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Crumbly cheesecake base

My cheesecahe base (digestives mixed with melted butter) always ends up too crumbly. Any suggestions?

Uses For Baking Soda Apart from in Baking?

I'm not sure if this is the right section but what uses do you have for baking soda? I like to clean my cups with it, steeped in some water overnight.

nomadandy

E Books

Have just purchased a Kindle e book reader, can anyone recomend sites to download e books from other than Amazon, are they any sites that let you download books for free?

lacmag3

Simple tasty chicken dish with rice

Does anyone know a simple but tasty chicken dish to serve with rice (the creamier tasting the better!!). Thanks...

scotman

Totty golf

Hi all Was anyone else watching the totty golf earlier today? I had fancied Paula Creamer for it. I also thought she had a reasonable chance of winning....

peripathetic

Lightweight extendable branch pruners - any thoughts?

We want to prune branches up to about 10 - 12 feet from the ground. Our existing solid wooden shafted version is ok but very heavy and therefore diffcult to place accurately and very tiring to use....

cardnailer

Fiat Siecento 850

Can anyone help.My Fiat has just passed MOT but now has small indicator light on rim of instrument cluster permanently lit--It is in the shape of a spray nozzle--Havent got a manual so havent got a...

scotman

Auction price

Hi all I am currently watching an on-line auction for this car 1989 - Bently(sic) Turbo 4 Door Slaoon(sic), 6750cc Petrol, Date of First Registration 21/03/1989, Mileage Recorded 160,400 miles, Dark...

Mosaic

Reducing noise from ceiling-mounted bathroom light switch

Hi folks - can anyone suggest a way of 'smothering' the loud clacking noise that this lightswitch makes.....I want to reduce the noise level specially in the room above. I am in the process of...

lacmag3

Securing motorcycles on a ferry

I have never taken my bike on a ferry before. How are they secured (my bike doesn't have a centre stand)? If they're tied down, does the ferry company supply the ties?

lacmag3

Automatically connecting to bluetooth

My Samsung E250 slidephone requires me to confirm that I want to engage with bluetooth in both my car and my wife's, which is a pain. However my son's Nokia automatically engages, without having to...

lacmag3

Insurance prior to buying.

I own a car but want to buy a motorcycle after owning one many years ago. I will probably but privately, but how can I test ride a bike in advance of owing one yet be legally insured?

lacmag3

Resorts in South of France

Which of the resorts along the Mediterranean coast of France is best for an appartment holiday? Does anyone have any specifi apartment recommendations?

lacmag3

Excel rows

To explain the problem I'm having in Excel, imagine for example that I have a spreadsheet listing 1000 people and the cars they have owned (one row per person/make of car). Some will have owned more...

merciasounds

Does anybody watch TV in bed?

I don't mean lying on the sofa, cosy in your slanket watching TV, or I'll-just-bring-in-the-portable-for-you-while -you're -ill - I mean go to bed to watch TV...

lacmag3

Statistics on set-piece goals in the Premiership

I'm convinced that the Premierrship team I support has conceded a greater proportion of goals from set pieces than any other Priemership team. I won't mention which team, but see if you can guess. My...

lacmag3

Copying/Viewing an ITunes film to IPod touch

I have just purchased a film through the ITunes store which has been downloaded to my pc. Should I be able to transfer/view it on my IPod Touch too and if so how?