US metropolitan cities

Primary Statistical Area = combined statistical area CSA + metropolitan MSA + micropolitan μSA

metropolitans + city
List of primary statistical areas of the United States

The OMB has defined 1098 statistical areas comprising 388 MSAs, 541 μSAs, and 169 CSAs, not all MSA in CSA, such as San Diego, Tampa, Austin, Richmond

• Primary Statistical Area – List of the 574 PSAs
• Combined statistical area – List of the 169 CSAs
• Core-based statistical area – List of the 929 CBSAs
• Metropolitan statistical area – List of the 388 MSAs
• Micropolitan statistical area – List of the 541 μSAs
• Urban Areas

Chinese Universities

2022-27 世界一流大學和一流學科建設 雙一流

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 優勢學科創新平台項目 小985 

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

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

Grape Stomp

Napa Technology WineStation

   Oakville Wine Merchant Grocery, Region - Sebastopol wine stations

Wineemotion Wine Dispensing Systems

Vinotemp by the glass wine dispensing systems

Stomping Crushing

 

Peju Grape Stomp 8/18

* Grgich Grape Stomping members 8/24- daily $50/person

Schweiger Vineyards Grape Stomp 9/28, 10/1 $225 pick and stomp

Napa Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival Family Grape Stomp 9/28-30 $40/stomper+swabber team

Sonoma County Harvest Fair World Championship Grape Stomp 10/5-7 $40/stomper+swabby

* V. Sattui Winery Crush Party 10/14 $145

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。

Day Spas

South Bay Area

Wtercourse Way Bath House Spa Palo Alto, bed, 50, 70/sauna, steam, hot steam cold plunge, couple massage

Grand Central Sauna & Hot Tub San Jose infrared
Tea House Spa Santa Cruz, up to 4, 32, 42/dry sauna rocks
Well Within Spa Santa Cruz, indoor sauna rocks 36, 40/sauna, special

East
Zen Springs Oakland, $60, 70 VIP steam
Piedmont Springs Oakland
The Hot Tubs of Berkeley
Hot Tropics San Lorenzo

Tropical Gardens Hot Tubs & Tanning Daly City no sauna

Kiva Retreat House Santa Cruz outdoor only private room no sauna

College and university rankings

College and university rankings rating

Rankings of universities in the United States ratings

*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 Colleges, Methodology: PayScale, Niche, not reliable

Top colleges with no core curriculum, LACs 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, Kyushu, 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

NSF Baccalaureate Origins of U.S. Research Doctorate Recipients 

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 

Field Hockey

Field Hockey Stick
Field Hockey Review, Best Sticks for Beginners , Best Intermediate Player Sticks

Grays Flare sale
Longstreth
Dick's Sporting Goods, Stx Apex 50, Stx Stallion HPR 101, Stx Stallion 200, Grays Flare, Stx Hammer 100, Grays GX750, Grays GX2000 Superlite, Grays GX1000
Sports Unlimited Inc, beginner: STX Apex 50, Stx Stallion 50, Adidas LX24 Compo 6, Adidas FLX24 Compo 6; competitive: Stx Stallion HPR 101, Grays Flare, Grays GX750, .... 
Anthem Sports, Grays Flare

Blue Bison Sports
Metro Sport Brokers

STX Stallion 50, Stallion 200, HPR101
Grays Hockey 35" Junior
Harrow Sports, Revel, 2014 Viper
CranBarry, Breakaway composite

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 members, Artesa $700, Bouchaine $300x2, Cakebread Rutherford $1100 1/2 Caneros, Chandon non-Napa, Domaine Carneros $750 one Carneros, Donum Sonoma, Etude $612 Sonoma, Gloria Ferrer Sonoma, Migration $1100 no Carneros, Saintsbury $900 no Carneros, ZD Wines $70x12 Sonoma, Hsu 徐, 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 

* Central Coast AVA - Santa Clara Valley AVA, ...

