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The post-workout routine is too often treated as being separate from the workout itself. And that's exactly where fitness aficionados, and even athletes, fall short. No workout is complete without appropriate rest and recovery.
Eating smart, stretching right, and getting sufficient rest all play a significant role in maximizing gains from the training just completed, and preparing for the challenge ahead.
Whether looking to alleviate soreness, recover faster, or refuel, here are 10 habits that will enhance your post-workout routine.
Don't rush for the water bottle, or exit, after your workout is "complete." You need to give your body a chance to cool down through active recovery.
It's all about moderate movement that will improve circulation and help muscles relax. Light cardio such as walking another lap, going slow on a treadmill or using the row machine at an easy level will do the trick.
Dehydration hinders performance and recovery, so it's key that lost fluids are replenished promptly and properly. Fluid intake should occur during exercise, but topping up afterwards is imperative to speed up recovery. This will boost metabolism, lubricate the joints and help nutrients be transferred more efficiently across the body.
A lot of factors determine how much you should drink after exercise, yet a simple urine test – where clear or light yellow urine is a pass – will help ensure fluid levels are right.
This one's both a pre and post-workout routine tip!
A foam roller is an effective way of breaking up knots in soft tissue, leading to improved flexibility and better blood circulation. Because they help loosen muscles, foam rollers allow for a better, deeper stretch, hence should be used before you launch into that hamstring hold.
Using them after a workout can induce a few extra aches, but rest assured this is good pain.
Once the foam roller treatment is complete, a gentle stretch is in order. It's important to remember that muscles are already nimble after exercise, so there's no need to overdo it.
The right balance will ensure you are relaxing the nervous system and ensuring muscles recover faster. As always with stretching, don't push too hard and remember to breathe.
Healthy foods fast-track post-workout recovery by delivering essential nutrients and oxygen to the muscles.
Aim to eat within 60 minutes of completing your workout, and skip the fat. Compensate for depleted energy stores through foods with plenty of protein and complex carbohydrates.
When you don't have the time – or motivation – to prepare a recovery meal, opt for a smoothie.
Quick, easy, and delicious, smoothies are a supercharged food that stimulate recovery. Power them with superfoods such as kale, chia seeds, beets and tart cherry.
Here are out three favorite recipes.
Relaxation is the easiest component of the post-workout routine, so remember to do it!
Time is an essential part of recovery. While it works most effectively when combined with other after-exercise routines, resting gives the body a chance to repair at it's own pace.
Good overnight sleeping habits are also imperative to optimize recovery and subsequent performance. A short post-workout snooze won't hurt either.
While climbing onto the massage table after intense exercise can be hard, it's well worth the hassle.
By decreasing inflammation and promoting fiber regeneration in the muscles, a massage delivered straight after exercise speeds up recovery. It also leaves you feeling great!
Say goodbye to days of soreness after the next strenuous workout.
For some, cold water treatments such as ice baths are paramount for treating sore muscles and reducing inflammation.
Exposure to severe cold is believed to jump-start the recovery process by speeding up circulation, subsequently moving troublesome waste products like lactic acid away from the muscles.
It's a post-workout routine that's worth shivering through.
Listening to your body should underpin every post-workout routine. Here are a few good things to remember:
Your body will generally tell you what it needs, so listen to it.
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The world needs more energy but delivered with fewer carbon emissions. Embracing that dual challenge is the way BP thinks about every aspect of its business, says Kathrina Mannion
Passenger car engines produce 6 billion litres of used oil globally every year. So a better, more sustainable way to reuse and recycle this product is needed, says Rachel Fort, senior formulation technologist, Nexcel
Air travel is a growing source of greenhouse gas emissions. But a project to turn used cooking oil into jet fuel could help change that, says Tom Parsons
Reducing the planet's greenhouse emissions requires innovative advances, such as concrete that absorbs carbon dioxide as it hardens, says Tom Schuler
I feel fortunate to have found a career that has offered me such a wide variety of experiences, with ever-changing and exciting challenges says Tamara Holmgren
The disruptive force of digitalisation is being felt across most industries today and energy is no exception
It's the 'Shazam' for the oil and gas industry: the technology that identifies the sounds in a production well
Too many young people rule themselves out of a science career. But boosting their "science capital" could change that, say educators
What is science capital and how can it influence your career? Boris Ertl talks about his childhood influences and why he chose to study chemical engineering
A passion for the sea led Nathalie Descusse-Brown to study the frequency of waves. Now as a senior riser engineer she faces incredible challenges such as working at depths of 1250 metres below sea level and using subsea robots
Seeing how you can use simple science and engineering principles to change people's lives for the better was the inspiration behind process engineer Amrita Lulla's career path
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IN a remark that has since been condemned not only by the protesting students but also by engaged academics, thinking journalists and even half- asleep politicians, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte ventured the opinion that students should "concentrate on their studies rather than [walk] out of their classrooms to protest supposed budget cuts for their institutions".
Valte's a lawyer and a graduate of that Katipunan Avenue school that fancies itself as the breeding ground of "men (it doesn't mention women) for others," both of which facts, I suppose, make her statements no matter how repellent more excusable than most, in the same way that we used to forgive those of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's version of her, Lorelei Fajardo. Like Fajardo, Valte's utterances have so far not been distinguished for either their civility, gravitas or even sense, although her telling protesting students to stay in their classrooms was a new low even for her.


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A hydrogel product constitutes of a group of polymeric materials. A hydrogel structure will allow this group the capability of holding a large amount of water or liquid in a 3 dimensional network. There recently has been extensive employment of these type of products in a number of environmental and industrial areas of application. This type of employment is considered to be of very great importance.
As anticipated, a natural hydrogel has been replaced gradually by synthetic types of hydrogels. The synthetic hydrogels have a longer service life, higher water absorption capacity, and a wide variety of raw chemical resources. There has been an expanding amount of literature on the subject especially in regards to scientific areas of research.
However, a number of earlier technical reports and publications that have dealt with various hydrogel products, in regards to an engineering point of view, have been recently re-examined. This re-examination is due to the technological overview aspect that covers this growing multidisciplinary field of research.
The main focus of this article is to take a look at various pieces of literature that explain the classification of hydrogels on different bases, look at the chemical and physical characteristics of hydrogel products and investigate their modern utilization and technical feasibility. This article will also consider the various technologies used in hydrogel production in regards to block diagrams, process design implications, and the different conditions of a preparation process.
The main material of interest in this review are hydrogels. A hydrogel is a hydrophilic gel that is a network of polymer chains which are often seen as colloidal gels. These type of gels use water as the dispersion medium. Throughout the years, researchers have used different ways to classify hydrogels. The most common definition is that a hydrogel is a cross-linked polymeric network that is water-swollen. Another definition that is used is that it is a polymeric substance that has the ability to swell or de-swell as well as retaining a significant fraction of water within the structure. However, it should be mentioned that hydrogels will not dissolve in water.
