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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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Autos > Car Reviews Car reviews: Toyota Rav 4: 1 of 3
First of all, this is not a professional review - you will not find any technical specifications or one-to-one comparisons of components with other vehicles in the same class. This is a personal opinion arrived at after driving the car for more than a year. I am a female and I chose a RAV4 because that's what my husband want... More..
Food & Drink > Spices, Herbs & Condiments The properties of cilantro and when to use it in your cooking: 1 of 3
BACKGROUND: Coriandrum sativum L. is the botanical name for coriander, also known in the Americas as cilantro. In Hindi the name is dhania, or dhunia. Culantro (sic) is more accurately the name for long coriander or saw-leaf herb (Eryngium foetidum L.) but this plant's leaf is long, simple and elliptical and the flavour is e... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: How do you heal a broken heart?: 1 of 3
The heart (dear heart) breaks like a bone. Painful breath-robbing lung-stabbing (don't moan - everyone will know) It heals (will heal) it's a pump, after all. Crooked a-judging mind-warping (don't call - love's dead, play ball). More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) The difference between virgin and regular olive oils: 6 of 17
LABELS AND GRADES Unfortunately, labelling of olive oil is not the same in different countries. Most countries use the definitions (actually standards) of the International Olive Oil Council (IOOC) but not the USA, nor the European Communities. So the criteria for different grades depend on where the olive oil is produced. T... More..
Food & Drink > Seafood Recipes Recipes: Seafood and wine combinations: 14 of 39
Get some friends in the kitchen to measure out the herbs and spices, devein the shellfish, and do the rice. Then cook (ignore the comments!), get some plates and forks and enjoy this dish, mostly with your hands. Keep the corkscrew ready, as everybody will want more! THE FOOD 4 T (60 ml) light margarine 1 T (15 ml) minced ga... More..
Home & Garden > Home Interior How to avoid clutter in your house: 15 of 41
Avoidance is akin to prevention. And the proverb says that prevention is better than cure. So if you already have a house full of clutter, you're in trouble, however, this is probably the state that we are all in. People who do not clutter in the first place do not need to read this article, right? Let's say then that you ha... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet Programs The effectiveness of low-carb diet plans: 7 of 19
Being "on a diet" implies a beginning and an end - even if you lose weight, once you "go off" the diet, the weight returns. The diet is over, it is the end. Stop this thinking and you are halfway to permanently changing your weight, hopefully downwards! You do not have to diet. You only need to change your eating habits. An ... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking with Spices & Herbs Tips on making the perfect curry: 7 of 19
General Gone are the days when all spicy and particularly all hot dishes were automatically called curry. With globalisation and effortless communication across continents the world has realised that there are dozens of different spicy and/or hot dishes that are not curries, and in addition, there are many different kinds of... More..
Home & Garden > Vegetables & Herbs Tips for drying herbs: 5 of 13
Drying herbs allows you to preserve your harvest for future use in food, as gifts, in cosmetics, and a host of other applications like posies, wreaths and garlands. To obtain the best result, here are some tips to keep in mind: Keep the herbs out of sunlight as soon as you have picked them to avoid wilting and loss of essent... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Full moon: 4 of 10
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..