![]() ![]() It was my first exposure to Frank Muller and his performance of this novel is what propelled it from “Pretty Good” to “Holy Crap This Was Amazing!”. I scored my copy years ago and I’ve listened to it more times than I care to admit (Hint: It’s over 10). This book gets the Super Bonus Category because it’s no longer being made. The movie version will be coming out soon, so I recommend you check out the audio book before it does. She gives the perfect amount of whimsy to Melanie’s voice and just the right sinister edge to what happens as the story progresses. Finty Williams’ performance is wonderful. This novel beat Dämoren for Best Paranormal Audie Award, so it had one strike against it when I began it. I will confess I may have a teeny-tiny bit of bias because Bray performs my own books, but that still doesn’t change a damned thing when it comes to how great this audio book is. Bray’s performance made Watney feel like a real guy. Damon did a fine job, but to me he felt like Matt Damon surviving on Mars. I honestly prefer his version of stranded astronaut Mark Watney over Matt Damon’s movie performance. Bray deserves every single bit of praise that he’s received for it. There isn’t much that can be said about this book that hasn’t been said already. Horror fans should definitely give it a listen. His character voices and accents were masterfully done and The Lesser Dead has been my absolute favorite book I’ve read in 2016 so-far. Authors might be able to craft a brilliant story, but an audio book requires a brilliant performer. Now, normally I’m not a big fan of author-read books. The audio book was performed by the author. It’s scary, dark, and incredibly entertaining. Set in 1970’s New York, The Lesser Dead is a beautifully written vampire novel. He was the perfect choice for this book and Wheaton nails this performance so well that I could never imagine anyone doing a finer job than he did. And who did they get to perform it? Wil “Nerd Lord” Wheaton. It’s the ultimate ode to nerd and 80’s pop-culture. This is one of those cases where a narrator took a great book and made it even better. It’s amazing and Michael Page does a fantastic job performing all the characters and accents. I wrote an entire blog post about how much I love this book. Lies of Locke Lamora has had some beautiful covers, but the audio edition looks like it was designed by Timmy over in Accounting. Great stuff.įirst, I have no idea what’s up with that cover. One fun feature to the audio book is an introduction read by Thomas Harris where he tells a story of meeting the doctor that inspired Hannibal Lecter. ![]() I can never ever praise Muller enough for his voice and timing, and the novel itself is brilliant. When I saw that Frank Muller (my absolute favorite narrator) had performed it, it was instantly in my Audible shopping cart. I’d seen the film version of this story countless times and was interested in checking out the original book. Because it’s so short, it has also become one of those old stand-by books I save for when I need something to hold me over for just a couple hours. ![]() It’s an extremely short listen, but really packs a punch. Jeffrey Kafer nails the performance and I especially loved the effect they added to the cenobites’ voices. After a Hellraiser marathon, I decided to revisit the original story and picked up the audio edition. This is another one that I had read years before I tried out the audio book. Mark Hamill’s performance is my favorite. This does disappoint me, but the audio book is still amazing and it’s often the first one I recommend to anyone wanting a great listen. It’s a dramatic improvement, however, while the additional stories are unabridged, the small abridgments that were made to the stories that were in the original recording are still there. When the movie came out, it was decided that they would release a full-length version with all of the missing stories (this is the only positive thing I will ever state about the movie). The version that I originally listened to (many times) was made in the time just before streaming and MP3 downloads made abridged audio books a thing of the past. The only gripe I have about the book is that it is abridged. It features a spectacular cast including Alan Alda, Mark Hamill, Henry Rollins, and many, many more. After hearing about the audio version, I gave it a shot and it did not disappoint. I was fortunate enough to have read this book right when it was released and I instantly fell in love with it. So here’s a list of my most regularly recommended audio books and why. ![]() Audio books are the fastest growing market and frequently I’m asked which ones I’d recommend. Listening to a book has become my standard entertainment while driving or working on some simple task that would prevent normal reading or watching something. As I’ve said many times before, I’m an audio book addict. ![]()
0 Comments