* Santa Cruz Mountains AVA sub-regions: Skyline, Saratoga/Los Gatos, Summit, the Coastal Foothills (above Santa Cruz), Ben Lomond Mountain, and Corralitos/Pleasant Valley 

* Monterey AVA - Chalone AVA Chalone Vineyard 

AVA explorer/maps 

Buena Vista Winery Sonoma 1857 

Gundlach Bundschu Winery Sonoma 1858 

active Napa Valley based wineries or producers with oldest continuously operating vintage listed 

Charles Krug St. Helena AVA 1861, 1944 Carneros Napa Valley Chardonnay; -> Robert Mondavi Oakville 1966 

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 group, Otsuka 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 Tour, tasting flight of 4 $30 $160(4b)/4 month, 8 Things You Should Know About Ridge Vineyards 
* 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.  

Stag's Leap, Ridge, Mayacamas, Heitz, Clos Du Val.  Chateau Montelena, Chalone, Spring Mountain, Freemark Abbey

California wines beat the French -- again Taste-off proves California wines age best, too / Even after 30 years of aging, state's Cabernets still tops 2006 

Bottle Shock, Amazon prime video 

Palo Alto Bay To Ridge Trail

Open Space Preserves, Bay To Ridge Trail Map, Hours, 8am to sunset

Arastradero to Page Mill Road, Bay to Ridge Trail Run, Maps
Pearson Arastradero Preserve Trail Runs
Foothills Park Trail Runs
Los Trancos Open Space Preserve Trail Runs

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
MROSD Open Space Preserves
Open Space Skyline Region Map Monte Bello, Los Trancos, Coal Creek, Russian Ridge, Skyline Ridge, Long Ridge

Cash back linking through credit cards

Doctor of Credit: Complete List of Card-Linked Reward Programs
Reward Network
Drop
Dosh
Spent

4 Smart Apps For Saving Money On Back-To-School Shopping: Honey, Dosh, Spent, Drop

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 

Taiwan Weather Forecast

Central Weather Bureau Taiwan Weather Forecast 中央氣象局 天氣預報
One week １週天氣 天氣10日報
Taipei 台北

Realtors

J.D. Power Home Buyer-Seller Satisfaction Study

Real Estate Agent/Realtor
Keller Williams Realty
Realogy - Century 21, Coldwell Banker
RE/MAX

USGS Benchmarks and Triangulation Stations

Survey marker

USGS How can I find survey benchmark and triangulation station information?

NOAA National Geodetic Survey Marks and Datasheets
NOAA National Geodetic Survey Data Explorer

Whisky

Scotch whisky, Single malt whisky, Blended malt whisky 

== Blended Scotch whisky 

* Royal Salute 21, ...., 55, ...

Chivas Regal 

Johnnie Walker Black 12 year, green 15, gold 18 

== Single malt Scotch 

= Speyside single malt 斯佩賽
* The Glenlivet 格蘭利威 Pernod Ricard Taiwan 12, 14, 15; 18, 21, 25 
* Macallan 麥卡倫 12, 15, 18, 21, 25, 30, 50 
* Glenfiddich 格蘭菲迪 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 26, 29, 30, 31, 40, 50, 55, 

Balvenie 11, 12, 13,14, 17, 19, 20
= Highland single malt 蘇格蘭 高地 

Dalmore 大摩 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 27, 
Glenmorangie 格蘭傑
* Islay single maltIslay 艾雷島 泥煤 peat, peatiness: ppm of phenol 
Islay 艾雷島 Laphroaig（拉弗格）

Islay whisky 

Whisky and Wisdom the Complete Guide to Peat and Peated Whisky

* Whisky Advocate Peat Bombs: Two Dozen Of The Most Heavily Peated Scotch Whiskies Octomore, Ardbeg Supernova, Corryvreckan, 10 year old, Laphroaig 10 year old cask strength, Lagavulin 16 year

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

wine searcher find ardbeg ten old single malt scotch whisky islay scotland

Ardbeg 25 years old spicy, 10 years old. 5, 10, .... 

Ardnahoe distillery new

* Bowmore 25 year old, 18-year old, sherry. 9, 12, 15, 18, 25, 

Bruichladdich Octomore Ten Years 208 ppm phenol

Bunnahabhain 25 year old, 18-year old, sherry

Caol Ila 25 year old, 18-year old sweet-spicy

Kilchoman Distillery new

Lagavulin distillery 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16, 

* Laphroaig 25 year old cask strength, American white oak bourbon, 16-year old, 10 year old cask strength 10, 15, 18, 30, 38, 39 

Vintage Malt Whisky Finlaggan Old Reserve,  Malt Review Trader Joe's Scotch Whiskies.

