Thursday, October 18, 2018

Chinese Universities

2017-21 第一輪世界一流大學和一流學科建設高校及建設學科名單 42 (36+6) 所一流大學、140所高校的465個一流學科
2010 海外高層次人才引進計劃 千人計劃
2009 基礎學科拔尖學生培養試驗計劃 21所高校. 數學、物理、化學、生物、計算機
2009 九校聯盟 C9 清華大學、北京大學、浙江大學、南京大學、上海交通大學、復旦大學、中國科學技術大學、哈爾濱工業大學、西安交通大學
2006 高等學校學科創新引智計劃 111計劃 123所 
2003 一流大學建設系列研討會 C9 Tsinghua, Peking University ranking in China
1998 985工程 39所. C9 創建世界一流大學 + 30 創建世界知名高水平大學
1995 211工程 112所. 面向21世紀、重點建設100所左右的高等學校和一批重點學科的建設工程

Sunday, September 23, 2018

Pork Kidney Liver Porridge

翠華茶餐廳 金牌鮮豬潤粥 Cafe Tsui Wah San Mateo Fresh Pork Liver Porridge
興隆 鮮豬肝粥 Plan Congee 靚白粥加豬潤 Hing Lung Ichi Ramen San Burno Fresh Pork Liver Congee

ABC 茶餐廳 鮮豬腰潤粥 ABC Bakery and Cafe San Mateo Pork Kidney and Liver Congee
太湖食街 狀元及第粥 Tai Wu Mr Fongs Foster City Fresh Pork Kidney & Liver Porridge
好煮意 狀元及第粥 Cooking Papa Foster City Assorted Pork Organs Porridge

Friday, September 21, 2018

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Chinese Communist Party and Religion

中國共產黨紀律處分條例

第六十二條 對信仰宗教的黨員,應當加強思想教育,經黨組織幫助教育仍沒有轉變的,應當勸其退黨﹔勸而不退的,予以除名﹔參與利用宗教搞煽動活動的,給予開除黨籍處分。


Thursday, September 13, 2018

College and university rankings

College and university rankings rating

*U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking National, Liberal Arts, Regional
*Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings WSJ/THE, Sorted by Salary after 10 years
*Niche Best Colleges majors
*PayScale Best Universities and Colleges by Salary Potential survey Stanford, MIT, Harvey Mudd, Harvard, CalTech
*Percentage of Doctorates Awarded CalTech, Harvey Mudd, Swarthmore, Reed, Carleton, MIT
Forbes America's Top CollegesMethodology: PayScale, Niche, not reliable

Top colleges with no core curriculumLACs with open curriculum general education, Brown, Amherst, Wesleyan, Grinnell, Smith, Hamilton, Rochester

Money Best Colleges in America Sorted by Early Career Earnings, SAT/ACT, not reliable

THE Japan University Rankings Tokyo, Kyoto, Tohoku, TIT, Kyushu, Hokkaido, Nagoya, Osaka, Tsukuba, Keio
USNews Best Global Universities in Japan Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Tohoku, Nagoya, TIT, Kyoshu, Tsukuba, Hokkaido, Waseda
Going broke universities – Disappearing universities - 3 regions and many classes based on selectivity
Brand rankings of Japanese universities 東京大学, 慶應義塾大学, 早稲田大学, 上智大学, 一橋大学, 東京工業大学
Truly Strong Universities 東京大学, 早稲田大学, 慶應義塾大学, 京都大学, 東北大学, 大阪大学

International/World
World University Rankings 2022 CalTech, Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Princeton, UC Berkeley, Yale, Chicago, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, U Penn, UCLA, Cornell, Duke, U Michigan, Northwestern, NYU, CMU, UW, UCSD, Georgia Tech, UT Austin, UIUC
US News Best Global Universities Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia, UW, CalTech, JHU, UCSF, Yale, UPenn, UCLA, Chicago, Princeton, UMich, UCSD, Cornell, Duke, Northwestern, NYU, WashU, UNC, Pittsburgh, UT Austin
QS World University Rankings Quacquarelli Symonds 2023 MIT, Stanford, Harvard, CalTech, Chicago, UPenn, Princeton, Yale, Cornell, Columbia, JHU, UMich, UCB, Northwestern, NYU, UCLA, Duke
Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, Princeton, Columbia, CalTech, Chicago, Yale, Cornell, UCLA, UPenn, JHU, UCSD, UW, UCSF, WashU, UMich, NYU, UNC, Wisconsin, Duke, Northwestern, Minnesota, UT Austin, Rockefeller, Colorado, UT Med