![]() ![]() I found the the download and install to be quick and smooth on my Windows laptop. That makes the Amazon reviews a little misleading, as they will be for earlier versions. Older CD-Roms are up on Amazon, but the company no longer uses external distributers. The current software is only available from the RootsMagic website. Installing RootsMagic 7 Essential on Windows Can they be synced back up to a new Ancestry tree if they are already linked in the downloaded tree? Not to keep you guessing: the answer is yes. Part of my test involves trying to download a tree with Word and PDF documents. Photos may be attached with the free version, but Word and PDF documents can only be attached locally with the upgraded version. My only caveat is the ability to attach files to your person profiles. None of these features are relevant to what I want to achieve in this review. Most of the “missing” features seem to be around printing your tree, making customized wall charts, and creating a family website. But if you click on some menu items, it will prompt you to upgrade to get the functionality. Just be aware that the user interface appears to be the same. Their website has a very long list of differences. RootsMagic Essential is the free version of the software, and it is the version I used for this review. So, should you use RootsMagic to back up your Ancestry tree? Well, I will continue to do so. The problematic elements are probably less frequently used by Ancestry users. I also encountered some software error messages, although they did not stop me from completing the tasks. ![]() Attribution of photos copied from other trees was lost.External web links as sources were missing.These Ancestry elements were either not preserved or had issues: Uploaded photos, Word documents, and PDFs.Persons, family structure, and life events.These Ancestry elements were preserved correctly: Before we dive into the details, here is a summary of using RootsMagic Essentials to back up your Ancestry tree. So how did RootsMagic measure up? This article is a step-by-step guide and an in-depth review. To get a true measure of the quality of the backup, I uploaded the RootsMagic tree into a new Ancestry copy and compared both trees side-by-side. I also added Ancestry’s special features: comments, TreeTags, and inline stories. I tested RootsMagic Essentials by downloading a demo Ancestry tree that included records, photos, PDFs, and Word documents. ![]() ![]() ![]() Actually, it plays better on 3DS, since the circle pad controller feels a lot more natural than the DS's d-pad, even if it doesn't give you true analog control. While the DS port appeared at the launch of the original DS hardware (it's already been 13 years!), like all DS software it runs perfectly on 3DS or 2DS. Super Mario 64 DS: A much easier way to play the game than dredging up 20-year-old console hardware would be to snag Super Mario 64 DS. Super Mario 64: Shindou Pack Taiou Version: If you can find it, Super Mario 64's Japan-only reissue from 1997 adds some small refinements and features over the U.S. The cartridge is still fairly affordable, and thanks to the nigh-indestructible carts Nintendo build for N64 (and their games' seemingly immortal on-board batteries), you're pretty likely to find that any cart you pick up runs as reliably as the day it was first brought home from the toy store. Super Mario 64: If you still own a Nintendo 64, you can enjoy Super Mario 64 in its original form. (It also has a camera system that will make you scream obscenities at your TV.) And you have many options available if you'd like to play it! Nintendo 64 There's a lot of good to be found in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine - check out the podcast episodes behind those links if you need proof! And then give the games a try…Ī landmark adventure, a defining work, a monumental achievement. In the meantime, though, it might be productive to revisit Mario's previous 3D sandbox games to appreciate how much Odyssey owes to its predecessors. In about one week, most people on the planet* will be knee-deep in Super Mario Odyssey (unless they're focused on getting Assassin's Creed: Origins and Wolfenstein II off their plates in order to better savor Odyssey). ![]() Our " How Can I Play It?" series lays out the best options for legitimately and legally playing the classic games we cover here at Retronauts, ideally on current platforms. Mission control for retronauts former EIC of 1UP.com and taking dapper (and frogs) back from the Nazis. ![]() ![]() ![]() Using a card obtained fraudulently to obtain goods or services from a merchant or vendor. ![]() Using a company credit card in a manner that you have not been given permission to use it.Purchasing the credit or debit card from a person known to not be the issuer of the card or selling a card without being the issuer.This includes receiving a credit card from another party or selling it to a third party. Stealing or taking a debit/credit card without knowledge.Obtaining any benefits from a credit or debit card that are known to be in violation.Using a fictitious name or identity on a credit card to attempt to obtain benefits fraudulently.It doesn’t matter if the card in question has been expired, never issued, revoked, or cancelled. Obtaining fraudulent benefits by using a card without permission/knowledge.The various fraud related charges include, but are not limited to: Using fake information or a fake card number is also against the law. Using a stolen credit card number over the internet will result in the same charges as if the physical card was stolen. One key thing to keep in mind is that there doesn’t have to be an actual physical card involved for there to be a crime. For the most part, this is when someone uses a card that doesn’t belong to them to purchase goods or services or obtain some other kind of benefit. There are numerous variations of the charges you could face in a court of law in the state of Texas for criminal activity defined as debit and/or credit card abuse. The Different