Aurora

Aurora Northern Light 
Aurora Forecast
A Traveler’s Guide to the Aurora Borealis
The dark of the moon in March (equinox) during solar cycle activity maximum years is the best time clear sky of year to travel to the auroral oval zone, Fairbanks, Alaska; Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; Fort McMurray Alberta; Greenland; Reykjavik, Iceland; Tromso, Norway

Steve (atmospheric phenomenon), 5-10 degree closer to the equator, seasonal, not in winter between October and February, early to mid September or late March

Google Flights 12/31-1/3,4, 1 stop, 5am-12am, 1pm-12am, 6h layover
Kayak 12/31-1/3, 1 stop, 12:30-5:45pm, 4:15am-3:30pm, 6h layover

Juneau: Mendenhall Glacier/Lake flooded from Suicide Basin 

Juneau Glacial Flood Dashboard - Explore Suicide Basin 

NWS: Suicide Basin Monitoring and Current Conditions 

Suicide Basin - Camera B Image Viewer 

Suicide Basin - Scale Image Viewer 

Solar Cycle Prediction 1989-1993, 1999-2004, 2012-15,
Northers Lights Travel 

NOAA Aurora Dashboard Forecast, Tonight, Tomorrow Night Predictions, scales 1-5 (radio blackouts R, solar radiation S, geomagnetic storm G) R S2 G3

University of Alaska Aurora Forecast, select N. America aurora strength Kp planetary index 0-9  
graphs follows: 
Aurora Service Prediction

 

Magazine Online

Research by A-Z List

Santa Clara County Library SCCL scclib Research: News Magazines  Consumer Reports, Dragon Source (Chinese Magazines), 音樂愛好者 Music Lover, MedlinePlus, Nature, New York Times (dnyuz DNYUZ),
Zinio / RBDigital: National Geographic
PressReader: San Jose Mercury News, World Journal
Flipster: TIME, Consumer Reports
HyRead: Traditional Chinese eBooks, eMagazines

Online Learning Courses:
Lynda  LinkedIn Learning Online advanced Photoshop, languages, Certificates of Completion: 

  Project Management Institute PMI 
  Certified Analytics Professional (CAP), Certified Analytics, Operation Research, Management Science.  

  CSCMP Supply Chain Foundations: The Essentials Professional Certificate 
Rosetta Stone Library Edition foreign languages Spanish French German
Mango Languages Japanese 安以宇衣於 

Treehouse web design, coding, Photoshop Foundations
Universal Class Continuing education unit 

School Resources
Biography in Context
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
U.S. History in Context 
World History in Context

Music & Movies
= Alexander Street (Classical Music Library)
= Freegal Music,
= Medici.tv: Concerts, Operas, and Ballets Live and On Demand
= Kanopy

PressReader newspapers $29.95, World Journal 世界日報, Global Views 遠見

Online/Web/iPhone Android Magazine Reader:
Zinio for Libraries CommonWealth Magazine 天下雜誌, Supertaste 食尚玩家, PC Home, Next Magazine 壹週刊
Z-Pass 6 for $5/month
Zinio Unlimited not in the U.S.A


Flipster: TIME, Consumer Reports

HyRead: Traditional Chinese eBooks, eMagazines
Kono for Library: Palo Alto, Taiwanese, Japanese

Safari Books Online, InstaFlix, medici.tx (classical music), freegal music, Zenio for libraries magazines

Magzter Gold 5000+, international, unlimited $99/year, no top/popular, top free magazine, This Month in Taiwan, Where San Francisco

Readly $10/month

Readr iPad App $10/month PixelMags

Texture 200+, $10/month including weekly magazines, (formally Next Issue Media), Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp., Rogers Communications, and Time Inc

'Netflix for Magazines’ Services Explain Why They’re Not Doomed
Digital Subscription Services Disrupt Traditional Print Advertising
Magzter Unveils Unlimited Digital Magazine Subscription Platform
To aggregate or not to aggregate? That is NOT the question
Digital Subscription Services Disrupt Traditional Print Advertising

