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Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Taiwan / Taipei High Schools

== 台大清大陽明交大成大政大

》竹科實中北一女中建國中學師大附中新竹高中武陵高中成功中學臺中一中中山女中臺中女中高雄中學新竹女中松山高中

2026私中考試上場！東山、延平、薇閣…私校七雄錄取人數、學費，私立國中公立國中怎麼選？

台灣私立高中排名 TOP 10：2026 最新升學率、學費與選校分析復興延平薇閣靜心再興明道衛道曉明東山南山

邁向頂尖大學計畫

台北市公立高中排名起落：從民國70年代聯招變化看起 Taipei Public Senior High School Rankings / Entrance Exam Results
全台明星高中 Top Taiwan High Schools

1、295分－台北市立建國中學。
2、293分－台北市立北一女中。
3、293分（男）－291分（女）－台北市國立師大附中。
4、289分－台中市國立台中一中。
5、288分－台中市國立台中女中
6、287分－台北市立成功高中、高雄市立高雄中學、桃園國立武陵高中、新竹國立新竹實驗中學。
10、286分－台北市立中山女中。
11、285分（男）－283分（女）－台北市立松山高中。
12、285分（男）－280分（女）－台中市國立文華高中。
13、284分－台北市國立政大附中。
14、283分－台中縣國立大里高中。
15、282分－高雄市立高雄女中。
16、282分（男）－280分（女）－台北市立大同高中。
17、280分－台南市國立台南一中。
18、280分（男）－277分（女）－台北市立中崙高中。
19、279分（男）－278分（女）－台北市立麗山高中。
20、278分－國立高雄師大附中
21、277分（女）－274分（男）－台中市國立台中二中。
22、276分－台北縣國立板橋高中、高雄縣國立鳳山高中。
23、275分－台南市國立台南女中。
24、274分－台北市立大直高中。
25、271分－高雄市立瑞祥高中
26、270分－台北市立景美女中。

98學年度北市公私立高中錄取台大新生統計表

Junior High Schools
112年基北區國中會考錄取建中、北一女與附中人數統計

師大附中；中正；龍門，敦化；政大附中，介壽，大安，金華，新興，麗山，景美，南門

111年基北區國中會考錄取建中、北一女與附中人數統計

師大附中；中正；金華，龍門，敦化；五常，介壽，仁愛，政大附中，弘道，天母

看過迷你學校後，7張圖表帶你看臺北市「明星」國中、小學現象

臺北市立公立高級中學聯合招生四十年歷史的回顧北聯考 - (48) 1958 - (89)2000，基測 (90)2001-(102)2013，會考 (103)2014-

歷年建中錄取分數

大學聯合招生考試 - (90)2001, (91)2002

Monday, June 01, 2009

Waterproof Camera

Waterproof Camera Group Test Canon Powershot D10, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1, Pentax Optio W60, Olympus Tough 6000, Olympus Tough 8000, FujiFilm Z33 WP

review of the best waterproof compact cameras

Canon PowerShot D10 waterproof 33 feet, shockproof 4 feet, cold proof 14-104F, 1/2.3" 12.1MP, 35-105mm, f/2.8-4.9, optical image stabilization, 2.5" LCD, VGA 1,368 KB/s, 6.7oz, 4.08x2.63x1.92
8010
6020
Olympus Stylus Touch-3000 waterproof 10ft, shockproof 5ft, -10oC/14oF, 1/2.33" 12MP, 28-102mm, f3.5-5.1, 2.7" LCD, 720p MP4, sensor IS, 4.4oz, 3.8x2.6x0.9
Olympus Stylus 1050 SW waterproof 10ft, shockproof 5ft, 14-...F, 1/2.33" 10.1MP, 38-114mm, f3.5-5.0, 2.7" LCD, VGA, 5.4oz, 3.7"x2.4"x0.9"
Olympus Stylus 1030 SW waterproof 33ft, shockproof 6.6ft, 14-...F, 1/2.35" 10.1MP, 28-102mm, f3.5-5.1, 2.7" LCD, VGA, 6.3oz, 3.7"x2.4"x0.84"
Olympus Stylus 850 SW waterproof 10ft, shockproof 5ft, 14-...F, 1/2.35" 8MP, 38-114mm, f3.5-5.0, 2.5" LCD, VGA, 4.8oz, 3.7"x2.4"x0.84"
Olympus Stylus 790 SW waterproof 10ft, shockproof 5ft, 14-...F, 1/2.33" 7.1MP, 38-114mm, f3.5-5.0, 2.5" LCD, VGA, 4.8oz, 3.7"x2.4"x0.84"

Pentax Optio W80 waterproof 5m, 16ft, shockproof 3.3ft, coldproof 14-...F, 1/2.3" 12.1MP, 28-140mm, f/3.5-5.5, IS, 2.5" LCD, 720p Mjpg, 5.3oz, 3.9x2.2x1.0"
Pentax Optio W60 waterproof 4m, 13ft, coldproof, 1/2.3" 10MP, 28-140mm, f3.5-5.5, IS, 2.5" LCD Mjpg, 720p, 5.1oz, 3.9x2.2x1.0"
Pentax Optio WS80 waterproof 5ft, 1/2.3" 10MP, 35-175mm, f3.5-5.5, 2.7" LCD Mjpg, 720p, 4.4oz, 3.6x2.3x0.9"

Casio G EX-G1 water proof 10ft, shock proof 7ft, cold proof 14F, 1/2.3" 12MP, 38-114mm, f3.9-5.4, 2.5" LCD, Mjpeg, Wide VGA 848x480, 5.4oz, 4.01"x2.53"x0.78"

Panasonic DMC-TS1S TS1 water proof 3m, shock proof 1.5m, 28-128mm, 1/2.33" 12.1MP, f/3.3-5.9, optical IS, optical zoom in movie, 2.7" LCD, 720p AVCHD Lite 17Mbps, 5.76oz, 2.48x3.87x0.89
Panasonic DMC-TS2S, TS2 water proof 33ft 10m, shock proof 6.6ft 2m, 14°F (-10°C), dustproof 14.1MP

Fujifilm Z33WP waterproof 3m, 35-105mm, 1/2.3" 10MP, f/3.7-4.2, 2.7" LCD, VGA MJPEG 7.5Mbps, 3.9oz, 3.6x2.3x0.8

GE G3WP waterproof 10ft, 12MP, 38-152mm, f/3.3-5.15, 2.7" LCD, 4.2oz, 3.7x2.4x0.9

Sanyo Xacti VPC-WH1 HD Video waterproof 3m, 43-1290mm, 1/6" 1184x888 2MP CMOS, f/1.8-4.3, 2.5" LCD, 1280x720 H.264 9Mbps stereo, 12.48oz, 2.1”x 4.13”x2.25”
Sanyo Xacti VPC-E2 waterproof 5ft, 38-190mm, 1/2.5" 8M CMOS, f/3.5-4.7, 2.5" LCD, VGA 6Mbps stereo, 9.1oz, 2.77x4.39"x1.59"
Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1 waterproof 5ft, 38-190mm, 1/2.5" 6M CCD, f/3.5-4.7, 2.5" LCD, VGA 6Mbps stereo, 8.3oz, 2.8x1.6x4.4

Open Water Swimming: Bay Area

East Bay Regional Park District Swim Facilities
Almaden Lake Park

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

DVD authoring software tools

BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO: VIDEO EDITING AND DVD AUTHORING SOFTWARE
2009 Video Editing Software Product Comparisons
Top 10 Video Editing Software Reviews

Avid Pinnacle Studio 14 Pinnacle Studio Ultimate version 14 $100 Trial, 1 level menu, auto scene splitting and merge
Pegasys TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4 $100 free trial
Corel VideoStudio Pro X3 CUDA $100, VideoStudio Express $50, Digital Studio 2010 bundle of VideoStudio Express 2010 and DVD Factory $100
Corel Ulead DVD MovieFactory Pro 7 $80 free trial
Cyberlink Media Suite 8 CUDA = PowerProducer 5 Ultra $80 + PowerDirector 8 Ultra $100 + PowerDVD + ...., free trials
Sony Vegas Family Comparison, Vegas Pro 9 $600, Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro Pack $115, Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Edition $85, Vegas Movie Studio 9 $55, free trial
ArcSoft ShowBiz DVD 2 $99 TotalMedia Extreme 2 $130 download trial
Adobe Premiere Elements 8 $100
Roxio Creator 2010 $100, Sonic MyDVD 10 $50, $70

Apple iLife iDVD
Microsoft Windows DVD Maker

Friday, May 15, 2009

Fixed-gear bicycle

Fixie!

Giant Bowery $650 46t/17t 700x25 fixies
Giant Bowery '84 $1100 46t/17t 700x23
KHS flite 100 $659 CrMo, no brake 48t/16t 700x23c
Specialized Langster $830 42t/16t 700/23c
Specialized Tricross Singlecross $910 42t/18t 700x32c
Specialized Rockhopper Expert Disc 29 Single-Speed $1100 32t/20t 26x2.0"

Fitting a Bike

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Blister Care and Prevention

How to stop blisters in their tracks--before they stop you
Gifts for Christmas to Keep Your Feet Happy
Badwater Ultramarathon: What to Bring, FOOT CARE

Hydropel vs BodyGlide Liquified Powder silicone (dimethicone)

Hydropel
BodyGlide
Sportslick
BlisterShield Powder
Engo Blister Prevention Patches

Kinesio Tex Gold Tapes
Johnson & Johnson Elastikon
3M Micropore Surgical Tape
3M Medipore Surgical Tape

Spenco 2nd Skin Blister Pad, Blister Kit
Adventure Medical Blist-O-Ban

Zombie Runner Socks
Drymax Blister Guard Hot Weather Running Maximum Protection Running
Injinji Tetrasok
Writsock Anti-Blister Double Layer
Sole Dual-Layer Anti-Blister
Smartwool Performance Socks

Monday, May 11, 2009

Educational Programming Language

Programming languages for children

scratch
Logo
  Logo Interpreter
  Surf Your Logo Code!
  Turtle Academy
  papert: logo in your browser
Guido van Robot

Karel
Baltie commercial

Etoys

Stagecast Creator

OLPC activities - scratch, etoys

Learning Programming article

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Anti-Inflammatory

Arnica
Bromelain
Turmeric

Traumeel arnica ointment. For the temporary relief of muscular pain, joint pain, sports injuries and bruising.
Zyflamend turmeric

NSAIDs aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen

Saturday, May 02, 2009

Prepaid Internation Long Distance Phone Card Rates to Taiwan

AT&T International for Prepaid Taiwan $1.19 for landline and mobile

Phone Card Taipei Taiwan Mob TX TW to US Text 
Xfinity    0.15   0.15   0.15 0  0.30    0.10 
RedPocket  0      0      0    0

* Ooma mobile app calling

           0.029         0.11

* OneSuite 6-month expiration, $10/6 month, 15% bonus cards
           0.019  0.019  0.105   0.029 
1-408-689-9907 
1-800-315-9339 
02-4066-2222 
* Rebtel unlimited $5 a month

PinCity 180-day de-activation 
           0.029  0.033  0.110   0.029 (25% off recharge $45) 
           0.0232 0.0264 0.088   0.0232 
1-408-380-0001 
1-877-335-1544 
1-866-287-8715 - pay phone 
02-4066-0770
ATHENS       21-11980076
THESSALONIKI 23-11768261

Net2Asia 6-month expiration, 10% recharge bonus 
           0.02   0.02   0.1333  0.27 
1-408-380-0655 
1-866-988-5898 
008-0168-0168

Talkloop 6-month expiration, 20% recharge bonus 
           0.021  0.022  0.07096 None 
1-408-648-4109 
1-800-836-6303

~~PokeTALK free~~

Friday, May 01, 2009

gsm phone with high resolution display

* have GSM 850
* do not have Text Keyboard
* have Wi-Fi
camera 2mp+

Sunday, April 26, 2009

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

Thursday, April 23, 2009

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

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

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

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

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

Friday, April 17, 2009

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

Thursday, April 16, 2009

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