Kinds of Credit/Debit Card Abuse According to Texas State Law If you are in the Denton area and someone you or a loved one is currently facing credit or debit card charges, give our office a call at 94 or fill out the form on this page. Paine, Jr who is Board Certified in Criminal Defense By The State of Texas. The best thing you can do is reach out to a qualified Credit and Debit Card Abuse Defense Attorney like Henry C. These will be filed like other similar criminal charges. If the state’s attorneys believe that you have violated the relevant subsections of the Texas Penal Code relevant to debit/credit card abuse and fraud, they will file the appropriate charges against you. ![]() How Charges of Credit/Debit Card Abuse Can Be Charged in Texas The last thing you should do is take these charges lightly as a conviction can severely hamper your ability to do the things you want to do for the rest of your life. If the accused as a prior conviction or if the victim was elderly, the crime can be escalated to a felony. Texas treats credit card and debit card abuse as a state jail felony, carrying a punishment of 180 days to 2 years in jail and/or a fine of up to $10,000. Even accepting something from an individual using a stolen credit or debit card can result in criminal charges. Have You Been Charged With Debit or Credit Abuse in Denton, Cooke, or Wise County?Ĭredit/debit card abuse usually occurs when an individual has stolen a credit card or debit card, has stolen the card numbers, has used someone else’s credit or debit card without permission or has used the credit/debit card numbers without permission in online purchases. ![]() ![]() ![]() The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. It is a complete offline setup of HyperDock for macOS with a single click download link. System Requirements for HyperDock for MacĬlick on the button given below to download HyperDock DMG for Mac setup free.
![]() Jaguar‘s first all-electric model will be revealed tomorrow morning, and a preview clip of the model has been released ahead of its official unveiling at the LA motor show Jaguar has released a preview clip of its LA motor show bound all-electric SUV ahead of the model’s official reveal early tomorrow morning No further details of this car have emerged, though, and Cheyne couldn’t comment further on its development.į igures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT ) earlier this year showed that MG has grown by more than 40% in certain months compared with the same periods last year.īy expanding into other popular segments like the small SUV market, MG hopes to increase its currently diminutive market presence – it had just over 2200 registrations across this year up to the beginning of August. MG’s SUV line-up will be completed by a larger SUV, similar in size to the Nissan X-Trail. Like the GS, though, the small SUV will be sold in China a few months before a UK-optimised version appears. Instead, it will be a near-production-ready prototype. The small SUV will be revealed at next year’s London motor show, although it will still most likely not be the finished article, according to MG. This strategy puts the as yet unnamed car in direct competition with the Ssangyong Tivoli, which costs from £12,950 – nearly £4000 less than the Nissan Juke. Prices and specifications aren’t yet finalised. Cheyne did however indicate that, like the GS, the new car would offer a large amount of equipment for considerably less money than rivals. The car will, however, have a two-letter name to fit in with the GS. However, despite reports to the contrary, this will not be the final car’s name, according to Cheyne. The model’s internal name at MG is ZS – the same as MG’s sporty hatchback of 2001. ![]() No final name has yet been chosen for the small SUV. These will also be used in the next-generation MG 3, although that’s a long way off. ![]() MG’s ZS will also get a 1.0-litre three-cylinder engine, which Cheyne confirmed would be one of the engines available in China, but couldn’t comment on whether it will be available in the UK so far ahead of the car’s UK launch.Ĭheyne also told Autocar that the ZS production model will add new engines to MG’s range as well, but couldn’t give any details. The GS’s six-speed manual and seven-speed dual-clutch automatic will likely also be offered in the ZS production model – both produced in-house at SAIC. The use of a 1.5-litre engine backs earlier suggestions that the unit could be carried over from the MG GS SUV, in which it produces 164bhp and 184lb ft of torque. The SUV, which will be called ZS in China, was recently spotted testing again, but this time we know it’s running a 1.5-litre engine thanks to information available on an insurance database. Original plans for the second MG SUV model were made public with the unveiling of the retro-inspired MG Icon concept at the Shanghai motor show in 2012. MG’s head of sales and marketing, Matthew Cheyne, said that this name would not be carried over to the UK, though. This is the name that the car will be given in China – with car news website auto.anhuinews claiming that the Z in the model’s name is for ‘Generation Z’ – the young market which MG is aiming for with the car. Set to go on sale in the UK in 2019, the new small MG SUV is being developed under the codename ZS. The new design language aims to provide the new MG with a more upmarket appearance than the GS, with greater attention to detailing and surface forms than we’ve seen in recent