text:
October 8, 2021 / hoenimochi / 4 Comments
After he took Wen Lin out for a small gathering that day, Wen Jianing was busy with filming for a short time and never saw Wen Lin again. He once called and asked. Wen Lin said that everything's fine and told Wen Jianing not to worry about him.
At this time, Ke Xinfan was also discharged from the hospital.
On the day he was discharged from the hospital, Wen Jianing drove to pick him up.
Ke Xinfan took out his cigarette and started smoking as soon as he got in the car.
Wen Jianing opened the window and silently expressed his unwelcome attitude toward him smoking.
But Ke Xinfan looked indifferent and asked him, "When will we go back?"
Wen Jianing said, "Anytime."
Ke Xinfan was silent for a moment, and said, "Then let's go as soon as possible, can we go back tomorrow?"
Wen Jianing glanced at him, "I'll arrange it."
In 'Bitter Summer', Wen Jianing's scene in the studio was almost ready to be wrapped up, and the next step was to prepare for the shooting of the outdoor scenes. Recently, Lu Jinlang had slowed down his progress, and he was more often studying shooting techniques and constantly making comparisons and self-improvements.
If Ke Xinfan wanted to go back at this time, Wen Jianing could spare time. But when he asked Lu Jinlang for a leave, Lu Jinlang offered to accompany him back.
Wen Jianing was a little surprised, "You are free?"
Lu Jinlang was originally looking at the computer, and raised his head to look at him, "You don't want me to go?"
Wen Jianing walked to him and stretched out his hand, put his hands on his shoulders, and smiled, "Why do you think so?"
Lu Jinlang reached out and took off his glasses, "I can feel it from your tone and expression."
Wen Jianing lowered his head, pressed his face against his cheek, and said softly, "You weren't looking at me just now, yet you can feel it from my expression?"
Lu Jinlang raised his hand to touch his face, and said, "Don't you know that there is something called telepathy?"
Wen Jianing couldn't help but smile.
Lu Jinlang took him by the hand and pulled him in front of him. Wen Jianing sat on his side and was held in his arms.
Wen Jianing put his hands around his shoulders, and turned his head to look at the web page Lu Jinlang was browsing. He thought he was watching entertainment news, but found out that he was reading a filming diary of a well-known director.
Wen Jianing pulled the mouse, and asked, "Is there anything you can learn?"
Lu Jinlang said, "You can always learn something if you look and read more."
Wen Jianing turned back to look at him for a moment, leaned over and kissed his lips. He had just taken a shower himself, but Lu Jinlang had not yet had time to take a shower. After a deep and emotional kiss, Wen Jianing said to him, "Would you like to take a bath first?"
"Yes," Lu Jinlang said, retracting the hand that had been inserted into Wen Jianing's pajamas, and while standing up, he carried Wen Jianing directly.
Wen Jianing quickly grabbed his shoulders, "What are you doing?"
Lu Jinlang said, "Let's take shower together."
Wen Jianing said, "I have already taken a shower."
Lu Jinlang smiled, "It doesn't matter, you can shower again with me."
He took Wen Jianing into the bathroom, sat on the edge of the bathtub, reached out to turn on the faucet, and poured water into the bathtub.
"You are going to take a bath?" Wen Jianing asked him.
Lu Jinlang said, "It's rare to have you with me. I'm going to enjoy it slowly."
Wen Jianing leaned his head on the bathroom tile and looked at him with a smile.
While waiting for the water to fill the tub, Lu Jinlang put one hand on his back and asked, "It seems that I rarely hear what you say about your family in advance."
Wen Jianing sighed, "My parents are actually very good to me, but the memories of the past are unhappy memories."
Ke Xinhang's diary rarely records happy things.
If Wen Jianing himself had grown up in that environment, he would certainly not have his current character. If he hadn't met Lu Jinlang, perhaps over time, he would have been gradually influenced by Ke Xinhang's sensitivity and helplessness and moved towards another extreme.
Until now, no one knew what happened to Ke Xinhang that night that Wen Jianing could enter his body. Wen Jianing sometimes wondered if he could not bear the pressure and chose to commit suicide.
Lu Jinlang moved the palm of his hand to his shoulder, squeezed it hard, and asked him, "What are you thinking about?"
Wen Jianing suddenly came back to his senses, shook his head, and then noticed that the water in the bathtub was almost filled up, and said to Lu Jinlang, "You can go in."
Lu Jinlang began to take off his clothes unhurriedly.
His figure was very good, his muscles were firm and tight without exaggeration, and he looked slender and well-proportioned.
Wen Jianing leaned his head against the wall and looked at him, and recalled when he began to feel the attraction of the man's body to him.
Lu Jinlang stepped into the bathtub and sat down.
The water in the bathtub overflowed all of a sudden. Wen Jianing had originally rolled up his trousers and sat beside the bathtub. At this time, the water overflowed and wet the trousers.
Lu Jinlang said to him, "Take off your pants."
Wen Jianing hesitated for a moment, but he took out his legs and took off his pyjamas before turning around and putting his legs into the bathtub.
Since Lu Jinlang replaced his boxer briefs in the past, he no longer insisted on covering up. In fact, he was very grateful to Lu Jinlang. It was precisely because of Lu Jinlang's attitude that now he gradually forgot his physical condition and felt that he was no different from ordinary people.
Lu Jinlang leaned back comfortably. He leaned back on the side of the bathtub, and said, "Unfortunately, it is not very convenient to go out. Otherwise, I can follow you to see the place where you lived before and the school where you studied."
Wen Jianing looked at him and said, "No, I don't have much memory."
"No memory?" Lu Jinlang felt a little strange about his words.
Sometimes the older people were, the more they would miss things from their childhood. Maybe not everything and every scene were memorable, but there shouldn't be nothing to remember.
Wen Jianing said, "Really, I have very few memories of Ke Xinhang."
Lu Jinlang looked at him silently.
Wen Jianing took a deep breath and said, "I have committed suicide, but I haven't died. Since I woke up that day, I have selectively forgotten a lot of things to let myself—" He said this, and suddenly stopped. Originally, he wanted to say that he wanted to separate the past memory from the present. But somehow, he suddenly had a strange and terrible idea at one point, which made him confused for a short time.
In Lu Jinlang's view, Wen Jianing's face turned pale for an instant. He sat up, reached out to hold his calf, and asked, "What's the matter?"
The touch of Lu Jinlang's palm called back Wen Jianing's to the present. He shook his head. He wanted to say nothing, but in the end he couldn't help asking, "Does Wen Jianing really exist in this world?"
When Lu Jinlang heard him mentioning Wen Jianing, Lu Jinlang was actually unhappy, but seeing Wen Jianing's dreadful face, he didn't want to irritate him, he calmly replied, "Yes, I know him, and I have seen him."
Wen Jianing nodded.
At that moment, he just suddenly wondered whether he was just a split personality from Ke Xinhang himself. The perception of his identity was actually given to him by Ke Xinhang, and he was not Wen Jianing, but he was Ke Xinhang. He just split himself and imprisoned a personality.
This thought made him a little horrified for a moment, as if all the unexplainable parts were explained. But the only thing he could rest assured of was that the memory of Wen Jianing he had was something that Ke Xinhang didn't know, and couldn't be given to him.
Wen Jianing was the real person in the world, and it was not the fantasy and split personality of Ke Xinhang.
"Xinhang?" Lu Jinlang still felt that he didn't look very good.
Wen Jianing swallowed the name, and suddenly wanted Lu Jinlang to call him Wen Jianing. He didn't know what had happened. After spending so much time together, it was the first time he had this idea.
Lu Jinlang got up and stood in front of Wen Jianing, stretched out his hand to pinch his chin to let him look at him, and said again, "Xinhang, what's wrong with you?"
Wen Jianing suddenly reached out and hugged his shoulders, and covered Lu Jinlang's mouth with his own lips.
There were some things he couldn't say, and things he didn't want to listen to at this time. He kissed Lu Jinlang hard, his pyjamas were all soaked and were all wet.
Lu Jinlang stretched out his hand to hold him, turned and leaned him against the wall. His head tilted back to slightly distance from him.
Wen Jianing tried to get over and kiss him again, but Lu Jinlang still stayed behind.
Lu Jinlang said, "What's the matter with you? You were fine just now."
Wen Jianing pursed his lips and said, "I'm f/ck deprived."
Lu Jinlang was startled and suddenly felt a little bit dumbfounded. Of course, he knew that the person in front of him was deliberately saying this to tease him, and he had to admit that this sentence was very powerful.
Wen Jianing raised his legs around Lu Jinlang's waist, deliberately stuck them on, and said, "How do you want it?"
Lu Jinlang was a little helpless, so he could only kiss him as he approached and said, "It's up to you, you can tell me when you want to."
As soon as he kissed him, Wen Jianing immediately deepened the kiss.
Both of them had no room to think, and fell into a passionate love making. The bathroom was filled with mist, and the water in the bathtub was churn and splashed out a lot.
Until sometime later, Lu Jinlang refilled the hot water in the bathtub again and soaked in with Wen Jianing.
Wen Jianing fell asleep in the bathtub because he was too exhausted, and he didn't have time to think about the past.
Lu Jinlang rearranged the work for the next two days that day. At dawn, he got up to make breakfast. When it was almost time, he called Wen Jianing up and said to him, "Let's go and set off today."
Wen Jianing rubbed his sore forehead, stretched out his hand on the bedside to touch his mobile phone, and then called Ke Xinfan, "We will go back today."
Ke Xinhang's hometown was actually in a nearby suburban county and only more than an hour's drive from the city. They could go back and forth on the same day.
At first, Lu Jinlang planned to let Lu Yunan drive his nanny car, but Wen Jianing said that it was unnecessary. They could just drive in his car, and it would not be troublesome for Yunan.
Before departure, Wen Jianing specially searched the cemetery address in the north of the county where Ke Xinhang's parents were buried.
The author has something to say:
Why is it all BL? Li Rong is a bisexual. If he likes Wen Jianing, it seems that everyone thinks it's normal. Why is it abnormal to like Wen Lin?
And the others inside are BG, but I won't write about BG in detail. Whether there is a second CP or not, it won't take up a lot of space
Not in good shape today, QAQ
Hoeni chap number but no detailed hoeni scenes… I'm disappointed….
It seems there are some discussion of Li Rong's attraction to Wen Lin…
Another chap(s) update courtesy of Beverly! Thank you so much for your kofi! ૮꒰˵• ﻌ •˵꒱ა
P.S:
Please support the author if possible~
http://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=2198091
https://www.gongzicp.com/novel-253290.html
Here's an updated guide on how to support the author using jjwxc!
Here's another guide to support the author using gongzicp!
P.P.S:
Join our discord server to receive notification on Perfection updates and other novels by my friends! ♡
qyura
hmmm I wonder if he'd tell LJL…
Thank you so much for your hard work!O(≧▽≦)O
i am actually looking forward to any kind of development that may form between li rong and wen lin
Ketkai loves to camp
It's rare to come across someone who've transmigrated to have an identity crisis. It was horrifying and amazing to see him process wether his og identity really exists and if he's not just another personality (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧
Makes you think that those people with multiple personalities are souls with past lives that just came into your body since there aren't enough physical vessels to hold them or that the host personality needs them
chinesefanreader
XX or YY or XY… It's all about free willed consent


