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A son to a high-ranked official in North Korea commits a series of murders going across the countries around the world. The movie depicts the following events as South Korea, North Korea and Interpol start chasing down after him.[tt6413410]
Director: Hoon-jung Park
Actors: Jang Dong-gun, Jo Woo-jin, Kim Myung-min, Lee Jong-suk, Oh Dae-Hwan, Park Hee-soon, Tae In-ho
There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him…
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery
All grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots. But when Marcus Wright appears, his existence confuses the mission…
Country: Germany, Italy, UK, USA
The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.[tt2660888]
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A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.[tt1699513]
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life
Lara Croft ventures to an underwater temple in search of the mythological Pandora's Box but, after securing it, it is promptly stolen by the villainous leader of a Chinese crime…
Country: Germany, Japan, UK, USA
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
In high school, Schmidt was a dork and Jenko was the popular jock. After graduation, both of them joined the police force and ended up as partners riding bicycles in…
Drunken Monkey
China, the early 1930's: martial arts master Wen Biao discovers that his brother has been using their security company for illegal activities. A confrontation between the brothers leaves Web Biao…
Country: China, Hong Kong
After crashing his car, a cop who's recovering from eye surgery recruits an Uber driver to help him catch a heroin dealer. The mismatched pair soon find themselves in for…
The mega corporation Omni Consumer Products is still bent on creating their pet project, Delta City, to replace the rotting city of Detroit. Unfortunately, the inhabitants of the area have…
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller
Fat Buddies
The film revolves around a pair of big-boned, bumbling cops who find themselves at the heart of a drug trafficking case. The agent "J" (Zhang Wen) was shot in the…
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Three-quarters of California school districts are experiencing a lack of qualified teachers available to fill openings. This shortage is due to insufficient numbers of new replacement teachers in the pipeline to replace retiring teachers. Further, in high-cost areas, current and potential teachers are simply unable to afford to live where they work. 29% of school districts experiencing teacher shortages cite high costs of living as a major reason, according to a study by the Learning Policy Institute.
For example, just 1% of teachers in San Francisco and 2% of teachers in San Jose can afford to buy a home in the area, according to a Trulia analysis. As a result, the teacher shortage worsens.
A 2018 bill, AB 224, proposes to work with California school districts to provide affordable housing for teachers and other school district employees. In this case, affordable housing means housing for which low- and moderate-income households are qualified to pay.
The bill allows developers and school districts to borrow from the California Housing Finance Agency to build affordable teacher housing. They will not need to begin paying back the loan until tenants move in and begin making rental payments.
Critics of Sacramento's efforts to provide more affordable rental housing specifically for teachers say it takes resources from other low-income households. After all, the housing shortage isn't limited to teachers. It impacts workers in the health services, retail, emergency services and restaurant industries, among others.
Further, the 2016 law and the 2018 bill open the door for more teacher housing, but they don't ensure it. That's because they don't address zoning restrictions that limit dense development in desirable areas where housing costs are highest. Finding developable land is tough for school districts, and using their own land is often met with local opposition who say school district land ought to be devoted solely to schools, according to Mercury News.
As a result of these many obstacles, very few new teacher developments are likely to result from the 2016 law and this bill, even if it is passed. In fact, just 1% of California school districts plan to use some sort of housing incentives to attract teachers to their district, according to the Learning Policy Institute study.
To truly address the problem, California needs to tackle the lack of low- and moderate-income housing head-on.
Some steps are being taken to add to the affordable housing stock at the statewide level, but local efforts need to be pursued, too. These steps will ideally take the form of loosening zoning restrictions to allow for more low- and moderate-income housing in desirable areas. Only then will multi-family construction increase, and rents and prices will cool off and fall closer in line with local incomes.
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Superstore Recap: And the Father Is...
By Ryan Schwartz / April 26 2018, 5:55 PM PDT
This week's Superstore confirmed the identity of Amy's baby daddy.
The episode picked up moments after Amy reveals to Jonah that she's pregnant. And while an overwhelming 75 percent of TVLine readers suspected that she was about to tell Jonah that he was the father, she instead confirmed that the child-to-be is in fact Adam's. Jonah then left, unsure how to react to the news or the kiss that preceded it.
Afterwards, Amy approached Jonah and insisted they should talk. She explained that the kiss was a spur-of-the-moment decision, and she was in a weird place emotionally — but Jonah isn't interested in discussing things any further. The next day, she attempted to talk to him again, only this time she's interrupted by Adam, who, as we all know, received a pretty urgent voicemail from his ex. Amy suggested they talk after work, but Bo went and accidentally revealed to Adam that Amy's pregnant. Then, as if that's not awkward enough, Amy's boyfriend Alex approached them, only to discover his girlfriend is carrying another man's baby. Suffice it to say, their relatively short romance ended then and there.
Towards the end of their shift, Jonah found Amy and apologized for reacting poorly. Amy cut him off, saying she's had a long enough day. Jonah fired back, saying he's sick of only getting to talk whenever she's feeling up to it. He also admitted that he's pissed that it took until he was with Kelly and she was pregnant for her to make a move. Amy responded, insisting that Jonah didn't have to wait around for two years. He then regretfully quipped that she could've left the store as well, only everyone knows she's never going to leave Cloud 9.
As the episode drew to a close, Jonah and Kelly exited the store and walked towards her car. Kelly stopped to tell Jonah that she loves him, and he responded by saying… he thinks they should break up.
What did you think of this week's Superstore? Were you hopeful that Jonah was going to be revealed as the father of Amy's baby, or did things play out exactly as you expected?
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Q: Custom Output directory for a .NET Web Project Whenever I choose a custom output folder in a WCF Service or Web project in VS .NET 2008, running the project always gives me errors or inconsistencies as far as finding the right referenced assemblies.
For example, if the output folder is < solution root >\bin instead of < solution root >\Project\bin, the project will still attempt to find assemblies in "< solution root >\Project\bin"). Is there no way to specify arbitrary dll output for web projects and have them run correctly?
-Tim

A: You need to change your include paths as well, right?  Maybe under "Reference Paths"?

A: The answer is: don't sail against the wind. Don't use custom output paths for web projects, as ASP.NET needs to know where the output is at.

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Police declared me wanted on trumed up charges, says PDP candidate
MR Peter Akpanke, PDP candidate for House of Representatives in Cross River, says the Police Command's declaration of him as a wanted person is politically motivated.
In a statement by his lawyer, Mba Ukweni (SAN) and made available to newsmen in Calabar on Monday, Akpanke said though it was meant to distract him ahead of the 2023 general elections, he remained unperturbed by the "gimmick."
The Police Command had issued a statement signed by the spokesperson, SP Irene Ugbo, declaring him wanted in connection with the suspected murder of one Emmanuel Martin, a Police Inspector.
Martin was shot and killed on May 25, 2022, in Obudu, Cross River North, during the House of Representatives primaries of the PDP.
Ukweni said that the case against his client, who is running for the Obudu, Bekwarra & Obanliku Federal constituency, "is politically motivated and positioned to distract him as he prepares for next month's elections.
"Akpanke is not running away from any trial, but we will bring to the fore the fact that Peter did nothing, the person who committed this offence was arrested and handed over to the police.
"Luckily for us, extra-judicial statements have been taken by the police.
"Regrettably, the person who brought those who killed the Inspector, is not standing trial.
"The person who fired the shot that killed the policeman is shielded by the state governor and the Attorney General of the state had to give fiat to a private prosecutor; it shows the interest the government has in this matter.
"We can also reveal that in the course of our investigations, competent security sources handed video recording of the young man, suspected to have fired and killed the Inspector, being interrogated by the police as he gave a vivid description of what transpired on that fateful day."
He concluded that at no time was he served any invitation by the Police that he failed to honour.
"I have not been served any process. Ask them why they are trying me in Calabar instead of Obudu where the incident happened. Can the police show any proof of any invitation that I didn't honour?" (NAN)
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Milwaukee Admirals coach Claude Noel says he'll return to coach the Milwaukee Admirals for a fourth season. Noel has led the Admirals to the Calder Cup finals in two of the last three years. Milwaukee won the 2004 AHL title. He has a .652 win percentage during that period. Under Noel, the Admirals became just the 3rd team in league history to post 100 or more points in three straight seasons.


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The Future AGFMA team have developed this web page so that it is relevant to all interested parties. It is important to us that you have the information you need as soon as it becomes available and that we are addressing your queries and concerns.
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1. What is the AGFMA?
The Across Government Facilities Management Arrangements (AGFMA) is the mechanism by which the South Australian Government (the Government) ensures over 5,000 government-owned facilities around the State are properly maintained so that they remain safe and fit for purpose for the delivery of the essential community services they support. This includes schools, hospitals, prisons, police stations and most other government buildings.The Department for Infrastructure and Transport (the Department) is the lead agency responsible for management of the AGFMA, which coordinates the use of these arrangements with over 30 other Government agencies covered by it. Each year, there are over 200,000 maintenance work orders completed. Approximately 98% of these work orders under the AGFMA are delivered by private sector contractors, predominantly small to medium businesses (SMEs).
The State Government recently announced that a new, modern, best-of-breed model is to be implemented for facilities management, which will come into effect in late 2021.
The administration and coordination of work under AGFMA is currently split approximately 50/50 between the Department for Infrastructure and Transport's internal Facilities Services team, and Spotless.
Under the future model, the administration and works coordination role will be entirely met by specialised external Facilities Management Service Providers, who bring the benefits of modern, best-practice systems and processes.
Importantly, in the future model, the fulfilment of maintenance work orders will continue to be performed by South Australian private sector contractors, including the same contractors that deliver trade services across the State today.
2. What will happen with current contractors (sub-contractors/trades)?
Local work orders will continue to be allocated to appropriately qualified local contractors in the future model. All work orders will largely be undertaken by sub-contractors with a strong focus on local workforce and opportunity for South Australian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).To support this, the Department has opened a Registration of Interest through the Industry Capability Network (ICN) to connect contractors, including SMEs with Facilities Management Service Providers, to maximise their opportunities to perform maintenance work in the future.The registration process can be found on the AGFMA website and will be available initially until 30 October 2020.
3. How will the change be managed?
The Department for Infrastructure and Transport is responsible for ensuring that the Governments decision is implemented, including the development, procurement and implementation of the Future AGFMA Operating Model.The change will be managed through a competitive market-based process, which will be an open tender meaning all suitably skilled Facilities Management Service Providers are able to respond. The Department is fully committed to a process of consultation with SMEs and contractors ahead of the changes and will be providing the opportunity for them to attend one of a number of workshops from late September 2020, to give input into system improvements. These sessions will be held across the state, including in regional centres and feedback provided will help shape how contractors and SMEs interact within the future model. That information will then feed into the contracting process, the critical stage of which is set to commence from late November 2020. The Office of the Industry Advocate will be closely involved throughout the upcoming contracting process to ensure the opportunities for small, medium and Aboriginal businesses are achieved, and a strong commitment to supporting apprenticeships is maintained.
4. When is this change expected to take place?
After the competitive tender process is finalised a lengthy transition will occur and new Provider contract(s) are expected to commence at the end of 2021 at which time the new Providers will commence services.
5. Who currently delivers the services?
The administration and coordination of work under the AGFMA is currently split approximately 50/50 between the Department for Infrastructure and Transport's internal Facilities Services team, which operates utilising outdated legacy systems, and one external provider (Spotless) contracted in 2015.Under the future model, the administration and coordination will be entirely met by external Facilities Management Service Providers using modern, best-practice systems.Under the future model, works will continue to be delivered by private sector contractors, including the same SMEs that deliver trade services across the State today.
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Before going to see this I'd been given some personal recommendations to go see it and how petrifying it is. I geared myself up for the fright of my life, but was left feeling far from frightened.
The film starts with a lovely clip of four people hanging from a tree, which personally gave me a promising start. Ellison Oswalt (Ethan Hawke) is a true crime writer and after not having a hit in ten years, he hopes his new case will be his next big break. Wife Tracy (Juliet Rylance), son Trevor (Michael Hall D'Addario) and daughter Ashley (Clare Foley) seem perfectly happy with the new move, but only for a short period. After Ellison discovers there are more secrets to the original crime than thought, strange events start to happen within the house. Living inside the very house where the crimes took place, Ellison must find out the truth with the help from Deputy So and So (James Ransone) before it's too late.
I had heard a lot of hype around how absolutely terrifying this film was, and being the scaredy cat I am, I was pretty worried I wouldn't be sleeping for a while. At first it seemed as if it was going to be quite horrifying but as the film went on, I soon realised it wasn't quite the fright I'd hoped for. Less of a supernatural film and more of a serial killer film, it has the gore factor but not the scare factor.
I wanted to be jumping out my skin and feeling sick at the thought of being home alone, but it just didn't deliver. I admit there are a few freaky parts where I had my hands ready to cover my eyes, but it just wasn't as scary as it should've been. Maybe my expectations were too high, but it just wasn't adrenaline pumping. I must say I did enjoy some of the graphic gore included, but that still wasn't even that extreme.
If you're a bit of a pansy and think films like Scream are scary, then you'll find this could scar you for life, but if you're like me and know your horrors, this won't be up to standards.
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I agree 100% with this review. Waaay over-hyped but still a fun watch!
Oh, definitely still fun to watch, just so boring when people over-hype things! Although, the trailer for SINISTER 2 looks wayyyyy better!


