Speech Recognition

List of speech recognition software
Siri understands intent, beats Google Voice Actions, Tellme, and Vlingo

Apple Siri, Persona Assistant, Nuance, Wolfram Alpha
Microsoft Tellme, Windows Phone
Google Assistant, Google Now, Google Voice Actions (Android)
Nuance Dragon Dictation, NaturallySpeaking multiple languages
Vlingo bought by Nuance

Greek Yogurt

Strained yoghurt

Agro Farma Chobani Greek Yogurt
Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt
Stonyfield Farm Organic Greek Yogurt Lactalis  
FAGE Greek Yogurt
Yoplait Greek Yogurt - General Mills, Sodiaal
Healthy Food Holdings YoCrunch Greek Yogurt

Assisted-opening knife

Assisted-opening knife
Assisted Opening Systems FAQ

* Kershaw SpeedSafe with flipper (blade protrusion, deep-carry clip, metal handle) pocket clip with speed safe, not switchblade, every day carrying, stainless steel, flipper, frame lock, deep carry, Cryo, Cyro II, Showtime, Identity, Vedder

* Columbia River Knife & Tool, CRKT Flipper, OutBurst assisted opening + Fire Safe lock pin serrated + clip Ignitor, Lift Off 2, Price List

Benchmade Mechanisms

Gerber Legendary Blades Assisted Opening 2.0 + Plunge Lock Gerber FAST (Forward Action Spring Technology)

SOG Assisted Technology (SAT) with switch lock * PowerAssist MultiTools

Buck Knives ASAP

VG-10, CPM S30V, 420HC

knife steel guide

Quick-reference guide: Know your knife steels

common knife steels

knife steel grades

SSD controller

List of flash memory controller manufacturers
List of solid-state drive manufacturers

SandForce SF-2281- A-DATA(威剛科技), Apacer(宇瞻科技), Corsair, G.Skill(芝奇國際), Intel 520, 330, Kingston, Mushkin, OCZ, Patriot, SanDisk, Silicon Power(廣穎電通), Princeton Technology, RunCore(湖南源科), Super Talent (Ma Labs), Transcend(創見資訊), Viking (Sanmina-SCI)

Marvell 88 SS 9187, 88 SS 9174 - Intel 510, 320, Crucial (Micron)

Fast food nutritional facts

Subway

Meatball Pepperoni Melt 600
Pastrami Melt 590
Chicken & Bacon Ranch Melt 570
Meatball Mariana 480
Spicy Italian 480

Honey Oat + Natural Cheddar + Doritos Nacho Chips

Starbucks Grande 16oz

Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha with Whole Milk and Cream 550
hot coffee White Chocolate Mocha with Whole Milk and Cream 500

Iced Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha with Whole Milk and Cream 520
iced coffee Iced White Chocolate Mocha with Whole Milk and Cream 470

hot drink White Hot Chocolate 520

iced drink Double Chocolaty Chip Frappuccino Blended Crème without milk 640
Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino blended beverage 480
Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccino Blended Beverage 480
Java Chip Frappuccino Blended Beverage 460
White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino Blended Beverage 440

Peet's coffee Medium 16oz

Dark Chocolate Caramel Mocha Freddo 540
Godiva Dark Chocolate Raspberry Freddo 520
White Chocolate Mocha with Whip 473
Iced White Mocha and Whip 428

Panera Bread
Full Steak & White Cheddar on French Baguette - Whole Panini 980
Full Italian Combo on Ciabatta - Whole Sandwich 980
Full Sierra Turkey on Focaccia with Asiago Cheese - Whole Sandwich 920
Sacchettini with Basil Pesto - large 930
Signature Mac & Cheese - Large 980

Upload Junction

Upload Junction migrate automatically
Move From Flickr, Zenfolio, Picasa, SmugMug, PBase, PhotoShelter
To Flickr, Zenfolio, Picasa

No Phanfare

Computer Language Benchmarks

Comparison of programming languages: Benchmarks

The Computer Language Benchmarks Game

Ubuntu 64 quad-core which programming languages are fastest

Taiwan Meal Replacements

行政院衛生署食品藥物管理局 病人用特殊營養食品查驗登記 管灌飲食

Abbott 亞培 醫療暨成人營養產品 EnSure 安素, ProSure 倍力素 (Ensure Plus)

Nestle 雀巢 均衡營養系列 Resource 立攝適均康
* NutritecEnjoy 益富 Nu-Life 益力壯, Nutri-Aid 益力康 (灌食)
* Quaker 桂格 Complete Nutrition 完膳, 完膳營養素管灌配方
* Sentosa 三多士 Proticome 三多補体康均衡配方, CBF 三多均衡配方 (管灌)
SMAD 思耐得 Protison CB 補體素均衡營養配方, 管灌
* Amon 寶鴻 優樂適

Wyeth 輝瑞 惠氏 Enercal Plus 倍力安益壯

醫療營養品販售品
可增加營養的配方商品總整理
單一營養素配方（適用於添加食物內）

全靜脈營養 Total Parenteral Nutrition
中心靜脈導管 Central Venous Catheter 

Compact:
Boost Compact 125ml, 240 cal, 240 cal, 10g protein, 6g fat, 37g carb, no fiber
USA Ensure Compact 220 cal, 9g protein, 6g fat, 32g carb, no fiber

Dense:
Nestle Resource 2.0 480 cal, 2 Kcal/ml, vanilla creme
Boost Very High Calorie VHC 8floz, 530 cal, 2.25 Kcal/ml, very vanilla $44

USA Nestle Boost Plus 360 calories, 14g protein, 14g fat, 45g carbohydrate, 3g dietary fiber 
Nestle Health Science Boost Plus, 360 cal, very vanilla, rich chocolate, *creamy strawberry $29.99

USA Ensure Plus 350 cal, 13g protein, 11g fat, 50g carbohydrateUSA Ensure Enlive 350 cal, 20g protein, 11g fat, 45g carb, 3g dietary fiber

安素優能基 900g can = 16 * 240ml bottle
Ensure Nutrition Powder  250 cal, 9g protein, 9g fat, 34g carbohydrate, 7servings/400g can 
BOOST High Protein Powder Drink Mix 150 cal, 6g protein, 0.5g fat, 31g carbohydrate
with 1 cup of 2% milk, 270 cal, 1Kcal/ml, 14g protein, 5g fat, 43g carbohydrate, 42g powder, 12servings/500g
Carnation Breakfast Essentials Powder Drink Mix 130 cal, 5g protein, 0.5g fat, 27g carbohydrate, 36g packet, 14servings/500g canister

Taiwan - United States Airlines Frequent Flyer Program with Alliance Mileage

United Air Lines (Star Alliance), MileagePlus, Airline Partner, EVA Air
Delta Air Lines (SkyTeam), Sky Miles, Airline Partner, China Airlines
American Airlines (oneworld), AAdvantage, Participating Airlines, Cathy Pacific

Taiwan Outdoor Equipments

星裕國際 Starlike The North Face, Speedo, Li-Ning, Spalding, Louisville Slugger, Puma, ECCO, PING, Avia
俊嶽企業 LeBags United Colors of Benetton, Sisley, Mountain Hardwear, Montail, Columbia, TUMI
探索戶外 Outdooradventure International Marmot, Black Diamond, Gregory, Smartwool, Princeton Tec
偉盟國際 Camperland Coleman, MSR, THERMAREST, Platypus, Wigwam, Duofold, LOKI, Jansport
登山友 Ting San Iou Arc'teryx, Salomon footwear, Leki
南湖企業 Overedge Mammut
會鑫實業 Pro Outdoor Big Agnes, Granite Gear, Klean Kanteen, Outdoor Research, Patagonia

百岳登山體育用品 100 Mountain products

Outdoor Gear Industry History 1855 - 2007

Mammut 1862 Switzerland, Mountaineering equipments
Columbia Sportswear Company Brands 1938 Portland, OR, hats, jackets 

* Moncler 1952 

* Canada Goose 1957 
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
Patagonia 1972 Ventura, CA, clothing for climbing
Marmot 1974 Santa Cruz, CA, Down vest, sweater, parka, K2 Sports 1961 WA, Skis
Outdoor Research 1980 Seattle, WA Gaiters, Jacket
Merrell 1981 Waitsfield, VT, Hiking boots 

- Stone Island 1982, Moncler 2020 
* Arc'teryx 1989 Vancouver, BC, Climbing gears, 2001 Salomon, 2005 Amer Sports, 2019 Anta Sports 
Mountain Hardwear 1993 Richmond, CA, outdoor equipments, Columbia 

64-bit Mozilla Firefox

4 Firefox rebuilds feed the need for speed
Firefox Nightly, Palemoon, Waterfox, Lawleitfox, Tete'a Atelier

Fast Firefox faceoff: Nightly vs. Pale Moon vs. Waterfox

Boeing 747-400 fuel economy

Boeing 747
Maximum range at maximum takeoff weight (MTOW): 7,260 nmi (8,250 mi 13,450 km)
Maximum fuel capacity: 57,285 U.S. gal
Typical seating capacity: 416

57285 / 8250 / 416 * 6453 = 107.709821 gallon/person/trip

57285 / 8250 / 416 = 0.0166914336 gallon/mile/seat
(8250 * 416) / 57285 = 60 MPG/seat

Spirit Airlines A319 80% load 70 MPG / person

IATA fuel monitor / price analysis 42 gallons / barrel

ssh port forwarding vnc to dd-wrt (ddwrt) or OpenWrt

router needs to forward the port (tunneling) and disable SPI firewall

LOCALXNUM=`echo $DISPLAY | cut -d: -f2 | cut -d. -f1`

while [ 1 ] ; do
#ssh -n -x -p 8080 root@$HOMEIP ps ww | grep dropbear | awk '{if(i>0)print $1;++i}' | xargs -i ssh -x -p 8080 root@$HOMEIP "kill -9 {}"
#ssh -n -x -p 8080 root@$HOMEIP ps ww | grep sleep | awk '{print $1}' | xargs -i ssh -x -p 8080 root@$HOMEIP "kill -9 {}"
sh -c 'while true; do echo K; sleep 120; done' | ssh -g -n -x -p 8080 -R5903:$HOST:590$LOCALXNUM -R5803:$HOST:580$LOCALXNUM -R22$LOCALXNUM:$HOST:22 -L11000:OpenWrt:80 root@$HOMEIP 'sh -c "while true; do uptime; sleep 180; done"'
date
sleep 60
done

===== Alternative method when above failed =====
On Windows laptop, start VPN and use PuTTY to ssh VNC server.
PuTTY Configuration -> Category panel -> Connection tab -> SSH -> Tunnels -> Select Local ports accept connection from other hosts and Add new forwarded port, Local Source port: 5900, Destination: XX-khuang:5901

On Windows desktop, vncviewer to laptop:0

===== Using HTTP Proxy =====
SSH Through or Over Proxy (Corkscrew)

===== No Proxy, blocked SSH protocol =====
HTTP Tunnel
httptunnel
bridge

Intel Processors with AES New Instructions, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel vPro Technology

Intel Processors with AES New Instructions, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, Intel vPro Technology

minimum desktop and mobile CPU, i5-650, i5-520M, i5-2400, i5-2520M

Online Maps

Navteq: Bing, Yahoo, Mapquest
Google: Google
Tele Atlas: Apple iOS, Mapquest Apps

** Landmarks and Buildings,
OpenStreetMap: Open.MapQuest, [not working Bing Maps (wiki)]

Open Street Map apps: 

* OsmAnd Maps OsmAnd Pro subscription, Maps Plus subscription/payment

 Settings: Configure map: 

  1. Select a Map, global, driving, biking, walking, bus, transit, ....
  2. Hide Boundaries, House numbers; Transport Subway routes.  

  3. Map Style: OsmAnd (trail illegible), UniRS (clear trail), Touring view (thick trail, road too thick, do not have ped xing), LightRS (no ped xing, no subway route), Offroad (no ped xing, no subway), Desert (trail illegible), Snowmobile (blue theme, low contrast), OSM-carto (trail not clear), Topo (no ped xing, no subway) 
* Organic Maps 

* Maps.me subscription 

** Automatically highlighted City Boundaries with some limited buildings and landmarks
Wikimapia

Google Maps Free Alternatives

Town, Cities, Places Boundary Map no longer available
** Zipcode Boundary Map  (colored zip code lookup)
** Color-coded city limits map 

Overlap Maps overlapping drawing 

Comtactless smart card

Contactless smart card / Contactless bank cards credit cards
Smart Card Alliance: Contactless and Mobile Payments : Resources

MasterCard PayPass
Visa payWave
American Express expresspay
Discover Network Zip

Taiwan Hotels

List of chained-brand hotels
Hyatt, Marriott, Radisson/Choice, Hilton, IHG, Wyndham, Best Western 
Properties: Wyndham, Choice, Marriott, IHG, Hilton, Accor, Best Western, Radisson, Hyatt
Rooms: Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Wyndham, AccorHotels, Choice, BW, Radisson, Hyatt

* Expedia Group: Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Travelocity, Hotwire.com, Orbitz, Ebookers, CheapTickets, CarRentals.com, Expedia Cruises, Wotif, and Trivago 