Hydrogels have been under the scrutiny of scientists for the past half of a century because of their exceptional potential in a wide range of applications. Hydrogels have a degree of flexibility that is quite similar to natural tissue. The reason for this is primarily because of a hydrogel large water content.
During the last 20 years, a natural hydrogel was gradually replaced by a synthetic hydrogel. A synthetic hydrogel besides having a long service life also has a well-defined structure that can be easily modified so as to yield tailor-made functionality. A hydrogel can be synthesized from a purely synthetic component. It also is quite stable in conditions where there are strong or sharp fluctuations of temperatures.
More recently, a hydrogel has been defined as either a two or multi-component system which consists of a network of polymer chains that is 3 dimensional. Depending on the polymer properties used and the density and nature of the network joints, a structure that is in an equilibrium has the capability of containing various amounts of water (normally in a swollen state) so that the hydrogels mass fraction of water is higher than the mass fraction of polymer. To achieve a high degree of swelling it is typical to use a synthetic polymer that is water soluble when it is in a non-cross-linked form.
A hydrogel can be synthesized in a variety of classical chemical ways. Some of these ways include a multi-step procedure or a one-step procedure. A polymer engineer will be able to design and synthesize a polymer network that has a molecular scale type control over the structure.
As mentioned previously, a hydrogel as a cross-linked, 3 dimensional hydrophilic network has the capability of swelling or de-swelling in water while pertaining a large water volume. A hydrogel can be designed and created with controllable responses that will allow it to expand or shrink during any change in external environmental conditions.
The extent of the swelling or de-swelling in response to a change in the external environment of hydrogels can be quite dramatic. This dramatic change is often referred to as phase transition or volume collapse. Synthetic hydrogels are continuing to be an active area of research and will undoubtedly continue in the future to be so.
Since the first synthetic hydrogel was established by Wichterle and Lim in 1954, hydrogel technologies have been utilized in many hygienic products including agriculture, drug delivery systems, artificial snow, food additives, coal de-watering, sealing, bio-medical applications, regenerative medicines, diagnostics, wound dressing, biological infusions, and biosensors.
In addition, there is an ever growing spectrum of functional macromeres and monomers that are widening hydrogels applicability. Synthetic hydrogels were utilized in early agricultural water absorbents. Hydrogel products from RD Medical Products that have been used for hygienic applications are primarily based on acrylic acids and their salts. For example, acrylamide is a main component that has been used as a preparation of agricultural hydrogel products.
There have been many publications about hydrogels and synthetic applications. For instance, there was a comprehensive review of the various synthetic schemes and chemistries that were employed for hydrogel preparations found in sections of a compilation that was edited by Peppas.
More recently, there has been information about radiation grafting and polymerization published by Khoylou. Another publication by Mi-Ran Park looked further into the chemical properties and preparation of hydrogels when used in various agricultural applications. The potential of hydrogels when used in sensor utilization has also been explored by Kenichi and Vijayalakshmi.
In summary, a hydrogel technical feature can include features such as it has the highest absorption capacity in saline, it has the highest absorbency when under a load, it offers the lowest price, it has the lowest residual monomer and soluble content, it is pH neutral after swelling in water, it has photo stability, it is odorless, it is colorless, it is absolutely non-toxic, and it has the highest stability and durability during storage and while in a swelling environment.


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It's a pirate theme for parent's night out! #TwitPict http://twitpic.com/2xw8hi
RT @scheney: Inkling free app — electronic textbook company — add stu and teach to books and share notes and questions #actem10
RT @scheney: Epub w template for pages all free w embedded video to iPad/ipodtouch is pretty awesome. Make your own textbooks. #actem10
RT @scheney: Shakespeare in bits cool ipad app. The bike ride, another cool app/book-for beginner readers. #actem10
RT @scheney: Air sketch app allows u2 display whats on the iPad on a computer connected to projector via virtual desktop (kind of) #actem10
@KristianStill Moodle is a great open source learning management system. I'm using it this term instead of BlackBoard. http://ow.ly/2UkaO
lots of #k12online10 work today for my strand, student voices is ALL READY to go for next week - woo hoo! :-) Way to go presenters!
Anyone familiar w/VodPod know ifu can add the same video 2more than 1 collection? is there a way to embed a collection, like Embedr can?
dgende Very compelling: RSA Animate Changing Education Paradigms taken from a speech given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, http://bit.ly/cXbJ40
@johnccarver you too! Would love to have you share a presentation next year for #k12online11 :-) #k12online10
storychasers 10 new videos are available on Celebrate Oklahoma Voices! http://ow.ly/2U8kf
Just learned about http://quietube.com from @mikekaechele - excellent tool for classroom video use! http://ow.ly/2U6Sd
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@mikekaechele I may have heard of that but haven't tried it yet - thanks for the link and recc!
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It's a good thing Shri Anna Hazare called off his fast after two days, especially in view of his health condition - he had 102 degrees fever. But he gave up his fast when the Lok Sabha had debated the Lokpal Bill, and it seemed almost a formality that it would be
ratified by the Upper House and be there on the Law Book.
But people and time conspired to make sure the Lokpal Bill was not passed on the last
day of the Winter session of the Indian Parliament.
No matter, no harm has been done. In next three months, during the Budget session of
parliament, the Lokpal Bill will again show the strong feelings and high drama of Indian
Whilst watching the debate I was really surprised to note that the dramatis personae in the Lok Sabha are the same as the ones in the Rajya Sabha. That's akin to having the
same cast and crew in Congress and Senate!
Instead of just keeping the pot boiling (Mr Abishek Singhvi's words), it is time for India
to start thinking of empowering democracy. In so doing, they will create millions of jobs and tasks, build up the towns and villages,create schools and nurseries, put up the power grid further, erect a few nuclear power plants, more industries, better protection from the environment, and create more facilities for the people.
Would the founding fathers have not so wished?
Enshrining in Law the Lokpal Bill is just blowing the cobwebs, an essential act.
As over a century ago, Chicago was a few huts and a fishing village, and today it has
many skyscrapers, so it appears to a lot of people is some of India, a blessed, golden
country that is ready to develop further. The guardians of our heritage must ensure
that it develops in the right way, in the best possible way.
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In addition to Black Widow, Hot Toys has also revealed a new 1/6th scale Avengers: Endgame figure for Captain America! The highly-accurate collectible figure is expertly crafted based on the appearance of Chris Evans as Captain America/Steve Rogers from Avengers: Endgame. It features a newly painted helmeted head sculpt with three interchangeable lower faces capturing Chris Evans facial expressions and an un-helmeted head sculpt, a muscular body which naturally portray Captain Americas muscularly toned body, a meticulously tailored outfit with star emblem on the chest, Caps star-spangled shield, a delicate compass, a signature helmet and a specially designed movie-themed figure stand.
