Plot.

A year after, Gary "Eggsy" Unwin has officially joined Kingsman, having taken his late mentor Harry Hart's title of Galahad as well as Harry's old house, and is dating Tilde, Crown Princess of Sweden, whom he had saved from Valentine. On his way home from the tailor shop, he is ambushed by Charlie Hesketh, a rejected Kingsman applicant who lost his right arm and vocal cords during the Valentine incident. Eggsy evades Charlie and his henchmen in a car chase across London, but Charlie's cybernetic arm, severed in the skirmish, hacks into the Kingsman servers through the computer in Eggsy's car. With the information gained, Poppy Adams, the leader of the world's largest drug cartel, the Golden Circle, launches missiles that destroy the Kingsman headquarters and kill all of the agents in Britain, including Eggsy's best friend Roxy and his other friend Brandon, who was at Eggsy's house to look after his dog while Eggsy was away in Sweden with Tilde.  Eggsy and his only surviving colleague Merlin follow an emergency Doomsday Protocol, which leads them to Statesman, the American counterpart of Kingsman, which uses a Kentucky-based bourbon whiskey business as a front. There, they discover that Harry survived his shooting by Valentine thanks to Statesman technology, but has amnesia, which can only be cured by reliving a traumatic event. Statesman head Champagne offers the organization's support to bring down the Golden Circle. Statesman Agent Tequila develops a blue rash and shows signs of mania, ultimately being replaced by another agent, Whiskey, as Eggsy's partner. Eggsy plants a tracking device in Charlie's ex-girlfriend Clara Von Gluckfberg during a sexual encounter at Glastonbury Festival, but is estranged from Tilde after telling her beforehand what he has to do.  Eggsy cures Harry's amnesia by threatening to shoot a Cairn Terrier puppy that resembles Harry's late dog, Mr. Pickle, causing Harry to remember the blank bullet for the Kingsman selection exercise involving shooting the recruit's dog. During their next mission, Poppy broadcasts a message announcing she has added a toxin to all her drugs, which causes users to develop symptoms like Tequila's before succumbing to paralysis and, ultimately, death. She offers the antidote to the world if the President of the United States will end the war on drugs and grant her cartel immunity from prosecution. The President publicly negotiates, but secretly intends to let the infected die, as he is willing to eliminate all drug users and put Poppy out of business.  Harry, Eggsy, and Whiskey track Clara to a Golden Circle facility in Italy. Eggsy manages to steal a sample of the antidote, but it is accidentally broken by Whiskey during an attack by the Golden Circle's henchmen, leading Harry to suspect him of working against them and breaking the sample on purpose. Harry shoots Whiskey in the head, but Eggsy, believing Harry to be delusional due to an incomplete recovery, saves him with the same technology that Statesman used to save Harry. Charlie kills Clara by destroying the facility to prevent any more samples from being taken and leave no traces behind. Tilde calls Eggsy in a manic state, showing she has symptoms as a result of smoking cannabis in a fit of depression. Eggsy, Harry and Merlin discover the location of Poppy's hideout in Cambodia, "Poppy Land," and fly there.  While reconnoitering Poppy Land, Eggsy steps on a land mine, so Merlin sacrifices himself to save him and Harry while taking out a handful of Poppy's guards and singing his favorite John Denver song at the same time. A vengeful Eggsy and Harry storm through the lair as they kill all the guards they come up against; Eggsy fights and kills Charlie as revenge for his fallen comrades, while Harry destroys Poppy's robotic attack dogs with the help of Elton John, who had been kidnapped by Poppy during Valentine's attack and forced to sing for her. They secure the laptop controlling the drones that are able to deliver the antidote worldwide and inject Poppy with a concentrated dose of her own toxin and heroin to dull her senses and let her guard down. A deluded Poppy gives them the laptop password for the antidote, but she dies from an accidental overdose. Whiskey interrupts them before they can deploy the drones, revealing that his pregnant wife was killed in a robbery committed by two methamphetamine users years ago; because of this, he has a personal vendetta against all drug users and wants them to die. A fight breaks out, ending with Harry and Eggsy dropping Whiskey into Poppy's meat grinder. They then activate the drones, delivering the antidote worldwide.  In the aftermath, the President is impeached and arrested for conspiring to let the victims die, and Statesman purchases a distillery in Scotland to help rebuild Kingsman. Statesman tech support specialist Ginger Ale is appointed to be the next Agent Whiskey, Eggsy marries Tilde, and a cured Tequila joins Kingsman, which acquires a new tailor shop in London.  Flashback footage from "The Secret Service" includes Samuel L. Jackson and Sofia Boutella as Richmond Valentine and Gazelle, respectively. Tobias Bakare and Theo Barklem-Biggs return as Eggsy's friends Jamal and Ryan, with Thomas Turgoose and Calvin Demba introduced as two of Eggsy's other friends, Liam and Brandon. Furthermore, Samantha Womack makes a brief return appearance as Michelle Unwin, Eggsy's mother. Additionally, Poppy Delevingne portrays Clara Von Gluckfberg, Charlie's ex-girlfriend whom Eggsy meets; Keith Allen and Tom Benedict Knight feature as Charles and Angel, two of Poppy's henchmen; Björn Granath (in his final film performance) and Lena Endre feature as the King and Queen of Sweden, respectively; James Caroll Jordan appears as Guy Clark, one of Poppy's professors at Harvard University; and Mark Arnold portrays General McCoy, an advisor to the President of the United States. Shannon Bream and Bill Hemmer of Fox News appear as themselves.

Production.

Development.

Near the release of "Kingsman: The Secret Service", Mark Millar and Matthew Vaughn stated that a sequel would be possible if the first film was to perform well at the box office, and Vaughn expressed interest in returning to direct. Vaughn also noted that he had hoped to have Firth back in the sequel, though it was later stated that Firth would not be returning.  On 29 April 2015, Fox announced that a sequel was in production, but that it was unclear if Vaughn would return due to his interest in directing a "Flash Gordon" film. On 11 June 2015, Vaughn told "Yahoo" that he had begun writing the script for the sequel, and that he could return to direct. In September 2015, Millar reiterated that the sequel was in development, and that Vaughn was looking for ways to bring Firth back without sacrificing the integrity of the story. Later that month, "The Hollywood Reporter" confirmed that Egerton had also signed on for a new "Robin Hood" film, which was then set to begin shooting in February 2016; Egerton's schedule was thus in conflict with the "Kingsman" sequel. However, in mid-October, it was confirmed that scheduling issues had been settled between both studios. Lionsgate began "Robin Hood"s production right after Egerton wrapped filming on "Kingsman: The Golden Circle", which began in May 2016.

Casting.

On 17 February 2016, it was revealed that Julianne Moore was in negotiations to play the villain in the film. On 10 March 2016, Halle Berry was cast in the film, in a role that later turned out to be the Statesman's tech support. In late March, Vaughn confirmed Berry's and Moore's casting, as well as the title, "Kingsman: The Golden Circle". On 8 April 2016, Pedro Pascal was cast in the film as Jack Daniels, and on the same day, a promotional poster was released featuring Firth's character's glasses, confirming Firth's return for the film; Firth's return was later officially confirmed on 11 July 2016. Channing Tatum confirmed his casting through his Twitter account, while "Variety" reported that Elton John was in talks for a role—John would later be portrayed by co-star Egerton in 2019 movie "Rocketman". In late April, Vaughn talked about writing the sequel, and stated "writing this was the hardest thing I've ever done." Jeff Bridges was added to the cast on 28 May 2016. Vinnie Jones announced on Twitter that he had been cast, though he did not appear in the finished film.

Filming.

Principal photography on the film began on 15 May 2016 in Birmingham. Filming also took place in Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden. The cable car and antidote factory scenes were shot on Skyway Monte Bianco and Pointe Helbronner, located in Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, in northern Italy and Sri Lanka. On 13 September 2016, "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" completed initial filming. Additional footage was filmed on location in London in December 2016.

Music.

Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson reunited to compose the music for the film. The soundtrack was released on iTunes on 22 September 2017 by Fox Music and was released on CD in October 2017 by La-La Land Records.

Release.

20th Century Fox originally scheduled "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" for a summer release date of 16 June 2017 but pushed the film back to 6 October 2017. The film was then moved up to 20 September in the United Kingdom and 22 September 2017 in the United States likely to avoid competition with "Blade Runner 2049". The film had an IMAX release.

Marketing.

On 20 July 2017, Fox released an animated "Kingsman"/"Archer" crossover short film featuring Eggsy and Sterling Archer. On 18 September, Fox released a TV advert featuring a mock "Kingsman" board game.  The beige bomber jacket for Channing Tatum's character and a shearling coat worn by Colin Firth's Harry Hart were tailored by Cromford Leather, a UK designer brand and maker of luxury leather clothing. In May 2017, TAG Heuer partnered with Fox to make the TAG Heuer Connected the official watch of the Kingsman agents. In August 2017, Fox partnered with Old Forester to release a Statesman edition of their 95 proof Bourbon whisky for the U.S. market. In addition, GlenDronach released a Kingsman Edition 1991 of their scotch whisky. Director Vaughn cited GlenDronach as his favourite scotch whisky brand, and the distillery used casks from 1991, as it is the fictional year of Eggsy's birth. Only 240 bottles have been allocated to the U.S. market, all of which are signed by Vaughn. In addition, Berry Bros. & Rudd released a Kingsman edition of their No. 3 London Dry Gin. In September 2017, Hard Rock Cafe introduced the "Poppy Burger" in their menu to promote the film.  On 8 September 2017, luxury retailer Mr Porter opened its first Kingsman shop between Berry Bros. & Rudd and Lock & Co. Hatters on St James's Street in Central London. Both the Kingsman shop and Berry Bros. & Rudd were integral locations for this film, while Lock & Co. was featured in the first film.  In collaboration with German cosmetic line ARTDECO, ex-model and producer Claudia Schiffer unveiled the Claudia Schiffer Makeup line which featured two products inspired by the film—a 'Poppyland' lipstick and a 'Kingsman' nail polish. Additionally, products from that range were used for Poppy's Salon in the film.

Video games.

