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Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Como use Nico Paz as inspiration as club eye move for another Real Madrid starlet
Como are near an agreement with Real Madrid to sign Spanish centre-back Jacobo Ramon, reports from Italy claim, as Cesc Fabregas' side look to try and emulate the formula that allowed them to sign starlet Nico Paz. According to what has been reported by TuttoMercatoWeb, talks are well underway over a potential move for the tall defender after the 20-year-old made his first appearances for the La Liga giants in the 2024-25 campaign. Como look to Nico Paz for inspiration in pursuit of Ramon Nico Paz signed for Como from Real Madrid last summer of a modest fee of €6 million, with the La Liga side retaining a buy-back clause until 2027. Since arriving in Italy, the Argentine has been somewhat of a standout player for Como. In 35 appearances in Serie A last season, the forward scored six goals and assisted a further nine. Now, Fabregas' side will look to wrap up a deal for Ramon – on a similar formula to that which saw Paz join the Italian outfit. He will join on a permanent basis but one in which Madrid will retain the right to buy the player back for a specified period.
New Indian Express
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
'Almost Cops' review: Familiar yet fun
Almost every film in the buddy cop genre operates at a nimble zone that makes it difficult to take it too seriously. But some films tend to be aware of this potential pitfall and lean into their tropes and come out entertaining. Gonzalo Fernandez Carmona's Dutch film Almost Cops on Netflix is a case in point. The film manages to be gleefully entertaining with an array of clever pop culture references, hilarious one-liners, and earnest performances. Unlike your regular buddy cop comedy, it does not start and end with the same two lead characters. It begins with Jandino Asporaat's Ramon experiencing a dream sequence where he serves as a security officer at a bank in Rotterdam. He talks a robber out of a heist plan while negotiating with the other, more aggressive thieves. Soon, Ramon comes back to his daily reality, his daily grind, where everybody else treats him as just another community service officer (CSO). Drug peddlers disrespect him, as do cops for failing to stop crime in the city. There are no major surprises in Almost Cops; the film is as predictable as it can get in terms of the crime thriller aspect. However, it commits itself fully to mindless, often rollicking fun. There is a hilarious reference to how Matt Damon 'needs escaping' in many of his films, including The Martian and Elysium. The joke practically writes itself: Damon in Distress. A stretch involving Ramon and his penchant for sandwiches is particularly funny because it comes soon after he fails at his job. And a chase involving go-karts is silly yet exciting at the same time. The film maintains a high level of energy throughout. And at a deeper level, it has poignant themes, such as Ramon's steadfast commitment to community service and aspirations to become a law enforcement officer, as well as Jack's realisation about where the true essence of service lies. The film also pokes fun at corruption in Dutch society. Everyone —from CSOs and CID officers to industrialists—faces constant sarcasm from people who exist below and above them in society just for being who they are. While the film does not explore these nuances deeply enough, they are interesting to look at and add some flavour to what otherwise would have been a straightforward comedy caper. Almost Cops admirably resists a tendency to fall prey to buddy cop genre trappings for a large part of its runtime. We only see the two leads address each other as 'bros' towards the end. The film manages to make us care about the characters and still keeps us entertained by leveraging the strengths of the genre. That is a job well done—well, almost.