CalTech MIT Chicago Rice Princeton Case Western CWRU Harvard Stanford Cornell Yale Brown Rochester CMU Duke Johns Hopkins Dartmouth Rensselaer Washington Brandeis Columbia Berkeley
No UPenn, Northwestern, NYU, Michigan, UCLA, Vanderbuilt, Notre Dame, Georgetown, Emory, USC 

Sunday, September 02, 2018

Monte Bello Vineyards and Wineries

Yelp Monte Bello Vineyards
Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association SCMWA Wine Passport events 
North Coast AVA region 
   Napa Valley AVA sub-AVAs: Los Carneros membersArtesa $700, Bouchaine $300x2Cakebread Rutherford $1100 1/2 Caneros, Chandon non-NapaDomaine Carneros $750 one CarnerosDonum SonomaEtude $612 SonomaGloria Ferrer SonomaMigration $1100 no Carneros, Saintsbury $900 no CarnerosZD Wines $70x12 SonomaHsu , Howell Mountain members, Wild Horse Valley, Stags Leap, Mt. Veeder, Atlas Peak, Spring Mountain, Oakville, Rutherfold, St. Helena, Chiles Valley, Yongtville, Diamond Mountain, Oak Knoll, Calistoga, Coombsville 
Santa Cruz Mountains AVA sub-regions: Skyline, Saratoga/Los Gatos, Summit, the Coastal Foothills (above Santa Cruz), Ben Lomond Mountain, and Corralitos/Pleasant Valley 

Henry Walker Crabb Oakville 1872 Zinfandel 
Beringer St. Helena 1876 
Inglenook Rutherford 1879, 1933 
Chateau Montelena Calistoga 1882 
Wente Vineyards $40 5 wine tasting Livermore 1883 
Concannon Vineyard The Wine Group $30 tasting Livermore 1883 
Freemark Abbey St. Helena 1886 

Mont La Salle Altar Wines Christian Brothers 

Cupertino Montebello Road: 
Picchetti Brothers Winery 1896, Picchetti Winery Leslie's Estate, Picchetti Estate $25 flight of 5-wines 2 ounces tasting $100(2b)/quarter 4p/month 
Relyea & Wood Vineyards 2005, Estate cabernet sauvignon
Fellom Ranch Vineyards 1987, Cabernet Sauvignon Montebello Ridge, no tasting 
Naumann Vineyards 1997, Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petite Verdot, passport day
Ridge Vineyards 1962, timeline, 1986 Otsuka Foods, 大塚製薬 groupOtsuka America, 大塚食品, Monte Bello Vineyard聖十字山 利吉莊園圣克鲁兹山 山脊庄园Aerial Tourtasting flight of 4 $30 $160(4b)/4 month 
Vidovich Vineyards, weekends $25, $250(4b)/half-year 4p 

Black Mountain (near Los Altos, California)

Judgment of Paris (wine) 1976 blind tasting.  California vs French wines

Sunday, August 19, 2018

Movie Tickets

Upcoming movies/films 
IMDb Upcoming Releases Movie, Film, TV, TV Episode 
Movie Insider: Upcoming: Nationwide Netflix and streaming release dates 

D-Box in movie theaters local Cinemark haptic seats 
4DX motion chairs Regal Hacienda Crossings 
RealD 3D 
IMAX movies, theatres and movie times local AMC, 70mm Film Regal Dublin 
Dolby Cinema, AMC only 

* Cinemark Movie Rewards Club Century Oakridge with DBox, RealD 3D and Cinemark XD or ScreenX 270-degree Cinemark Movie Club, roll over ticket monthly 13th 
AMC Stub A-List IMAX, with Laser, Dolby Cinema 
* Regal Crown Club Unlimited RPX Regal Premium Experience, IMAX, 4DX, ScreenX 

How To Avoid Booking/Convenience Fees 

Sinemia cardless advance tickets, check in, -9/27, $1.8 transaction fee per person 
MoviePass Movie Pass 

Online ticketing 
Facebook Check out with Fandango Buy tickets with no online fees 
Fandango VIP+ Points 
atom tickets no Century 
MovieTickets no Century 

Monday, May 28, 2018

Whisky

Speyside Scotch 斯佩賽
The Glenlivet 格蘭利威 Pernod Ricard Taiwan
Macallan 麥卡倫
Glenfiddich  格蘭菲迪