American Whiskey 

Review of Movies

12 Movies Every Catholic Should Watch 

The Passion of The Christ 2004 Amazon free 
Nacho Libre 2006 Netflix, Amazon free, YouTube 2.99 
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien 1999 Amazon free, YouTube free 
For Greater Glory 2012 Netflix, Amazon 0.99, YouTube 2.99 
Unplanned 2019 Hoopla library, Amazon 4.99 
Silence 2016 Yidio Crackle, Reelgood, YouTube 2.99 SD, Amazon 3.99 HD 
Romero 1989 Amazon free 
Doubt 2008 Netflix, Amazon 3.99, YouTube 3.99 
The Song of Bernadette 1943 Amazon 3.99, YouTube free 
The Rite 2011 Amazon 2.99, YouTube 2.99 
There Be Dragons 2011 Amazon free, YouTube free 
The Scarlet and the Black 1983 Amazon free 
A Man For All Seasons 1966 Amazon 3.99, YouTube 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 3.99, YouTube 3.99 
3. The Sound of Music (1965), 298 votes, Amazon 3.99, YouTube 3.99 
4. Les Miserables (2012), 275 votes Amazon 3.99, YouTube 3.99 
5. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), 273 votes Amazon free, YouTube 2.99 
6. For Greater Glory (2012), 243 votes Netflix, Amazon 0.99, YouTube 2.99 
7. The Scarlet and the Black (1983),190 votes Amazon free 
8. The Song of Bernadette (1943), 181 votes Amazon 3.99, YouTube free 
9. The Mission (1986), 175 votes Amazon 3.99, YouTube 3.99 
10. Ben Hur (1959), 153 votes Amazon 3.99, YouTube 3.99 

Yidio free movies 
Reelgood free TV and Movies 

Bill negotiation

Tips on Reducing Cable and Phone Bills From Ethically Ambiguous Experts

BillFixers 2014 50% 1 year 
BillCutterz 50% 1 year
BillShark 40% 2 year
Shrink a bill 45%

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

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

Weather Camps

weather.gov Summer Weather Camps 2017 
Calling All Weather Campers 

The Weather Works National Weather Camp Program NWXCP Southwest Florida

High School:
*Penn State PSU Weather Camp apply early 8-10 6/17-22, advanced 11-12 6/24-29/2018 
*Wisconsin Madison CIMSS Student Workshop apply early 9-12 6/24-28/2018
*NOAA Center for Atomospheric Sciences (NCAS) Howard University CAREERS weather camp apply before 3/31, 9-12 7/8-20/2018 free
*WKU Western Kentucky University Weather Camp 12-17 years old, 7/16-20/2018 $225 
UNL University of Nebraska Lincoln National Weather Camp  6/10-15/2018 South Dakota School of Mines & Technology: Wild Weather Summer Camp 6/10-15/2018 $975 room/board
Commuter:
NOAA Science Camp Washington grade 6-8, 9-12 day camp Seattle

Blue Hill Observatory Summer Workshop Boston area
CUNY Crest Weather Camp day camp 8/6-17/2018

Oklahoma Mesonet Summer Camp for in-state students only

Middle School:
San Jose State University SJSU Weather Camp
Arizona State University Swift Weather Camp commuters 6/18-20/2018

Gap year volunteering after college

Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars and Students

Peace Corps lists the colleges and universities that produced the most Peace Corps Volunteers 
RPCV  returned Peace Corps volunteer

Graduates Nationwide Join Teach For America  TFA
Graduate School Partners, deferral

AmeriCorp VISTA volunteers in service to America

Jesuit Volunteer Corps

Info/reviews:
Volunteer Forever volunteer abroad
Go Abroad volunteer abroad
Study Abroad volunteer worldwide
Go Overseas  high school abroad volunteer abroad

Programs:
Projects Abroad high school specials
Voluntee HQ IVHQ high school volunteer abroad programs
Global Leadership Adventures GLA international volunteer programs for teens
Global Vision International under 18 volunteering abroad
Cross Cultural Solutions high school volunteer abroad

Doctors without Borders
National Health Service Corps

NAD+

* Top aging expert says these 4 FDA-approved drugs hold promise for extending life, PDF paper, Gerotherapy: 

