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SitcomsetinVictorian-eraLondon.ThisseriesfollowsDetectiveInspectorRabbit,ahardenedbooze-houndwhosseenitall,andhisnew,hapless,by-the-bookspartner.Whiletheyreinvestigatingalocalmurder,thelewdbutinsightfuladoptivedaughterofthechiefofpolicejoinsthem,becomingthecountrysfirstfemaleofficer.Together,thetriomustfightcrimewhilerubbingshoulderswithstreetgangs,crookedpoliticians,Bulgarianprinces,spiritualists,musichallstarsandtheElephantMan.

热力四射的暑假行将从前,goosipgirl却从未分开各人的视线,继承日日大爆料。咱们心爱的Seriena（BlakeLively饰）跟寥寂男孩Dan（PennBadgley饰）好像爱火重燃,然而招致他们分其余基本疑问从不真正处理,再次分别也就酿成迫不得已的事,于是二人开端尽力进修怎样去当一般友人。上一季不欢而散的Blair（LeightonMeester饰）跟Chuck（EdWestwick饰）继承纠葛在捕捉对方的游戏中,玩得不知疲乏的二人垂垂发明,对方真是本平易近气中所爱,然罢了经习气了用游戏作为相处手腕的他们,悲痛地感到到他们不方法像其余情人一样以当真严正的立场去爱情。咱们的白马王子Nate（ChanceCrawford饰）本在暑假跟一个罗敷有夫勾结上,固然现实的本相并不那么美妙,Nate终极跟她分别,而跟V的恋情之花也逝世在抽芽中。但他却收成了Dan这个友人,因为产业被查收,他住进了Dan的家中,鬼不觉鬼不觉中对小Jenny在乎起来。Jenny（TaylorMomsen饰）在计划上的禀赋在这一季中完整绽开,她的才干被各人所欣赏,且掉掉落了在Waldorf任务室继承任务的机遇,老爸也允许让她在家自学以逃开黉舍女孩们派其余纷争。不外小Jenny不只仅满意于替Waldorf做枪手,她曾经开端计划本人的自我品牌了。以上全部新闻,都是起源于咱们最爱的goosipgirl。

又名:八卦天后第二季/绯闻少女第二季/流言蜚女第二季/绯闻私校第二季/流言教主第二季/花边教主第二季/八卦女郎第二季热力四射的暑假即将过去，goosipgirl却从未离开大家的视线，继续日日大爆料。我们亲爱的Seriena（BlakeLively饰）和寂寞男孩Dan（PennBadgley饰）似乎爱火重燃，然而导致他们分手的根本问题从没有真正解决，再次分手也就变成无可奈何的事，于是二人开始努力学习如何去当普通朋友。上一季不欢而散的Blair（LeightonMeester饰）和Chuck（EdWestwick饰）继续纠缠在捕获对方的游戏中，玩得不知疲惫的二人渐渐发现，对方真是自己心中所爱，但是已经习惯了用游戏作为相处手段的他们，悲哀地感觉到他们没有办法像其他恋人一样以认真严肃的态度去恋爱。我们的白马王子Nate（ChanceCrawford饰）本在暑假和一个有夫之妇勾搭上，当然事实的真相并不那么美好，Nate最终和她分手，而和V的爱情之花也死在萌芽中。但他却收获了Dan这个朋友，由于家产被查收，他住进了Dan的家中，不知不觉中对小Jenny在乎起来。Jenny（TaylorMomsen饰）在设计上的天赋在这一季中完全绽放，她的才华被大家所赏识，且得到了在Waldorf工作室继续工作的机会，老爸也答应让她在家自学以逃开学校女孩们派系的纷争。不过小Jenny不仅仅满足于替Waldorf做枪手，她已经开始筹划自己的个人品牌了。以上所有消息，都是来源于我们最爱的goosipgirl。