Highland 蘇格蘭 高地
Glenmorangie 格蘭傑

艾雷島 泥煤 peat, peatiness: ppm of phenol 
Islay 艾雷島 Laphroaig(拉弗格)

Dial Up the Smoke Status with This Single Malt Scotch Scale Octomore, Ardbeg Supernova, 10 year old, Laphroaig 10 year old


Ardbeg 25 years old spicy, 10 years old

Review of Movies

12 Movies Every Catholic Should Watch 

The Passion of The Christ 2004 Amazon free 
Nacho Libre 2006 NetflixAmazon freeYouTube 2.99 
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien 1999 Amazon freeYouTube free 
For Greater Glory 2012 NetflixAmazon 0.99YouTube 2.99 
Unplanned 2019 Hoopla libraryAmazon 4.99 
Silence 2016 Yidio Crackle, ReelgoodYouTube 2.99 SD, Amazon 3.99 HD 
Romero 1989 Amazon free 
Doubt 2008 NetflixAmazon 3.99YouTube 3.99 
The Song of Bernadette 1943 Amazon 3.99YouTube free 
The Rite 2011 Amazon 2.99YouTube 2.99 
There Be Dragons 2011 Amazon freeYouTube free 
The Scarlet and the Black 1983 Amazon free 
A Man For All Seasons 1966 Amazon 3.99YouTube 3.99 

Father Stu 2022 Netflix 

OSV News Our Sunday Visitor CNS Catholic News Service Movie Reviews lists 
Decent Films Steven D. Greydanus NCR National Catholic Register Movies 

Vatican Film List 1995 
The 50 Best Catholic Movies of All Time, religious affiliation, 1997 
Top 100 Pro-Catholic Movies, voting result, 2004 

1. The Passion of the Christ (2004), 590 votes, Amazon free 
2. A Man for all Seasons (1966), 489 votes, Amazon 3.99YouTube 3.99 
3. The Sound of Music (1965), 298 votes, Amazon 3.99YouTube 3.99 
4. Les Miserables (2012), 275 votes Amazon 3.99YouTube 3.99 
5. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), 273 votes Amazon freeYouTube 2.99 
6. For Greater Glory (2012), 243 votes NetflixAmazon 0.99YouTube 2.99 
7. The Scarlet and the Black (1983),190 votes Amazon free 
8. The Song of Bernadette (1943), 181 votes Amazon 3.99YouTube free 
9. The Mission (1986), 175 votes Amazon 3.99YouTube 3.99 
10. Ben Hur (1959), 153 votes Amazon 3.99YouTube 3.99 

Yidio free movies 
Reelgood free TV and Movies 

Friday, May 11, 2018

Tips

Everything You Don’t Know About Tipping: Tipping Statistics
Waiter, Restaurant Delivery, Takeout, Bartender, Barista, Cab Driver, Valet Guy, Hotel Bellman, Hair or Nail Salon

Friday, May 04, 2018

Windows Update Error

How to fix Windows update error code 0x80070003 or 0x80070002 Windows 10
Troubleshoot: remove windows update installation/distribution files,
  stop windows update service
  remove/rename SoftwareDistribution directory
  start windows update service

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Thursday, March 08, 2018

NAD+

Top aging expert says these 4 FDA-approved drugs hold promise for extending life PDF paper Gerotherapy: GLP-1 - calorie restriction, SGLT2 inhibitors to remove sugar from the kidneys through urine, Bisphosphonates - osteoporosis, Metformin - insulin sensitivity 

A primer on the current state of longevity researchsirtuins - NAD+ (NMN, NR, resveratrol, fisetin, quercetin), cellular reprogramming, biological clocks (grip strength, graying hair, wrinkled skin, epigenetic: Horvath's clock, telomere, transcriptomics, proteomics) 

* 2024 Scientists find humans age dramatically in two bursts – at 44, then 60 The first wave of changes included molecules linked to cardiovascular disease and the ability to metabolise caffeine, alcohol and lipids. The second wave of changes included molecules involved in immune regulation, carbohydrate metabolism and kidney function.  
* 2024 Massive biomolecular shifts occur in our 40s and 60s, Stanford Medicine researchers find, Nonlinear dynamics of multi-omics profiles during human aging, In people in their 40s, significant changes were seen in the number of molecules related to alcohol, caffeine and lipid metabolism; cardiovascular disease; and skin and muscle. In those in their 60s, changes were related to carbohydrate and caffeine metabolism, immune regulation, kidney function, cardiovascular disease, and skin and muscle. 

Centenarian blood tests give hints of the secrets to longevity: glucose, creatinine, uric acid, cholesterol, iron, TIBC, liver (Alat, Asat, albumin, GGT, Alp, LD) 




Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide NAD
Beyond Resveratrol: The Anti-Aging NAD Fad
Star research team maps nr and nmn conversion path to cellular nad 

Nicotinamide riboside (NR), ChromaDex Niagen (about niagen) Truniagen, Elysium Health (Basis), HPN Niagen, Life Extension NAD+ Cell Regenerator, with Resveratrol 

Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN/菸醯胺單核苷酸 500mg)The Science Behind NMN–A Stable, Reliable NAD+Activator and Anti-Aging Molecule (liposomal NMN), Scientists identify new fuel-delivery route for cellsDavid Sinclair, Human trials of NMN therapy, Alive by Nature 

Saturday, February 24, 2018

Cholesterol / Blood Glucose

LDL-C normal-100 mg/dL, borderline-130, high-160.  
LDL-P Labcorp 
LP(a) Lipoprotein(a) 
- LDL size patterns, large low density LDL particles are described as pattern A, and small high density LDL particles are pattern B. 
- A correspondence between higher triglyceride levels and higher levels of smaller, denser LDL particles and alternately lower triglyceride levels and higher levels of the larger, less dense ("buoyant") LDL.  
- A stronger correlation between human clinically obvious cardiovascular events and quantitatively measured particle concentrations.  
HDL 
Total Cholesterols < 200 
Triglyceride 

1. Statin lipid-lowering medication
Consumer Reports Statins Update: Pravastatin Pravachol, Simvastatin Zocor

Reduction of heart attacks: Atorvastatin (Lipitor), Lovastatin (Altoprev), Pravastatin (Pravachol) Simvastatin (Zocor), Rosuvastatin (Crestor)

Reduction of deaths: Atorvastatin (Lipitor), Pravastatin (Pravachol), Simvastatin (Zocor)

Muscle damage: hydrophilic statins (fluvastatin, rosuvastatin, pravastatin), are less toxic than lipophilic statins (atorvastatin, lovastatin, and simvastatin)

Crestor 冠脂妥 rosuvastatin 魯士定 10mg 39%-46%

2. PCSK9 
Alirocumab Praluent
Evolocumab Repatha

Trajenta 糖漸平 Linagliptin 5mg

You-jet 憂解 Zoloft Sertraline 50mg

Loata 羅達 Cilostazol 50mg

Xanax 贊安諾 Alprazolam 0.25mg 

Diabetes, type 2 Glycated hemoglobin HbA1c, A1c < 5.7%; > 6.4% Blood sugar level 
Testing for DiabetesTesting for Diabetes and Prediabetes: A1C goal < 7%, fasting - 99 100-125 126-, glucose tolerance 75g 2 hours -139 140-199 200-, diabetes 200, Prevention of type 2 diabetes 
Monitoring Your Blood Sugar, target range: before meals 80-130, 1-2 hours later < 180 
Prediabetes A1c 5.7-6.4, impared Glucose tolerance test 140-199 75g glucose, Impaired fasting glucose 100/110-125 



Senseonics Eversense E3 90 days, XL 180 days, 365 days in 2025 
Over The Counter OTC cgm Dexcom Stelo, Abbott Lingo 

Monday, January 15, 2018

Secure Messengers

privacy messenger software and apps news
Default: WhatsApp, iMessage/Google Messages, LINE, ViberSignal 

Line: image/video from X/twitter Instagram Facebook Tiktok LinkedIn? (copy gif)
Facebook Messenger: X/twitter Instagram Facebook Tiktok LinkedIn (copy gif)
iMessage: X/twitter Instagram Facebook Tiktok? LinkedIn? (copy gif)
Rakuten Viber uses a similar protocol 

Apple iMessage SMS Text
Wickr
Telegram (messaging service)secret chats only
Elliptic-curve Diffie–Hellman ECDH: LINE letter sealing default End-to-end encryption

No End-to-end encryption: Discord, SnapChat, Instagram, TikTok, WeChat

Video Conference/Audio/Voice/Windows/Mac/iPhone/Android: Google Hangouts -> Chat, Meet (Duo), Skype, Facebook Messenger
mobile-only: WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat

Hangouts, LINE, QQ, SnapChat, WeChat

Group chat problem