MG models. The new SUV has been styled by SAIC Design – a division of MG’s parent company, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, with input from its design studios in China and the UK. Set to slot into the MG line-up beneath the existing GS, the styling of the upcoming Nissan Juke rival differs quite dramatically from its larger sibling, receiving a much bolder looking front end featuring the Anglo-Chinese car maker’s new Jaguar-like grille, headlamps that extend into the grille frame and a heavily structured front bumper. ![]() MG’s upcoming small SUV has been revealed with two design renders ahead of its planned public debut at the Guangzhou motor show on 18 November. MG’s upcoming small SUV has been revealed in design renders it’ll share at least one engine with the larger GS and will also introduce new units to the range ![]() Categories: Uncategorised | Tags: Post Formats ![]() ![]() ![]() officials later confirmed the breach to ABC News, which also reported on a potential compromise to the communications system.) (Indeed, in May 2011, Iranian intelligence officials announced publicly that they had broken up a ring of 30 CIA spies U.S. And by 2011, Iranian authorities dismantled a CIA spy network in that country, said seven former U.S. The CIA’s directorate of science and technology, which is responsible for the secure communications system, “says, ‘our s***’s impregnable,’ but it’s obviously not,” said one former official.īy 2010, however, it appears that Iran had begun to identify CIA agents. But a sense of confidence in the system kept it in operation far longer than was safe or advisable, said former officials. There is no foolproof way to communicate - especially with expediency and urgency - with sources in hostile environments like Iran and China, noted the former officials. The risks posed by the system appeared to have been overlooked in part because it was easy to use, said the former intelligence officials. ![]() ![]() “Everyone was using it far beyond its intention,” said another former official. “The issue was that it was working well for too long, with too many people. “It was never meant to be used long term for people to talk to sources,” said one former official. officials said the internet-based platform, which was first used in war zones in the Middle East, was not built to withstand the sophisticated counterintelligence efforts of a state actor like China or Iran. The mole hunt wasn’t hard, in large part, because the communications system the CIA was using to communicate with agents was flawed. Angered about the breach, the Iranians went on a mole hunt, looking for foreign spies, said one former senior intelligence official. One of the largest intelligence failures of the past decade started in Iran in 2009, when the Obama administration announced the discovery of a secret Iranian underground enrichment facility - part of Iran’s headlong drive for nuclear weapons. “Dozens of people around the world were killed because of this.” “We’re still dealing with the fallout,” said one former national security official. The government’s inability to address the communication system’s insecurities until after sources were rolled up in China was disastrous. More than just a question of a single failure, the fiasco illustrates a breakdown that was never properly addressed. “When these types of compromises happen, it’s so dark and bad,” said one former official. In a world where dependence on advanced technology may be a necessary evil for modern espionage, particularly in hostile regions where American officials can’t operate freely, such technical failures are an ever present danger and will only become more acute with time. The disaster ensnared every corner of the national security bureaucracy - from multiple intelligence agencies, congressional intelligence committees and independent contractors to internal government watchdogs - forcing a slow-moving, complex government machine to grapple with the deadly dangers of emerging technologies. The previously unreported global problem originated in Iran and spiderwebbed to other countries, and was left unrepaired - despite warnings about what was happening - until more than two dozen sources died in China in 20 as a result, according to 11 former intelligence and national security officials. intelligence community experienced crippling intelligence failures related to the secret internet-based communications system, a key means for remote messaging between CIA officers and their sources on the ground worldwide. Your iTunes account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed.From around 2009 to 2013, the U.S. ![]() Renewal payments will differ depending on subscription and pricing at the time of renewal. To turn this function off, simply go to your iTunes account and turn off auto-renew. The subscription period will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Please support our hard work by subscribing to the game. That is a hint to help you solve what is frankly the most difficult hacking game. If you're thinking, its me, it probably is. Here, ideas are more important than repeated attempts. You have to complete all levels by thinking totally "out of the box". Its up to you to earn money by hacking in the game. You're part of an exclusive spy network, hacking the latest most sophisticated programming matrix. Hack IT is the application where you'll become a real hacker. ![]() |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |