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 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

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 

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

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

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

Buena Vista Winery Sonoma 1857 
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

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


* Royal Salute 21, ...., 55, ...
Johnnie Walker Black 12 year, green 15, gold 18 

= 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)

* 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. 5, 10, .... 
* Bowmore 25 year old, 18-year old, sherry. 9, 12, 15, 18, 25, 
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 
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 

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+

** 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. 

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 

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 (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 

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 


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