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CHRIS PAVEY holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honours from Monash University. For this degree he undertook a double major in History and Politics and then subsequently completed his Honours Thesis on Medieval Middle Eastern History. His thesis focussed

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Food & Drink > Beer (Other) A beginner's guide to beer-serving etiquette: 1 of 10

Beer-serving etiquette is susceptive to what part of the world you are in, what type of establishment you are in, and what type of beer you are drinking. There are very few hard and fast rules. That being said, there are a number of key things to remember. No matter where you are serving a beer, if the beer comes in a bottle...
Food & Drink > Beer (Other) The effects of beer consumption on your health: 1 of 10

Everything in moderation has always been my philosophy, and when it comes to beer drinking and the effects of beer consumption on your health, nothing rings more true. From as far back as the early 1900's the effect of beer consumption on a person's health has been a hot and contentious subject. Consensus currently amongst m...
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Global warming denial patterns: 2 of 19

Global Warming is the issue of our generation. It is in the media on a daily basis. It even was the deciding factor in Australia's recent election. To deny Global Warming is occurring is to close your eyes and peg your ears with your fingers and to hum a lullaby. It exists. The earth is warming. But is this a natural warming...
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes How the power ballad destroyed metal music in the late '80s: 5 of 37

Oh the 80's Power Ballad, how it is missed. I don't know about you, but the long mournful tones of Love Bites by Def Leppard and the epic Every Rose Has its Thorn by Poison still get heavy rotation on my iPod. These gems, that became a part of an entire new musical genre, came from out of the darkest depths of frenzied high ...
Food & Drink > Beer (Other) What you should know about lager beers: 1 of 6

There are two distinct varieties of beer in the world, ale beer and lager beer, and all the various styles of beer we know and love will find themselves listed under one or the other of these two varieties. How it is determined as to which variety of beer the various styles come under depends on how the yeast that is used in...
Food & Drink > Beer (Other) An introduction to beer's essential ingredients: 2 of 8

Beer is made up of over 90% water. The mineral content of that water plays an enormous role in determining the taste of the beer, and this helps explain as to why the same type of beer whether it be a pilsner or a stout or an ale tastes so vastly different from one region of the world to another. The modern brewery can manip...
Food & Drink > Beer (Other) A beginner's guide to beer-tasting etiquette: 1 of 4

Unless you have researched beer-tasting etiquette or have been to a tasting yourself, you'd be excused for thinking that there is nothing more to it than the opening up of a bottle, the pouring of the beer into a glass, and then the taking a long drawn out gulp of the liquid amber into your mouth before swallowing it. There ...
Food & Drink > Beer (Other) Guide to Belgian beers: 1 of 4

Watch out! Be warned! Belgian beers are not for novices. The Belgians, with their monastery brews and high alcohol concentrated drops, require some great deal of respect. Believe me, when I say I speak from experience. I have unintentionally overindulged on these great brews on the odd occasion and have consequently felt the...
Food & Drink > Beer (Other) An overview of the beer brewing industry in the United Kingdom: 1 of 3

There can be no doubt that beer is the U.K's national drink. Its overall market worth is estimated at being over 53 billion. In comparison, the U.K's soft drink market is estimated at having a market worth of only 13 billion. There are two distinct layers to the beer production industry in the U.K. There is the mass-market b...
Food & Drink > Beer (Other) What you should know about lambic beers: 3 of 7

Lambic beer has a distinct dry cidery feel to it with a slightly sour aftertaste. When drinking it, it is almost like you're drinking a bubbly wine more so than a standard beer, which makes it a very refreshing drop, but at the same time, an acquired taste. It is only produced in one very small region of the world, west of B...