San Francisco Bay Area Local Weather Channels

KTVU Fox 2 5 Day Forecast (WUnderground)
KRON 4 7 Day Forecase (HAMweather)
KPIX CBS 5 7 Day Forecast (WUnderground)
KGO ABC 7 AccuWeather 7 Day Forecast
KNTV NBC 11 Weather Channel 5, 10 Day Forecast

Ocean Prediction Center Unified Surface Analysis Loops, Forecasts
Northeastern Pacific Water Vapor (GOES West) loop
Western U.S. Water Vapor (GOES West) loop
Western U. S. Imagery WV loop
Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts
WPC 24-Hour QPF Percentile Guidance for Days 1-3 Probability of Precipitation of at Least a Specific Amount, Precipitation Amount by Percentile

Santa Clara Valley Water District ALERT system real-time data (TABLE, map) Stream, Reservoir, Precipitation Gauges
ALERT Precipitation Gauge Information 15 min Stevens Creek Maryknoll Rainfall intensity
ALERT Precipitation Gauge Historic Data Request

MesoWest Surface Observations Map LOAC1 Los Altos Weather Conditions 1 week hourly precipitation, temperature, (check Decoded Data LOAC1, CA41F5F8 and get table, and precipitation)
Weather Underground wunderground weather stations

Santa Clara County Precipitation Data Marykoll (SCVWD), Stevens Creek (SCVWD)
Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network CoCoRaHS Daily Precipitation
San Francisco Bay Area 6 Hour Precipitation Forecast

Hydrometerorological Automated Data System Coyote Creek at 237 (SCVWD)

California Department of Water Resources Historical Data Station ID in Santa Clara County Los Altos Hills LSA RAIN 1 year ending 7/1/2010 27, 23,
La Honda LAH sensor 842
37.08, 30.13, 27.35, 22.57, 30.5

California Neveda River Forecast Center

Mount Whitney
Mesowest Cottonwood Lakes CWDC1 12SW of Lone Pine 12SW 10150ft
CWD Cottonwood Lakes Snow Depth plot, Temp plot,
24 hour Temperature
WU MCWDC1 not real time Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System (MADIS)

San Francisco Bay Wind Patterns

AccuWeather 15 day, Central California Precipitation Amount for Today - 10 day, High-Res Fronts & Pressure Map 12-48 hours

The Weather Channel Companies WSI (Weather Services International) Media Weather Solutions Intellicast 10 day, Raincast 6-48 hour, Surface Analysis and Forecast 12-48 hour

weather.com 10 day, Weekend Weather Map

Custom Weather MyForecast 7 day 15 day forecast, 24hr Precip Total, Accuracy 2003 study

ForecastAdvisor  accuracy analysis (AccuWeather, TWC, WU)
Accuracy of three major weather forecasting services NWS > TWC > Local TV

National Weather Service 7 day (HAMweather Weather For You 7 day)
Weather Underground 5 day NWS
WeatherBug 7 day
US Air Sports Net 7 day
Unisys 7 day SFO

USDA National Resources Conservation Service, Water and Climate Center, Snow Depth

Raspberry Pi weather station

Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks

Deposit Hold examples

$100, electronic payments, in person cash, government/cashier's checks on next day
local on 2nd business/banking day
non-local on 5th day
large amounts on-us additional 1 day
large amounts local additional 5 days
large amounts non-local additional 6 days

$5000 local 1st Mon, $100 on 2nd Tue, $4900 on 3rd Wed
$10000 local 1st Mon, $100 on 2nd Tue, $4900 on 3rd Wed, $5000 on 10th Wed
$5000 non-local 1st Mon, $100 on 2nd Tue, $4900 on 8th Mon
$10000 non-local 1st Mon, $100 on 2nd Tue, $4900 on 8th Mon, $5000 on 16th Tue

Consumer Checking Account Fairness Act

Museum Ship

List of museum ships
The Navy’s Ship Donation Program

List of U.S. National Historic Landmark ships, shipwrecks, and shipyards

NS Savannah 1959 nuclear merchant ship, Newport News, Virginia
Nautilus 1954 Nautilus-class, Groton, Connecticut
Pampanito 1943 Balao-class, San Francisco Maritime National Park Association
Balclutha 1886 steel-hulled full rigged ship, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Aircraft Carriers
Midway 1943 Midway-class, San Diego, California
Lexington 1943 Essex-class, Corpus Christi, Texas
Hornet 1943 Essex-class, Alameda, California
Intrepid 1943 Essex-class, New York City, New York
Yorktown 1943 Essex-class, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