* Booking Holdings: Booking.com, Priceline.com, Agoda, Kayak, Cheapflights, Rentalcars.com, Momondo, and OpenTable 

* Trip.com Group Trip.com, Skyscanner 

中華民國交通部觀光局 台灣旅宿網 星級旅館評鑑 好客民宿
國際觀光旅館品牌登台，旅客選擇更精緻

## Hyatt Gold Passport
hgp***** 台北君悅大飯店 - Grand Hyatt Taipei Hotel

## Marriott 萬豪
Marriott Taiwan 22
Taipei Marriot Hotel 大直 cat. 4
Courtyard Taipei 萬怡 南港 cat. 4

Courtyard Taipei Downtown 萬怡 臺北 cat 4

Aloft Taipei Zhongshan 臺北中山 cat 4

Renaissance Taipei Shihlin 臺北士林 cat 4
Marriott Kaohsiung 高雄 cat 3
Starwood Preferred Guest spg 喜達屋

spg***** 台北寒舍艾美酒店 - Le Méridien Taipei cat 6
spg***** 台北 W 酒店 - W Taipei cat 6
spg***** 台北威斯汀六福皇宮 - The Westin Taipei

Westin Yilan 威斯汀 宜蘭 cat 5

Westin Washee 威斯汀 桃園大溪 cat 5

Le Meridien Hualien 寒舍艾美 花蓮 cat 5

Hotel Proverbs Taipei Design Hotels cat 5

spg***** 台北寒舍喜來登大飯店 - Sheraton Grand Taipei Hotel cat 4

spg***** 新竹喜來登大飯店 - Sheraton Hsinchu Hotel, Taiwan cat 3
桃園喜來登 Sheraton Taoyuan cat 3

福朋 林口 Four Point Linkou cat 3

spg**** 台北中和福朋喜來登酒店 - Four Points by Sheraton Zhonghe, Taipei
spg 澎湖福朋喜来登酒店 - Four Points by Sheraton Penghu cat 2

## IHG Priority Club
洲際酒店集團 - InterContinental Hotels Group Taiwan 12

Regent Taipei 臺北晶華酒店

Intercontinental Kaohsiung 高雄洲際酒店

IHG Crowne Plaza Tainan 台南大員皇冠假日酒店
IHG 高雄中央公園英迪格酒店 Hotel Indigo Kaohsiung Central Park
IHG**** 台北深坑假日飯店 - Holiday Inn : East Taipei
IHG 臺中公園智選假日飯店 - Holiday Inn Express Taichung Park
IHG*** 桃園智選假日飯店 - Holiday Inn Express Taoyuan

## Hilton 3

Doubletree Taipei Zhongshan

Hotel Resonance Taipei - Tapestry 中正

Hilton Sinban 希爾頓 新板 新北板橋

## Accor Live Limitless ALL
Accor***** 台北諾富特華航桃園機場飯店 - Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport

Hotel Points Expiration Policies Roundup

HOTELS	EXPIRATION TERMS
Best Western Rewards	No expiration
Choice Privileges	24 months
Radisson Rewards (Club Carlson)	24 months
Hilton	12 months
Hyatt	12 months
Le Club Accorhotels	No expiration with activity once per year
Marriott/Ritz-Carlton	24 months
Priority Club	No expiration
Starwood	No expiration with activity once per 12 months
Wyndham Rewards	18 months with no activity, and 4 years overall

Reward Point Mileage Values:

The Points Guy Monthly Points Valuations

US Credit Card Guide: Points and Miles Value (2018 Update)

One Mile at a Time: What Miles & Points are Worth: Hotel Points 2014

travel codex: 2013 value of points (points per free night, dollar spend per free night)

Amex  1.9-2.0c

Hyatt 1.5-1.8c/point

United 1.4-1.5/mile

Marriott 0.8-0.9c/point

IHG 0.5-0.7c/point

Hilton 0.4-0.6c/point

Radisson 0.4c/point

Capital One Venture 1c/mile

4/2017 View From the Wing: How Much Are Miles Really Worth? Assigning a Value to Points from Each Program (comparison)

Amex 1.8

United 1.5

Hyatt 1.4

Marriott 0.8

Wyndham 0.8

IHG 0.6

Hilton 0.4

Radisson 0.4

metal credit cards Chase Sapphire Preferred, Chase Marriott Rewards Premier, Capital One Venture, Chase Amazon Prime Rewards

