![]() ![]() (On the other hand, had they known what they were doing, we'd probably have more Wineskin users and happier people.)Īnd it's more important to have the application to not crash than anything else. (Professional vs Hobbyists.) The Witcher fiasco of earlier this year probably best illustrates what can happen when people who don't know how to use Wineskin try to use Wineskin. (CrossOver also has a winetricks system, but it's organized in a different - and in my opinion worse - manner.)Īs I said earlier, I prefer Wineskin, but each program has their different niches. (There are probably more Wineskin pre-configurations, but CrossOver installs them easier.) (Windows Media Player is an extremely common one to forget for specific games.) And then maybe install another winetrick because the original porter forgot one. For Wineskin, one has to first (at the least) download the wrapper, which is at minimum 150MB decompressed. The difference between CrossOver's and Wineskin's pre-configuration, is that for supported programs, there's an easy one-click installation system (normally). (It seems to be more like 12 hours I myself am an Advocate, but that's often too long for CrossOver's purposes.) But it's the same thing for Wineskin. Or submit a ticket and wait for an Advocate/Staff to get back to you in a couple days. Recently, Microsoft pulled some funny stuff, making winetricks in general a lot harder to use.) What does an inexperienced user do when the game ISN'T in the CrossOver database? (When it is in the database, CrossOver does indeed automatically "try" to install the winetricks/extra stuff. I've used Wineskin, and parts of that are true. ![]() I personally normally use Wineskin, because it's more powerful and I have time to tinker with things. ![]() There's less to read and less that must be done, although there's also less than CAN be done.īoth have their flaws and achievements. Most people would rather load in the CD, click Install, and start using their program right away (except for that point is somewhat moot all across the board, now that Microsoft deleted and/or moved some of their downloadable libraries).Īs far as documentation goes, it's precisely the lack of documentation that makes CrossOver the easier-to-use program. No independent bankers (as an example) are going to want to trial/error (some installers use isskin.dll, a window skinning library that requires Visual C++ Runtime 6.0) to find out that they need to go to the winetricks window, check a couple boxes, and click run. For people who have time and want to do a good job (and upload files, and make their own patches), Wineskin is the better program. I've used both Wineskin and CrossOver extensively, and for business and professional purposes, CrossOver is the better program. What does the update to macOS Catalina mean for games?Ī short selection of great, free-to-play games that are available on MacĪdditional resources: News, stores and platforms, deals, related subreddits, forumsĮverything you need to know about Apple Arcade Approved posters can arrange for more daily posts by contacting the moderators. It is also required to properly format posts. When self-promoting content, please provide as much meaningful information as possible, such as a detailed description, trailers, or screenshots. Read the FAQ, and refer users to it if applicable. The simplest is About This Mac, available by choosing About This Mac from the Apple menu in the upper-left corner of your screen. Your Mac provides several tools to help you identify it. If you are asking for advice on games or your system, post the specs of your Mac such as model name, CPU, and GPU. Before asking for help, or installing a game, please visit r/macgaming/wiki/catalina, and check both the compatibility test chart provided by our community and the list of unsupported 32-bit Mac games by Mac Gamer HQ. Please make use of the search and read the FAQ before asking questions, many have been answered already and it will save you time!Ĭan my Mac run it? The MacGameStore App, or Mac Gamer HQ's extensive list of performance results and benchmarks are good ways to check if your Mac will run a certain game.Ĭan macOS Catalina run it? Games that are 32-bit only will no longer run on macOS Catalina. The home for gaming on Mac machines! Here you will find resources, information, and a great community of gamers. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Regarding monthly fees, the promo rate assumes a $10-per-month discount for enrolling in automatic payments and paperless billing. After all, it's not just about the starting monthly fee. If you're planning out your budget, you want to ensure you've allotted the proper amount for your internet service. It's always a good idea to take some time to read the fine print. Comcast What to expect on your Xfinity home internet bill In addition to Comcast's xFi router, Xfinity subscribers can add plug-in xFi Pods to build a mesh Wi-Fi network in the home. Xfinity home internet plans are available in 39 states and Washington, DC. Our Comcast sources also tell us that Xfinity is focusing on utilizing existing cable connections to achieve the symmetrical speeds we commonly associate with fiber rather than chasing after additional fiber deployments. That plan is only available in select homes equipped for it, so you'll need to request a site survey to ensure that serviceability is possible. While most of its footprint features HFC, Xfinity offers an FTTH option with its top-speed plan, Gigabit Pro. If you have two people on separate Zoom calls simultaneously or on an important work call while the kids are gaming online, you could run into issues quickly on some of these plans. For example, Zoom recommends at least 2Mbps for single-screen usage of its platform. That said, as more of us work from home, our ability to upload files is becoming more critical. Most of us pay closer attention to download speeds because they affect our ability to watch movies, listen to new music or stream our favorite shows without that nagging buffering. That's the main reason cable falls short of the performance of fiber-to-the-home networks. Still, due to the asymmetrical nature of the connection, your download speeds will always be much higher than your upload speeds. HFC offers speeds much faster than those typically offered by DSL, satellite and fixed wireless networks. This is because Xfinity Internet relies almost solely on hybrid fiber-coaxial cable connections to service subscribers' homes. One detail you may have noticed in the plan tables is the discrepancy between the download and upload speeds. $25 gateway rental (included for 24 months) ![]() Yes (1.2TB if using own equipment) none if renting with Xfinity ![]() $15 gateway rental (included for 24 months) ![]() ![]() Two complete crews - designated Blue and Gold - are assigned to each Ohio Class submarine. This inherent feature of the Ohio Class coupled with other characteristics makes these ships the most survivable element of the nuclear Triad. The most important defensive feature of these submarines is their stealth - they are among the quietest nuclear-powered submarines ever built. In addition, these submarines are fitted with four torpedo tubes for MK 48 torpedoes which, along with countermeasure devices, provide defense against hostile ASW forces. OHIO Class submarines can carry either the Trident I (C-4) or Trident II (D-5) missiles. The 18th and final ship of this class to be built will be delivered to the Navy in 1997. The USS Ohio made the first operational patrol of this class in the fall of 1982. They are the largest submarines to be built by the United States. By virtue of their patrol posture, these submarines are highly survivable they are also extremely flexible, capable of rapidly retargeting their missiles, should the need arise, using secure and constant at-sea communications links. strategic forces with the 18 Trident SSBNs each carrying 24 missiles. The Ohio Class Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBN), U.S Navys primary strategic weapon, provides the sea-based leg of the Triad of U.S. Its ability to project power and provide forward presence makes Ohio - and its fellow SSGNs - a key component of our nation's maritime strategy.This high quality replica is handcrafted from wood and comes with a wooden base. Today, with 30 years of service in the books, Ohio is as relevant to the nation's defense as ever. In three decades of service, Ohio has captured the Battle Efficiency Award (Battle "E") multiple times, the most recent coming in 2012. ![]() A year later, she proceeded to Guam to begin the first SSGN forward deployment. Ohio completed its conversion and rejoined the fleet on Feb. ![]() The other two launch tubes were converted to lockout chambers, allowing for the embarkation and deployment of special operations forces such as Navy SEALs. Under then plan, 22 Trident launch tubes were reconfigured to carry either canisters containing seven Tomahawks each - for a total of up to 154 missiles - or special operations weapons or equipment. The result would be four platforms capable of supporting strike or special warfare missions around the world. But another plan was in the works - to use the versatile Ohio seaframe to carry Tomahawks or other payloads in lieu of ballistic missiles. The other 14 would remain in service as SSBNs carrying the Trident II D-5 missile. With the end of the Cold War, the first four Ohio-class SSBNs - Ohio, Michigan, Florida and Georgia - were scheduled to be decommissioned in the early 2000s. In October 1982, Ohio began her first strategic deterrent patrol she would continue to patrol out of Bangor for the next 20 years. 