SirDavidAttenboroughistopresentandnarrateanewlandmarkfilm,ClimateChange:TheFactsforBBCOne.Thedocumentarywillprovideanurgentlookatthescienceofclimatechangeandthepotentialsolutionstothisglobalthreat,combiningfootagethatrevealsthealreadydevastatingimpactofclimatechangeonourplanetwithinterviewsfromsomeoftheworld’sleadingclimatescientists.Afteroneofthehottestyearsonrecord,climatologistsandmeteorologistsexplaintheeffectsofclimatechangeonboththehumanpopulationandthenaturalworld.Scientists,includingDrJamesHansen,DrMichaelMannandProfessorCatherineMitchellwillforensicallyunpackthesciencebehindtheextremeweatherconditionsofrecentyears,whichhaveseenunprecedentedstormsandcatastrophicwildfires;aswellasdetailinghowtheacceleratingrateatwhichtheworld’siceismeltingiscausingsealevelrises,andhowdeforestationisexacerbatingtheproblemofglobalwarmingbyaddingtoCO2intheatmosphere.Thefilmwilldeliveranunflinchingexplorationofwhatdangerouslevelsofclimatechangecouldmeanforhumanpopulations,whatislikelytohappenifglobalwarmingexceeds1.5degreesandifmajorreductionsinCO2emissionsarenotmadeinthenextdecade.Thedocumentarylookstooatpotentialsolutions,exploringtheinnovations,technologyandactionstheworld’sgovernmentsandindustriesaretakingtopreventfurtherwarmingandshowcasingindividualswhoarecreatingchangeatgrassrootslevels.Inthefilm,SirDavidAttenboroughsays:"Inthe20yearssinceIfirststartedtalkingabouttheimpactofclimatechangeonourworld,conditionshavechangedfarfasterthanIeverimagined.Itmaysoundfrighteningbutthescientificevidenceisthatifwehavenottakendramaticactionwithinthenextdecadewecouldfaceirreversibledamagetothenaturalworldandthecollap搜索引擎优化foursocieties.We’rerunningoutoftimebutthere’sstillhope…Ibelievethatifwebetterunderstandthethreatweface,themorelikelyitisthatwecanavoidsuchacatastrophicfuture.”