Social Security

認識社會安全退休制度 

美國社安金解析：幾歲領？領多少？（Social Security和Medicare）

If you have to use retirement accounts to help buy a house, this is how to do it 

How the The Social Security Spouse Benefit Works: 50% at 67 

SSN SSA 
Social Security Survivor Benefits – The Rules
Social Security Survivor Benefits for the death a Spouse 
Social Security: The Survivor Benefit, Simplified 

Widows Waiting to Wed? (Re)Marriage and Economic Incentives in Social Security Widow Benefits
社會安全局 遺屬福利 在 60 歲之前再婚，您將無法領取寡婦和鰥夫的 福利。

寡婦領遺夫福利 如何選擇較高金額 

Survivors Planner: How Much Would Your Benefit Be? survival benefit
remarry after 60
Formula for Family Maximum Benefit 3394
$1411 / 75% = $1881
 
Social Security Benefit Amounts For The Surviving Spouse 
 rate 28.5/7 = 4.07%/year amount increase
           do this if live less than this age 
60  71.5%  x+7 78.56 $1345 
61  75.57% x+6 80.56 
62  79.64% x+5 82.56 
63  83.71% x+4 84.56 
64  87.79% x+3 86.56 
65  91.86% x+2 88.56 
66  95.93% x+1 90.56 
67 100.0%            $1881 
               84.96 average life expectancy 

Income exempt limit, working during retirement (Exempt Amounts Under The Earnings Test) $17640

Maximize benefit: begin at 60 or full retirement age and switch to below at 70 

Workers with Maximum-Taxable Earnings 

2024 survivor 60 $2796 67 $3911 70 $4873 

     self     62 $2710 67 $3911 70 $4873 

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To do: 

Morgan Stanley advisors, Wealth Management CashPlus engagement bonus for American Express Platinum card, Virtual advisor $100,000, Commissions and Fees 

* Living trust (not quitclaim deed) 

* Tax Implications of Transfers on Death TOD California... 

* Life insurance, term, permanent: whole, universal, variable universal, IUL indexed universal life (level, not increasing, death benefit) to borrow, coverage, care, credit, 5-in-1, Loan (traditional or wash 0%, participating or index with interest) instead of withdraw from surrender value. Living benefits: terminal, critical, and chronic illness.  

* Annuity to maximize cash flow and less estate. Best from Roth. Indexed. cash value interest rate 1% + initial 35%-47% bonus with indexed growth (participating rate, cap rate), fixed cash out rate 7% 

* Long term care insurance: standalone, life insurance + rider (older) [reimbursement/indemnity $460/day per diem limit no tax], LI + 2x discount withdraw (saving), LTC + death benefit (older), annuity + LTC 2x enhancement/income until no cash value (for old people).  2 of 6 activities of daily living ADLs, bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, transferring, continence; and maybe in confinement for 60 or 90 days.  

* mega backdoor Roth IRA,  Mega backdoor Roth 

NNN lease triple net lease property, IRS Enrolled agent EA Class, 

* IRS Fatca Fbar 

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International Foreign Tax Credit, Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, International Streamlined filing compliance procedures 

Living Trust: owner of house, beneficiary of life insurance, annuity, but not retirement plans (stretch Roth IRA to withdraw at 10th year). LT配保險信託，LT變不可撤銷信託，LT變朝代信託+私人基金會 

Life insurance without estate tax, be insured 被保人，not applicant 要保人 

Private placement life insurance PPLI 

Out-of-state triple net property 1031 step-up cost basis 

The Best Online Will Makers, FreeWill 

Estate Planning, Living Trust, inheritance, inherit, joint tenancy with right of survivorship 

Revocatible Living Trust asset management to avoid probate, Grantor 創辦人，Trustee 管理人，Beneficiary 擁有人.  Trustee service law firm 0.3-0.5% in no-state tax + wealth management.  split into two, how to withdraw money, executor 執行人 of other assets not in the trust, 授權人，medical power of attorney 醫療代理人，