The Song Space is a brand new extracurricular vocal academy specialising in Pop, Rock and Musical Theatre founded by vocal coach Jess Kershaw. Tuition is available for children and adults of all abilities and is designed to encourage versatility and creativity within the voice. Spaces are currently available for private one to one lessons and The brand new Junior Choir starting on the 24th April!
The private singing lessons are forty minutes long and initially focused around building and improving the technique and performance skills of the vocalist. There will also be an option to learn songwriting or to have a combination of both. Jess studied Estill Voice Training throughout her degree at Leeds College of Music and now uses it in her teaching and believes it to be very effective. The primary aim of the training is to not only improve the quality and technique of the voice but also allow the students to specifically and independently know how to use and push their voice to its most effective but in a safe and healthy way.
If your children are aged 8-12, have a passion for singing and want the opportunity to learn fantastic contemporary songs in Pop, Rock and Musical Theatre, this is the choir for them!
Their first session will be completely free but you must book a space.


To facilitate the registration at the SF2A 2011 meeting and limit your waiting time at the reception, we strongly suggest you - if you have not already done - to register on the conference website and pay your registration fees by credit card before Thursday, June 16 by completing this form. Only cards issued in France are accepted.
A payment by check is possible before June 13 (for this follow the instructions given at the bottom of this page). Finally, the registration fee can also be paid during the conference by credit card or check.
Reminder : PhD students are exempt from payment.
We have received a very large number of proposals for posters. However, due to a very limited space, we ask you to strictly limit the size of your poster in A1 format oriented in landscape (ie height : 59.4 cm and width : 84.1 cm). Posters larger than A1 size can not be hung. The poster session will begin Monday, June 20 at 14h and will end Thursday, June 23 at 17:30 (the hanging of posters will be made only from 14h).
To see the contributions go to the conference website . You can select contributions by workshop.
The list of contributions received by June 7, 2011 is reproduced in this PDF document (14 pages).
A version of the book of abstracts to date as of June 7, 2011 is available in PDF (68 pages).
A second and final version will be released during the week preceding the conference (June 20-23). You have then a little time to update your abstract ! (you must not change the options oral / poster / invited that were decided by the workshop organizers). To update your contribution, go to the conference website , then click 'Modification'.


