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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

American Ginseng

American Ginseng 花旗參
Ginseng Board of Wisconsin
Prince of Peace Enterprises 美國太子行
Hsu's Ginseng Enterprises 許氏參業集團

Hsu's ginseng slices
Hsu's ginseng special

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

USA Taekwondo and ITF-USA

USA Taekwondo (United States Olympic Committee) California Clubs Registered with USA Taekwondo
ITF-USA (International Taekwon-Do Federation) Schools

Saturday, October 01, 2011

搜狐体育: 陈盆滨将挑战人类极限七大艰难耐力跑赛事巡礼 20011/3/25
北非摩洛哥撒哈拉沙漠地狱马拉松(4月1日-4月11日)
北美美国西部161公里耐力赛(6月24日-25日)
西欧英国格姆斯托普169公里极限耐力赛(8月12日-13日)
东亚日本信越五岳110公里耐力赛(9月10日-11日)
南美巴西亚马逊丛林马拉松（10月6日-15日）
南极洲100公里超级耐力赛(11月29日-12月3日)
澳大利亚241公里耐力赛（12月10日-13日）

千龙网: 陈盆滨踏上美国西部100英里耐力赛征途 2011/6/24
北非摩洛哥撒哈拉地狱马拉松250公里(4月3日-4月9日)
北美美国西部100英里极限耐力赛(6月24日-25日
西欧英国格姆斯托普169公里极限耐力赛(8月12日-13日)
澳大利亚玻璃屋100公里耐力赛（9月10日-11日）
南美巴西亚马逊丛林马拉松220公里（10月6日-12日）
南极洲100公里超级耐力赛(11月29日-12月3日)
中国香港100公里耐力赛（2012年2月18-19日）

千龙网: 陈盆滨出征英国格姆斯托普169公里极限耐力赛 2011/8/11

Monday, August 22, 2011

Dietary Reference Intake (DRI)

The current Dietary Reference Intake recommendation is composed of:

Estimated Average Requirements (EAR), expected to satisfy the needs of 50% of the people in that age group based on a review of the scientific literature.
Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA), the daily dietary intake level of a nutrient considered sufficient by the Food and Nutrition Board to meet the requirements of nearly all (97–98%) healthy individuals in each life-stage and gender group. It is calculated based on the EAR and is usually approximately 20% higher than the EAR (See "Calculating the RDA", below).
Adequate Intake (AI), where no RDA has been established, but the amount established is somewhat less firmly believed to be adequate for everyone in the demographic group.
Tolerable upper intake levels (UL), to caution against excessive intake of nutrients (like vitamin A) that can be harmful in large amounts. This is the highest level of daily consumption that current data have shown to cause no side effects in humans when used indefinitely without medical supervision.

The RDA is used to determine the Recommended Daily Value (RDV) which is printed on food labels in the U.S. and Canada.

Reference Daily Intake

Food and Nutrition Information Center / Dietary Guidance / Dietary Reference Intakes

Vitamin and Mineral Recommendations
Historical Comparison of RDIs, RDAs and DRIs, 1968 to Present for Vitamins:
1968 RDA -> RDI (highest RDA) + DRV (Daily Reference Values) = DV (Daily Values)
1974 RDA, 1980 RDA, 1989 RDA
1997 DRI (EAR -> RDA, AI, UL)

FDA Daily Value

Vitamin A: 1 IU = 0.3mcg, 1 mcg = 3.33 IU
Vitamin D: 1 IU = 0.025 mcg, 1 mcg = 40 IU
Vitamin E: 1 IU = 0.666 mg, 1 mg = 1.5 IU

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

IPS 24" 1920x1200 WUXGA LCD Display

TFT Central
Flat Panels HD
TV & monitor recommendationsGraphics monitors: IPS panels, 24" 1920x1200 WUXGA
6-Bit vs. 8-Bit
xvYCC (wide gamut), 24 bit true color, Deep color
Why isn't the xvYCC color space seeing uptake for still photography?

RGB color space
CIE 1931 color space
Adobe RGB color space 1998
sRGB 1996 by HP & Microsoft, gamma of 2.2
What colorspace should my files be in?

Dell Ultrasharp U3011 10bit wide gamut WCG-CCFL
Dell Ultra Sharp U3014 10bit wide-gamut GB-LED $950

Dell UP2716D 2560x1440 PremierColor
Dell U2715H 2560x1440 Premium Panel narrow bazel
Dell P2715Q 3840x2160 Premium Panel

ASUS PA246Q 6bit 2010
HP ZR24W 8bit 2010 -$325
NEC PA241W 10bit 2010 $700
*Dell U2410 8bit+A-FRC 2009 -$250-$345
Dell U2413 8bit + Frame Rate Control 2013 $400
Dell U2412M 6bit 2011 LED -$280
NEC MultiSync LCD2490WUXi 6bit 2009 $300?
HP LP2475W 2008 8bit $280-$450
Hazro HZ24W 2007 8bit

Digital Versus Product Face-Offs U2410 vs U2412M

Sunday, August 07, 2011

OBD II Code P0171 and P0174 Fuel System Too Lean

RepairPal OBD II Code P0171 and P0174 Fuel System Too Lean

Friday, July 22, 2011

Big cat

***Family Felidae 貓科

**Subfamily Pantherinae 豹亞科

*Genus Panthera Roaring cats
Lion Panthera leo 10.7
Tiger Panthera tigris 10.4

Leopard Panthera pardus 10.5
Jaguar Panthera onca 10.2

*Genus Uncia
Snow Leopard Uncia uncia 10.6

*Genus Neofelis
Clouded leopard 雲豹 Neofelis nebulosa
Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi

**Subfamily Felinae 貓亞科

*Cheetah 獵豹 Acinonyx jubatus 10.0

*Genus Puma
Cougar (Puma 10.1, Panther 10.3, Mountain Lion 10.8) 美洲獅 Puma concolor
Jaguarundi 細腰貓 Puma yagouaroundi

*Genus Lynx
Eurasian Lynx 猞猁 Lynx lynx
Bobcat 短尾貓 Lynx rufus

*Caracal 獰貓 Caracal caracal

Mac OS X

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Diagnostic test

Diagnostic test
Blood test
Reference ranges for blood tests
Current Procedural Terminology CPT-4

Comprehensive metabolic panel 80053
Complete blood count 85025
Lipid profile 80061

Urinalysis 81003
Fecal occult blood (stool test) 82274

ORGAN OR DISEASE ORIENTED PANELS
General health panel 80050 - 80053 (metabolic) + 85025 (blood) + 84443 (Thyroid Panel with TSH, Thyroid stimulating hormone, Application of TSH and Free Thyroxine Measurements to Thyroid Diagnosis)

AMA APPROVED PANELS
Lab Services Covered as Part of Preventive Care Benefits
Service, Description, Average Cost
common charges

Broadband Speed and Rate

HiNet Broadband
100M/5M $1100 $1100 $2200
50M/3M   $850  $850 $1700
20M/2M   $700  $689 $1389
10M/2M   $550  $550 $1100
3M/768K  $430  $459  $889

8M/640K  $446  $499  $945
3M/384K  $348  $429  $777
2M/128K  $326  $399  $725
512K/64K $150  $139  $289

bb Broadband
3M/1M   $799 $575
6M/1M   $849 $650
8M/1M   $899 $750
12M/2M $1499 $980

bb Fiber
1M/1M   $600
3M/2M   $750
6M/2M   $850
10M/3M  $950
15M/3M $1250
20M/5M $1550

AT&T U-verse
24M/3M
18M/1.5M
12M/1.5M
6M/1M
3M/1M

AT&T ADSL
6M/768K
3M/512K
1.5M/384K
768K/384K

Slingbox requirements for HD and SD streaming
    HD Streaming: 3 Mbps
    SD Streaming: 600 Kbps
    Mobile Streaming: 150 Kbps

YouTube Quality and codecs
240, 0.25 Mbps
360, 0.5 Mbps
480, 1 Mbps
720, 2 Mbps
1080, 3.5-5 Mbps

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Taiwan Scooters with 16" wheels

water/liquid cooled engine
fuel injected
16-inch wheels
disc brakes

Piaggio BV350 ABS $6200

Kymco People 250 $3999 no fuel-injection
Kymco People 250

Kymco People S 250 $4499 no fuel-injection
Kymco People 250S

Kymco People GT 200i $4899
Motorcycle USA People GT 300i

SYM Citycom 300i $4699
2stroke buzz Citycom 300i
Just Gotta Scoot

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

Image Sensor Optical Format

Optical format
The optical format is defined as the diagonal length of the sensor (in mm) divided by 16.
1" 16x12.8mm
2/3" 8.8x6.6mm
1/2" 8x4.6mm

Full Frame DSLR Camera Sensors Sony, Canon, Nikon (Renesas), CMOSIS (STMicroelectronics)

Image sensor format (APS-C 23x15mm)
Table of sensor sizes

Four Thirds system (17.3x13mm)
List of film formats
35mm Digital Sensor Comparison Chart vs Super 35mm
Super 35 (24.89×18.66 mm)
35 mm film (22x16mm)

Sony Cybershot DSC-P1 3MP 2000?
*Canon EOS Digital Rebel 300D 6MP 2003?
Canon PowerShot S400 4MP 2003?
*Canon Digital Rebel XT 350D 8MP 1/2006
Canon PowerShot SD600 $281 6MP 7/3/2006
Sony DSC-TX7 10MP 3/2010
Panasonic DMC-TS3 $214 12MP 2/1/2012
*Canon EOS-M with 22mm f/2 $250 9/4/2014

DPreview Camera feature search comparison results
HDR
Optical Image Stabilization
GPS
Weight
Touch Screen

Superzoom:

Superzoom with tilting touch screen: comparison

Panasonic DC-ZS80 TZ95 2/2019 no more compact superzoom

Nikon Coolpix A1000 1/2019

Sony DSC-HX99 smaller, lighter 9/2018

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS35 same as ZS30 with tilting screen GPS '14
*Panasonic DMC-ZS30 20X 18MP 24-480mm, f/3.3-6.4, GPS $400 '13
Sony DSC-WX350 20X 18MP 25-500mm, f/3.5-6.5, no GPS, small '14
Panasonic DMC-ZS25 20X 16MP 24-480mm, f/3.3-6.4, no GPS, bigger than WX350, same size as ZS30 '13

*Panasonic DMC-ZS20 20X 14MP 24-480mm GPS $350 -> $250 -> $170 '12

*Panasonic DMC-ZS40 30X 18MP 24-720mm, f/3.3-6.4, GPS, raw '14

*Sony DSC-HX50V 30X 20MP, 24-720mm, f/3.5-6.3, GPS, $450 -> $270 '13

Sony DSC-TX200V 18MP 28-140mm, lightweight

Panasonic DMC-LF1 1/1.7" sensor 28-200mm, f/2.0-5.9, no GPS $500

Large Superzoom
*Panasonic DMC-FZ70 60X 16MP 20-1200mm, f/2.8-5.9, raw, no GPS $400 -> $250, '13
Sony DSC-H400 63.3X 25-1550mm, no GPS '14

dpreview camera search
Sensor type: BSI-CMOS
HD mode: 1920x1080
Video: Stereo
Effective pixels: 12 and higher
Custom white balance
Image stabilization: Optical (15)
Max aperture: F2.8 and brighter
Zoom wide (W): 24mm (equiv.) and wider
Weight: 0 – 150 g (0.00 – 0.33 lb)
Face detection
Touch screen

* Sony IMX078CQK Exmor R
■ Diagonal 7.81 mm (Type 1/2.3)12.40M-effective pixels (4072H × 3044V)
■ Pixel size: 1.55 μm unit pixel
■ Supports 12.40M-pixel imaging at 42 frame/s
■ Back-illuminated CMOS image sensor that achieves both higher pixel counts and higher sensitivity
■ Achieves full HD video imaging: 1920H × 1080V pixels at 60 frame/s

* Sony IMX050XQK Exmor R
■ Diagonal 7.59 mm (Type 1/2.3) 10.34M-effective pixels (3720H × 2780V)
■ Pixel size: 1.65 µm unit pixel
■ Achieves the high-speed performance of 50 frame/s imaging with 10.34M pixels
■ Back-illuminated structure that achieves both higher pixel counts and higher sensitivity
HDTV video (1440 × 1080)

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Soundbar

Polk Audio SurroundBAR
Philips Ambisound
Yamaha Digital Sound Projector with Intellibeam

Sunday, June 05, 2011

Small form factor PC

Apple Mac mini Mid 2010 85W 2.7B

Dell Inspiron Zino HD Home Theater PC HTPC AMD Athlon II X2 P360 with with Mobility Radeon HD 5450 MXM 90W 33db 47db (CD)
Noise 3.4B(Idle) 3.5B(HDD) 4.6B(90%CPU) 4.7B(ODD)
AnandTech Review
KitGuru Review Noise
Athlon II X2 P360 is slower than Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, Radeon 5450 is slower than Intel HD Graphics, about the same as Nvidia GeForce 320M

ASRock
Vision 3D Intel Core i7/i5/i3, Nvidia GeForce GT425M, USB 3.0, i3-370M is faster than i5-2415M, NVIDIA GeForce GT425M is faster than most Intel HD Graphics
Vision Core 100HT Intel Core i7/i5/i3, HD Graphics, USB 3.0

HP Pavilion Slimline 5000 Pentium Dual-Core 220W
Noise 3.71B(Idle) 3.91B(Operation)

Shuttle X350 ION fanless 40W Atom D510 Dual Core 1.66GHz Nvidia ION2 $500
浩鑫 XS35 XS35市售三種規格，SE1160, SE2250, XV-250D, 其中XV-250D為搭載NVIDIA ION機種

AOpen MP6X 2nd Generation Core i3/i5/i7 Processors Barebone Silentek 6.0 22db quiet

Lenovo IdeaCentre Q Q150 Atom D510 ION 65W
Lenovo IdeaCentre Q700 Pentium E5200 Dual Core 2.5GHz, GMA X4500, 120W

Acer X3910