Irrevocable living trust, California 90 years, Nevada 720 years, Delaware, Wyoming forever dynasty trust. HEMS health education maintenance support 

Estate tax 2026 15Mx2, estates of decedents survived by a spouse may elect to pass any of the decedent's unused exemption to the surviving spouse. This election is made on a timely filed estate tax return for the decedent with a surviving spouse. Note that simplified valuation provisions apply for those estates without a filing requirement absent the portability election. ILIT irrevocable life insurance trust, second-to-die, joint survivorship. Estate tax is better than capital gain tax.   Washington estate tax 14-20% above 3M

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Retirement Planner: Benefits, Retire Early bridge with 401k (mid 2028 59½) 
Delayed Retirement Credits 

Medicare end of 2033, 65 yrs, limit age 63 year income to prevent IRMAA surcharge

If retired with no job before 65: 

* Roth IRA conversion after retirement and before 75 years on 4/1 to prevent or minimize RMD (required minimum distribution) QLAC qualified longevity annuity contracts, Roth Conversion Calculator, break-even tax rate (BETR) 

* sale stocks with married filing jointly standard deduction $31k + 0% Long-term capital gain tax rate if income < $97k.  

* Roth conversion until 62, limit 63 to lower IRMAA ($200k) 

* sale California house / or keep until inheritance for step-up in cost basis to fair market value FMV 

* buy a house near Seattle and move to Washington (Long-term capital gains tax 7%, deduction 270k) 

* buy a house in Taipei and move to Taiwan for health insurance before Medicare 

35 top earning years to get maximum benefit, 1997-end of 2031, 63 yrs old. Maximize PIA (primary insurance amount) for better spousal benefit (50% of PIA), survivor benefit (spouse: 100% of PIA, young children: 75% of PIA) maximum about 2xPIA 

yr  pct yr past 70
            start if live less than this age
------------------
62  70% x+8  74.67
63  76% x+7  76.67
64  82% x+6  78.67
65  88% x+5  80.67
66  94% x+4  82.67
67 100% x+3  80.5
68 108% x+2  82.5
69 116% x+1  84.5
70 124% x

Children health insurance until turning 26, 10/2027(58), 4/2030(61.5) 
Graduate from college, 5/2023 (54), 5/2026 (57)
Leaving home, 9/2019 (50), 9/2022 (53)

COLA Cost-of-Living Adjustments, CPI-W graph

CPI over the years Consumer Price Index, graph/chart 

Reverse mortgage, 逆按揭 不動產逆向抵押貸款 以房養老

When leaving the house to your heirs backfires 

Santa Clara County Assessor Property Information Homeowners Change in Ownership 

California Assessors' Association e-forms property tax related forms 

Santa Clara County Clerk Recorder Office Forms 

Santa Clara Courts Self-Help Probate Property Transfers 

Deeds.com Transfer on Death Deed TODD poor man's trust 

eforms California Revocable Transfer on Death TOD deed form 

ebook reader

Windows ePub viewer
Sumatra PDF
FBReader too simple
STDU Viewer Chinese problem
Adobe Digital Editions Chinese fonts display issue

Body Height and twins

Genetic and Environmental Effects on Weight, Height, and BMI Under 18 Years in a Chinese Population-Based Twin Sample
A twin study of human obesity 80% genetic

Genetic and environmental influences on adult human height across birth cohorts from 1886 to 1994 80% genetic

Twin study of genetic and environmental influences on adult body size, shape, and composition  80% genetic


 

Online Schools

California Connections Academy courses
K12 courses, California Virtual Academy cava

California Virtual Academies: Is online charter school network cashing in on failure?
California Virtual Academies: Bill targeting for-profit operator K12 Inc. clears first committee vote

Dessert wine

Wine Folly: Five Types of Dessert Wine Sparkling, Lightly Sweet, Richly Sweet, Sweet Red, Fortified 

Moscato d'Asti sweet sparkling 

Apéritif and digestif 餐前酒和餐後酒 beverages liquor before and after a meal 

aperitif: vermouth (Italy), dry champagne, gin (jin juniper France), anisette, dry sherry

digestif: brandy, sweet fortified wine, liqueur 

* Kräuterlikör (herbal liqueur, spiced liqueur, half-bitters) German, Jagermeister 1934, Benedictine 1863, Chartreuse 1764 French, Amaro Italian 

* Bitters, Amaro (liqueur), Campari, Jägermeister 1934, Underberg 1846 

* Cordial (medicine), liqueur law plant material + 2.5% sugar 
* Anise liqueurs and spirits: Absinthe (Ouzo effect/louche effect/spontaneous emulsification cloud), Absinthiana absinthe bubble glass + slotted spoon/grill sugar cube, Jeppson's Malört low in Thujone (sage oil) 

Dessert wine sweet 

Fortified wine 

From Portugal 
Port (Douro) tawny Ficklin Vineyards Old Vine Tinta Port Solera Madera 

Madeira (Portuguese Madeira Islands) dry secco/semisecco/sweet, estufagem heat aging 

From Italy 
Marsala (Sicily) 
Vermouth (Turin) dry/sweet wormwood, Carpano Antica Formula, Cinzano 

From Spain 
Sherry (Jerez) (Solera aging system 索雷拉陳釀系統) dry: Fino flor yeast, Amontillado, Oloroso, Palo Cortado, sweet: Pedro Ximénez 

Straw wine raisin 

Italian Passito: Vin Santo 

Tablas Creek Sweet Wines Vin de Paille 

Ice wine 

Eiswein Riesling grape 

Canadian icewine 

Noble rot 貴腐酒 rotton 

*Tokaji (Tokay) Hungary/Slovakia, 3-6 Puttonyos Aszú, Eszencia

*Sauternes Sémillon grapes (Graves of Bordeaux wine region) First Growth Premier Cru Supérieur Château d'Yquem, Premier Cru, 2nd Grand Cru of 1855 

*Auslese, Beerenauslese (BA), Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) Riesling Germany Wine Classification 

Mead honey 

Cider apple fruit juice 

Alcoholic drink Fermented drinks beverage 

健康酒 - 薬用酒 第二類医薬品 養命酒 1602 1923 14%, 陶陶酒 1690 1942 12% 29% 

Herbal liqueurs - Chartreuse 1764, green 55% 1840 (search iba Last word, Naked and famous - yellow), Bénédictine 1863 40% (Singapore sling), Jagermeister 1934 35% 

Taiwan Beverage Alcohol Winery Vinyard 

台灣葡萄酒化弱點為強項 黑后 - 佳美 Gamay 

- 威石東 Weightstone Musann Blanc 木杉; 金香, 黑后氣泡酒, 小威石東: 巨峰, 蜜紅, 埔鹽, 南投埔里, Napa Sparkling Wine 

- Shu-Sheug 樹生酒莊, Madeira, 紅埔桃酒 黑后+白蘭地 18%, 埔桃酒 金香+白蘭地 18% 樹生休閒酒莊 台中后里 

- 彰化縣二林鎮台灣酒窖聯合遊客服務中心 

* Red 黑后葡萄 (Black queen muscat) 蘭輝酒莊 

岩の原葡萄園 Japanese wine grapes, 川上善兵衛 Zenbei Kawakami ブラック・クイーン
Black Queen Muscat ブラック・クイーン 黑后葡萄: Bailey Muscat ♀ was crossed with Golden Queen Muscat ♂ 

* White 金香葡萄 Golden Muscat,  Muscat Hamburg(歐洲種)與 Diamond(美洲種) Black Muscat x Diamond

陳千浩、台糖攜手以 ROC 24 甘蔗製作蘭姆酒 Rum 埔桃酒莊 

穀蘊 原桶強度單一穀類威士忌(高粱-波本桶) 

 