List of submarine museums
USS Nautilus 1954 nuclear at Submarine Force Library and Museum Groton, Connecticut
USS Blueback 1959 last non-nuclear at OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) Portland, OR
USS Pampanito 1943 San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, San Francisco, California

South Bay Swimming Schools

California Sports Center CSC Swim/Aquatics Adult Beginner Semi-Private 3:1 $74/month
Maki Swim School Adult Group Class Cost: $180 / 10 lessons, Ratio: 3 students per teacher
DACA DeAnza Cupertino Aquatics
Group (4 students/class): $75.00 per month
Semi-Private (2 students/class): $150.00 per month
Private Class: $300.00 per month
Sutton Swim School 4:1 $17 per lesson

Open Source E-Commerce: Survey Rates the Best in OSC

CRE Loaded Chain Reacion ECommerce, branch of osCommerce, commercial no free
PrestaShop 2008 simpler but faster alternative to Magento, making use of an Ajax interface
New osCommerce Project
Magento 2009 (paid version in 2009)
Zen Cart branch of osCommerce
osCommerce 2003

Gift Card

Discover eGift Card $3.95 service fee Gift Card $3.95 free shipping, $2.5 inactivity fee after 12 months
American Express Gift Card load fee $3.95, $2 monthly service fee waived first 12 months

MasterCard Gift, Travel and General Purpose Prepaid cards
WaMu MasterCard Gift Cards $5.45 issuance fee (includes Shipping & Handling), $2.5 monthly after 12 months
Natalie Gulbis Gift MasterCard $5.95 Card Issuance Fee, $2.5 beginning in th 6th month

Visa Gift Cards Online
Gift2Go $3.95 service fee, $2.5 monthly fee after 12 months
Chase $3.5 at branch, $4.95 online, $2.5 after 1 year
Comerica $5.95, $2.5 after 6 months
Simon Gift Visa $5.95 handling fee, $2.5 monthly after 12 months
$5.95 purchase fee, $2.5 monthly after 6 months
BCU $5.95 processing fee, $2.5 monthly maintenance fee after 6 months
Gift Card Lab $5.95 enrollment fee, $15 account closure after expiration
WishCardCollection $6.45 fee, $5 after 6 months
GiftCards.com Visa $4.95+ card fee, $0.35 POS transcation fee, $2.5 monthly administrative fee after 6 months
iCard Gift Card $7.95 fee, $25 for 6 months

Screwdriver

Screw Drive Types
Slotted (flat or straight)
Phillips ("crosshead") PH
Pozidriv (SupaDriv) PZ Pozi
Square
Robertson (square)
Hex
Hex socket (Allen)
Torx T, TS, TX

Wrench for bolts and nuts

Shopping Malls

Westfield Valley Fair (Santa Clara), Oakridge (San Jose), San Francisco Centre, Metreon
Simon Property Group Stanford Shopping Center (Palo Alto), Great Mall (Milpitas), Gilroy Premium Outlet, Stoneridge Shopping Center (Pleasanton)
General Growth Properties Eastridge (San Jose), NewPark Mall (Newark), Southland Mall (Hayward), Stonestown Galleria (San Francisco)

anemia

Advanced Sports Nutrition by Dan Benardot: Efficient Delivery of Oxygen: The Oxygen-Nutrient Performance Relationship
Clinical sports medicine anemia
CYCLING PERFORMANCE TIPS: anemia Dilutional Anemia, Exertional Hemolysis "march anemia" or "footstrike" anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia
Runner's Anemia dilutional pseudoanemia, iron deficiency, footstrike hemolysis

Footstrike is the major cause of hemolysis during running
Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in endurance runners

Survival kit

Ready.gov Get A Kit
FEMA Disaster Supplies Kit
American Red Cross Preparing and Getting Trained

