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I'm a UK resident who has always enjoyed writing, and Helium has given me a direction for this. Helium has also provided a place to improve my writing skills and adapt them to the demands of the internet. Learning that writing online is a different skill

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Sciences > Sciences (Other) How are fossils formed?: 1 of 13

In the popular imagination fossils evoke images of huge dinosaur relics encased in stone but a fossil can be anything from micro organisms (the most common type of fossil by far), to foliage, trees, insects and animals of all sizes. Other than preserved animal remains there are also fossils of animal activity known as trace ...
Home & Garden > Vegetables, Herbs & Fruits Tips for a successful vegetable garden: 1 of 12

Everyone has different expectations from their vegetable garden so there is no clear cut formula for planning one. However, before you start the serious work of cultivating the land, having some idea of what you intend to grow and where will save a lot of time and possibly failure. In order to do this there are a few things ...
Sciences > Sciences (Other) Types of climates that dinosaurs lived in: 1 of 8

The age of the dinosaurs, or the Mesozoic Era began 240 million years ago after a mass extinction towards the end of the Palaeozoic Era. This was a phase of geographical upheaval as land that we know as Europe and Asia collided with North America to form one large Land mass called Pangea. This huge "C" shaped land mass prote...
Personal Finance > Personal Finance (Other) What you can donate to charity other than money: 1 of 7

Contributing to a charity is a positive way to maintain a sense of community spirit, an element of contemporary life so many feel is missing. For those who want to give something back to society simply donating money may not be possible, but there are many ways to donate to charity other than money. +Donate Spare Time+ As we...
Computers & Technology > Internet Tips How to create your own social network: 1 of 7

The internet has witnessed many trends and developments over its short existence, and one that has changed people's online habits for good is social networking sites. The most well known and well used of these sites are Facebook, Myspace, and possibly You Tube (which is a social networking site of sorts), but there are many ...
Business > Website Marketing & SEO How to quickly drive traffic to your website: 1 of 5

Although starting a new online venture may seem an uphill struggle at times there are a number of options available to quickly drive traffic to your website that can be explored. However, the starting point must always be quality content because without this search engines will ignore your website and any visitors you ...
Sciences > Sciences (Other) Could dinosaurs swim?: 2 of 9

The original view most scientists held of dinosaurs were as water or swamp dwellers that needed the buoyancy of water to support their huge bodies because they were just too big to live on land. Quadrupeds such as Apatosaurus and Diplodocus were often portrayed as wallowing in the depths of rivers and swamps similar to a mod...
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues How to tweak Firefox for speed: 1 of 4

One of the cornerstones of Firefox's reputation is that it is fast, but with innovations from its rivals and the latest Firefox release this reputation has recently become a little dulled. However, there are steps that can be taken to tweak the speed of Firefox so its superiority over most other web browsers can once more be...
Computers & Technology > Web Design CSS tutorial: Beginners guide to using cascading style sheets: 1 of 4

A cascading style sheet is a document that is linked to a HTML file and contains the formatting elements for a web page. Basically, the Cascading style sheet (CSS, or style sheet) creates the design of a web page whilst the HTML document takes care of the content of the page. Before styles sheets were introduced by the...
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) Considering the "no dig" method of gardening: 1 of 4

No matter how experienced you might be as a gardener there will be times on a cold autumn or spring morning when the thought of digging over your vegetable plot deflates your enthusiasm. The expectation of blisters on your hands and those aches that can get into your bones may stop you in your tracks. Not every gardener goes...