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I'm a trained journalist and I have undertaken freelance work with some local British newspapers and some national magazines. Lately my writing has been for web sites and company publicity. I edit and blog for a US site regularly and I maintain my own blog.

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Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Ridding the Internet of porn: Is it a realistic objective?: 2 of 48
Do you remember being at that age when you had learned your alphabet enough so that you were just about able to look things up in the dictionary?Do you remember the first words you looked up? They were "rude" words that you'd heard adults using and you wanted to be sure you understood properly so you could tell your friends.T... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Teens (Other) Fathers: Tips for teaching your teen to drive: 1 of 18
I once worked as a driving instructor, and many of my pupils were teenagers. When it came to teaching my own kids when they reached that age I applied the same rules and methods and it worked surprisingly well. Before driving anywhere or doing anything, my first lesson always started with a talk that went something like this:... More..
Food & Drink > Fruits & Vegetables What are root vegetables?: 1 of 17
The term root vegetable describes all the vegetables we eat whose edible part is the root. The best known of these in the Western diet is probably the potato, but common root vegetables include carrot, turnip, Swede, onion and garlic. In culinary terms (at least in Western cookery) you could say that root vegetables are... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) How and why to poach certain foods: 1 of 16
The prime reason for poaching certain foods is to avoid an excess of fat and also to avoid embuing a dryness to the finished dish. Lighter meats, such as chicken and turkey can be poached, as can eggs, but my favourite food to poach is always fish. One of my personal favouorites is poached salmon, and this is how I like to co... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes The origins of the Christian hymn Amazing Grace: 1 of 13
I have just reviewed some accounts of the origins of this hymn. They differ very greatly in their supposed 'facts' about the author, John Newton. Not knowing anything about the said John Newton, I did a little research of my own. It seems that there is one very bigoted 'Christian' (I use the term loosely) source on the intern... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Understanding the psychology of atheism: 6 of 57
I am writing to this heading for two reasons. Principally I am fed up with reading 'off message' articles from Christians and other believers and secondly because I feel I am being misrepresented as an atheist myself.There are some things that should be clearly understood by all. Firstly there are good and bad atheists just a... More..
Travel > Travel (Other) Guide to foreign currency: 1 of 9
Trading in foreign currency is not as complex a business as you may imagine. In simple terms it is no different from trading in baked beans or cornflakes. When you buy one or two packets of cornflakes or tins of baked beans from your local store, you are buying the amount that you need at a price which gives the store owner a... More..
Pets & Animals > Reptiles & Amphibians Snake facts: Why snakes have scales: 1 of 9
Imagine trying to walk across a slippery surface, like ice, in your bare feet. Two things are going to be immediately apparent. Firstly it is unbearably cold. Secondly you cannot move very far because you have very little grip.Now imagine if you will (however unpleasant the thought) that the soles of your feet are equipped wi... More..
Food & Drink > Meat & Poultry How to serve foie gras: 1 of 9
There are many types of foie gras, and everyone will have their own favourite. Foie gras in whatever form, however, is an expensive delicacy. If you are serving it to your friends, remember that it is a very simple dish, but one which should be afforded the utmost respect.Foie gras should be kept in the refrigerator in its pa... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Could a single global currency work?: 2 of 17

This is a truly fascinating debate. As I write, the 'yes' side of the argument is losing, yet has more than twice as many articles as the 'no' side. That tells me something. It tells me that those who believe that a single global currency could not work are so arrogantly set in their views that they feel there is nothing to s... More..