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AttheWannseeConferenceon20January,1942,seniorNaziofficialsmeettodeterminethemannerinwhichthegenocideoftheEuropeanJewscanbebestimplemented.

ThisBritishespionagethrillercentersonateamofMI-5counter-terroristspiescollectivelyknownas’Spooks’becau搜索引擎优化ftheshadowynatureoftheirexistence.Technicallyspeaking,Spooksdon’tevenexist-theyhavenonames,identities,orknownlocations.Yetthesesecretagentsareallthatstandbetweenthenationandtheterroristswhotrytounderminenationalsecurity.MatthewMacfaydenheadsthecastasTomQuinn,amanstrugglingtodealwithhisdoublelife.

Onaleaveofabsencefromthepoliceforce,LutherislayinglowinarundowncottageontheedgeofEnglandbutavisitfromhisoldcolleaguesattheMetbringsashockingpieceofnewsthatdrawshimbacktoLondoninsearchofthetruth.Meanwhile,agruesomeserialkillerhasstruckthecity.Withatrailofcluesleadingfromonecrimescenetothenext,Schenkandhisteammustworkoutthetwistedlogicthatconnectseachvictimbutthismurderingmastermindismorethanamatchforthepolice,outsmartingthemateverystep.It’snotlongbeforeLutherisbackintheBullpen,determinedtostealamarchonthekillerbeforeit’stoolate.

"AndiMack"isacontemporary,coming-of-agestoryaboutagirlwho'stryingtodeterminewhereshefitsinandthemanyamazingwaysshecanliveherlife.Whenherfree-spiritedoldersisterBexreturnshomewitharevelationthatchangeseverything,itsendsAndionanunchartedcourseofself-discovery.

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American psychologist John Holden arrives in London to participate in a symposium aiming to expose witchcraft and devil-worship as a fraud, with attention centered on a cult run by a Julian Karswell. Debarking his plane, Holden learns that the symposium leader, Henry Harrington, has suddenly died and he is now in charge. What only the audience knows is that Harrington was clearly killed by a demon, apparently summoned by Karswell to avenge his persecution. Despite both threatening and cajoling behavior by Karswell, Holden determines to proceed, though the only cult member willing to talk about his experiences is in a prison psychiatric ward, catatonic after allegedly killing yet another cult member. However, Harrington's niece, Joanna, believes, based on her uncle's notes, that Karswell may indeed have some satanic powers derived from an ancient tome in an obscure language which he has been able to translate, and attempts to warn the skeptic Holden. Karswell's mother also attempts to warn Holden off. However, the thing which begins to most get to Holden are the occasional, but mounting, sensory and mental disturbances he begins experiencing after an encounter with Karswell, and the discovery that, during this encounter, Karswell secretly slipped a slip of parchment with a curse in runic symbols on it into Holden's belongings, a parchment identical to one Harrington recorded having had passed to him in a similar manner shortly before his death... [N.B. Holden at no point stays at the Karswell estate].

Au cours de l'été 1986 - la comète de Halley termine sa course autour de la Terre, après 76 - ans d'absence. Alors qu'un débris de météorite se désagrège dans l'atmosphère terrestre, Howard, Ana et Daryl, trois habitants de la petite ville de Mont-Vallée, font chacun le souhait d'une vie meilleure, croyant voir une étoile filante... Trois voeux exaucés littéralement qui vont engendrer les pires catastrophes dans le quartier. Et c'est désormais armés de leur seul courage que nos trois "losers" vont devoir se surpasser pour réparer les dégâts...

