Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Diamond Rings

The Best Time and Place To Buy an Engagement Ring Costco, Blue Nile, Brian Gavin Diamonds, James Allen 

This Diamond Startup Wants To Change the Way You Buy An Engagement Ring Rare Carat: Blue Nile, Brilliant Earth, Costco 

How Rare Carat’s AI gemologist helps customers buy the perfect diamond 

Diamonds aren't a girl's best friend: Jewelry restorer goes undercover to 'prove' that Tiffany, Cartier and Harry Winston overcharge by 330% for 'identical' stones sold in Costco 

The Secret to Buying the Perfect Diamond 12/2018 

The 9 Best Places to Buy a Lab-Created Diamond Online 

How GIA Is Changing Its Reports for Lab-Grown Diamonds 

Diamonds and Other High-Ticket Items Show E-Commerce Growth 4/2023 

Seven Upcoming Changes in the Lab-Grown Diamond Market 11/2023 

GIA Laboratory-Grown-DiamondGIA Clarity, mined diamonds, natural, man-made 

Rare Carat search H VS1 IdealF VVS2 Ideal 
Color: Colorless (D-F) > 2 carats, GH > 1.5 carats, I 
ClarityVS1 > 2 carats, VS2 
Carat
Cut: Rare Cut Ideal, Excellent 
Engagement Rings Solitaire Setting, 4-prong, 6-prong 

*** 5 Jewelry Designers That Hold Their Value Cartier, Tiffany, Van Cleef & Arpels, David Yurman, Harry Winston 
*** Van Cleef & Arpels vs. Cartier vs. Harry Winstont vs. Tiffany: Which Brand is the Best? 

Graff jewelry 

Harry Winston Tryst Single Row Pave Diamond Wedding Band platinum 0.12ctw $3600 

1884 寶格麗 Bulgari Cabochon ring 18K drop of gold $2720 
Bvlgari Fedi Wedding Band set with pavé diamonds 0.17 ctw $3050 

1847 卡地亞 Cartier Trinity 
  **1895 Yellow Gold 5mm $1580, 4mm $1270, 3.5mm $1100, 2.6mm 0.01ct $930, 2.5mm $790 
  Trinity Ring small 2.5mm $1420 
  Classic Trinity Ring medium 18k white x 2, black ceramic 3.2mm $1860 
  Classic Trinity Ring medium 18k 3.2mm $1960 
  Trinity Ring medium 18k 3.2mm 5 brilliant-cut diamonds 0.06 carat total weight $2810 
  Cartier Vendôme Louis Cartier Wedding Band red box, Love, Fidelity, Friendship Trinity 1924, rose/pink white yellow gold. width: 3.5 mm $14204.8mm $1940 

1896 梵克雅寶 Van Cleef Arpels Toujours wedding band, 4 mm $1140 

1888 戴比爾斯 De Beers DB Classic half eternity shaped band 1.9mm 0.29 ctw $2450 

1837 蒂芙尼 The Tiffany® Setting Engagement Ring in Platinum 6-prong 
  The Tiffany® Setting Nesting Narrow Band Ring Platinum 3 mm $1250V 5.3mm $2150V 
  The Tiffany® Setting V Band Ring Platinum 1.7 mm $1050V 

Tiffany True® Engagement Ring with a Round Brilliant Diamond Style #45258 4-prong 
  Tiffany True® Women's Platinum Wedding Bands 1.5 mm $950 

Tiffany Harmony 4-prong 
  Harmony Wedding Band Platinum 3mm $1200V 
  Harmony Band Ring in Platinum with Diamond blue boxes 0.23 ctw, 1.8 mm $3000V 

**Tiffany Forever Platinum/Gold 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 4.5, 6 mm. $950 $1150/$760 $1390/$980 $1850/$1200 $2200 $2900/$2100

Tiffany Together Milgrain Platinum 3&4 mm, 4&6 mm.  $1500 $2100 $2850 
  Together Milgrain Band Ring in Platinum and Yellow Gold 4mm $195
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  Together Milgrain Band Ring in Platinum and Rose Gold 3.5mm $1400 

Charles Tiffany Setting Satin Finish Platinum 3 mm $1500 

Elsa Peretti wedding band ring platinum no engraving $1150V
Elsa Peretti Stacking Band Ring Platinum no personalize $1200 

Birthstone 誕生石 GIA Japan UK IGS birth stone birthday jewel 

March Aquamarine (海藍寶石Tiffany 
April Diamond (鑽石
October Opal (蛋白石
November Topaz (黃玉) blue topazCitrine (黃水晶/石英) 

Star SignMonthColourGemstoneAlternative
CapricornJanuaryDark RedGarnet 
AquariusFebruaryPurpleAmethyst 
PiscesMarchPale BlueAquamarineBloodstone
AriesAprilWhiteDiamondRock Crystal
TaurusMayGreenEmeraldChrysoprase
GeminiJuneCreamPearlMoonstone
CancerJulyRedRubyCornelian
LeoAugustPale GreenPeridotSardonyx
VirgoSeptemberDeep BlueSapphireLapis Lazuli
LibraOctoberVariegatedOpal 
ScorpioNovemberYellowTopazCitrine
SagittariusDecemberSky BlueTanzaniteTurquoise

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Giga Press

Idra Group 

力勁 
力勁集團創辦人劉相尚:擦亮「香港製造」品牌的貢獻者 Hong Kong L.K. Technology 
特斯拉,助力中國電動汽車彎道超車的「攪局者」 

Tesla Giga Press high-pressure die casting gigacasting 
Japan's auto parts maker Ryobi to 'gigacast' EV body components 
3分鐘做完三分之一底盤!豐田罕見秀電動車產線,「大象翻身」怎麼突破? 

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Pacific Gas and Electric

Baseline Territory: X.
Electric Summer June - September.  Winter October - May
Gas Summer April - October.  Winter Off-Peak October, February, March.  Winter Peak December, January.  
Baseline Electric:  9.8 S, 9.7 W kwh/day 
Baseline Gas: 0.49, 1.48, 2.0 therms/day 

Rotating Outage Block: 50 

Tariffs, 2023 

Home Charging EV2-A 12am-3pm-4pm-9pm-12am
summer 27.8c-48c-59c 
winter 27.8c-45c-46c 

Time-of-Use 4-9pm E-TOU-C $1,000 
Tiered Rate Plan E-1 $1,025 
Home Charging EV2-A $1,090 
Time-of-Use 5-8pm Weekdays E-TOU-D $1,130 
Electric Home (E-ELEC) $1,180 

Hyundai Ioniq 28 kWh/100mi * $0.27818/kWh = $7.78904/100mi * 52mpg = $4.05/gallon 

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Azimuthal equidistant projection maps

Equal-area projectionBoggs eumorphic projectionEqual Earth projectionMollweide projection 

Azimuthal equidistant projection map 方位等距離投影地圖 by amateur radioFlag of the United Nations

flat earth - equidistant - equal distance cartography topography 

Request an azimuthal map Taoyuan Airport Taipei TPE - SFO Big Great Circle 

TPE Generated using: 25.076389,121.223889, 13000 km, Lat/Long grid, No header or footer, label countries, NA states, cities, Blue background

SFO: 37.618889,-122.375, 15000 km




Sunday, May 28, 2023

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

Taiwan Real Estate

臺北捷運 
Taipei, New Taipei MRT + Trail 台灣房地產 
台北捷運路線名稱與路線圖(Station Name and Route Map of Taipei Metro)
台北市豪宅 高級住宅 限貸令 7千萬, 交易所得稅 6千萬, 臺北市政府 8千萬 

唭哩岸 劍潭 復興崗 忠義 關渡 象山 廣慈/奉天宮 樓層16層以上 一億 
1. 劍潭 關渡 12F 基隆河 淡水河 自行車 
2. 景美站大樓地圖: 景美溪 新店溪 大漢溪 

步道 trails, 坪 25年19F9.19, 17年13F26.74, 16年21F 

臺北捷運 路線及班距 文湖線 淡水信義線 松山新店線 中和新蘆線 板南線  
淡水信義線 劍潭 3min/4-6min. 象山 3min/8-10min.  7-9am/5-7:30pm 6min, 北投-象山 3min; 6am-23pm 8-10min, 北投-大安 4-6min; 23pm-24 12min 
松山新店線 景美 4-6min/6-8min.  7-9am/5-7:30pm 4-6min, 松山-臺電大樓 3min; 6am-23pm 6-8min; 6-9am SS 8-10min; 23pm-24am 12min 
修訂臺北市大眾運輸導向都市發展 TOD2.0 

免開車,台北捷運能到的15條健行步道 
250m 中和高中 嘉穗公園 0.5 mile loop 
*劍潭 💧🚴 劍潭山親山步道 3.3 km, 捷運劍潭站至碧山巖 12 km, 界寮縱走 26.2 km 捷運找屋 永慶 10+ 圓山窗外11F 
新店 🚉🎥🚴 獅頭山(小獅山)步道 2.3km, 環台北天際線第一段:石碇至新店 18.3 km 捷運找屋 
關渡 ⛐💧🚴 臺北大縱走第一段:關渡至二子坪 13 km 
南勢角 🚉 圓通寺登山步道(南勢角山) 9.5 km 捷運找屋 
復興崗 ⛐ 貴子坑親山步道 7.7 km 
**象山-廣慈/奉天宮 🚉 象山親山步道 2.3 km, 虎山親山步道 2.5 km, 四獸山連走步道 3.2 km, 南港山縱走親山步道(拇指山、南港山、象山、九五峰) 6.3 km 捷運找屋 16+ 591 信義香榭17年19F 17.4&18.4 新川普14年19F 17.6-18.6, 雲頂大樓 26年30F 
唭哩岸 ⛐💧 軍艦岩、丹鳳山親山步道 hard 5.7 km, 唭哩岸烏尖連峰步道 hard 5.6 km 
奇岩 ⛐ 軍艦岩、丹鳳山親山步道 hard 5.7 km 
北投 ⛐💧 軍艦岩、丹鳳山親山步道 hard 5.7 km 

*石牌 💧🏥 陽明大學 捷運找屋 11+ 
忠義 ⛐💧 忠義山親山步道 5 km 
景美 🎥🚴 仙跡岩步道地圖 map健行筆記 3.5 km hikingbook 3.5 km 捷運找屋 
萬隆 文山森林公園 健行筆記 2.1 km 
嘉穗公園 中和高中 

桃園捷運時刻表 高運量四節車廂TPASS行政院通勤月票基北北桃都會通 $1200 
A7 龜山 體育大學 -A3 14'$20 -A2 18'$45 -A1 24'$60 垃圾 大埔轉運站,合宜住宅 
A8 長庚醫院 直達車 每15' -A3 18'13'$25 -A2 22'$50 -A1 28'23'$70 
A9 林口 普通車 每10'-15' -A3新北產業園區25'$25 -A2三重29'$50 -A1台北車站35'$70 
A18 高鐵桃園站  -A3 59'$140 -A2 63'$150 -A1 69'53'$150 

HSR 高鐵桃園中壢青埔 每10'-20' 臺北車站 19'-22'$160 自由坐$155 

臺北醫院地圖 Map of Taipei Medical Centers 中華民國醫學中心列表 全國重度級急救責任醫院與兒童醫院急診即時訊息 臺大 三總 榮總 林口長庚 國泰 馬偕 新光 萬芳 亞東 

臺北土壤液化 💧💧💧 新北市土壤液化台灣土壤液化 
【圖表】台北哪裡的房屋面臨雙重風險?北市屋齡與土地液化地圖一次看 

活動斷層 - 山脚斷層 ⛐⛐⛐ 

台北市地重劃已完成市地重劃區(公辦)松山區 松山區 ::: 松山區第二期市地重劃區(信義計畫區)

臺北市已完成公辦市地重劃區總表 

信義計劃區地圖 

TOD 2.0 捷運站 500公尺

Area size unit conversion 面積單位換算 轉換:坪, 平方公尺, square meter 平方米, square feet 平方英呎, acre 美畝, 公畝

1坪 = 35.58314 35.6 ft² = 3.3057851 m² 

Cupertino Housing Market, square feet price 

實坪制應該只是標識方法不一樣,讓實際居住空間成爲比價基準。 台灣高房價來自高公設比? 專家:「實坪制」恐造成嚴重後果

單價是除以咖啡豆重量,即使一個有送咖啡杯,也不應該除以總重。這樣才讓消費者可以實際比價。即使買有送咖啡杯的,也知道單價比較貴的原因。就像是這兩款咖啡豆,包裝和重量不一樣,但是有標識單價。unit price per pound Peet's Coffee Major Dickason's Blend Whole Bean, 10.5 oz Bags, 6-packRuta Maya Decaffeinated Coffee 2.2 lb, 2-pack

香港 實用面積 

結構外審的條件是什麼?5 種需要結構外審的建築總樓層15樓是大地雷!房仲朋友曝「建商暗黑心態」 內行揭:超高大樓更安全高層建築物 一般設計通則 高層建築物,係指高度在五十公尺或樓層在十六層以上之建築物 