In August 2017, it was confirmed that "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" would have a tie-in game to accompany its release, and that it would be a turn-based match-3 role-playing combat game, released on iOS and Android by the Korean mobile game company NHN PixelCube. The game also includes characters from "", and was released globally on 14 September 2017, about a week before the film's release. Unlike the films, the game does not have graphic violence or explicit language, but it is classified a "12+" rating for "mild realistic violence". In the days before the film's release, another mobile game based on the "Kingsman" franchise, simply titled "Kingsman: The Secret Service", was announced to be in development also for iOS and Android, by American mobile game developer YesGnome. The game is a hybrid action adventure-construction simulator, where players construct impregnable secret bases, similar to "Fallout Shelter", while infiltrating enemy bases in run-and-gun missions based on the plot of at least the first film. The Android version remained in early access for many months. "The Golden Circle" is free-to-play, offers in-app purchases, and supports online player-versus-player multiplayer, while "The Secret Service" is sold as a paid game.  Several months later after the launch of the tie-in mobile game for "Kingsman: The Golden Circle", on 24 April 2018, it was announced that the game's servers will be shut down on 23 May 2018, after "careful consideration" and the game's poor player base. Meanwhile, after many months in early access, Yesgnome's "Kingsman: The Secret Service" was finally released on 1 May 2019.

Home media.

The film was released on Blu-ray on 12 December 2017 and DVD. A Target exclusive gift set includes four whiskey stones. The Walmart exclusive gift set comes with a Funko Pocket Pop! Eggsy keychain. A limited-edition steelbook packaging is available exclusively at Best Buy in the U.S., HMV in the UK, and JB Hi-Fi in Australia.

Reception.

Box office.

"Kingsman: The Golden Circle" grossed $100.2 million in the United States and Canada and $310.6 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $410.9 million, against a production budget of $104 million.  In North America, the film was released alongside "The Lego Ninjago Movie" and "Friend Request" and was projected to gross $40–45 million from 4,003 theaters in its opening weekend. It made $3.4 million from Thursday night previews at 3,100 theaters up from the $1.4 million made by the first film and $15.3 million on its first day. It went on to open to $39 million, an increase over the first film's $36.2 million debut and topping the box office, overtaking two-time defender "It". In its second week, the film initially made a projected gross of $17 million, finishing second at the box office behind "It". However, the following day, actual results had the film finishing atop "It" by a gross of $16.93 million to $16.90 million and also beat out newcomer "American Made" ($16.8 million). The film made $8.7 million and $5.3 million in its third and fourth weeks, finishing 5th and 7th, respectively. The film dropped 47% in its fifth weekend, making $5.7 million and falling to 5th.

Critical response.

"Kingsman: The Golden Circle" received mixed reviews. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 52% based on 297 reviews, and an average rating of 5.37/10. The website's critical consensus reads ""Kingsman: The Golden Circle" offers more of everything that made its predecessor so much fun but lacks the original's wild creative spark". On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 44 out of 100, based on 44 critics indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, the same score earned by its predecessor.  Writing for Uproxx, Amy Nicholson called the film better than the first and wrote: ""Kingsman: The Golden Circle" has matured just enough. It's doubled down on the mayhem and hammered out the tone. Everything is sincere even when it's insane". Writing for "Rolling Stone", Peter Travers gave the film 2.5 stars out of 4 and wrote:  Christopher Orr from "The Atlantic" said in his review "The movie is too long, too violent, too silly—too everything. Yet for those who enjoyed the original "Kingsman", it is a more than adequate second act. To put it another way: First time satire, second time farce".  Michael Phillips of the "Chicago Tribune" gave the film 1.5 stars and said ""Kingsman: The Golden Circle" offers everything—several bored Oscar winners; two scenes featuring death by meat grinder; Elton John, mugging in close-up—except a good time". Wendy Ide, reviewing the film for "The Guardian", gave it 1 star and called it "a knowing sneer of a movie that shrugs off its plot holes along with a particularly unsavoury attitude to violence and a tendency to use female characters as the decorative punchline to jokes". Writing for RogerEbert.com, Glenn Kenny gave the film 0/4 stars and said:

Ban in Cambodia.

The film was banned from cinemas in Cambodia since the villains' base is located in the ruins of a Cambodian temple.

Sequel and prequel.

Vaughn has stated that he and Goldman have a third "Kingsman" film planned. Although Vaughn initially suggested the series would be a trilogy, Mark Millar later confirmed at least two more films were in development. In December 2017, Vaughn provided insight into his plans for the untitled third film. He confirmed there would be one "massive" new addition to the cast, though he has not decided who would play the role yet. In March 2018, Vaughn confirmed he was still working on the script for the third film. Although he did not reveal any new plot details, he said he has something big planned for it. In another interview, he teased the possible return of Mark Strong's Merlin, but did not confirm or deny the rumours. Vaughn revealed to Empire that he's planning a Kingsman movie which would cap-off the "Harry Hart-Eggsy relationship" trilogy. In May 2019, Vaughn told Digital Spy in an interview that "Kingsman 3" would be the final chapter of Hart and Eggsy.  A prequel to the franchise, "The King's Man" is scheduled for release in 2020. On 9 November 2018, Egerton confirmed he would not appear for the prequel; however, he would still portray the character in future installments, saying "I don't know how hot off the press this is, and I think I'm allowed to say it, but I'm not in the next Kingsman movie. That doesn't mean I won't be in Kingsman ever again. I was with Matthew Vaughn as little as a few days ago, we're still very much in business together, but his next journey in that world doesn't involve me." Before adding "His idea for the new one is incredibly exciting," Egerton continued. "I'm sad that I won't be on that journey with him but it's not the last you've seen of Eggsy."

Kingsman: The Golden Circle is a 2017 action spy black comedy film produced and directed by Matthew Vaughn and written by Vaughn and Jane Goldman. It is a sequel to "" (2014) which is based on the comic book series "Kingsman", created by Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar. The film features Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Edward Holcroft, Hanna Alström, and Sophie Cookson reprising their roles from the first film with Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Pedro Pascal, Elton John, Channing Tatum, and Jeff Bridges joining the cast. The film follows members of Kingsman needing to team up with their American counterpart, Statesman, after the world is held hostage by Poppy Adams and her drug cartel, "The Golden Circle".

《金牌特务:机密对决》(英语:"Kingsman: The Golden Circle")是一部于2017年上映的英国和美国合拍的动作间谍片喜剧片,由马修·范恩执导和监制,并与珍·古德曼共同编剧,电影改编自漫画《金牌特务》。本片为2014年电影《金牌特务》的续集,由柯林·弗斯、茱莉安·摩尔、泰隆·艾格顿、马克·史壮、荷莉·贝瑞、艾尔顿·强、查尼·塔图与杰夫·布里吉主演。该片定于2017年9月22日在美国上映,香港于9月21日上映,台湾则9月20日抢先全球上映,中国大陆定档10月20日。


Plot.

60-year-old widower Ove Lindahl lives in a townhouse neighborhood, where he used to be the chairman of the neighborhood association, until he was replaced by Rune, his former friend. Rune is now paralysed after suffering a stroke, and being cared for by his wife, Anita. Ove is depressed after losing his wife, Sonja, a schoolteacher, to cancer six months previously. Having worked at the same company for 43 years, he is pushed into retiring. His attempts to hang himself are repeatedly interrupted by Iranian immigrant Parvaneh, her Swedish husband Patrick and their two children, who are moving into the house across the street.  During another suicide attempt, Ove flashes back to his childhood. His mother died when he was a child, leaving him alone with his quiet father, a mechanic at the train company. His father shared his knowledge of engines with Ove, who had a part-time job at the train yard. Having done particularly well at his exams, he reports his results to his father, who is so anxious to spread the news that he fails to take care and is hit by a train and killed.  During another attempt to kill himself, this time by carbon monoxide poisoning, Ove is sitting in his running car in a garage, and again recollects the past, when he began working at the train company. Two men from the local council, whom Ove dubs "The Whiteshirts", arrive at young Ove's home and declare it should be demolished. Ove instead fixes the house. His neighbors' home catches fire one night, and Ove saves two people, but sparks from the fire cause his own home to burn, and The Whiteshirts prevent the fire from being tackled because they plan to demolish it in any case. With nowhere to go, Ove sleeps in a train at work; he wakes to find a young woman, Sonja, sitting across from him. He is smitten with her and returns to the same early train each morning. After three weeks, he finds her again, and they begin dating. She encourages him to return to school, and he earns a degree in engineering.  Ove's attempt to kill himself is interrupted by Parvaneh banging on the garage door, wanting a lift to hospital because her husband has had an accident. Ove takes care of Parvaneh and Patrick's two daughters, Sepideh and Nasanin, while they are there, and is made to sit outside after he causes a scene. Later, Ove goes to the train station, planning to jump in front of a train. However, when a man on the platform faints and falls onto the tracks, Ove jumps down and rescues him. Parvaneh asks Ove to teach her how to drive, and he eventually agrees. He also takes in a stray cat which he had previously found an annoyance. He tells Parvaneh about his past friendship with Rune, and how they worked together to establish rules and order, with Ove chairman of the neighborhood association board and Rune the deputy chair. They grew apart over the years, largely because of Rune's preference for Volvo cars and Ove's for Saab, until Rune organized a "coup" and replaced Ove as chairman. He also begins to bond with his new cat. He repairs a bike he confiscated from a neighborhood teen, Adrian, and returns it to Adrian who works at a kebab shop with another youth, called Mirsad. Ove notices Mirsad's eye make-up and asks him if he is "one of those gays", but does not shun Mirsad.  Despite his improved relations with his neighbors, Ove has an altercation with two "Whiteshirts" who are attempting to force Rune into a nursing home. Ove then tries to commit suicide using a shotgun, but is interrupted by Adrian and Mirsad ringing his doorbell. Adrian says Mirsad had been kicked out of his house after coming out to his family and needs a place to stay. Ove reluctantly invites Mirsad in. Later, Ove tells Parvaneh how Sonja, when pregnant, wanted to go on vacation before the baby arrived. She and Ove traveled on a tour bus to Spain, but on the journey home, the bus crashed. Sonja lost the baby and was confined to a wheelchair, which made her unable to take up a job as a teacher. When the local authorities ignored Ove's pleas to build a wheelchair ramp, he went to the school in the night and installed one.  Ove collapses and is taken to the hospital, where he lists Parvaneh as his next of kin. Parvaneh is told that her "father" is suffering from an enlarged heart but will survive. Laughing, she tells Ove he is terrible at dying, before herself going into labor and delivering a boy. Ove gives gifts to Parvaneh's daughters, who refer to him as grandpa. Several months later, Parvaneh wakes to a winter storm and looks out of the window to see that Ove's drive hasn't been cleared and Ove is not up at his usual time. Parvaneh and Patrick run to Ove's house to find that he has died in his sleep. Ove, having found peace, has left strict instructions for his funeral; the service is packed with neighbors. The film ends with Ove waking on the train where he first met Sonja, to find her there waiting for him.

Reception.

Critical response.