The Advertiser
19-07-2025
- Business
- The Advertiser
Meet the Hunter brickie taking the tools to the UK to show them how it's done
Bricklaying is an infamously competitive trade. In an industry where the wages are made by the brick, there was always going to be a sense of rivalry over who was the fastest on the line, whose work was clean and whose would stand the test of time. It is the work of generations, for generations - the legacy of fathers and grandfathers, carried by sons determined that their labours, too, should stand the ages. The English have turned that life's work into a sport - a competition where the best of the trade have one hour to raise a wall to building standard against the fastest brickies on the line to settle that continual job-site rivalry. The Super Trowel final is on August 13 and 14, and this year it will be contested by a wiry Hunter tradie with a mop of surfer's hair beneath his broad hat. Alec Ramon is a third-generation bricklayer. His grandfather, Willem Ramon, grew up in humble quarters in Sydney after emigrating from Holland. He took up the trade with his brothers to keep a roof over their heads. In time, his son followed in the tradition. It was only natural, then, that the third generation would follow too. Mr Ramon would tell you that his grandfather was the real craftsman. Notoriously fast, he would say, and impeccably neat. His father had the same reputation. "When I did my apprenticeship, I had a lot to live up to," Mr Ramon said. "As far as I'm concerned, Pop was the man. My old man would tell you the same. The best bricklayer in the world." In Mr Ramon's line of work, it would never be enough just to be fast. He finds quiet pride in a job done well. "You've probably walked past some little, old, forgotten front fence on the side of the road that's all overgrown," Mr Ramon said. "The bricklayer who built it is long gone - he's forgotten - but his work is still there. Once upon a time, that brick wall was the newest thing on the street." Mr Ramon's grandfather was ready to jump on the plane with him when he learnt his grandson was taking the family business to the world. The work is what mattered, sure, but seeing the family name go with him was a proud moment. Willem did not live to see Mr Ramon off to the United Kingdom. He died about two months ago. "He was very excited about this," Mr Ramon said. "He started it all. But that's - you know - he's still there." Mr Ramon will travel with his trusted labourer, Mathew Cookson, who will have his back on the line keeping the bricklayer under way. "A bricklayer is only as good as his labourer," Mr Ramon said. "You both have to find each other's rhythm and how you work. He keeps me going - he knows what I want and when I need it. There's a lot of communication without saying anything at all." Mr Ramon has garnered a social media following with his work, which in part helped him secure a spot on the international stage. Competitive bricklaying has picked up traction in the UK, and the Hunter contender has been bantering back and forth as the contest comes close. "I'm not afraid to say that I'm going to beat them," Mr Ramon said, with a hint of mischief. "We're better than them at cricket, so why can't we be better at bricklaying as well?" Mr Ramon wants you to understand the love he has for his work, to see what he sees in a line of neatly-laid bricks: effort that stands the test of time. "I love the old English castles," he said. "Because they were built the same way as I'm doing things now. It's all built the same way. Everything that I build is going to stay there." Mr Ramon and Mr Cookson are bound for the UK on August 8. Bricklaying is an infamously competitive trade. In an industry where the wages are made by the brick, there was always going to be a sense of rivalry over who was the fastest on the line, whose work was clean and whose would stand the test of time. It is the work of generations, for generations - the legacy of fathers and grandfathers, carried by sons determined that their labours, too, should stand the ages. The English have turned that life's work into a sport - a competition where the best of the trade have one hour to raise a wall to building standard against the fastest brickies on the line to settle that continual job-site rivalry. The Super Trowel final is on August 13 and 14, and this year it will be contested by a wiry Hunter tradie with a mop of surfer's hair beneath his broad hat. Alec Ramon is a third-generation bricklayer. His grandfather, Willem Ramon, grew up in humble quarters in Sydney after emigrating from Holland. He took up the trade with his brothers to keep a roof over their heads. In time, his son followed in the tradition. It was only natural, then, that