Sleep tracking

Sleep Tracking: How to Track Your Sleep

2017 CES Spotlights Consumer Sleep Technology, But What Are Its Implications?

Counting sheep: The best sleep trackers and monitors
The gadgets for advanced sleeping monitoring

* Withings Aura with Sleep Sensor Accessory, sound, temperature, breathing cycle, heart rate
* Beddit Sleep Monitor heartrate, breathing

1. Basis Peak is recalled
2. Jawbone Fitness Tracker, Advanced Sleep Tracking and Heart Health Monitoring: UP3 UP4
3. Fitbit Fitness, Sleep Tracking & Silent Alarm, PurePulse Heart Rate: Charge 2
4. Misfit Ray, Misfit Shine 2 no heart rate, non-rechargeable battery
2breathe 

Microsoft Windows Software to be installed 2017

7-zip
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
Google Chrome with add-ons
iTunes
LINE
Microsoft Office 365
Mozilla Firefox
Use built-in antivirus

Grammarly and extension

Zoom

Spotify

Edge browser extensions add-on: uBlock Origin, Mouse Gestures, Translator, Office Online, EBates
Google Chrome Extensions: Privacy Badger or Disconnect, uBlock Origin, HTTPS Everywhere, Empty New Tab Page, Fontface Ninja, Facebook Unseen Protector, Ebates

Windows Region and Language

Apple Fruit

Know your apples: The spectrum of apple flavors sweet to tart, Fuji, Gala, Red Delicious, Honey Crisp, Pink Lady, Granny Smith

Apple varieties: Eating fresh: Honeycrisp (eating, juice), Jazz (sauce), Gala (eating, sauce), Fuji (eating, sauce)

Adam's Apples Ratings

Apple varieties (Orange Pippin): highest ranked, most voted

Beyond the Honeycrisp Apple
Cosmic Crisp
Kanzi Apple, (Gala x Braeburn) Jazz. vs. Kanzi smackdown (Adam's Apples), Jazz is better

国际果蔬报道 Produce Report 苹果 

Flash Upgrade Nexus Android Devices

 Android phone firmware

1. Install Windows portable Minimal ADB and Fastboot, Unzip and run MAF32
2. Enable Android Debug Bridge abd debugging on device,  Settings > About phone and tap Build number seven times. Return to the previous screen to find Developer options at the bottom.
3. Booting into fastboot mode fastboot oem unlock
4. download Official Android Images and unzip it, copy ADB files to it and run flash-all

XDA-developers forum
Nexus 6 shamu google, Lineage OS
Nexus 9 volantis
Nexus 5 hammerhead, AOKP (popular), AICP, AOSP, LineageOS 
Nexus 4 occam
Nexus 7 Mobile nakasig
Le Max 2

LineageOS (CyanogenMod)

Improve battery life with Xposed, Amplify and Greenify – Android customization
Extreme Battery Life Thread (Greenify+Amplify+Power Nap)

High yield savings account

Bankrate best savings rate, rate post intro, minimal deposit
Magnify Money Best of Online Savings Accounts
Money Rates

GS Bank Goldman Sachs, savings, no ATM
Synchrony Bank GE financial, savings, ATM
Ally Bank savings, ATM, checking
Barclays savings, no ATM
Discover savings, ATM, checking

Windows DNS setting

Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network Connections > Wi-Fi > Properties > Networking > Internet Protocol Version 4 > Properties > Use the following DNS server addresses

Carbonated mineral water

Acqua Panna 1860

Perrier 1898, French bought be Nestle in 1992 
Volvic 1922, Danone

San Pellegrino 1932, sanpellegrino S.Pellegrino sparkling Italian, bought by Perrier in 1997