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 90% based on 115 reviews, with an average rating of 7.19/10. The website's critical consensus reads, ""A Man Called Ove"s winsome sincerity — and Rolf Lassgård's affectingly flinty performance in the title role — keep it from succumbing to excess sentimentality." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."  "The Washington Post", "Chicago Tribune" and "Rogerebert.com" gave positive reviews. Reviewers have noted that while elements and formulas are familiar from films such as "St. Vincent" and "Gran Torino", "A Man Called Ove" is well made and capable of bringing real tears to the audience's eyes. , the film is the third most watched Swedish theatrical film in Sweden of all time.

Remake.

A US remake will be produced by Tom Hanks, who also will star in the film.

A Man Called Ove (, ) is a Swedish comedy-drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden 25 December 2015. The film was written and directed by Hannes Holm, and is based on author Fredrik Backman's 2012 book of the same name. In the leading role as Ove is Rolf Lassgård. The film was nominated for six awards, winning two, at the 51st Guldbagge Awards in 2016. It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film and Best Makeup and Hairstyling categories at the 89th Academy Awards.

《明天别再来敲门》()是一部瑞典剧情片,2015年12月25日在瑞典上映。由汉内斯·霍尔姆执导和编剧,改编自作家弗雷德里克·贝克曼2012年的同名小说。主角欧维由罗尔夫·拉斯加德饰演。电影在第51届金甲虫奖获得六个奖项提名,赢得最佳男主角和最佳化妆两个奖。入围了第89届奥斯卡金像奖最佳外语片和最佳化妆与发型设计奖。


Birth.

Prince Alexander was born on 19 April 2016 at 18:25 at Danderyd Hospital in Danderyd, Sweden. The birth was celebrated with a 21-gun salute from Skeppsholmen in Stockholm on 20 April. His name and title were announced by King Carl XVI Gustaf on 21 April 2016 at a cabinet meeting.  Prince Alexander was christened on 9 September 2016 in the Royal Chapel at Drottningholm Palace. His godparents are his paternal aunt Crown Princess Victoria, his maternal aunt, Lina Frejd, his father's paternal cousin Victor Magnuson, Jan-Åke Hansson (who was also Prince Carl Philip's best man at his wedding) and his mother's friend Cajsa Larsson.

Titles, styles, and honours.

Titles and styles.

Alexander was initially styled His Royal Highness Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland. On 7 October 2019 the king issued a statement rescinding the style Royal Highness and removing Alexander from the royal house in an effort to more strictly associate Swedish royalty to the office of the head of state; he is still to be styled as a prince and duke and remains in the line of succession to the throne.

Arms.

Prince Alexander's coat of arms is based on the greater coat of arms of Sweden. It features in the first and fourth quarters, the Three Crowns; in the second, the lion of the House of Bjelbo; and in the third, the griffin of the arms of Södermanland, representing the titular designation of his dukedom. In the centre, on an inescutcheon, is the dynastic arms of the House of Bernadotte. Surrounding the shield is the chain of the Order of the Seraphim, of which he had been presented with since his baptism.

Prince Alexander of Sweden, Duke of Södermanland (Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil; born 19 April 2016), is the first child and son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia. He is a grandson of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. He is fifth in the line of succession to the Swedish throne.

亚历山大王子,南曼兰公爵(Prince Alexander of Sweden, Duke of Södermanland;2016年-4月19日)是瑞典王子及王室的成员之一。 亚历山大王子于2016年4月19日生于丹德吕德市的丹德吕德医院。。王子是瑞典王子卡尔·菲利普和王妃苏菲亚的首名孩子;他的爷爷奶奶是瑞典国王卡尔·古斯塔夫十六世及王后西尔维娅。


History.

XVideos was founded in Paris in 2007 by the French owner Stephane Michael Pacaud. XVideos serves as a pornographic media aggregator, a type of website which gives access to adult content in a similar manner as YouTube does for general content. Video clips from professional videos are mixed with amateur and other types of content. By 2012, XVideos was the largest porn website in the world, with over 100 billion page views per month. Fabian Thylmann, the owner of MindGeek, attempted to purchase XVideos in 2012 in order to create a monopoly of pornographic tube sites. The French owner of XVideos turned down a reported offer of more than $120 million by saying, "Sorry, I have to go and play "Diablo II"." In 2014, XVideos controversially attempted to force content providers to either pledge to renounce the right to delete videos from their accounts or to shut down their accounts immediately.

Web traffic and ranking.

, XVideos has been counted as the 8th most popular website in the world by SimilarWeb in overall category and 1st in the adult category with over 3 billion visits a month.  XNXX, a mirror site of XVideos, is the 11th most visited website overall and the 3rd most visited website in the adult category.  Combined, XVideos and XNXX get over 5 billion visits a month, double their nearest competitor's Mindgeek's traffic.

Censorship.

India.

In 2015, the company was censored by the Indian government on a list of 857 'pornographic' websites, which also included non-pornographic websites such as CollegeHumor. In 2018, major internet service providers blocked access to XVideos and other porn sites.

Lebanon.

In 2014, Lebanon's Minister of Telecommunications has ordered Internet service providers to block six pornographic websites including XVideos. Some internet providers did not oblige, while others like Mobi DSL did.

Malaysia.

In 2015, the Malaysian government banned XVideos for violating the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, which bans "obscene content" from being digitally distributed.

Philippines.

On January 14, 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte blocked XVideos as a part of Republic Act 9775 or the Anti-Child Pornography Law.

Venezuela.

On June 14, 2018, the telecommunications and internet services company CANTV blocked access to the website without giving any statement in this regard.

Bangladesh.

On February 19, 2019, the government of Bangladesh blocked access to the site along with 20,000 other pornographic sites as a part of their anti-porn war.

XVideos is a pornographic video sharing and viewing website. XVideos was founded in Paris in 2007. The website is now registered to the Czech company WGCZ Holding., it was the most visited porn website and the 8th most visited website in the world.

XVideos是一个总部位于捷克的色情影片分享网站。


Plot.

A young girl who belongs to Father Kim's parish becomes comatose after a hit-and-run accident. Father Kim finds out she is possessed by an evil spirit. Father Kim along with a rebellious young seminarian named Choi who is unsure about spiritual warfare, try to exorcise the demon and confine it in a piglet. Members of rosicrucianism inform Father Kim that two of their priests were killed by this demon. During the exorcism, the demon manifests, inflicting unnatural bodily rashes. Choi initially runs out halfway through the exorcism attempt, but eventually decides to return, determined to finish what they started. Father Kim tells him to believe this ministry isn't in vain and the reward is in the Lord’s hand (Isaiah 49:4). Choi replies by quoting Ezekiel 2:6, and affirms he is prepared now. When they try to free the girl from the demon's powerful hold, they realize that the demon they are facing is an ancient one named Malphas and is far more dangerous than they ever thought. However, they manage to confine it in the piglet, but the police arrive and try to arrest them for killing Young-shin, acting on a complaint by her extremely traumatized parents. Choi runs out with the pig, faces many obstructions but successfully drowns it in the river as instructed by Kim (Luke 8:33). Young-shin who was considered dead shows signs of life, and Father Kim's and Brother Choi's rashes disappear.

Reception.

The film was number-one on its opening weekend, with ₩13 billion. By its third weekend, the film had grossed at the South Korean box office.

The Priests (; lit. "Black Priests") is a 2015 South Korean supernatural mystery thriller film written and directed by Jang Jae-hyun, based on his award-winning short film "12th Assistant Deacon".

《黑祭司们》(,英语:The Priests)是2015年上映的一部韩国惊悚片,是描述为拯救面临危险的少女,两位司祭挺身对抗神秘事件的故事。


Club career.

Born in Yaoundé, Ekeng joined Canon Yaoundé's youth setup in 2006, aged 16, and made his senior debuts with the club's main squad in 2008. On 4 July 2009, he signed a three-year deal with Le Mans FC, and was initially assigned to the reserve squad in the Championnat de France Amateur.  Ekeng played his first match as a professional on 20 August 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 home loss against LB Châteauroux for the Ligue 2 championship.  On 14 January 2011, Ekeng joined Championnat National side Rodez AF on loan until June. He featured regularly as his side was eventually relegated.  Ekeng returned to Le Mans in June, and appeared regularly for the side in the following two campaigns, the second finishing in relegation. He left the club on 8 July 2013, and signed a two-year deal with FC Lausanne-Sport on the same day.  On 14 July 2014, Ekeng signed a two-year deal with newly promoted side Córdoba CF. He made his La Liga debut on 30 August, replacing Aritz López Garai in the 74th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Celta de Vigo.  Ekeng scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 3 October, netting the first of a 1–1 away draw against Getafe CF. On 31 August of the following year, after suffering relegation in last place, he rescinded his contract.  He again moved to another country, signing for Romania's FC Dinamo București on 11 January 2016. Ekeng played 12 official games for the "Câinii roșii", scoring his only goal on 20 April in the second leg of the semi-finals of the season's Cupa României, equalising in a 2–2 draw away to Eternal derby rivals FC Steaua București; Dinamo advanced to the final on away goals.

International career.

Ekeng appeared with Cameroon under-20 in the 2009 African Youth Championship, as his side finished second after losing to Ghana by 2–0. He also played in that year's FIFA U-20 World Cup, as "Les Lions" failed to qualify from the group stage.  On 7 January 2015, Ekeng made his full squad debut, coming on as a 57th-minute substitute for Franck Kom in a 1–1 friendly draw against DR Congo in his hometown's Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo. Two days later, he was included in Volker Finke's 23-men list for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, but took no part in the "Indomitable Lions" group stage elimination.

Death.

On 6 May 2016, Ekeng came on as a second-half substitute in a televised match against Viitorul Constanța. He had been fatigued that day, and had told his best friend that he did not want to play. Seven minutes after his entrance, with his team leading 3–2, he collapsed. He was transported and resuscitated at the hospital, and within two hours the medical staff confirmed that he had died. The cause of death was a suspected heart attack. He was 26 years old. Nine days after his death, his funeral was held in his hometown, attended by past and present Cameroonian internationals and the nation's sports minister; Ekeng's brother said at the ceremony that he was comforted by his having led a selfless life.  After Ekeng's death, all matches in Romania that weekend were postponed, and Dinamo's cup final against CFR Cluj was moved a week later than scheduled. The club pledged that if they won the cup, the trophy would be brought to Cameroon and placed on Ekeng's grave. Before the final, 50,000 Dinamo fans made a display in honour of Ekeng, including a giant fabric image of him.

Investigation.