由《太空堡垒卡拉狄加》制作人打造的衍生剧《Caprica》的播出时间为2010年，好消息传来，在《太空堡垒卡拉狄加》第4季也就是整部剧集在3月份结束后，早已制作完成的《Caprica》首集将会先以DVD的形式趁热于4月21日推出，尽管总共22集的全部第1季还是要等到2010年，不过能抢先一睹这部衍生剧的真貌也是很让人兴奋的。标题中的"Caprica"，是一个星球的名称，也是故事发生的背景地点。《Caprica》被Sci-FiChannel描述成"电视史上第一部家族传奇式的科幻电视剧"，其背景时间被设定在《太空堡垒卡拉狄加》之前55～70年左右。故事并不局限于Caprica这一个星球，而将扩展到全部12个殖民地。那是一个科学技术飞速发展的年代，Cylon的出现不可避免－－从某种意义上来说，第一次Cylon战争的发生也不可避免。《Caprica》的故事主要集中在两个家族身上：一个是Graystone家族，另一个是Adam家族（这个家族目前众所周知的名字应该是Adama）。这两个家族在不经意间挑起了惨烈的第一次Cylon战争……在剧中我们还将见到"Bill"的父亲、LeeAdama的祖父Joseph。根据原始创意，《Caprica》的人物本不该和《太空堡垒卡拉狄加》现存的人物有任何直接联系，不知道是什么让编剧改变了主意。剧情提要(转自望月科幻岛)也许你不能忘记人类遭受Cylon进攻后的惨状……请让时光倒流51年。Zoe（AlessandraToressani扮演）、Ben（AvanJogia扮演）、Lacy（MagdaApanowicz扮演）和其他处于青春期的孩子一样性格叛逆，讨厌家长管教，讨厌去学校上学，甚至讨厌整个世界。他们并不知道，一件足以改变人类命运的事情就要发生了……某天，一个名叫STO（上帝圣战军，SoldiersoftheOne）的恐怖组织在一列火车上发动了恐怖袭击，夺走了Zoe和Ben的生命。这个组织认为世界上只有唯一的「真神」，信奉绝对的「一神论」。为了达到「一击致命」的效果，他们已经隐忍策划了很多年。这场事故深深地影响了Graystone和Adama两个家族的命运，也改变了Daniel和Joseph两个男人的人生轨迹－－DanielGraystone，Zoe的父亲，以发明「Holobands」而著称；JosephAdama，著名律师，在事故中同时失去了妻子和女儿。葬礼上偶然的会面，让这两个男人产生了意想不到的友谊。他们对彼此「痛失吾爱」的心情感同身受，他们同样要照料自己身边最后的亲人－－Joseph的儿子Willie（半个世纪之后的WilliamAdama，SinaNajafi扮演）患上了严重的自闭症；而Daniel那位曾快乐无忧的美貌娇妻Amanda（PaulaMalcomson扮演），天天都躺在床上以泪洗面。「Holobands」是一种类似《星际旅行》（StarTrek）全息甲板（Holodeck）的东西，能让人们在其中体验「第二人生」的滋味。一波未平，一波又起。因为CYberneticLifefOrmNode项目（我不知道怎么念，也不知道怎么翻译……）中的人工智能部分屡屡失败，zhengfu正打算解除与Daniel的合同，不再提供研发资金。而Joseph则受到来自兄弟（Tauran黑帮头目）的压力，被迫再次协助他和他的团伙。雪上加霜的是，有证据显示Zoe和她的男友Ben参与了这起恐怖袭击案。要了解事情的真相，唯有让Zoe「亲自」说明。幸运的是，深受父亲熏陶的Zoe在计算机和工程技术方面是个难得的天才。她也许早就料到了自己的下场，所以提前将自己的全部思想和意识复制到了经过改造的「Holoband」虚拟世界中－－从某种程度上来说，她的这种发明实现了人类「永生」的愿望。Daniel蓦然有了一种「Franksteinian」式的灵感……也许自己可以再「造」一个「活生生」的女儿？也许自己可以再与妻子团聚？他的大胆计划吸引了Joseph。但谁也想象不到，这一切只是危机的开始－－Zoe早已有了自己的全盘计划。疑问先说不好的。本剧开篇的15分钟浓缩了很多元素，特别是一些社会学层面上的东西，反映了青少年快乐、焦虑与痛苦相交织的矛盾状态（事实上这折射了现代的青少年）。这一切与「虚拟现实」混杂在一起，会让你有两种感觉：要么感觉难以理解（一头雾水，根本不知道自己在看什么），要么感觉很沮丧（完全没有BSG的味道，所承诺的「Cylon的起源」更是「不见踪影」，纯粹就是华纳兄弟风格的「青少剧」）。总而言之，这不是个很好的开头。对于那些渴望在《卡布里卡》中寻求《太空堡垒卡拉狄加》未竟故事答案的观众来说，还是乘早打消这样的念头吧。不过，剧中还是会出现一些让人有「新鲜感」的玩意儿，比如说「八角折纸」（不知道是什么），金字塔，「SoSayWeAll」的来历，第一个「Cylon武士」（Centurion），等等。但不要指望《卡布里卡》中会提到任何与《太空堡垒卡拉狄加》有关的故事，至少在首集（Pilot）中没有。《卡布里卡》与《太空堡垒卡拉狄加》毫无关系，这不能说「不好」－－至少它有独立的、不依附「前辈」的故事线，可以少受很多干扰。但这样能被多少人接受，要画个问号。看点从另一方面来看，一旦《卡布里卡》的世界观能够完整地建立起来，《卡布里卡》所具有的潜力和其本身的吸引力不容小觑。虽然它不像前辈一样在太空里「你来我往」，但故事的多样性、角色的多面性更强。我们即将看到的《卡布里卡》首集长度为92分钟，虽然这短短的时间里不能交代太多东西，但已足够勾起观众的兴趣。首集还安排了一系列将在正式剧集中扩散发展的情节，比如：Durham（BrianMarkinson扮演）代表殖民地zhengfu对恐怖袭击事件展开调查；Zoe就读的学校暗藏玄机（ClariceWillow修女担任校长，PollyWalker扮演）；Daniel的生意遭遇危机；Joseph与Tauran黑社会的密切关系；以及Zoe和STO组织的终极目的。这些都是表象，暗流之下，隐藏着殖民地中一神论和多神论两种哲学体系的「殊死较量」。此外，本剧中对12殖民地的设定是非常庞大的，12个殖民地也各有特色。Caprica人被认为是社会精英，地位尊崇；而Tauran人被认为是「肮脏而好吃」的社会下层，最被人瞧不起。当然，Daniel和Joseph貌合神离的关系，以及明的暗的矛盾，同样是不错的看点。从演员本身来说，Stoltz和Morales都是实力派演员，他们的表演为全剧奠定了坚实的基础。Stoltz扮演的Daniel并不是我们常见的「疯子科学家」（《Fringe》中的WalterBishop），但他有时比「疯子科学家」更危险，因为过于傲慢自大的他做事往往不顾后果。而Morales扮演的Joseph性格正好是另一个极端，他能忍常人所不能忍，从不喜形于色。能很好地控制情绪，是Joseph最大的优势。你联想到了什么？对，你可以把他们和《太空堡垒卡拉狄加》中的Baltar和Adama对应起来，差不多是一个模子里出来的。在首集里，Zoe始终是个谜。关于这个人物，我们无法了解更多。唯一可以确定的是，她是Cylon的鼻祖。

JustasBuffywasintendedtocaptureamingtian6.comsenseofthesuburbanoppressionexperiencedbymanyteens,Angeldepictedthefeelingsofloneliness,dangerandcallousnessoftenattributedtotheurbanLosAngelesmegalopolis.Thedivisionsbetweentheorderedworldofthedayandthechaoticworldofthenighthavebeentrademarkthemesofnoirandbydepictingaprotagonistwholiterallyhasnodaytimelife,theserieswasabletoexplorethesesamethemesinmoredramaticmetaphoricalways.

奥达•索科普（Petr Forman 饰）是一个生涯不活气的男子,他宁肯终日窝在家里看电视,也不肯出去走一走。某天,奥达觉得四肢乏力,苏醒从前。三天后,医护职员破门而入,对他直接挽救。奥达从苏醒中渐渐醒来,见到了一个奇异的女子,随后便神奇地规复安康,布满活气。但在谁人电视的天下中,有另一个奥达正试图牟取他的能量……　　本片荣获1995年布鲁塞尔国际奇幻片子节金鸦奖!1995年捷克金狮奖最佳票房奖跟最佳编剧奖!1995年瑞典Gérardmer片子节评委会奖跟特殊说起!1994年Pilsen片子节不雅众奖最受欢送影片!1996年Tromsø国际片子节不雅众大奖!1994年威尼斯片子节UCCA Venticittà奖。

THENEWADVENTURESOFOLDCHRISTINEstarsJuliaLouis-Dreyfus("Seinfeld")inacomedyaboutadivorcedworkingmomwhoissuccessfullyjugglingthedailystressesofmotherhoodandherbusiness,whilemaintainingherfantasticrelationshipwithherex-husband…untilhisyoung,newgirlfriendentersthepicture,instantlycomplicatingherlife.ChristineCampbellhasabusylife--afterall,she’spronetotakingNyQuiltogettosleepandleavingvoicemailmessagestoherselfinthemiddleofthenight.Butit’sagoodlife:sheownsawomen’s30-minuteworkoutgym,andher8-year-oldson,Ritchie(TrevorGagnon),wasjustacceptedintoaposhprivateschoolwheresheencounterstwosnootystay-at-homeclassmoms,Marly(TriciaO’Kelley)andLindsay(AlexKappHorner),whocan’tseemtograsptheconceptthatChristineactuallyworks.Her20-somethingslackerbrother,Matthew(HamishLinklater),liveswithherandhasanuncannyknackofgettingRitchietodoanythingChristinecan’t.Also,shegetsalongwithhercharmingex-husband,Richard(ClarkGregg),evenbetterthanwhentheyweremarried.ButeasystreetissuddenlyfilledwithamajorpotholewhenChristinediscoversthatRichardhasanewgirlfriend:ayoung,nice,impossible-to-hatewomanalsonamedChristine…the"new"Christine(EmilyRutherfurd),andthatdoesn’tsitverywellwith"OldChristine."Now,asChristinerealizesthatRichardismovingonwithhislife,itdawnsonherthatmaybeit’stimeforhertotakethatsameleap.

SeriesinwhichthreeAustralianbrothers-Danny,BenandSamWood-setoutcyclingonthetrailofHannibal,thewarriorwhomarchedfromSpaintoRomeattheheadofaninvadingarmyaccompaniedbyelephants.Part1 - HittingtheRoadThebrotherscyclealongtheeastcoastofSpain,passingthroughthepalmsofElche,Benidorm’sbeachesandValencia’szoobeforearrivingatSagunto,whereHannibal’swaragainsttheRomansbegan.Ontheway,theymeetAustraliancyclingchampMatthewLloydandtalktotheelephants.Part2 - Barca!Barca!Barca!TheWoodbrotherscyclenorthalongtheeastcoastofSpain,callinginatBarcelona’sCampNoustadiumtowatchamatchbeforevisitingtheancientGreekruinsofAmpurias.AdamMelonascooksthemaCarthaginianbanquetonthebeachesoftheCostaBravabeforetheyhitthePyrenees.Part3 - CrossingtheRhoneFromtheRomanamphitheatreofArles,thebrothersretraceHannibal’sstepsthroughthesouthofFrancetothefoothillsoftheAlps.TheyrecreateHannibal’shistoriccrossingoftheRiverRhone,beforecyclingontothetownofMaillane.Part4 - OvertheAlpsThebrotherstakeonthemostchallenginglegoftheirtrek-crossingtheAlps.HistoriansdisagreeaboutwhichrouteHannibaltookandtheWoodssplitupandeachcycleadifferentpath,bravingsnow,altitudeandexhaustion.TheymeetupinnorthernItaly,readytotakeonRome.Part5 - HannibaltheGreatThebrotherscyclethroughnorthernItalyfromthefertileValleyofTrebbiatotherollinghillsofTuscany,continuingonthroughmarshesbeforearrivingatCannae,siteofthebloodiestbattleofancienthistory.TheymeetawinemakercalledHannibal,attempttomakeapizzainNaplesandhaveacloseshaveinTrani.Part6 - HannibalattheGatesAstheyneartheendoftheirjourney,theWoodsmakeasacrificetothegodsatLakeAverno,comefacetofacewithHannibalinRomeandcrosstheMediterraneantoTunisia,oncethecentreoftheCarthaginianEmpire,wheretheyvisitthesitewherethefateofanentirecivilisationwasdecidedinonefinalbattle.本系列影片中,澳大利亚Wood三兄弟Danny!Ben跟Sam骑自行车沿着汉尼拔的脚印出发,昔时侵犯军同大象一同沿着此道路从西班牙向罗马行军。汉尼拔·巴卡（HannibalBarca)(公元前247年~前183年或前182年）,北非古国迦太基有名军事家。成长的时期在正逢古罗马共跟国权势的突起。少时随父亲哈米尔卡·巴卡进军西班牙,并在父亲眼前发下终生的誓言,要毕生与罗马为敌,自小接收严厉跟艰难的军事锤炼,在军事及交际运动上有卓著表示。现今仍为很多军事学家所研讨之主要军事策略家之一。第二次布匿战争时期,带领部队从西班牙翻越比利牛斯山跟阿尔卑斯山,就义了大批佣兵,进入意大利北部,在特拉比亚战争（公元前218年）!特拉西美诺湖战争（公元前217年）跟坎尼战争(又叫“康奈大战”)（公元前216年）中奇妙应用计谋(地形!军种及气候变更)引导并击溃罗马人,于进入罗马国境的途中因眼疾而有一眼掉明。坎尼战争之后,罗马人深感此人之军事威逼,特殊是谍报征集!行军布阵及交际分化罗马同盟上,于是增加与汉尼拔的军团产生正面摩擦,增强同罗马同盟之间的关联,施用焦土策略,阻断其军需物质的补给,刊行国债,增长军团,从汉尼拔身上学会及改用游击策略,才逐步夺回意大利南部的要塞。公元前204年,罗马人在大西庇阿的带领下入侵迦太根外乡,迫使汉尼拔回到非洲。公元前202年,大西庇阿于扎马战争击败汉尼拔。战后汉尼拔成为迦太基的行政官,以赞助迦太基从战争的疮痍中规复。公元前195年,在罗马人的施压下,汉尼拔出奔西方,亡命到塞琉西王国,直到公元前189年,罗马战胜安条克三世,并请求引渡汉尼拔,汉尼拔逃到小亚细亚北部的比提尼亚王国。即便如斯,罗马人仍旧不释怀汉尼拔,始终争夺把他引渡到罗马受审,终于逼至汉尼拔在公元前183年仰药自杀。

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