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    Polishing shoes?

    Hi guys, Recently I got into shoe polishing but I've got these boots which are extremely worn and have a lot of small dents and scuffs on them. I managed to get a good shine on them using kiwi parade gloss, but is it possible still to achieve a mirror-like shine (despite the toe particularly...
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    Blood Donation?

    Cheers for the answers guys! It didn't hurt much at all and oddly enough, watching my blood flow through the tube into the bag was very calming.
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    Blood Donation?

    Nah it's just that there's obviously more than one type of needle so some would vary in "pain". E.g. A vaccination may be different to an IV insertion
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    Blood Donation?

    Thanks for the helpful insight guys!
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    Blood Donation?

    Hi guys, I'm planning on donating blood next week at the Australian Red Cross and I was wondering if anyone here knows what it's like? On a scale how painful is the process? Does the initial jab hurt when they insert the needle? Cheers guys!
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    Where are you on the Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

    Hovering somewhere between belonging and esteem
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    atar estimate please

    Atar calculators aren't the best in reliability because they take into account the previous years marks; this years may vary greatly :)
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    "The selective school that has abolished exams. Yes, really"

    Yea but he attended in like what, the 1970's?
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    "The selective school that has abolished exams. Yes, really"

    So story is, Hurlstone Agricultural High School has introduced new methods of assessing students along with the "conventional exams". Mark Latham, a former student ('78) at this school and past politician has something to say about this; which he wrote in a letter handed out to the parent and...
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    Evidence of extracurricular activities

    Hi Kateguan, Great to hear you're involve in extra-curricular activites! Usually the school would give you a certificate if you participated in each one however that is not always the case. For a selective school application you can probably just mention it on a piece of paper, and just to be...
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    what's your fave ice-cream?

    cookies and cream or mint choc chip!
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    Darwinism and the Theory of Evolution?

    Are Darwinism and the Theory of Evolution both names for the same thing? Darwinism is the theory that the evolution of all organisms is caused by the process of Natural Selection. Darwin's Theory of Evolution itself contains two main concepts, one that suggests that all living things are...
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    Work Experience URGENT!

    Hi, I did my work experience at USYD with the Civil Engineering department. This was during April so it was early this year, but the applications came out during March. I'm pretty sure they'll open up applications again next year, and although its meant for Year 10 students, dont let that stop...
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    Counterstrike Global Offensive Thread

    I'm Gold Nova 3 (used to be Silver 2). Anyone up for matchmaking?
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    What are you currently Reading?

    Animal Farm- George Orwell Surprisingly dark story.
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    RE: Applying for Selective Schools

    Hi there 2B, welcome to BoS! For your application for Hurlstone, I recommend sending in your half-yearly report that you should've received recently last term and if you like, your yearly report from last year. NAPLAN and ESSA results would also be good to add in as well as any other...
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    Subject Selection

    Planning on doing the following subjects next year: English Advanced Maths 2U Maths Extension 1 Physics Chemistry Earth and Environmental Geography (Possible but not certain) Are there any tips and advice or perhaps things should be aware of for the above? And, this is probably a...
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    School scandals!

    Two boarders, a year 8 guy and year 10 girl got caught having sex and there were alcohol issues with a group of boys (also boarders). At my old school, nude leaks became a common thing and there were so many rumors spread about a girl having an STD from a guy in her grade.
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    How many hours should you work?

    I'd say a bit of both actually, but for me I can honestly say that the experience matters more than the money.
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    How many hours should you work?

    As the title says, how many hours should a high school student allow for a part-time job? I'm currently in Year 10 and I do have a few hours (5-8) of extra-curricular activities that I participate in. What would your recommended number of hours per week be? Should I even work at this stage...
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