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Congratulations Ondina

Fantastic @carlyrose on the @CSG cause- what a star for a critical cause

Watch this space for more footage from rock the gate Murwillumbah. The head count is 6000 people in this aerial photo

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would love to read this..how do i get one please... kylie

That's nuts !!! ;D

Nuts without skins such as macadamias, cashews or brazil nuts don't create as much of the murky water residue, but soaking is still recommended for ease in blending and for nutritional purposes. 20 mins soak max should be sufficient. Those making 'mousse' or other raw food recipes with cashew nuts would find the soaking beneficial.

Does one need to do the same thing with other kinds of nuts? I tried soaking cashews once, and the result was, umm, suboptimal :)

I was a bit disappointed with it actually. Having read the book and seen the film (and I was 13 at the time of the original) I felt this TV adaptation went a bit too far. Spinning it off the popularity of the book was a bit of 'shonky' advertising. In fact, I understand they increased the ages of the cast to 16 to allow for the more gratuitous sexual references. I really enjoyed the book as it was very relevant to me, and I ended up in that scene at 19 and thought it was quite honestly written.

I think I might agree with you Leeann, (the bit about keeping it in perspective not about Kathy Letts being a big mouth - I think she's written "some" amazingly great work that includes a feminist discourse, that needs to be kept alive and well...please note "some"). I still cant quite watch the original version of Puberty Blues as it brings back some pretty confronting memories of my social scene in the seventies (OMG am I that old!). Both girls and boys were pretty mean to each other - I think

hmmf! as someone who experienced that school and those girls first hand let's keep it in perspective - a very very small group of girls who these days would get the label of 'bullies'. Let's not make them out to be better or bigger than what they really were. The author of Puberty Blues always had a big mouth - and just extended it into print.

Double benefit here, solar eletricity and a reduction in heat energy for large office buildings by converting it to electricity. Thus redcuing the reliance on air conditioning. Win-Win.

Fascinating - energy from plastic!

Thats amazing how such a small thing can make such a difference.

Wow, love the simplicity and effectiveness of a plastic bottle and water!

Thanks for the mention Jed Watson and I look forward to contributing further as you grow your networks and areas. I really think you are on a winner here. I really like the Ipswich site you have recently completed, nice work I also have a feature request. I would love a Newcastle Section to be included as I am a Novocastrian gal, it would be embraced here.

Good roundup, been a productive week!

Is there any news on these yet?

Hmm??? You should have received them by now? Ill follow up for you, let me know if they arrive in the meantime.

Hey when do we receive the free chocolates

Oh no clever headings! :P

Thanks Jeremy...simple effective tips :)

Great advice, very easy and simple to follow. thank you.

Get a battery bank & don't put back into the grid. If they won't pay ... Don't play! Always changing the rules. If enough people pull off the grid ... It will also cost money & jobs! ;D