Metal Cards Weight and Strength Ritz-Carlton

Summary of Pros and Cons of Hilton, Hyatt, InterContinental Hotels Group/Priority Club, Marriott & Starwood Preferred Guest

MasterCard World Elite Benefits: Card benefits, expedia OneKey, Trip Cancellation, Extended Warranty, Price protection, 90 days purchase assurance, 60 days $250 satisfaction guarantee

Visa Signature Benefits: 90 days Purchase Security, Warranty Manager Services, Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver, Lost Luggage, Roadside Dispatch, Travel Accident Insurance, Travel and Emergency Assistance

Sapphire Preferred benefits $95 1:1(2.2 Sharewood) transfer, no Foreign Transaction Fee, Trip Cancellation Insurance, Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver

Citi ThankYou Premier rewardboost review $125 1.33x redeem airfare, Spirit Incentives companion ticket, no FTF, Trip Cancellation Interruption Insurance, Auto Rental Insurance, thankyou preferred has FTF (pricing)

BoA Cash Back Rebate limit first $2500

To keep: BoA Premium, BoA Cash Rewards, Costco, Amex Gold, United, hotels (Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, Radisson), Discover, Chase Freedom

TSA PreCheck Global Entry: United Explorer 7/24/2023, BoA Premium 7/2023, IHG 

*** Long Term Keep, 长期持有信用卡: BoA Premium Reward 2.25, Suparmarket 超市买菜 AMEX, Restaurant 吃饭 AMEX, Online BoA Cash, Gas Costco 4x 

*** Best Car Rental Insurance Primary, 租车保险: Amex Premium Car Rental Protection, Chase Sapphire Preferred/United Explorer, BoA Premium Elite, Capital One Venture X, US Bank Altitude Reserve Infinite Visa, Bilt World Elite 

*** Priority Pass Select,  PPS 机场贵宾休息室: BoA Premium Rewards Elite, US Bank Altitude Connect/Reserve UAR 

All Other: BoA Premium 2.25
Supermarket/Grocery: Amex G 4, OneKey 3, Costco BoA Cash 3
Online Shopping $2500: BoA Cash Rewards 4.5
Gas: Costco 4
Dining/Restaurants: Hilton Aspire 7x, BoA Premium 3 BoA Cash 3x

Airlines and fee: Amex P 5x, BoA 3x $100, UA checked bag

Rental Car: Hilton Aspire 7x,UA Explorer/CSP/USBank Altitude R primary Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver

Hotel travel: Amex Prepaid 5x, BoA Premium 3, Costco 3

Streaming: BoA Elite

In pocket:
* BoA Cash Rewards: 4.5X online shopping, 3X grocery, Costco 
* BoA Premium: 2.25x other, 3X travel, dining 
* Amex Gold: 4X dining, groceries, 3X flightsf 

* Amex Platinum Morgan Stanley: $200 United fee/y, $25 YouTube/m, $100 Resy/q, $300 hotel/sa, $200/y Uber cash, $120 uber one, 
* Costco: 4X gas, 3X restaurants, travel 

*Costco Anywhere Visa 4X (gas), 3X (restaurant, travel), 2X costco, benefits: no FTF trip cancellation, interruption

*Hyatt award categories free night

   World of Hyatt Credit Card benefits $95 4X, 2X (3.2+1 restaurants, airline, transit) 1X(1.6) free night for $15,000 (2.6), no FTF, trip cancellation interruption insurance, trip delay reimbursement, baggage delay, 120 day purchase protection, extended warranty, price protection, return protection, (Platinum 5/15 2pm checkout, bed/room type, internet), Diamond 25/50

*Marriott Reward Categories view hotels in category find, 1 free night for 2 summer stays

  Chase Credit Card benefit $95 6X 2X(1.8) free night cat 35,000 points 1-5, no FTF, trip cancellation, trip delay, Silver 10 late checkout, (15), gold 50 internet upgrade breakfast, platinum 75

*Hilton Categories Standard Room Rewards Point Pricing

   AMEX Hilton Honors Surpass/Ascend $95 weekend free night with 15K charge, 12X 6X (3.6 restaurant, supermarket, gas) 3X(1.8) no FTF
   AMEX Hilton Honors Card Silver free, 7X 5X(3.0) 3X(1.8), no FTF

   Hilton HHonors Reserve Card $95 10X 5X (3.0 travel) 3X(1.8) no FTF, trip cancellation interruption coverage, extended warranty, price rewind, Silver 4/10, (Gold 20/40 late check-out, eCheck-in, internet), Diamond 30/60