Mineral water
Carbonated water soda

Spring springwater

Eradicated Disease

Eradication of infectious diseases
Smallpox 天花

Almost:
Polio 小兒麻痺症

Not yet:
Malaria 瘧疾
Measles 麻疹
Rubella 德國麻疹

Light weight browsers

Comparison of lightweight web browsers
List of layout engines

* Gecko: K-Meleon (Windows only)
* Goanna: Pale Moon palemoon linux

* Blink: Opera, Brave linux

KHTML 2000 (KDE 1996, Qt 1995) -> WebKit 2005 -> Blink 2013
* QtWebKit: QtWebEngine (Chromium blink): QupZilla
* WebKitGTK+ (Gnome GIMP Toolkit GTK+ 1998): Xombrero, Midori, Uzbl, Surf

Mac OS X:
* Roccat Browser WebKit, What Is the Best Browser for OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard?, Roccat Browser 5 for Mac: A Viable Alternative to Your Default Browser

TPN

Total parenteral nutrition

Calculating Parenteral Feedings
30-50 cc/kg
protein, amino acids: 1.2 g/kg
calories: 15, 25-30, 35 kcal/kg
lipids dextrose ratio

TPN Macronutrient Calculator
1. protein 1.2g/kg
2. 15 kcal/kg
3. total volume 1200 ml
percent goal 100%
osmolarity
glucose infusion rate

43.5kg 96lb Basil Metabolic Rate
1. 1008 kcal, Mufflin St Jeor My fitness pal
2. 1127 kcal, Revised Harris-Benedict Global RPh
3. 1138 kcal, Harris-Benedict BMR Calculator
4. 1209 kcal, Sedentary VeryWell

15kcal/kg, amino acid, 1.2 g/kg = 51g 1250ml Clinisol, dextrose 120g = 612 cal
19kcal/kg, protein 1.5g/kg = 68g amino acid 1600ml Clinimix E, 160g dextrose = 810 cal
2000 ml Clinimix 200g (680kcal) dextrose + 85g (340kcal) amino acid = 1020 cal

Order of Christian Funerals

Catholic Cemeteries of the Diocese of San Jose

Bay Area Funeral Consumers Association, Catholics and Death
Low Cost Funerals

Catholic Funeral Homes
Beddingfield Funeral Service, map, Caskets, price
Lima & Campagna Mortuary, map,
Alameda Family Funeral & Cremation, map, price 

Trappist Caskets, Memorial Tree $2575
Abbey Caskets $2350
Mount Michael Abbey Caskets
Saint Joseph Abbey Woodwork local Louisiana

Star Legacy Wood Caskets poplar $1649, cherry $2850, Walmart Star Legacy Cherry Extraordinaire Casket $2460

The Casket Outlet solid cherry wood $2588
Santa Clara - Mountain View Funeral & Cremation Service (The Casket Store) $1888-

Hospices  UHC
Hospice of Valley  Sutter Care at Home
Pathways Home Health

歸根－－天主教的生死觀與殯葬禮
頭七：耶穌面對亡
二七：十字架--苦難的奧蹟
三七：聖瑪利亞--痛苦之母、憂者之慰
四七：如果我們與基督同死，也必與祂同生
五七：我們期待著肉身的救贖
六七：你們在天上的賞報是豐厚的
七七：新天新地－-基督要永遠消除死亡
百日、週年忌日、冥誕：追思感恩禮

天主教殯葬禮
做七 頭七, 七七四十九日, 尾七, 做旬, 百日, 一年, 三年
各宗教喪禮

Silicon Valley South Bay Charity Volunteer

Volunteering Opportunity

Pets
Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley 16+
Humane Society of Silicon Valley Compassion in action 14-17
HSSV Counselor Volunteer Program 14-18
Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority 13-17
Nike Animal Rescue Foundation 13-18, 18+
13th Street Cat Rescue Volunteermatch 16+

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
Sacred Heart Community Service
Martha’s Kitchen
Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen
Juan Diego Women’s Center
Casa de Clara San Jose Catholic Worker
St. Vincent de Paul Santa Clara County