David,nowanoldman,isstillkingofIsrael.Amonghissons,theambitiousAdonijahandthecleverSolomon.Thetwoyoungmenarefiercerivals,sincebothareprospectiveheirstothethroneandonlyonecanbesuccessful.Duringahuntingexpedition,AdonijahchallengeshisyoungerbrotherSolomontoachariotrace.WhileSolomon,thoughbrave,stillretainsamodicumofcaution,thedaredevilAdonijahiseagertowinatallcosts-andlosescontrolofhischariot.SolomontakestheseriouslyinjuredAdonijahbacktoJerusalem.OnthewaytheretheymeettheattractiveAbishag,whodespiteheryouthisversedintheu搜索引擎优化fhealingherbs.Sheactuallysucceedsinhelpingtheprince.AdonijahfallsinlovewithAbishag-butBathshebaarrangesthingssothatsheworksforDavid,hopingthatheryouth,herbeautyandherhealingpowerswillsoothetheoldking’ssuffering.SeveralmembersoftheinfluentialpriesthoodandalsotherespectedarmygeneralJoab,whoservedDavidloyallyformanyyears,supportAdonijah’sclaimtothethrone-eventhoughDavidhasstillnotmadeanydecisionwithregardtoapotentialsuccessor.Thebattle-experiencedJoabregardsSolomonasanindecisiveweakling,underwhoseleadershipthekingdomwouldsoonfallapart.WhentheprophetNathanfindsoutaboutAdonijah’sconspiracyheinformsBathshebaandSolomon,whourgeDavidtotakeimmediateaction.AndsoitcomestopassthatpreparationstoanointthefuturekingofIsraelaremadebothattheSpringofEnrogel,whereAdonijahandhismenareencamped,aswellasinJerusalem.ThefestiveprocessionforAdonijahhasalreadybeenassembledandthepeopleenticedwithdeliciousdelicaciestocheerhimon,whenthenewsofSolomon’scoronationreachesEnrogel.ThepeoplepromptlyacknowledgethewillofKingDavidandstreamofftoJerusalemintheirhordestogreetSolomon,theirfutureruler.Adonijahremainsbehindwithahandfulofloyalfollowers.Herealizesthathehaslost-forthetimebeing.Humblyheplaceshislifeinhisbrother’shands.Adonijahisforgivenononecondition:thathealwaysremainsloyaltohisbrotherSolomon.ThegreatKingDavidisdead,andhissonSolomonhassucceededhimastherightfulrulerofIsrael.AdonijahnowhasarequesttomakeofBathsheba:hewantstomarryAbishag.Solomonhearsaboutthisseeminglyinnocentwish,andrecognizesitasarenewedployonbehalfofhisbrothertoreclaimthethrone-Adonijah’smarriagetothelastwomantoshareKingDavid’sbedwouldstrengthenhispoliticalpositionconsiderably.Solomonknowsthathehastoactquicklyanddecisivelyifheistosecurehisownpower.HehashisbrotherAdonijahandthelatter’sclosestassociateJoabexecuted.Afterthisradicaldecision,Solomonwithdrawstopresentsacrifices.InadreamtheLordappearstohimandgrantshimthefulfillmentofawish,whateveritmaybe.Solomonmerelyasksforwisdom-inordertobecomeagoodrulerandjudge.WarwithEgyptislooming.Toarmhiskingdomagainsttheterritorialambitionsofitspowerfulneighbors,Solomonnotonlyintroducesseveralreformsbutalsodecidestomarrythedaughterofthepharaoh.TheEgyptianprincessdoesnotremainSolomon’sonlywife,however:astimegoesbythekingmarriesnumerousnoblewomenfrommanydifferentcountriesforpoliticalandeconomicreasons.Inthiswayhepreservespeaceforhispeople,andcreatesgreatprosperity.ByallowingthewomentocontinuepracticingtheirdomesticcustomsandreligiousritualsinJerusalemaswell,hecomesintoregularconflictwiththepriesthood,whoseetheforeignreligionsasendangeringIsrael’ssolecovenantwiththeLord.ThewisdomgrantedtoSolomonbyGodbecomesfullyevidentwhenthekingsitsinjudgment.Onedaytwoharlotseachclaimtobemotherofthesamebaby.Solomon’sdecisionseemsutterlycruel:hesaysthatthechildshouldbecutintwosothateachwomanreceiveshalf.Solomoncannowdeterminewhotherealmotherisfromherreaction:shewillnotallowherchildtobeharmed.Solomonhandsthechildbacktoitstruemotheramidcheersofapproval.OneofthemostimportanttaskshandeddowntoSolomonbyhisfatherDavidisbuildingthegreatTempletohousetheArkoftheCovenant.Ithastobelargerandmoremagnificentthanallothertemplesintheworld,andSolomonnowsetsaboutfulfillinghisfather’swish.HeplacesJeroboaminchargeoftheIsraeliteworkersaschiefoverseer.Sevenyearslater,theworkiscompleted.Theexpensiveconstructionmaterialshavebeenbroughtfromfar-offlands,andthepeopleofIsraelhavepaidexceedinglyhightaxeswithoutcomplaintinordertofinancetheconstructionwork.TheArkoftheCovenantcannowfinallybetakentotheTempleinatriumphantprocession.Aftersomanyyearsofwandering,theIsraelites’mostsacredpossessionnowhasafixedhomeofitsown.PeoplestreamtoJerusalemfromacrosstheentirecountrytocelebratethegreatday.Abishag,nowmarried,comestooandbringsherfamily.Solomonhasdecidedtomingleamongthepeopleindisguise,andheandAbishagareoverjoyedwhentheyaccidentallymeetagainaftersomanyyears.TheTemplemakesJerusalemanditskingfamousthroughouttheworld.Eventhedark-skinnedQueenofShebasetsoffwithalargeretinuetovisitthewiseandcultivatedSolomonandadmirehismagnificentcity.Theadmirationturnsouttobemutual:Solomon,captivatedbyherbeauty,fallsdeeplyinlovewithher.Thetwoofthemhaveachild,Menelik,butonedaytheQueenofShebadecidestoleave.ShedoesnotwantMeneliktobedeprivedoftheregaldignityawaitinghiminhishomecountry.Solomonstaysbehind,withaheavyheart.Thekinghasnowachievedeverythinghesethishearton,butwiththepassingoftheyearsthewiseSolomongraduallybecomesamelancholy,skepticaloldmanwhoregularlyquestionshisveryexistence.Materialthingsseemtorepresenttheonlyrealityforhim.Healsorefusestoadoptanykindofsteadypolicy,especiallyinreligiousmatters.Withhisforeignwives,Solomonsacrificestoforeigngods,andthisincursthewrathofthepriesthood.TheloyalJeroboamappealstohisking’sconscience,buttonoavail.DuringoneofSolomon’ssortiesindisguiseamonghispeople,asimplefarmerremindshimofthefirstoftheTenCommandmentsrevealedbytheLordtoMoses:"Youshallhavenoothergodsbeforeme."Atanotherdecisivemoment,GodHimselfspeakstoSolomonandannouncesthepunishmentforhissinfulness:thekingdomwillcollapseafterSolomon’sdeath.Thekinghasgrownoldandweary.HehaslosttouchwiththepeopleofIsrael,whoaresufferingfromheavytaxationandforcedlabor.Solomonhastreatedhislong-standingcompanionJeroboam,towhomheentrustedtheadministrationofthenortherntribes,withmurderousangereversinceaprophetpredictedthedivisionofthekingdomtohim.Thekingnolongerhasthestrengthtochangethings-hejustleavesthemastheyare.Theconsequencesofthisbecomeclearshortlyafterhisdeath.Solomon’ssonandsuccessorRehoboamtreatsthecountry’sleaderswitharrogance,andprovokesthedivisionofthekingdomintotwoparts:theonlytribestillloyaltohimisthatofJudah,whilealltheothersuniteunderJeroboam.Theprophecyhasbeenfulfilled.ThekingdomthatSolomonreceivedfromhisfatherDavid,andinvestedwithsuchmightandmagnificence,isnowdivided.

