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			<title>Nuts!</title>
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			<dc:creator>JK</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Hey All,
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this is a question for the motherly ones out there
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My counsellor has recently suggested I snack on fruit and nuts... but when I go to the supermarket all the nuts in the bulk bins are so expensive!  Is there anywhere to buy cheap nuts that I'm not aware of?]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:27:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Here's a tip for you all</title>
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			<dc:creator>logical-cents</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[I learnt this today, hopefully will stop someone making the same mistake I did.
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When you are sanding and then spray painting an item, DON'T do it in you're good clothes if you don't want the spray from the can to fly back onto your clothes. Also DON'T kneel down on the tarp that you have said item on while you are spray painting it because the paint that is on the tarp IS wet. 
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Least I am now aware of this for when I do the other 3 chairs and the table.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:46:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>How to post a big pic</title>
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			<dc:creator>lil_miss_haley</dc:creator>
			<description>Im not very good at explaining stuff but I will try cos a lot of ppl would like to learn 



When you post in a thread at the bottom of the page, you will see a whole lot of squares above the top of the box (bold, italics etc).  Go to the 6th square along (it has a little polaroid and a floppy disk pic on it, and when you hover over it it says 'host an image')



Click on that and a box will come up saying 'upload an image'.  The 'file' part will be on, and next to the space it says 'browse'.  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 21:21:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Ginger Crunch recipe please!!</title>
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			<dc:creator>becks</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Hi all.  I was wondering if any of you lovely people who have an Edmonds recipe book would be so kind as to give me the recipe for Ginger crunch?  I have a friend who is poorly at the moment and loves this slice so thought I would make him some to cheer him up a bit.  Thanks in advance!  <img src="http://illiweb.com/fa/i/smiles/icon_flower.png" alt="flower" longdesc="59" />]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:16:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cooking</title>
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			<dc:creator>Paddy2</dc:creator>
			<description>This sounds pitiful, even to me. 



Could someone please be so kind as to write out, step by step, ingredient by ingredient, etc, a good, idiotproof recipe for mince on toast? You know the stuff, its cooked in a pot and something magic happens and it tastes nice and you have enough to cover 4 bits of bread and a bit left over for brunch the next day. That stuff. 



I reckon I've almost got the toast bit sussed, its just the mincy stuff on top of it, that I have no idea of. True.



I'm  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 07:52:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cranky teens make anxious adults</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
			<description>New research has shown that high levels of irritability in teens could be a potential predictor of adult depression.



The US National Institute of Mental Health researched the topic by surveying the parents of 631 teens about the irritability of their children.



Now, 20 years later, the same group of young people have been assessed for mood and anxiety disorders. It turns out that those who were irritable as teens were more likely to grow into adults suffering from depression or anxiety.



The  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:16:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Wearing the world just as a loose garment  ......</title>
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			<dc:creator>daze7</dc:creator>
			<description>I came across this (again) in a book I picked up this morning - that I haven't had a look at for a while - and thought it might just help someone today (including me!).  It comes from a book called  'Life is Huge'  by Susan Jeffers  (of 'Feel the Fear and do it Anyway' fame).



When I'm in a 'good' space I like the concept of 'wearing the world just as a loose garment' instead of struggling to make it all different than the way it is.  Somehow those words make me drop my shoulders and let  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:51:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Don't quit   ......</title>
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			<dc:creator>daze7</dc:creator>
			<description>Here's another Gem    ...........



When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, 

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, 

When the funds are low and the debts are high, 

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, 

When care is pressing you down a bit, 

Rest, if you must, but don't you quit. 



Life is queer with its twists and turns, 

As every one of us sometimes learns, 

And many a failure turns about, 

When he might have won had he stuck it out; 

Don't give  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:50:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Words of Wisdom</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[<blockquote><div>&quot;No man your lesser can insult you, no man your greater would.&quot; - Anon</div></blockquote>
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Many of us are sensitive to the harsh words of others.  But the reality is, anyone who puts you down is not a better person than you.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:05:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cat lovers I sooo need your help</title>
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			<dc:creator>peterpam</dc:creator>
			<description>Ok I really do have a problem. I have wild cats living under my building. The last couple of weeks (first time in 8 yrs) I can smell cat pee/spray coming up into my building (and it is really bad). Decided to close up all entries to under building. Called a freind in to get under building (my god he was brave) first to see that there were no cats before I sealed up, but there was a couple of area's he could not get to. Ok, sealed entry points feeling comfortable no cats. Anyway smell has got  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:47:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Inspirational video</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Just cam across this on a blog I was surfing.... so inspirational. I'm sure many hear would get value out of watching it.
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<embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/O0JqQeSNjsw" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" quality="high" scale="exactfit"></embed>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:29:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Monsta's Controlled Breathing Technique</title>
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			<dc:creator>lowdown</dc:creator>
			<description>I thought this could do with a topic all of its own or it will be lost in the original thread launching this forum    just me being an organiser again LOL:



Controlled Breathing Technique 1



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Find comfy quiet spot on the floor and lay down on your back on a rug or blanket



stretch your arms above your head and breath in and stretch from the tips of your toes to the tips of your fingers



bring your arms back down to your sides and take 5 deep slow breathes in and out.......in  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:10:57 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>How to keep warm?</title>
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			<dc:creator>claire_sky</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[OK so its really cold everywhere in the country right?
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I dont have any tips or anything but i have a wheat bag that i warm up in the microwave everynight and i LOVE it. But i want another 1 as i over cooked it!
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Ok who here can tell me where or how to make a wheat bag? Actually I dont want to make one i just want to buy one!
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Anyone got any other good tips?]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:01:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New  Website</title>
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			<dc:creator>Ferrit09</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.depression.org.nz" target="_blank">www.depression.org.nz</a>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:13:48 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New 'Handy Hints' section</title>
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			<dc:creator>Admin (Paddy2)</dc:creator>
			<description>At the recent request of a member, TBBD has grown by the addition of this new section to  out Message Board. 



If you've learnt a technique that helps you get though oh I dunno, Pannic Attacks or relaxation, or whatever and you think that others might benefit from what you now know, feel free to share it here. I dunno what sort of stuff will end up here, but thats what helps make life interesting.



I think that you lot are able to manage this section of the Message Board by yourselves,  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:04:04 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>microwave safety</title>
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			<dc:creator>take_1_b4_brekky</dc:creator>
			<description>A 26-year old man decided to have a cup of coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before). I am not sure how long he set the timer for, but he wanted to bring the water to a boil. When the timer shut the oven off, he removed the cup from the oven. As he looked into the cup, he noted that the! water was not boiling, but suddenly the water in the cup 'blew up' into his face. The cup remained intact until he threw it out  ...</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:17:20 GMT</pubDate>
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