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John Middleton - the Childe of Hale
John Middleton was born in 1578 in a village near Liverpool in the UK. He transcended his humble origins and achieved fame when he grew to a height recorded as 9ft 3ins.
Author: SashaQ
Mo-Cap and Performance Capture
Motion Capture, or Mo-Cap for short, is a way of recording the movement of people and objects, which can be used in filmmaking and animation.
Author: Bluebottle
Topical: Penicillin
On 28 September it is 90 years since Alexander Fleming noticed the bacteria-killing mould that would become known as Penicillin.
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Although the Bible says 'As ye sow, so shall ye reap', it doesn't always work that way. Have you seen situations where work has been rewarded by good harvests? On the other hand, have you seen people's efforts come to nothing?
Share your literal and metaphorical bounty with us. Tell us about harvests, the people who gather them, and the times things go wrong.
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Newest Edited Entries
- John Middleton - the Childe of Hale24th September 2018
- Mo-Cap and Performance Capture24th September 2018
- 'Countess Kate' - a Novel by Charlotte Yonge17th September 2018
- 'The Beatles' aka 'The White Album'17th September 2018
- 'LazyTown' - the Television Series10th September 2018
- 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe' - the BBC Television Series10th September 2018
- The Science of Pellucidar in the Novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs8th September 2018
- One Toke Over the Culture Line: Spiro Agnew, Brewer & Shipley, and Lawrence Welk3rd September 2018
- 'The Three Musketeers' - the Disney Animated Film5th September 2018
- The Case of the Midwife Toad: Science, Sex, and Chicanery10th September 2018
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- A87918231 - Work Study - a Management Tool 4 Days Ago
- A87910356 - The Moon Trilogy by Edgar Rice Burroughs 5 Days Ago
- A87917809 - 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' - the Film Last Week
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This week's Post features musical adventures, amazing photography, Fiction with a capital F, mind-broadening travel, plus the usual quizzes, weird ideas, cinema, wine tips, and snark. Share and enjoy.
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