The Midas Protocol
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- The Midas Files
In 1983, brilliant Unalco researcher Dr. Lawrence Bingham and his wife are murdered, and Bingham’s greatest...
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The Midas Files Mission Control has survived its first live reading… barely. Each week, I’m reading a chapter from The Midas Protocol live on YouTube. But apparently Mortimer Vanterpool has other ideas.
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
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The Pearly Gates have introduced premium subscription plans, and at least one recently deceased customer is experiencing some serious sticker shock. Sure, Heaven+ may seem expensive—but as St. Peter points out, you do get cloud storage. Rick Thickman has this story and more from the Funny Newz Desk.
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A game-day approach to healthier habits, football, and having a little fun along the way
I've tried enough approaches to health and weight loss over the years to know one thing about myself: I'm much more likely to stick with something if I can turn it into a game. Preferably a football game.
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Read more: Football Fan’s Diet: Turning Health Into a Season
Some websites begin with a business plan. Across Pittsburgh began because I kept finding things about Pittsburgh that I wanted to write about.
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
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Read more: Across Pittsburgh: A Site About the Place I Call Home
I've been building websites in one form or another for a long time.Some have supported my own writing and creative projects. Others have grown into publications of their own. I've also developed sites professionally and for clients, which has given me plenty of opportunities to discover both how much a good content management system can do—and how quickly a website can become a mess if nobody thinks about how all of that content is supposed to fit together.
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