the fact that abe tsuyoshi/li zhendong (kuzuryuu’s actor ♦️) has two separate names for his chinese side and japanese side is very extremely significant. i haven’t personally heard of anyone else who does this before; even i use the same sinitic name for all CJKVH languages (which is the norm for all sinitic people). the more you think about it, this could be a very convenient, well-chosen, solid option for some folks of certain walks of life, but they’re definitely a minority and this practice will probably never become popular or the majority (which is a good thing; let’s keep it that way).

anyway, i love that he has two names—what a special decision!—and that it works perfectly for his job as an international actor. i think kuzuryuu ♦️ deserves to have a separate chinese name too, because he’s special too and we all love him.

🇯🇵 九頭竜慧一（くずりゅう ケイイチ）Kuzuryuu Keiichi

🇨🇳🇭🇰🇹🇼🇲🇴 黃吟德（ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄣˊㄉㄜˊ）Ng Gim-tek

if anyone’s interested in onomastics and etymology...

九頭竜 = “nine-headed dragon”

慧一 = “intelligent; clever” + “one” (usually used in given names to signify that the name-bearer is an eldest son. the whole name does not mean “the intelligent one” in the english sense of saying “the person who is intelligent”)

黃 = “yellow”

吟 = “to chant; to recite; song (ancient classical poetry)”

德 = “virtue; morals”

not only highly dignified and extravagant, his names are coincidentally very symbolic of and foreshadowing his character arc lol, i’m just following the canon path...

ACTOR PROFILES #12

Name: HUANG JINGYU

Nickname/aka: JOHNNY HUANG

Birthdate: November 30, 1992 [SAGITTARIUS]

Nationality: CHINESE

Born: Dandong, China

Career: Actor ▪︎ Model ▪︎ Singer

Debut: Johnny made is acting Debut in 2016 with his role in series ADDICTED. He played one of the leads Gu Hai. This role show him to fame but also was a bit controversial as it was banned due to it's homosexual content.

It was said it costed him roles as well as his co-star Timmy Xu. Not sure of that but neither worked in Television or Movies until 2018.

Film:

2018 Operation Red Sea as Gu Shun

2019 Pegasus as Lin Zhendong

2019 Mao Zedong 1949 as Chen Youfu

2020 Lost in Russia as Da Long

2020 Wild Grass as Wu Feng

2020 Oversize Love as Han Bing

2022 Formed Police Unit as Yu Wei Dong

Television:

2016: Demon Girl 2 as Nurhaci

2018: Moonshine and Valentine as Helan Jingting

2018: My Story For You as Changgong Wei

2019: The Thunder as Li Fei

2020: Love Advanced Customization aka Love Designer as Song Lin

2020: Together as Lu Chaoyang

2020: Something Just Like This as Duan Ran

2021: Lucky With You as Hou Juejie

2021: My Dear Guardian as Liang Muze

2021: Ace Troops as Gao Liang

In my opinion Johnny is a terrific actor. As a huge fan of BL I loved his debut role as Gu Hai. Love or Hate it, it's a must for any true fan of the genre.

Sadly he and co-star have never acted together again and most likely never will. Pity.

Huang has appeared in several variety shows and also has lended his voice to OST of some of his movies and series including ADDICTED.

Sutirtha Mukherjee Wins against Jia Nan Yuan (World No. 18) at WTT Star Contender Goa and Enters the Round 16

Sutirtha Mukherjee, ranked 147 in WTT currently, has made the impossible come true by defeating Jia Nan Yuan of France (world no. 18) in Panaji’s Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in the round of 32 with a 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-7). This is her biggest win ever in her career and is the only Indian to stay in the tournament apart from Manika Batra, who is top-ranked in WTT, who also had a win over Adriana Diaz (world no. 14) of Puerto Rico with a win of 3-1 (11-9, 11-8, 5-11, 11-8).

What makes her journey inspiring is that Sutirtha was emotionally going through a difficult phase as before arriving for the World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender in Panaji, Goa, she had lost her grandmother 10 days before the games. She was quite close to her grandmother but followed her iron will to compete at the tournament and prove her mettle through brilliant performances. Her hard work at practices made her physically fit and mentally prepared for the competition, while she was internally hurting over her grandmother passing away.