We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #390.
This update has been rolled out to all Cloud customers.
If you are using DeskPRO download, you can update your installation from the admin interface.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #389.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #388.
FIX Agent: Realtime ticket list updates would sometimes be invalid when viewing pages >1.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #387.
This is a very minor build to address a corrupted ZIP file and a problem to do with teams.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #386.
NEW "Send welcome email" option when creating new user.
IMPROVEMENT Optimized filter checking logic.
IMPROVEMENT Render KB articles in Agent Interface even when Portal is disabled.
FIX Admin: "No default" value did not display correctly for categories, workflows, priorities and products.
We will begin rolling out this update to the cloud soon. This post will be updated once all cloud sites have been updated.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #385.
IMPROVEMENT ElasticSearch: Searching on names has improved. Partial string matches is now possible and diacritic folding was enabled.
IMPROVEMENT Agent: The time it takes for ticket lock status to appear has been greatly improved. It is now nearly instant.
FIX Some old tickets may be missing 'date_resolved' record, making auto-archiving not work. - Also optimised auto-archive task.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #384.
This update has been rolled out to all Cloud accounts.
At DeskPRO, we know it's important that your helpdesk works with the rest of your software. That's why we offer a wide range of apps to integrate with third-party services.
Atlassian JIRA is a powerful issue tracking system. DeskPRO has had JIRA integration for a while, but now we've completely overhauled our JIRA app with more functions and a completely new interface style.
Now you have more options to link JIRA issues and DeskPRO tickets: link one ticket to multiple issues, or create a new issue based on a ticket.
JIRA information is displayed in a collapsible pane; you can open it only when you need it, or if you use JIRA integration a lot, keep it locked open all the time.
View details of a linked issue, including JIRA comments, from within DeskPRO.
See linked DeskPRO tickets from within JIRA.
Post comments to JIRA from DeskPRO.
Open a linked issue in the JIRA interface with one click.
Customize which JIRA fields are displayed in DeskPRO.
and add JIRA comments from your triggers, SLAs and escalations.
If you're currently using the old JIRA integration, don't worry: when you install the new app, all the links to JIRA that you've already created will continue to work.
See this Knowledgebase article for more details about the JIRA app, including a full installation guide.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #383.
FIX Triggers: Triggers based on feedback would not run when feedback was set to neutral. This is a logical type equality fix. E.g., feedback turns from null to 0.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #382.
This update has now been rolled out to all Cloud accounts.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #381.
You want to spend your time on customer service, not on managing passwords for your helpdesk. That's why DeskPRO provides authentication apps so your agents and users can log in with their details from other systems with our new Single Sign-On (SSO) helpdesk features.
Now we've greatly expanded your options for managing authentication.
You can now use the OneLogin and Okta services to manage account credentials for DeskPRO (along with thousands of other web apps).
We also support the widely-adopted SAML standard, which means you can use many other identity management solutions.
We've added true, automatic Single Sign-On (SSO) helpdesk support. Your agents and users can log in once, on a third-party service or your intranet, and then be signed in automatically as soon as they reach your helpdesk.
What if you need to integrate DeskPRO login with your own custom web service? For example, you might want your users to have a single, seamless login for your website and your DeskPRO portal.
Your developers can now implement that easily using the simple JSON Web Token (JWT) standard. We've got documentation and full example code explaining exactly what they'll need to do, and whatever web development language you use, there's probably already a JWT library.
For full details of managing authentication in DeskPRO, see the updated Authentication and SSO chapter in the admin manual.
If you're a coder who needs to integrate DeskPRO with other systems, the good news is that we have a comprehensive REST API. The new good news is that we've made it even easier to use by adding an interactive API browser.
Now you can easily explore the DeskPRO API and try out the available operations from a web interface. Just go to /api/api.html on your helpdesk and enter an API key.
You can enter parameters for any API operation and instantly see the result. So whether you're working out how to do something or troubleshooting existing code, development is quicker and easier.
For more information, see our guide to getting started with the DeskPRO API browser, and the API documentation.
DeskPRO already supports custom fields stored about your users. They work fine if you want to record information that can have the same range of values across all your users: their shoe size, or their birthday.
But what if you want a field that has different predefined values for each user?
Suppose you sell custom pet accessories, and you want to record which pet a ticket is about. The possible values for User A might be "Fido" and "Tigger", whereas those for User B could be "Shadow" and "Felix". A normal custom field won't work.
Now you can handle this sort of information with per-user custom fields. You can create a field that has different possible values for each user and edit them on the user profile.
When your users submit a ticket from the portal, they can select from their own, personalised values, or even update them.
And of course, we've added per-organization fields too. You could use them to record buildings in an organization, the server or domain a software problem relates to - whatever information you need to track with different values for each user organization you deal with.
Our admin manual has full details of how to use per-user and per-organization fields.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #380.
FIX Agent: If ElasticSearch is enabled and if you entered a specific ticket ID in the search box, a result row would return even if you did not have permission to see the ticket (though attempting to open the ticket would still result in a permission error).
FIX Portal: Validation on department was not enforced. This allowed new ticket form being submitted without a department (the system would assign the first defined department in such cases).
This update has now been rolled out to all Cloud customers.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #379.
FIX Admin: Editing escalations was unreliable. Sometimes the form might show blank upon reloading.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #378.
NEW Added filter input to IM.
NEW 'All Agents' option for SendAgentEmail trigger action.
NEW Ticket list quick actions.
IMPROVEMENT Added "replay" button for Api Key log entry.
IMPROVEMENT Templating vars in 'Call Web Hook' trigger.
IMPROVEMENT API: New tikcet API has new overwrite_person_name param which will allow you to set person_name even if the person already exists.
FIX Agent: In mass actions window, "Product" was called "Category"
FIX Admin Interface: Agent online status.
FIX Reports Interface: "Save & Run" now works properly.
FIX Auto publis/unpublish dates for KB Article and News Post.
FIX Avatars for Agent Teams.
FIX Popover will not close after clicking links on it.
FIX Admin Interface form validations.
FIX Sort IM agents in alphabetical order.
FIX Downloads permission for user search.
We're always looking for ways to make the agent interface faster and easier to use. Even though DeskPRO is web-based, we want working in your helpdesk to feel like you're using your favourite productivity software, not filling in a series of forms.
Our latest improvement is quick actions for tickets. Just hover your mouse over the title of a ticket in the list pane, and you'll see that the pop-up lets you carry out the most common ticket actions.
You can assign a ticket to yourself, or to any agent or team, or change its status.
As in previous versions, the pop-up shows you the last message on the ticket; now you can also see how old the message is, so you can see at a glance whether it's still relevant.
Web hook actions enable your automatic processes, like triggers, to call external services using the web's HTTP protocol. This means that with a little technical know-how, you can have DeskPRO talk to other web services: your helpdesk could post alerts on your intranet, or your web service could alert users when they have a ticket reply.
We've now added support for variables, so you can customize the HTTP headers and parameters with details of the ticket and provide more precise information to external services.
To use a web hook, just go to your admin interface and add a Call Web Hook action to a trigger, SLA or escalation.
See our admin manual for more details about web hooks.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #377.
FIX "Can use tickets" permission could be deleted in some cases when you wouldn't want it to. These old cleanup routines incorrectly assume that "can use tickets" shouldn't exist if there are no departments granted on the same usergroup. So this was assuming that if you didn't add a usergroup to ANY departments, that's the same as "can use tickets" being off. This isn't true though because permissions are additive. Departments may be granted through some other usergroup, but the "can use tickets" itself might just be granted through this one.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #376.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #375.
Unlike other helpdesks, DeskPRO makes it fast and easy for agents to switch between different tickets and other items, with a tabbed interface just like in a browser.
The only downside of tabs is that you sometimes realise you still need a tab about half a second after you close it. That's why the best browser keyboard shortcut ever is Ctrl-Shift-T, to reopen what you just closed.
We've decided to take the lead from browsers and offer a Reopen function for our tabbed interface.
Just right-click on the tab strip, as you would to access the close tabs features, and you'll see that you can quickly reopen tabs. It's even better than the browser shortcut because you can pick from the last five tabs you closed.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #374.
We know that in many helpdesks, users can have a long ticket history, or even multiple tickets open at once.
So we've extended DeskPRO's fast, full-text search to enable your users to search tickets from the portal.
Now when a repeat user searches the portal, they'll see matches from their complete ticket history: whether open or resolved. Along with your general help content, they'll be able to find solutions your agents gave them, even if it was years ago, meaning fewer repeat tickets for you to deal with.
And of course, if the user is an organization manager, they can search all the tickets for their organization.
DeskPRO Cloud users, we'll be rolling this out to you automatically. If you're using DeskPRO Download, don't forget you'll need to set up Elasticsearch to get this feature (as well as our previous search improvements like full-text search for tickets and chats in the agent interface, and better search on the rest of your portal).
If there's something you'd like to be able to do on the portal that we don't yet support, please let us know at support@deskpro.com.
Our fast, full-text search in the agent interface is now more flexible.
By default, the search function ranks your matches by relevance - but sometimes you'll want to prioritise newer tickets or tickets with recent messages.
Now you can choose how to sort your results: Best Match, Last Activity or Date Created.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #373.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #372.
FIX Special reply codes are slightly modified in quoted email content to prevent email replies from matching in cases where the message is turned into a new ticket (e.g., ticket split, message was forwarded out, etc).
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #371.
We've added a new agent setting which improves the process of assigning teams in a couple of ways.
When agents who belong to more than one team used the Assign to My Team quick link on a ticket, the team assigned was always the first created - even if it wasn't the agent's most commonly-used team.
Now you can set a primary team for each agent, which will be assigned instead.
Setting the agent's primary team also improves how automated actions work. Some actions set the Current Agent's Team: again, the primary team setting will now be used to decide which team that is.
Set up primary teams on each agent's profile in Admin > Agents.
Last month we launched improved search for DeskPRO agents using Elasticsearch technology.
Now we're adding the same powerful search to the user portal.
The new system returns more relevant results, so users will find it much easier to find the help content they need.
Because it's powered by specialist search technology, the results are lightning fast. Your users will see their top matches before they even finish typing.
If you're a DeskPRO Download customer, don't forget to set up Elasticsearch and update to the latest DeskPRO version. (As usual, DeskPRO Cloud customers, you don't have to lift a finger - we'll roll out these improvements to you shortly).
Even with the best of care, email servers can sometimes throw tantrums.
DeskPRO logs any email issues so you can quickly troubleshoot and fix the problem. (Just to remind you, the logs are under Tickets > Email Accounts.) We've heard your feedback that sometimes cleaning up afterwards can be a chore.
Now we've added mass actions to the outgoing and incoming email logs. You can select a group of email messages and choose to resend or reprocess them, or just delete them.
We hope you're enjoying the improved agent interface, with its one-column mode designed for smaller screens.
We're still working hard to find ways to improve it, so it's as easy and productive to use as possible.
When you're looking at a list in one-column view, clicking an individual ticket (or other item) 'focuses' it: in other words, the detailed view of what you clicked will fill the column and replace the list. But what if you want to open several tickets from a list for future reference?
If you hold down your Shift key while you click a ticket, its tab will open in the background. So you can keep viewing the list, but you've got the tickets open and ready to go.
The icon at right opens the ticket in a new, focused tab, but if you Shift-click on a ticket's name, it will open in the background.
We're pleased to announce that we've further improved DeskPRO's agent interface search. You can now search the full text of all chats with users.
This upgrade employs the same specialist search technology we used to add full-text search for ticket messages, so it's lightning-fast and returns smarter results.
Now it's quick and easy for your agents to track down any communication with a user.
If you use DeskPRO Download, you'll need to update to the latest DeskPRO version (and make sure you've set up Elasticsearch) to see this change. (DeskPRO Cloud helpdesks will receive this feature automatically over the next week).
DeskPRO already lets your agents have avatars: now we've added avatars for agent teams too.
You can give each team its own avatar (identifying icon) that will be used throughout the agent interface.
It's especially useful when you're looking at a list of tickets; now you can identify the assigned team at a glance.
You can choose from hundreds of preloaded avatars, or upload your own.
To set your team avatars, just go to Admin > Agents > Teams.
You can now distinguish your departments in the agent interface with avatars.
When you're browsing a list of tickets, avatars make it easy to distinguish the departments at a glance.
To set up avatars for your departments, go to Admin > Tickets > Departments. You can also add them to your chat departments at Admin > Chat > Departments.
We've preloaded a selection of hundreds of icons for you to choose from, or you can upload your own.
Too many open tabs in the DeskPRO agent interface? Need to de-clutter?
Sometimes it's the little features that make all the difference.
The DeskPRO Tasks app is a lightweight way to track and assign agent to-do items, beyond dealing with tickets.
The action can set a due date and assign the task to an agent or a team, just as if you were creating a task manually.
You'll find that when you create a new task yourself, it will now open in the content pane. By popular request, you can also double-click task titles and comments to edit them.
Now your triggers and other automatic rules can be smarter. We've expanded DeskPRO's powerful, flexible automation system with even more criteria and actions.
During Working Hours: either the default hours set for your helpdesk, or custom hours just for that trigger. Need a trigger that only runs on weekends, or on Monday morning before your first coffee break? Now you can do it.
User is/is not: now you can check if a ticket belongs to your best (or worst) customer, and have your helpdesk treat it accordingly.
Organization is/is not: you can check for a specific user organization, too.
Check API Key: if you're using the DeskPRO API to let external software integrate with your helpdesk, you can use this to check if an event was carried out by the API on behalf of an agent, or by the actual agent. Finally, an end to robots masquerading as humans.
Check Performer Email: check the email address of the agent/user who caused a trigger event.
Create Task: assign agents tasks using the DeskPRO Tasks app (read more about this and other tasks improvements).
Add Agent Note: you can now automatically add an internal agent note to a ticket.
Send Email to a specific email address: now you can send an email to any address you like, without creating a helpdesk user. If you want to email an automated service, like email-to-Evernote or an email-to-fax gateway, this is the way to do it. You can send to a list of addresses, too.
Actions can now send custom email headers: email headers can affect how mail software processes messages.
Set Agent Followers can now add the current agent.
If you're new to DeskPRO automation and you want to learn all about the power of triggers, escalations, SLAs, macros and round robins, check out the admin manual section on Automating the Helpdesk.
We know that a lot of helpdesks use labels as a key part of their workflow.
Now there's a new way to get even more out of labels: color.
You can pick from one of 16 predefined colors, or get the precise shade you like by entering a hex color value (we hope 16,777,216 possible colors are enough).
To set this up, go to the Labels section for each type of content (e.g. Admin > Tickets > Labels).
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #370.
NEW Added download option for uploaded Apps.
IMPROVEMENT Task comments now editable by dblclick.
IMPROVEMENT Task title now editable by dblclick.
IMPROVEMENT Added tests to HipChat and JIRA apps.
IMPROVEMENT Open new task in tab pane.
IMPROVEMENT Default agent selection for Super API Key.
IMPROVEMENT Added ability to add optional packages for server reqs.
IMPROVEMENT Better people merge list.
IMPROVEMENT Highlight people by merge menu.
IMPROVEMENT Added context menu to tabs.
IMPROVEMENT Added permission to unresolve ticket.
IMPROVEMENT Check for whitelisted IP on every request.
FIX Force cast values to integers in new RR log entry.
FIX Prevent standard API Key from changing agent context.
FIX KB mass actions dropdown.
FIX Show 'invalid value' on Reports dropdowns parsing error.
FIX Lost namespace in Reports interface.
FIX Unexpected behavior with list items.
FIX Check permission to change status with reply.
FIX Do not ask to login after IP confirmation.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #369.
FIX Server Requirements: Do not show recommendation if any opcode cache is installed.
Like most web software, DeskPRO can remember your login details using a cookie, so when you come back to the site on the same computer, you don't have to log in again.
For security reasons, you may not want your agents to be able to use this option to leave their agent account logged in indefinitely.
We've added an option to remove Remember Me, so your agents have to log in every time. Along with the existing session time limit settings, you can use this to reduce the risk of unwanted access to your helpdesk from an unattended computer.
You'll find the new option in the admin interface under Agents > Settings > Session Settings.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #368.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #367.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #366.
FIX Admin: Appropriate error messages have been added for errors made while editing templates.
FIX Creating new field option hierarchy would fail unless you created parent items first, saved, then child items.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #365.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #364.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #363.
We are pleased to announce a new release of the DeskPRO helpdesk platform, build #362.
FIX Notification about CSV Import starting time.


