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https://www.businessinsider.com/bryan-johnson-45-reduced-biological-age-5-years-project-blueprint-2023-1 A 45-year-old biotech CEO may have reduced his biological age by at least 5 years through a rigorous medical program that can cost up to $2 million a year, Bloomberg reported Bryan Johnson, a biotech founder, aims to have the body of an 18-year-old, Bloomberg reported. He and a team of experts started a program called Project Blueprint to unlock the key to aging. Test results show that Johnson has the heart of a 37-year-old, according to the report. Bryan Johnson is 45 years old but, according to a new report, his test results show he has the heart of a 37-year-old and the lungs of a young adult. Johnson is a biotech entrepreneur who hopes to game nature's course of aging and have the organs and health of an 18-year-old by going through an intense data-driven experimental program he's called Project Blueprint. According to a recent Bloomberg profile of the CEO, Johnson could spend up to $2 million on his body this year and there are early glimpses that show he may be on track to unlocking the secret to age reversal. Test results from doctors suggest that Johnson has the heart of a 37-year-old, the skin of a 28-year-old, and the lung capacity of an 18-year-old, Bloomberg's Ashlee Vance reported. The program is led by Oliver Zolman, a 29-year-old physician who calls himself the "rejuvenation doctor," and is supported by a team of more than 30 health experts, according to the report. While it's still in its experimental stage and is constantly being tweaked, the health program consists of an intense daily regimen of carefully curated supplements, meals, exercise, and a slew of bodily tests. Johnson's 5 a.m.-mornings for example start with two dozen supplements for all kinds of purported health benefits: lycopene, metformin, turmeric, zinc, and, for brain health, a small dose of lithium, among others. His meals, a mix of solid and soft foods, are vegan and restricted to 1,977 calories a day. He exercises daily, with three high-intensity workouts a week, and goes through blood tests, MRIs, and colonoscopies each month, Bloomberg reported. "What I do may sound extreme, but I'm trying to prove that self-harm and decay are not inevitable," Johnson told the outlet. All of his efforts in 2021 have amounted to what Johnson claims to be a world record epigenetic age reversal of 5.1 years. In certain aspects of his health, he's shown even younger signs of age. Doctors say he has the gum inflammation of a 17-year-old, and a device that tracks Johnson's rate of nighttime erections is like that of a teenager's, Bloomberg reported. Johnson also hopes to encourage others to follow his data- and medical-driven program by turning his relentless pursuit of youthfulness into a competition. Recently, he started a website called Rejuventaiton Olympics, which displays an "epigenetic leaderboard," ranking the 1,750 people in the world who are fighting against Father Time. Johnson currently stands in first place.

The Ministry of National Development (MND) may try out different mechanised parking systems in housing estates by the end of the year to ease a mounting carpark crunch. No location has been identified yet, but the pilot tests of such systems are likely to be carried out in older HDB estates with space constraints, said MP Lee Bee Wah, who is chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for National Development. But before the pilot tests begin, the MND will work with the National Development GPC to conduct a study to assess the suitability of such systems, and to gather feedback. BACKGROUND STORY THE RATIONALE 'I would think solving the problems faced by residents is on a case-by-case basis. It doesn't mean residents go and vote to have a mechanised carpark system or not. Where there is a need, and there is no other cheaper option, then we would put in the mechanised parking system, should we find it suitable.' MP Lee Bee Wah, when asked if the process of deciding where to build mechanised carparks will be similar to that of lift upgrading Ms Lee was speaking to reporters on Thursday during a tour of a fully automated carpark in Club Street. MPs Penny Low and Gan Thiam Poh, who are both members of the GPC, were also present. National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan, in a blog entry last month, had raised the possibility of building mechanised carparks in HDB estates to ease the parking crunch. The problem is especially acute in older housing estates because fewer residents owned cars then, and fewer parking spaces were planned. Other types of carparks may not be suitable for such estates because of space constraints in a built-up area. While mechanised parking is not new here, it is used mainly in commercial buildings like hospitals and condominiums. Some have questioned if such systems are suitable for residential estates. Acknowledging such concerns, Ms Lee said: 'Residents worry about reliability and the cost being passed back to them. It looks like it costs more, but as technology advances, and land becomes scarce, at one point it could become a viable solution.' Other concerns, she noted, include retrieval time and the reliability of such systems. But she stressed that mechanised parking is an option meant for older estates which have exhausted all other avenues to ease the parking problem. That is also why it is important to conduct a study of the various mechanised parking systems before coming to a decision, she added. The MPs on Thursday toured the fully automated carpark, known as M-Park@Club Street, which was built at a cost of $6 million. It uses a lift to transport cars to up to four levels and can house up to 140 vehicles at full capacity. A driver need only drive his vehicle into a car-lift and park it in the correct position. After pulling the handbrake and keying in a PIN number, the driver can leave the system to automatically park the car. To retrieve the car, a driver has to key in the PIN, and wait for about four minutes on average. For every 10 cars parked in a normal carpark, the mechanised system can park from 12 to 15 cars, said Mr Jeffrey Tan, division manager at MHE-Demag, which supplies the system. But in its four years of operation, the system has broken down about three times a month. The waiting time for drivers to retrieve their cars can also stretch from less than an hour, to three hours. Mr Tan attributed this to a variety of factors, such as mechanical faults of the moving parts, and a driver not positioning his car correctly. But he said: 'Educating and familiarising the users is a key factor in ensuring it runs smoothly. Once that's done, the incident rates will go down.' source: http://www.straitstimes.com/The-Big-Story/...ory_755139.html

and yet not as a classic car? i got an eye on one but it is older than 3 years. is there any way to parallel import it?

Hi all, need your views! is it worth it to change to a older car with a higher OMV. my current is 2007, with a omv of 23K. after coe finish estimate $ back is about 14-15K including body, now i gt dealer offer which aft bank outstanding i still hv 10K, based on 15K aft coe ends, every yr is abt 1.6K more so if i buy a 2006 car with omv abt 40-45K, is it worth it to change? thanks

Especially this month, can see obvious 4-5 years car with SKx series car plates. Do you see that too ? What's happening ?

Hmmm......interesting. http://ride.asiaone.com/news/wheels/story/...s-says-magazine

SINGAPORE: National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said he has asked the Housing and Development Board (HDB) to study the use of high-rise mechanised parking systems for older HDB estates. In his latest blog entry, Mr Khaw said former MP Ang Mong Seng has strongly recommended such systems after returning from a trip to China where he went to study the mechanised systems. Mr Khaw said the HDB has been tasked to evaluate the different technologies available, work through implementation issues such as waiting time for car retrieval, breakdowns and public acceptance. Mr Khaw said the problem of car park shortages was mostly felt in older HDB flats which were built under old car park provision norms. For example, for estates with four-room flats, 560 car park lots were planned per 1,000 flats. Mr Khaw said the equivalent norm now was 710 car park lots per 1,000 flats. He said with the new norms, new HDB flats will come with adequate car parks. But the problem was with older HDB estates. Of the 1,800 HDB car parks island-wide, about 220 faced what he termed "localised shortages". Mr Khaw said HDB is building more car parks wherever it can find land to do so. It has added 3,400 lots in the last two years and will add another 1,600 lots next year at a cost of S$66 million. Mr Khaw said Singapore has 900,000 HDB flats and 557,000 car park lots. -CNA/ac http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1173017/1/.html Since he knows the problem, can he ask the parking attendant to stop summon? even though i can get it waived off everytime, but still i need to send an email each time...