Sutirtha had to give more than a maximum effort to see success today. She was first denied a wildcard direct entry in the first WTT event by the main draw. After which, she had a swift win against Prapti Sen with a 3-0 (11-3 11-6, 11-7) win in the first round, and then went on to defeat Li Yu-Jhun (world no. 92) with a win 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-6). In the final qualifier round, she then took out Lee Eunhye of Korea (world no. 110) with a 3-1 win. In the Rd of 64, where she won 3-1 against Suhana Saini, she was up for Yuan, a 37-year-old Frenchwoman.

Sutirtha is known to suffer as who can forget the issue before the Tokyo Olympics 2021 where Soumyadeep Roy, the then coach of India was accused by Manika of being asked to lose a match to Sutirtha. Roy has consistently coached Sutirtha and continues to do so despite the fallout. However, it did not stop her from losing the ranking and a steep drop in it during the pandemic. This led to her not making it to the Commonwealth games, which were held last year in Birmingham.

Due to a lack of funds, she was unable to compete in the WTT circuit for International Tournaments. But she played for zonal and other competitions. Roy also said she did not lose hope but kept practicing. The continued training brought the fighter in her to every game she played thereafter. And we can see the results of it in National Games the previous year, where she won in the semi-final against Batra and was victorious against Sreeja Akula, a national champion in the final.

In a shocking event, World no. 1 Fen Zhendong, who is also an Olympic silver medalist lost against Cho Daeseong of Korea (world no. 193) 3-2 ((7-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-8). Cho made a thrilling comeback after losing the first two games and then finishing it with a tie-breaker and two consecutive wins. In the tournament, India had placed their hope on G Sathiyan and Manika in mixed doubles and G Sathiyan in men’s singles.

In mixed doubles, Sathiyan-Manika could not resist much against Harimoto Miwa and Togami Shunsuke from Japan with scores 10-12, 6-11, and 6-11. In men’s singles, Yukiya Uda of Japan (world no. 22) stole the show, and Sathiyan had a hard fall with 0-3 in the tournament with a 9-11, 5-11, and 8-11 loss.

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Emperor by Otaku [End + Side Story]

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[190215] JINGYU - 《The Thunder》 weibo update

☆ 2 posters of Lin Zhendong & Li Fei

☆ 1 video of Jingyu's workout while shooting 《The Thunder》

Top 5 NFT Avatars Worth Investing in 2022!

The most popular project for investment in NFT collectibles is the NFT avatar. From cryptopunks to BYCE, from the sports industry to the entertainment industry to the financial industry, more and more big KOLs have begun to invest in NFTs. From NBA superstar Curry changing his avatar for $180,000, to the follow-up of Chinese wale wallets such as Cai Wensheng, Feng Bo, and Wang Feng, to a new round of investment carnival in the currency circle. The joining of star companies and celebrities has once again boosted the popularity of NFT avatars and has become a self-popular investment project in 2021. So what are the NFT avatars worth investing in in 2022?

1. Cryptopunks

CryptoPunks are one of the first NFT art collectibles to launch on the Ethereum network. This asset features 10,000 uniquely generated characters that display pixelated digital images of different animated characters. The earliest NFT and one of the most potential collections of NFTs. On the one hand, there are KOLs bringing goods. For example, TRON founder Justin Sun bought cryptopunks at a price of $10.5 million. On the other hand, the average price of avatars in the CryptoPunks series is generally higher than other products. It shows that the investment potential of CryptoPunks is huge.

2. BAYC

BAYC consists of 10,000 NFT collections of ape images, each ape has 4-7 different attributes, including expressions, hair, headwear, clothing, etc. Depending on the combination of different attributes, the rarity of apes also varies, and rarity is also the main factor that distinguishes the price. Incomplete statistics, celebrities from all walks of life who have publicly announced their holdings of BAYC are: Taiwanese singer Ma Ji eldest brother Huang Licheng, actor Wu Jianhao, Ke Zhendong, Chen Bolin, Hong Kong movie star Shawn Yue, NBA star Pelicans shooting guard Josh Hart, Hornets star LaMelo Ball , NFL American Football League star Franklin and so on. These will prove that BAYC still maintains the potential for appreciation.

3. Meebits

Launched in March 2021, Meebits is the next in a series of digital collectibles designed by Larva Labs. Meebits take the form of 2D voxel characters in a style similar to Roblox or Minecraft. Like many other NFT projects, the scarcity of Meebits has generated massive sales, crazy speculation, and staggering sales figures. Meebits has an open interface in the program. Users can download the model file and import it into the metaverse game to change the image of the character.

4. Cool Cats

Cool Cats is a collection of NFTs randomly generated by programming on the Ethereum. It has the image of a cartoon cat. The first generation of cats has been released. The cat's clothing, face shape, color and body are all randomly combined. The investment of Cool Cats lies in the fact that the developer has been iterating on the project itself. From gamification to story evolution, the richer the ecology of the entire project, the higher the price of its collection and investment!

5. MadCanner

MadCanner is a brand new project in 2022 built on Ethereum. Once deployed, MadCanner become one of the most attractive NFT project which can be traded in own marketplace as well as in Opensea. The background of the project's story takes place in 2140. At that time, people in the encrypted digital world lived on a metaverse planet called Particle Planet. On the Cannason Particle Planet, people can gain immortality through technology, and every part of their body can be upgraded and replaced, and they can go to the market to buy their favorite skin or other organs. To player who want to find a good NFT, MadCanner is a community driven project with its own ecosystem package. Compared with other avatar projects that have been over-hyped, the potential of MadCanner should not be underestimated. So far it is an early NFT project.

China takes new steps to curb Fentanyl Epidemic

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China takes new steps to curb Fentanyl Epidemic

China is taking a new approach to the rising Fentanyl abuse worldwide. China is expected to put two of the main chemicals used to make fentanyl on its list of controlled substances. In an effort to crack down on it’s manufacture and distribution that has caused thousands to overdose and die in the US, Canada and around the world.

According to an expert with China’s public security authority, “We have suggested two chemicals – NPP and 4-ANPP, precursors of fentanyl, be included in the control list, and we have submitted the proposal to the State Council,” Hua Zhendong, technical director of National Narcotics Laboratory of China National Narcotics Control Commission, told the Global Times Monday.

The two chemicals placed on the restricted list will make it more difficult for black market laboratories to make fentanyl, hopefully curbing the amount that ends up on the streets.

This is one of a series of measures China has taken to restrict the abuse of fentanyl. China’s equivalent to the Food and Drug administration, the National Health and Family Planning commission (MPS) added four substances earlier thie year, Acrylfentanyl, Carfentanyl, Furanylfentanyl and Valerylfentanyl to a supplementary lis of controlled non-medical narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The action went into effect March 1st 2017.

“The four substances used to make fentanyl were newly added because we have detected them several times this year in parcels that were about to be sent to foreign countries,” Hua said, adding that the laboratory would step up checks to parcels.

Wei Xiaojun, an official with the MPS’ Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) told reporters China regulates 23 fentanyl-related substances, more than the number on the UN’s fentanyl control list, 15, and the US list of 20. China has also strengthened it’s cooperation with foreign countries in cracking down on fentanyl-related crimes last year.

Deputy head of China National Narcotics Control Commission Deng Ming has cooperated with more than 20 countries, including the US, Canada and Sweden to crack down on crimes involving the synthetic drug.

The NCB has specifically strengthened intelligence sharing, joint investigations and evidence gathering with the US Drug Enforcement Administration. Despite the proactive measures, the US has accused China of being a source for the drug that has caused thousands of overdose deaths.

An article published on the multi-media website Vox on Thursday said that US law enforcement officials believed that most of the fentanyl came from labs in China.

“The Mexican cartels are buying large quantities of fentanyl from China,” Barbara Carreno, a spokesperson with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), told FoxNews.com. “It’s much easier to produce than waiting around to grow poppies for heroin and it’s incredibly profitable.

The DEA estimates that a kilogram of fentanyl, which sells for between $2,500 and $5,000 in China, can be sold to wholesale drug dealers in the U.S. for as much as $1.5 million and that the demand for the drug due to the prescription opioid crisis in places like New England and the Midwest have kept the prices high.

