPens
Japan Sarasa Dry DryJell 0.4, 0.5
Liberty 利百代 Sarasa 鋼珠筆, no Dry

4. Pilot MultiBall rollerball multi-ball jetpans rollerball smooth nonporous surfaces sharpie permanent marker.  

5. Paper Mate InkJoy GEL

=====
Mini Short Mechanical PencilsPentel Mini M.V.P 0.7mm with external non-twist eraser
Pilot G2 Mini 0.7mm Mechanical Pencil, 7-piece Set with small eraser, retractable lead point

High Resolution Digital Picture Frame

Digital Photo Frame

Coby DP-882 DP-887 DP-888 800 x 600, 350 cd/m2, 500:1, 10ms, video how-to

Westinghouse DPF-0802 8" 800 x 600, 128MB
Westinghouse DPF-0804 8" 8xx x 600, 128MB

Mustek PF-T80R 800 x 600, 380 cd/m2, 256MB
Mustek PF-T80B 800 x 600, 250 cd/m2, 128MB
Mustek PF-D852AM 800 x 600, 128MB

Smartparts DPF84 800 x 600, 350 cd/m2, 250:1

Pandigital PAN80-2 800 x 600, 380 cd/m2, 250:1, 128MB

Matsunichi Photoblitz PF800 PF800M 800x600

Pandigital PAN108-B 10.4" 1024 x 768 $219
Brightness: 350 cd/m2
Contrast ratio: 500:1
Viewing angle: Horizontal: 65/65 Vertical: 65/55

Smartparts SP15MW 15" 1024 x 768

Digital Spectrum MV-1500 15" 1024 x 768

Pandigital PAN150-B 15" 1024 x 768

Westinghouse DPF-1411 14.1" 1280 x 800 wide screen

Mustek PF-T150 15" 1280 x 1024
Mustek PF-D1560W 15.6" 1366 x 768

Custom Fit Earphones

Canalphones, in-ear monitors IEM

All Orchestral Players Should Wear Ear Plugs
Elacin ER
Musicians' Clinics Temporary Hearing Loss Test App $$

Sensaphonics
Sensaphonics custom sleeves for Shure SCL Series SCL3, SCL4, SCL5, SE series SE210 SE310 SE420 SE530
Etytomic ER-4, ER-6, ER-6i

Ultimate Ears
Westone (some made by Shure?)
Future Sonics
Future Sonics SofterWear for Sennheiser IE4, XtremeMac FS1 (made by Future Sonics?)
Etymotic Research Musicians Earplugs fit ER6 with er6-15 adapter

TMO Buyer's Guide - In-Ear Headphones Compared, Low-End to High-End || The Mac Observer
iPO's Buyer's Guide - In-Ear Headphones Part I: Universal Fits
Buyer's Guide - In-Ear Headphones Part II: Custom Fits

Price Reduction Match and Refund

20+ tools for price watching and protecting

camelcamelcamel Amazon.com
camelcamper Backcountry.com

PriceProtectr Price Protectr supports Amazon, The Apple Store, Best Buy, Circuit City, Costco, Future Shop, Sears, Staples, .... for 90 days

PricePinx Price!pinx price drop alert
ShoppingNotes Shopping Notes
zingsale ZingSale.com

RefundPlease Refund Please supports Amazon.com ISBN and ASIN

NukePrice Amazon Price Watch requires purchase link, using Price Protectr

Price Tracker By Webgadgets.ws Amazon.com

Amazon.com: Help > Payment, Pricing & Promotions > Pricing
Amazon Contact US Returns and Refunds

Piano Serial Numbers

Yamaha Piano Serial Number Search
When was your Yamaha or Eterna piano made?
Kawai Piano Serial Number Production Dates

Piano Serial Numbers
Piano Serial Number. Find out your piano's age
How To Find A Piano's Serial Number

High School Sports and courses

National Federation of State High School Associations wiki
California Interscholastic Federation Athletics wiki
State Championship Sports: Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Track & Field, Vollyball, Wrestling
Regional Championship Sports: Tennis (NorCal), Soccer (SoCal)
Other Sports: Badminton, Baseball, Field Hockey, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Skiing & Snowboarding, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Water Polo
CIF Central Coast Section Northern Conference, Southern Conference, Central Conference
Baseball, Basketball, Badminton, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Soccer, Swimming, Softball, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling
CCS Central Conference BVAL (Blossom Valley Athletic League), SCVAL (Santa Clara Valley Athletic League), WCAL (West Catholic Athletic League)
CCS Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Cupertino, Fremont, Gunn, Homestead, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Lynbrook, Milpitas, Monta Vista, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Wilcox
Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling
SCVAL Fall Sports Schedules, Field Hockey, De Anza (Mitty, Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Gatos, St. Francis, St. Ignatius) El Camino (Homestead, Lynbrook, Monta Vista, Palo Alto, Presentation, Saratoga)
CCS School League Alignment by sport : SCVAL De Anza Division DAL, El Camino Division ECAL

MaxPreps Monta Vista Field Hockey
Athletic.net Track and Field, HS, US, California, Central Coast, Central Conference, SCVAL, ECAL, Monta Vista

Valley Junior High School Athletic League (VJHSAL)
Blach Intermediate School, Columbia Middle School, Cupertino Middle School, Egan Junior High School, Graham Middle School, Hyde Middle School, Kennedy Middle School, Lawson Middle School, Miller Middle School, Sunnyvale Middle School
Cross Country, Girls Softball, Boys Volleyball, Wrestling, Girls Volleyball, Boys Basketball, Girls Soccer, Girls Basketball, Boys Soccer, Track and Field
California Middle School Cross Country Statistics
Los Gatos Fisher Middle School Cross Country

DyeStatCal California Track
DyeStat High School Track & Field
High School Sports StudentSports