From STOMP: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg...persons_ic.html Posted on 15 Jun 2012 Nanyang JC girl tried to use older person's IC to get into club She wanted to go clubbing but was below the age limit of 18 years so she used another person's identity card (IC) to try to get into St James Power Station in March. A security officer at the entrance of the Powerhouse dance club asked for identification and noticed that the picture on it was not of her. Liu Yifan, 17, admitted borrowing it from a friend and on Thursday the student of Nanyang Junior College pleaded guilty to using someone else's identity card without lawful authority. Because of her age, District Judge Soh Tze Bian called for a report to gauge her suitability for probation. Court documents state that Liu confided in schoolmate Hong Lili, 19, in early March that she wanted to go clubbing. Hong then got the identity card of Tong Wern Ching, 18, who was enrolled in Temasek Polytechnic. On March 23, Liu went to St James Power Station at about 11pm with her boyfriend Eng Ting Fong, 20, a full-time national serviceman. About two hours later, they tried to get into the Powerhouse and she was found out. Security officer Muhammad Iimi Hussain, 24, found Liu's ez-link card on Eng. She had told him to keep it in case her belongings were checked. The cases against Eng, Hong and Tong for abetting in the offence have not heard yet. Liu will be back in court on July 12 for sentencing. Visit the Courtroom for the latest court stories.

From ST Forum: http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/...ory_773752.html Not always easy to work with older employees Published on Mar 5, 2012 WHILE I have met and worked with many older staff who are dedicated, knowledgeable and helpful, I have also encountered many who are a constant challenge to work with ('Unproductive to stereotype older staff' by Ms Kelly Fu Su Yin; last Tuesday). Here are some instances:

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said employers' contribution rates to the Central Provident Fund for older workers have to go up, but added that any increases will have to be gradual. Mr Lee revealed this at a pre-Budget dialogue with unionists last week. Currently, CPF contribution rates are cut when workers reach 50 years old, and cut further when they turn 65. The labour movement, NTUC, has been calling for this to be reviewed. This too, comes at a time when Singaporeans are being encouraged to work beyond their retirement. Mr Lee said the government is discussing the matter with unions and employers. But cost is a consideration. He noted for instance, that a larger proportion of older workers kept their jobs during the recession, because their CPF was lower, and so they were cheaper to retain. The government's concern here, is that once older workers lose their jobs, it's much harder for them to get back to work. Source :Increase CPF contribution to older workers I am not too sure about this proposal, with the readily available cheaper and better FT, will this scheme encourage company to retain older workers?

Last Saturday, saw a report that oldies above 65 are to have their insurance loaded. How do you feel about this? Today, Forum has a letter on this. Your views, pls Show why seniors must pay more Published on Oct 11, 2011 http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/...ory_721865.html Share 0 inShare</span> Purchase this article for republication Buy SPH photos I WOULD like to know the statistical evidence that justifies the insurance industry's insistence that older drivers should pay more for motor insurance premiums ('Older drivers hit the red light with insurers'; last Saturday). Without such evidence, one could well argue that slower drivers are more than compensated with gentler tempers and more care and less time on the road. As motor insurance is mandatory, the General Insurance Association (GIA) should regulate its members to levy fair premiums and claims excesses. What is the claims record for older drivers between the ages of 65 and 75, and between 75 and 85? The GIA should make records of claims and accidents transparent and accessible to all insurers so that drivers can insure with the company of their choice. I understand that some insurers exact an excess loading of $3,000 on elderly drivers above age 65. What is the rationale for such a policy? Are there claims records to support such policies? Are other developed countries doing the same? I know of at least one Australian insurer which does not require drivers older than 70 years to pay higher premiums or impose loading over and above their claims excess of A$600 (S$762). Will GIA or the Automobile Association of Singapore review the market practice of insurers and make sure they do not act in excess. If it appears that this is another instance of ageist discrimination, it should be addressed. Jack Chew </span>

It seems like more car owner are keeping their cars longer and car maintenance and modification businesses are in brisk. What would you do to your car to extend the lifespan and reliability of your older car? Over here in JB, many are driving old cars and believe in keeping their cars for good 10 years. However, many are concern about their old cars getting overheated in longer road journey. In fact, they would hesitate to drive their locally assembled or manufactured cars up north at high speed and they often tell me that they are most afraid of their car engines being boiled or cooked . How could such thing happened and what should one do to overcome it ? Regards,

Till one day, you feel like having someone to talk about the old times...and you realise, there's no one you can call.