12, 1982, when she arrived at Naval Submarine Base Bangor as the first operational unit permanently assigned to Commander, Submarine Group 9. Ohio began her long association with the Pacific Northwest Aug. Bushtold the 8,000 guests that the Ohio and her class represented a "new dimension in our nation's strategic deterrence." During the commissioning ceremony, Vice President George H.W. Ohio was launched Apby Annie Glenn, wife of then-U.S. ship to bear the name, began Apat Groton, Conn., home of General Dynamics Electric Boat. Navy.Ĭonstruction on Ohio, the fourth U.S. ![]() ![]() At 560 feet, the Ohios became the largest submarines ever built by the U.S. The Ohio-class SSBN was conceived in the early 1970s as an eventual successor to the original group of 41 SSBNs - the famed "41 For Freedom" - commissioned between 19. USS Ohio (SSGN 726) is the first of her class of ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) and guided missile submarines (SSGNs), and the fourth U.S. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His 10-minute work, entitled Tikki Tikki Tembo, is scored for narrator and woodwind quintet. In 1971 Canadian composer Harry Freedman set the story to music.Tikki tikki tembo (1995, Xhosa, ISBN: 1868430669)Ī White House 2003 Christmas decoration depicting a scene from Tikki Tikki Tembo.Weston Woods Studios produced a filmstrip and cassette tape version in 1970, which was later distributed on VHS and DVD. Scholastic records released an LP record of the story in 1968. The 1961 story ends with the boy's death by drowning, which was ironic because the parents had believed that giving children long names would cause them to live long lives. It is possible that a recorded 1941 version of a similar story (although avoided drowning) called "Long-Name-No-Can-Say" with a fat elder brother named "Nicki Nicki Tembo No So Rembo Oo Ma Moochi Gamma Gamma Goochi" was the first to change it to a Chinese setting.Ī similar story is told in the American folksong "(Eddie Kucha Kacha Kama Tosa Nara Tosa Noma) Sama Kama Wacky Brown" recorded in 1960 by the Brothers Four on their eponymous first album the title character "fell into the deep, dark well" and drowned.Ī story published in 1961 by Golden Press, called "The Little Boy With the Long Name", featured an older brother named "Sticky Sticky Stumbo Nos E Rumbo E Pro Pennyo Hara Bara Brisko Nicky Prom Po Nish No Mennyo Dumbricko". In 1924, the National Association of Junior Chautauquas published a book that contained a story by an anonymous author entitled "Tiki-Tiki-Tembo" the story concerned a boy "in old Japan" named "Tiki-tiki-tembo-no sa rembo-Hari bari broohski-Peri pen do-Hiki pon pom-Nichi no miano-Dom bori ko." Toward the end of the 1924 story, it is stated that after falling into the well, the title character "never grew up to be a fine Japanese man." A book published in 1968 (the same year as Tikki Tikki Tembo) reprinted the 1924 version of the story. The end of the story says that this is why the Chinese have short names. They get Tikki Tikki Tembo-no Sa Rembo-chari Bari Ruchi-pip Peri Pembo from the well, but because of the long time he was in the well, it takes longer for him to recover. After Chang breathlessly repeats his brother's predicament the Old Man goes with Chang to save his brother from the well. Further, when Chang tries to wake him up, the Old Man with the Ladder-annoyed-tries to fall back asleep. Initially, the old man does not respond because he is asleep. Chang goes to the Old Man with the Ladder. He tries repeatedly until finally his mother tells Chang to get the Old Man with the Ladder. ![]() His mother insists that he repeat the name-but with respect. However, because Chang is out of breath from running he sputters and then mispronounces the name. Chang runs to their mother and tries to tell her that "Tikki Tikki Tembo-no Sa Rembo-chari Bari Ruchi-pip Peri Pembo has fallen into the well." At first she cannot hear him so he says it again. Some time later, the boys are again playing near the well. ![]() Chang is rescued and then recovers quickly. Their mother tells him to get the Old Man with the Ladder. Chang falls in the well and his older brother runs to their mother and tells her Chang has fallen down the well. A boy named Tikki Tikki Tembo-no Sa Rembo-chari Bari Ruchi-pip Peri Pembo ("The Most Wonderful Thing in the Whole Wide World") and his little brother Chang ("Little or Nothing") are playing very close to a well at their house that their mother has warned them to avoid. Tikki Tikki Tembo is set in ancient China and invents an ancient Chinese custom whereby parents honor their first-born sons with long, elaborate names that everyone is obliged to say completely – no nicknames, no shortening of any kind – while second-born sons are typically given short, unimportant names. ![]() ![]() While they're breathtakingly awesome, trying to translate them to reality wouldn't work as such. Awesome, but Impractical: A majority of the garments from the unconventional materials challenges tend to fall into this.Ashley's final collection in Season 14, which featured designs focused on plus-sized women was very obviously near and dear to her heart (as a plus-sized woman herself who has struggled with her own self-image and self-esteem).In Kenley's final collection in Season 5, most (if not all) of the models wore feather hair accessories, like the ones she wore throughout the season.Mondo didn't listen to you at all.’ So suddenly, Nina is, like ‘That’s right! He didn’t! I’m going with Gretchen.’ So that’s how it all happened.” Nina was very much in favor of Mondo, and then Michael nudges her and he says, ‘You know, Gretchen listened to every word of advice that you gave her. But do you want to validate yourself with Gretchen?’ I wouldn't. Kors, you just want to validate yourself. He said, ‘We need a sportswear designer to win one of these seasons.’ “I thought, ‘Well, Mr. And Joshua M from Season 9 had this memorable exchange with Tim Gunn:.Althea Harper from Season 6 also styled her models' hair in a bun and with a headband- just like her own!.April Johnston more often than not sent her models down the runway in architectural black clothes with messy buns and dark makeup.similar to how she dressed and styled herself,possibly bordering Author Avatar, remarked upon once or twice by the judges.Author Appeal: Sometimes designers will design clothes that will resemble them.All of the Other Reindeer: Happens sometimes.Actually Pretty Funny: Santino had an impression of Tim Gunn that involved him and fellow contestant Andrae going to Red Lobster.Accentuate the Negative: The judges, especially when judging the last challenge to amplify the drama going into the finals.The show has had eighteen seasons and seven All Stars seasons made of eliminated designers from other seasons. In the end, there is one winner and one designer gets sent home, with an "Auf Wiedersehen" and cheek-kiss from Heidi. The judges deem six (until there are six or fewer contestants left) designers "their favorites and least favorites" and question them more closely about their design. Host Heidi Klum (and Later Karli Kloss), designer Michael Kors, and fashion magazine editor Nina Garcia make up the panel of regular judges, and there is typically a guest judge each week, generally a celebrity, designer, or fashion insider. ![]() ![]() The latter third of the show is devoted to the runway show. Most of the other challenges fall into one of three categories: provide new pieces for an already existing line (like Sarah Jessica Parker's "Bitten" or Diane von Furstenberg), work around a given theme (such as bridal, cocktail, or prom), or "Inspiration" basically either sending the designers out with cameras or assigning them a style icon, and having that be the inspiration for their designs.Įach challenge lasts 1-2 days the first two-thirds of the show show the behind-the-scenes work the actual construction, the catfights and visits by Tim Gunn (and, later, Christian Siriano), the former of whom is unbelievably badass awesome. Occasionally, the designers must create an outfit for a celebrity (or quasi-celebrity), including Miss USA Tara O'Connor, actress Brooke Shields, entertainment reporter Nancy O'Dell, and figure skater Sasha Cohen. There is usually one challenge featuring unusual materials - such as plants, edibles, apartment furnishings, and recycled goods - per season. ![]() The challenges are very diverse, testing different aspects of a designer's aesthetic and abilities. After this, the winner is selected and receives prizes that vary from season to season, but always include $100,000 to help kickstart their own line. ![]() These last three then get $8,000 and twelve weeks to go home and make a twelve-piece collection, which they then show at Bryant Park during New York Fashion Week. Project Runway is a fashion design Reality Show initially hosted by Heidi Klum, originally on Bravo, then Lifetime, then back to Bravo, "in search of the next great fashion designer." Twelve to sixteen or so designers compete in weekly design challenges, and in each episode, one designer is knocked off until reaching the final three (or four, in two seasons). ![]() ![]() In 1835, the British mathematician William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877) made the first permanent paper negative from paper coated with silver nitrate and common table salt ( sodium chloride). In 1802, Thomas Wedgwood (1771–1805), son of the founder of the famous Wedgwood pottery company, used silver nitrate to make temporary negative prints on paper, producing shades of gray as well as pure black and white. That simple discovery formed the basis of the modern science of photography. Schulze found that a mixture of silver, nitric acid, and chalk turns purple or black when exposed to light. The use of silver nitrate in printing and photography dates to discoveries made in the 1720s by the German chemist Johann Schulze (1687–1744). In 1881, the German physician Carl Crede (1819–1892) developed the practice of applying a 2 percent solution of silver nitrate to the eyes of newborn babies to prevent gonorrheal ophthalmia, a bacterial infection of the eyes that may result in blindness in a child. ![]() Both the Greeks and Romans, for example, used aqueous solutions of silver nitrate to treat wounds and cuts. The therapeutic effects of silver compounds, including silver nitrate, have been known for many centuries. ![]() Soluble in water, glycerol, and hot ethyl alcohol moderately soluble in acetone Silver nitrate is the most widely used of all silver compounds, finding application in the synthesis of other silver compounds, as a catalyst in certain industrial chemical reactions, as an antiseptic and germicide, and in photographic processes. In pure form, the compound is not affected by light, but trace amounts of organic impurities may catalyze the conversion of silver ions (Ag + silver atoms with a positive charge) to grayish neutral silver atoms (Ag 0) that give the salt a grayish tint. Silver nitrate (SILL-ver NYE-trate) is a colorless to transparent to white crystalline solid with no odor and a bitter metallic taste. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The ports of PPSSPP for mobile devices offer additional features specific to each platform, such as 'immersive mode' for Android devices, support of the multimedia buttons within Symbian devices and screen stretching on BlackBerry 10 devices to support square screens. PPSSPP offers graphical features that are enhancements over the PSP's capabilities, such as higher screen resolutions, antialiasing, image scaling, support for shaders, and linear and anisotropic filtering. To decode PSP multimedia data PPSSPP uses the FFmpeg software library, which was enhanced to enable it to handle Sony's proprietary ATRAC3plus audio format as used by the PSP. PPSSPP supports save states, dynamic recompilation ( JIT) and has rudimentary support of ad hoc wireless networking. The PPSSPP project was created by Henrik Rydgård, one of the co-founders of the Dolphin emulator. It was first released to the public on November 1, 2012, licensed under the GNU GPLv2 or later. PPSSPP (an acronym for " PlayStation Portable Simulator Suitable for Playing Portably") is a free and open-source PSP emulator for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Nintendo WiiU, Nintendo Switch, BlackBerry 10, MeeGo, Pandora, Xbox Series X/S and Symbian with an increased focus on speed and portability. English, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Chinese ( simplified and traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hebrew (invert), Indonesian, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Taiwanese, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Ukrainian.Now you’ll see the “Restore PPSSPP’s settings to default” option. If you don’t know how to reset the settings of PPSSPP, here’s how to do it.ģ. Also, before making any changes, you must reset the app settings for the best results. ![]() Note: I’ll be mostly talking about the graphics settings because those settings have the most impact than any others settings while playing the game. Okay, now that you have understood what PPSSPP is and how to use it, Let’s move to the main topic now. Tip: If you haven’t downloaded the game and confused about where to download the PSP game to play, then you can download it from sites like EmulatorGames. You can download it from Play Store.` Locate the downloaded file in the PPSSPP app to get started. The app is free to use and does the job perfectly. Second, you need to download an extractor like ZArchieve to extract the game which you may have already downloaded on your phone. If you want to support the developer, you can get the gold subscription, or else you can skip it and download the regular PPSSPP app. You can get the premium version of the app too i.e PPSSPP gold but apart from the icon, it doesn’t give you any premium or extra features. Well, there are two things you need to use PPSSPP.