Endlesspristinebeaches,crystal-bluewaterandnever-endingsunshine:thegoalofhotelmanagerMarkusashepackshisbagsforarelaxingholidayatthefamily-ownedluxuryhotelontheSeychelles.HealsowantstocatchupwithhisdaughterLeoniewho’scurrentlyinjobtrainingattheresort.\rLeonieisgoodfriendswithFlo,ahotelmaidwhodreamsofacareerinthefashionworldanddevotesallofhersparetimetodesigningextraordinaryoutfits.WhenLeoniediscoversthatthecelebratedfashiondesignerClausCarstenshasmadeareservation,shesecretlystashesFlo’ssketchesinhisreceptiondeskmailbox.Butasitturnsout,it’snotClausbuthissonWaynewhoarrivesatthehotel.\rUnexpectedly,andwithouthavinganyclueabouteachother’sbackground,FloandWaynefallinlove.\rHowever,whenWaynelearnsthatthemysterioussketchesarefromFlo,hebecomesunsure…issheonlyusinghimtogetahead?HeconfrontsLeonie,whodesperatelyturnstoMarkusforhelpinstraighteningoutthemisunderstanding.\rMarkus’plansforacarefree,sun-soakedholidayarealreadybeingfoiledbyHelena.AtfirstHelenainsiststhatshe’stheownerofthepropertyonwhichthehotelstands.Theysoondeterminethatshehadinheritedanaltogetherdifferentpropertyfromherlatefather…wherehehadbuiltahomeforchildren.ThatdeeplydisturbsHelena.\rWhyhadthefatherwhoshenevermetcaredsomuchforotherchildren,andnothisowndaughter?TogetherwithMarkus,shesetsouttofindthetruthaboutthefathershebelievestobedead.HorstandNoraarecausingquiteastiraswellonthetropicalisland.Thecouplehaddreamtofaromanticnewbeginningfortheirrelationshiponthesun-kissedisland....\r...butthenOliver,Nora’ssecretlover,unexpectedlyshowsup.Itbecomesathree-waytugofwar,untilOliverandHorstwindupbecomingbuddies.Herworldthrownintochaos,Noraisnearinganervousbreakdown.Onsuchabeautifultropicalparadisethough,tranquilityisneverfaroff…

　　Born under the Christmas Star, Noelle believes she has the gift to perform miracles, so when conniving developer McKerrod threatens her peaceful life she and her friends determine to use this gift to thwart his plans and save their village.