World Organization of the Scout Movement
Boy Scouts of America
Santa Clara County Council
Polaris District Boy Scout Troops grade 6-12, age 11-17 Troop 452 Cupertino Troop 453 Cupertino Troop 468 Fremont Troop 495 San Jose
Cub Scout Packs grade 1-5, age 7-10 Pack 408 San Jose Pack 452 San Jose

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of the United States of America
Girl Scouts of Northern California Council
Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County Service Unit 30 Cupertino
Daisy Girl Scouts, ages 5-6
Brownie Girl Scouts, ages 6-8
Junior Girl Scouts, ages 8-11
Girls ages 11-17 experience Girl Scouting through STUDIO 2B

Chinese American Scouting Association CASA

FUHSD course selection text guide catalog
Lynbrook Course Information, LHS Course Selection Guide AP Physics C Mechanics
Cupertino Course Selection Information, CHS Course Selection Guide AP Physics C Mechanics
Monta Vista Course Guide, MVHS Course Selection Guide AP Physics C Mechanics
Homestead High Course Selection Information, HHS Couse Selection Guide AP Physics C Mechanics
Fremont Course Selection Information, FHS Course Selection Guide AP Physics C Mechanics

Saratoga High Course Offerings, Course Selection Guide, AP Physics Honors AP Physics 1, 2
Los Gatos High School Courses, LGHS Course Descriptions AP Physics C Mechanics

Palo Alto Course Catalog, PALY Course Catalog AP Physics C
Gunn High Registration, Gunn Course Catalog AP Physics 1, AP Physics C
Mountain View High Course Catalog, MVHS AP Physics 1, AP Physics C Mechanics, AP Physics C Electricity & Magnetism

Valley Christian High School Course Catalog, VCHS Course Catalog AP Physics 1, AP Physics C

Mission San Jose High School Course Catalog, Fremont Unified School District High School Catalog AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Physics C

Fuel Cell Technology

fuel cell companies
Fuel Cells Works News
Fuel Cell Stocks
Fuel Cell Today Market Survey: Portable Applications 2005
Fuel Cell Today 2006 Portable
Price Waterhouse Coopers 2007 Fuel Cell Industry Survey

Medis 24-7 Power Pack
SFC Smart Fuel Cell EFOY
Mechanical Technologies, Inc. MTI Micro Fuel Cells
Antig Taipei Taiwan
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corp (DMFCC)

Typical alkaline battery sizes and capacities (at lowest discharge rates)

Seasonal Running

60 degrees +: tank top or singlet and shorts
50-59 degrees: T-shirt and shorts
40-49 degrees: long sleeved T, shorts or tights or wind pants, sock or mittens and gloves
30-39 degrees: long sleeved T and T-shirt, tights and shorts, socks or mittens or gloves, and hat over ears
20-29 degrees: Polypro top or thick long sleeved T, another T-shirt layer, tights and shorts, mittens or gloves, and hat over ears.
10-19 degrees: Polypro top and thick long long sleeved T, tights and shorts, wind suit (top and pants), thick mitten, thick hat over ears.
0-9 degrees: Two polypro tops, thick tights and shorts (and thick underwear or supporter for men), Gore-Tex or similar thickness warm-up, gloves and thick mittens, ski mask and hat over ears, and Vaseline covering any exposed skin.
minus 15 to minus 1: Two thick Polypro tops, tights and thick polypro tights and thick underwear (and supporter for men), thick warm-up, gloves, thick (arctic) ski mask and thick hat over ears, Vaseline covering any exposed skin, thicker socks on feet and other measures for feet, as needed.
minus 20 and below: Add layers as needed. Stay in touch with the outdoor and ski shops for the warmest clothing which is thin. Watch your feet. There are some socks which heat up...and other innovations.

Running In The Cold Rain

Valley's faces of diversity: Census data offer snapshots of 4 immigrant groups

U.S. Census Bureau Selected Polulation Profiles by County

2.5mm adapter for mobile phones and cordless phones

Jabra A210
Bluetooth version 1.2, up to 33 feet, talk time 8 hours, stand-by time 240 hours, 12 grams, 2"x1 1/2"x1/3"

Cardo BTA II Universal Bluetooth Adapter
Bluetooth version 1.2, up to 33 feet, talk time 7 hours, standby time 200 hours rechargeable Lithium Polymer, charging time 2 hours, 14 gram, Cambridge Silicon Radio

Everything you wanted to know about cables

XLR balanced unbalanced, TRS tip-ring-sleeve, TS tip-sleeve, RCA, MIDI, BNC, ...
2.5mm, 3.5mm 1/8", 6.5mm 1/4"
Understanding Instrument Cable
Grounding
Monster Cable FAQs twisted pair (Studio Pro 1000 12 gauge, Acoustic, Jazz), coaxial (S100 16 gauge, Performer 500 14 gauge, Rock 14 gauge, Bass) instrument cable, line level speaker cable
Planet Waves Twisted Pair Special double-insulated/double-shielded cable PW-G-05
Pro Co Sound LifeLines Line Instrument Cable 4 conductor microphone cable
HOSA
Live Wire

USB cable - double-braided nylon fabric kevlar reinforced sheath plastic housing rubber-encased

Safer Cars

IIHS Top Safety Picks
Front crash 40mph moderate and small overlap, and compare to NHTSA's 35mph
Crash Avoidance Features by make and model: forward collision warning, autobrake , lane departure warning, lane departure prevention, adaptive headlights and blind spot detection.

Insurance loss information collision, property damage, comprehensive, personal injury, medical payment, bodily injury

TSP+ with front crash prevention, Outback (Legacy), Forester
Safercar: has crash collision video and image
Rearview Video Systems, ESC, Forward Collision Warning, Lane Departure Warning
safe car for 2014 Subaru Outback, Mazda CX-5, Mazda3, Forester, Impreza, XV, Toyota Prius, Nissan Rogue
SUV: Mazda CX5, Outback, Forester (no blind spot detection)
Hatchback: Mazda3
Station wagon AWD, 4WD: Outback

Best & worst visibility: Outback, Forester (no blind spot detection)

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - Shopping for a Safer Car 2007
Status Report: Top Safety Pick 2007 IIHS
Top Safety Pick 2006 Gold Award Winners, Si
IIHS Vehicle ratings

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA - Buying A Safer Car
NHTSA SaferCar

Airbag
Curtain airbags deployment videos
Side airbag deployment video
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 (FMVSS 208): Occupant crash protection 1998 dual front airbags

Electronic stability control ESC 55% 2009 to 100% 2012
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 571.126: Electronic stability control systems

IIHS crash avoidance ratings: autobrake, forward collision warning, auto braking stop stopping, Subaru EyeSight active brake system Forester Premium, XV Premium, Impreza Limited, Outback Premium, Legacy Premium

Front crash prevention ratings, 2013-14 midsize cars and SUVs

Resize and Scaling using ImageMagick

ImageMagick default filter for resizing and scale,
'Mitchell' for enlargement, and for shrinking images involving transparency
'Lanczos' for shrinking when no-transparency is involved
Lanczos resampling

Down-sampling examples
Down-sampling methods

Examples,
MinGW MSYS, Cygwin, GOW (Gnu on Windows)

convert command line options
ImageMagick Usage: basic

find . -maxdepth 1 -name "*.JPG" -exec convert '{}' -strip -resize 1920x1080 HD/'{}' \;
convert img.png -rotate 270 img.jpg
identify -verbose img.jpg

convert img.svg -strip -bordercolor white -border 145x0 img.png

# pdf scanned dpi, fax group4 compression is better for black and white
convert -trim -density 300 doc.pdf doc.png
convert -trim -density 300 -compress group4 doc.pdf doc.tiff

adaptive-resize will sharpen the image
convert img.jpg -strip -adaptive-resize image.jpg

strip all exif mata data
mogrify -strip imagename.jpg

using GOW,

gfind 20?? -type d -exec mkdir -p "1600x1200/{}" ;
gfind 20?? -iname "*.jpg" -exec convert "{}" -strip -adaptive-resize 1600x1200 "1600x1200/{}" ;

IM usage under Windows
Batch processing a (sub-)directory tree
bulk processing using IrfanView batch processing

Social Bookmarking

Social bookmarking
Diigo
memosnag
StumbleUpon  Stumble Upon

Furl, Spurl or del.icio.us?

Furl and delicious are dead, use bit.ly

RFID Timing

RFID Journal - IPICO Enters Race for RFID Sports Timing
ChampionChip, AMB, Winning Time, RFID Timing, TekChip (out of business), and DAG
Road Race Management Forum

GPGPU

General Purpose GPU

ATI: CTM: folding@home, Chrome Chromium browser Native Client NaCl (salt)
nVidia: CUDA
Nvidia CUDA : practical uses

Bai Ling

bai ling topless pictures from photographie magazine 002917
Bailing

Convert DVD, flv, DV, MJPEG, AVI to iTunes, iPod Touch, Apple TV

DVD to DVD flow
SmartRipper 2.41 (2001)
DVD Shrink 3.2 (2004) old
DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0 (2005) better
RipIt4Me 1.7.1.0 (2007) needs DVD Decrypter (better) or DVD Shrink
FixVTS (2007)
VobBlanker (2007)
DVD Rebuilder 0.98.2 (2008)
DVD43 4.6.0 (2009)
DVDFab HD Decrypter 8.1.3.3 Beta (2011) latest and greatest

Make/Create date ISO file from ImgBurn
Rip: DVDFab Decrypter or DVD Decrypter or RipIt4Me or DVD Shrink to VIDEO_TS
Fix: FixVTS and VobBlanker
Encoding: DVD Rebuilder or DVD Shrink
Burn: Windows Image Disc Burner, iso writer, ImgBurn
Play ISO: mount ISO as Disk using WinCDEmu

DVD to mp4
vob2mpg to extract mpeg2 files
ffmpeg -i movie.mpg movie.mp4; default way to encode H264 (AVC) + AAC

RipIt4Me + DVD Decrypter (old)
DVDFab HD Decrypter
ffmpeg documentation/manual

DV flow: miniDV .dv file uses dvvideo and pcm_s16le
ffmpeg -i file.dv -vcodec copy -acodec copy -copyts file.avi
ffmpeg -i file.dv -threads 0 -vcodec libx264 -acodec libfaac file.mp4
ffmpeg -i file.dv -threads 0 -vcodec mpeg2video -acodec libfaac file.avi

HDV flow
Windows Movie Maker capture HDV to DVR-MS - no good, no scene spliting
Capturing HDV: HDVSplit capture to native MPEG transport stream .m2t .ts .m2ts, rename .m2t to .mpg
Viewing .m2t .mpg using either
1. MPlayer frontend gui: SMPlayer + Windows binaries: mplayer-win32 (with older ffmpeg) = MPlayer for Windows, use adaptive filter to deinterlace, yadif or kerndeint (kernel deinterlacer) (Deinterlacing filters)
2. VideoLAN VLC media player (without installer), 1440 -> 1920 problem
3. ffdshow a DirectShow filter and VFW codec

Convert m2t to MPEG program stream mpeg2 using (slight quality degradation with multithreaded MPEG* encoding)

1a. ffmpeg -i file.m2t -vcodec copy -acodec copy -copyts file.vob <- use svcd
1b. ffmpeg -i file.m2t -vcodec copy -acodec copy -f vob -ss 00:00:10 -t 00:09:59 file.mpeg <- seek to position, duration, copy ts automatically?
1c. ffmpeg -i file.m2t -threads 0 -vcodec libx264 -b 4000k -vpre slowfirstpass -pass 1 -an -s vga file.mp4 <- phanfare SD (discard SD original > 4mbps)
    ffmpeg -i file.m2t -threads 0 -vcodec libx264 -b 4000k -vpre max -pass 2 -acodec (libfaac -ab 64k -ar 22050 -ac 1 | copy) -s vga -y file.mp4
1d. ffmpeg -i file.m2t -threads 0 -vcodec libx264 -b 5000k -vpre slowfirstpass -pass 1 -an -s hd720 file.mp4 <- phanfare HD (discard HD original > 5mbps)
    ffmpeg -i file.m2t -threads 0 -vcodec libx264 -b 5000k -vpre max -pass 2 -acodec (libfaac -ab 192k | copy) -s hd720 -y file.mp4
1e. ffmpeg -i file.m2t -threads 0 -vcodec libx264 -b 2000k -vpre fastfirstpass -pass 1 -an -s hd1080 file.mp4 <- YouTube HD 1080p (can upload original)
    ffmpeg -i file.m2t -threads 0 -vcodec libx264 -b 2000k -vpre hq -pass 2 -y -acodec libfaac -ab 232k -ar 44100 -ac 2 -s hd1080 -y file.mp4
1f. ffmpeg -i file.m2t -threads 0 -vcodec libx264 -b 7000k -vpre slowfirstpass -pass 1 -an -s hd720 file.mp4 <- Xbox 360
    ffmpeg -i file.m2t -threads 0 -vcodec libx264 -b 7000k -vpre max -pass 2 -y -acodec libfaac -ab 192k -s hd720 -y file.mp4
2. MPEG Streamclip convert to MPEG with MP2 Audio, batch

AVCHD streaming MTS file viewing, do not use VLC Player (has non-installer option), SMPlayer, MPC-HC
on Vista, use
Media Player Classic Home Cinema
on XP, use
1. ffdshow tryouts latest SVN build
2. Media Player Classic 6.4.9.1 rev 107
3. Haali Media Splitter optional
note: Add AVCHD/M2TS Support to Windows Media Player 11 and Windows Media Center, Setup a Proper Playback Chain in Windows, MP4 Usage Guide, Playgack

Youtube 1080p HD 2GB / 10 minutes = 26.67 Mbps. HDV 25M+374K bps
Phanfare HD 2GB / 10 minutes 2GB = 26.67 Mbps, archived at 4Mbps MPEG4 AVI, streaming at 1Mbps flash 7

Flash swf, flv extraction and demuxing
ffmpeg/tools/cws2fws.exe to convert compressed swf to uncompressed swf

YouTube - How To Extract Audio From an SWF File (Annotated)

1. flv extract to extract both video and audio

2.** official Windows version of ffmpeg  (official Zeranoe with libvo_aacenc, h264 high profile, presets) 
(Japan single-binary ffmpeg with libvo_aacenc, h264 main profile, threads) 
(New Ramiro Polla M1Research daily with libfaac, h264 high profile, w32threads, presets) 
(Dirk Paehl with libfaac, h264 high profile, pthread might have newer executable binary) 
(very old sourceforge version with doc MPlayer for Win32), get ffpresets from bare sources, to demux audio/video, most flexible

Linux Mint needs to install libavcodec-extra-52 and related packages.

3. AAC encoders FAAC, neroAACenc, libavcodec, VisualOn encoder, Fraunhofer FDK AAC, libaacplus

extract/strip video/audio only

ffmpeg -i test.mp4 -vcodec copy -an video.m4v -ss -t
ffmpeg -i test.mp4 -acodec copy -vn audio.m4a
ffmpeg -i test.flv -vn audio.wav
supported codecs,
ffmpeg -formats
Video size spec hd720 hd1080


* Seeking to split a file or select a segment: cut, trim (-t duration -to position) -ss before -i
ffmpeg -ss 1:00 -i video.mp4 -to 2:10 -c copy cut.mp4
 -to might still be duration, in this case, use duration before -i
ffmpeg -ss 1:00 -t 1:10 -i video.mp4 -c copy cut.mp4

* How to concatenate (join, merge) media files 
create mylist.txt of file

ffmpeg -f concat -i mylist.txt -c copy out.mp4
ffmpeg -i out.mp4 -acodec copy [-vcodec libx264] [-s hd720] final.mp4
ffmpeg -i a1.m4a -i a2.m4a -i a3.m4a -filter_complex concat=n=3:v=0:a=1 -vn -y final.m4a

AVANTI - FFMPEG / AviSynth GUI
XMedia Recode 
  
Format Factory conversion between formats

Avidemux video editor
XviD4PSP guide
Handbrake: DVD to AppleTV, iPhone 480x..., iPod 640x...
Videora: DVD, flv, ... to ipod ...x320, ...x480
SUPER: flv, ... to mp4 avc h264, 640x480, many A/V bitrates
MeGui
AutoMKV

iPod 5G 2.5" QVGA 320x240
iPod classic 6G 2.5" QVGA 320x240
iPod nano 3G 2" QVGA 320x240
iPod touch 480x320

H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

iPod video guide
# 1 reference frame
# Up to H.264 level 3
# 640 pixels maximum frame width

Video Encoding Redux.

Free Wi-Fi HotSpot

Silicon Valley of South San Francisco Bay Area

MetroFi Cupertino Coverage Map
MetroFi Sunnyvale Coverage Map
MetroFi Santa Clara Coverage Map
MetroFi San Jose Coverage Map

Google Mountain View
AnchorFree Palo Alto HotZone

Feather by Earthlink Wifi in Milpitas

Common Words (High Frequency)

Frequently Used Words
Most Common Words In English
Dolch Word List
Sight Words
Fry's 300 Instant Sight Words
The First 100 Most Commonly Used English Words

Chinese:
常用字頻序表
國小學童常用字詞調查報告書
香港、大陸、台灣 - 跨地區、跨年代: 現代漢語常用字頻率統計 Hong Kong, Mainland China & Taiwan: Chinese Character Frequency

Mission School rezoning - Topix

FREMONT FUSD STUDENT HOUSING PLAN-Zoning Proposal 6-2-07
Fremont Unified School District Board of Education Student Housing
Concerns Over Mission Valley Boundary Changes
Fremont searches for solutions for city's crowded schools

Bay Area Jazz Clubs

Yoshi's Oakland
Pearl's Sna Francisco
The Empire Plush Room San Francisco

School of the Blues

JJ's Blues San Jose's Best Blues Club

San Jose Blues Week Fountain Blues Festival KSJS
Poor House Bistro New Orleans

polywatch acrylic crystal watch polisher

compared with autosol
displex vs brasso neverdull
iPod Display - Scratch Removal Research non-whitening toothpaste

FDIC: ARE MY DEPOSITS INSURED?

Insuring Your Deposits
Common Misunderstandings about FDIC Deposit Insurance Rules

ISI Ice Skating Institute Learn to Skate Levels

ISI Tots program:
Tot 1
Tot 2
Tot 3
Tot 4
ISI Basic Skills program
Pre-Alpha
Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Delta

Detailed testing information including Hutchinson Figure Skating Association Freestyle Levels google doc
ISI testing requirements
ISI Testing Sessions

Video Toolbox: 150+ Online Video Tools and Resources

Video sharing: YouTube, Google Video, Blip.tv, Ourmedia, Veoh, DailyMotion, Metacafe, UnCut, ClipShack, 5min, Brightcove, Viddler, Revver, Vimeo, Yahoo Video, HelpfulVideo, BroadbandSports, Travelistic, Livevideo, Kewego, Godtube, Coull,tv, Mediabum, VMIX, Grouper, Break, Videosift, GeeVee, Stage5, Tube Battle

Tested: The 10 Best Places to Share Video Online: Our Recommendations Vimeo has 1280x720 HD
Happy 1st Anniversary YouTube and Google; Now Move Over a Bit

The Explosion of Online TV High-Definition: stage6 (DivX), vuze (BitTorrent)
Directory of Video Resources for Dancers

stage-6 and vuze HD clips
The AVCHD HDC-SD5 and SD-7 camera recorders by Panasonic
Sony Concept: Japanese technology and Italian design, the best of both worlds

iPod touch 'killer' - what's out there?

Archos 605-WiFi 800*480 4.3" 122 x 82 x 15 mm 4.8'' x 3.2'' x 0.6'' (For 4/30GB models) - 150gr/190gr

Nokia N800 800*480 4.1" 144 x 75 x 13/18 mm 208g

Palm T|X 480x320 121 x 78 x 15.5 149g

Apple iPod Touch 480 x 320 3.5" 110 x 61.8 x 8 mm 120g

Taiwan LCD TV

台灣品牌打入北美市場
瑞軒 Vizio
歌林 東元 Olevia Syntax-Brillian
聲寶 Maxent

品牌創造的新模式 － 品牌分工
瑞軒

唯冠 PROVIEW
冠捷 AOC Envision

WebOS WebTop

Web desktop
Web operating system

WEB OS RUNDOWN: 45+ Web Operating Systems

AjaxWindows, Why?

Big WebOS roundup - 10 online operating systems reviewed
Another 10 web operating systems reviewed

Web Operating Systems And Web Desktops: A Mini-Guide

alive:
OOS Online Operating System, ajax, 1GB, primitive viewers only, no office applications, browser not working well, using existing cache, cookies, not persistent, not working on opera, safari
eyeOS ajax, 2.x has no browser. (1.x eyeNav uses local browser functionality, no tab, having problem with ajax, only eyeDocs, no Chinese, desktop is not persistent)
AstraNOS browser not working well in Firefox
AmoebaOS in beta
ajaxWindows using existing browser tabs
The Place A using existing browser tab
icloud not working on Firefox
Glide flash 9 desktop, Glide mobile no browser

dead:
ajaxWindows ajax, no browser, use gmail as storage, only ajaxWrite, ajaxPresents, ajaxSketch available, only on Firefox 2+, IE 6+, desktop not persistent
Desktoptwo flash os, 1GB, no browser, popup java OpenOffice, desktop not persistent
g.ho.st flash 9, free 3GB storage, Chinese files?, zoho office, not working in opera, browser has problem with flash, persistent desktop
goowy flash 9, no office applications, use box.net, support Chinese file names, 1GB, no browser, desktop not persistent across computers
YouOS ajax, 250MB, YouBrowser uses local browser functionality (cache, cookies), no tabs, having problem with ajax, desktop is persistent but browser content is not, not working in opera

About Speed Skating

Helmet: Hard shelled helmets with the smallest vent holes, LAS brand Mistral helmet
Knee pads: in-line skating or volleyball
Gloves: non-knit glove is required for cut resistance, Baseball batters' gloves or all-leather work gloves
Long Sleeves: long-sleeved shirts & long pants
Ice Skates: Figure skates have a better shape for speed skating than hockey skates because the blades have more of a flat "tail" at the back and the boots have a more flexible ankle. But some people say you run the risk of snagging a toe pick when you lean over in a turn with figure skates. This might cause a nasty crash. Hockey skates don't suffer from this problem but the shape of the blade can promote poor technique. They make you rock forward on to your toes and you don't feel comfortable with your weight on the backs of the blades as you're supposed to. You can learn the basics of speed skating on either figure or hockey skates, but you'll soon find you want the glass-smooth ride of speed skates.
Optional Safety Apparel: protective eyewear, thin, soccer style shin protector,

RAISINS VARIETAL & NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

Raisin Grapes
Thompson Seedless
Thompson Seedless
Sultana

Northern California Speedskating Association FAQ

Pittsburgh Speedskating Useful Links Speedskating Equipment
Special Equipment Co SpeedSkates & Supplies
Dimon Sports Speedskates and Accessories
The Skate Shop
NetSkate ice speed skate
Adams Inline ice
low price skates speed boots
Hockey Skates Sizing Chart Bauer, CCM, Easton, Mission, Nike, Sherwood, Tour/Roller Derby

Encarta Ice Skating

sk8stuff Basic Reference

Riedell Sizing Chart
ISI learn to skate program Ice Skating Institute
Inline Skating Skills

Gout treatment and prevention

American Family Physician, Gout and Hyperuricemia Ibuprofen 800 mg four times daily
I Cured My Acute Gout
Popular Remedies for Gout Prevention Water, Cherry Juice, Baking Soda, Allopurinol
Popular Gout Remedies for Pain Relief Ibuprofen, Indomethacin, Cherry Juice, Colchicine
How to Choose a Medical Treatment For Gout
Pure Baking Soda
BAKING SODA AND GOUT
Gout Folk Remedies
Gout Homeopathy
Uric Acid Nephrolithiasis Sodium bicarbonate

Roller Sports

FIRS International Federation of Roller Sports
USA Roller Sports
Chinese Roller Skating Association 中国轮滑协会
Chinese Taipei Roller Sports Federation 中華民國滑輪溜冰協會

USA Roller Sports Regional and National Indoor Speed Divisions, Ages and Distances
NATIONAL STANDARD INLINE SPEED RECORDS

Skate Log Forum
Inline Planet Forum
Race Reports Forum

Couple Well 鍵燁
高雄直排輪立足亞洲　放眼世界
中華台北競速滑冰選手介紹 Speed Skating National Team Memebrs（2004-05)

KNCTW 直排輪
Tony Lee Inline Speed
Specter Skater

National & State Parks, Siskiyou & Shasta County

Red Bluff 

Lassen Volcanic National Park 
McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park 
Lava Beds National Monument 

Subway Cave Lave Tube, Hat Creek Rim Overlook, Lassen National Forest 

Pluto's Cave 

Lake Shasta Caverns Cave, Dinner cruise 

McCloud Rivers Three Waterfalls 

Mossbrae Falls - California's most beautiful waterfalls

Castle Crags State Park 

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area water falls 

Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park 

Redding Redding Turtle Bay Sundial Bridge, Redding Freedom Festival Fireworks, Civic Auditorium 

Waterfalls near Redding, 
Waterfalls of California Shasta County Map 
California State Parks National Parks - thebackpacker 
CalPhotos Landscapes: Browse California Counties 
Recreation Areas within 100 miles of Shasta Lake 

Coleman Fish Hatchery 
National Fish Hatcheries 

American River Hatchery 
California Fish Hatcheries 

Full Google Maps Trip 

2024/7 

Get Your Free Net Phone Calls Here

Free DID Numbers, Free Voip Calls

Grand Central + Gizmo

GrandCentral Free termination number, Click2Call, link to Gizmo Project Sipphone
GizmoProject free calls for active users, Gizmo program initiated
Jajah fair use free minutes to Jajah users, Jajah web initiated
PhoneGnome free calls to members, web initiated
IPKall free Washington state phone number
FWD free sip ip phone service

Free Phone Calls Anywhere

Microsoft, Ambient glance at nontraditional wireless devices

MSN Direct FM radio subcarrier, Microsoft DirectBand wireless datacasting network Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT) SPOT stop
Oregon Scientific WeatherNow II Weather Now SimpleCast (ZIPCAST)

Ambient Devices pager device, Ambient Information Network, WebLink Wireless (bought by Metrocall in 2003, merged with Arch Wireless to form USA Mobility in 2004, changed name to Spok in 2014) , ReFLEX 2-way paging networks on Spok, report
Bushnell WeatherFX 3-day 5-day 7-day 4 AA
Frontgate Cirrus Real-Time 7-day Weather Forecaster
Frontgate 7-day Weather Forecaster
Brookstone WeatherCast 5-Day Wireless Weather Forecaster AccuWeather forecast updates every 15 minute, 3 AA

Radio Data System RDS Radio Broadcast Data System RBDS

Paging, Pagers and Services

MCI WorldCom
Arch Wireless
Metrocall
SkyTel

Digital Cinema

2K Resolution 2048 x 1080
TI DLP Cinema

Christie Digital Systems
Barco Digital Cinema
NEC Cinema Projector

4K 4096 x 2160
Sony CineAlta SXRD Digital Cinema Projector

Digital Cinema Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between 4K and 2K projection?

"4K" is the term used to describe images that have approximately 4K vertical lines. In digital cinema, a 4K image with a 2.39:1 ("scope") aspect ratio is delivered having 4096 x 1714 pixels. A 4K image with a 1.85:1 ("flat") aspect ratio is delivered having 3996 x 2160 pixels.

"2K" is the term used to describe images that have approximately 2K vertical lines. In digital cinema, a 2K image with a 2.39:1 ("scope") aspect ratio is delivered having 2048 x 858 pixels. A 2K image with a 1.85:1 ("flat") aspect ratio is delivered having 1998 x 1080 pixels.

DCI and Other Film Formats

Sleeping Bag Insulation

Sleeping Bag Search Tool

Fill Power of down feather: cubic inches per ounce of down

Gear Finder: Sleeping Bag Climashield, Down, Primaloft, Quallofil, Hollofil, Lite Loft, MicroLoft, Thermolite Extreme, Polarguard, Polarguard 3D, Polarguard Delta, Polarguard HV, Primaloft
Primaloft 2, Primaloft Sport, Quallofil, Thermolite Extreme, Thermolite extra

price: Primaloft Sport > Polarguard Delta > Polarguard 3D > Climashield XP > Climashield HL

