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Article of the day for March 10, 2018

The Article of the day for March 10, 2018 is Amazing Stories Quarterly . Amazing Stories Quarterly was a U.S. science fiction pulp magazine published from 1928 to 1934. Launched by Hugo Gernsback as a companion to his Amazing Stories, the first science fiction magazine, it premiered with a reprint of H.G. Wells' When the Sleeper Wakes in the Winter 1928 issue. Over the next five issues only one more reprint appeared: Gernsback's own novel Ralph 124C 41+, in the Winter 1929 issue. He went bankrupt in early 1929, and lost control of both publications; his assistant, T. O'Conor Sloane, took over as editor. The magazine began having financial difficulties in 1932, and the schedule became irregular; the last issue was dated Fall 1934. Authors whose work appeared in Amazing Stories Quarterly include Stanton A. Coblentz, Miles J. Breuer, A. Hyatt Verrill, and Jack Williamson. Critical opinions differ; Everett Bleiler considers few of the stories to be of acceptable quality, but M...

stronghold: Word of the day for March 10, 2018

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Word of the day is stronghold : A place built to withstand attack; a fortress. (figuratively) A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea.

Article of the day for March 10, 2018

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Article of the day is Amazing Stories Quarterly. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

stronghold: Word of the day for March 10, 2018

stronghold , n : A place built to withstand attack; a fortress. (figuratively) A place of domination by, or refuge or survival of, a particular group or idea.

This Is What Happens When Bitcoin Miners Take Over Your Town

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This Is What Happens When Bitcoin Miners Take Over Your Town

Picture of the day for March 10, 2018

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Picture of the day on March 10, 2018: Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) from Uganda.

This Hands-Free, Seated Backflip Is Absolutely Unreal

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This Hands-Free, Seated Backflip Is Absolutely Unreal We've seen a number of videos of people doing backflips from a sitting position, but using their hands to spring themselves upwards halfway through. But University of Michigan gymnast Brandon Burns doesn't need his hands. March 9, 2018 at 03:15PM