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{June 30, 2014} {ARC Review} The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones
From Goodreads: A family is hunted by a centuries-old monster: a man with a relentless obsession who can take on any identity.
The String Diaries opens with Hannah frantically driving through the night–her daughter asleep in the back, her husband bleeding out in the seat beside her. In the trunk of the car rests a cache of diaries dating back 200 years, tied and retied with strings through generations. The diaries carry the rules for survival that have been handed down from mother to daughter since the 19th century. But how can Hannah escape an enemy with the ability to look and sound like the people she loves?
Stephen Lloyd Jones's debut novel is a sweeping thriller that extends from the present day, to Oxford in the 1970s, to Hungary at the turn of the 19th century, all tracing back to a man from an ancient royal family with a consuming passion–a boy who can change his shape, insert himself into the intimate lives of his victims, and destroy them.
If Hannah fails to end the chase now, her daughter is next in line. Only Hannah can decide how much she is willing to sacrifice to finally put a centuries-old curse to rest.
Imagine being hunted by a shape shifter–you'd never know your enemy, they could silently become a loved one at any moment, getting close to you without sparking an inkling of suspicion until it's too late. Imagine a life where you're forced to constantly pay attention to every small detail and validate everyone who crosses your path, being on the run to stay ahead of a crazed killer intent on reuniting with his love from so long ago… so is the story of Jakab, a sociopathic shape shifter obsessed with the female lineage of one specific family. Of Hannah's family.
This novel opens in a whirl as Hannah drives recklessly towards an abandoned farmhouse, her husband bleeding out in the passenger seat while her nine year old daughter sleeps in the back. Fraught with danger, this novel exemplifies the creep factor, and as I read it late at night, I was constantly on watch as Jakab sent fear coursing throughout my body as I turned the pages.
Told in alternating timelines, both present and past, the novel sucks readers in from the get go. The characters and events within the story are puzzle pieces waiting so patiently to be put together, and as the tale weaves in and out, readers learn of what hunts Hannah, how Jakab came to be, what lore resides behind shape shifters, and the faction that plans to finally finish wiping the seemingly immortal shifters from the world.
Intense and amazing, this is a must read novel that kept me on my toes as it unfolded. I loved putting the pieces together, learning about Hannah's current story, that of her parent's in the 1970s, and that of Jakab as he became the sinister, sociopathic enemy that he truly is. You wont be able to stop reading once you start, and I highly suggest you pick up this amazing read stat. Five stars.
I received an ARC of this novel from the publisher via Netgalley, prior to its republication, in exchange for an honest review.
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{June 26, 2014} {Review} Strawberry Wine by Lee Adams
From Goodreads: Ten years have passed since Tanya Smith's last summer at Laurel Lake – the summer of Marie. Today Tanya is a confident, successful music promoter – a far cry from the naïve seventeen-year-old who showed up at the lake full of rosy notions of first love, lifelong friendships, and evenings spent sipping strawberry wine on the shore. That September changed everything, and as far as Tanya is concerned, there's no going back. That is, until a mysterious phone call from Marie's lawyer brings Tanya face to face with the past. Suddenly she finds herself returning to Laurel Lake and to everything she left behind there. Will the dark secret that haunts the lake break her heart all over again? Or will Marie's legacy be the key that unlocks the future Tanya gave up on ten long years ago?
Strawberry Wine is a NA/Adult novel with a splash of YA intermixed as the story focuses on both present day and the not-so-distant past. Revolving around Tanya, a 27ish, put together, self-made music promoter, readers are instantly drawn into her life as the novel opens with the death of her estranged friend Marie, a girl Tanya only knew for one summer during her high school years, a summer that for her is impossible to forget; a summer that changed everything. Almost instantly, the novel jumps from present to past, allowing readers to live through the events of that summer as Tanya begins to fall for Michael, explore the deeper recesses of love, and become friends with Marie, the quiet girl with abusive step-relatives. What starts off cute and carefree, turns jarring and sinister as the summer progresses, and everything abruptly comes to a halt when a few drunken decisions change everything for Tanya and Marie.
Here, the novel once again jumps back to the present, and it is also here that Adams sends readers a curveball, one I never saw coming, but in retrospect, should have. With the death of Marie, Tanya's entire world is upended, altering the course of her world, should she so accept it, and in doing so, allowing her to go back to those carefree summer days and claim what she lost. It's a beautiful tale, and I thoroughly enjoyed that present to past to present narration—it's not back and forth, but steady, almost like a circular novel, but continuing on once it comes full circle to give readers deeper insight into current events.
From carefree to brokenhearted, from on top of the world to uncertain, from safe to vulnerable, this novel spans the gamut of emotions, and they're a very tangible aspect of the novel. Although the story itself sometimes flows a bit clipped in terms of transitions, it's well done just the same, and as surprise and fear edge their way into the story, so does the reliance on God—though not preachy. I wouldn't say this is a religious novel by any means, but when faced with a bad situation, as Tanya finds herself in after the death of Marie, one does tend to rely more on God. For me, this was all a bit sudden, but understandable as the plot thickens, lives are threatened, and a sinister danger lurks on the horizon.
It is said that we write what we know, and Adams definitely does this in that Tanya is a music promoter, as is Lee, and a deadly kidney complication comes in to play—something Adams has also dealt with as a donor. Although fiction, Adams' own personal experiences come through in the novel, adding validity and giving the novel extreme realism, which is an aspect I highly enjoy in my stories. Overall, this is a very well-done novel—and if you're looking for an alluring summer read, I highly suggest adding Strawberry Wine to your reading pile. Four stars.
I purchased this novel from the author at Martinsburg Chocolate Festival and Book Fair.
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Prime Minister congratulates German Chancellor Merkel over election victory
September 25 2017 14:59:20
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım sent a congratulatory message to German Chancellor Angela Merkel after she was re-elected with her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Germany's election on Sept. 24.
"I have sent a written congratulatory note to Merkel," Yıldırım said in a televised interview on Sept. 25.
"They have a system that changes in every election. [The CDU] could not become the sole ruling party, but it is the top party," he added.
Yıldırım also noted that during the election period German politicians had "often been antagonistic to Turkey and Erdoğan."
"The election season is over … Now we have to get back to normal and look to our work," he said.
The prime minister also commented on the increased vote share for the Alternative for Germany (AfD), which entered the Bundestag as the third biggest party in the Sept. 24 election.
"Merkel has realized that voicing ambitious comments is harmful. The racists have won. Germany has to take precautions about this issue in the future," he said.
"They should also stop tolerating members of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization [FETÖ] and the [outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party] PKK. In order for relations between Germany and Turkey to normalize, there is a need for that," Yıldırım said.
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Veteran barman opening own place in former Franklin's Tower location
By Steve Barnes, senior writer on October 3, 2017 at 3:01 PM
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor, familiar to patrons of The Olde English Pub in Albany and The Shop in Troy, is working to open his first venture as a proprietor.
Due to debut next winter at 414 Broadway in Albany, in the former home of Franklin's Tower and, before that, the Plaza Grill, it will be called Loch & Quay (pronounced "lock and key"). The name includes the Gaelic and Scots word for "lake" because O'Connor spent time living in Ireland and is a fan of many forms of whiskey, and also refers to the nearby Quay Street, which runs along the Corning Preserve in Albany.
O'Connor tells me he's building a new kitchen on the first floor (it previously was on the second) and intends to offer coffee and breakfast sandwiches in the morning, and light fare and pub food for lunch, happy hour and dinner, with a relatively early weeknight closing time of around 10 p.m. The main focus will be on the bar program, with a strong representation of whiskey, original and classic cocktails, and a high-quality draft line. ("No crap on tap," he promises, though a few mass-market beers will be available by the bottle.)
O'Connor, who formerly was manager of The Olde English, will continue to work behind the bar at OE for several days a week while he finishes developing Loch & Quay.