** GLP-1 receptor agonist - calorie restriction 

     semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) Novo Nordisk 

     tirzpatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) Eli Lilly 

** SGLT2 inhibitors to remove sugar from the kidneys through urine 

     empagliflozin (Jardiance) Boehringer Ingelheim 

** Bisphosphonates - osteoporosis 

** Metformin - insulin sensitivity 

- AgelessRx Longevity Products Metformin, Rapamycin, NAD+, Galleri Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test, Microdosing GLP-1 

Fountain Life Diagnostics Full-Body/Brain MRI, Coronary CT Angiography, Low Dose Lung CT scan 

Neko Health not MRI/CT scan 

Collagen $0.85/20g serving, Creatine 肌酸 $0.12/5g serving, Whey protein 24g protein (6g Branched-chain amino acid BCAA)/32g serving, $10/1lb, 

* 2025/06 repost A primer on the current state of longevity research sirtuin (NAD), 

* 2024/07 A primer on the current state of longevity research: sirtuins - 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. 

* 2019 Undulating changes in human plasma proteome profiles across the lifespan 34, 60, 78 

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 grape skin, red wine Pinot Noir, Champagne, Orange wine skin-contact skin-fermented white wines, amber wine 

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 cells, David Sinclair, Human trials of NMN therapy, Alive by Nature 

Pterostilbene Resveratrol Elysium Basis

Sex and the Supplements: Dietary Supplement Ingredients for Male Sexual Health, Tongkat Ali, Fenugreek, HPN

Pterostilbene, Resveratrol, Jarrow 

7/25/2023 The Best Biological Age Tests Of 2023 + 10 Factors That Impact Longevity

6/23/2023 Why Is Everyone Obsessed With Biological Age?

3/2/2023 How old are YOU really? AI-powered tests reveal your biological age with a simple cheek swab - and tell you how to slow it down

11/18/2022 I found out my biological age—and was annoyed by the result

8/29/2022 Want to Know Your Biological Age? Buyer Beware.

6/13/2022 Real age versus biological age: the startups revealing how old we really are

1/5/2022 For 2022, Here’s What Startups Are Doing To Extend Our Lifespans

Massive open online course

MOOC
What are the differences among popular MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses): Coursera, Udacity, edX, Udemy and Lynda?

Cholesterol / Blood Glucose

Hyperlipidemia 

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 (Medium-chain triglyceride MCT fatty acids oil) 

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 Crestor 5/10/20/40/80mg, pravastatin), are less toxic than lipophilic statins (atorvastatin Lipitor, lovastatin, and simvastatin Zocor) 

Ezetimibe (Zetia) inhibits the absorption of dietary cholesterol from the intestine 
** combination medication: Ezetimibe/rosuvastatin 10mg+5/10/20/40mg 

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

2. PCSK9 

Alirocumab Praluent

Evolocumab Repatha

Tradjenta 糖漸平 Linagliptin 5mg DPP-4 

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 Diabetes: Testing 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 

Diabetes medication 

1, Biguanide (Metformin) decrease glucose production in the liver, increase insulin sensitivity, reduce appetite 

2, SGLT2 Empagliflozin (Jardiance) inhibit reabsorption of glucose in the kidney

3, DPP-4 Linagliptin (Tradjenta) increase production of insulin, decrease production of glucagon, increase GLP-1 

4, GLP-1 reduce blood sugar and energy intake by activating the GLP-1 receptor 

長效型胰島素/基礎胰島素 Insulin analog
daily: Insulin degludec Tresiba 諾胰保諾特筆; Insulin degludec/insulin aspart Ryzodeg 諾胰得諾特筆 
weekly: Insulin icodec Awiqli; Insulin icodec/semaglutide 

Continuous glucose monitor CGM 

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

Computer Algebra System Apps

List of computer algebra systems, Apple iOS, Google Android

Desmos (graphing), Google Play, iTunes

GeoGebra, Giac CAS Google Play, iTunes

Giac, HP Prime Calculator Lite,  iTunes, Google Play

SageMath (Sage Math Online), iTunes

Maxima, Google Play

Mathomatic no graphing iTunes
 

Secure Messengers

WhatsApp banned on House staffers' devicesWhatsApp banned on House staffers' devices, The CAO said that Microsoft Teams, Amazon Wickr, Signal, iMessage and FaceTime are all acceptable alternatives to WhatsApp. 

privacy messenger software and apps news 

default end-to-end encryption 

9 Messaging Apps With End-to-End Encryption: Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, iMessage And More

Default: WhatsApp (online web-interface), iMessage/Google Messages, LINE, Viber, Signal 

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)

EFF Secure Messaging Scorecard: v 1.0 WhatsApp, Signal, iMessage
Surveillance Self-Defense 

Signal Protocol, Signal App for iOS, Android, Desktop, (WhatsApp always activated, Facebook Messenger Secret Conversation on iOS and Android, Google Allo Incognito Mode, Google Messages, Microsoft Skype Private Conversations)

Rakuten Viber uses a similar protocol 

Wire and Wickr for enterprise

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 

Low-alcohol beer

Low-alcohol beer

Beer Advocate: Top Rated Beers: Low Alcohol Beer Clausthaler Golden Amber, Nanny State, Paulaner Hefe-Weissbier, Erdinger, Clausthaler Premium, Bitburger, Buckler, Kaliber, Warsteiner, Old Milwaukee, St. Pauli, O'Doul's Amber, Coors NA, Busch NA, O'Doul's, Sharp's

Ranker: The Best Alcohol-Free Beer Beck's, Alternativa, Buckler, Clausthaler Golden Amber, Erdinger, St. Pauli Girl, Clausthaler Premium, Coors, Kaliber

The Best Non-Alcoholic Beer  Clausthaler Golden Amber, Erdinger NA, Kaliber, Clausthaler Premium, Buckler, Gerstel

11 Non-Alcoholic Beers, Taste Tested Erdinger, Kaliber, Buckler, Bitburger, Beck's, Old Milwaukee

Beer Experts Decide Which Non-Alcoholic Beer Tastes Best O'Doul's Premium, St. Pauli, Beck's, Coors, Kaliber

10 Not-Bad Non-Alcoholic Beers Weihenstephaner, Nanny State, Clausthaler Golden Amber, Paulaner, Kvass

What to Drink When You Don’t Drink Anymore: Tasting Non-alcoholic Brews Kaliber, Clausthaler, Haake Beck, O'Doul's Amber, Buckler

Alcohol-free beer: the best and worst – taste test Brewdog Nanny State, Czech Lager

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis medications 

Dual-energy X-ray DEXA DXA 

Bone density Measured areal density in g cm−2 

 T-score the number of standard deviations above or below the mean for a healthy 30-year-old adult of the same sex and ethnicity as the patient 

 Z-score the number of standard deviations above or below the mean for the patient's age, sex and ethnicity 
Normal: T-score ≥ −1.0 

Osteopenia: −2.5 < T-score < −1.0 

Osteoporosis: T-score ≤ −2.5 

骨質疏鬆症的藥物治療 
談骨質疏鬆症及其藥物治療

雙磷酸鹽類 (bisphosphonate)
福善美 Fosamax (alendronate sodium)
骨力強 Aclasta (zoledronic acid)
骨維壯 Bonviva (ibandronate sodium)
 
保骼麗 Prolia (denosumab)

鈣穩錠 Evista (raloxifene)

骨穩 Forteo (teriparatide)

補骨挺疏 Protos (strontium ranelate)

South Bay Youth Choir

Choirs in the USA

Crystal Children's Choir 晶晶 JingJing
Crystal Choir Cupertino

Cantabile Youth Singers of Silicon Valley
Cantabile Youth Singers Los Altos

Colorful Universe

Fuel Cell Vehicle

Toyota Mirai Specs 5 minutes 5kg at 70 MPa = 10,000 PSI. 
67 MPGe, 66 MPK Range 312 Miles, 1 kg == 1 Gallon Gasoline, 4.73kg

Cost to refill Hydrogen $15/kg

End-of-Life Care of Pets

The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement: In-Home Euthanasia: California 
 
Yelp Pet Hospice

Certified Animal Hospice and Palliative Care Veterinarian CHPV
Restful Paws
*Peaceful Pathways
*At Home At Rest

APLB Pet Cemeteries and Crematories  after death

Yelp Pet Services Cremation

*Caring Pet Service
*Pet's Rest
*Animal Memorial Service, Alkaline hydrolysis
Forever My Pet Cremation

Web Online Shopping Rebate

* Cashback Monitor cashbackmonitor rebates comparison, cashback, travel miles, credit card points
Walmart, Amazon, Ebay, Best Buy, Target

* CashbackHolic cashback, credit card, mileage, hotel points

HustlerMoneyBlog: Best Cash Back Shopping Portals – October 2017

Cashback website: reddit tips and tricks signup bonus, minimum, PayPal, checks
TopCashback Top Cash Back, no minimum
BeFrugal.com, $25 minimum
Rakuten Ebates (FatWallet), $5.01 minimum

LAX to downtown LA

Los Angeles International Airport
LAX real time flight arrival detail
LAX real time flight departure detail

Lower Level Green Bus Stops

LAX FlyAway to Union Station Bus Stop 1, Schedule, credit card, buy tickets online $9.75, ticket details, FAQ

Union Station Map, printable

tap card

LA Dot DASH Downtown $0.50 Purple Route B to Financial District on Alameda & Los Angeles to Grand & 2nd, M-F 5:50-6:30, Map

Live Bus Map

LAX shuttles, buses real time location G shuttle to Metro requires TAP

LA Metro Trip Planner: from Union Station to Colburn School use DASH

Google Map Direction from Union Station to Colburn School

More Los Angeles Directions

Great Firewall of China blocked International Chinese Sites

Inside the Firewall: Tracking the News That China Blocks 
GreatFire.org, check/test URL: Online Censorship In China 

Futurism: Amid New York Times Lawsuit, ChatGPT Is Citing Plagiarized Versions of NYT Articles on an Armenian Content Mill dnyuz: NYT, Atlantic, Daily Beast, Bloomberg, Associated Press 
BuzzFeed: The Drudge Report Has Been Linking To This Armenian Guy's Site Instead Of The New York Times dnyuz: Times, Atlantic, Bloomberg, Financial Times 

台灣沒有國際新聞？
News 全球華社報紙新聞 華文 ( Chinese Media List Chinese newspaper)
【國際媒體中文網】

BBC Chinese 中文網 YouTube 
New York Times 紐約時報中文網 add /zh-hant/ at the end, NYT dnyuz 
Reuters 路透中文網 簡體
Wall Street Journal 華爾街日報中文繁體版
Nikkei 日經中文網 Japanese
DongA 東亞日報中文繁體 Korea
DW 德國之聲 YouTube 
Asahi Shimbun 朝日新聞中文網 Japan
Chosun Ilbo 朝鮮日報網  簡體 Korean
JoongAng (Samsung) 韓國中央日(三星) 報中文網
Radio France Internationale 法國國際廣播電台 華語 YouTube RFI 华语 
Kyodo 日本共同社
Financial Times FT 金融時報 中文網 
VOA 美國之聲 Voice of America Google 翻譯 add #googtrans(zh-CN%7Czh-TW) to the end of the URL YouTube 美国之音中文网 
Sputnik News 俄羅斯衛星通訊社
NHK World Chinese 華語 簡體
Fortune China 財富中文網  簡體 

Radio Free Asia 自由亞洲電臺 YouTube 自由亚洲电台 

www.bbc.com/zhongwen 在中国 100% 被封锁 104
cn.nytimes.com 在中国 100% 被封锁 116
cn.reuters.com 在中国 100% 被封锁  553
cn.wsj.com 在中国 100% 被封锁 579
cn.nikkei.com 在中国的审查情况 753
chinese.donga.com/BIG 在中国的审查情况 895
www.dw.com/zh 在中国 100% 被封锁 1356
cnnews.chosun.com 在中国的审查情况 1430
chinese.joins.com/gb 在中国 100% 被封锁  1509
cn.rfi.fr 在中国 100% 被封锁 2283
ftchinese.com 在中国 100% 被封锁 4272
voachinese.com 在中国 100% 被封锁  6575
sputniknews.cn 在中国的审查情况  29326
asahichinese-j.com 在中国的审查情况 111080