I was reading Channelnewasia on my Android phone just now.... I quote "One major sore point among retirees who live in landed property is that they have not benefited from Grow and Share package" !!!! I am rather shocked !!! I have a few questions to ask these retirees... 1) Isn't your 2 million dollar or more landed property already part of your benefit from the growth ? 2) Do you want to fight for the few hundred dollars with your counterparts that are still picking your used cola cans ? 3) Are you having such a poor and sad life because because you own a coffeeshop that business was not doing well other than your 2 million landed property? 4) You are retired so you got nothing much to do and say...So you start to say everything !!! Because you know very well it is not going to affect you over a prolong period as well!!! If they really feel so sore that the aunty collecting their used cola can get SGD5 while they only get SGD1...I hope their grand children do not learn from them !!! When you have already benefited.. Keep quite... Talk more and you will be another 600k peanut... I hope MIW will look long and make Sillypore a better place because they want it to be a better place...But not begin with the objective of pulling votes. Both may lead to same conclusion of better life for everyone...But the mindset that drive this changes is different. [shakehead] [shakehead]

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Hi all, Anyone able to highlight the difference between Odyssey 2.4 base model VS Odyssey 2.4 EXV. It's for the older model of the Odyssey in which KM site no longer has it. So far the only difference i can spot is the sunroof. Thanks

Hi does anyone know any reputable workshop that specialises or have sound knowledge of older mid 90's Mitsubishi models (eg; Galant, pre-gen lancers)? I might need to rectify some specific engine problems and hopefully not an overhaul... Many thanks in advance!