the third generation would follow too. Mr Ramon would tell you that his grandfather was the real craftsman. Notoriously fast, he would say, and impeccably neat. His father had the same reputation. "When I did my apprenticeship, I had a lot to live up to," Mr Ramon said. "As far as I'm concerned, Pop was the man. My old man would tell you the same. The best bricklayer in the world." In Mr Ramon's line of work, it would never be enough just to be fast. He finds quiet pride in a job done well. "You've probably walked past some little, old, forgotten front fence on the side of the road that's all overgrown," Mr Ramon said. "The bricklayer who built it is long gone - he's forgotten - but his work is still there. Once upon a time, that brick wall was the newest thing on the street." Mr Ramon's grandfather was ready to jump on the plane with him when he learnt his grandson was taking the family business to the world. The work is what mattered, sure, but seeing the family name go with him was a proud moment. Willem did not live to see Mr Ramon off to the United Kingdom. He died about two months ago. "He was very excited about this," Mr Ramon said. "He started it all. But that's - you know - he's still there." Mr Ramon will travel with his trusted labourer, Mathew Cookson, who will have his back on the line keeping the bricklayer under way. "A bricklayer is only as good as his labourer," Mr Ramon said. "You both have to find each other's rhythm and how you work. He keeps me going - he knows what I want and when I need it. There's a lot of communication without saying anything at all." Mr Ramon has garnered a social media following with his work, which in part helped him secure a spot on the international stage. Competitive bricklaying has picked up traction in the UK, and the Hunter contender has been bantering back and forth as the contest comes close. "I'm not afraid to say that I'm going to beat them," Mr Ramon said, with a hint of mischief. "We're better than them at cricket, so why can't we be better at bricklaying as well?" Mr Ramon wants you to understand the love he has for his work, to see what he sees in a line of neatly-laid bricks: effort that stands the test of time. "I love the old English castles," he said. "Because they were built the same way as I'm doing things now. It's all built the same way. Everything that I build is going to stay there." Mr Ramon and Mr Cookson are bound for the UK on August 8. Bricklaying is an infamously competitive trade. In an industry where the wages are made by the brick, there was always going to be a sense of rivalry over who was the fastest on the line, whose work was clean and whose would stand the test of time. It is the work of generations, for generations - the legacy of fathers and grandfathers, carried by sons determined that their labours, too, should stand the ages. The English have turned that life's work into a sport - a competition where the best of the trade have one hour to raise a wall to building standard against the fastest brickies on the line to settle that continual job-site rivalry. The Super Trowel final is on August 13 and 14, and this year it will be contested by a wiry Hunter tradie with a mop of surfer's hair beneath his broad hat. Alec Ramon is a third-generation bricklayer. His grandfather, Willem Ramon, grew up in humble quarters in Sydney after emigrating from Holland. He took up the trade with his brothers to keep a roof over their heads. In time, his son followed in the tradition. It was only natural, then, that the third generation would follow too. Mr Ramon would tell you that his grandfather was the real craftsman. Notoriously fast, he would say, and impeccably neat. His father had the same reputation. "When I did my apprenticeship, I had a lot to live up to," Mr Ramon said. "As far as I'm concerned, Pop was the man. My old man would tell you the same. The best bricklayer in the world." In Mr Ramon's line of work, it would never be enough just to be fast. He finds quiet pride in a job done well. "You've probably walked past some little, old, forgotten front fence on the side of the road that's all overgrown," Mr Ramon said. "The bricklayer who built it is long gone - he's forgotten - but his work is still there. Once upon a time, that brick wall was the newest thing on the street." Mr Ramon's grandfather was ready to jump on the plane with him when he learnt his grandson was taking the family business to the world. The work is what mattered, sure, but seeing the family name go with him was a proud moment. Willem did not live to see Mr Ramon off to the United Kingdom. He died about two months ago. "He was very excited about this," Mr Ramon said. "He started it all. But that's - you know - he's still there." Mr