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 

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