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	<title>Lifehacker Australia &#187; cleaning</title>
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		<title>How Bicarbonate Of Soda Can Save Your Bathroom</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/11/how-bicarbonate-of-soda-can-save-your-bathroom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angus Kidman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve talked about the virtues of bicarbonate of soda (or baking soda for our US cousins) for reviving towels. Tech blogger Gail Lipscombe also found it pretty handy for reviving a messed-up vanity basin.
Picture by katalopolis
Having failed with more high-tech cleaners, Gail was astonished to discover that bicarb did the job better and cheaper:
After trying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assess Your Hobbies To Free Up Space</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/11/assess-your-hobbies-to-free-up-space/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not all the hobbies we take up become life-long passions. Make a cold assessment of your hobbies to free up space, and maybe even make a little extra cash.
Photo by Tim Patterson.
Maybe once upon a time you actually played tennis every week, took trips to go scuba diving and spent your weekends doing wood work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Spray Paint Off Your Car</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/11/get-spray-paint-off-your-car/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/11/get-spray-paint-off-your-car/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=344890</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s hope you never have to get spray paint off your car, but on the off chance that you do&#8212;perhaps after somebody had a little too much fun on Halloweent&#8212;this guide will help.
Photo by Rick.
If you find your car covered in spray paint, it&#8217;s not a particularly envious position to be in. If you discover [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Folder Vanity Remover Cleans Up Empty, Unused Folders</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/folder-vanity-remover-cleans-up-empty-unused-folders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/folder-vanity-remover-cleans-up-empty-unused-folders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Pash</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=344858</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Windows only: Point tiny open-source application Folder Vanity Remover at a folder filled with empty directories, and it&#8217;ll check for and remove any empty folders. Cleanliness and something about godliness, right?
There&#8217;s nothing more to this app. It&#8217;s tiny and does this one, simple thing. There&#8217;s no fancy options, but if all you want is to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Declutter And Purge Your Kitchen To The Necessities, The Checklist</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/declutter-and-purge-your-kitchen-to-the-necessities-the-checklist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/declutter-and-purge-your-kitchen-to-the-necessities-the-checklist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarahrae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Design and food weblog Hello Kitchen&#8217;s kitchen-decluttering checklist provides a quick, easy guide to tackling the large chore of cleaning and decluttering your kitchen &#8212; helping you purge what you don&#8217;t need and keep around your must-haves.
It&#8217;s easy to tell when you need to purge a few items from your kitchen &#8212; the overflowing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dishwasher Detergent Soak Cleans Dishes Overnight</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/dishwasher-detergent-soak-cleans-dishes-overnight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/dishwasher-detergent-soak-cleans-dishes-overnight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarahrae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Hell hath no furry like the staying power of baked on food on your pots and pans. Sometimes a soak overnight is required, but to guarantee things will come clean by morning, try turning to your dishwasher detergent instead.
Photo by jessicafm.
Like our parents before us, we&#8217;ve left pots and pans out overnight, filled with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remove Pet Hair With Rubber Gloves</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/remove-pet-hair-with-rubber-gloves/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/remove-pet-hair-with-rubber-gloves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarahrae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Due to an influx of natural cleaners, many homes don&#8217;t keep rubber gloves around like they used to, but they may very well be the easiest and cheapest way to remove pet hair from your sofas, chairs and vehicles.
Photo by How Can I Recycle This.
There&#8217;s no trick or gimmick with this tried and true [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Time-Saving, MacGyver-Style Cleaning Tricks</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/top-time-saving-macgyver-style-cleaning-tricks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/top-time-saving-macgyver-style-cleaning-tricks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=344044</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Very few people truly enjoy spending time cleaning, and fewer still love buying expensive cleaners for every little task. Here&#8217;s a handful of clever, time-saving DIY substitutes for common household cleaning jobs.
Photo by epicture.
We&#8217;ve already shown you 10 tricks MacGyver would be proud of, but how about when the Mac comes home to a dirty [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Polish Chrome With Aluminium Foil And Cola</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/polish-chrome-with-aluminium-foil-and-cola/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/polish-chrome-with-aluminium-foil-and-cola/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarahrae</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lifehacker.com.au/?p=344003</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you&#8217;ve got rusty chrome on your car or dirty chrome on the faucets on your sink, possibly the quickest and easiest way to get them clean and sparkling again is simple: aluminium foil.
Instructables user Captain Pedantic caught an episode of Mythbusters (with our pal Adam Savage) where he heard that aluminium foil and cola [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Wait For Hot Water To Wash Your Hands</title>
		<link>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/dont-wait-for-hot-water-to-wash-your-hands/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/dont-wait-for-hot-water-to-wash-your-hands/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Purdy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might think, or might have been told, that washing your hands under hot water kills more germs. Time-saving, heat-bill-lowering cold water, however, works just as well at removing contamination, and saves your hands some stress.
Photo by aka Kath.
The New York Times reports that the US Food and Drug Administration has advocated for using &#8220;hot [...]]]></description>
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