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Monthly update #0210 • October 2007

Monthly update 210 • October 2007 • 2007-10-01 - 2007-10-31

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The Hard Way by Lee Child

The Hard Way begins with Reacher witnessing a ransom drop in New York, hired to recover a kidnapped wife from a mercenary crew.

Books

Change Your World by Michael W. Smith

Michael W. Smith's 1992 release, bright, well-built pop songs. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.

Music

Masters of Chant Chapter VI by Gregorian

Gregorian's 2007 album turns more modern hits into solemn chant, from a Queen anthem to a Coldplay ballad.

Music

The Holcroft Covenant by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s thrilling novel, The Holcroft Covenant, set in the late 1970s, a New York architect named Noel Holcroft stumbles upon a shocking secret. He’s the heir to a massive fortune linked to a clandestine agreement made by his Nazi officer father and two others during World War II.

Books

Monthly update #0209 • September 2007

Monthly update 209 • September 2007 • 2007-09-01 - 2007-09-30

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One Shot by Lee Child

In One Shot, a sniper kills five in an Indiana city, but Reacher doubts the accused's guilt and investigates a frame job tied to local corruption.

Books

Ratatouille

Ratatouille (2007), directed by Brad Bird, follows Remy, a rat who dreams of cooking. Patton Oswalt voices Remy with keen nose and big heart. He lives in Paris. Lou Romano acts as Linguini, the clumsy kitchen boy who teams with Remy.

Movies

What is usbd?

If you see usbd running on your Mac, here is what this USB management process does.

Mac

Kutless by Kutless

Kutless's 2002 self-titled debut is hard-edged Christian rock, loud and honest about doubt, grace, and need.

Music

iPhone orientation detection

Here is the most basic JavaScript to get the iPhone orientation detection going...

Development

We Cry Out by Jesus Culture

Jesus Culture's fervent 2007 live album captures young, unrestrained worship, including the now-beloved How He Loves.

Music

The Chancellor Manuscript by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s The Chancellor Manuscript, a heart-pounding conspiracy thriller, novelist Peter Chancellor, mourning the loss of his family, uncovers a terrifying rumor: FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover’s death was no accident...

Books

Monthly update #0208 • August 2007

Monthly update 208 • August 2007 • 2007-08-01 - 2007-08-31

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The Enemy by Lee Child

The Enemy flashes back to 1990, with Reacher as an Army MP investigating a general's death that uncovers a conspiracy threatening national security.

Books

The Altar and the Door by Casting Crowns

Casting Crowns' 2007 album sits in the gap between worship and daily life, anchored by the grace of East to West.

Music

Validating email addresses is hard

Validating email addresses is hard...

Development

After Hours by Gary Moore

Gary Moore's 1992 release, a record that leans on tone and touch. It came to me long after release and earned its place.

Music

The Illusionist

In 1900 Vienna, a master magician uses stunning illusions to reunite with his lost love and outwit the powerful elite in this elegant mystery.

Movies

The Gemini Contenders by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s epic World War II thriller, The Gemini Contenders, a secret vault filled with ancient documents that could shake the very core of Christianity is smuggled out of a Greek monastery in 1939.

Books

Monthly update #0207 • July 2007

Monthly update 207 • July 2007 • 2007-07-01 - 2007-07-31

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Persuader by Lee Child

In Persuader, Jack Reacher goes undercover in a Maine arms dealer's fortress to rescue a kidnapped agent and settle a decade-old score from his Army days.

Books

Saviour King by Hillsong Worship

Hillsong's 2007 live album exalts Christ as king and saviour, with the soaring crowd-favourite Hosanna.

Music

The Road to Gandolfo by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s hilarious satirical thriller, The Road to Gandolfo, written under the pseudonym Michael Shepherd, U.S. Army General MacKenzie Hawkins, a decorated but disgraced war hero, comes up with a crazy plan to kidnap Pope Francesco I and demand a billion dollars for his release.

Books

Monthly update #0206 • June 2007

Monthly update 206 • June 2007 • 2007-06-01 - 2007-06-30

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