Bay Area Chinese East Asian American TV Personalities

RICH LIEBERMAN 415 MEDIA 

KGO ABC, KNTV NBC, KPIX CBS, KTVU Fox

Vic Lee KGO KRON 1969 San Jose State 
Kristen Sze KGO 1991 Berkeley
Alan Wang - KGO 1994 Austin
Claudine Wong KTVU 1996 UCLA
Janelle Wang KNTV KGO 1998 San Diego

Five Asian American journalists profiled

Vicky Nguyen KNTV 2000 USF
Sue Kwon - KPIX 2001 Stanford
Da Lin KPIX KRON 2002
Betty Yu KPIX 2007 Columbia, Berkeley

Top value colleges

PayScale Best Universities and Colleges by Salary Potential Early Career (0-5 years of experience) Pay, Mid-Career (10+ years of experience) Pay, % STEM degrees
1 Stanford, 23 Santa Clara, 25 Berkeley, 37 Rice, 39 Carnegie Mellon, 42 Tufts, 63 University of Southern California, 74 Johns Hopkins, 77 Vanderbilt, 79 UCLA, 82 Northwestern, 104 Rochester, 105 Case Western Reserve, 138 Barnard, 149 Oberlin

DoE College Scorecard with Visual and Performing Arts, Salary after attending, comparing schools
Stanford, CMU, USC, CWRU, JHU, SCU, Tufts, NWU, Vanderbilt, Rice, Berkeley, UCLA, Rochester, Oberlin, Barnard

Best Merit Scholarship:
CWRU, Oberlin, Rochester

Kiplinger's Best College Values Salary Yardstick, federal financial aid 10 years after starting college, non-need-based aid
Stanford 1% 14k, CMU 6% 12k, CWRU 59% 23k, USC 29% 20k, SCU 41% 14k, JHU 3% 39k, Tufts 2% 0.5k, Rice 17% 19k, Northwestern 7% 4k, Berkeley 9% 9k, Vanderbilt 21% 22k, UCLA 7% 5k, Barnard 0, Rochester 56% 14k, Oberlin 77% 14k

Time Money Best Colleges early career earnings (pay scale), build your own ranking (merit aid and academic scholarships, high-paying job), % who get merit grants
Stanford ?, CMU 4, SCU 27, Rice 11, Berkeley 6, JHU 2, CWRU 31, Tufts 1, Vanderbilt 11, Northwestern 5, USC 19, Rochester 31, UCLA 3, Barnard ?, Oberlin 37

Niche Best Colleges for Music Curtis, Juilliard, USC, NEC, Berklee, Vanderbilt, Rice, NWU, SFCM, Michigan, CIM, MSM, CMU, Rochester, NYU, Oberlin, Austin, JHU
Niche Best Value Colleges

Top 50 feeder schools to 15 selected graduate medical, law, business programs
Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Williams, Duke, Dartmouth, MIT, Amherst, Swarthmore, Columbia, Brown, Pomona, Chicago, Wellesley, UPenn, Georgetown, Haverford, Bowdoin, Rice, Northwestern, Claremont McKenna, Middlebury, Johns Hopkins, Cornell

The 20 Most Prestigious Music Degree Programs in the World Juilliard, Curtis, Colburn, Berklee, Royal, Paris, Eastman Rochester, Yale, USC, Vienna, NEC, Jacobs Indiana, Oberlin, Moscow, MSM, Hanns Eisler, Sibelius, Guildhall, Mannes, Peabody JHU, CIM

The 20 Best Music Conservatories in the U.S. Juilliard, Curtis, MSM, Berklee, Mannes, NEC, Boston, CIM, SFCM, JHU, Rochester, Oberlin, AVA, Indiana, Bard, Colburn

Schools with Music Programs

Buddist Temples

佛門寺 Buddha Gate Monastery Lafayette 中台禪寺 釋惟覺
中台山 太谷精社 Chung Tai Zen Center of Sunnyvale

法鼓山舊金山分會 Dharma Drum Mountain San Francisco Bay Area Center Chan Meditation Center in Fremont 聖嚴法師

College Admission

College admissions in the United States 

Early decision I and II
Early action  restrictive, non-restrictive
Rolling admission 

Early Decision Schools: Complete List of ED Colleges  2017
Early Action Schools: Complete List of EA Colleges 2017

US Schools with Early Decision Plans 2014
US Schools with Early Action Decision Plans 2014