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I'm a published author of poetry, short stories, and a children's book. I have had one play and several theatrical sketches produced, and have worked in amateur theatre and in professional films for many years.

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Pets & Animals > Birds Bird facts: White-faced whistling duck: 3 of 3
The white faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata) is an attractive duck about 45 cm (19 in) long and weighing around 670 g (1 lb). It is fairly common in the tropical northern areas of South America and Central America, and in sub-Saharan Africa, where it is the most common resident duck. It is a gregarious duck and gathe... More..
Hobbies & Games > Board Games Biography: Anatoly Karpov: 3 of 3
Anatoly Karpov is a chess Grandmaster and the most successful tournament player of all time, with 161 first-place wins (as of July 2005). He was born in Zlatoust in the Urals region of the former Soviet Union in May, 1951 and learned to play chess at the age of four. By eleven he was a candidate chess master, and at twelve h... More..
Home & Garden > Lawn Lawn care in southern climates: 3 of 3
First, there's no such thing as a 'southern climate', so I'm going to concentrate on what this phrase means to me, living in the Southern Hemisphere, as I expect that's what the topic title is referring to. Lawn care in a tropical climate such as Darwin or Indonesia, is vastly different to lawn care in a Mediterranean climat... More..
Home & Garden > Vegetables & Herbs What is permaculture?: 2 of 2
The permaculture system has its origins in Australia in the 1970s, where it was developed by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren. . In the words of Bill Mollison and Reny Mia Slay, in Introduction to Permaculture, permaculture is "a philosophy and an approach to land use which weaves together microclimate, annual and perennial ... More..
Sciences > Geology & Geophysics Can evolution endure through periods of geologic unrest: 2 of 2
Geological unrest could be considered any period in which there is dramatic change. This includes such long-term shifts as tectonic plate movements, mountains building and crumbling, and short-term and often dramatic geological upheavals such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and climate change. Evolution is a mechanism for... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) The link between US-targeted troublespots and the euro: 2 of 2
What are we to make of George Bush's Axis of Evil': Iraq, Iran and North Korea? For me, the only link connecting the three that makes sense is the Euro link. It seems to me that Saddam Hussein's most heinous crime against the US was to convert its financial transactions and reserve from the US dollar to the Euro. Iran is doi... More..
Sports & Recreation > Scuba Diving Great scuba diving jobs: 2 of 2
There are many jobs for scuba divers, and there's no better way to make a living than by doing what you love. GETTING QUALIFIED If you want a job as a scuba diver, you first need to be qualified and become an experienced diver. There are many associations for training scuba divers, but the best known are NAUI and PADI, and t... More..
Sciences > Zoology How the octopus reproduces: 2 of 2
With eight poisonous tentacles, the octopus obviously reproduces with great care! The female has to choose particularly wisely too, because she dies when her young hatch, so her first choice of mate is also her last. The male does not fare much better, living only a few months after mating. The octopus belongs to the same ph... More..
Sciences > Ecology & Environment Was the bird flu really a biological weapon?: 2 of 2
Bird flu ravaged the world in 1918 when the epidemic (known then as the Spanish flu) spread from its origin in the US to countries throughout the world in only months. It claimed the lives of millions of people. Nobody knows exactly how many died, but estimates vary from 20 to 100 million. In some populations, half of those ... More..