Hot Toys - MMS536 - Avengers: Endgame - 1/6th scale Captain America Collectible Figure
- Authentic and detailed likeness of Chris Evans as Captain America in Avengers: Endgame
- One (1) newly painted Captain America helmeted head sculpt with three (3) interchangeable lower part of faces capturing Chris Evanss facial expressions
- One (1) newly painted un-helmeted head sculpt
- Movie-accurate facial expression with detailed hair and skin texture
- Newly developed body with over 30 points of articulations which naturally portray Captain Americas muscular body in the film
- Approximately 31 cm tall
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Toni Liu started as Human Relations and Administration Manager, GMP Dairy Ltd, in January 2016. This significant role followed on from her time as Assistant Human Resources and Administration Manager, Human Resources and Public Relations Officer and Marketing Coordinator, also at GMP Dairy Ltd.
Toni received outstanding recognition from her company by being awarded Most Promising Newcomer from GMP Dairy Ltd in December 2014. This award recognises individuals who have demonstrated an outstanding performance in their first year of employment at GMP. Before being employed at GMP, Toni obtained excellent professional work experience in the role of Travel Claims Consultant at Crombie Lockwood in Wellington during 2012 – April 2014. Toni also sharpened her skills as Marketing and Administration Assistant with NAC Trading Ltd during late 2011 and early 2012. While studying for her Master of Management in Communication Management, at Massey University Wellington, Toni served as International Liaison Officer for a period of time. At Massey Toni demonstrated her hard work and enthusiasm during her degree studies.
Toni's strong commitment to service was very evident during the period of her Massey studies such as via her serving as the Vice President of the Chinese Students' Association at Wellington and also serving as a Uni-Guide for new students on campus. She won a "Top Student" award on the grounds of academic excellence.
Her further study included Certifications from St John's Ambulance for First Aid and a Chinese Language Teacher Training Certificate from the Confucius Institute at Victoria University. Toni has also demonstrated a further commitment to service in her role as Executive Deputy Chairperson of Young Business Women in NZ Incorporated. Toni took full advantage of all opportunities for community involvement during and after her postgraduate studies at Massey with her volunteer experience including Consultant for the Citizens Advice Bureau, Sales Representative for NZ Red Cross, serving as a counsellor for the Samaritans, being a receptionist at Well Health, and serving as a Chinese Language Tutor for the NZ China Friendship Society.
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Iron manager Mark Robins is delighted to have completed the signing of Middlesbrough attacker Luke Williams.He was one of Robins' first signings for the club, back in October last year, joining on loan from Middlesbrough and impressing, scoring twice in six games.
An injury cut the spell short and Football League loan rules stipulated we couldn't re-sign the 22-year-old on loan.
However, Robins is delighted to have made his eighth addition of the summer and believes Williams is a player who can help the Iron become a force in League One.
"Luke is somebody we know well. He came in last year and did very well for us," Robins told Scunthorpe-United.co.uk.
"He had subsequent loan spells at Coventry and Peterborough.
"We made no secret of the fact we wanted to bring him back last season but it wasn't to be.
"We're pleased now to have finally brought him to the club, and certainly great credit has to go to the chairman and the directors for allowing us to bring Luke in.
"We know he has a lot of ability and I'm sure with hard work he will thrive here.
"We know where he can play and where he is capable of playing.
"He is coming into a squad which has a number of new faces but I am sure he will settle in well and prove an important acquisition."


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6th of March - This year's Gaza marathon was cancelled by the UN agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), following the decision by the Gaza based group Hamas to ban women from competing alongside men, revoking their previous stance.
7th of March - Mohammed Asfour, a 22-year-old student studying sports, died after being shot in head by a rubber-coated steel bullet fired by Israeli troops during a protest in the West Bank. The incident took place during demonstrations across the territories following news of Arafat Jaradat, a Palestinian who died in Israeli custody, whilst being interrogated by the Shin Bet internal security service. The death of Jaradat heightened the tension in Israel as well as Palestine, as militants from Fatah's Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades fired a rocket at Israel as a "preliminary response" to his death.
8th of March - Palestinian Bedouins could be forced to leave their land in the West Bank after private Israeli plans for a new town in the Ma'ale Adumim region were revealed. According to the Bedouins and their lawyers, it is the first stage in clearing the area of Palestinian controlled land.
11th of March - Majdi al-Rimawi, a Palestinian convicted of killing Israeli government minister Rehavam Zeevi, has been granted honourary citizenship in the Paris suburb of Bezons. The decision has been criticised and Yigal Palmor, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said that was "no political view" that can justify the giving of this honour.
12th of March – The World Bank has warned that the combined fiscal deterioration of the Palestinian Authority together with the Israeli closures and restrictions has caused "lasting damage" to the Palestinian economy. Economic activity declined considerably in 2012, in comparison to the healthy GDP growth in recent years. Key aspects have been the stagnation in the manufacturing sector; the productivity of the agricultural sector roughly halving; the decline in both manufacturing and agriculture sectors with the share of exports in the Palestinian economy dropping to 7% in 2011, from 10% in 1996; in addition to high levels in unemployment.


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6 Best PPC Lead Generation Strategies
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What is the one thing business owners and managers universally crave?
More revenue! (Bet that was a no-brainer.)
Many businesses can't depend on existing customers to grow revenue. So there needs to be a steady stream of quality leads. Hopefully, those quality leads ultimately become customers and clients.
Pay-per-click or PPC advertising is an excellent way to attract new leads. (Again, this is not a surprise.)
But what if you've already invested thousands of dollars into your PPC campaigns? What if you've generated a substantial pool of leads? And what if your cost per lead is crazy high and the conversion rates are decreasing? (Does this sound familiar?)
If so, it's time to dig deeper and verify your results. Perhaps all the leads are actually just junk. Maybe only a few of these leads are converting.
If you can relate to this situation, you have lots of company. It's more common than you think.
Improving the quality of your PPC leads is one of the best ways to remedy this frustrating situation. Even if the costs remain high, good quality leads that convert often justify the expense.
Here are a few strategies that can help your business increase the quality of your PPC leads.
In the words of Dr. Stephen Covey, "Begin with the end in mind."
As is true with all marketing, you need to have a plan and understand your target. Think about your end — the happy, paying customer. Design your PPC ads and campaigns with this person in mind. If you are not sure who your actual customer is you may be wasting your time, efforts and money in marketing.
Review your PPC and leads data. Do your leads look like your target customer?
Take the time to create a buyer persona (Read more about What are Buyer Personas?). Buyer personas help you be more aware and in tune with of your customers. They also help you use targeted ads to attract your potential leads.
One more quote from Dr. Stephen Covey,
"People are working harder than ever, but because they lack clarity and vision, they aren't getting very far. They, in essence, are pushing a rope with all of their might."
PPC ads that aren't created for specific buyer personas "lack clarity and vision." Begin with the end in mind and strive to understand the particular interests and preferences of your buyers. Find out what kind of products, companies, and brands can have an influence on them.
With more relevant people seeing your ads, the chances of converting these leads into customers is much higher than before. Your PPC ads are effective and efficient.
Keywords are the soul of every paid advertising campaign. Therefore, targeting the right kind of keywords and not the wrong keywords is essential.
You must look for keyword ideas that are relevant to each of your pay-per-click campaigns. Use keyword research tools that help you find appropriate keywords. When selecting keywords, be in your customer's shoes. (Remember to begin with the end in mind.) If you were a customer what would you type in the search box?
Moreover, pay attention to the keywords giving poor results. Add them to the negative keyword list. This will help you prevent getting traffic through those searches.
All of your efforts should be focused on keywords that give excellent opportunities for increasing leads.
Landing pages can have a considerable influence on your lead generation efforts. (Read more about How to Design a High-Converting Landing Page) Therefore, optimize your landing pages before starting a new PPC campaign. The coordinated combination of targeted ads and optimized landing pages should generate strong leads that your sales team will love.
Also, creating a customized landing page devoted to specific ads will improve your conversions and ensure the improved experience of users.
Not only will you make more money, but your PPC ads will also cost less. Search engines such as Google and Yahoo want to help people find the information they seek. When searchers click on an ad, and it links to a landing page that contains the same messages and wording, they are usually pleased. The landing page is comfortable and looks like what they expected.
To precisely measure the success of your campaigns, ensure that you are able to track other meaningful factors besides conversions. This enables you to identify:
PPC ads can be segmented for specific devices. As you review the data on your ads and conversions, you can adjust your budgets to optimize certain devices. Consider how weekends, weeknights, and daytimes affect your ads.
Keeping proper track of which ads are click on which devices will help you find which gadgets such as smartphones, computers or tablets are basically generating opportunities. With this information, you can focus on these specific device campaigns.
For example, if your laptop PPC campaigns are not driving any leads, you can stop running your campaigns on this device or reduce bids so that other devices receive the bulk of your traffic.
Also, you may find that your buyer persona is more likely to use a certain device over others. If so, adjust your budget.
Start thinking beyond traditional search ads. Try some of the advanced features offered by Facebook and Google Ads. These allow retargeting options to reach your visitors in a more targeted way.
Remarketing persuades visitors who are initially not interested in buying. The option is helpful in leading your visitors through your sales funnel.
Another great option is content marketing and promotions. Both engage your leads by offering them purposeful material coupled with various discounts and coupons. Educate your leads about your brand and the services that fit their needs. This process nurtures high quality leads for your business.
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As many of you will know it's been my habit for over twenty years to disappear to Thailand every January for around three weeks to attend the Ajahn Chah Memorial on the anniversary of his death. What hasn't been my habit was to plan and book my trip well in advance but this time, since it was to be Ajahn Chah's centenary year and a lot more people would be going, I thought I better had, so I did. But then as I'd always feared and why I don't like planning too far ahead, the unexpected happened and I heard that on January 12th there was to be a ceremony at his birthplace where a gigantic stone pillar had been erected to mark the spot just a mile or so from Wat Pah Pong, his main temple. That was the day I was due to fly out but as soon as I heard this news I decided that I just had to be there for that. So, thankfully, I managed to change my booking to leave on the 10th – and then something else unexpected happened, I caught a very bad cold. So, it was all a bit touch and go. But never mind! I made it and on the morning of January 12th I took my seat at the ceremony marking the opening and the offering of this very special memorial at Venerable Ajahn Chah's birthplace.
The three weeks that I was away fell into three distinct parts: first there were the few days in the NE of Thailand for Ajahn Chah's Memorial; then five days in Burma, first in Mandalay, then a day on the Irrawaddy followed by Bagan and Rangoon; and finally, a week back in Thailand with a day or two in Bangkok and a rest on the coast at Ch'aam. For now, I'll concentrate on the Ajahn Chah Memorial and report on the rest next month.
So, having arrived in Thailand in the afternoon of the 11th, I then flew on to Ubon and by the early evening I was safely settling in at a temple near Wat Pah Pong and being briefed about the programme for the following day. Next morning, soon after first light, we left to drive the few miles to Bahn Gaw, the village in which Ajahn Chah was born almost a hundred years ago. Arriving at the outskirts we left the cars and walked the remaining hundred yards to the site of his birthplace. There, now instead of the house in which he was born and the buildings that followed, there stands a twelve metre or forty foot high solid sandstone pillar with its crown fashioned to resemble a lotus bud.
Around it are sculpted stone railings with cement and stone friezes that depict scenes from Ajahn Chah's life. The obvious inspiration for this impressive memorial 'garden' have been the huge stone pillars and stone railings erected by the Emperor Ashoka two thousand years ago in India to mark places of significance in the life of the Buddha. Those polished sandstone pillars, most of which have been broken, although one still stands at Vesali, were about fifteen metres tall. For this Ajahn Chah pillar, I was told it took three attempts by the quarry to extract an unbroken piece of stone large enough and then three days to transport it on the only vehicle in Thailand large enough for the job. Once erected and in position stone masons have spent the last four years working on it. Various monks have helped with the surrounding area and one, Luang Por Anek, has sculpted and crafted some of the stone work, particularly the two slabs you can see in the picture on either side of where I and the group are sitting. I think it's a wonderful and hugely tasteful memorial to Ajahn Chah and like those Ashoka pillars I'm sure it will last for hundreds of years. And perhaps just like those Ashoka pillars, at some time in the distant future it will provide for future generations a clue that will lead them to learn of a remarkable man who rose from humble beginnings to live the Buddha's message and in his own way teach and transform the lives of thousands all over the world. That's what the Buddha's teachings – and the example of people like Ajahn Chah – do, they change people utterly and for the better.
The birthplace ceremony was also the beginning of the five day event in remembrance of Ajahn Chah, for which thousands had gathered from all over the world. From the birthplace to Wat Pah Pong, the principal temple founded by Ajahn Chah, the road was lined with sunflowers and there were plenty more at Wat Pah Pong itself and around the Ajahn Chah Stupa. They were there to provide colour and decoration and in time, of course, an income for the good locals who had grown them.