Ramon will travel with his trusted labourer, Mathew Cookson, who will have his back on the line keeping the bricklayer under way. "A bricklayer is only as good as his labourer," Mr Ramon said. "You both have to find each other's rhythm and how you work. He keeps me going - he knows what I want and when I need it. There's a lot of communication without saying anything at all." Mr Ramon has garnered a social media following with his work, which in part helped him secure a spot on the international stage. Competitive bricklaying has picked up traction in the UK, and the Hunter contender has been bantering back and forth as the contest comes close. "I'm not afraid to say that I'm going to beat them," Mr Ramon said, with a hint of mischief. "We're better than them at cricket, so why can't we be better at bricklaying as well?" Mr Ramon wants you to understand the love he has for his work, to see what he sees in a line of neatly-laid bricks: effort that stands the test of time. "I love the old English castles," he said. "Because they were built the same way as I'm doing things now. It's all built the same way. Everything that I build is going to stay there." Mr Ramon and Mr Cookson are bound for the UK on August 8. Bricklaying is an infamously competitive trade. In an industry where the wages are made by the brick, there was always going to be a sense of rivalry over who was the fastest on the line, whose work was clean and whose would stand the test of time. It is the work of generations, for generations - the legacy of fathers and grandfathers, carried by sons determined that their labours, too, should stand the ages. The English have turned that life's work into a sport - a competition where the best of the trade have one hour to raise a wall to building standard against the fastest brickies on the line to settle that continual job-site rivalry. The Super Trowel final is on August 13 and 14, and this year it will be contested by a wiry Hunter tradie with a mop of surfer's hair beneath his broad hat. Alec Ramon is a third-generation bricklayer. His grandfather, Willem Ramon, grew up in humble quarters in Sydney after emigrating from Holland. He took up the trade with his brothers to keep a roof over their heads. In time, his son followed in the tradition. It was only natural, then, that the third generation would follow too. Mr Ramon would tell you that his grandfather was the real craftsman. Notoriously fast, he would say, and impeccably neat. His father had the same reputation. "When I did my apprenticeship, I had a lot to live up to," Mr Ramon said. "As far as I'm concerned, Pop was the man. My old man would tell you the same. The best bricklayer in the world." In Mr Ramon's line of work, it would never be enough just to be fast. He finds quiet pride in a job done well. "You've probably walked past some little, old, forgotten front fence on the side of the road that's all overgrown," Mr Ramon said. "The bricklayer who built it is long gone - he's forgotten - but his work is still there. Once upon a time, that brick wall was the newest thing on the street." Mr Ramon's grandfather was ready to jump on the plane with him when he learnt his grandson was taking the family business to the world. The work is what mattered, sure, but seeing the family name go with him was a proud moment. Willem did not live to see Mr Ramon off to the United Kingdom. He died about two months ago. "He was very excited about this," Mr Ramon said. "He started it all. But that's - you know - he's still there." Mr Ramon will travel with his trusted labourer, Mathew Cookson, who will have his back on the line keeping the bricklayer under way. "A bricklayer is only as good as his labourer," Mr Ramon said. "You both have to find each other's rhythm and how you work. He keeps me going - he knows what I want and when I need it. There's a lot of communication without saying anything at all." Mr Ramon has garnered a social media following with his work, which in part helped him secure a spot on the international stage. Competitive bricklaying has picked up traction in the UK, and the Hunter contender has been bantering back and forth as the contest comes close. "I'm not afraid to say that I'm going to beat them," Mr Ramon said, with a hint of mischief. "We're better than them at cricket, so why can't we be better at bricklaying as well?" Mr Ramon wants you to understand the love he has for his work, to see what he sees in a line of neatly-laid bricks: effort that stands the test of time. "I love the old English castles," he said. "Because they were built the same way as I'm doing things now. It's all built the same way. Everything that I build is going to stay there." Mr Ramon and Mr Cookson are bound for the UK on August 8.
Tom's Guide
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
Netflix just added a wild buddy-cop action-comedy movie — and it's already crashed the top 10
Netflix has just dropped a chaotic new action-comedy movie — and it's already climbing the streaming service's charts. The movie in question is "Almost Cops" (also known as "Bad Boa's"), a Dutch original flick about two mismatched community police officers who are thrown together and end up forming an unlikely dream team as they pursue an investigation on the streets of Rotterdam. Despite only dropping on Friday, July 11, "Almost Cops" has already managed to grab viewers' attention; within just a couple of days, it's climbed to the No. 4 spot in Netflix's top 10 movies list. If this movie has caught your eye, and you were weighing up whether to stream "Almost Cops" on Netflix, you can find more info (and my quick take on the new film) below. Gonzalo Fernández Carmona's "Almost Cops" introduces us to Ramon (Jandino Asporaat), a committed community officer who wants nothing more than to keep the streets of his Rotterdam neighbourhood clean and safe. He's partnered up with reckless ex-detective Jack (Werner Kolf) when the new arrival is temporarily demoted from CID to Ramon's team. The two have vastly different approaches to police work, and when they start working together, they discover they've got something in common: the loss of a murdered loved one, and they start to become an unlikely dynamic duo as they work to get to unmask the killer, unearthing criminal secrets in the process. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. In addition to Asporaat and Kolf, "Almost Cops" also stars Mark Rietman, Florence Vos Weeda, Juliette van Ardenne, Ferdi Stofmeel, Teun Kuilboer, Daniël Kolf, Victoria Koblenko, Romana Vrede, Yannick Jozefzoon, Nazmiye Oral, Rian Gerritsen, Phi Nguyen, Richard Groenendijk, and Steef Cuijpers. Having streamed it myself, I'd offer what for some could be a pretty damning verdict: "Almost Cops" is a perfectly fine Netflix movie. If you're a 'Bad Boys' or 'Hot Fuzz' fan, or love a decent action-comedy, then there is daft fun to be had and some silly setpieces to enjoy It's silly, fast-paced stuff that got a couple laughs out of me, but it's not big, bold, or funny enough to measure up to the buddy-cop action comedies it's emulating. If you're a "Bad Boys" or "Hot Fuzz" fan, or love a decent action-comedy, then there is daft fun to be had and some silly setpieces to enjoy in "Almost Cops," but it's not something I think you should push to the top of your watchlist. If you've got a spare couple of hours to fill, you could stream "Almost Cops" on Netflix and not have a terrible time; it makes for serviceable — but unremarkable — viewing. Looking for a second opinion? Well, while "Almost Cops" hasn't earned a Rotten Tomatoes score just yet, there are some other reactions in the wild. In a 4-star "Almost Cops" review for What's on Netflix , Carlo van Remortel called the streamer's new action comedy a "fresh and surprisingly enjoyable addition to the ever-growing Dutch Netflix catalog", and argued it was "both laugh-out-loud ridiculous and unexpectedly touching." Ready Steady Cut's Jonathon Wilson, meanwhile, gave it a 2-star review and labelled the movie "a bitter disappointment", writing: "Everything here — from the writing to the performances to the action and comedy — is half-arsed in the extreme". And if that passable verdict has you second-guessing streaming Netflix's new Dutch comedy, we can help you find your next watch. Check out our guides to the best action movies on Netflix, the best Netflix comedies, or our overall round-up of the best Netflix movies for tons more streaming suggestions fit for any upcoming movie night.
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
3 Upcoming Catalysts That Could Propel Arista Networks (ANET) Higher
Arista Networks Inc (NYSE:ANET) is one of the . On June 25, Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani reiterated an 'Outperform' rating on the stock with a $110.00 price target. The firm considers Meta's two-layer scheduled fabric architecture for back-end networks to be a significant opportunity for Arista. It is expected that both Meta and Oracle will increase deployment of the Arista-centric two-layer approach in the second half of this year, utilizing Broadcom's Jericho and Ramon chipsets instead of Tomahawk. A software engineer debugging a complex communications infrastructure. According to the firm, Arista accounts for an estimated 30% of spend in the three-layer architecture versus 100% in the two-layer approach. It is further expected that Arista will secure about 30% of back-end cloud networking spend, driving 'outsized growth in CY25 and beyond.' CY25 guidance updates, OCP announcements from Meta, and Meta revenue percentage disclosure anticipated during fourth-quarter earnings are three catalysts identified by the firm for Arista. Arista Networks Inc (NYSE:ANET) develops, markets, and sells cloud networking solutions. While we acknowledge the potential of ANET as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEXT: 10 AI Stocks in the Spotlight and . Disclosure: None.
