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Although I write all kinds of articles at Helium I am actually an environmental management systems auditor, with a PhD in Zoology. Like all scientists I have a streak of the artist as well - some of my oil painting efforts are hidden in the house where not

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Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles How to immigrate to Canada: 1 of 6
Immigrate to Canada with extreme caution. Like most other countries you can not become a citizen immediately - you are first allocated "Permanent Residence" (this status has different terms in other countries). It can take up to three years (do not believe the timeframes on the CIC website -multiply by three to get a more ac... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ethics Are we drowning in excess?: 6 of 35
There are many of the world's people who have next to nothing. Literally millions of people in Africa have more children than items of clothing, eat maybe once in three days, have no concept of the Internet and will answer emphatically NO to the question of drowning in excess. There are millions of people in China and India ... More..
Travel > Air Travel & Airlines Airlines: What is and isn't allowed in your carry on luggage: 2 of 11
The rules made by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) are being implemented at various international airports. However, the rules for carry-on or hand luggage differ slightly from one airline to the next, so the safest is to check the airlines' website or phone their call centre if you are at all in doubt ab... More..
Food & Drink > Beef, Pork & Meat Recipes Recipes: Beef stew: 5 of 26
One of the best ways to stew beef is in beer. This way of cooking is known as "carbonnade", which literally means grilled beef, but is now used most often used to refer to a Belgian beef-in-beer stew. The Irish is also very fond of cooking with beer and consequently there are hundreds of recipes for carbonnade. This one is q... More..
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Basic herb gardening: 3 of 15
An herb garden can be as small or as large as you want. It can be done for culinary, medicinal, or aromatic purposes. Then again, it can also be an all-purpose herb garden. Some herb gardens are made around a theme e.g. a Chinese or a Roman herb garden and herb gardens are especially enjoyable to the blind. 1. Site selection... More..
Food & Drink > Fruits & Vegetables The many ways to prepare perfect corn on the cob: 2 of 10
Corn on the cob is at its most perfect (isn't that a bit like saying "most unique"?) when you have picked the cobs yourself, carried them home, stripped off the outer leaves (or not), patiently removed all the silk (if you removed the leaves) and then cooking it immediately -as fresh as fresh can get. Firstly, there is a ple... More..
Food & Drink > Spices, Herbs & Condiments Facts on Nettle: 1 of 5
There are about 500 - 800 species of nettle in the world (it all depends who's counting), most of which occur naturally in tropical regions. They are mostly herbaceous plants but there are a few small shrubs and trees. Male and female flowers are usually on separate plants. Nettles belong to the family: Urticaceae and many h... More..
Food & Drink > Spices, Herbs & Condiments Turmeric: The spice of life: 1 of 5
Turmeric, also known as borrie, haldi or haridra (there are about 55 synonyms), is native to southeast Asia and is only known as a domesticated plant - it does not occur in the wild. It's botanical name is Curcuma longa L. and it is a member of the ginger family. The spice is made by boiling, drying and grounding the rhizome... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Authors Author assessment: Ayn Rand: 3 of 14
These are the books that were written by Ayn Rand: Night of January 16th (1933). Play. Opened on Broadway in 1935. (Formerly called Woman on Trial). We the Living (1936). Fiction. ("as near to an autobiography as I will ever write"). Anthem (1938). Fiction. The Fountainhead (1943). Fiction Atlas Shrugged (1957). Fiction. For... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Breathing: 32 of 149
Darkest night is lying at the gate Silent like a big black hound but breathing breathing . . . And Fear that traitorous Teuton is crouching shamelessly behind my heart. More..