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Apparently blotting with acetone works, you should place paper on the underside to prevent bleeding or also I heard hairspray works.....go figure. Worth a try.

Here we are half way through term 4 and I was just in a yr9 (yes yr9) class helping set up various prac stations and a group of YR9 girls came up to me and said

"Oy Miss whats a beaker?"

I dont know whether to laugh or cry, What do these kids take in?????

That looks great I wish we had something like that in Queensland. We have "Aspects of Science manual',which look like it was written in the 1970s???? Something like this NSW manual would be ideal for all new labbys who are generally thrown into the job without a clue. I can only wish.... :boring:

That sounds the same as my job here. I can go for weeks with not much to do in the way of pracs and then all of a sudden they are coming in thick and fast. Term 3 here is always a busy one and the prac orders started at day 1 this term and they haven't slowed down. Its great =D> I'd rather be busy, ...

Yes I guess I forgot how cold it gets down south as I sit here in my shorts and t-shirt with the fan on. Winter in the tropics is just the most beautiful time of year. I certainly dont miss those cold frosty mornings in N.W. NSW when it takes you half an hour to get out of bed. By far the worst thin...

Hey Smiley

You can pick me up on the way and we can make it a girls (think Thelma and Louise) road trip.

They will never notice that the car is missing for a few days...will they?

Go to http://www.ausinst.com.au. They have all types of gadgets that you can use on your existing microscopes in order to get a digital image onto you computer. Or alternatively you can buy a digital microscope like we did 2 weeks ago for around $400.00 for a junior one. I rang Australian Instrument...

I use: 4gm Potassium permanganate
250ml 1M or 2M Sulfuric acid.

Good luck

Hi All TGIF and last day before holidays \:D/ I have been asked to purchase xylitol and Erythritol both are sweeteners but I have no idea where to buy them in Australia seems to be a lot OS on the internet. Also does anybody know where to purchase Alginate also know as Alginic acid or sodium salt. 8...

No I have no idea what pracs are coming up. The teachers fill in a prac request form from an access database that has been set up with every prac we do. They then email it to me with 24 hrs notice (mostly). My teachers are very good to me and sometimes I get a weeks notice. I dont usually go into th...

Hi The dish washer is great for washing test tubes. Of course there are those times when you still have to scrub them by hand but it will save you heaps of time with the general cleaning of glassware. I just pop them over the spikes, sometimes they pop off and I find them under the rack but they are...

You could try metho as alcohol is the solvent for permanent texta.

Perhaps try dabbing the texta first with a clean rag dipped into the metho to see if it will work.

Good luck with it,

Cheers Nicky

Yes kristin we are getting an electrical storm every night for the past week with a lot of rain. Not Brownsville anymore. \:D/ I'm hoping we dont get one tonight as I'm off to see Elton at dairy farmers stadium, all open air, I have my poncho but nothing to protect me from the lightning. Luckily up ...

Staying in Townsville this year for Xmas for the very first time. So I get to have Xmas at my home which hasn't happened in years. I will have my parents up form North West NSW which takes them 2 -3 days to drive up here. :cry2: There will be lots of pressies, heaps of swimming in our pool, a huge s...

Richard

How the heck do you manage to work 2 full time jobs. Are you MAD?
One full time job for me is enough and I still cant get everything done at home.

Bet you cant wait till xmas break, hope you get one.

I have a microwave oven in my prep room. I use it for agar plates, electrophoresis buffers, heating up water sometimes... heating up your lunch. You can use it for lots of things. I find it very handy.

Cheers

Hi All Junket from Simply Junket costs $6.00 for 10gm vial $11.00 for 2 * 10gm vials $55.00 for 150gm bag. I think it is 1 teaspoon = 1 tablet. That was the going price in February this year. They are very quick with the delivery as well. Hope this helps.

Well where did you think they got the name horny GOAT weed from.

Sorry I couldn't help myself.... There are so many one liners there.

You can tell its nearly holidays everyone is slightly nuts after a long and busy term.

Have a great break.

Cheers Nicky

Hi Lisa

Could I please have one too....

nwate20@eq.edu.au

Cheers Nicky

Hey Maria

I faxed it through Monday morning. Let me know if you dont get it.

Cheers Nicky