As I get older, I learnt that LKY had to do what is needed it is for the overall benefit of our society and hence some may loose out (which included me and my family) there are few policies that dont quite make it but this is life we cant please everyone looking at our neighbours, we should consider ourselves lucky we do not have any natural resources i see it this way, LKY and his team lead but the people are the ones that eventually made singapore what it is today lets put our difference aside and move forward together i salute our fellow singaporeans > Comments from a foreign writer Bryant on Mahathir's > article:- Kaki dalam > Kasut where he says Chinese is the real master of Malaysia > . > > This article was written without fear or favour, and it is > up to us to > digest individually the truth of the matter, especially for > all > Malaysians (irrespective of race, colour, creed or > religion). > > To: The highly respected Tun Mahathir, > > China is coming up, India is coming up, Vietnam is coming > up and now even Russia is on the rise. In this flat world > that is all wired up and regardless whether > we are Malaysian Malay, Chinese or Indian, and if Malaysia > does not progress, all of us would become history of this > country! > > Without the Malay, Chinese could not do well in the country > and without the Chinese, Malay would not do well. Both have > to work together to bring up Malaysia and mitigate the > ascute impact that is being brought about by the > globalisation. > > For me, a true leader is someone who has the foresight that > not only focuses on one particular group in the country but > take care of the future of everyone. A good leader is > someone who knows what is the biggest threat the country is > facing and directs the people to fight off the threat. A > leader is also someone who is impartial that has the ability > to promote harmony in the country for a long period of > time. > > UMNO is a political looser that leads the country to > nowhere. They do not understand what is going on in the > outside world. They have no clue where Malaysia will > be in the next 30 years. With the 3 new superpowers, i.e > India , China and Russia standing tall and high together with > the USA and the Europe Union, they do not know what kind of > world it would be and how Malaysia is going to compete and > share the ever smaller slice of cake of the world economy. > They only know how to get the Malays to fight with other > Non-Malays on tiny issues within Malaysia , while these > races know jolly well that the issues they are fighting are > trivial and are totally self-satisfying. > > UMNO does not give a damn to how the poor Malays are going > to live in the future and they do not care about the real > benefits of the poor Malays. They only want the votes from > them. The NEP is a good evidence on how > they benefit the cronies, instead of the poor Malays. > Despite all their despicable acts they are still in the > power. > > The highly respected Tun, > > As you are aware, the Malays control the rights to all the > lands and > all other natural resources in this country. They control > all government institutions, GLC and State owned companies. > The Malays dominate the > lawmaking process in Malaysia ; The Malays control the > decision making process in formulating the economy policies. > The Malays own the largest national assets and the Malays > are given shares in the public listed > companies for free. The Malays have also been given all > kind of priorities when it comes to buying properties, > awarding of public contracts, tertiary education > opportunities, awarding of scholarships and even getting a > job > in government departments. > > With all these privileges and rights enjoyed by the Malays, > you are saying nothing has been done enough to help the > Malays to catch up with other races, mainly the Chinese. > Then what else should Malaysia do to satisfy the Malays? Did > the Chinese seize or rob anything away from the Malays or > was all their wealth, a result of their hard work? If > it is all due to their hard work, why do you say it is > unfair? I don't quite get your point here. > > May I humbly ask you what do you expect the Chinese to do > if your so-called NEP did not achieve the desired result? > Would the Malays be happy if the ethnic Chinese in this > country do any of the followings: > > - surrender their assets and hard earned money to the > Malays unconditionally; > - not to engage in any business activities; > - not to score As in all sort of examinations; > - not to make money that is more than the Malays are > earning; > - not to advance to higher education; or > - renounce their citizenships and go back to China or > migrate to some other countries? > > I am a foreigner but I am surprised that your intention is > to divide your own country. I think you are mainly targeting > the Chinese. Frankly, tell us, what do you expect the > Chinese to do in order to achieve what is so > called "equality" meant by you? > > Tun, > after all these criticism you have against the present > government, I feel that you are starting to loose your > rationality on your arguments. You have run out of good > reasons to convince us. I guess it could be due to your > accumulating jealousy of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, your former > counterpart in Singapore . > > But reality is always hard to accept. No matter how, you > have to accept the fact that he is regarded the Father of > Singapore but you are not regarded the Father of Malaysia; > you have to accept the fact that Mr Lee is able to influence > the government of Singapore until the day he dies but you > have not been able to influence the government from the > moment you stepped down as PM. > > You must also accept the fact that he is still very popular > on the world stage and a leader respected by many but you > are not quite. Because of these jealousies, you are starting > to accumulate imbalances in yourself > that leads you to embark on a series of action to > attack your successors. > It is very obvious that you are not happy when your > successors are more popular than you. Is there any good of > doing that? What is your intention? Can't you take it > easy? > > During your time, you criticised most of the developed > countries especially the Western Countries out of jealousy > and after stepping down as PM you criticise every single > soul remained in the cabinet for not listening to you. When > will you ever stop criticising any people? Can't you > respect the decision of others? > > Back to your recent blog, is there anything wrong with the > Chinese in this country? > Did they seize or rob the money away from the Malays? > > Did they have the ability to come out with any policies to > marginalise the Malays? > Did they dominate the lawmaking process of this country? > > Did they formulate the economy policies in this country? > Did they control the government departments in this > country? > > Did they control the state owned companies and GLC in this > country? > Did they control the country's largest oil companies > and banks? > > You know the answer, right? > > Malays are the one who dominate the the lawmaking process > of this country; > Malays are the one that formulate the economy policies in > this country that favours the Malays. > Malays are the ones that control the government > departments, state owned companies and GLC. > Malays are the ones that > control the funds in this country. > Malays are also the ones that control the largest oil > companies and banking industry in this country. > With all these rights enjoyed by the Malays, what else do > you want the Chinese to do? > Surrender their houses and savings and their wealth that > they earned with their hard work to the Malays? Or ask all > the Chinese to > renounce their citizenship and go back to China ? > > Have you ever thought of the fact after 30 years of > implementing NEP, why it does not achieve the desired > result? Or it does achieve but being denied. > > Under the NEP there are a series of policies that favors > the Malays. If with all these policies, it still does not > give the Malays what they want, what else do you want the > Chinese to do? Is the Chinese to be blamed > because they are too hard working? Or the Malays to be > blamed because they do not treasure the opportunities have > given? > > You know very well the NEP has been misused and it only > benefits the cronies... So if you have designed NEP to only > benefits the cronies, please don't say it is the problem > of Chinese that NEP does not achieve its > result. It has nothing to do with the Chinese but NEP and > the Malay themselves. > > This is a globalised world, Chinese and Malays should not > be fighting against each other because > Malaysia is competing with other countries. China used to > be backward and lagging behind Malaysia but now they have > caught up and have even surpassed Malaysia . Can we ask > them to slow down their development? If they refuse to > listen, can we make a complaint to the United Nations that > China is developing too fast and this is very unfair to > Malaysia , which adapts a more passive approach? Who gives > you the right to prevent others from progressing? > > Who do you think you are? This is a flat world (Obviously > Tun did not read the book named "The World is > Flat"). Don't be so narrow minded to only focus on > the Chinese or Malay in Malaysia . We should now look at the > world as a flat world. If Malaysia does not progress, no > matter we are Malays or Chinese, we would be extinct one > day! > > Have a God-blessed > day. >