įirst, you need to download PPSSPP from Google Play Store or you can download it from its official site here. Set Lower Resolution for effects to aggressive Change Postprocessing shader to Natural colors 1 11 Best PPSSPP settings in Android to Play Games with Ease (2021 Guide).If you haven’t heard about PPSSPP before, let me give you a brief introduction to the app. You can play PSP games with the help of one of the best emulators for Android i.e PPSSPP but you need to have the Best PPSSPP settings in Android to enjoy the game without any interruptions and issues. Who doesn’t love to play games on mobile phones? Kids, Adults and almost everyone plays games in their leisure time to release the stress from their minds.Ī modern phone can smoothly run heavy graphics demanding games like PUBG smoothly but do you know that you can play PSP (PlayStation Portable) games too on your Android phone or tablet? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Agilityįurthermore, when you’re unencumbered by the logistical responsibilities of hiring employees, you can change the shape of your staff more easily to suit your needs at that exact moment.Įxample: A lot of companies feel obligated to have fully-staffed engineering departments because they want to have people on hand when major development projects come up. The stakes involved in bringing a new person on the team are lowered, making recruitment a less risky endeavor. The agency handles it for you, and quickly. It takes time and money to recruit a new candidate, and unfilled positions result in lost productivity.īy contrast, just-in-time workers are easy to replace. Replacing an employee, however, is costly. Risk Reductionĭespite your efforts on a traditional hiring process, sometimes a new hire doesn’t pay off a worker can turn out to be a poor fit for your company for any number of reasons. If a sudden need arises, you can rely on a just-in-time agency to get someone at the door quickly. Staffing expert Glen Cathey says that it’s common for agencies to “source, contact, screen/interview candidates and submit the best. ![]() That’s the advantage of letting a dedicated agency find and recruit your talent for you instead of delegating the task to your HR department, which has plenty of other obligations to attend to. It lets companies fill the gaps on their staffs without producing organizational excess.įrom a business perspective, this helps companies become much leaner, removing redundancies from their processes and lowering labor costs simultaneously. Just-in-time is a “pull system”, which means that new labor is only pulled into the team if the demand for it exists. With this lean methodology, companies are reaping huge rewards for using just-in-time staffing to fill their teams.Ĥ major benefits these companies are seeing, include: 1. 4 Benefits Of Just-In-Time Staffingīusinesses are beginning to take queues from just-in-time manufacturing and just-in-time inventory. The Griffin Groupe, a full-service staffing agency that places temporary workers, explains that agencies employ sophisticated freelance and hiring tools to place workers, including a digital labor marketplace, rating systems, and algorithmic recruitment. Technology has been largely responsible for just-in-time’s rising popularity. Applied to staffing, the idea is to supply labor only as and when the process requires it.Īgencies that offer just-in-time staffing screen candidates carefully to get a sense of their background, capacities, and temperament-information that helps the agency create successful matches between workers and companies. The Economist describes the just-in-time model as “supplying parts only as and when the process them”. The concept derives from just-in-time manufacturing, a production process pioneered in Japan in the mid-20th century. This is often a more cost-effective and flexible alternative to hiring a new, long-term employee and burdening the company with more labor than it needs. Just-in-time staffing is a lean, fast-paced approach to recruitment, where companies rely on agencies to provide them with the right amount of temporary labor to cover their current staffing needs. In particular, many organizations are benefiting from the flexibility and value of just-in-time staffing. With the growth of just-in-time staffing, HR leaders can now consider many shades of gray on the spectrum of how work is getting done in modern businesses. If our business operations are arranged to categorize every talent resource as either full-time or part-time, and as either salaried or contract, we may overlook other staffing options.