Remember, I was still recovering from a nasty cold, so for the next three days I took it easy. On one day I did nothing much at all, on another just a drive and an easy walk through a large, wild forest temple where I lived for a year in 1973, and on another, first a visit to the free food stall sponsored and run by followers of The Forest Hermitage before a drive out to see an old friend and mentor who is in indifferent health but still manages to go on a long alms round every day in his electric wheelchair. I should have mentioned that to feed the thousands of devotees and hundreds of monks gathered at Wat Pah Pong, dozens, perhaps hundreds of food stalls dispensing free food were operating at all hours of the day and night.
Then came the 16th, the big day and the anniversary of Ajahn Chah's passing in 1992. Every year since his funeral in '93, the anniversary has been marked by a procession from the main meeting hall out to the stupa that houses his relics and then once the leading group have circled it and gridlock been achieved a tribute to Ajahn Chah is recited before we all place the symbolic offerings we've been carrying in or around the stupa. This year was much the same, only bigger because this year would have been his centenary and so the numbers were swollen with even more devotees from all over the world. It was, as always, a very moving occasion. Then in the evening that followed and through the night Dhamma talks were given in Thai and in English. Mine was in English.
And that was it. On the 17th it was all over, and people were rapidly dispersing to wherever they'd come from or to wherever they were going to next. For Ajahn Manapo and I it would be Burma next and so that afternoon we set off by car for Bangkok to be ready for our flight to Mandalay the next day.


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NEWS DESK: Pakistan had the satisfaction of beating New Zealand for the first time in 13 ODIs as a closely-fought ICC Women's Championship series culminated with a 2-1 victory for New Zealand in Sharjah on Sunday, reported ICC's website.A gritty performance from Pakistan in familiar conditions saw them fight it out tooth and nail in the series opener on 31 October which they lost by eight runs, before succumbing by seven wickets in the second match. However, captain Bismah Maroof and former captain Sana Mir combined to help win the final match of the series by five wickets.Teams get two points for each win, one point for a tie or no-result and no points for a loss in the ICC Women's Championship, which will see ICC Women's World Cup 2021 hosts New Zealand and the three other top teams gain direct qualification to ICC's pinnacle women's 50-over event.The remaining four sides will get a second chance through the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier event. India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the Windies are the other sides in the ICC Women's Championship, which runs until 2020.In the first series of the ICC Women's Championship, the Windies completed a 3-0 triumph over Sri Lanka to notch a full six points and lead the points table, Australia beat England 2-1, while South Africa will play at home against India from 5 to 10 February 2018.Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof: "There were some areas where we lagged behind and which we will try our best not to repeat again. Overall, I'm satisfied in comparison to our past games but there is a lot we need to work on. The results were certainly not as per expectations. Nobody comes to lose. We could have had it 2-1 in our favour. But that is part of the game. We are more confident now."The (Pakistan) bowling side has done tremendous work in curtailing New Zealand players to not go on hitting as they would against us in the past. Especially Sana (Mir) and Sadia (Yousuf) were very good with the ball. Also, the batting line has shown good improvement; Javeria (Wadood), (Bibi) Nahida and I had good partnerships."But we need to stay more on the wicket. We have to make the most of the key moments and finish them well, that's where we are weak and need to work on. Plus, its crucial to improve fielding too. The difference (between the two sides) was in fielding. They were really good with that and we were good with bowling. In batting, we lacked experience so couldn't make most of the key moments."This was our first tour after the World Cup, in which our performance was not good and then playing against such a strong team had had a double pressure on us. But we tried our best not to look back and focus on what we had in hand. The girls have shown an obvious improvement under a new coach Mark (Coles) and management, so I am happy. We have beaten them now and it has given a good boost to our morale.New Zealand captain Suzie Bates: "It's good to have come away with a series win but there is definitely a lot of things that we have learnt from these conditions. It's disappointing to have lost today, but we haven't batted well in two of three games and we did not have enough runs on the board to defend. It's nice to take away the series win in tough conditions but also disappointing to not have performed the way I was thinking."Having not played Pakistan in an away series before, we knew that conditions were going to be different and potentially a little bit difficult but I still would have thought that the team was good enough to win the three games. Pakistan have played really well at times, especially in games one and three, they have put us under pressure. Perhaps not quite how we would have liked it to pan out but we have given some young players some opportunity in these conditions that they will just not get anywhere else."Spin bowlers (Amelia) Kerr and (Leigh) Kasperek have been outstanding again for us. They have really performed under pressure and tough situations. The middle order as well – Sam Curtis and Maddie Green did the job for us, we would have liked them to have kept on. We need to work on the middle order, Sophie Devine has been outstanding in two or three games."Pakistan have been outstanding – in the first match they really put us under the pump with the bat and we managed to hold off and I think the way they have batted in these conditions – they have played our spinners very well. The wickets have played reasonably well for all three games. I don't think we have adapted as well as we could have, especially in the lower order and middle order – getting out playing across the line to spinners."The series result saw fourth-placed New Zealand drop two points to lead India only on decimal points in the MRF Tyres ICC Women's Team Rankings with both sides now on 116 each. Pakistan have gained one point to remain in seventh position on the points table, which takes into account results across formats.Meanwhile, in the MRF Tyres ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings, former Pakistan captain Sana Mir has gained eight slots to reach seventh position among bowlers with seven wickets in the series, while Sadia Yousuf has moved up eight places to reach 17th position.The Pakistan batters too have made solid gains. Captain Bismah Maroof has moved up 11 slots and is joined at 21st position by team-mate Javeria Wadood, who has moved northward by four places. Bibi Nahida has gone on from 48th to 33rd position.For New Zealand, opener Sophie Devine has moved up eight places after topping the series aggregate with 167 runs to reach 25th rank and Sam Curtis has gained 17 places to reach 74th position. Among their bowlers, leg-spinner Amelia Kerr (up 12 places to 30th) and off-spinner Leigh Kasperek (up 11 places to 31st) have had significant gains.Scores in brief:1st IWC ODI: New Zealand won by eight runsNew Zealand 240-9 in 50 overs (Sophie Devine 103, Suzie Bates 36, Amelia Kerr 30, Sana Mir 3-33).Pakistan 232 in 48.3 overs (Javeria Wadood 55, Bibi Nahida 51, Bismah Maroof 41, Sidra Ameen 33).2nd IWC ODI: New Zealand won by seven wicketsPakistan 147 all out in 49.1 overs (Bibi Nahida 39, Bismah Maroof 36, Sana Mir 31, Amelia Kerr 3-35).New Zealand 148-3 in 24 overs (Sophie Devine 62, Suzie Bates 33).3rd IWC ODI: Pakistan won by five wicketsNew Zealand 155 all out in 43.4 overs (Curtis 50, Sana Mir 4-25).Pakistan 156-5 in 48.5 overs (Bismah Maroof 36, Sidra Ameen 32).