An inquiry by the Romanian interior ministry found that the ambulance which transported Ekeng had faulty equipment and expired medicine; the private company Puls had its licence suspended for 30 days and was fined 23,800 Romanian lei. Since the death of Nigerian Henry Chinonso Ihelewere in 2012, Romania's footballers' union had lobbied for every game to have an available equipped ambulance. The global union for players of the sport, FIFPro, said it reflected a history of cutting corners on footballers' safety in Romania.  Prosecutors opened an inquiry into Ekeng's death, due to reports of professional neglect having contributed to his fate. In late June, Dr Elena Duta was charged with manslaughter on reports that she did not attempt to resuscitate Ekeng in the ambulance. Her trial began in November 2018.

Patrick Claude Ekeng Ekeng (26 March 1990 – 6 May 2016) was a Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He had two international caps for his country's national team, whom he represented at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

帕特里克·克劳德·文肯·文肯(;1990年-3月26日-2016年-5月6日),是一名喀麦隆的前职业足球运动员,司职中场,曾效力罗马尼亚足球甲级联赛布加勒斯特戴拿模。


Services.

Connolly has seven platforms; four terminal (1-4) and three through - the former Amiens Street Junction station - (5-7). The ticket office is open from 06:30 hrs to 19:00 hrs, Monday to Sunday. The station also features a depot for the Commuter, the InterCity and the Enterprise.

InterCity.

There are three InterCity routes served:

DART.

DART use platforms equipped with overhead wires (Platforms 5, 6, and 7). Terminal Platform 4 is also electrified. As of January 2019 there are 6 DARTs per hour in each direction on weekdays. These are:  After years of delays, Irish Rail increased the DART frequency to every ten minutes in September 2018 which increased the number of trains per hour in Howth and Malahide to 3 and those terminating at Bray to 4 per hour but kept Greystones at 2 per hour, with some peak services also terminating at Dún Laoghaire. It is also planned to expand the DART lines to Maynooth, Hazelhatch and Balbriggan or Drogheda.

Commuter.

Some Commuter services run along the DART line as far as Malahide. There are 2 Commuter services per hour in each direction off peak. These are:  2 trains per hour to Dublin Pearse from platform 5 or 6.  Peak time services also run to Longford, Hazelhatch, Newbridge, Newry, Dundalk, Balbriggan, Grand Canal Dock and Bray. There are also 3 trains per day from M3 Parkway to Connolly but do not run the return journey.

History.

The station opened on 29 November 1844 by the Dublin and Drogheda Railway Company as "Dublin Station", but was renamed "Amiens Street Station" ten years later after the street on which it is located. Originally the station served only a single mainline to Drogheda, and in 1853 through services to Belfast commenced. In 1891, the City of Dublin Junction Railway connected the station with Westland Row Station (now Pearse Station) on the city's South side. The City of Dublin Junction had a separate station known as Amiens Street Junction consisting of the present platforms 5, 6, and 7 (currently used by DART, Commuter and Rosslare services) with a separate street entrance. After the amalgamation of the GNR (I) at the end of the 1950s, this station became part of Amiens Street and the separate entrance fell into disuse. The City of Dublin Junction Railway allowed services to run from Amiens Street through to Westland Row to Rosslare and the South East. Services to Sligo were transferred to Westland Row (Pearse Station) running non-stop through the station in 1937, with the closure of Broadstone Station by CIÉ (see also MGWR). Services to Galway and Mayo also terminated at Westland Row, operating through Connolly Station after 1937, running via Mullingar and Athlone. This was discontinued in the 1970s in favour of running services from Heuston Station. Sunday trains to Cork, Limerick and Waterford during the 1960s operated from Connolly platforms 5, 6 and 7 through the Phoenix Park Tunnel, so as to avoid the cost of opening Heuston for the limited Sunday traffic demand at that time.  In 1966, the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising, the station's name was changed to Connolly Station after Irish revolutionary and socialist James Connolly. At the same time, other main stations were renamed after patriots executed for their roles in the Rising.  At the commencement of DART services in 1984, the City of Dublin Junction Railway entrance was refurbished and reopened for commuters.  During the late 1990s, Connolly Station was completely renovated and partially rebuilt. An entirely new station hall was built, the roof over platforms 1 to 4 was replaced, and a new bar/café and shops were installed. The former DART/Suburban station entrance (City of Dublin Junction Railway entrance) and the secondary station hall built with the DART (further north on Amiens Street) were again closed, but a new entrance on the International Financial Services Centre side was opened. The Luas Red Line began serving the station in 2004. As part of the preparation for this, the ramp that had been a bus terminus was demolished and replaced with a two-platform tram station connected to the main concourse by escalators and lift.

Docklands railway station.

The opening of Docklands Station in March 2007 has provided an extra terminus station to take pressure from Connolly. During Monday to Friday peak times, trains from M3 Parkway and Dunboyne arrive at Docklands. It also provides an alternative terminus for the Western Commuter line to Mullingar if needed.  Docklands is the planned terminus for services to Navan.  As part of the DART Underground, Docklands will be replaced or supplemented by a new underground Spencer Dock station; this will further increase capacity in Connolly Station.

City Centre Resignalling Project.

According to Iarnród Éireann, the project has provided the ability to operate 20 trains per hour in both directions through the Howth Junction to Grand Canal Dock line, which caters for Howth DARTs, Malahide DARTs, Northern Commuter trains, Belfast Enterprise services, Sligo InterCity, Western and South Western Commuter services, as well as other services in the Connolly to Grand Canal Dock area. This means that more trains travel through Connolly rather than terminating; it has also facilitated the use of the Phoenix Park rail tunnel for commuter rail connections. The project began in March 2015 and was commissioned on 17 July 2016.

Future.

Connolly Station Area Redevelopment.

This project will involve redeveloping the east section of the Connolly station area "to provide 81,500 sq. m. of mixed commercial, residential community and leisure uses comprising 50,200 sq. m. of office accommodation; 106 apartments; a hotel; retail and restaurants and a crèche."  In April 2012, CIÉ received planning approval from Dublin city Council for the redevelopment. In September 2017, CIÉ announced it was seeking a partner to develop Connolly Station site. In 2018, CIÉ appointed Oxley Holdings as its partner for the construction of 697 build-to-rent apartments on Sheriff Street Lower. Planning permission was lodged in April 2019.

Connections.

While Connolly mainly connects Dublin to the East Coast of Ireland and to Sligo, Dublin Heuston serves the South and West of the country. Connolly Station is connected to Heuston via the Luas tram. Rail links connect the two stations passing through a tunnel under the Phoenix Park. Since 21 November 2016, passenger services regularly use it. Up until then, its main purpose was the transfer of rolling stock and locomotives (the main service depot is at Inchicore, just outside Heuston).

Rail and ferry connections at Dublin Port.

The station is connected by bus to Dublin Port with Stena Line ferries from the Ferry Terminal to Holyhead, with connecting trains along the North Wales Coast Line to Bangor, Llandudno Junction, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Prestatyn, Chester, Crewe and stations to London Euston. SailRail is promoted as a viable alternative to air transport by using trains and ferries to reach places across the Irish Sea.  Holyhead can also be reached by Irish Ferries or Stena Line from Dublin Port, reached by walking beside the tram lines around the corner from Amiens Street, Dublin into Store Street or by Luas one stop to Busáras where Dublin Bus operates a service to the Ferry Terminal, or Dublin Bus route 53 or to take a taxi.

Former ferry and DART connection at Dún Laoghaire.

The ferry service from Dún Laoghaire was discontinued indefinitely in September 2014. Passengers traveled on the DART to Dún Laoghaire to sail using the Stena Line service. Now the route is a bus via Dublin Port to Holyhead as above.

Rail and ferry connections at Rosslare Europort.

InterCity trains from Connolly to Rosslare Europort connect with the evening ferry to Fishguard Harbour with through ticketing to places including Carmarthen, Llanelli and Swansea.  Irish Ferries and Stena Line operate ferries from Rosslare Europort to Cherbourg in France. There is also a seasonal route to Roscoff operated by Irish Ferries.

Connolly station () or Dublin Connolly is the busiest railway station in Dublin and Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network. On the North side of the River Liffey, it provides InterCity, Enterprise and commuter services to the north, north-west, south-east and south-west. The North-South Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) and Luas light rail services also pass through the station. The station offices are the headquarters of Irish Rail, Iarnród Éireann. Opened in 1844 as "Dublin Station", the ornate facade has a distinctive Italianate tower at its centre.

都柏林康诺利车站(英语:Dublin Connolly station,)是爱尔兰首都都柏林的主要火车站之一,这里的列车多为前往爱尔兰各地的长途列车以及都柏林附近的近郊列车为主。此外前往北爱尔兰贝尔法斯特的国际列车企业号也是自这里发车。车站开业于1844年。爱尔兰铁路的总部也位于这座车站内。


Career.

Born in Nottingham and whilst playing for local side West Bridgford Colts Francis was rejected as a youngster by both of the city clubs : Notts County and Nottingham Forest. Instead he joined Bradford City as a trainee in 2002 after being spotted playing for South Nottingham College. He made his debut for Bradford on 16 November 2002 against Nottingham Forest days after he came on as a substitute for England under 18s against France. He made more than 50 starts for "the Bantams", scoring his first career goal in a game against Crystal Palace, before being sold for £200,000 by the administrators in 2004. Bradford received offers from Sunderland and Sheffield United, with Francis choosing the latter to be nearer his home in Nottingham and link up with manager Neil Warnock.  Competition for places meant that Francis was never quite able to hold down a regular place at Bramall Lane, restricting him to just 15 appearances for the Blades during his two-year sojourn. He spent most of the 2005–06 season on loan with Grimsby Town and then Tranmere Rovers (where he scored once against Swansea City). His final appearance for Sheffield United was as a late substitute at Luton in the penultimate game of the season.  On 13 June 2006, Francis transferred to League One side Southend United for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.  In June 2008, he was initially transfer listed by Southend United after failing to agree a new contract, but two weeks later he signed for another two years with Southend.  In January 2010 Southend reluctantly accepted an offer for Francis from Peterborough United but he failed to agree personal terms. Following Southend's relegation in to League Two, Francis stated that he had no desire to leave the relegated club. Three weeks later, Southend accepted a £150,000 offer for Francis from Brentford.  On 8 July 2010 new Southend manager Paul Sturrock agreed to cancel the defender's contract, allowing him to find a new club as a free agent. On 30 July, Francis signed for Charlton Athletic.  On 7 November 2011, Francis signed on loan to AFC Bournemouth and the deal was made permanent in January 2012. Francis was instrumental in Bournemouth's promotion to The Football League Championship in 2012–2013 and won Players' Player of the Season. In Bournemouth's first season in the second tier of English football since 1990, Francis played all but 45-minutes of the season. In the summer of 2014, Francis signed a further contract for three-years at Bournemouth.  On 26 December 2018, Francis suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee in a Premier League 0–5 loss to the Tottenham Hotpsur.  On 23 November 2019, Francis was given a red card after pulling Diogo Jota to the ground, only 16 minutes after his yellow card, in the Premier League 1–2 loss against Wolverhampton.