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Nick Bollettieri: What Makes Them Special
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TENNIS NICK BOLLETTIERI – I have been watching and consuming sports my entire life, and I absolutely cannot get enough of it. My wife, Cindi, often asks me how every single game whether it be baseball, football, golf, or tennis can be such a special game? My answer is very simple. By Nick Bollettieri
I have been watching and consuming sports my entire life, and I absolutely cannot get enough of it. My wife, Cindi, often asks me how every single game whether it be baseball, football, golf, or tennis can be such a special game? My answer is very simple – it's special to me because I enjoy the excitement and observing athletes playing the same game, but with their own style of play and reaction to almost every move. Let's take a look at some of tennis' all-time greats and what makes them so unique and special…
Serve. His starting position of standing totally parallel to the baseline with his racquet and ball pointing directly at fans made them so nervous that they were just about ducking for safety every time he served. As a result he had one of the very best wide-slice serves to the ad court, and it didn't hurt that he was a lefty!
The majority of players in the 1960s hit their forehands with an Eastern forehand grip. Little by little, starting out with Jimmy Arias in the early 80s, grips began to shit to semi-Westerns, the power game, and then the extreme western grip hit by Nadal. He has perfected this shot and in the process, he has inspired so many youngsters to hit it as well.
Pete Sampras
Sampras had a very simple forehand (Eastern grip), beginning with the elbow of his hitting arm leading the backswing. Pete also had one of the top serves in the history of tennis. He wasn't as powerful as the guys who hit them today, but he was as consistent as they come and his placement (including his wide slice to the forehand which was hit between 114 and 118 miles per hour) was incredible. In addition to this, he had a beautiful one-handed backhand, a devastating attacking slice, and one of the very best simple first volleys.
I could write volumes of information about this man, but whatever and however much I write, I could not describe the totality of everything he does both on and off the court. He plays with very little physical effort and always respects his opponents. His movement across the board is absolutely beautiful and his charity work off of it is also fantastic to see.
Jim Courier
When Jim arrived at the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy at 14 years old, his mother sent me a letter asking to completely change his Western grip and baseball-swing backhand. I did just the opposite – I told him to forget about your backhand and hit forehands all the time! He did exactly what he was told and became No. 1 in the world!
Agassi was known for many things, but most of all for his incredible on-the-court play. He had unbelievable groundstrokes, superb footwork, and a few simple strategies that he would use. He would move his opponent side-to-side (Bradenton to Las Vegas and vice versa) and he'd never hit down the line with his backhand unless the ball was inside the baseline. Also, I ensured that Agassi didn't hit the slice from the backhand side until he had the regular two-handed backhand shot perfected.
Imagine a skinny, young girl at 12 years old hitting with two hands on both sides and standing smack on the baseline with great movement. This is what I witnessed watching Monica play at the Orange Bowl many years ago. What did I do? I offered her and her entire family a scholarship on the spot and never changed anything in her game, no matter what people thought I should do! Monica is one of the all-time greats of the game and she couldn't be a nicer person off the court as well!
Maria came to the Academy at nine, and I could tell then that she was a competitor. Her style was very simple. She stands on top of the baseline and pounds away from both wings with no spin. She will attack her opponent's serve and come forward on defensive balls looking to hit winners without any concern about hitting errors. Lastly, no one is more determined in their mental approach to the game than Sharapova. Never count her out even if she is down a set and 5-0, love-40! That is what makes Maria so special.
There is no other way to describe Serena other than saying the following:
1. She is a true athlete
2. She is big and strong
3. She can play offensive tennis from any position on the court
4. She has one of the biggest serves ever in the women's game
5. She can hit winners from anywhere
6. She is very comfortable at the net When healthy, Serena is one of the best, if not the single best, players in the history of the sport!
Steffi Graf
Steffi was a fantastic athlete who built her game on a very aggressive forehand hit with very little spin. Her athleticism and movement made it possible to hit most of her strokes with her forehand from anywhere on the court. Her one-handed backhand was 90% slice and allowed her time to not only recover, but also break down the rhythm of her opponents. Her serve was also a weapon, including a very high toss which actually threw off her opponent's concentration.
P.S. People always ask me if I would have changed anything in Steffi's game. I would have suggested she hit with a two-handed backhand, and I think if she would have done this she would've been unbeatable! If you could combine her forehand with Andre's backhand, you would have the ultimate groundstrokes!
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The Canadian managed to get past his 6ft 11 American opponent in a match that lasted over three hours.
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Denis Shapovalov - Credit: AELTC/Edward Whitaker
Denis Shapovalov is into the fourth round of the Australian Open after beating 23rd seed Reilly Opelka 7-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in three hours and two minutes on Margeret Court Arena.
The Canadian hit 39 winners and served 10 aces while limiting Opelka to just 17 aces. In contrast the American finished the match with a costly 46 unforced errors as Shapovalov booked his spot in the second week of the tournament.
" I think I did a really good job against Reilly (Opelka) today and I took a lot of my chances and managed to get a read on his serve," said the world No.14.
Both players were doing a good job early on when it came to holding serve and at 3-3 it was the Toronto native who had three chances to break. On his third opportunity broke serve with his trademark backhand winner.
However, that break didn't last long for Shapovalov as he struggled to consolidate the break and ultimately gave the break right back with a poor service game and it was back on serve at 4-4.
The first was decided by a tiebreaker and Shapovalov got the crucial break to take a 3-1 lead in the breaker which was enough for him to take the first set.
The second frame was much like the first with both players holding serve until 3-3 when Opelka broke serve. He was able to consolidate and serve out the set to level the match.
The third set stayed on serve until 3-2 and the momentum swung back in the Canadians favor. He got the break of serve this time using his forehand to great effect and served out the third to take a two sets to one lead.
Just like the third set the fourth set had no breaks until 3-2 when again the number 14 seed broke Opelka serve again and that break of serve was enough for him to serve out the match and the win.
After the match in his post-match interview, he was asked how he was able to limit his opponent to just 17 aces in the match.
" It's never easy against Reilly (Opelka) but I am happy I was able to pull through and make it to the next round". He said.
Shapovalov will face the number three seed Alexander Zverev in the round of 16.
Felix Auger-Aliassime Survives Australian Open Marathon
For a second time this week the Canadian was pushed but managed to win a tough four-set match against his Spanish opponent.
Felix Auger-Aliassime (Manuela Davies/USTA)
Felix Auger-Aliassime booked his spot in the third round of the Australian Open after beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6, 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 in a match that lasted four hours and 20 minutes.
The Montreal native hit 58 winners and served 28 aces while Davidovich Fokina hit 51 unforced errors. It is the second time the 21-year-old has reached the last 32 in Melbourne Park in what is his third appearence.
The first game of the match was a nervy one for the world number nine as it lasted six minutes and it involved him saving two breakpoints before being able to hold serve. The opener stayed on serve until 2-2 when the Fokina came up with an impressive passing shot to set up two more chances for the first break of serve of the match and this time managed to convert. Three games later the Canadian fought back and broke right back to go back on serve.
It was a tiebreak which decided the first set. The Montreal native jumped out to a 3-0 lead before the Spaniard came back again to win the next four points but the Canadian responded again winning three straight points to take the breaker 7-4 and the first set.
The second set was another impressive performance on serve by both players and once again was decided by a back and forth breaker that this time was won by Davidovich Fokina to level the match.
The third frame was much the same as both players kept their level up and not much differentiated the two. This tiebreaker was much more straightforward as the Canadian jumped out to a 5-1 lead before closing out the third set 7-5 and taking two sets to one lead.
The fourth set stayed on serve until 2-1 when the world number 50 had a chance to break and was able to get it for a 3-1 lead before the Canadian was able to break back the following game to go back on serve.
For the fourth time, the set was decided by a tiebreaker and this one was super tight with the Canadian getting the crucial break to take a 4-3 lead and that one break was enough for him to serve it out.
Auger Aliassime will now face Dan Evans in the third round after the Brit was handed a walkover against Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech who pulled out of the match due to injury.
'Best Feeling I've Ever Had' – Underdog Christopher O'Connell Stuns Schwartzman At Australian Open
Prior to this week the 27-year-old had never won a main draw match at Melbourne Park or beaten a top 20 player.
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World No.175 Christopher O'Connell has pulled off a major upset at the Australian Open by knocking out 13th seed Diego Schwartzman.
The 27-year-old wild card had only ever won one match in the main draw of a Grand Slam prior to this year but illustrated the talent that he has with a 7-6, 6-4, 6-4, win over Schwartzman. A player who is currently ranked 162 places above him in the rankings. Against the Argentine he fired a total of 44 winners and won 75% of his first service points on route to claiming his first win over a top 20 player.
"It's the best feeling I've ever had on a tennis court. I've been playing tennis since I was four. To have moments like this it's a dream come true." O'Connell said during his press conference.
Despite the straightforward score, the match itself was a marathon. The opener alone lasted for almost 90 minutes with the underdog saving three set points whilst down 4-5 before prevailing in the tiebreaker. Then in the following two sets he broke Schwartzman three times in total.
"I knew how crucial that first set was. It was really warming up out there. It was really a battle back and forth. It was crucial to get that first set, especially in the heat," he said.
A late bloomer on the men's Tour, the Australian started to make a breakthrough last year by reaching his first quarter-final at the Atlanta Open where he defeated Jannik Sinner. During that year he also reached the final of a French Challenger event before withdrawing due to injury and reached the second round of the US Open.
O'Connell, who has been ranked as high as 111th in the world, credits his coach for helping him reach new milestones in the sport. He is mentored by former player Marinko Matosevic who reached a ranking high of 39th back in 2013 and made more than $2M in prize money during his playing career.
"The process didn't start yesterday. It's been happening all of last year," he stated.
"I've been working with Marinko. He's just really confident with how I want to play tennis now. It's the first time I've really had a one-on-one coach literally every day with me.'
"Marinko was such a great player. All his knowledge of the game, he's just putting it onto me."
Next up for O'Connell will be the in-form Maxime Cressy who lost to Rafael Nadal in the final of the Melbourne Summer Set just over a week ago. The American defeated Czech qualifier Tomáš Macháč 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(5), in his second round match.
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"But the biggest thing for me is just staying healthy, not having these injuries where I miss two months of tournaments. I nearly missed five or six months last year. I can't be doing that.'
"The belief is always there, but I just got to make sure my body's healthy this year. I want to play a full year."
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Dregătoriile au fost înființate treptat, odată cu organizarea Țării Românești și Moldovei, ca state nou înființate. Ele erau departamente medievale publice sau de curte domnească în statele românești din evul mediu. Chiar dacă izvoarele atestă aceste dregătorii treptat și târziu, cele mai multe dintre ele datează din perioada de început a statului. Dregătorii (în sens modern, Înalți funcționari) puteau îndeplini sarcini din porunca domnească indiferent de atribuțiile principale ale funcției lor. În general pot fi deosebite două tipuri de dregătorii: dregătorii publice, în care posesorul avea atribuții  publice (administrative și judecătorești) și dregătorii de curte, în care posesorii prestau în primul rând activități administrative și de protocol la curtea domnească.

Dregătorii publice

Banul
Principalul dregător în Țara Românească, conducea administrația din Oltenia, judecător cu dreptul de a pronunța sentința capitală în acest teritoriu supus jurisdicției sale.

Vornicul
Inițial a fost conducătorul curții domnești; treptat a cumulat cele mai importante atribuții judecătorești în Țara Românească și Moldova. În Moldova au existat doi vornici, în perioada împărțirii țării între urmașii lui Alexandru cel Bun și permanent din secolul al XVI-lea.

Logofătul
Era conducătorul cancelariei domnești; supraveghea redactarea actelor domnești, punea sigiliul domnesc pe aceste acte. Treptat a devenit primul dregător în sfatul domnesc.

Vistierul
Se ocupa de administrația fiscală a țării, de evidența veniturilor și cheltuielilor, a contribuabililor și a scutiților.

Spătarul
Avea un rol mai important în Țara Românească în domeniul militar; conducea corpul de oaste călare, purta spada domnului la ceremonii.

Pârcălabii
Aveau atribuții administrative și judecătorești în teritoriul circumscris jurisdicției lor, adică a ținutului din jurul cetăților.

Armașul
Apare în documente în timpul lui Ștefan cel Mare și al lui Vlad Țepeș; avea sarcina îndeplinirii pedepselor decise de domn și de sfat.

Portarul
În Țara Românească se ocupa de hotărnicirea moșiilor, de primirea soliilor la curte. În Moldova soliile erau primite de ușar. Portarul de Suceava, care avea și atribuții militare, a fost chiar membru al Sfatului domnesc o perioadă în timpul lui Ștefan cel Mare.

Hatmanul
Apare în secolul al XVI-lea, ca substitut al portarului în Moldova. Principala atribuție era cea militară, pe care a preluat-o de la portari și pârcălabi. În a doua jumătate a secolului al XVI-lea, hatmanul a ocupat locul al patrulea în sfatul domnesc. Treptat a cumulat și atribuții fiscale.

Dregătorii de curte

Postelnicul
Era dregătorul cel mai apropriat de persoana voievodului, putând intra în iatacul domnului chiar și nechemat. Treptat a dobândit sarcina de a introduce la domnitor soliile și pe cei veniți în audiență. Era ultimul membru al sfatului domnesc. Numărul postelnicilor a crescut în secolul al XVI-lea.

Medelnicerul
Îi turna apă domnului pentru a-și spăla mâinile. În secolul al XVI-lea marele medelnicer era membru al Sfatului domnesc.

Pivnicerul
Avea în grijă viile și pivnițele domnești.

Paharnicul
Se ocupa de aprovizionare și de ospețele domnești, în special cu vin. Gusta vinul înainte de a fi servit de domn, pentru a verifica dacă nu era otrăvit. Apare târziu în Sfatul domnesc.
În Moldova se mai numea ceașnic sau cupar.

Stolnicul
Răspundea de masa voievodului și de servirea acestuia la ospețe, de aprovizionarea cu alimente.

Clucerul
Răspundea de magaziile și depozitele domnești. În Moldova exista și jitnicerul, care se ocupa de depozitele de grâne.

Pitarul
Pregătea pâinea pentru domn și pentru slujitorii sau ostașii cu rație zilnică de pâine. În secolul al XVII-lea a devenit membru al sfatului.

Slugerul
Se ocupa cu aprovizionarea și distribuirea rațiilor de carne.

Comisul
Avea grija grajdurilor și a cailor domnești.

Șetrarul
A apărut în secolul al XVI-lea și se ocupa de corturile armatei în timp de război; rolul său sporește în a doua jumătate a secolului al XVI-lea, când apare în sfat.

Aga
A apărut în a doua jumătate a secolului al XVI-lea - era comandantul pedestrașilor, fiind subordonat spătarului în Țara Românească și hatmanului în Moldova.

La mijlocul secolului al XV-lea dregătorii au început să ocupe un rol mai important în Sfatul domnesc. La finele aceluiași secol Sfatul domnesc a ajuns să fie format numai din dregători și foști dregători. Dregătorii nu aveau leafă, fiind răsplătiți cu danii și scutiri de către domn, cu plata serviciilor prestate locuitorilor (judecăți, hotărnicii, strângerea dărilor), cu daruri.

Bibliografie

Legături externe
Lista rangurilor boierești și dregătoriilor din Muntenia, sec. XVIII (1700 - 1812)

Titluri nobile române

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Vault Ghibli #9 – Pom Poko
By kookamungakat on October 23, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )
Japanese Title: Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko
Directed By: Isao Takahata
Produced By: Toshio Suzuki
Originally Released: July 16, 1994
Hello and welcome back to Vault Ghibli! I won't to start by apologizing for being away from this series for two weeks. Due to the Comic Con and the overwhelming amount of newness coming out of some of the other things I cover on this blog, it just wasn't feasible to be watching movies on top of all of it. BUT, we're back, and with a very odd film indeed. Once in a while, despite being in the age of spoilers, trailers, and general internet nonsense, we get the rare chance to watch a film which we know absolutely nothing about. Such was the case for me with Pom Poko. I didn't even know it was about raccoons until the opening scene. What followed from that revelation was two hours of mayhem that even the Wachowski's couldn't dream up. Pom Poko easily falls onto the "Most Bizarre Films" you've ever seen list. So come along and let us talk of a tale of raccoons, their struggles and yes, their balls.
…Balls?
What we need to understand first about Pom Poko is that it is very deeply rooted in Japanese lore. Specifically raccoon lore. That will help get us through to a point. At its heart, Pom Poko is an environmentalist film. Much like other Studio Ghibli films, it speaks heavily to the what happens when we change nature and how, while progress is often good, it is also bitter sweet as we lose out on a beautiful past as well. In Pom Poko, we see the raccoons stop fighting with each other over their differences in order to face a greater foe together: humans. Their land is being destroyed to make way for new developments and homes and they must stop it if they hope to survive. Luckily, raccoons are skilled in the ancient art of transformation and simply need a refresher course. So starts a struggle over many years to try and transform into all manner of things in order to scare off the human menace.
Raccoon transforming squad to the rescue!
If you haven't seen Pom Poko, this is sort of a hard concept to explain. Essentially, Raccoons and foxes have this innate power to transform into all manner of things. Everything from humans to ghosts to samurais. Raccoons live up to their tricky nature as they transform for the sake of confusing or confounding. In the film, we learn that raccoons only take on their natural form when around humans or when they are scared or tired. In fact, many raccoons can't transform at all, but those that can wield a great power. Because of this, the animation in this film often feels crazy and over the top. The raccoons will go from being normal to being very animated wearing clothes, to being humans to being larger than life skeletons. It's a lot to take in and feels very Japanese. When I think of anime, the imagery I conjure up in my mind resembles much of what is seen in Pom Poko.
In case you haven't seen the film, yes, those are all raccoons. Well except for the guy with the camera. He's just a Youtube star ahead of his time.
As the film progresses we get a lot of different viewpoints from the raccoons. Shoukichi wants a more peaceful resolution. The way he sees it, humans make cheeseburgers so they can't be all bad, right? But Gonta wants all out war on human kind. The two find themselves at a head by the end when Gonta leads a war party to fight the humans. In a way, this almost feels like Animal Farm. Competing political states and animals acting on instinct lead to a very harsh reality by the end of the film. Many of the raccoons perish before the end and take a boat to the afterlife, partying all the way. Others decide to become human and stay in the human world, only ever visiting their brethren in the last green spaces of the city once in a blue moon.
When Raccoons here Kesha, they be like…
But if all the zany raccoon transforming and the over the top animation weren't enough to throw American audiences, then the Raccoon balls certainly will be. In Japanese lore, Raccoon balls are associated with gold or prosperity and are even part of a many a nursery rhyme. Here, we see the raccoons use their testicles as a means of transformation, making everything from mats to sit on, to large spheres of death for a ball bombing attack at the end. It's jarring, to say the least, but also hilarious. Sure to put off many conservative parents with its ball warping form, I found myself unable to take my eyes off this zany, over the top tale.
Super power balls of power!
Yet, for all its craziness, Pom Poko is actually quite moving. In the end, the raccoons admit defeat but transform the land one last time so that they and the humans can see the past that can never be again. It's a heartfelt moment and I love seeing both human and raccoon alike tear up over seeing family members who are no longer with them. Once again Ghibli shows us that while progress is necessary and part of life, it's also a bit sad to know what we've lost, and only be respecting that past can we truly save what is left of it. So the new town still gets built, but humanity gains more of a respect for nature and makes sure to keep some spaces as nature preserves. It's not enough to save all of the raccoons, but at least it's something. At least their fight wasn't all for nought.
Ladies. Am I right?
Pom Poko is quite literally balls to the walls crazy in its story telling, animation and imagery. Yet beneath its brash, comical exterior, it years to make the point that destroying nature hurts not just the creatures in it, but also endangers our humanity and what made us who we are today. It's a film that can feel heavy handed at times and of all the Ghibli films we've seen so far, it stands as one of the most truly 'Japanese' features yet. To some, it might feel off-putting, but I found it to be incredibly original, zany and different. Every scene presented some new moment of raccoons becoming ghosts, old men or monsters and I always wanted to see what came next. It's a film filled with some of the most amazing animation out there and one that somehow proves that 2D animation can be just as captivating and Digital animation. If you haven't seen Pom Poko, and you're not totally adverse to raccoon balls, I suggest you give this one a shot. I think it might surprise you, if not once, than perhaps a few dozen times.
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D.T. Nova says:
Probably worth noting that while the English dub called then raccoons, raccoon dogs (tanuki) are actually canines.
The Animation Commendation says:
Haven't seen this one yet, so I didn't read fully as I didn't wanna get spoiled.


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