Over the past weekend I met this lady in a pub at a halloween party. She is a divorcee who is in her mid-thirties and doesn't look her age at all. I liked her at first sight and fell in love with her after a whole night of conversation. I feel that she's someone I'm looking for, an independent and open-minded lady who can be faithful in a serious relationship. What are the chances of this relationship working out if I were to start one with her? How do you guys see it developing? Anyone has a similar experience and how did it turn out? Will it end up in a happy marriage for both of us? FYI I'm in my mid-twenties nearing 30 and right now I'm in a dilemma. Pls kindly advise and thanks in advance!

Dear Starlet folks, Would like to find out from you guys if you have tried using thinner engine oil on older engines. If you have used a thinner oil, did you experience a significant improvement in FC? Have you experienced any bad side effects when you use e.g. 5W30 compared to the thicker 5W40? Thanks for sharing.

http://www.shell.com/home/PlainPageServlet...se_ga_1509.html Try this "Choosing the right oil" from the above Shell website. Why is mineral engine recommended for 1) Cars above 10 yrs 2) Car above 5 yrs (with regular driving style) I thought synthetic oil is still best overall for cars (if they have been using synthetic from the start). Shell seems to give the impression that synthetic oil is good for cars up to 5 yrs of age only. After the 5th year, they seem to recommend mineral oil. Can anyone explain?

Finally convinced my bro-in-law for a MAJOR overhaul Hoping to do the following, can peeps here suggest what parts and where to get from ? Its an Odyssey 2.3A (older modelo) 1. ECU tuning 2. Suspension upgrades 3. Brake upgrades 4. Roof spoiler 5. Body Kit - front/rear bumpers and side skirts Thanks in advance !

Hi guys, I have a friend who is driving starlet XL his piston is jam and found spark plugs is wet. Problems is when driving 2nd gear and 4th gear no power and drag to 3k rpm also useless. Any ideas what could be the fault? From maw

Haloween day, also my birthday! Feeling sxxt getting another year older.. Like my car, old but still steady.

got quite a few friends around me eyeing the altis.. going for slightly above 71k now... anyway besides e paper specs... how do i differentiate an altis from a older G9??? anyone care to tell?? not really a toyota fan here.... rgds ethan