Honours.

AFC Bournemouth  Individual

Simon Charles Francis (born 16 February 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender and captains club AFC Bournemouth. His previous clubs include Bradford City, Sheffield United, Southend United and Charlton Athletic, as well as loan spells with Grimsby Town and Tranmere Rovers. He has played for England at youth levels.

施蒙·查理斯·法兰西斯(英语:Simon Charles Francis,1985年-2月16日)是一名英格兰足球员,场上司职后卫,出身巴拉福特青训系统,现时效力英超球会般尼茅夫。


Education.

Gutmann earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of International Affairs at Columbia University.

Losing the New China: A Story of American Commerce, Desire and Betrayal.

Jay Nordlinger wrote that Gutmann's 2004 book "was about the sordid relationship between the American business community and the Chinese Communist Party. Our businessmen accommodate themselves to the Communist Party, and turn a blind eye to persecution." Sometimes they even assist the persecution, as when Cisco and other technology companies devised special ways to monitor and arrest Falun Gong practitioners".  Evidence of Cisco's activities in China became public in Gutmann's book.

Gutmann's explanation of the Golden Shield's surveillance.

Before 1999, Falun Gong practitioners didn't systematically use the Internet as an organizing tool. After the persecution of Falun Gong began in 1999, they were isolated, fragmented, and looking for a way to organize and change government policy. They went online, used code words, avoided precise details and communicated in short bursts. But like a cat listening to mice, the 6-10 Office could find their exact location, having developed the ability to search and spy as a result of a joint venture between the Shandong Province public security bureau and Cisco Systems. The result was a comprehensive database of people's personal information, including the 6-10 Office's Falun Gong lists and a wraparound surveillance system that was quickly distributed to other provinces. The Chinese authorities called it the Golden Shield, and Hao Fengjun used it on a daily basis. "As far as following practitioners" he said, "the Golden Shield includes the ability to monitor online chatting services and email, identifying Internet Protocol addresses and all of the person's previous communication, and then being able to lock in on the person's location, because a person will usually use the computer at home or at work." Then the arrest is made.  In 2011, two separate lawsuits were filed in U.S. federal courts against Cisco Systems alleging that its technology enabled the government of China to monitor, capture, and kill Chinese citizens for their views and beliefs.

Organ harvesting in China.

In 2006, allegations emerged that a large number of Falun Gong practitioners had been killed to supply China's organ transplant industry. The allegations prompted an investigation by David Kilgour and David Matas. The Kilgour–Matas report stated, "the source of 41,500 transplants for the six year period 2000 to 2005 is unexplained" and "we believe that there has been and continues today to be large scale organ seizures from unwilling Falun Gong practitioners."  From 2006, Gutmann wrote articles about organ harvesting. In 2012, ""State Organs: Transplant Abuse in China"", was published with essays from six medical professionals, David Matas and Gutmann.  Gutmann interviewed over 100 witnesses including Falun Gong survivors, doctors, policemen, and camp administrators. He estimated that 65,000 Falun Gong practitioners were killed for their organs from 2000 to 2008, and that between 450,000 and 1 million Falun Gong practitioners were detained at any given time.  In October 2014, in an interview with the "Toronto Star", Gutmann did not limit the time frame to 2000 to 2008 and stated, "the number of casualties is close to 100,000".  Gutmann was one of the key interviewees in Human Harvest, a 2014 Peabody Award winning documentary on organ harvesting in China, as well as the PBS documentary Hard to Believe (2015).

The Slaughter: Mass Killings, Organ Harvesting, and China's Secret Solution to Its Dissident Problem.

In August 2014 Gutmann published the inside story of China's organ transplant business and its macabre connection with internment camps and killing fields for arrested dissidents, especially the adherents of Falun Gong. The new book, which took seven years, was based on interviews with top-ranking police officials, former prisoners of conscience and Chinese doctors who have killed prisoners on the operating table. Gutmann described his journey deep into the dissident archipelago of Falun Gong, Tibetans, Uighurs and House Christians, uncovering an ageless drama of resistance, eliciting confessions of deep betrayal and moments of ecstatic redemption. Jay Nordlinger a senior editor of National Review, called his book ""another atom bomb"".

Updated investigative report.

In 2016, Gutmann, David Kilgour, and David Matas authored an updated investigative report on China's organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience. The 700-page report contains extensive information on the actual transplant statistics, sourced directly to Chinese hospitals' own publications and other Chinese primary sources. The report has been widely publicized by Chinese officials in "The New York Times", "The Globe and Mail", "The Times", CNN, "The Independent", and several other major media outlets around the world.

Gutmann's explanation of the taboo about Falun Gong issues.

In 2012 Gutmann stated, There is a long-standing taboo in the journalism community about Falun Gong, about this issue [organ harvesting]. To touch this issue is the Third Rail of journalism. If you touch it—if you are in Beijing, if you are based in China—you will not be given access to top leaders anymore. I can give you an example of this.  I had a friend who wrote for the South China Morning Post. He wrote a very powerful article about Falun Gong back in the early days. The South China Morning Post was blocked, the web version was blocked in China for 6 months. That was at a time when the South China Morning Post was desperately trying to get penetration of that market. This is common.

2014 Taipei City mayoral election controversy.

During the 2014 Taipei City mayoral election there was controversy about what Gutmann's book, "The Slaughter: Mass Killings, Organ Harvesting, and China's Secret Solution to Its Dissident Problem", published in August 2014, said about mayoral candidate Ko Wen-je. Gutmann stated he had not said that Ko was involved in the organ trade and that he might have been misinterpreted. On 27 November, Gutmann released a legal response with lawyer Clive Ansley, stating that "no English-speaking reader to date has understood for one moment that Dr. Ko was acting as an organ broker" and "Mr. Gutmann believes, and we think his book demonstrates, that Dr. Ko has acted honourably".  On 29 November, Ko won the election. A full explanation, including the actual email correspondence where Ko signed off on the story for publication, was provided by Gutmann in December.

2018 Taipei City mayoral election controversy.

In the 2018 Taipei City mayoral election, there was a controversy regarding Gutmann's book and his statement in 2014. In a news conference in Taipei on 2 October, Gutmann was asked if he had changed his mind about Ko, in which he answered “yes”. Gutmann showed a group photograph of Ko attending a conference on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation training in China and said Ko had told him he knew about organ harvesting of Falun Gong members in 2005, but Gutmann had discovered that the conference took place only three months before he interviewed Ko. “Dr. Ko did not say explicitly what he did in the mainland,” Gutmann said, adding that Ko did not tell him whether he was making money or arranging for patients to receive organ transplants in China. At the end of the news conference, Gutmann said he thought Ko was a liar. He was sued by Ko and was subpoenaed on October 5, 2018.

Documentaries.

He appeared in "Transmission 6-10" (2009), "Red Reign: The Bloody Harvest of China's Prisoners" (2013), and was interviewed in "".

Awards.

His first book "Losing the New China" won the "Spirit of Tiananmen" award, was listed as one of The New York Sun's "Books of the year" and the "Chan's Journalism Award" for outstanding writing.

Ethan Gutmann is a US investigative writer, human rights defender, China watcher, author, and a former adjunct fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Gutmann's writing on China is widely published. He has contributed to online publications at least as far back as 1999, and is best known as the author of two books: "Losing the New China: A Story of American Commerce, Desire and Betrayal" and "The Slaughter: Mass Killings, Organ Harvesting, and China's Secret Solution to Its Dissident Problem".

伊森·葛特曼(英语:Ethan Gutmann,1958年)是美国记者、小说家、书商。曾对中共摘取法轮功学员器官问题进行调查,著有《屠宰》,(英语:The Slaughter: Mass Killings, Organ Harvesting, and China's Secret Solution to Its Dissident Problem)一书,但于2018年10月2日称书内内容取材举证来源柯文哲是骗子。


Geography.

Balzac is located some 7 km north-west of Angoulême. Access to the commune is by the D737 from Angoulême which passes through the east of the commune and the town continuing north to Montignac-Charente. The D105 branches off the D737 north of the town and goes east to Champniers. The D406 also branches off the D737 and goes west to Vindelle. Apart from the town there are the hamlets of Coursac, La Chapelle, Les Chabots, and Les Courlis in the commune. The commune is mostly farmland with a small forest in the south-west and a significant urban area for the town.

Geology and terrain.

Balzac occupies the interior of a wide bend of the Charente. The bedrock of the large eastern half of the commune, which is the highest in altitude, consists of limestone dating from the Upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) period.  The centre of the town, between Labbés, Genin, and Texier, is located on old alluvium from the Quaternary period.  The western part of the commune, between La Chapelle and Chabots, contains other alluvial deposits which form a low terrace. The river bed (floodplain) is itself made up of more recent alluvium (silt, sandy clay, and peat).  The terrain that separates the valley of the Charente from that of the "Argence" forms a kind of long cliff, very high and steep in its northern part, which is the concave side of the bend in the river near the villages of Coursac and Font-Saint-Martin, which gradually decreases in height to end at the foot of the Chateau of Balzac.  The highest point in the commune is at an altitude of 102 m east at Puylebin to the east of Coursac. The lowest point is 30 m on the Charente river at the confluence of the Argence. The village is about 60 m above sea level.

Hydrography.

The Charente river forms the entire south, west, and north-west border of the commune as it flows around the commune and continues south-east to eventually join the Atlantic Ocean at Rochefort. The "Argence" flows from the north-east and forms much of the eastern border where it joins the Charente in the south-eastern corner of the commune.

Climate.

The climate is oceanic Aquitaine and similar to the town of Cognac where the departmental weather station is located.

Toponymy.

Old forms of the name "Balzac" are "Balazacum" and "Balazaco" in 1298.  According to Dauzat, the origin of the name "Balzac" dates back to a Gallo-Roman person "Ballitius", which itself is derived from "Ballius", to which is added the suffix "-acum" which would give "Ballitiacum" or "Domain of Ballitius". According to other sources, "Balatius" was the name of a Gallic man, derived from "Balatos".

History.