All prices mentioned are including tax.
Sending charges will be added upon checking out the Shopping Cart.
Inside the Netherlands: free shipping!
Delivery time inside the Netherlands is 2-3 days, for Europe between 3-7 days and for the rest of the world 4-9 days. Delivery time can take longer due to factors we cannot control, such as local strikes, natural disasters, war, etc.
You may exchange or return products within 10 days. Please send us an e-mail if you wish to do so.
Exchanging articles are on customer's own expenses; sending costs from customer back to our warehouse + the new shipping costs to the customer (6,50€ Netherlands, 7,50€ rest E.U, 29€ rest of the world- by banktransfer, see contact details).
Returning articles; return shipping costs are customers own costs. Refund of the article(s) will be done when article has been received without any damage. Refunded will be the price paid by customer minus our sending costs (6,50€ Netherlands, 7,50€ rest E.U., 29€ rest of the world).
Photos of products on our website can differ slightly in color from the real colors, because of screen resolution.
While we endeavor to ensure all garments are sized correctly, a guarantee cannot be given that products meet the desired size.
Customers accept 10% tolerance in color and size of all articles upon placing an order.
All products are handmade, there is a possibility that for example a color pattern or weaving line is not exactly the same as on the photo(s) on this site. This fact is accepted upon ordering/buying.
If a product is faulty according to you, you can make reclamation per e-mail within 7 days after receiving the product, with photo proof. Later reclamations are not accepted.
If a reclamation is accepted, we solve the matter in the form of exchanging with other articles (no refunding).
In case of any dispute, the Dutch Law is applicable. The judge of Hoofddorp will be appointed to acknowledge the dispute.


text:
Q: How can i get multiple data from multiple tags as store them as json in javascript, jquery <select class="form-control js-example-basic-single getDress" name="dress[]" id="dress"
                                    style="width: 50%;">
                                <option></option>
                            </select>
                            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="amount" name="amount[]" style="width: 40%;"
                                   placeholder="How many?">
                            <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" id="add-more"><i
                                        class="fa fa-plus"></i></button>
                            </div

The html is above

 let dress = document.getElementsByName('dress[]');
    let amount = document.getElementsByName('amount[]');

        let a, b, i;
    for ( i = 0; i < dress.length && amount.length; i++) {
         a = dress[i];
        b = amount[i];

    let Dresses = [];
    Dresses[i] = [a.value, b.value];
    console.log(Dresses[i]);

    let k, n = Dresses.length;
    console.log(Dresses.length);

        let tmp = [];
        for (k = 0; k < n; k++) {
            tmp[k] = new DressDetails(Dresses[k][0], Dresses[k][1]);
            console.log(tmp[k]);
        }
        let objJSON = JSON.stringify(tmp);
        console.log(objJSON);

And is there any way to combine the JSON response together? As I am getting the response separately.
The response it's giving me is [{"dressType":"T-Shirt","dressAmount":"2"}]. Works only with 1 input. But if there are multiple inputs, It's showing me this error" Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property '0' of undefined".

A: You want something like this?

let dress = [{
  value: 'dress1'
}, {
  value: 'dress2'
}]
let amount = [{
  value: 1
}, {
  value: 2
}]

const result = dress.map((dress, index) => ({
  dress: dress.value,
  price: amount[index].value
}))
console.log(result);

A: let dress = document.getElementsByName('dress[]');
    let amount = document.getElementsByName('amount[]');
    let a, b, i;
    let Dresses = [];
    let tmp = [];
    for (i = 0; i < dress.length && i < amount.length; i++) {
        a = dress[i];
        b = amount[i];
        Dresses[i] = [a.value, b.value];
    }
    Dresses.forEach((Dresses, index) => {
        tmp[index] = new DressDetails(Dresses[0], Dresses[1]);
        // console.log( new DressDetails(Dresses[0], Dresses[1]));
        //  console.log('Index: ' + index + ' Value: ' + Dresses);

    });
    let objJSON = JSON.stringify(tmp);
    console.log(objJSON);

Finally got it right. This is the right format. Thanks for the help.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


TIACA's next Air Cargo Professional Development Workshop, aimed at growing management skills for air cargo professionals, will take place in Cologne, Germany from 22nd to 24th June 2015.
The Workshop Program, designed by Strategic Aviation Solutions International (SASI), will give participants an appreciation of the entire air cargo supply-chain and the component sectors by encouraging discussion and the sharing of perspectives, as well as providing practical advice and insight.
"TIACA's Program has already helped some of our industry's brightest young professionals in the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, and across Europe, and more recently South Africa," said Doug Brittin, Secretary General, TIACA.
The Cologne workshop will be led by SASI's Lilian Tan and Charles Edwards, and will feature practical information sessions, as well as discussion, debate, and a chance to network with peers as well as senior industry veterans.
Topics will include market and competitive analysis, brand management, revenue management, understanding and analyzing financial statements, business ethics, and leading teams.
TIACA's most recent workshop took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, in February and was attended by 18 students.
"The course challenged the way I think and made me realize that a change starts with me," said Elize Werner, Branch Manager, Capetown, DN Freight, South Africa, who took part.
TIACA will be announcing further Workshop dates soon.


text:
Q: Is it a good idea to put environment variables to /usr/local/bin I'm using aws cfn to start ubuntu instances, and I need to pass variables provided in cfn launch script to the scripts on the instance. For example, I may pass "db-server=db-2.domain.com" and there is a number of scripts on the instance, that want to know this address.
At the moment I create a file in /etc/profile.d setting vars with export, but this only works if bash is started as a login shell, which requires extra actions on my part to have these variables everywhere.
So I though that maybe I could instead create files in /usr/local/bin, e.g. get-db-host.sh with echo "db-2.domain.com" as content, this way they would be available to each script with no changes required.
Is it a good approach?

A:
Is it a good approach?

I'm pretty sure all the scripts you are talking about are shell scripts.  In this case, you could just put all your variables in a configuration file:
db-server=db-2.domain.com

Place that in a standard location (e.g., /usr/local/etc/myapp/) and source it in the other scripts:
. /usr/local/etc/myapp

You can also use just plain /etc, obviously.

A: The recommended method is to just add the variables to /etc/environment. This file is read on login (from the Ubuntu docs):

Environment variable settings that affect the system as a whole
  (rather than just a particular user) should not be placed in any of
  the many system-level scripts that get executed when the system or the
  desktop session are loaded, but into
/etc/environment - This file is specifically meant for system-wide environment variable settings. It is not a script file, but rather
  consists of assignment expressions, one per line. Specifically, this
  file stores the system-wide locale and path settings.

So, just edit /etc/environment/ and add
db-server=db-2.domain.com

A: I would say no to that idea. That directory /usr/local/bin is meant for executables that are local to the box and not part of any particular package (usually).
Rather than make it some mysterious setup that you've doing, put the variables where they would plainly obvious to someone else that might need to perform your task.
I'd put them in a file in your $HOME directory and simply source that file from your $HOME/.bashrc.
Example
if [ -f $HOME/.my_aws_env ]; then
    . $HOME/.my_aws_env
fi

Or you can be cool and hip and do it in one line:
[ -f $HOME/.my_aws_env ] && . $HOME/.my_aws_env


When I was 18, the IRA hid a bomb outside Belfast Castle, where my sister was celebrating her wedding. It was nothing personal – the security forces had been tipped off, so the bombers had to dump their device before moving to their real target. It was also New Year's Eve, so this was one of the only interesting news stories for the following day. Overnight my sister became the "IRA bomb bride", and took up most of the front page of all the national newspapers.
The trouble was, it was actually a bit of a non-story. It was inconvenient, because we had to move the festivities back to the church hall, but the real disaster – two wheelie-bins of Semtex going off in the city centre – had been averted. Yet there it was: Front page, big colour photos of my sister, imposing headlines. It struck me as slightly odd at the time that if the bomb had have gone off, the significance of the story would have increased by an order of magnitude, yet the form of the message would have stayed the same – the same size of headline, the same size of image, the same size of front page.
Once you start looking you can see this pattern everywhere. The TV news bulletin has to fill 30 minutes, even if there's only 5 minutes' worth of news. Your 80,000 word book deal requires 80,000 words, even if your idea could be summarised in a page. Everyone on the Question Panel gets two minutes to answer the question, even though only one of them is a bona fide expert on the subject.
Or in the corporate world, your £100k consulting report is expected to be a 100 pages long, even if you haven't discovered anything worth reporting. The graphic facilitator fills a wall with pictures, even if no one said anything particularly useful during the meeting.
How much corporate communication has no discernible impact because it only exists to meet expectations? To fill the newsletter? To have a programme charter because everyone else has one? To fill the walls with colourful graphics about values, commitments, missions and priorities, even though these seem to change every time there's a new MD?
And vice versa – how much communication of genuine significance gets lost in the fog? You have game-changing news to share, but your only channel is the corporate newsletter … and terms like "game-changing" are already so over-used by your leadership team that no one really knows what they mean anymore. Or you have 200 pages of hugely significant content to report that everyone should read, but no one has time to. And so on and so forth.
Marshall McLuhan famously said that "the medium is the message". If this is true, then what would happen if we started genuinely aligning the significance of the message with the salience of the medium? What would be the corporate equivalent of allowing the news bulletin to vary from one minute to an hour depending on whether it was important or not?


text:
bereavement · family life · herkind.com · Media · News and current affairs · Televison
The Power and the Story
January 5, 2013 January 17, 2013 Carla Maria
I've been telling 1st person stories for most of my writing life. I can't help it, it's my strongest voice. Which isn't to say that by reading something I've written, that you will know everything about me. I get some criticism, but mostly praise and sometimes awe for having the so-called courage to put my life out there and myself on the line. The stories I choose to reveal my life through are the ones I think are the most relatable and the least told out loud. An example is my continual return to my feelings about being childless – I just think it's a taboo topic that needs to be made a little more visible in order to be understood. Another is my struggle with loneliness, a word and state still so feared. Yet, another is my interest in fatherless sons and the voids in their lives because of it. Not my story to tell, but the topic of my upcoming book because of the many men I know who have suffered in silence. When we reveal ourselves in the most vulnerable ways we show how connected we really are by the condition of life. It can only help.
That's why I'm so interested in a new show on OWN Canada (Oprah Winfrey's network) called Life Story Project. My friend and colleague, the talented Dale Curd is a creator and co-host. Armed with deceptively easy to answer questions ("what was your most memorable 1st?" or, "what was your moment of truth?" and, "what does it feel like to fall in love?") the two hosts – one a life-coach, the other a seasoned men's counselor- invite random passers-by to sit on a purple couch and chat. What ends up being revealed is often a surprise to them, even though they have so much experience listening to "truths" from their clients. The show is not over-produced or stylishly edited. Participants have not been cast, though I'm sure the footage has been picked over for the best, most moving or entertaining stories. That's just TV. The result is a fairly authentic representation of the powerful stories we all have living inside of us. People seem immediately to go to the crux of their pain or joy. One woman revealed how an accident she had caused resulted in her child's eye disease which meant he couldn't recognize her until he heard her voice. When asked if she had regrets her answer was a thoughtful and very raw, "I don't know."
Life's just like that. It's not always possible to wrap it up with a pretty bow and that elusive thing we love to say we're seeking… closure.
While watching the debut show, I shared my experience of it with other viewers on twitter. Some of the comments surprised me. More than a few people said things like, "you never know what the person next to you is dealing with." Really? Do we not know? Are we so caught up in our own private dramas that we can't imagine others are having their own versions?
With all the soap boxing that's available on television where people are continually revealing their issues to Oprah et al, how is it possible to still not realize we all have emotional confusion, pain, loss, doubt just as much as happiness, joy, contentment. You can't have one without the other. Just because our minds return to the place of hurt when asked a simple question does not mean we haven't processed it and moved on. Resilience is one of our finest qualities. But, why are we still so afraid of the dark side, even when we know experiencing it has certainly shaped our lives?
I think the beauty of this show is two- maybe even three-fold. 1) it's local – the purple coach was placed on the Kew Beach boardwalk, in the middle of the Distillery district, and at Sunnyside Pavillion, so there's always a chance someone familiar will show up. Not only that, but it's much easier to relate to people nearer to us than on talk or reality show taped in some remote American city. 2) People seem to need a reminder that we all operate along the same thin emotional thread, though the manifestation may be different, and 3) Even the more empathetic of us who regularly tell the powerful stories of others, and our own, can be further moved by these ones, and also appreciate the skill of the hosts in drawing them out.
I recommend the show, especially if you need a reminder of the vulnerability of and the triumph over being human. Here's the broadcast schedule.
Well done Dale & co!
Dale Curd falling in love Life Story Project moment of truth Oprah OWN OWN Canada Toronto television
Next Post The Vault: the best of herkind.com/ What I Learned from Kate Middleton

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk has set the IPO price at Rp2,025 per share, generating Rp1.53 trillion cash for the company.
Rajiv Louis, Head of Indonesia's Investment Banking at UBS Securities, said the market demand is very strong. "The book was almost 6 times covered," he told Insider Stories this evening.
According to him, Tower Bersama will be the largest tower provider in Asia. "UBS is proud to be associated with the company. We believe in time this will be a tower company to rival the bast in class tower companies in the world," he said.
Tower Bersama has appointed two underwriters UBS Securities dan PT Indo Premier Securities. Tower Bersama plans to issue 755 million new shares or 15.86% through an initial public offering (IPO) at the price range of Rp1,675-Rp2,100.
The IPO is scheduled to take place on October 26, 2010. Following the IPO, PT Provident Capital and PT Wahana Anugerah Sejahtera, Tower Bersama's existing shareholders, will divest 339.75 million shares or 7.14%, snapping up Rp569.08 billion-Rp713.48 billion.
Tower Bersama is preparing a green shoe option, with 113.25 million shares to stabilize the price within 30 days after the IPO. The additional shares for green shoe option belong to Provident Capital and Wahana Sejahtera, holding 29.07% shares before the IPO.


text:
The Wicker Man (1973).
It is a rare and beautiful thing when everything that is wrong with a movie is everything you love about it. It usually happens with bad films but Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man is made great by all of its problems. Last year, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this British horror staple, I attended a cinema screening of the director's cut of the movie. It featured three or four scenes I had never seen before, made obvious by their poor aesthetic quality in comparison to the rest of the film. These scenes were kept our for a reason; they were self indulgent and verged on bonkers. This is truly saying something, considering that the majority of The Wicker Man is bonkers. It's a mad horror film that descends into chaos as it progresses. The genius of the film lies in its location. The film begins with Sergeant Howie arriving on Summerisle. We only briefly see outside of Summerisle, adding to the film's claustrophobic nature. The film all takes place on one bizarre island where nobody can be trusted and no stories ever seem to correlate. Revolving around a missing person investigation, The Wicker Man is simplistic enough which makes room for all the insanity its characters bring to the plot.
Edward Woodward brings a ferocity to Sergeant Howie – a man of strong Christian morals. His dedication to his faith is both admirable and ignorant. He is quickly frustrated by the paganism he glimpses in the traditions and behaviour of the Summerisle residents. Despite his cultural isolation from all those around him he never becomes intimidated. We don't always agree with Howie and his very strict and no-nonsense attitude to both the investigation and religion, but his ambition and honourable intention to find a missing child makes us quickly warm to such a frosty natured man. Christopher Lee gives one his greatest performances as Lord Summerisle, the island's leader and absolute opposite of Howie. Lee's character is breezy, friendly and mysterious, we don't trust him but he is instantly likeable in comparison to Howie. The film's haunting score is undoubtedly one of its most memorable qualities. Awash with a folk sound that is so archetypally British, The Wicker Man sounds as iconic as it looks. The film's aesthetic and audio blend together to make a patchwork-like film, made of numerous striking elements that fit together awkwardly but that together create a final product held together with love and creativity. The Wicker Man splits its viewers, with audiences seeming to either love or despise it. This is an all or nothing type of horror film – controversial, hypnotic and perfectly eccentric from start to finish.
British Cinema, British Film, Christopher Lee, Cinema, Classic Horror, Cult, Edward Woodward, film, Film Review, Horror, Movie


text:
Paul Greengrass (born 13 August 1955) is an English film director, screenwriter and former journalist. He specializes in dramatizations of real-life events and is known for his signature use of hand-held cameras.
Bourne Series
Fight Scene Cinematography & Editing: The Bourne Identity vs Hero
By kirgrin
Jason Bourne and 24: the Reality of Counter-Terrorism
By Storytellers
Jason Bourne & The Curse Of Mediocrity | Anatomy Of A Failure
By Filmento
Stuntmen React To Bad & Great Hollywood Stunts 7
By Corridor Crew
Thoughts on Shaky Cam
By Yoann CASALS
History Buffs: Captain Phillips
By History Buffs
The cinematography of Captain Phillips || Barry Ackroyd || Case Study


"A Center must have forward and backward; left and right; up and down.
Fullness Point. From here only can you change with change."
martial arts and related mind/body disciplines.
material would be of interest and benefit too.
Present Point and Neutral Point.
Students can work on their own level skills, understanding and progress. Instructors can elect to refine Level training and criteria relative to their students or groups. This personalized format may employ breaking the class into smaller groups at times - similar to the ILC Intensive evening formats.
The Process of 'Zhong Xin Dao' - Cultivating the Neutral Path'.
You will learn - 'How to Listen' - 'Ting' and 'How to Feed' the correct energy to your partner so you can refine both your own and your partners skill level. This is perhaps the most important key to progress in the Internal Martial Arts.
Throughout this class you be be building awareness of the Neutral Point and refining the feel of the Neutral Touch in Application.
Recognizing the Neutral Half-line to establish offense and defense / full and empty.
Direct Knowing through Linking and Reflection You will be instructed to clearly feel and access the Three Engagements, (Circle with Center, Center with Center, Center with Cross); with an emphasis on refining the use of Peng Energy – the Internal and External Force Field Spheres of Offense & Defense.
You will learn partner work with Condense & Expand to measure the strength of your opponent's sphere.
using awareness of Six Directional Energy and Yin & Yang muscle balance.
of the 5 Elements within the context of the 6 Physical Points, 3 Mental Factors and the 'Suchness' Feel.
Association, we will be awarding the discounts noted on the entrance fees.
passbook and be in full uniform (t-shirt, pants, and sash).
the opponent or incorporate the use of Fa Jing.
excellent teacher and a kind person.
Chuan" translated as "Mind Strength Fist".
and also a merging of Taoist and Buddhist teaching.
of I Liq Chuan, Chin Lik Keong.
Hall of Fame Outstanding Master.
Keeper/Lineage Holder of the art by his father.


text:
| Environment
New EBRD grant is aimed at tackling harmful Soviet uranium legacy in Kyrgyzstan
Zarina Moldosheva, a radiologist from the Kyrgyz Emergency Situations Ministry, takes a reading of radioactive activity at run-off depository number one, 150km from Bishkek near Ak-Tyuz village on April 23, 2009. The area has four run-off depositories from a defunct metal-processing plant. They hold about 4.7 million cubic metres of waste including cadmium, lead, molybdenum, zinc, copper, beryllium and other metals. [Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP]
BISHKEK -- Efforts to clean up two Soviet-era uranium sites in Kyrgyzstan are set to begin soon, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said in a statement Monday (April 29).
Central Asia served as a key source of uranium in the former Soviet Union, which left behind a host of security and environmental issues. Tajikistan, for example, has expressed concern about the presence of enough left-over uranium at its tailing dumps to enable the manufacture of "dirty bombs".
Work on the two Kyrgyz sites is expected to begin this year, initially at the former Shekaftar mine in Jalal-Abad Province, in accordance with a grant agreement signed by Kyrgyz authorities and the EBRD, the statement said.
The grant comes from the Environmental Remediation Account for Central Asia (ERA), a fund that the European Commission (EC) initiated and that the EBRD manages.
A Kyrgyz uranium dump is shown in this undated photo. [EBRD]
The project is part of a wider plan to deal with the harmful legacy of Soviet-era uranium mining and processing in Central Asia.
Balthasar Lindauer, the EBRD director for nuclear safety, and Kyrgyz Minister for Emergency Situations Nurbolot Mirzahmedov signed the agreement.
It enables a tender process to start for selecting a contractor to work on the Min-Kush and Shekaftar sites. Min-Kush is a tailing dump, while Shekaftar is both a tailing dump and a former mine.
Authorities have identified the two sites as top environmental priorities.
"We are grateful to the Kyrgyz government for the strong partnership we have established," Lindauer said after meetings with Kyrgyz authorities in Bishkek Monday. "Today we have taken important decisions to start work and reduce the risks to the people of the Kyrgyz Republic."
ERA was set up in 2015 to clean up high-priority sites in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The EBRD has signed framework agreements with all three countries.
Soviet, then Russian, neglect
The EBRD and its Central Asian partners have a monumental task ahead of them.
The Soviet regime mined uranium in Central Asia for more than 50 years and imported uranium ore from other countries for processing.
"A large amount of radioactively contaminated material was placed in mining waste dumps and tailing sites," the EBRD said. While most of the mines were closed by 1995, Russia did little remediation before or after abandoning those milling and mining sites.
The EBRD is the only international financial institution engaged in nuclear safety and decommissioning programmes and has been active in the field since 1993.
ERA receives contributions from the EC, Belgium, Switzerland, Norway and Lithuania.
The EBRD is also active in the transformation of Chernobyl, Ukraine, the site of a notorious nuclear plant disaster in 1986; the decommissioning of former Soviet-type nuclear reactors in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia; and the management of radioactive waste in northwest Russia.
A feasibility study and environmental impact assessment need to be done to get a real result
A feasibility study and environmental impact assessment are needed
Kyrgyzstan bans uranium mining as it struggles to deal with Soviet waste
Central Asia served as a key source of uranium for the former Soviet Union, which left behind a host of security and environmental issues.
EU-backed cleanup of Soviet-era uranium waste in Central Asia set to start in fall
Central Asia served as a key source of uranium in the former Soviet Union, which left behind a host of security and environmental issues.
Accord signed to clean up Central Asian uranium mining waste


Planeterra has worked closely with The Thailand Community Based Tourism Institute since 2015 to improve community tourism in the indigenous communities of Ban Pha Mon (Red Lahu) and Ban Muang Pam (Karen). These communities were connected to the G Adventures market in 2016 and hosted 600 G Adventures' travellers that year.
Planeterra's annual impact assessment showed that increased traveller numbers had led to positive impact on knowledge, skill development, cultural exchange and additional income for the community through tourism. However, it was also observed that the community was consuming far more resources with the new influx of travellers, with increased strain on water, food and power.
The 2016 rainy season caused flooding in both Ban Pha Mon and Ban Muang Pam that completely destroyed some of their irrigation system, which led to an insufficient amount of water to be used in the village.
In Febrary 2018, Planeterra supported these two communities to build 10 water tanks to meet increased water demand. Communities provided their labor, skills and knowledge to build the water tanks locally. Each water tank is able to contain up to 4,000 litres, increasing each village's capacity to 20,000 litres. The water also will be used for travellers as well as families in the community.
This community effort allows for sustained tourism activities in the two communities for years to come. Thank you to all donors that support Planeterra, helping others to uplift their quality of life, sustaining the community environment and developing community infrastructure.
Panot is Planeterra's Field Manager for Asia. With vast experience working in community based tourism in Thailand, Panot is now bringing his expertise throughout the continent with Planeterra.


Under the leadership of Ian Stubbs our Construction team is delivering significant success with exceptional profitability. We have grown our client base to include major national and international clients across multiple industry sectors including energy, infrastructure, retail and technology, working on some of the UK's most exciting projects. Our goal is to become a leading UK practice within the next 3-5 years; in order to achieve this we need talented lawyers, which is where you come in.
You will be very busy, which is what you would expect from the quality of our clients and the projects on which we advise. You will be given the autonomy, support and flexibility to be at your best. We value output not presenteeism; so, whether you are full time, part-time, office-based, or looking to take advantage of our agile working policy, our focus is your quality and potential.
We have multiple opportunities across all levels of experience to work on contentious, non-contentious, advisory and mixed caseloads. We require junior lawyers to ensure we are developing a pipeline of future leaders; we require senior lawyers to build upon our impressive client base and deliver on our innovative business development initiatives. It is an exciting time to become part of this highly successful, recognised practice.
We are not the only successful team in the firm. Through our commitment to organic growth we have grown by 80% in the last five years alone and our growth will continue. We number just under 600 staff across eight offices, in the South West including Bristol, Exeter and Plymouth and the South East including Southampton, as well as our myriad employees' own 'home hubs', demonstrating our commitment to agile working and an integrated, modern IT infrastructure for which you'll receive a personal tech fund to provide you with bespoke support. All of this allows Foot Anstey to be in the right place at the right time; a place where you can fast-track your career, without fear of glass ceilings or other artificial barriers to your success and where your progression is entirely merit based. You will also be very well rewarded for your efforts.
Whether you are looking for a new role now, are thinking about your next move in a few years, or just curious to see what we're about here at Foot Anstey, we want to talk to you.
For a confidential conversation please contact our Head of Recruitment, Ed Scrivener on 0117 9154671 or email Ed.Scrivener@footanstey.com. We're building something exciting and we want you to be a part of it.


The move comes a day after the Tamil Nadu government ordered the state Pollution Control Board to seal and "permanently" close the Sterlite Copper plant following last week's protests.
A day after the Tamil Nadu government ordered permanent closure of Sterlite copper unit, the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) on Tuesday cancelled the land allotted to for the proposed expansion of Copper Smelter Plant (phase II) in Tuticorin.
The allotment of land was cancelled "in large public interest" by the SIPCOT, an official release said.
The move comes a day after the Tamil Nadu government ordered the state Pollution Control Board to seal and "permanently" close the Sterlite Copper plant following last week's protests, over pollution concerns, during which 13 people were killed in police firing.
"As the allotment of land for the proposed expansion has been made by SIPCOT, in larger public interest, the land allotment made by SIPCOT for proposed expansion of copper smelter plant (Phase-2) by Vedanta Ltd is hereby cancelled," SIPCOT said in its communication to the Vedanta group.
"The land price collected for the said land allotment will be refunded as per the norms of SIPCOT," it said.
There have been a series of agitations against the establishment of a copper plant at the SIPCOT industrial complex in Tuticorin, about 600 km from here, expressing concerns about the pollution caused, it added.
An official release here said, "The cancellation of allotment of 342.22 acres of land has been made in larger public interest and this has been communicated to the company."
Chief Minister K Palaniswami had yesterday said the state government had issued the directive to seal and 'permanently' close the copper unit, in deference to the 'sentiments' of the people.
"In deference to the opinion and sentiments of the general public, it was decided to close down the Sterlite plant and a Government Order has been issued today," he had said.
Vedanta Ltd termed the closure "unfortunate" and said it would decide the future course of action after studying the development.
The Madras High Court had on May 23 stayed the expansion of the Vedanta's copper smelter plant in Tuticorin district on a petition filed by environmental activist Fathima Babu.
The petitioner submitted that Vedanta Limited should be restrained from carrying out activities in the lands on which the proposed copper smelter-unit II was being constructed.
The court had also directed the Centre to submit within four months a report after holding a public hearing in the district to invite public opinion on the plan for expansion.
The locals were protesting for the closure of the factory for 99 days.
Protesters turned violent on May 22, the 100th day of their stir, and 13 people were killed in police action against them last Tuesday and Wednesday.