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It's easy for B:READ to write about "fostering a stronger reading culture" in Brunei, right? The committee has managed to establish a presence and keep ourselves together for two years. We organise events, store hundreds of books, and keep talking to you guys on our Bookswap group on Facebook. Isn't this what we do? We're adding on to the noble work of the overworked teachers and underpaid librarians of the country.
That said, we have our limitations. Our schedules are not free; our resources are not bottomless. Our to-do list and mind maps of ideas will never be completely achieved. In truth, we could use your help in doing something quite simple to encourage a stronger reading culture – by ensuring there is a reading culture at all.
We know that you're reading. You log into GoodReads regularly and can't resist popping by the bookstore when you're at a shopping mall. But do you have someone to talk to about reading? It's completely okay to enjoy reading alone or without a community surrounding your hobby, but if you've never tried otherwise, we invite you to consider opening up the people around you to reading.
You don't need to become a full-time reading evangelist. Where reading may otherwise be viewed as an outdated, anti-social or "smartypants" activity, let's make reading more "normal" in Brunei:
1. Don't be shy or embarrassed about enjoying reading
You don't have to hide your inner bookworm!
- If a friend asks you what you did on the weekend, and you spent a whole Sunday reading, don't apologise about being "boring" – tell them what was great about the book!
- Don't worry about going into a crowded cafe alone and planning to spend your time quietly reading. Heck, cafes aren't the only eateries where you can read. Don't worry about bringing a book into a fast food restaurant or a food court. If you're eating alone, you have the choice on how to pass the time; if you can do it by staring out the window, or browsing Instagram on your mobile phone, why not read a good book?
- When a good friend is going abroad and has asked if you want anything, "a bestselling thriller from a book shop" is a valid request.
2. Give books as gifts
A little creativity in picking books can lead to pretty good gifts!
- Every year, a Bruneian participates in a lucky draw. This is a completely made-up statistic, but there's always a lucky draw somewhere, whether it's at your office's Hari Raya party or annual gala, or your aunt's birthday bash. If you're contributing lucky draw prizes, why not get a book? If lucky draws are about opportunities, whether for convenience (kitchen appliances, Easi cards) or for relaxation (spa treatments, flights), throw in the opportunity for learning and exploration. Some ideas: a children's cookbook; a local history book; a photography book; or even a bookstore voucher.
- When your child's classmate has a birthday party, and you have to get the obligatory present, consider a book gift instead of toys or stationery. It can be a set of folk tales or a general knowledge book. It can be a children's book with only 15 pages, but with gorgeous illustrations or fun read-aloud rhymes.
- For your own children, even if they are not big readers, offer them a book as a treat once in a while. Don't be tempted to only get them "useful" or "educational" books. Ask what they want to read about, and remember that books are also to be enjoyed! (But do exercise caution with "activity" books, novelty books, and magazines.)
- Help people feel better! Here's a discussion thread we've had about hospital gifts, and another about books as prescriptions. Disclaimer: We are not doctors.
3. Have a dialogue about books
The next time you're at a wedding or family function, or perhaps at a forum and feeling bored during the networking break, think "BOOKS":
- Ask people what they're reading. You may be surprised that others around you do read!
- With children, you can help to "normalise" the activity of reading by making it part of ordinary conversation. Ask children what they're reading. Ask them what they would like to read next.
Possible conversation starters:
- Favourite books and authors
- Favourite genres or types of characters
- TV series or films based on books
- Your insights from your latest read; ask your conversation partner if they agree or disagree
Advisory: Practice with conversation skills recommended. Do not use as an excuse to creepily chat up someone.
4. Sneakily check out the book community
If you're a bit shy, remember that you don't need to actually, er, speak with another human being, to contribute to local or online reading communities. At least, not at first!
- Visit a local library. Find joy in reading a book with yellowed pages and a faded cover. Make a return visit. Make another. See if you start to recognise the regulars.
- Stalk us! Just kidding. Lurk at our events if you want, but also, add books to our Free Library, sign up to a (B)Read-A-Long, retweet us, or follow the discussions on Facebook.
- You don't need to get involved with us at all, and instead check out others in Brunei who have reading blogs or book groups.
- Try international activities or programs that get you involved with other people or causes, such as BookCrossing or LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
5. Take the initiative
- Start a discussion online. Start it on Twitter, and mention us @breadbn. Start one on our group on Facebook. Or don't tell us. Write a Tumblr rant. Draw a scene from your current book. Write a book review. Post it online. Don't write an angry reply to someone that disagreed with you.
- Start a mini book club. Grab two of your friends, cousins or colleagues, pick a book, then pick a time to meet. Or create an online community about your favourite author or series.
- Start a bookswap. "Isn't that your job?", we hear you say. Well, the first swap we were involved in was initiated by a non-committee member. Our first swap in 2013 after almost 6 months was initiated by a small group of UBD students. We are happy to support swaps that aren't done by us!
- Start a book donation drive or your own little free library. And please tell us when you do, so we can give you some books for it. 😀
6. You and something new
It starts with you.
How do you feel about your reading goals? Have you been meaning to finish that novel or work through that self-improvement book? Maybe your current reading levels are making you hesitate about telling others to read.
Instead, start with yourself and pick up the habit again. 🙂 Have a look at Teah's list of ideas of new things you can try, to develop your reading habit.
If you've tried something, go back to #1… tell us how it went!


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An Article 3 compliant assessment requires a full and ex nunc evaluation of a claim. Where the State is made aware of facts that could expose an applicant to an individual risk of ill-treatment, regardless of whether the applicant chooses to rely on such facts, it is obliged to assess this risk ex proprio motu.
The obligations imposed by Article 3 ECHR do not prevent contracting states from taking into account the possibility of relocation. Where appropriate, contracting states can expect an applicant to relocate to another part of his country of origin in order to avoid persecution.
Polska: V SA/Wa 2332/11 - Wyrok WSA w Warszawie, 13 czerwca 2012, S.B. against Rady do Spraw Uchodźców
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This week we focused on social networking. This is the greatest challenge I have with incorporating technology into my classroom. In the beginning of the week, I posted that I was struggling in this area. Unfortunately, my peers were not able to give me any new ideas. However, my instructor was able to share a site called epals.com. Epals is a site for students in K-12 classrooms to meet and chat with students in other states or even countries. At first, I did not see how this site was any different than any other social networking site, but after further looking I found some cool features.
The feature I liked the best was the ability for classrooms to post a little about themselves and what they are looking for. It reminded be of a single's ad on a dating site. Once the different classrooms post their different profiles and what they are looking for, other classes can search for them. One class was a kindergarten class who was looking for a similar class in Asia or Europe to learn about the different holidays and traditions. I love this idea! I think it allows students and teachers to find exactly what they need from the beginning. I also feel that this is a great way for students to learn about different countries and cultures. I will be looking into how much teacher work will be needed for an activity like this. Otherwise, I will stick with my pen-pals idea.
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I think it would have really been neat to have a pen pal that was in a foreign country! It's nice that the class as a group has a posting for what they are looking for, instead of leaving it up to individuals to write about themselves.
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What Matters in Hollywood Today
What's news: Awards season contenders are finding out how much damage they've endured from Hollywood's harassment epidemic. Plus: Weinstein Co. is hit with a class-action suit, Justice League tries to overcome poor reviews at the box office and the scoop on Paramount's failed China deal. — Ray Rahman
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Trophy Strife
In a daringly unprecedented 11th-hour move, Ridley Scott is erasing Kevin Spacey from All the Money in the World as scandal threatens to overshadow this year's race. Stephen Galloway looks at the awards landscape:
As recently as February, reports that Casey Affleck had settled sexual harassment claims failed to derail his best actor win for Manchester by the Sea — though it might derail the Oscarcast producers' plans to have him present the best actress trophy at the 90th awards, if the controversy kicks in again.
But with the sheer volume of scandals this year and the sense that a host of other high-profile men may be poised for a fall, nobody is standing by alleged culprits.
They may have learned from Fox Searchlight's failed efforts on behalf of 2016's The Birth of a Nation, whose actor-writer-director, Nate Parker, saw his awards hopes plummet when it was revealed that he'd stood trial for rape. Though he was found not guilty, the tawdriness of the tale, and Parker's failed attempts to address it, left Birth stillborn. Full story I Roundtable video.
? The Weinstein Company hit with racketeering class action. "Weinstein's widespread sexual misconduct did not occur without the help of others," states the complaint, filed by an anonymous Jane Doe.
? Warner Bros. nabbed TWC's rights to Paddington 2 ... Natasha Henstridge detailed her Weinstein and Brett Ratner encounters on Megyn Kelly Today ... Gal Gadot also spoke on Today about Ratner and Wonder Woman ... Tom Sizemore was dropped from horror film The Door amid a sexual misconduct claim.
? A Kevin Spacey investigation at the London's Old Vic found "20 personal testimonies" of alleged misbehavior ... FYF Fest founder Sean Carlson was accused of sexual misconduct by four women; the festival promoter Goldenvoice has ended its relationship with the him ... Andy Dick, accused of sexual harassment, is playing a a sexual harasser in an upcoming film.
Elsewhere in film...
? What is Get Out? Every awards season, people start pondering which movies and TV shows are dramas and which are comedies and/or musicals. Get Out, like The Martian before it, is going the comedy-or-musical route for the purposes of the Golden Globes, and the move is raising a lot of eyebrows.
+ Jordan Peele, for one, doesn't seem thrilled. "Get Out is a documentary," the movie's director, who apparently wasn't consulted on the decision, tweeted. Later during a lunch event, he said the movie couldn't "be put into a genre box" and asked, "What are you laughing at?" Then last night on Colbert, he said, "The movie is truth ... so for me, it's more of a historical biopic."
? The Golden Globes team reads the room. The HFPA has decided to retire its annual and old-fashioned "Miss Golden Globe" title and replace it with "Golden Globe Ambassador" — just in time for Dwayne Johnson's daughter Simone Garcia Johnson, who'll become the first celebrity offspring to take on the newly named role.
^DC vs. Marvel: Why the rivalry is bigger than Justice League. The companies' friendly rivalry has turned sour as star comics writer Brian Michael Bendis defects and Warner Bros. insiders fret about its A-list superhero team-up being overshadowed by Disney's "B character" in Thor: Ragnarok.
+ "If a B character from Marvel shuts down ?and outperforms the A team from DC, that's an embarrassment," a Justice League insider says, adding, "It's going to be a stressful weekend for some [Warners] ?execs." Full story.
? Box office preview: Despite currently harboring a 43 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, Justice League is on track for a healthy start, writes Pamela McClintock:
+ Clearing $110 million in its North American box office debut would mark a strong (but not superheroic) start for a big-budget tentpole that once hoped to emulate the success of Marvel Studios' Avengers franchise. Full report.
+ Coco became the all-time top-grossing movie in Mexico when it crossed the 827 million pesos mark ($43 million) on Wednesday. The Disney/Pixar movie opens on Nov. 22 in the U.S.
? Gary Oldman to be honored at Santa Barbara Film Fest. The fest's highest honor, which will be presented to Oldman on Feb. 2, is annually presented to "an individual who has enriched our culture through his/her multifaceted accomplishments in the motion picture industry."
? In the works: Florida Project breakout Brooklynn Prince in talks to join Angelina Jolie in The One and Only Ivan ... Tatiana Maslany, Sebastian Stan in talks to join Nicole Kidman in Destroyer ... Wonder writer-director Stephen Chobsky signs on to tackle the Disney fairy tale Prince Charming ... The Come From Away musical is being developed into a feature at the Mark Gordon Company.
? Which lighthearted films will shine at the Golden Globes? "As usual, the Globes will get to spotlight a number of lighter films that are not currently among the best picture Oscar frontrunners," Scott Feinberg writes. Read more.
Watching Facebook
Facebook Watch seeks more than viral clips as it aims to fully finance higher-quality projects, a notable strategy shift for the social network, writes Natalie Jarvey:
Less than three months after Facebook began rolling out its video tab, Watch, the social network is rethinking how it will work with media companies to bring new shows onto its platform.
Several digital media executives tell THR that they expect Facebook to stop partially funding videos from publisher and producer partners as it focuses on buying projects outright. The move is expected to provide more funding opportunities for shows that keep viewers coming back and watching for longer periods of time, as opposed to one-off viral hits.
These fully funded projects, known internally as "hero" shows, include more ambitious TV-style series such as recent pickups Five Points, a teen drama exec produced by Kerry Washington; Skam, a drama from Simon Fuller; and premium shortform and midform series. Shows that Facebook already has renewed for second seasons include comedy Strangers, docuseries Ball in the Family and Mike Rowe's unscripted Returning the Favor. Full story.
Elsewhere in TV...
? Sean Hannity punts. Was it all a ratings stunt? On his Tuesday broadcast, Hannity said he was giving Roy Moore one day to explain himself — otherwise, the Fox News host hinted that he would ditch the politician. Twenty-four hours and one "open letter" from Moore later, Hannity ended up deciding last night not to issue a judgement at all, saying that it's up to the people of Alabama to decide for themselves.
+ Slate's Ben Mathis-Lilley and Jeremy Stahl have a simple explanation for the twist: "Sean Hannity was lying."
? Amazon reportedly scraps skinny bundle. A story from Reuters says the company has canceled its plans to launch a service that would've competed with cable packages. The reason? Unclear, but most likely the cost of paying networks to offer their content.
+ Time Inc. is launching Sports Illustrated TV on Amazon Channels. The brand's new subscription streaming service will contain original programming and 30 for 30-like documentaries as well as movies like Bad News Bears and the first five Rocky films.
? Veep's final season will work around Julia Louis-Dreyfus' cancer treatment. "We're obviously postponing production of the show — we were supposed to have started now — while she's in treatment," exec producer Frank Rich said. "The expectation is that we will shoot again. We have one more season we're doing, which we're incredibly excited about."
? You're the Worst gets fifth and final season from FXX. Stephen Falk's critically acclaimed comedy will air its final episodes in 2018.
^Funny or Die CEO on the secret to viral video and the future of Billy on the Street. Mike Farah discusses the evolution of digital content, partnering with AMC and charting an independent path. Natalie Jarvey writes:
Under Farah's leadership, the 110-employee private company founded in 2007 by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy is making more comedy than ever before. American Vandal (Netflix) and Brockmire (IFC) both have been renewed for second seasons; Sarah Silverman's I Love You, America is in its first season on Hulu; cop comedy No Activity just premiered on CBS All Access; and Billy on the Street was nominated for an Emmy in September before ending its run on TruTV.
Meanwhile, the company continues to churn out 30 digital videos per month, recently striking a deal with Amazon to produce original shortform series. "I'm definitely further removed from the creative process," laments Farah. "But now I feel like I get to produce the whole company." Q&A.
? Viacom reports higher quarterly earnings, flat U.S. ad revenue. The entertainment conglomerate, still controlled by the Redstone family but led by CEO Bob Bakish, posted a lower film unit loss than in the year-ago period, while TV affiliate fee revenue dropped.
+ Melissa McCarthy's comedy Nobodies is moving from TV Land to Viacom's upcoming Paramount Network. The show joins Heathers and American Woman as TV Land series that are moving to Viacom's forthcoming general entertainment network, which will be rebranded from Spike in January.
? NatGeo orders a Silicon Valley series from Ariana Huffington and House of Cards creator Matthew Carnahan. Titled Valley of the Boom, the six-part limited series will explore the rapid rise and the spectacular fall of the 1990s tech bubble. The twist: It's a scripted drama but it'll also be supported by select documentary elements, taking a page from the network's hybrid space series Mars.
? In the works: FX is adapting Crimetown — a popular serial podcast about mob influence in Providence, RI — into a series, with The Jinx creators set to write and Ted Melfi (The Help) attached to direct ... Jenna Elfman joins Fear the Walking Dead as a season 4 regular ... NBC is developing the German sitcom Danni Lowinski for American audiences, with Glee and Scream Queens co-creator Ian Brennan attached ... House of Cards alum Michel Gill enters Chicago Med for a recurring role ... Amazon has acquired the Stana Katic drama Absentia.
Paramount's China Mystery
Why did Paramount's $1 billion financing deal fall apart? The slow — and then sudden — death of a murky billion-dollar pact between the studio and Shanghai-based Huahua raises questions about how real it was in the first place, writes Patrick Brzeski:
The failed Paramount pact joins a scrap heap of aborted deals totaling billions, including China buyouts of Dick Clark Productions, Voltage and Millennium. Under the terms of the financing agreement, SFG and Huahua, which previously came together to invest in Paramount titles like Jack Reacher 2 and xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, were to each have covered $500 million of the pact.
Shanghai Film Group, a state-backed film studio traded on the Shanghai stock exchange, is believed to have been prevented from moving a large amount of capital overseas because of Beijing regulators' crackdown on capital outflows.Sources close to Huahua, by contrast, claim that the company has abundant offshore capital, out of reach from regulators, and could have followed through with the deal — if it cared to. Full story.
What else we're reading...
— "No Hollywood ending for Alibaba." Li Yuan writes: "Alibaba's Jack Ma is burnishing his fame by starring in a martial-arts film that topped 100 million views online in just a few days. But his internet stardom won't be enough to rescue his struggling entertainment business, which is losing money and market share." [Wall Street Journal]
— "The Gal Gadot next door." Caity Weaver writes: "Wonder Woman has brought me the egg sandwich wrapped in cellophane, and when she arrives, she delivers it to me as confidently as if I had specifically requested it." [GQ]
— "Do the Koch Brothers want their own media empire?" Peter Kafka writes: "They're putting more than $500 million into a bid for Time Inc. Why?" [Recode]
— "Leonardo da Vinci painting sells for $450.3 million." Robin Pogrebin and Scott Reyburn write: "There were gasps throughout the sale, as the bids climbed by tens of millions up to $225 million, by fives up to $260 million, and then by twos. As the bidding slowed, and a buyer pondered the next multi-million-dollar increment, Jussi Pylkkanen, the auctioneer, said, 'It's an historic moment; we'll wait.'" [New York Times]
— "James Corden lives in the moment." Ben Svetkey writes: "Wearing a cardigan and jeans and slouching on his office sofa on a cool September morning, the 39-year-old British stage actor turned talk-show host looks like he could sorely use a seven-minute nap." [Fast Company]
— "Nashville made the Bluebird Cafe famous. But few people know the venue's real story." Emily Yahr writes: "Now that the Bluebird has received international recognition, Nichols and others are trying to capitalize on its new fame — and 35th anniversary — with Bluebird: The Movie." [Washington Post]
What else we're seeing...
+ "The future of comedy." [Full Frontal]
+ "Colin Farrell and Jimmy Kimmel reveal childhood crushes." [Jimmy Kimmel Live!]
+ "Kim Kardashian West has a name idea for James Corden's baby." [Late Late Show]
What else we're hearing...
+ "Jake Tapper: Interview." [The Atlantic Interview]
+ "Game On (With Rob Lowe, Bradley Whitford and Joshua Malina)." [West Wing Weekly]
+ "James Franco: Interview." [Awards Chatter / THR]
Today's Birthdays: Pete Davidson, 24, Maggie Gyllenhall, 40, Missi Pyle, 45, Martha Plimpton, 47, Lisa Bonet, 50, Marg Helgenberger, 59.


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Rory McIlroy has been named among the 30 most influential young Europeans in the entertainment industry.
In the first 30 Under 30 Europe list, compiled by US magazine Forbes, Ireland has three people in the entertainment category.
The golfer (26), from Holywood in Co Down, has won four majors, including the US PGA twice and the British and US Opens.
He has said he wants to be the best player of his generation.
Also representing Ireland in the Forbes list is Brooklyn actress Saoirse Ronan. She has been nominated for an Oscar for the tale of a young Irishwoman in New York.
Co Wicklow-born singer and songwriter Hozier is also singled out.
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