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    Why do people equate height with power?

    Something I have never been able to understand, is why a lot of people assume that taller people are stronger than shorter people. Just because you are a lot smaller than someone, doesn't nescessarily mean you are weaker, right?
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    Working in a nursing home

    Thinking of applying for a traineeship in aged care, because I need to switch jobs but I don't want to go into a customer service job and I need at least 30 hours/wk work to survive. Can anyone here shed some light on what working in a nursing home is like? What is the pay rate for a...
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    How long does it take you to gain weight?

    Took me 6 months to go from 61kg to 74kg, put on a fair bit of fat but a shitload of muscle too. Was weight training every 2-3 days, eating 5-6 medium-big meals a day. Then I stopped and dropped back to 65kg lol. Since I started exercising again 1 month ago, I've gained about 3kg and no...
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    How do you deal with complacent work colleagues?

    What do you do when the people who you are meant to be sharing the workload with are lazy and complacent? Why is it that the most piss easy, simple job becomes a major hassle for some people? And why do they give me shit about how I'm trying to be 'the boss' just because I actually try to...
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    Credit cards

    can someone please explain the basics of having a credit card account? - when you make a purchase on credit, how do you figure out the minimum amount that has to be repaid for this transaction and how long you have to do so? - is interest on credit purchased calculated daily or monthly?
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    Guys hugging eachother

    is it 'normal' behaviour for guys to hug another guy for no apparent reason? could it mean something, or is it just something people do and i have never realised that fact? especially when the person doing it claims to be 'bi'?
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    What professional organisations will hire someone with 9 fails?

    looking at the prospect of having 9 fails on my transcript. what are my chances of gaining professional employment in the near future? esp. in the accounting/banking area.
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    Should i fight the charge?

    short story, i got flashed doing 105 in a 60 zone by a parked commo. 3 weeks later the coppa visits my house. wasn't home but left a message, so i took myself to his cop shop where he informed me about my charge. officially, since i was 45km/h over the limit, i should be charged for dangerous...
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    Good excuses for taking the day off work

    what are some good excuses i can give my boss for not coming into work? what have you used/would you use?
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    How to repair the damage of failing 6 subjects in 1.5 years

    i've failed 6 out of 12 subjects over the first 3 semesters of my BCom, including 2 subjects i repeated that i failed TWICE. assuming that i'm allowed to continue on with the degree, and that i manage to pass the rest of my subjects (i'm doing a combined BCom/BFin so i have 5 semesters/2.5...
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    What food do you take to uni?

    need some ideas on what foods i can take with me when i'm at uni all day. i need to eat a lot and i can't afford to keep buying food. what are some good foods that are cheap, high in protein and carbs, and dont go bad when they sit in your backpack all day?
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    Renting without a guaranteed income

    does anyone here have a casual income, and no youth allowance, and live on your own, renting your own place? how do you do it?
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    casual -> ppt at coles

    how do you become permanent part time at coles after being a casual there, and what is the ppt pay rate for a 19 year old?
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    How many units do you need to graduate

    How many units do you need to have passed to graduate for one degree, and how many units is it for two combined degrees?
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    Commercial/industrial construction trades

    how do i get a job working on construction sites as a trades person? pouring concrete, building steel frames, general manual labouring etc. which companies/contractors take on people with zero experience and train them up on the job, and is it like a regular job where everything is organised...
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    How to avert a disaster?

    My exams for 4 subjects begin in 10 days time. I don't know anything about the subjects i'm about to be examined on. If you gave me the exam today, i would not even know what the questions mean. Reason: All semester I have not gone to tutorials (except a couple), i have gone to id say 20% of...
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    Which car should I buy

    looking to get a new car, i will buy just about anything that can be legally driven in this country as long as it fits the following criteria: - max price $13,000 - very fast acceleration and high torque - all wheel drive, or otherwise handling/traction realistically good enough for the track...
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    easy-loans australia

    http://www.easy-loans.com.au/ Has anyone heard of or better still had dealings with this company? It seems that they are willing to consider my application for a $10k loan when I only have a casual income of around $200/wk on average, at an interest rate of 10.5% which is competitive with even...
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    Commerce/Software Engineering double

    is there any point in adding on a software engineering degree to my commerce degree in which i plan to major in accounting? the other option is getting a second commerce degree and majoring in accounting + corporate finance. which would be the better option? what i'm really asking is is which...
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    Dutch courage and job interviews

    Dutch courage and job interviews - do they mix? i have a group interview coming up and i'm thinking of having a few drinks beforehand to build up my courage. since it's a group interview it won't be personal, and i am meant to look like i'm having fun.... so why not..? will this be a really...
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