Tuesday, May 02, 2023

Sunday, April 23, 2023

Subaru Impreza

Subaru Impreza Fifth generation (GK,_GT;_2016) GT=hatchback
2.0 L AVCS FB20D H4 direct injection 152 hp 145 lb-ft 

Monday, April 03, 2023

Guatemala Coffee

List of countries by coffee production Brazil Vietnam Colombia Indonesia Ethiopia Honduras India Uganda Mexico Guatemala Peru Nicaragua China Ivory Coast Costa Rica Kenya Papua New Guinea Tanzania El Salvador Ecuador 

Costco Kirkland Signature Guatemalan Coffee Medium 6lb $42.99 


Peet's Guatemala San Sebastián Dark Roast French Press 1lb $20.95, light: Sun CatcherCosta Rica Aurora, Luminosa Breakfast Blend,1966 

Starbucks Guatemala Antigua Whole Bean Coffee Medium Roast 1lb $14.95 1971 


Third-wave coffee brewing 

Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea Guatemala la MaravillaBright roast (Intelligentsia's ChoiceSeasonal Select, Illumination Blend), pourover 18x 29g 525cc 1995 Chicago 12oz $19, 5lb $110 

Counter Culture CoffeeFast Forward Central AmericaBig Trouble South America, Slow Motion SA swiss water process decafGesha Peru, single origin = light roastKalita Wave Hario V60 30g 500cc 200FChemex 45g 750cc, 1995 Durham 

Stumptown Coffee RoastersGuatemalaEl Injerto Bourbon 12oz $22, Bella Vista $23, El Injerto Pacamara $40, Honduras El Puente Gesha $50, Roaster's Pick subscriptionBee House 21g 380cc 1999 Portland 

Blue Bottle CoffeeGuatemala El Injerto ET-47 Natural light 12oz $49, blend 30g 600cc 210F; single 22g 350cc 2002 Oakland 

Philz Coffee 2003 San Francisco 

Gregorys Coffee New York 2006 

Verve Coffee Roasters Guatemala Hunapu light 12oz $22.75 1kg $65 5lb $128.4, 25g 375cc 15x 40g 600cc Chemex, Gesha, 2007 Santa Cruz 

Mystic Monk CoffeeParadiso Blend Colombian, Guatemalan, Brazilian 12oz $17 5lb $79. 2007 Wyoming 

Starbucks Reserve Guatemala La Colina FarmClover East Timor Peaberry brewed, 2010 


Voyager Craft Coffee Guatemala Santa Rosa 8.8oz $17.5 2016 

Nirvana Soul Coffee Santa Marta 12oz $18,  Finca Santa Marta $15 2020 San Jose 

Moonwake Coffee RoastersFlor Del Café 12oz $16, Los Conejos decaf $19, Gesha 8oz $30, 2020 San Jose 


Coffea liberica Kopi434 Malaysia Elephant Beans Malacca RM48 500g 

Pumpkin pie spice: cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, allspice, Mccormick pumpkin pie spice 

Coffee roasting Unroasted (Green beans) 12-18 months, Light (Cinnamon, New England), Medium (American, City Roast), Dark (Full City Roast, Vienna, French, Italian)
Whirley Pop Coffee Roasting , Whirley Pop Stainless Steel Platinum Series Stovetop Popcorn Popper 
Sweet Maria's Guatemala Xinabajul Virgilio 

The Best Pour-Over Coffee Makers hand drip brew Zero Japan Bee House Dripper + Melitta #2 Cone Filter Paper White 
The Best Coffee Grinder Timemore manual burr 
The Best Electric KettleCuisinart GK-1 Digital Gooseneck Kettle 
The Best Kitchen ScaleAmerican Weigh Scales LB-3000 Compact Digital Scale 
Matrix M1 PRO coffee/powder, water/powder ratio, no flow rate 

Jamaican Blue Mountain King 
Geisha Ethiopia. Panama/Costa Rica 
Kona Queen, Coffea arabica 'Guatemala' variety, Peaberry 
 Type I: 'Kona Extra Fancy' 19 screen, 'Kona Fancy' 18 screen, 'Kona Number 1', 'Kona Select', 'Kona Prime'
 Type II: 'Peaberry Number 1' and 'Peaberry Prime.'
  Green Coffee Traders extra fancy with Jamaica Blue Mountain number 1 
  Kona Hills Farm 

Molokai Trader Joe's 

IOrigami Dripper pour over