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The Weapon That Learned To Swim: A Brief History of Torpedoes
Before the torpedo became a sleek metal predator packed with sonar, guidance software and enough engineering to make a Victorian inventor weep, it was basically an underwater bomb with ambition.
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Bingham's Notebook: Midas Protocol - Chapter 8 - "Caroline's Choice"
Caroline Friday’s elective becomes the doorway into the Bingham murder investigation. Her question about the death penalty wins Bill Murdock’s attention; her choice of Rusty Gibb’s case brings her into the mystery that will shape her future.
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The Scratching Post: Oktoberfest, Corndogs and Showing Up When Nobody Is Watching
It was one of those weekends that seemed to disappear almost as soon as it started.Friday turned out to be a lot of fun. The rain held off, and I made it down to Canonsburg for the Oktoberfest celebration in Washington County. Saturday brought another good time as we celebrated a milestone birthday for a close friend we affectionately call Hollywood.
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The Funny Newz: Alien Abduction and Organ Processing Centers Drawing Fire for Heavy Water, Electricity Use
Communities say Rarf Nangork's rapidly expanding facilities are straining local utilities, while apparently remaining surprisingly unconcerned about what happens inside them.
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Alien Real Estate Mogul Rarf Nangork Quietly Buying Up Earth, Insists He Has No Plans to Flip Planet
Alpha Centaurian billionaire says rapidly expanding property empire is merely a diversified investment portfolio and humans should “stop being so fucking paranoid”
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Cool Filmz: Déjà Vu and the Fun of Chasing Yesterday
Back in May 2007, when I reviewed Déjà Vu for Cover-Ups.com, the idea of the government hiding a time machine was enough to get me interested. Tony Scott directing Denzel Washington gave me another reason to show up.
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Quantum Soup: The Quantum Thermometers Reading Nuclear Fingerprints
A nuclear material has a story to tell, provided you can read the light coming off it. That sounds like a convenient talent for a spy in a science-fiction thriller. In practice, it involves painstaking measurements, overlapping radiation signals and, increasingly, thermometers so cold and sensitive that a single particle of light can register as a burst of heat.
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Bingham's Notebook: Jack Barons and The New Year's Hat In The Midas Protocol - Chapter 7 - "Hank's Apartment"
Jack converts the previous chapter’s humiliation into deliberate retaliation. His injuries make him ridiculous and physically vulnerable, but they do not soften his behavior. He interprets Hank’s intervention at the Rosebud as a personal outrage and looks for a way to make Hank pay. The stolen equipment and keyed door turn grievance into action.
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Bingham's Notebook: Hank and Addison in The Midas Protocol - Chapter 7 - "Hanks Apartment"
Addison’s viewpoint complicates the romance. She admires Hank’s looks, professional promise, humor, and willingness to defend Danielle. She also treats his apartment and habits as things she might improve. Her attraction carries an expectation that he will change to suit her, a useful tension beneath the playful exchanges.
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Bingham's Notebook: Jack Barons In The Midas Protocol
Rodney Pierpont Barons, Jack desperately wants to escape his father’s shadow—even as he inherits much of Rod’s aggression, entitlement and instinct for power. His ingenious manipulation of Unalco’s finances quickly attracts Connor Wallrose, who recognizes that Jack’s creative accounting could conceal enormous losses while preserving the appearance of corporate success. For Jack, Connor offers the influence and approval his father never did.
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