CERT Community Emergency Response Team
Self-sufficiency
Survivalism

Long Run Check List
Prepare or Die
SurvivalBlog.com

Cruise Ship

1. Carnival Corporation: Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Cunard Line, Seabourn

2. Royal Caribbean Cruises: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises

3. Norwegian Cruise Line: Norwegian Cruise Line Freestyle Cruising, Oceania, Regent Seven Seas

Genting: Crystal Cruises

Disney Cruise Line

List of world's longest ships: Passenger ships

Rock Bottom Cruises: Cheapest Cruise
Cruise Direct deals

The Catholic Travel Guide  Will there be a Catholic priest on my cruise.  mass
Catholic Cruises and Tours

Apostleship of the Sea of the United States of America (AOS-USA)
All Holland America Line, World Cruise of Seabourn

Compass Speakers and Entertainment Inc.
All Crystal Cruises

Repositioning cruises 

World Cruises
Cruise Specialists: Azamara, Crystal, Cunard, Holland America, Oceania, Princess, Regent Seven Seas, Silversea, Viking Ocean
Cruise.com World Cruises: Crystal, Cunard, Holland America, MSC Cruises, Oceania Cruises, Princess Cruises, Regent, Seabourn, Viking
CruiseWeb: Princess, Regent, Cunard, MSC, Oceania, Holland America
Peace Boat World Cruise Japan, Upcoming Voyages
Viking Ultimate World Cruise: longest 245 days

全球遊輪品牌金字塔圖 

Storylines 

Villa Vie Residences: Odyssey

Victoria Cruises Line: Victoria Majestic (Holland America Line) last minute reservations 

Life at Sea Cruises by Miray MV Lara (cancelled) 

10 Facts About The Orient Express

Belmond Venice Simplon Orient Express, All aboard: Historical Orient Express train reaches Istanbul

La Dolce Vita 

Ponant Le Commandant Charcot Icebreaker ice breaker Arctic North Pole Expedition 

Polar Explorer ice breaking tour from Finland, Sweden 

Motor Oil Grades

Using The Correct Motor Oil Weight in your Acura and Honda Automobiles

Synthetic Oil
Base Oil Categories

Valvoline Restore & Protect VVV GM Honda 
Pennzoil Ultra Platinum, Quaker State Ultimate Protection Shell Stellantis BMW Hyundai Ferrari 

Castrol EDGE Extended Performance BP Ford Toyota 

Mobil 1 Extended Performance Porsche GM 

AMSOIL 100% Synthetic Engine Oil Group IV PAO 0W-20 5W-30 10W-30
Red Line Oil polyalphaolefin Group V Polyol Ester 0W20 5W20 5W30 10W30
Royal Purple Motor Oil Poly-Alpha-Olefin 5W-20 5W-30 10W-30
Mobil1 Expended Performance PAOs, esters 5W-20 5W-30 10W-30
Mobil 1 0W-20 Advanced Fuel Economy, 0W-30 Advanced Fuel Economy, 0W-40, 5W-20, 5W-30, 10W-30, 15W-50, High Mileage 10W-30, High Mileage 10W-40, Truck and SUV 5W-30 for Gasoline Engines

Valvoline SynPower Full Synthetic Motor Oil SAE 0W-20 5W-20 5W-30 10W-30
Penzoil Platinum Full Synthetic Motor Oil 0W-20 5W-20 5W-30 10W-30
Quaker State Ultimate Durability Full Synthetic 0W-20 5W-20 5W-30 10W-39
Motorcraft Full Synthetic Motor Oil 5W-20 5W-30

Castrol SYNTEC grade SAE 0W-20 0W-30 5W-20 5W-30 5W-40 5W-50 10W-30 10W-40 20W-50
Lucas Synthetic High Performance Motor Oil 5W20 5W30 10W30

Zilpy vs Rentometer: Renters Beware of the Bling

Rentometer Tenant and Landlord
Zilpy Your neighborhood rental facts, Investors, Renters, Landlords, Apartments & Houses Rent Comparison

Breaking up with ‘Craig’ is hard to do — but rental apps aim to make it easier

Top rentals sites by real estate Web market share, March 2015

Site (owner)	Market share*, March (Rank of all real estate sites)
Apartments.com (CoStar Group)	2.13% (6)
Apartment Guide (RentPath Inc.)	2.07% (8)
HotPads (Zillow Group)	1.11% (11)
Rent.com (RentPath Inc.)	1.08% (12)
ForRent.com (Dominion Enterprises)	0.97% (13)
Rentals.com (RentPath Inc.)	0.70% (18)
Apartment Finder (CoStar Group)	0.59% (21)

The 10 Best Apps for Finding Your Next Apartment

Posting an Apartment for Rent

Apartments.com

** Zillow (Trulia, HotPads)

* Realtor.com

** Zumper

rent.com RentPath Apartment Guide Rentals.com

rentometer

Frozen Yogurt

The Legions of Frozen Yogurt Push East
Frodo Endorses Favorite Froyo The Thrilla in Vanilla (ice cream)
The Pinkberry Controversy
Yogurt explosion rocks Palo Alto

I Can't Believe It's Yogurt 1977
TCBY The Country's Best Yogurt 1981
Yogen Fruz 1986

Red Mango 2002 Cupertino Civic Park, Palo Alto, Valley Fair Mall
yogurberry 2004 Castro St, Mountain View
pinkberry 2005 Santana Row, San Jose

Yoguartland Stevens Creek Cupertino, Westgate San Jose
Orange Tree Self Serve Frozen Yogurt Newpark Mall Newark, Stanford Shopping, Mipitas Square, The Oaks Cupertino
Tartini Frozen Yogurt Bar Cupertino
Pink Swirt Frezon Yogurt Mission San Jose
tuttimelon Cupertino Village
tutti frutti Cupertino Square

Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt near Apple yelp
Frozen Yogurt Shops near Apple google

Waterproof breathable fabric

Waterproof breathable fabric
Gore-Tex
breathability test ePTFE > eVent > Gore-Tex XCR (preformance, PacLite)
eVent vs Gore-Tex
BackPackingLight gear guide: Rainwear
Boots
Helmet compatible, 2 layer, 3 layer, internal pockets, pit zips, chin guard

eVent fabrics: find our gear - GE Wants Back In The Waterproof Breathable Game
66°NORTH Glymur Jacket Iceland
Backcountry.com Stoic eVent Shell
ground Extension Shell Repel Shell Radius Jacket
Integral Designs eVent Thru Hiker Jacket eVent Rain Jacket
Kailas KG11114 男装冲锋衣
Loki Levity Alpinist Shell
REI eVent Shuksan Jacket
Rab shell
TAD Gear Predator Hardshell Raptor Hardshell
Westcomb Hardshell
Wild Things Hardshell

ProLite Gear
Backcountry
REI eVent
吉亞戶外裝備

EPIC by Nextec Soft Shell fabric, windproof, water repellent, highly breathable
Windstopper by Gore-Tex

Fabriclink, Fabric Trademark and Brand Name Index
Fabriclink's The Technical Center, Alphabetical Trademark/Brand Name Index

Winter Headwear

SIA Directory, Snowsports Industries America
Find your gear

Mental Gear Knit Beanie, Winter Ski & Snowboard Hat, Crazy Funky Helmet Cover, Jester Hat,
Shred Alert Gear for Heads
Screamer Beanie Hats, Ski Wear, Snowboarding Hats, Fleece Ski Hats, Billed Beanies
BULA Snow Sports Accessories
Turtle Fur
Neff Headwear
Coal Headwear
Fabel Headwear
crazeeHeads Decorative Helmet Covers
Tail Wags Helmet Covers

Over The Glass Goggle

goggles wear over the glasses and helmet-compatible, Asian-fit 58cm 22.75"

Smith OTG low bridge fit, large: I/O MAG XL, Reason, large-med: Skyline XL, medium: Sequence 
optical docking system (ODS) prescription lens insert

Smith Round-Contour Fit Helmets Maze helmet, Vantage, Code unisex, Allure women

Giro Asian Fit Vue Mips Asian Fit Helmet Goggle combo visor

Odoland Ski Helmet, 2-in-1 Visor Detachable Goggles Set

Bolle Snow Visor Helmet

uvex visor ski helmets

Scott Storm OTG Spherical $40,  Notice OTG SPH
Julbo Jupiter OTG spherical large $85
Julbo Around Excel OTG spherical $85
Julbo Revolution OTG cylindrical Zebra lenses $140
Gordini Ultra Vision Adult OTG (large) spherical $30
Carrera OTG, Chopper SPH OTG

Uvex Stealth OTG safety goggle spherical

Zeal Optics Rapt cylindrical, Asian-fit not otg
Oakley Proven OTG Snow (Asian Fit) discontinued $50 Asia
Bolle all cylindrical, Boost OTG (small), Y6 OTG (medium), X9 OTG (medium/large),

Display Monitor Color Calibration

X-Rite i1 Family i1Display LT, i1Display 2
Pantone Color Control Huey Huey Pro

Datacolor (ColorVision) Spyder Spyder2Express, Spyder3Pro

Integrated Color ColorEyes Display Pro

HardForum: Monitor Calibration Systems and you!

Cookware

All-Clad
Stainless steel-aluminum-Magnetic Stainless Steel, 2 qt, 3 qt sauce pans, 3 qt, 4 qt casserole, 3 qt cassoulet
MC2 18/10 steel-aluminum-aluminum alloy, not good, 2 qt, 2.5 qt sauce pan, 3.5, 4.5, 5 qt casseroles, 3 qt cassoulet
LTD steel-aluminum-anodized aluminum, not good, 2 qt, 3 qt sauce pan, 3 qt, 3.5 qt, 4 qt casseroles, 3 qt cassoulets
Cookware Materials thickness

Newell Rubbermaid
Calphalon AccuCore 5 layers, steel-aluminum-copper-aluminum-steel
Calphalon Tri-Ply Stainless Steel steel-aluminum-steel 2.5 qt. Sauce Pan $97
Calphalon Contemporary Stainless steel-alum-steel
Calphalon Tri-Ply Copper steel-aluminum-copper, 2.5 qt. Sauce Pan $114, 5 qt. Saucier $100

Meyer
KitchenAid Tri-Ply Copper, Copper Core 2 Qt Covered Saucepan steel steel-aluminum-copper, steel-aluminum-copper-aluminum-steel $96

Anolon Tri-Ply Clad

BonJour Copper Clad steel-aluminum-copper-aluminum-steel

Conair
Cuisinart MultiClad Pro steel-aluminum-steel 2 Qt. Saucepan $50, 3 Qt. Saucepan $60
Cuisinart French Classic Tri-Ply Stainless

Emeril Emerilware Pro-Clad made by All-Clad in China 3 qt sauce pan with glass lid $80, 2 1/2 qt sauce pan in 10 PC set $300

Falk Culinair Copper Cookware stainless steel-copper

鋁(神經毒), 鐵氟龍(致癌), 不鏽鋼(鎳過敏), 碳鋼(生鏽), 搪瓷(重), 鑄鐵(重)

Aluminum (nerve toxic), PTFE Teflon (cancer), Stainless Steel (nickel allergy), Carbon Steel (rust), Enamel (weight), Cast Iron (heavy)

Wireless All-in-One Multifunction Inkjet Printer

Wi-Fi, built-in two-sided double duplexer, scanner/copier with document feeder, fax

HP OfficeJet J6480 (CB029A), black 74XL 18ml (750 pages) CB336WN, 74 4.5ml (200 pages) CB335WN, color 75XL 12ml (520 pages) CB338WN, 75 3.5ml (170 pages) CB337WN, 99 Photo 13ml (130 photos) C9369W, 100 Gray 15ml (80 photos) C9368A, HP Officejet J6400 All-in-One series ISO 24711 Ink Yield Test Report, $97
HP Officejet 6500 940XL, Black (2200 pages) Cyan (1400 pages) Magenta Yellow
HP Photosmart C7280 02, Black 10ml (660 pages), Cyan 4ml (400 pages) Magenta 3.5ml (370 pages) Yellow 6ml (500 pages) Light Cyan 5.5ml (240 pages) Light Magenta 5.5ml (240 pages) $160
HP Photosmart Premium Fax All-in-One duplex Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) 564XL Black (800 pages) Cyan (740 pages) Magenta Yellow

J6480 supplies
HP Deskjet 970cse C6429B ink cartridges black 45 42ml (870 pages) 51645A, color 78 19ml (560 pages) C6578DN, 78XL 38ml (1200 pages) C6578AN

Lexmark X7675 $119
Lexmark X4975

Epson WorkForce 600
Epson Artisan 700 800 duplex optional

Canon Office Pixma MX860 duplex copy $200
Canon Office Pimxa MX850 duplex feeder, ethernet networked only $200
Canon Office Pixma MX7600 duplex feeder, ethernet only $325