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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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Food & Drink > Cooking with Spices & Herbs Cooking with herbs for dummies: 4 of 18
What's the difference between herbs and spices?If you are a cooking dummy this will be the first question that occurs to you. Is coriander an herb or a spice? and why?Generally speaking herbs are green stuff while spices are not. Therefore coriander leaves would be considered an herb while the seeds would be considered a spic... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking with Spices & Herbs The properties of cumin and when to use it in your cooking: 2 of 9
Cumin is also sold under the names jeera, comino or komyn. The botanical name is Cuminum cyminum, and it belongs to the same family as parsley and carrot. The seed (which is actually the fruit) is the spice used for culinary purposes and is available whole (dried) or as a finely ground powder. It is about 5 mm long, boat shap... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Full moon: 2 of 9
Pieces of my heart float like the full moon breaking on the water of the lake. I try to make them whole but they keep on dancing: imitation of a flake of snow, or blood. The moon will be full again. Blood will flow again. More..
Food & Drink > Bread & Baking Recipes Recipes: Fast and easy cakes: 7 of 31
I do not bake. Baking a cake is a traumatic duty, not the stress-reliever that so many women claim. When I read the phrase "Cream the butter and the sugar" I immediately turn the page. Unfortunately sometimes I HAVE to bake, whether it's for the family Christmas, the church bazaar, or some other event where I can't get away w... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Authors Author assessment: Ayn Rand: 3 of 13
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..
Food & Drink > Cooking Fruits & Vegetables How to cook okra: 3 of 13
Okra is a green vegetable that was relatively unknown anywhere outside the Americas until fairly recently, even though it is supposed to have originated in North Africa. It can now be found in the exotic section of the vegetable section of upper crust supermarkets in most parts of the world.Okra seems to have found an especia... More..
Jobs & Careers > Self-Employment To be or not to be self-employed: 9 of 38
Whether it is better to be self-employed or not depends on personal circumstances, the most important of which are:Personal financial situationPersonality, including work-ethicVocation1. A high-flying CEO of an international company earning a six-figure monthly salary, with annual bonus, stocks and bonds , access to the compa... More..
Food & Drink > Beef, Pork & Meat Recipes Recipes: Easy meals with one pound of ground beef: 12 of 50
This is one of those never-fail recipes. It's easy and quick and it can be upsized or downsized and still come out right. The only failure I ever had was when I used a cheap, store brand Worcestershire sauce which was too acid. What's more, it gets the family to eat cabbage (usually not a very popular vegetable, to put it mil... More..
Travel > Rental Cars & Driving Should there be a maximum age limit for driving in the US?: 7 of 29
On what basis would you set the maximum? An arbitrary number like 70? How can you possibly decide what the age should be?There is no justification for this notion. All you have to do is analyse the accident statistics and compare the proportion of fatal accidents made by drivers in each age group to the number of licensed dri... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Readers share favorite quotes: 9 of 37
In my bookshelf is a school exercise book where favourite quotes have been written down over the last 40 years or so. You don't want to read all of that..so I will share quotes that make you laugh, either because they are funny, or downright ironic. We all laugh at the things we know are true, but would like to be untrue. Her... More..