Cancers, Vol. 10, Pages 463: Loss of Myeloid-Specific TGF-β Signaling Decreases CTHRC1 to Downregulate bFGF and the Development of H1993-Induced Osteolytic Bone Lesions

Cancers, Vol. 10, Pages 463: Loss of Myeloid-Specific TGF-β Signaling Decreases CTHRC1 to Downregulate bFGF and the Development of H1993-Induced Osteolytic Bone Lesions

Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers10120463

Authors: Sourik S. Ganguly Paul G. Daft Jingchen Cao Xiangqi Meng Zhendong A. Zhong Alexandra Vander Ark Austin Meadows Zach Madaj Bart Williams Xiaohong Li

The role of myeloid cell-specific TGF-β signaling in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)-induced osteolytic bone lesion development is unknown. We used a genetically engineered mouse model, Tgfbr2LysMCre knockout (KO), which has a loss of TGF-β signaling specifically in myeloid lineage cells, and we found that the area of H1993 cell-induced osteolytic bone lesions was decreased in Tgfbr2LysMCre KO mice, relative to the area in control littermates. The bone lesion areas were correlated with tumor cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and osteoclastogenesis in the microenvironment. The smaller bone lesion area was partially rescued by bFGF, which was expressed by osteoblasts. Interestingly, bFGF was able to rescue the osteoclastogenesis, but not the tumor cell proliferation or angiogenesis. We then focused on identifying osteoclast factors that regulate bFGF expression in osteoblasts. We found that the expression and secretion of CTHRC1 was downregulated in osteoclasts from Tgfbr2LysMCre KO mice; CTHRC1 was able to promote bFGF expression in osteoblasts, possibly through the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Functionally, bFGF stimulated osteoclastogenesis and inhibited osteoblastogenesis, but had no effect on H1993 cell proliferation. On the other hand, CTHRC1 promoted osteoblastogenesis and H1993 cell proliferation. Together, our data show that myeloid-specific TGF-β signaling promoted osteolytic bone lesion development and bFGF expression in osteoblasts; that osteoclast-secreted CTHRC1 stimulated bFGF expression in osteoblasts in a paracrine manner; and that CTHRC1 and bFGF had different cell-specific functions that contributed to bone lesion development.

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[181231] JINGYU Studio update - His leading roles in films

1) Gu Shun of 《Operation Red Sea》(2018)

2) Helan Jing Ting of 《The Love Knot: His Excellency's First Love》(2018)

3) Lin Zhendong of 《Speeding Life》(2019)

4) Li Fei of 《The Thunder》(2019)

5) Wu Feng of 《Wild Grass》

6) Han Bing of 《半月爱丽丝》

7) A Mon of 《Guns & Kidneys》

(In fact, Jingyu has got 10 films so far, including 《Heroin/Addicted》in 2016.《Demon Girl》and 《For you, I'll love the whole world》in 2017 but not leading roles in these 2 dramas)

China takes new steps to curb Fentanyl Epidemic

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China takes new steps to curb Fentanyl Epidemic

China is taking a new approach to the rising Fentanyl abuse worldwide. China is expected to put two of the main chemicals used to make fentanyl on its list of controlled substances. In an effort to crack down on it’s manufacture and distribution that has caused thousands to overdose and die in the US, Canada and around the world.

According to an expert with China’s public security authority, “We have suggested two chemicals – NPP and 4-ANPP, precursors of fentanyl, be included in the control list, and we have submitted the proposal to the State Council,” Hua Zhendong, technical director of National Narcotics Laboratory of China National Narcotics Control Commission, told the Global Times Monday.

The two chemicals placed on the restricted list will make it more difficult for black market laboratories to make fentanyl, hopefully curbing the amount that ends up on the streets.

This is one of a series of measures China has taken to restrict the abuse of fentanyl. China’s equivalent to the Food and Drug administration, the National Health and Family Planning commission (MPS) added four substances earlier thie year, Acrylfentanyl, Carfentanyl, Furanylfentanyl and Valerylfentanyl to a supplementary lis of controlled non-medical narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The action went into effect March 1st 2017.

