Lena Yammine of Inner Outer Health just posted this helpful video on how to make your own hand sanitiser.
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The Australian government is trying to help (you) find money in lost or forgotten accounts.
Click on the hyperlink to see if you have a hidden treasure somewhere unknown!
A friend recently found $2,000 in a ‘trust transfer’ account following a real estate transaction she did more than 10 years ago!
Happy hunting!
The video below is from an Australian Astrographer, Colin Legg. The video won first prize in the animation category and the filming used a number of special techniques and captures some unique or unusual events such as:
1. Comet Lovejoy
2. Exploding Meteor and vapor train
3. A Total Lunar eclipse from start to finish
To see some stunning astronomical photos click on the hyperlink. This site runs a competition for their calendar each year. The link shows the entries and the winners.
Attached is a shot of the moon taken by Ray Keefe from his own 25cm Newtonian reflector telescope with a Canon 400D camera.
The square kilometre array in Australia will be a key part of an expansion in our ability to look in more detail at the universe about us.
SETI (Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) will be using it once it is online and there is a detailed explanation for the technically minded in this IEEE article by the new head of SETI . The movie Contact is a popular film based on the life of Jill Tartar who headed SETI for most of its existence. (They did extrapolate a bit).
One thing most people have not considered is the ability for many researchers to get data from the array at the same time. Because each antenna has its own feed and can be accessed independently, many different parts of the sky can be searched simultaneously by combining these feeds together mathematically in different ways. The only restriction is that the dishes can only point in one direction at a time. But within their pickup zone everything is potentially accessible at once. This is the one of the most advanced applications of aperture synthesis undertaken so far.
And good thing we are doing the NBN because the ASKAP will generate massive amounts of data that will need to be moved to researchers all over the world!
Hiring a car can be a pretty daunting prospect and it’s no wonder why; All of the small print and multiple insurance options, what have I signed up for? Was breakdown cover included? What happens if I have an accident? All this isn’t helped by those horror stories of unscrupulous companies piling on extra charges that you need a degree in advanced algebra to understand.
However, using online companies means that you can compare car hire prices from different rental companies from the comfort of your laptop rather than ringing around or walking into the nearest rental company at the airport. And, in order to wade through the minefield of terms and conditions, we have created an Aussie rules guide to car hire, which will help to translate any of the lingo you may come across, into something resembling understandable.
Check The Fuel Policy
Different companies have their own policy when it comes to fuel. A common one is that you pick up the car with a full tank and return it as empty as you can. This is good if you are not feeling confident enough to use a petrol station abroad but, if you don’t travel enough to empty the tank, it means you are paying for fuel you don’t use. So decide what’s best for your circumstances and be aware of this policy when shopping around.
Common Extra Charges
Companies that do require the hire car to be returned with a full tank will charge you much more than the same amount at a gas station, so make the effort to find a gas station near to where the car is to be returned and do it yourself for less. Insurance excess, this is the same as your own car insurance excess if the vehicle is damaged on return. It’s so, so important to check the vehicle thoroughly for any existing damage before you drive it off the lot so you are not held liable for it. Some companies offer an extra insurance to even cover the excess, so regardless of damage, you won’t be liable for any charge. In Australia this is commonly termed a Loss Damage Waiver (LDW). A similar policy is the Excess Reduction Fee (ERF) which, as it sounds, just brings down the price of the excess. Make sure you take an accident report telephone number from the rental company at the time of booking.
Road Rules
These vary slightly from state to state, so if you’re travelling through more than one state, do your research on the driving laws in each one.
Are You Old Enough?
In Australia, most car rentals will require the driver to be 25 years of age and hold a full driving licence, which you will need to produce before you will be allowed to take the vehicle. Younger drivers may still be able to hire, but will have many additional charges, much higher insurance fees and only be permitted to hire a vehicle from a limited group. Your driving licence should be in English with your photo ID and signature.
Facility Charge
This is the charge you will pay for being picked up from the airport or hiring your vehicle at the airport. Airports charge the rental companies this fee, which they pass on to the customer. If you wanted to save some money, find a car hire company near the airport, but not in it.
And remember, read over the agreement before you sign it and ASK if there is any part you don’t understand. You won’t be the first.
Experienced freelance writer, Lara Anderson, wrote this article. Lara specializes in providing travel advice for all destinations around Australia.
This is a brilliant concept! Create a beautiful graphic image that tells your story in a compelling and influential manner and invite people to post it on their blogs with a back link to your blog or website. This is absolute genius! What I especially like is that this ADDS VALUE to readers because it’s an important subject/issue. That’s the key for this to work. It has to educate and inform people and reveal something new or at the very least in a new way, as this does with the graphic elements.
Source: DebtConsolidation.com.au
This year’s Australia Day can be extra special if you give generously to the Queensland Flood Victims via the following organisations.
Ray Keefe of Successful Endeavours of Melbourne sent me the link to the Queensland Government Flood Relief effort.
Brendan Rigby of Inspire Fitness also of Melbourne suggests the Australian Red Cross.
As a blogger, what you ultimately want is to get more people to read what you’re writing. The amazing thing about a blog that’s so exciting is that you can include videos, podcast, photos and links to incredible sites. If you’re a great blogger, you know all about user-generated content. Today’s post was sent to me by Peter Wilson of OZ Cakes in Melbourne.
An Incredible World Clock
I promise you when you click on the link here – you’ll be amazed and transfixed by what’s happening in the world
I am sure I am not the only one to get a brand new iPhone for Christmas… But what will you do with your old mobile phone? Recycle it by donating it to charity!. That way you not only save the environment, but you help a charity create much needed income! That’s an exponential double-whammy!

Recycle Your Mobile
I just used Clean Up Australia as part of the Aussie Recycling Program.
Bookmark this link when you do get your next mobile phone – if you’re a company with multiple phones, they have a corporate service to make it quick and easy for you…
By the way, you can choose from several great charities so you can pick your favorite:
Just a quick post to make sure that when you do launch your blog – make sure it is on the SAME domain as your website or sales pages IF you want to create traffic to that site, page or product. If you create a separate URL, then ONLY that URL will get the SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) benefit…
For example: