Thursday, January 29, 2009

Wagyu Beef Kobe Beef Steak

Wagyu cattle 和牛 (黒毛和種 (但馬牛))
1. 松阪牛 Matsusaka但馬牛 Tajima cattle
2. 神戶牛 Kobe但馬牛 Tajima cattle
3. 米沢牛 黒毛和種 Yonezawa beef

Tales of the $100 steak
Wagyu Beef -
Safe, Succulent and No Longer Rare

KOBE. . . OR NOT KOBE?
Wagyu/Kobe Beef FAQ

Lobel's American Wagyu Strube ***** high
Allen Brothers Yama Beef ***** highest
Jimmy P's Butcher Shop ***** low
Kobe Beef America ****
YamaBeef **** high
Exotic Meats KBA **** high
Morgan Ranch *** low
D'Artagnan Strube *** moderate
Snake River Farms ***
Uptown Prime SRF *** higher
Prime Selection
1-800-kobebeef.com
iGourmet

USDA Inspection & Grading of Meat and Poultry Prime > Choice > Select
Beef Loin Cuts loin, rib, sirloin
The Hind Quarter rump, round, blade chuck

A perspective on how much marbling is in Wagyu beef according to the USDA beef grading system
Prime == 5-6

Wagyu Meat Grading
JMGA Beef Marbling Standard (2008)

Verizon CDMA prepaid plans and phones

Prepaid Compare
Phone scoop search Verizon high resolution
* have Bluetooth
* have PC Sync
* have Speaker Phone
* do not have Text Keyboard
* have Vibrate

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Monday, January 12, 2009

Home Theater Calculator: Viewing Distance, Screen Size

* recommended viewing distances for a given screen size - for both flat panels and projectors (based on THX and SMPTE standards)
* recommended viewing distances for a given display resolution - 480p, 720p, 1080p/1080i, 1440p, etc (based on Visual Acuity standards)
* various screen aspect ratios (4:3, 16:9, 1.85:1, 2.35:1, custom ratios, etc.)
* projector screen size & screen brightness with guidelines for recommended values (based on projector brightness and screen gain)
* projector screen size & projector mounting location (based on min/max projector throw distances)
* seat locations, a second row stadium seating platform height calculation, and a few other goodies.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Tide Table

12/22/2014 Half Moon Bay Lowest in Winter -1.23

Tide Charts with maps

* Pillar Point Harbor (-1.8) HMB download annual published tide table pdf, calendar year, monthly 12/23/2018

*NOAA Tide Predictions, Pillar Point Harbor HMB (-1.4)Half Moon BaySanta Cruz (-1.2), Monterey (-1.3) including published annual tide table pdf txt xml download
2015/11/26 5pm

Previously published 2010 NOAA Tide Table: Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay Tide Tables
2009 NOAA Tide Predictions: Ano Nuevo Island
Tide Predictions - California, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay FreeTideTables Graphical PDF Tides Chart
Go Fishing Forum Tide Stations, Marine Tide Tables, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California
Tide Site Google Map with Calendar
Monterey HWI Lunitidal Interval 6.37 = 6:22
Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, CA StationId: 9413745
Referenced to Station: MONTEREY, MONTEREY BAY ( 9413450 )
Height offset in feet ( low:0.99 high: 0.97) Time offset in mins ( low:-11 high: -6) HWI = 6:16
Lunitidal Interval for Casio Tide Graph Watch at Santa Cruz = 12(symmetrical?)-(24*122.0707/360-6.37)-6/60 = 10.132 = 10:08
Checked against tide table, the number is more like 9:45

Tide Pools, Tide pool, tidepool, tidepools
San Mateo County Trails Map
California State Parks: A Guide to the Side of the Sea

Pillar Point Story, Photos Mavericks
Pillar Point Parking
Small Map
Directions to Parking Lot 

San Francisco
20 mile
Montara State Beach
2 mile
Fitzgerald Marine ReserveSan Mateo County Parksvisit (parking)tide tabletours,
6 mile
Half Moon Bay
14.5 mile
Pescadero State Beach
3 mile
Bean Hollow State Beach
2.5 mile
Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park adult $4
25 mile
Natural Bridges State Beach parking $8
2 mile
Santa Cruz

Monterey Bay Coastal Trail
Monterey
Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail from Monterey Bay Aquarium to Lovers Point
Pacific Grove Shoreline Park Network Shoreline Park, Lovers Point, Perkins Park,
Pacific Grove Marine Gardens Fish Refuge
Asilomar State Beach

Point Lobos State Natural Reserve Weston beach

California State Parks Day Use Fees