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Feeling squeezed from gas prices? Why not make your own?

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The world throws away about a third of all food produced each year. In Australia, that equates to more than 7 million tonnes of edible food, and is estimated to cost the economy more than $36 billion a year, according to a report commissioned by the federal government. At the same time, many of us cook with gas, which is increasingly expensive and contributes to greenhouse gas pollution. But there is a growing movement of people and businesses looking to kill two birds with one stone. Load Making biogas at home from leftover food, which can then be used for cooking, is getting simpler. Several companies now offer large-scale systems for restaurants and even refugee camps, as well as basic home arrangements. About six years ago, Annett and Paul left city life in Sydney and moved to northern New South Wales, where they built a small off-grid house. As part of the arrangement, they installed a biogas food digester which they use to feed leftovers and toilet waste. From that organic mater

Daisy Edgar-Jones on feeling like an 'outsider' and fame

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Plain text size Larger text size The text size is very large It was the perfect storm: the most coveted fringe to appear on screen in 2020, in one of the most-watched dramas on television, during a global pandemic when no one has access to a hairdresser. So is actor Daisy Edgar-Jones, owner of bangs declared by England Mode has “stealed the show” normal people ”, feel responsible for the widespread DIY haircut disaster? Daisy laughed. “Wow, this is so funny because it’s the last thing you expect people to like,” he said, referring to his famous character, Marianne, and apparently avoiding responsibility for a botched chopping job. “It was just a part of our experience that we never thought about and then after that, it became a big part of the show.” If you Google “Marianne suburb”, more than 1.4 million results show up. Enter “Marianne’s bangs,” as Americans would say, and it comes close to 10 million. Today Daisy is frills-free on a Zoom call, talking about her latest role in fi