“The four substances used to make fentanyl were newly added because we have detected them several times this year in parcels that were about to be sent to foreign countries,” Hua said, adding that the laboratory would step up checks to parcels.

Wei Xiaojun, an official with the MPS’ Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) told reporters China regulates 23 fentanyl-related substances, more than the number on the UN’s fentanyl control list, 15, and the US list of 20. China has also strengthened it’s cooperation with foreign countries in cracking down on fentanyl-related crimes last year.

Deputy head of China National Narcotics Control Commission Deng Ming has cooperated with more than 20 countries, including the US, Canada and Sweden to crack down on crimes involving the synthetic drug.

The NCB has specifically strengthened intelligence sharing, joint investigations and evidence gathering with the US Drug Enforcement Administration. Despite the proactive measures, the US has accused China of being a source for the drug that has caused thousands of overdose deaths.

An article published on the multi-media website Vox on Thursday said that US law enforcement officials believed that most of the fentanyl came from labs in China.

“The Mexican cartels are buying large quantities of fentanyl from China,” Barbara Carreno, a spokesperson with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), told FoxNews.com. “It’s much easier to produce than waiting around to grow poppies for heroin and it’s incredibly profitable.

The DEA estimates that a kilogram of fentanyl, which sells for between $2,500 and $5,000 in China, can be sold to wholesale drug dealers in the U.S. for as much as $1.5 million and that the demand for the drug due to the prescription opioid crisis in places like New England and the Midwest have kept the prices high.

China takes new steps to curb Fentanyl Epidemic

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China takes new steps to curb Fentanyl Epidemic

China is taking a new approach to the rising Fentanyl abuse worldwide. China is expected to put two of the main chemicals used to make fentanyl on its list of controlled substances. In an effort to crack down on it’s manufacture and distribution that has caused thousands to overdose and die in the US, Canada and around the world.

According to an expert with China’s public security authority, “We have suggested two chemicals – NPP and 4-ANPP, precursors of fentanyl, be included in the control list, and we have submitted the proposal to the State Council,” Hua Zhendong, technical director of National Narcotics Laboratory of China National Narcotics Control Commission, told the Global Times Monday.

The two chemicals placed on the restricted list will make it more difficult for black market laboratories to make fentanyl, hopefully curbing the amount that ends up on the streets.

This is one of a series of measures China has taken to restrict the abuse of fentanyl. China’s equivalent to the Food and Drug administration, the National Health and Family Planning commission (MPS) added four substances earlier thie year, Acrylfentanyl, Carfentanyl, Furanylfentanyl and Valerylfentanyl to a supplementary lis of controlled non-medical narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The action went into effect March 1st 2017.

“The four substances used to make fentanyl were newly added because we have detected them several times this year in parcels that were about to be sent to foreign countries,” Hua said, adding that the laboratory would step up checks to parcels.

Wei Xiaojun, an official with the MPS’ Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) told reporters China regulates 23 fentanyl-related substances, more than the number on the UN’s fentanyl control list, 15, and the US list of 20. China has also strengthened it’s cooperation with foreign countries in cracking down on fentanyl-related crimes last year.

Deputy head of China National Narcotics Control Commission Deng Ming has cooperated with more than 20 countries, including the US, Canada and Sweden to crack down on crimes involving the synthetic drug.

The NCB has specifically strengthened intelligence sharing, joint investigations and evidence gathering with the US Drug Enforcement Administration. Despite the proactive measures, the US has accused China of being a source for the drug that has caused thousands of overdose deaths.

An article published on the multi-media website Vox on Thursday said that US law enforcement officials believed that most of the fentanyl came from labs in China.

“The Mexican cartels are buying large quantities of fentanyl from China,” Barbara Carreno, a spokesperson with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), told FoxNews.com. “It’s much easier to produce than waiting around to grow poppies for heroin and it’s incredibly profitable.

The DEA estimates that a kilogram of fentanyl, which sells for between $2,500 and $5,000 in China, can be sold to wholesale drug dealers in the U.S. for as much as $1.5 million and that the demand for the drug due to the prescription opioid crisis in places like New England and the Midwest have kept the prices high.