Aerial archaeology has revealed evidence of a Neolithic Bronze Age Promontory fort on the slopes of Coursac in a position dominating the Charente.  A Chateau existed in the 12th century and Balzac was a former fief under the Bishopric of Angoulême and the barony of Tourriers which was acquired in 1398 by Guy de La Rochefoucauld. From the 12th to the 17th century the chateau passed through many hands. The present chateau was rebuilt on the same site in 1600 by Guillaume Guez and his wife who left from time to time for their house in Angoulême. It was the residence of the family Guez de Balzac and Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, the "Restorer of the French Language", lived there.  From 4 March to 29 August 1619 Marie de' Medici was hosted there by the Guez family, "not wishing to stay elsewhere until the peace that made her son Louis XIII". The castle became the crossroads for personalities of the time during her stay - such as Cardinal Richelieu, the Duke of Épernon, the Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld, and the Count of Bethune.  The road to Vars was a transport route by donkey for Salt to the port of Basseau. The name "la Montée des Sauniers" (Ascent of Salt workers) above Coursac came from this.  Formerly the "Terrier de Bourguignol", then called the "Plantier de Bourguignone", located near the "Pont Suraud" (Suraud Bridge) on the Argence was a dolmen called the "Tomb of Bourguignon" which was still visible in 1760.  At the beginning of the 20th century cherries and peas from Balzac were particularly appreciated from Angoulême to Paris. The fields provided milk feeding two major dairy factories in the commune, run by Messrs. Hortolan and Rochier.

Administration.

List of Successive Mayors

Demography.

In 2010 the commune had 1,303 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.  Balzac lost 30% of its population in the second half of the 19th century which then stabilised and experienced consistent growth in the last quarter of the 20th century.

Distribution of Age Groups.

Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Balzac and Charente Department in 2010  Sources:

Facilities.

Education.

The school is an Inter-communal Educational Grouping (RPI) with Vindelle. Balzac has a primary school (Nursery and from CP to CE2) and Vindelle has an elementary school (from CE2 to CM2). The Jean Caillard High School for Balzac is located in Genins.

Sites and monuments.

Balzac is also the location of the headquarters of the "Community of communes of Braconne and Charente".

Balzac is a French commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

巴尔扎克()是法国夏朗德省的一个市镇,位于该省中部,夏朗德河右岸,属于昂古莱姆区,同时也是的一部分。该市镇总面积9.64平方公里,2015年时的人口为1329人。


Education.

Lee majored in Professional Motion Pictures and Art at Konkuk University and graduated from the university in 2016.

Career.

2005–2010: Beginnings.

At 17, Lee began his modelling career at the Seoul Collection walkway in 2005, making him the youngest male model to debut in the Seoul Collection program at Seoul Fashion Week. Since then, he has walked in a number of fashion shows.  Lee trained as an idol group member for three months, and had signed on with an agency to debut. However, he quit after the agency broke their promise of debuting him as an actor. He took part in a selection for actors at SBS TV station when he was in middle school.  In 2010, Lee made his official acting debut in the South Korean TV series "Prosecutor Princess". He also made his big-screen debut in the horror movie "Ghost".

2011–2013: Rising popularity and breakthrough.

Lee started to gain recognition following his supporting role in the hit drama "Secret Garden" where he played a talented young composer with a surly attitude and a forbidden crush on the second male lead. In 2011, he appeared in MBC's sitcom "" where he gained further popularity. Lee also co-starred in the film "" in 2012, a loose remake of the critically acclaimed 1986 film "Top Gun". Lee's breakout role came as a high school student in the teen drama "School 2013". He received his first acting award for the role at the 2012 KBS Drama Awards under the category Best New Actor. He also ranked fifth according to a survey entitled 'Actors Who Lit Up 2013' by "Gallup" Korea.  Following the success of "School 2013", Lee starred in the critically acclaimed drama series "I Can Hear Your Voice" with Lee Bo-young. He played Park Soo-ha, an intelligent young man who can read minds. Originally slated for 16 episodes, the drama was extended by two episodes due to its successful ratings. He received the Excellence Award in the male category at the Korea Drama Awards for his performance. Lee then starred in the sports film "No Breathing" and had a supporting role in the box office hit "The Face Reader".

2014–present: Mainstream popularity.

In 2014, he starred in teen romantic comedy "Hot Young Bloods", playing a cheesy womanizer. Lee then starred in hit medical drama "Doctor Stranger", playing a North Korean defector who works as a doctor in South Korea. The drama was a success in China, gaining 400 million views. Lee next starred in "Pinocchio" opposite actress Park Shin-hye, and played the protagonist Choi Dal-po, a first year reporter at a broadcasting company who struggles with the idea of justice and truth in a world where everyone wants to hide the facts. "Pinocchio" was another hit, with a reported revenue of 6.2 billion won (US$5.62 million) for broadcasting rights in just one year. Lee's performances in the dramas "Doctor Stranger" and "Pinocchio" earned him acting accolades, including the Male Top Excellence Award at the 8th Korea Drama Awards. He also became the youngest actor to win the Best Actor award at the 27th Grimae Awards, chosen by television cinematographers.  Lee then embarked on an Asia fan-meeting tour, and released a photobook titled "2014-2015 Asia Tour Story ~With~", comprising photos taken of Lee's meetings with fans in seven Asian cities during the nine-month tour. Lee was also cast in his first Chinese drama entitled "Jade Lovers" alongside actress Zheng Shuang. The drama, filmed in Shanghai, is described as a fantasy romance series set in the 1930s. Due to Lee's success in China, a wax figure of him went on display in Hong Kong's Madame Tussauds, which the actor unveiled himself in a ceremony. In December 2015, Lee left his previous agency Wellmade Yedang and signed an exclusive contract with YG Entertainment on May 10, 2016.  In July 2016, Lee returned to the Korean small screen with MBC's fantasy thriller "W" alongside Han Hyo-joo. The drama topped popularity charts in Korea and Lee won the "Daesang" (Grand Prize) at the year-end MBC Drama Awards. The same year, he co-starred in the promotional web drama "First Seven Kisses" for Lotte Duty Free.  In 2017, Lee starred in the crime film "VIP", marking his first lead role as a villain. Lee then starred in the supernatural-procedural drama "While You Were Sleeping" alongside Bae Suzy in September. In July of the same year, Lee was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for Korean tourism by the Korea Tourism Organization. The organization also released promotional videos featuring the actor, titled "8 Episodes of Korea", which focused on tourist spots in 10 different regions including Seoul, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Jeju and Gyeongju.  In 2018, Lee was cast in the two-episode drama "The Hymn of Death", a remake of the 1991 film "Death Song". Lee signed with new management agency YNK Entertainment once his contract with YG Entertainment ended, but terminated his contract five months later. and established his own agency "A-man Project".  In 2019, he starred in his first romantic comedy drama "Romance Is a Bonus Book" alongside Lee Na-young.

Personal life.

Lee is best friends with fellow model-actor and "School 2013" co-star Kim Woo-bin, whom he has known since their modeling days.  He is the owner of the dining cafe, 89Mansion.

Military enlistment.

Lee began his mandatory military service on March 8, 2019. Lee was deemed unfit to enlist as an active duty soldier as a result of going through a car accident when he was 16 and tore his anterior cruciate ligament. Therefore, he is confirmed to work as a public service officer. Lee is expected to be discharged on January 2, 2021.

Lee Jong-suk (, born September 14, 1989) is a South Korean actor and model. He debuted in 2005 as a runway model, becoming the youngest male model ever to participate in Seoul Fashion Week. Lee's breakout role was in "School 2013" (2012) and he is also well known for his roles in "I Can Hear Your Voice" (2013), "Doctor Stranger" (2014), "Pinocchio" (2014), "W" (2016), "While You Were Sleeping" (2017), "The Hymn of Death" (2018) and "Romance Is a Bonus Book" (2019).

李钟硕(,1989年-9月14日),韩国男演员、模特儿、SBS第7期艺人,身高186公分。16岁时登上了Seoul Collection的舞台,成为Seoul Collection历史上最年轻的时装男模。2010年,李钟硕先后出演电视剧《检察官公主》和《秘密花园》,以高䠷俊秀的外型受到人们的关注。2012年凭借校园青春成长剧《学校2013》中的高南舜一角而人气高涨。2015年登上韩国福布斯名人榜第12名。2016年出演《W-两个世界》,素有「撕漫男」的称号。


2016年欧洲足球锦标赛淘汰赛

Format.

In the knockout stage, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary. As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984, there was no third place play-off.  UEFA set out the following schedule for the round of 16:

Combinations of matches in the Round of 16.

The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:

Qualified teams.

The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, plus the four best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.

Bracket.

Round of 16.

Switzerland vs Poland.

Wales vs Northern Ireland.

Croatia vs Portugal.

France vs Republic of Ireland.

Germany vs Slovakia.

Hungary vs Belgium.

Italy vs Spain.

England vs Iceland.

The match has been described as one of England's worst defeats ever. Former footballer and Talksport presenter Stan Collymore, who was commentating on the game, panned the England team, reserving special criticism for goalkeeper Joe Hart and captain Wayne Rooney. Former England international and BBC Sport pundit Alan Shearer described it as the worst performance he had ever seen from an England team. The defeat was called England's most shocking since losing 1–0 to the United States in the 1950 World Cup.  The English team was viciously mocked by the press who described it as a "second exit from Europe", as the United Kingdom had voted to leave the European Union just four days earlier. As a result, the match was seen as a national embarrassment.

Quarter-finals.

Poland vs Portugal.

Wales vs Belgium.

Germany vs Italy.

France vs Iceland.

Semi-finals.

Portugal vs Wales.

Germany vs France.

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The knockout phase of UEFA Euro 2016 began on 25 June 2016 and ended on 10 July 2016 with the final in Saint-Denis, France, near Paris.

2016年欧洲足球锦标赛淘汰赛预定于2016年6月25日开始,7月10日结束。决赛将于巴黎附近的圣丹尼斯举行 。


Gameplay.

A group of up to four survivors must elude one killer. The survivors' perspectives are third-person, while the killer's perspective is first-person. The survivors cannot fight against the killer and can only survive by running away and evading them. They must use obstacles in the form of wooden pallets, windows, and items that they either find inside chests or bring before the match starts to run from the killer for as long as they can. In order to escape, survivors must repair 5 generators scattered across the entire map to power the exit gates, then they must open the exit gates and leave the area themselves or find a hatch to jump into.

Characters.