See The Lord

SUV off-road spec

Approach and departure angles
Breakover angle

Vehicle size class


49 CFR § 523
Light Truck (SUV)
(i) Approach angle of not less than 28 degrees
(ii) Breakover angle of not less than 14 degrees
(iii) Departure angle of not less than 20 degrees
(iv) Running (ground) clearance of not less than 20 centimeters, 7.87"
(v) Front and rear axle clearances of not less than 18 centimeters each, 7.09"

Complex Time Signature

Time signature beats per bar / measure unique beat

List of musical works in unusual time signatures

complex:
Quintuple meter 5
4
 Piano Sonata No. 1 (Chopin) #3 movement
 Symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky) #2 movement
 The Planets Mars, the Bringer of War; Neptune, the Mystic
 Take Five Dave Brubeck
 Theme from Mission: Impossible
 Everything's Alright (Jesus Christ Superstar song)
 Seven Days (Sting song)

Septuple meter  7
4
 Unsquare Dance Dave Brubeck
 Room 222 Theme song
 Money (Pink Floyd song)
 All You Need Is Love Beatles
 Solsbury Hill (song) Peter Gabriel

Asian American Demographics

Chinese American Demographics  population, states, counties, cities
State: California, New York, Hawaii, Texas, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois, Washington, Florida, Pennsylvania

County: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Queens NY, Honolulu, Santa Clara, Kings NY, Alameda, New York, Orange, San Mateo, King WA, Cook IL, San Diego, Harris TX, Sacramento, Middlesex MA

County percentage: San Francisco, Honolulu, Hawaii, Maui, Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Queens, New York, Kings NY, Los Angeles, Montgomery MD, Middlesex MA, Norfolk MA, King WA, Suffolk MA, Sacramento, Collin TX, Orange, Middlesex MA, Fairfax

City: New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Honolulu, San Jose, Chicago, Oakland, Fremont, Alhambra, San Diego, Monterey Park, Houston, Seattle, Sacramento, Boston, Arcadia, Philadelphia, Rosemead, Irvine, Rowland Heights

Highlighted text color in browsers

      browser       highlighted,     match search,             additional matched
Internet Explorer:  white over blue, white/blue,                black/yellow
Google Chrome:      white over blue, black/orange,              black/yellow
Mozilla Firefox:    white over blue, white/green,              

Firefox Select All: white over blue, white/blue,                white/magenta


recommended browser background color: red, aqua, blue, dark purple,

Cachexia and Anorexia

Cachexia and Anorexia

Chemotherapy, Dexamethasone enhances antiemetic (nausea, vomiting) such as Ondansetron (Zofran) causing diarrhea

** Nursing Management of Patients with Cancer-Related Anorexia

1. Early satiety, Gastroparesis, delayed gastric emptying, low residue diet, less fiber, Metoclopramide (Reglan), which also treat bloating, causing diarrhea

2. Orexigenic appetite stimulant

   a. Megestrol acetate (Megace)

   b. Corticosteroid: Dexamethasone, causing indigestion (dyspepsia) (fixed by acid suppression Proton-pump inhibitor PPI, which also treat bloating)

   c. Antidepressant: Mirtazapine (Remeron) also treat Gastroparesis

* Symptom of Loss of Appetite During Cancer Treatment
* Anorexia and Weight Loss

3. Cancer-related fatigue, lethargy: Antidepressant Methylphenidate (ritalin)
 Methylphenidate May Improve Fatigue in Some Advanced Cancer

Rectal tenesmus, pain-reliever Methadone

IBS, Opioid antidiarrhoeal, Ondansetron (Zofran),  Antispasmodic (Anticholinergic)

irritable bowel syndrome

rating reviews

Fakespot/product/item_name fake spot
ReviewMeta/amazon/item_id review meta, Out Methodology, FakeSpot vs. ReviewMeta for Analyzing Reviews

College Fairs

National Association for College Admission Counseling NACAC
Performing and Visual Arts College Fair 9/20/2018 Thu SF .....
National College Fair
STEM College and Career Fairs 10/7/2018 Su 1-4pm SC Convention, .....

Coast to Coast College Tour: Berkeley, Dartmouth, NWU, Princeton, Vanderbilt.  6/4/2018 Mo
NUHE Tour: Notre Dame, Virginia, JHU, Emory 5/22/2018

College Tours/Fairs:

Rice in You Town 5/20/2018
Shepherd

Rochester Off Campus NACAC 
Eastman upcoming events

Case Western Reserve local visit 5/20/2018, NACAC double degree
Cleveland Institute of Music CIM

Northwestern Comes to You C2C 6/4/2018 Mo
Bienen

Tufts in your area browse all
NEC Music College Fair no SF

Barnard in Your Area
Juilliard
MSM  NACAC

Johns Hopkins visits you 5/22/2018 Tue 7
Peabody

Oberlin on the road
Oberlin Conservatory NACAC performing and visual arts

Others:

CMU information sessions

MIT Visits You
Chicago Northshore Music College Fair 10/6/2016
Palo Alto College Fair  10/10/2016

Oberlin Conservatory of Music Performing Arts College Fair 10/10/2016
New York City Performing and Visual Arts College Fair 10/19/2016
Los Angeles County High School of the Arts LACHSA College Fair  10/21/2016
Upstate New York Music College Fair Eastman and Juilliard 10/28/2016

Foreign Money Exchange Rates

Visa Exchange Rate Calculator, New Taiwan Dollar TWD  and Euro are lower (better) than
MasterCard Currency Conversion 

Opioid Conversion

Opioid 

Equianalgesic 10mg morphine: 

NSAID              ASPIRIN 3600mg medium half-life 
NSAID            IBUPROFEN 2220mg  short half-life 2-4hr low ulcer 
NSAID             Naproxen 1380mg   long half-life 12 hr med ulcers 

All in Controlled Drugs and Substances Act: Schedule I 

Opiate:             morphine 10mg    3-6hr      codeine 100mg    4-6hr 

                                              Tylenol 3 

semi-synthetic hydromorphone  2.5mg         hydrocodone  10mg    4-6hr

                    Dilaudid              Norco/Vicodin w. Paracetamol

Opioids:         oxymorphone  3.33mg 6-8hr    oxycodone   6.67mg 3-6hr 

fully-synthetic:  methadone   2-4mg 
                   fentanyl 100mg 

                   tramadol 100mg 6hr schedule IV 

Acetaminophen with codeine Tylenol #3 300mg/30mg Teva 93/150 

許可證/登錄字號查詢專區 西藥許可證查詢 

Opioid Conversion Search 

ClinCalc 

Hydromorphone (dilaudid), hydrocodone (norco) half-life duration 

Health Statistics

Top 15 Causes of Death by County, State, USA
USA Life Expectancy Map

Leading Causes of Death
Heart disease, Cancer, Chronic lower respiratory diseases, Accidents, Stroke, Alzheimer's, Diabetes, Influenza and pneumonia, Kidney disease, Suicide

Yellow color

1. Orpiment  雌黃 Arsenic trisulfide As₂S₃
 Orpiment Hue HTML #EEBD34, RGB (238, 189, 52), CMYK (7, 25, 93, 0 )

2. Cadmium pigments
color hexa fff600

3. Azo compound
Art Paints

Royal yellow Hex triplet #FADA5E, sRGB (250, 218, 94), CMYK (0, 13, 62, 2) 
Chinese yellow, Imperial yellow, Naples yellow, Jonquil

beauty color code fada5e

encycolorpedia #fada5e
spy color fada5e
rgb color code royal yellow

Huang surname, 黃姓, 黃國
嬴姓

Teardown Cost

IHS iSuppli BOM Bill of Materials
iPad Air 2, iPhone 6s Plus

UBM TechInsights tear down
iPhone 6s, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air

Draw on iPad Pro

Wacom Pen Display - Cintiq

iPad Pro with Apple Pencil

Astropad Drawing Tablet works with Adobe Photoshop (Air Display 3 has bad reviews, Duet Display has no pressure sensitivity)

Sketch a Day