text:
/// <reference path="../../graphics/updatable.ts" />
/// <reference path="../../math/linearInterpolation.ts" />

namespace FroggerJS.Views.Controls {

    import Interpolation = FroggerJS.Math.Interpolation;
    import InterpolationRepetition = FroggerJS.Math.InterpolationRepetition;
    import LinearInterpolation = FroggerJS.Math.LinearInterpolation;
    import Updatable = FroggerJS.Graphics.Updatable;

    /**
     * Defines an animated text that changes his alpha value.
     */
    export class AnimatedText extends PIXI.Text implements Updatable {

        private static LABEL_ALPHA_INCREMENT = 0.012;
        private static MAX_LABEL_ALPHA = 1;
        private static MIN_LABEL_ALPHA = 0.35;

        private interpolation: Interpolation;

        /**
         * Initializes a new instance of the AnimatedText class.
         *
         * @param text      The text to display.
         * @param [style]   The style to apply with the text.
         */
        public constructor(text: string, style?: any) {
            super(text, style);
            this.interpolation = new LinearInterpolation({
                minValue: AnimatedText.MIN_LABEL_ALPHA,
                maxValue: AnimatedText.MAX_LABEL_ALPHA,
                increment: AnimatedText.LABEL_ALPHA_INCREMENT,
                repetition: InterpolationRepetition.Inverse
            })
        }

        /**
         * Updates the alpha of the animated label.
         *
         * @param deltaTime     The delta time to use.
         */
        public update(deltaTime: number): void {
            this.alpha = this.interpolation.next(deltaTime);
        }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
7 Things That Won't Increase Your Home Value
Hiring an Agent
Writing Offers
Buyer Disclosures
Market Facts & Trends
All Home Buying
Home Buying Selling Your Home
In fact, these improvements may turn buyers off
••• Clive Nichols/Getty Images
By Elizabeth Weintraub
Homeowners often assume that upgrades and renovations always make their place more valuable and sellable. But many home improvements do not, in fact, add value to the home — and in some cases, could even act as a detriment if and when the property goes on the market. Here are the seven of the most common.
Extensive Professional Landscaping
You can build an entire amusement park in your backyard and it won't bring you big bucks upon resale. If you want to put in a waterfall that cascades down into a Koi pond, for example, do it because you enjoy the water feature, not because you're hoping to recoup the investment. Landscaping choices are a personal preference, and all the hand-crafted bridges and unique pergolas in the world won't dramatically boost your bottom line.
Upgrading the Utilities
Although you may have paid thousands to install copper plumbing or replace the sewer or upgrade the electrical wiring from aluminum to Romex, it's unlikely to bring you more dollars. These types of improvements are considered maintenance — and your neighbors probably made them years before you. Of course, getting everything state-of-the-art isn't a bad idea: In certain quarters, that's considered standard, and without it, you could take a hit when selling time comes. Just don't think these upgrades let you mark up the price tag.
New Roof or HVAC
Some buyers in the marketplace appreciate a home that features a brand-new furnace or HVAC system, but they won't pay extra for it. Ditto regarding a new roof: Replacing a roof past its average life expectancy of 30 years is considered a maintenance issue. It's like expecting to get paid more because you swept off the front steps.
Swimming Pool or Personal Spa
The TV commercials for water-related improvements depict nonstop frolicking among kids in the pool (zero focus on drownings) or late-evening soirées in the hot tub sipping adult beverages. Sadly, though, the cost and expense of aquatic amenities never find their way back into your pocket. Many people won't buy a home with a swimming pool; they don't want to deal with the upkeep or safety issues. In fact, as part of negotiations, a buyer might insist that you tear out the pool or whirlpool. If you want to install a pool or spa, do it because you will enjoy it.
Making Dated Decor Changes
You might like white appliances or white ceramic counters, for example, but young home buyers do not. Those are no longer "in." Same thing with carpeting, unless it's exotic and high-end — and don't even go down the road of gold-toned bathroom fixtures and door hardware. Even 12-inch-by-12-inch ceramic flooring has lost its appeal. The point is, don't deliberately decorate in the latest style for resale reasons. Fashion just changes too fast.
Painting Your House
Although painting is the single most cost-effective improvement you can make before selling your home, it won't return any bang for your buck unless you do the painting yourself. Fresh coats on the exterior or interior certainly make any home more saleable, but appraisers don't boost your value because of them.
Sure, the salespeople at the solar panel company tell you that installing solar panels will enhance your home's value, but that's just not true. It may be an admirable thing for the environment, but solar panels do nothing for the residence's selling price. Moreover, if you have financed the solar panels, you probably can't sell the home without paying off the balance at closing, something that often is not disclosed.
Some folks are devastated to find out that the improvements they invested in and perhaps borrowed money for not only do not improve the value of the property but might actually detract from it. Fortunately, while most of these enhancements won't help you turn a bigger profit, they won't hurt, either — and they might make it easier to sell your home by giving the buyer peace of mind. Just don't confuse peace of mind with an elevated price tag.
You Might Not Want a Swimming Pool Home
Buying a Fixer-upper? Try a Limited 203K FHA Loan
Should I Update My Home or Try to Sell It As Is?
Want to up your home's resale value? Focus on these 8 projects.
How to Think Like a Buyer to Improve Your Home's Curb Appeal
A List of Home Amenities and Features for Home Buyers
Thinking of Getting a Pool? Here Are the Costs and What to Consider
Here's How to Sell a Unique Home
Should You Buy a New Home or an Old Home?
Great Words Grab Readers—Use These in Your Home-for-Sale Classified Ad
Here Is What to Know to Avoid Losing Money Selling Your Home
Should You Offer Less for a House That Needs Work?
An Easy Order of Steps for Remodeling Your Kitchen
The Pros and Cons of Co-ops vs Condos as a Residence
Why a Home Warranty May Be Worth It
Borrow for Green Improvements and Repay on Your Tax Bill With PACE


On Friday, February 17th the stars of polo gathered at the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame to welcome the latest inductees to the Hall of Fame; 10 goal living legend Mariano Aguerre; polo great of the 50s and 60s John "Jackie" Murphy, Museum of Polo visionary and founder Leverett S. Miller, wise old Texas horseman and mentor George Miller; and two gallant equine heroes of the sport – the courageous Army remount mare, Chicken; and Charles Smith's multi-award winning mare Nebraska Sunset.
Guests arriving on the red carpet for the Grand Reception were greeted with flutes of bubbly from the Korbel Bubbles bar, an array of passed hors d'oeuvres and other "adult" beverages provided by Lipman Brothers LLC, Brown Forman, Bacardi USA, Tito's Handmade Vodka, Korbel, and new sponsor 14 Hands Winery. Everyone had a great time exploring the Museum and its new exhibits, getting re-acquainted with long lost friends and making new ones. One of the highlights of the new exhibits was "Polo Art in America, from the collection of Horace and Martha Laffaye" a montage of some of their vast collection of polo art that includes bronzes by Herbert Haseltine, works of Frederick B. Voss, Paul Brown and others. Sadly, Martha passed away last April and it was her wish that these works be shown at the Museum.
As the evening progressed everyone was invited into the pavilion to be seated for a sensational dinner sponsored by Marc and Melissa Ganzi and Grand Champions Polo Club and Dessert Sponsor Annabelle Gundlach and Postage Stamp Farm Foundation. The evening's entertainment was sponsored by Wayne and Pamela Garrison. The Museum also gave to each attendee a very special gift, a book called Polo Art by Melinda Brewer and published by the Museum that is a composite of her photos and artwork celebrating the great ponies of our sport. A Coravin wine system was also given to each of the inductees or award recipients, to dinner sponsors and those who purchased an entire table for the dinner.
The Hall of Fame Dinner is the largest fundraiser for the Museum each year and this year close to $75,000 was raised. We thank the polo community for its support and wish to again express our gratitude to all of the afore-mentioned sponsors and also to Alex Pacheco for his photographic support for the exhibits and the dinner, to Melinda Brewer for the portraits of the Horses to Remember, Frederic Roy for promoting the Museum and the dinner in the Morning Line, Krystal Zaskey Photography for additional photographic support for the evening and to all the great volunteers who help make this wonderful event possible.


WELCOME TO THE NEW SPIRIT SHOP!
Your one stop shop for yard signs, magnets, stickers and clings! Show your spirit for sports, music, graduation, activities, and community pride!
Spirit Sport Shop will process the orders on the 15th and 30th of every month.
Orders will be delivered approx. 10 days after the orders are processed.
Banner orders will be bundled and delivered by sport to the Athletic Director.
Questions on order placement please call 216-634-8500 and someone will assist you.


text:
Syrian Muslim Brotherhood rebel group killing Christian refugees
….and in a surprise move, the Iraqi government has opened its borders to Syrian refugees.
Here is the story from Catholic News Agency about the persecution of Christians by the rebel forces attempting to bring down the Assad regime:
Damascus, Syria, Jul 23, 2012 / 04:50 pm (CNA).- The Syrian rebels' attack on Damascus has allowed radical Islamist groups to attack Iraqi refugees, Christians allegedly loyal to the Syrian government and other civilians.
Local Christians have expressed dismay and outrage at the attacks on defenseless civilians, a local source told Fides news agency.
The rebel group Liwa al-Islam, a Wahhabi group whose name means "The Brigade of Islam," has claimed responsibility for killing top generals in President Bashar Assad's government. On the morning of July 23, its members also killed an entire Christian family in the Damascus neighborhood of Bab Tuma.
Militants blocked the car of Nabil Zoreb, a Christian civil officer. They ordered him, his wife Violet, and his two sons George and Jimmy to get out of the car. The militants then killed them all.
In southeastern Damascus, Islamist fighters with the Muslim Brotherhood ally Jehad al Nosra attacked the homes of Iraqi refugees. They ransacked the homes, burned them and forced the occupants to leave.
The refugees said "gangs of Muslim terrorists attacked and chased us."
Syrians to Iraq!
For years refugees fled Iraq for safe harbor in Syria, but now that the Muslim rebels affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood are on the move in Syria, the refugee flow will reverse direction as Iraq opens its borders to Syrians.
From Reuters:
(Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has ordered his country's borders to be opened up to allow Syrian refugees fleeing violence at home to enter Iraq, his office said on Monday.
There is more, read it all.
Speaking of the Muslim Brotherhood, if you haven't followed the controversy in the US where Reps. Michele Bachmann and four other members of Congress are under fire (from Republicans!) for asking for Inspector General investigations of several federal agencies to ascertain the depth of penetration by the Brotherhood into those agencies, see my other blog, here.


If Mickey Rourke was arguably, the most interesting actor of the 1980's, then Johnny Depp is arguably, one of the most interesting actors of his time. From his comedic turns in Arizona Dream and Benny and Joon to romantic leading man (Chocolat, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Don Juan Demarco) to horror star (The Ninth Gate, Sleepy Hollow), Depp's career is quite remarkable in its diversity. It's hard to believe this is the same actor who first gained attention in A Nightmare on Elm Street and the underrated teen youth drama, 21 Jump Street. As a film star, Depp's big breakthrough came with his starring role in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands with whom Depp has collaborated on three films in total including the brilliant Ed Wood, a film that gave Depp his best role to date—playing the demented but lovable real life filmmaker. Ed Wood could've easily become a slapstick comedy, just making fun of Ed Wood, but Depp's sensitive performance turned the film into a hilarious, yet gentle portrait of a man's soul. Though Depp has always prided himself on making risky choices, like Jim Jarmusch's commercially poison western Dead Man, Depp has always been keen enough with his career to alternate between edgy, out of the mainstream material like Arizona Dream and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, with more commercial films like Donnie Brasco and Sleepy Hollow, understanding that box office success will allow him more artistic freedom.
In Depp's most recent film From Hell, Depp plays Frederick Abberline, the real life Inspector who was assigned the task of hunting down Jack the Ripper in the slums of Whitechapel more than a century ago. Whether you like all of his films or not, From Hell represents another risky, strange journey for this most interesting actor.
What interested you about From Hell?
I thought the script was amazing and I'm a big fan of the Hughes Brothers. I loved their last film (American Pimp) and I loved working with them. I also got the chance to smoke a lot in this movie, like in Blow. I don't need an excuse to smoke in a film.
You were interested in Jack the Ripper as a child?
Yes, I was very fascinated by the subject of Jack the Ripper, I was obsessed, maybe I was too interested in him at such a young age. From then on I just found as much information on the subject as I could over the years. It's the first recorded serial killer in history and the fact that's it's never been properly solved is really fascinating. Nothing like this had happened before on such a large scale and it's still an unsolved case and it's a case that will likely never fully be solved.
Abberline is a very sick, tortured man in the film? Tell us how you approached the character.
Even in the deepest and darkest kinds of things I try to find some humor and extract it. The character I play, Abberline, feels like he sees demons and visions in his search for Jack the Ripper. He's a very damaged man, so in a way, from my point of view, it would make sense to show all of his scars and weaknesses. He has all of these demons, he abuses drugs, you show the addictions and the demons—as well as the hunt for the killer.
You did a lot of research for this role, didn't you?
One of the things I was able to do was actually go and visit Whitechapel and see the real places where the killings took place. I also got to talk to all of these 'Ripperologists' and hear all of these theories about who Jack the Ripper may have been. One of the Jack the Ripper experts, he took me to all of the notorious landmarks, where all the murders happened.
What did the Hughes Brothers bring to the film?
They knew every theory in the film. They're great. They know everything about what they're doing. They study scenes. They told me that they had reconstructed Whitechapel for the movie, but I didn't know just how far they had gone. It turns out you could see seven or eight blocks of the East End of London. It felt like stepping back into time. I was so impressed with the research they had done for the film. It was like watching someone solve a hard equation.
Why is the legend of the Jack the Ripper still so fascinating?
It was the first case where a faceless killer had been elevated to the status of pulp icon. He became a worldwide curiosity.
So From Hell was a much happier experience than The Astronaut's Wife and The Ninth Gate?
Tell us a little about working with Tim Burton.
I'd love to work with Tim again. Tim's a true artist, very true to his artistic vision, to his emotions. He's proved that you can do things differently and still be successful. On Sleepy Hollow I thought I was going to get fired because I didn't think there was any way they were going to let me play the character that way, but Tim was very supportive. The same was true with the Hughes Brothers. Anything they did, I'd work with them again.


text:
Arab paper: Missing Iranian general may be in the U.S.
AllahpunditPosted at 11:06 am on March 6, 2007
The paper in question is Asharq Al-Awsat, which, it so happens, is managed by the half-brother of Saudi King Abdullah. You'll recall from last night's post that another Saudi paper, al-Watan, was early with the story of the general's disappearance. Fancy that.
Anti-Shia propaganda, or do they know something?
The Iranian former deputy defense minister who disappeared in neighboring Turkey last month is said to have sought asylum in the United States. Tehran said was Ali Reza Asghari went missing while on a private trip to Turkey.
The pan-Arab newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat on Tuesday quoted high-profile sources as saying that Asghari left for the U.S. shortly after arriving in the Turkish capital…
Al-Sharq al-Awsat's sources … claim the official was not abducted but left for the United States "along with the secrets he carried."
Naturally, the chief of Iranian police disagrees.
That last link quotes a Turkish paper as saying the missing general, Asgari, was involved in nuclear work, but the reports about that thus far seem thin. What everyone does agree on is that he was heavily involved with Hezbollah in Lebanon throughout the 1990s. Assuming he was abducted, that would make Mossad a primer suspect than the CIA given Israel's greater need for intelligence in that area. Or would it? Asgari's expertise with Hezbollah would be useful in training the militias in Iraq — which is what Debka implies he was doing:
The missing general has been identified as the officer in charge of Iranian undercover operations in central Iraq, according to DEBKAfile's intelligence and Iranian sources. He is believed to have been linked to – or participated in – the armed group which stormed the US-Iraqi command center in Karbala south of Baghdad Jan. 20 and snatched five American officers. They were shot outside the Shiite city.
If you see any other reports about him being linked to the Karbala attack, please tip us. That would pretty well rule out the possibility that he defected and lend weight to the "reprisal abduction" theory.
Exit question: if we do have him, how much heart-ache do you figure CIA interrogators are using him to inflict on Andrew Sullivan right now? (Exit answer: Lots!)
Tags: Andrew Sullivan Hezbollah Israel terrorism


Autonomous targeting and release of drugs at their site of action are desired features of nanomedical systems. Now, a team of Dutch scientists has designed a nanomotor that has these functions: An antitumor drug encapsulated in self-propelled, self-assembled stomatocytes is carried across the cellular membrane and released inside the cell upon a chemical redox signal that disassembles the vesicle membrane. This deliver and unpack nanomedicinal system is introduced in the journal Angewandte Chemie.
Self-propelling nanovesicles are attractive transport vehicles for drugs. If they are fueled by hydrogen peroxide, these vesicles can take up directed motion responding to its concentration gradient. Combining the ideas of self-propelling nanomotors, drug encapsulation, and triggered destruction of the nanocarrier, Daniela A. Wilson and her team at Radboud University, The Netherlands, have designed an artificial self-propelling vesicle, which is sealed by a block copolymer shell and opens to release the loaded drug load if it encounters higher concentrations of glutathione, a chemical signal inside cells.
Glutathione is a so-called redox molecule, an antioxidant. In the cell, this small peptide acts as a scavenger of reactive oxygen species; besides, it serves as a pool for the amino acid cysteine. Elevated levels of glutathione are frequently found inside tumor cells. Wilson and her team came upon glutathione in their attempt to find a door-opener for their drug-loaded, self-propelling artificial vesicles: "The small glutathione can enter into the PEG shell of the nanomotor and then break down the redox-responsive disulfide bonds [...], resulting in cleavage of the outside PEG shell," they wrote. Thus, upon cleaving disulfide bonds, glutathione triggers the vesicle membrane disassembly, and the content of the vesicle, which can be a drug, is distributed in the target cell.
The material of the vesicle membrane is a block copolymer made of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and polystyrene, both of which are connected by a disulfide bond. During self-assembly, a hydrophilic anticancer drug can be encapsulated. Then, the artificial vesicle is transformed into a bowl-shaped stomatocyte, a vesicle with a special dent or groove, by adding the engine, platinum nanoparticles. This nanoparticle catalyst degrades hydrogen peroxide, which is typically produced by tumor cells, propelling the stomatocytes forward, for example, across the cell membrane. There, glutathione, as it were, presses the door handle, opens the vesicle, and stops the motion by catalyst poisoning.
For human cell cultures, the authors demonstrated internalization of the stomatocyte nanomotors, their degradation, and drug release. They propose the nano-submarine as an attractive concept for future drug delivery applications.


On this episode of The Draft Pod the guys select their teams of Board Games. Which is very fitting considering they all live on the west coast of Florida and are hunkering down during #HurricaneIrma as of the release of this episode. Board games will be played in the coming days at Draft Pod Studios.
Listen in and let us know whose team of board games won on Twitter @TheDraftPod. If you're in florida in the path of the hurricane don't listen, save your battery life in your devices and stay safe, we're right there with you. Good luck from The Draft Podcast team!