Players assume the role of one of the 22 survivors: Dwight Fairfield, Meg Thomas, Claudette Morel, Jake Park, Nea Karlsson, Laurie Strode, William 'Bill' Overbeck, Ace Visconti, Feng Min, David King, Quentin Smith, David Tapp, Kate Denson, Adam Francis, Jeffrey 'Jeff' Johansen, Jane Romero, Ashley 'Ash' Williams, Steve Harrington, Nancy Wheeler, Yui Kimura, Zarina Kassir or Cheryl Mason. The goal of the survivors is to escape the enclosed area, which can be done in one of two ways: either by repairing five disabled generators to provide power to the switch boxes of two exit gates leading out of the trial grounds; or by escaping through the hatch. The hatch opens only when there is only one survivor remaining in the trial. The survivors will need a key to open the hatch if there is more than one person alive. If the killer closes the hatch before the survivor reaches it the Endgame Collapse will initiate, giving the survivor only two minutes to open one of the exit gates before the timer runs out or they are caught by the killer. The survivors' movement options consist of sprinting, walking, crouch-walking, or crawling. They must elude the killer by losing their line of sight in a chase or by successfully hiding from them.  Alternatively, players assume the role of one of the 20 killers: the Trapper, the Wraith, the Hillbilly, the Nurse, the Shape, the Hag, the Doctor, the Huntress, the Cannibal, the Nightmare, the Pig, the Clown, the Spirit, the Legion, the Plague, the Ghost Face, the Demogorgon, the Oni, the Deathslinger or the Executioner. Most killers only have one form of locomotion, moving at a fast pace, which is moderately faster than the pace of a sprinting survivor, the average killer speed being 4.6 m/s compared to survivors' 4 m/s. When hunting the survivors, the killer must capture them by either striking them twice with their weapon (the first hit reduces the survivor to the "injured" state and gives them a speed boost that lasts as long as the successful hit cooldown, while the second hit drops them to crawling on the ground) or grabbing them in one move by either catching them inside a locker, while attempting to vault over pallets or through windows (these work only when the survivor is injured), while repairing a generator, or trying to rescue a fellow survivor from a hook. Some killers have secondary attacks that deal double-damage and put survivors into the "dying" state in one strike.  Every killer has a secondary ability, called a killer power. Each killer power is unique. For instance, the Wraith can "cloak", turning invisible and moving faster (but being unable to strike survivors while hidden), and the Hillbilly wields a chainsaw which allows him to dash quickly along the map and instantly knock down survivors he comes into contact with. The powers can be augmented using add-ons, which are purchased in the bloodweb.

Basic gameplay.

The killer's goal is to sacrifice survivors to the Entity, a malevolent being which rules over the realm in which "Dead by Daylight" takes place. Caught survivors are put onto meathooks located throughout the trial grounds, which starts the sacrifice process, which will take two minutes to complete without any outside influences. Some special add-ons, perks or the 'Memento Mori' offerings allow the killer to bypass the sacrifice process and kill a survivor directly, with a special animation.  The first time a survivor is hooked, they enter the first phase. In this phase only, the survivor can try for a low (4%) chance of escaping from the hook at the cost of tremendously accelerating the sacrifice process upon failure to escape. Hooked survivors can also be rescued by fellow survivors. If the survivor escapes or is saved and eventually hooked a second time, they will enter the'struggle phase', in which the survivor has to resist the Entity trying to stab them by rapidly pressing a button, until they are either saved by an ally or killed by the 'Entity'. If the survivor is saved during the'struggle phase' and is hooked a third time, they will die instantly with no opportunity of survival.  The killer, despite walking at a fast pace, is slower than survivors in most other movements: after striking a survivor, the killer will slow their movement to wipe the blood off of their weapon. The killer is also slower in vaulting through windows and cannot leap over pallets that survivors can throw down into their path (with the exception of The Legion), but instead have to go around the spot or spend some time destroying them.  The killer also has an aura-reading ability, constantly revealing the location of generators, hex totems and if they are carrying a survivor, hooks across the map. A new mechanic was added in Patch 1.5.0, which introduced 'Bloodlust'. 15 seconds into a chase, the killer receives a boost of 0.2 m/s to his base movement speed; 30 seconds into a chase grants the killer a 0.4 m/s boost; and finally, if a chase lasts for 45 consecutive seconds, the killer receives a 0.6 m/s boost. Bloodlust only lasts until a chase ends after which the movement speed boost will degrade at a rate of 10% per second spent not chasing a survivor, with breaking a pallet or injuring a survivor instantly removing it completely.  When dealing with the killer, survivors can make use of a handful of Items – searching chests inside buildings which will sometimes yield med-kits (which allow the survivors to heal themselves rather than wait for a teammate), flashlights (which can be used to temporarily blind the killer and rescue a survivor that the killer is carrying), toolboxes (which can be used both to repair generators faster and to temporarily sabotage hooks), keys (do a variety of things depending on their add-ons and may be used to open the hatch), or maps (which track objectives and reveal their auras). One resource that survivors can use are massive wooden pallets, which are placed upright, and can be pulled down when a survivor runs past them – if the killer is right behind the survivor, the pallet will momentarily stun the killer if it successfully hits them.  Other technical advantages that survivors have include the ability to see the aura of downed and hooked teammates – thus easily drawing them to their location for a rescue – and can similarly see the locations of newly repaired generators and the exit gates for a short period of time once all necessary generators are repaired. When the killer is near, the survivors will hear a heartbeat, and eventually tense music, both of which increase in intensity with proximity to the killer. They can also see a red light (called the "red stain") emanating from the killer's head onto the ground, which reveals the direction they are facing.

Objectives.

Interacting with most objects and actions in the game causes random skill checks to trigger. Right before a skill check triggers, the player will receive a noise notification, and a needle within a circle will then appear on-screen. The player must hit the action button, when the needle is within a certain randomly chosen section of the circle before the needle passes it. The player can hit either a "good skill check" or "a great skill check". Hitting a good skill check grants 50 Bloodpoints, and a great skill check grants 300 Bloodpoints and an instant 1% bonus to progression on the objective. Failing a skill check has multiple consequences based on the action being taken.  Repairing each generator takes a lengthy period of time and makes a rather small mechanical noise during the process. Failing a repair skill check will cause an explosion that will set the progress of the generator repair back and make a loud noise alerting the killer to the survivor's location. Killers have the ability to damage generators, which will regress them over time.  Sabotaging a hook takes a significantly shorter amount of time than repairing a generator but is considerably louder. To sabotage a hook, survivors must be equipped with a toolbox or have the Saboteur perk active. No skill checks will spawn whilst sabotaging a hook, and by default take 2.5 seconds to sabotage. Any progress made is reset upon cancelling the sabotage action. Sabotaged hooks will respawn after thirty seconds have elapsed (unless the perk Breakout is active, which increases the time to 3 minutes if you were unhooked from that hook). Special event hooks and the basement hooks cannot be sabotaged.  The process by which the survivors may heal themselves or each other can take drastically different lengths of time depending on multiple factors such as whether they have a med-kit, whether certain perks are active, whether the killer has been debuffed, and whether the survivor is healing themselves or an ally. Skill checks are as common as when repairing but have a slightly less severe consequence when failed. Failing a healing skill check still reduces the progress of the action but the wail made by the survivor being healed is quieter than the other explosions and bangs, but still alerts the killer of the location within a certain range.  If a Survivor is caught by the killer, they are picked up and usually carried to the nearest hook. During this time they can attempt to wiggle out of the killer's grasp before they reach the hook, and attempt to run away. If the killer succeeds in impaling a survivor on one of the many hooks in the area, a teammate can rescue the impaled survivor or, more rarely, the impaled survivor (with a 4% chance) can rescue themselves from the hook.  Once all generators are repaired, a survivor must find a switch next to one of two exit gates and hold it for 20 seconds in order to open the door. The game only ends when all survivors have either escaped or have been killed – thus, while some survivors may escape and finish early, those still inside must keep playing. Players who have escaped or died have the ability to observe the remaining players through the game's conclusion, or return to the menu and join a new game.  If only one survivor remains then repairing generators can become nearly impossible. An alternative escape method would be to use the black lock, commonly known as the 'hatch', which spawns in a random area after the number of generators repaired equals one more than there are survivors left alive in the game (i.e., three generators repaired with only two survivors still living). The hatch spawns closed but when only one survivor remains then it will open automatically. The killer can close the hatch, which triggers the "endgame collapse" phase of the game. While closed it can be opened if one survivor has a 'Dull Key' or a 'Skeleton Key' and will remain open for 30 seconds, allowing any remaining survivors to hop in and escape.

Perks.

Survivors and killers each have the option to utilize up to four perks in their load-out, which gives their characters special abilities. Players can only have one of each perk; for example, a player can have two exhaustion perks, but cannot have two of the exact same exhaustion perk, this applies to all perks not just exhaustion ones, and this is true for killers and survivors.  Each character starts off with a set of three perks that are unique to them and must first be unlocked before the other characters can use them. These perks normally aim for a particular play style for their respective characters and can be unlocked and upgraded in the Bloodweb using Bloodpoints and each Bloodweb can hold 1–4 perks. Perks differ between survivors and killers. Survivor perks can range from giving a burst of speed when running from the killer to being able to self-heal without a first aid kit, to unlocking the ability to sabotage meat hooks without a toolbox. Killer perks may range from seeing survivors' auras, hindering their struggle time while being carried and locking down generators to prevent them from being worked on. There is also a multitude of 'universal' perks that are available to be used by any character.  Both survivors and killers are able to unlock items, perks, add-ons and offerings through the Bloodweb. Every action performed in a trial awards the player a number of Bloodpoints, and the sum is added to the player's total at the end of the trial. Each level of the Bloodweb is procedurally generated, and gets larger as the character gains levels. The rewards are connected to each other in a radial tree, and players must purchase rewards along the progression path to gain access to others. Once every reward on the tree has been purchased, the Bloodweb will generate a new level for the player to progress to, increasing that character's level. Once the character reaches Level 50, they will be given the option to prestige. While given the option, they will still be able to buy things from the Bloodweb, but will not further increase their level. Once prestiged, a character will reset their progression and receive one of their default customisation options in a blood-splattered variation. One can prestige one's character up to three times.  The Bloodweb may contain items and their add-ons, offerings that can be spent at the start of the round to influence the trial's conditions, and perks that make the character more powerful. Offerings and add-ons may only be used in one trial, whereas items can be re-used until the player dies, uses up all the charges of an item, or gives it to another player. Items can also be acquired from chests on the map, but this does not affect the character's Bloodweb.

Setting.

Realms.

The game takes place across fifteen realms which are based on the places the killers became murderers: The MacMillan Estate (Trapper), Autohaven Wreckers (Wraith), Coldwind Farm (Hillbilly), Crotus Prenn Asylum (Nurse, Clown), Haddonfield (Shape), Backwater Swamp (Hag), Léry's Memorial Institute (Doctor), the Red Forest (Huntress, Plague), Springwood/Badham Preschool (Nightmare), Gideon Meat Plant (Pig), Yamaoka Estate (Spirit, Oni), Ormond (Legion), Hawkins National Laboratory (Demogorgon), Grave of Glenvale (Deathslinger) and Midwich Elementary School (Executioner). Over time, the evilness of the killer's actions accumulated there until it attracted the attention of the Entity, an unknown force of darkness from a place with no name. Most realms are split into multiple maps with similar features but small variations.