InterContinental Reward Categories might sold out

 IHG Rewards Club $89 5X 1X(0.6) free night, no FTF Gold 15, Platinum (40)

Radisson Rewards Premier $75 10X 5X(2.0) free night with 10K charge (3.0), has FTF, Auto Rental Damage Waiver Gold

Best Western Rewards 2X(1.4)

Choice Hotels 2X(1.2)

Wyndham Rewards 1X(1.2)

Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card 5X (amazon), 2X(restaurant, gas, drugstore)

Capital One Venture $95 2X(2.0) travel award only, 10X Hotels.com until 1/2020

** United Air Lines (Star Alliance), MileagePlus, Airline Partner, UA Premier Gold 12k/year, EVA Gold Card 80K/2 years, ANA 全日空計畫 (All Nippon Airways) 哩程機位兌換之步驟
Delta Air Lines (SkyTeam), Sky Miles, Airline Partner, China Airlines
American Airlines (oneworld), AAdvantage, Participating Airlines, Cathy Pacific

Airline Award Charts and Partner Lists 

Airline booking ploys 

Skiplagged throwaway hidden-city ticketing, skiplagging, open last legged 

Interlining, Codeshare agreement 

Kiwi 

Extended-stay, upper moderate to low upscale segment

Residence Inn by Marriott 1975

Homewood Suites by Hilton 1989

Hyatt House SummerField Suites 1998 + Sierra Hotels

Staybridge Suites IHG Holiday Inn 1998

Extended-stay, mid-tier mid-priced value-priced market

Candlewood Suites IHG 1996

TownePlace Suites Marriott 1997

Mainstay Suites Choice Hotels 1997

Home2 Suites by Hilton

Upper-moderate-priced, all-suite lodging

Ramada Suites Wyndham 1953

Country Inns & Suites Radisson

Comfort Suites, Quality Suites Choice Hotels 1980

Hawthorn Suites Wyndham 1983

SpringHill Suites Marriott 1999

Boutique hotels
IHG Hotel Indigo 2004
Hyatt Andaz 2007
Sheraton Aloft Hotels 2008

Selected-service

upscale mid-priced hotels that are designed for both business and leisure travelers

Holiday Inn IHG

Courtyard by Marriott 1983

Hilton Garden Inn 1987

Hyatt Place AmeriSuites 1991

Four Points by Sheraton 1995

limited-service lower cost, economy brand

La Quinta Inns & Suites 1968

Days Inn Wyndham 1970

Red Roof Inn 1972

Baymont Inn & Suites Wyndham 1973

Comfort Inn Choice Hotels 1982

Hampton Inn Hilton 1983

Fairfield Inn by Marriott 1987

Sleep Inn Choice Hotels 1989

Holiday Inn Express IHG 1991

How Much Does It Cost to Climb Mount Everest?

How Much Does It Cost to Climb Mount Everest?

Skullcap, Beanie

How to Keep Sweat Out of Your Eyes

Headsweats COOLMAX Shorty, Headsweats Skullcap
Halo Headband Skull Cap, Halo Protex Bandanas
SweatVac.com Ventilator Cap Mesh Top SweatVac Skull Cap
Castelli Summer Skullcap, Castelli Viva Thermo Skully
De Soto Skin Cooler Helmet Beanie
Zoot Ultra Icefil Dome

Best SSDs For The Money

Tom's Hardware's SSD Hierarchy Chart

240 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Toggle NAND
240 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Sync ONFi NAND
120 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Toggle NAND
240 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Async ONFi NAND
120 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Sync ONFi NAND
120 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Async ONFi NAND
60 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Async ONFi NAND
120 GB first-gen SandForce SSDs

SSD Performance Hierarchy Chart
Tier 1	Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240 GB OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240 GB Patriot WildFire 240 GB Samsung 830 SSD 256 GB Other 240 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Toggle NAND
Tier 2	Adata S511 240 GB Corsair Force GT 240 GB Kingston HyperX SSD 240 GB OCZ Vertex 3 240 GB Other 240 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Sync ONFi NAND
Tier 3	Crucial m4 256 GB Intel SSD 510 250 GB Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 120 GB OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 120 GB Patriot WildFire 120 GB Samsung 830 SSD 128 GB Other 120 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Toggle NAND
Tier 4	Corsair Force 3 240 GB OCZ Agility 3 240 GB Patriot Pyro 240 GB Other 240 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Async ONFi NAND
Tier 5	Intel SSD 510 120 GB Crucial m4 128 GB
Tier 6	Adata S511 120 GB Corsair Force GT 120 GB Kingston HyperX SSD 120 GB OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB Samsung 470 SSD 256 GB Other 120 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Sync ONFi NAND
Tier 7	OCZ Agility 2 240 GB OCZ Vertex 2 240 GB
Tier 8	Corsair Force 3 120 GB Intel SSD 320 300 GB OCZ Agility 3 120 GB OCZ Solid 3 120 GB Patriot Pyro 120 GB Samsung 470 SSD 128 GB Other 120 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Async ONFi NAND
Tier 9	Corsair Force 3 60 GB Crucial m4 64 GB Kingston SSDNow V+100 128 GB Intel SSD 320 160 GB OCZ Agility 3 60 GB Patriot Pyro 60 GB Other 60 GB second-gen SandForce SSDs with Async ONFi NAND
Tier 10	Intel SSD 320 80 GB OCZ Agility 2 120 GB OCZ Vertex 2 120 GB OCZ Solid 3 60 GB Other 120 GB first-gen SandForce SSDs

Mouse Hover Focus in Windows 7

Mouse Hover Focus in Windows 7 without raise windows from background to foreground.

regedit:

1. change key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\UserPreferenceMask to '9F 3E 07 80 12 00 00 00' (only the first 2 chars should need changing, plus (increment) 1 of original 9E).

2. change 'ActiveWndTrkTimeout' (in the same area of the registry) to 32 (which is decimal for 50).

UserPreferencesMask explained
Registry edit for some of the TweakUI features

Medical laboratory scientist

Medical laboratory scientist
BLS Occupational Employment and Wages, Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists salary

American Society for Clinical Pathology Certification
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) Accredited and Approved Program
- De Anza College, Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) Technician 

- San Jose State University SJSU Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Training Program Certificate (MLS) 

CAAHEP Cytotechnologist

California Clinical Laboratory Professional Licensing license
Clinical Laboratory Scientist 
Cytotechnologist 
Laboratory Director 
Medical Laboratory Technician 

醫事檢驗師
行業說明 醫事檢驗師

Radiologic Technologist

Radiologic technologist radiologist 
American Society of Radiologic Technologists, career brochure

* California Licenses,

• Radiography - Two-year term; State or ARRT exam.
• Nuclear Medicine - Two-year term; State or NMTCB Exam.
• Radiation Therapy - Two-year term; State or ARRT Exam.
• Fusion Imaging - Two-year term; State or ARRT Exam. 

* The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Educational-Programs, Radiography, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Radiation Therapy, Sonography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging

* Radiation Therapy
BLS Radiation Therapists ranked by annual mean wage
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, Magnetic Resonance, Medical Docimetry, Radiation Therapy, Radiography
- National University B.S.
- Loma Linda University post A.S. B.S.  prerequisites

* Diagnostic Medical Sonography 
BLS Diagnostic Medical Sonographers sonographer 
Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography
CAAHEP Accredited Programs Profession: Diagnostic Medical Sonography
- Foothill College (General) CA or A.S. with prereq
- Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences (General, Cardiac) post A.S. B.S. Cert

* Nuclear Medicine Technology
BLS Nuclear Medicine Technologists 
Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology
- Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences post A.S. B.S. or Cert
- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System Post A.S. Cert

* Radiologic Technologists 醫事放射師 A Medical radiology technologist
BLS Radiologic Technologists
JRECERT school search Radiography radiographer
- Foothill College Radiologic Technology A.S.

* Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians 醫事檢驗師 A Medical technologist
BLS Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Medical laboratory staff
American Society for Clinical Pathology Certification ASCP certified
 NAACLS (Medical Laboratory Scientist, Cytogenetics, Histotechnician, Histotechnology, Diagnostic Molecular Science, Pathologists' Assistant) or CAAHEP (Cytotechnology, Specialist in Blood Bank Technology) Accredited Programs
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences Programs NAACLS (MLS: B.S. CSUDH, LLU, SFSU, SJSU, CSULA are post B.S. cert)
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs CAAHEP (Cytotechnology: UCLA, LLU, Specialist in Blood Bank Technology: post B.S. adv cert) 

American Society for Cytotechnology,  baccalaureate degree
- UCLA Pathology & Laboratory Medicine: Allied Health Training - Clinical Cytogeneticist Scientist, Immunohematology (Blood Banking) Scientist, Genetic Molecular Biologist Scientist, Laboratory Scientist, Microbiologist Scientist, Medical and Public Health Laboratory Microbiology, Cytotechnology
  B.S. through CSU Dominguez Hills
- Loma Linda University School of Allied Health Professionals post A.S. B.S. - Clinical Laboratory Science, Cytotechnologist

專門職業及技術人員高等考試 考試院 考選部 醫師 工程師 技師

Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board Education Programs

American Kinesiotherapy Association,  baccalaureate degree

California board of behavioral sciences
LEP Licensed Educational Psychologist
LMFT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
LCSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker
LPCC Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor

Art Therapy： American Art Therapy Association AATA, CAAHEP, ranking
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Music Therapy
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UMKC - Conservatory of Music
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Western Michigan University

Intel Atom D2700 32nm

D2700 vs D525
2.13Ghz vs 1.8Ghz
32nm vs 45nm
10W vs 13W
DDR3-1066 vs DDR3-800
GMA 3650 vs GMA 3150 (G3D Mark 73)
CPU Mark 819 vs 714

Lenovo IdeaCentre Q180 10W + AMD Radeon HD 6450A 20W + Intel NM11 Express Chipset (Tiger Point) (CG82NM10 PCH Platform Controller Hub) 2.1W


Intel Atom D2700 vs Atom D525(ION2) vs AMD E350 APU – benchmark comparisons


AMD Fusion Zacate E-350 E-450 40nm 18W, HD 6310 HD 6320, 1.6GHz 1.66GHz (CPU Mark 743) (G3D Mark 240)
AMD E350 Platform "Brazos" platform consists of "Zacate" APU (18W) with "Hudson" Fusion Control Hub (5W) = 23W

Coldest Major Cities in the World

the coldest winter cities in the world with a population of more than half a million

1. Ulan Bator Mongolia (population 1 million)
Coldest month average temperature:
average low: -26C (-14F)
average high: -16C (4F)

2. Irkutsk Russia (population 590 000)
Coldest month average temperature:
average low: -25.3C (-13.4F)
average high: -14.9C (5.2F)

3. Harbin China (population 5 milion)
Coldest month average temperature:
average low: -25.2C (-13.3F)
average high: -13.3C (8.1F)

4. Qiqihar China (population 1.4 million)
Coldest month average temperature:
average low: -25.2C (-13.3F)
average high: -12.8C (89F)

5. Winnipeg Canada (population 720 000)
Coldest month average temperature:
average low: -22.9C (-9.1F)
average high: -12.9C (8.8F)

Chinese Over-The-Air Stations in the San Francisco Bay Area

TVHS 1.9 宏星衛視 (KAXT FCC info and map) Mt. Allison

KTSF 26.1, 26.4 ICN TV Mt. San Bruno

KMTP 33.5 New Tang Dynasty Television NTD Sutro Tower

KICU 36.3 CCTV News Monument Peak

KCNS 38.2 Sino TV 華語電視 Sutro Tower

Digital Television DTV - HDTV Channel List San Francisco Bay Area

Digital Television DTV - HDTV Channel List San Francisco Bay Area (within 100 miles of San Francisco) Listed by Transmitter Channel

Digital TV Market Listings - San Francisco

Streaming Music, Radio

綜合流行音樂電台➨24HR
douban.fm 豆瓣FM
Most Epic, Emotional, Beautiful, Wondrous Battle Music Ever

Music streaming service

last.fm Web similar artist radio with Chinese, iPhone (subscription only) 周杰倫, F.I.R. tag taiwan
Slacker Web similar artist radio, create station based on artist, iPad
Grooveshark Web artist radio with Chinese, create custom playlist, no iOS playlist taiwan
MOG not free, Web artist or similar artist radio, iPhone (subscription only) Jay Chou Radio, Tizzy Bac, Deserts Xuan, Joanna Wang, Jolin Tsai, Leehom Wang, David Tao, Sarah Chen, Tracy Huang, Chyi Yu, Sandy Lam, Harlem Yu,
rdio limited free, Web playlist, iPad (subscription only) artist Jay Chou, region restricted F.I.R.
Spotify Desktop App playlist, iPhone ()

Making waves: classical music and the rise of streaming
Review: Classical streaming services

• Apple Music
• Spotify Premium
• Qobuz
• Deezer Premium+
• Amazon Prime Music
• Google Play Music/YouTube Music Key
• TIDAL
• Rdio Unlimited
• Composed
• Idagio
• Grammofy
• Classical Archives
• Classics Online HD
• Napster
• Naxos Music Library
• DG Discovery
• MeloMe