Down Unisex
Outdoor Vitals 15 Degree Down 6'3" 3lb, 500, 7"x8" $100
Outdoor Vitals Summit 20°F 800 Fill Power Down Sleeping Bag 6'3" 2lb 8oz, 800 7.5"x8.5" $140
Costco Klymit KSB 20 Down  2lb 10oz, 650, 8.5"x13" $140
Slumberjack Sojourn 40 6' 2lb 4oz 550 14.5oz 6"x14.5" $150
Slumberjack Lapland 20 6' 3lb 5oz 550 7oz 20oz synthetic anti-compression ground layer 9"x16" $140
Teton Sports Altos 20 7' 2lb 8oz 8"x14" $170
The North Face Furnace 20/-7 6' 2lb 10oz 550 ProDown, synthetic underside 9"x17" $180
Marmot Scandium 20, 6' 2lb 14oz 650 synthetic on ground $200
 
Women's
Kelty Cosmos 20 DriDown Short 5'6" 2lb 6oz, 600 19oz 8"x13" $150Kelty Women's Cosmos 20 5'8" 3lb, 600 23oz 8"13" $160
The North Face Women's Tephora 20/-7 5'6" 3lb 2oz, 550 ProDown 3lb 2oz, 10"x19" $219
Mountain Hardwear Womens Heratio 32 5'6" 1lb 14oz, 650 14oz $230
L.L.Bean Down Sleeping Bag with DownTek, Women's Mummy 20° 5'6" 2lb 9oz, 650 7"x14" $239
Sierra Design Eleanor Plus 700 2-Season DriDown 5'8" 2lb 5oz, 18.4oz 8"x15" $250

Old
Kelty Light Year 20 Women's Down 5'6" 650 fill-power 2lb 4oz, 19oz 7"x14" $180
L.L.Bean Goose Down 20 5'6" 650 fill-power 2lb 8oz $179
Coleman Cloudcroft 20 600 fill-power 80/20 2lb 9oz, 20oz 8"x14" $129
GoLite Doze 20 600 fill-power 2lb 11oz
Nebo Treklite 20 600 fill-power 2lb 8oz, 20.8oz 8"x13"

Synthetic fiber
Marmot Women's Pounder Plus 25 5'6" Primaloft SB 1lb 15oz, 21oz $199
*The North Face W Orion 20 5'6" Climashield Neo 2lb 1oz, 19oz 7.5"x13.5" $189
**Mountain Hardwear Women's Lamina 20 ThermicMicro 3lb 1oz, 29oz 7.5"x15" $160
The North Face W Cat's Meow 20 5'6" Climashield Prism 2lb 10oz, 25oz 8"x17" $159
**Coleman Klickitat X20 Climashield XP 2lb 11oz, 22oz, 8.5"x15" $155
*Kelty Light Year XP 20 5'6" Climashield XP 2lb 12oz, 28oz 9"x16" $130
*L.L.Bean Katahdin 20 5'6" Climashield HL 2lb 13oz 8.25"x16.5" $129
Sierra Designs Rosa 20 5'5" Climashield HL 2lb 12oz, 24oz 9"x19" $119
Slumberjack Solera 15 5'6" Thermolite Extreme 3lb 2oz, 27oz, 9.5"x12" $110

Kid's youth children's sleeping bags
REI Zonk 25 5' 2lb 6oz 8.25"x18" pillow $99
*Sierra Design Dragonfly 20 5' HeatSync 2lb 6oz, 17oz, 7"x17" pillow $99
**Mountain Hardwear Mountain Goat 20 5' Thermic MX 2lb 3oz, 18oz, 7"x15" $95 ('08 Thermolite Extra 2lb 5oz, 20oz $80)
*The North Face Tigger 20 5' Climashield HL 2lb 1oz, 18oz, 7.5"x13.5" $89
Marmot Kid's Trestles 30 5' Spirafil 2lb 9oz, 20oz, $75
The North Face Blue Ridge 20 5' Enduralite 2lb 8oz, 24oz, 8"x17" $69
*L.L.Bean Adventure Sleeping Bag Kids' 20 5' Climashield CL 2lb 6oz 8"x17" $59
Kelty Little Tree 20 Junior 5'4" Kelty CloudLoft 3lb 12oz, 38oz, 10"x20" $50
Slumberjack Big Scout 30 Slumberloft HQ, 5'5" 3lb 6oz, 32oz, 9"x18" $50
Eureka! Lady Bug 30 ThermalShield $39 2lb 14oz, 27oz $40
Coleman Explorer 25 4'11" Coletherm 28oz $33

Marmot Pounder Plus 25 Primaloft Sport, 2 lbs 2 oz, 7 x 14 in, $189
Marmot Trestles 0 Polarguard 3D, 3 lbs 14 oz, $129 2004
Marmot Trestles 15 Spirafil, 3 lbs 8 oz, 10 x 14 in, $89
The North Face Pyxis 0 PrimaLoft, 3 lbs 6 oz, 2 lbs 8 oz, 9.5 x 18 in, $249
The North Face Snowshoe 0 Polarguard Delta, 3 lbs 5 oz, 2 lbs 2 oz, 9.5 x 18 in, $199
The North Face Goliath 0 Climashield HL, 4 lbs 8 oz, 2 lbs 10 oz, 11 x 21 in, $179
The North Face Fission 20 Climashield XP, 2 lbs 2 oz, 1 lb 6 oz, 8 x 17 in, $239
The North Face Orion +20 PrimaLoft, 2 lbs 8 oz, 1 lb 10 oz, 8 x 17 in, $209
The North Face Cat's Meow +20 Polarguard Delta, 2 lbs 10 oz, 1 lb 9 oz, 8 x 17 in, $169
The North Face Mammoth 20 Climashield HL, 3 lbs 9 oz, 1 lb 13 oz, 11 x 21 in, $159
The North Face Blaze 20 Climashield HL, 3 lbs 2 oz, 1 lb 9 oz, 9.5 x 18 in, $129
Sierra Designs Nahche 0 Polarguard Delta, 3 lbs 15 oz, 2 lbs 8 oz, 10 x 20 in, $179
Sierra Designs Volt 15 PrimaLoft Sport, 2 lbs 5 oz, 1 lbs 11 oz, 9 x 19 in, $199
Sierra Designs Cochise 15 Polarguard Delta, 3 lbs, 1 lbs 11 oz, 9 x 19 in, $139
Sierra Designs Wild Bill 20 Climashield HL 3 lbs 1 oz, 1 lb 12 oz, 9 x 19 in, $99
Sierra Designs Lazer 30 PrimaLoft Sport, 1 lbs 14 oz, 1 lbs 4 oz, 8 x 18 in, $179
Big Agnes Nugget 45 PrimaLoft Sport, 1 lb 14 oz, 5 oz, 7 x 5 in, $189
Big Agnes Encampment 15 Polarguard Delta, 3 lbs 4 oz, 1 lb 8 oz, 8 x 9.5 in, $159
Alps Mountaineering Slick Rock 0 Primaloft, 4 lbs 2 oz, 2 lb 12 oz, 9 x 18 in, $170
Alps Mountaineering Slick Rock 20 Primaloft, 3 lbs, 1 lb 10 oz, 8 1/4 x 17 3/8 in, $130
Mountain Hardwear Lamina 0 Thermic Micro, 4 lbs 2 oz, 3 lbs 1 oz, 8.5 x 18 in, $165
Mountain Hardwear Spindrift SL 15 Polarguard Delta, 3 lbs 10 oz, 2 lbs, 8 x 16 in, $295
Mountain Hardwear Ultralamina 15 Thermic Micro, 2 lbs 13 oz, 2 lbs 2 oz, 7.5 x 17 in, $190
Kelty Taku 0 Polarguard 3D, 3 lbs 15 oz, 2 lbs 11 oz, 11 x 20 in, $150
Kelty Taku 15 Polarguard 3D, 3 lbs 5 oz, 2 lbs 1 oz, 10 x 20 in, $130
Kelty Light Year 3D 25 Polarguard 3D, 2 lbs 7 oz, 1 lb 8 oz, 8 x 16 in, $110
Slumberjack Vertex 0 Climashield XP, 3 lbs 12 oz, 2 lbs 2 oz, 10 x 14 in, $160
**Slumberjack Fissure 20 Polarguard 3D, 3 lbs 3 oz, 1 lb 10 oz, 8 x 14 in, $120
Slumberjack Vertex 20 Climashield XP, 3 lbs 4 oz, 1 lb 8 oz, 9 x 12 in, $110
Coleman Klickitat X0 Mummy Climashield XP, 3 lbs 5 oz, 2 lbs 2 oz, 10.5 x 15 in, $160
Coleman Klickitat X20 Mummy Climashield XP, 2 lbs 11 oz, 1 lb 8 oz, 8.5 x 14 in, $140
L.L.Bean Katahdin Climashield Sleeping Bag, Mummy 0 Climashield HL, 3 lbs 7 oz, $139
L.L.Bean Katahdin Climashield Sleeping Bag, Mummy 20 Climashield HL, 2 lbs 15 oz, $119

Backpack Gear Test, Reviews > Sleep Gear > Sleeping Bags
Fabrics & Insulations
Durability, Polarguard 3D > Delta > PrimaLoft Sport > One

CLO values
polyester continuous filament insulation
Synthetic heat retention rating system
Sleeping System

Big Agnes Sleeping Bag Fabric, Insulation and Construction

Sleeping bag care

Outdoor Gear Industry History 1855 - 2007

Sierra Designs 1965 Point Richmond CA, backpack, parka, outdoor equipment American Recreation Products, Inc
The North Face 1968 San Francisco CA, Retail, Skiwear, Camping Vanity Fair Brands
Marmot 1974 Santa Cruz CA, Down vest, sweater, parka -> K2 -> Jarden
K2 Sports 1961 WA, Skis Jarden
Outdoor Research 1980 Seattle WA Gaiters, Jacket
Mountain Hardwear 1993 Richmond CA, outdoor equipments Columbia Sportswear Company Brands 1938 OR
Big Agnes CO
Alps Mountaineering MO
Kelty 1952 Back Packs American Recreation Products, Inc
Slumberjack Sleeping bags American Recreation Products, Inc
Coleman 1900 lamps KS Jarden

High Sierra 1979 Samsonite

review and comparison of travel sites and deals

The skinny on finding airfare deals
What's the best day to buy a plane ticket? Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Getting the cheapest flights
11 tips to travel for less in 2011

Travel Websites Separated By Purpose
Track airfare before and AFTER you buy?
How to find low airfare
Cheap tickets and vacation deals
My Money Blog: 5-Step Guide to Finding The Lowest Rate For Hotel Rooms

Jersey City, New Jersey / New York

10 best web resources for cheap airfare

Flight: search with kayak and farecompare

-- kayak and competitors
** Kayak bought Sidestep near-by airports with calendar
or fly.com by travelzoo
or tripadvisor

** Skyscanner 

** Farecompare flights only, near-by airports with the calendar

** Trivago

** Hopper

** Google flights
** AutoSlash Rental Car

* fareportal OneTravel CheapOAir direct booking, great deal, no detail about room types, no flexible date, fees are high with some rebate

** Farecast and MSN Travel are now Bing Travel flights and hotels only, no precise flexible dates
mobissimo not many search options, no flexible dates
Farechase became Yahoo! Travel with Travelocity, flexible dates not compatible with surrounding airports
Travel Grove rental car not good, no flexible dates
Yapta flights and hotels only, free parking search, refund tracking, flight by Kayak
dohop rating stars not good, no flexible dates, nearby airports
Skyscanner star rating not good, no flexible dates, nearby airports

HotWire
Priceline free parking option

Travelocity
Orbitz
Expedia

Jetblue  Priceline, Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, JustFly, Cheapfaremart, ExploreTrip, Flightsbird; Google Flight, Hipmunk, Kayak