Buildings.

Every map except for Wreckers' Yard and Rotten Fields features a map-specific building or landmark that remains in the same place in the map every game. Every map also features a building known as 'The Killer Shack' which is the same throughout all maps and appears in one of a few predetermined locations in the map, with the exception of five maps; Léry's Memorial Institute, Gideon Meat Plant, Haddonfield, Hawkins National Laboratory and Grave of Glenvale. Every new game, a room known as the 'basement' is placed under either the map-specific building or the shack.  The basement is a special room consisting of one item chest for the survivors to scavenge in, and four lockers for them to hide in. It is also home to a special four-pointed hook that cannot be destroyed or tampered with in any way by Survivors. The basement only has one way in, making it a very secure place for a killer to bring his victims without fear of other survivors saving them. Because of this danger, survivors are awarded a small number of points for even venturing into the basement.

Plot.

The Entity, a supernatural being hailing from the ancient blood web, is awakened from its slumber and summoned by actions of great violence and malice. The killers, mostly serial murderers, or victims of terrible tragedy, are pulled out of reality by it and convinced or forced to do its bidding. In order to maintain its existence, the Entity requires sacrifices, and demands that they hunt and kill the survivors so it can feed off their hope and steal a piece of their souls upon death. In order to continue this hunt, The Entity blocks off the Gateways of death and puts the dead into a dreamlike state that leads the survivors back to The Entity's world to get hunted again.  The survivors are pulled into the Entity's constructed world when they wander too close to the places the killers were taken from, disappearing from the real world without a trace. They end up at a lonely campfire, where they rest between trials, until a killer pursues them again. Each trial takes place in a series of realms constructed by the Entity of areas from where the killers were taken. The survivors' only hope of escape is to complete a series of generators scattered throughout each realm to power up large gates to escape. If the killer has killed all but one survivor, the Entity will offer the latter a final means of escape in the form of a hatch. Escaping from the grounds always takes the survivors back to the campfire, and offerings can be created to be burnt at it and appeal for the Entity's favour. Since the Entity feeds off the hope of the survivors to escape, it helps them just as much as the killers, acting as an impartial observer of the hunt, stepping in only to claim those hung on its hooks.

Downloadable content.

Behaviour Interactive as of 2020 released 17 individual DLCs in total. Each DLC has included both a new survivor and killer, except for four where only one character was introduced (Bill for "Left 4 Dead", Leatherface for "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", Ash for "The Evil Dead", and Ghostface for "Scream")"," and one where 3 characters were introduced (Steve Harrington, Nancy Wheeler and the Demogorgon for "Stranger Things"). The DLC's release with an average of three months interval between each one. Prior to the release of every DLC since the Clown, a Public Test Build (PTB) is discharged, which allows the developers of the game to test and receive community feedback on the major upcoming changes. Once the PTB has been out for roughly two weeks, it is disabled for further maintenance on the pertinent upcoming DLC, such as bug fixing, adding missing features, etc. before the DLC officially gets released. The estimated time span between the opening of the Public Test Build and a new DLC's release is approximately 2–3 weeks, and the DLC typically releases a few days after the shutdown of the PTB.  8 out of the 18 currently released DLC's have featured licensed killers and survivors from both popular horror franchises and other video games. The DLCs can be acquired in two ways; by either purchasing them normally through Steam, or non-licensed characters can be purchased through a shop within the game using an in-game currency called Iridescent Shards. This alternative way of obtaining the DLCs was introduced in the 2.0 update ("Curtain Call" DLC). Each DLC has its own trailer and a so-called "spotlight" that exhibits the killer and survivor as well as a new in-game map. The relevant DLC does not need to be purchased in order for any map to be played on.  Three DLCs, "The Last Breath", "Left Behind", and "A Lullaby for the Dark", have been distributed for free.  Key

Cosmetics.

Along with the "Curtain Call" DLC that was released on June 12, 2018, the developers also released a cosmetics store which allows you to use Iridescent Shards or Auric Cells. In the store, players can use the Iridescent Shards or Auric Cells to buy cosmetics for their survivors or killers. Auric Cells must be bought with real money while Iridescent Shards are earnt by playing the game.

Reception.

"Dead by Daylight" received "mixed or average reviews", according to review aggregator Metacritic. "GameSpot" awarded it a score of 6 out of 10, saying ""Dead by Daylight" executes the concept of a competitive horror game well, but only to a point."

Sales.

As of May 2019 the game sold more than 5 million copies.

Mobile release.

On June 19, 2019, Behaviour Interactive Inc. announced the plan to release Dead by Daylight to iOS and Android for free in an attempt to make the game more accessible to players around the world. A different development team was formed that is fully dedicated to optimizing the game for the mobile experience. Dead by Daylight Mobile was initially slated for launch in 2019, however the developers had to push the release to 2020, citing their need for more time to work on bugs and optimize. On February 27, 2019, Behaviour announced that the mobile versions will be published by Chinese video game publisher, NetEase Games, in southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea. It was released in EMEA, the Americas, and South Asia on April 16, 2020.

Dead by Daylight is an asymmetric survival horror video game developed by Behaviour Interactive. "Dead by Daylight" was released for Microsoft Windows in June 2016, released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2017, released on Nintendo Switch on September 24, 2019, and a mobile port was released on iOS and Android on April 17, 2020. The game is played as a one versus four online multiplayer where one player takes on the role of the savage killer, and the other four players play as survivors, trying to escape the killer and avoid being caught and sacrificed to the Entity.


Early life.

Murray was born and raised in Kitchener, Ontario, the son of Sylvia and Roger Murray, who was born in Jamaica and moved to Canada at age nine. He also has a younger brother, Lamar. His father grew up running track and field and playing basketball; as a youth, his father played against Kitchener native Lennox Lewis before Lewis began his professional boxing career.  When Murray was three years old, he could play basketball "for hours" and played in a league for ten-year-olds when he was six. By the age of 12 or 13, he began playing pick-up games against top high school and college players. His father put him through many basketball drills and kung fu exercises, including meditation.

High school career.

Murray attended Grand River Collegiate Institute in Kitchener, later transferring to Orangeville Prep in Orangeville, Ontario, where his father served as an assistant coach. He and fellow prospect Thon Maker formed a duo that helped Orangeville Prep defeat many American schools.  At the 2015 Nike Hoop Summit, Murray scored a game-high 30 points and was named the MVP.  Murray was named MVP of the 2015 BioSteel All-Canadian Basketball Game, which includes the top high school players in Canada.  Murray played AAU basketball for the CIA Bounce.

College career.

On June 24, 2015, Murray committed to Kentucky to play for coach John Calipari. As a freshman in 2015–16, he was featured on the Midseason Top 25 list for the John R. Wooden Award, and was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy. He appeared in 36 games and averaged 20.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists while shooting 40.8% from three-point range. Following his freshman season, Murray was named a third-team All-American by the Associated Press. Murray also made the All-SEC First Team and the SEC All-Freshman Team. Murray's 20.0 points per game are the most by any freshman in Kentucky's program history and the most for any player in John Calipari's tenure as head coach.  In April 2016, Murray declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.

Professional career.

Denver Nuggets (2016–present).

On June 23, 2016, Murray was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the seventh overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. On August 9, 2016, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Nuggets. On November 13, 2016, he scored a career-high 19 points in a 112–105 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. He topped that mark on November 22, scoring 24 points in a 110–107 win over the Chicago Bulls. On December 1, he was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in October and November. On February 17, 2017, Murray was named MVP of the Rising Stars Challenge after posting a game-high 36 points (9-14 3FG) and a game-high 11 assists in Team World's 150–139 victory over Team USA. On April 7, 2017, he scored a career-high 30 points in a 122–106 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. At the season's end, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.  On November 11, 2017, Murray scored a career-high 32 points in a 125–107 win over the Orlando Magic. Six days later, he had a 31-point effort in a 146–114 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. On January 22, 2018, he scored a career-high 38 points, including a three-point play in the final minute, as the Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 104–101. On February 1, 2018, he had a 33-point effort in a 127–124 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.  On November 5, 2018, Murray scored a career-high 48 points in a 115–107 win over the Boston Celtics. On December 18, he had 22 points and a career-high 15 assists in a 126–118 win over the Dallas Mavericks. On December 29, he scored 46 points and made a career-high nine 3-pointers in a 122–118 win over the Phoenix Suns. On January 3, he scored 17 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter of the Nuggets' 117–113 win over the Sacramento Kings. On January 17, he scored 22 of his 25 points in the third quarter of the Nuggets' 135–105 win over the Bulls. On February 6, after missing six games with a sprained left ankle, Murray had 19 points and 11 assists in a 135–130 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. In Game 3 of the Nuggets' second-round playoff series against the Trail Blazers, Murray had a playoff career-high 34 points in a 140–137 quadruple-overtime loss. In Game 4, he again scored 34 points in a 116–112 win.  On the first day of the free agent season, Murray signed a contract extension of a 5-year, $170 million maximum deal with the Nuggets.  On November 17, 2019, Murray recorded a season-high 39 points and 8 assists, including seven three-pointers, in a 131-114 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. On December 23, Murray scored 28 points and would knock down a game-winning step-back jumper against the Phoenix Suns with 2.5 seconds remaining in overtime to secure a 113-111 road victory. On January 4, 2020, he tied his season-high 39 points in a 128-114 loss to the Washington Wizards. After missing ten games due to an ankle sprain suffered against Charlotte on January 15, Murray returned to have one of the best stretches of his career, averaging 31.3 points per game over a four-game stretch, including 36 points on 14-of-17 shooting and six three-pointers against the Suns on February 8. On March 4, Murray hit yet another game-winner, making an off-balance jumper with 4.5 seconds remaining in regulation to seal a 114-112 victory over the Hornets while capping off an 18-point, 6-assist performance.

National team career.

Murray represented Canada at the 2013 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship in Uruguay, and averaged 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game in leading the team to a bronze medal. He played for the Canadian national team at the 2015 Pan American Games, helping the team win a silver medal. His final averages for the tournament were 16.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, while shooting 45.9% from the field.

Jamal Murray (born February 23, 1997) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats before being drafted by the Nuggets with the seventh overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.

贾迈尔·莫瑞(英语:Jamal Murray,1997年-2月23日),加拿大职业篮球选手,目前效力于NBA的丹佛金块队,绰号「蓝箭」。他在加入NBA前,曾于肯塔基大学效力一年,之后投入了2016年NBA选秀,并于首轮第七顺位被金块队选中。