īuilding a talent pipeline doesn’t have to depend on black-and-white choices between creating new positions and negotiating one-off contracts with freelancers. We tend to think in terms of our existing processes and categories. The truth about talent acquisition is that many businesses limit their own options by holding rigid views on staffing. Everything You Need To Know About Just-In-Time Staffing ![]() ![]() ![]() Living between Paris and London, my work takes me all over the world. Sometimes here, often elsewhere, as a professional artist I take advantage of my surroundings – landscapes, transportation, the community – to take photographs and write songs. If you would like a white border, please feel free to contact me before you purchase or to request a custom order, I'll be glad to help you. If you would prefer a glossy finish, please feel free to request a custom order.īORDER: My photographs are printed full-bleed, meaning from edge to edge without a border. SIZE: If you'd like a size (in inches or cm) that is not listed here, please feel free to contact me before you purchase or to request a custom order, I'll be glad to help you.įINISH: I print on a matt paper to give a classic finish with clean whites, rich blacks, realistic colour and reflection-free protection. ![]() Prints are shipped in made-to-measure, secure art packaging, using certified shipping partners. Please note that any blur or texture on the image is intentional for artistic purposes. Please note that the cropping of the print could differ slightly from the photograph you see on your monitor depending on the print sizes. Please note that the colours you see on your monitor may differ slightly from those of the print due to variations in monitor settings. This fine art standard photograph is printed professionally on archival photographic paper which provides: vibrant highlights, strong contrasts, and colours that last one hundred years. It's a great place for photography, with impressive buildings and lovely beaches. I stayed in Dubai for a couple of days and it was an amazing trip. Burj Khalifa, the World's Tallest Building, 828-metre (2,717 ft). ![]() ![]() The Night Agent stars Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland, a promising young FBI agent who is tasked with one of the most boring jobs in the establishment - waiting for the phone to ring. ![]() Filming eventually started on February 14th, 2022, taking place in Vancouver and Los Angeles, with an expected production duration of 6 months and a wrap date of July 15th, 2022. Production for the show was supposed to start in January 2022 but reportedly got pushed back later on. Gordon previously worked on For All Mankind, Baywatch, and Horrible Bosses. Seth Gordon is revealed to be directing the pilot episode and producing the series, together with Ryan and an incredible lineup of fellow producers - Marney Hochman, Julia Gunn, James Vanderbilt, William Sherak, Paul Neinstein, Nicole Tossou, and David Beaubaire. Later on, on July 21, 2021, Netflix announced that the streaming platform is acquiring the show. , Ryan is no stranger to creating thrilling action drama series. With his extensive portfolio, from The Shield to S.W.A.T. Emmy nominee Shawn Ryan is in charge of developing the show, and also serves as one of its executive producers and showrunner. Plans for The Night Agent were announced on December 24, 2020, with Sony Pictures Television revealing that they are producing a TV series adaptation of the novel. The novel has been compared to John Grisham's and David Baldacci's early works, and the series surely seems to be in the same vein as recent hit shows such as Reacher and The Recruit. To catch the traitor and save the country, Peter must go on a desperate chase and breach the rules, all while questioning everything and trusting no one. ![]() The phone eventually rings one fateful night, triggering a chain of events that reveals a huge conspiracy involving a Russian mole at the highest echelons of the US administration. Quirk’s The Night Agent is a political thriller novel about FBI Agent Peter Sutherland, who is stationed in the White House basement, maintaining a phone line for undercover operatives that never rings. “If you like the Jack Ryan books, the Jack Reacher books, if you like the Bourne Identity stuff, if you like political intrigue, then The Night Agent is for you.” Creator Shawn Ryan picked up the novel right at the beginning of quarantine in 2020, ultimately becoming a huge fan of the writer’s works. ![]() The series is adapted based on the bestselling novel of the same name, written by Matthew Quirk. ![]() |
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