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Something I found quite intriguing is that when I study for memory I am able to retain knowledge best when I go over information in my head during times when I'm not engaged in mental activity (i.e. riding the bus to and from school, cleaning my room,eating, at church... just kidding about church) I have found that when I maximize my brain's resources during times when it would otherwise be inactive I actually remember information better when it comes time to use it (i.e. tests and quizzes) as oppose to the old fashion way of sitting down and studying a subject for an hour or two and then never thinking about what you've studied after you're done. Because of this realiza…
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What is your biggest phobia? Here's the complete list: (It's a long list, feel free to skim or skip to the end) Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing. Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching. Acerophobia- Fear of sourness. Achluophobia- Fear of darkness. Acousticophobia- Fear of noise. Acrophobia- Fear of heights. Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances. Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places. Aeronausiphobia- Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness. Agateophobia- Fear of insanity. Agliophobia- Fear of pain. Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets…
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Favorite Music 1 2
by Soppy- 21 replies
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Ok, I listen to music mostly to stay awake when doing homework and was wondering what everyone else listens to. Not necessarily just when doing homework but whenever. I personally like The Foo Fighters, Linkin Park, some rap, RHCP, and just about anything else other than screamo and most country.
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happy canada day my fellow canadians! enjoy the fireworks if you're going to the beach
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hi guys, i am ismail sheri ok....so now that i have seen that most people need help and sample stuff (labs, portfolios and stuff) just add me on facebook so that i could possible help u. just follow the link below [url="http://www.facebook.com/srch.php?nm=ismail+sheri"]http://www.facebook.com/srch.php?nm=ismail+sheri[/url]
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Hello! I have had this "problem" with my mac messenger for a while, and as I cannot seem to find any online help on this matter (and none of my friends are Mac users), the best solution I could come up with was to ask you guys. The problem is that when I log in to messenger, I am logged in directly, i.e. I don't write my password or anything, and the problem with this is that I am always logged in as 'online', and I'd prefer to log in as offline, therefore I need to find the button where you can choose your login status. Where do I find this damn button, guys?! I put my trust in you.
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I guess now that things are a little quiet around here, I could start this again. Out of these five people, who would like to interview for the 2 weeks period of 20/7 to 3/8? The poll closes on 19/7, after which, depending on poll results, I will make another thread where you can interview the chosen person. I won't vote unless a tie breaker is needed. But others on the poll, feel free to vote for yourself (or others) if you want. Oh, and people on the poll, if for any reason you don't want to be interviewed, please tell me so I can take you off the poll ASAP. But really, this is meant to be a harmless, fun thing so unless you're really pruddish... Nominations for th…
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lol, i was searching Facebook and found this one IB facebook group called You Know Ur in Ib WHen, or something like that. do u guys know any?
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Has anyone taken this stuff before? Supposedly it helps with remember things and actually ,according to my math teacher, has been proven to help raise marks in school. I use to take it awhile ago everyday until I noticed that I was getting light headed so I decided to stop taking them. Recently I started to take them again but every other day. Apparently it thins outs your blood so it lowers your blood pressure. Has anyone else had experiences with this stuff?
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Hi guys! I want to get over with my mathematical project so all i want you to do is answer these 6 simple questions: 1. What is your gender? 2. What is your age? 3. Where do you live? 4. What is your educational status? (choose one: High School/ University/ Post-Graduate Studies) 5. How many hours do you use your computer daily? 6. How do you spend your time on the computer mostly? (choose one: Games / Music / Surfing the net / Chatting / To gain information / Other) Thanks a lot guys!
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I've added a whole bunch of avatars for those of you who don't have your own. Simply go to My controls and go to the avatar settings.. Then select the base category and you'll find a whole bunch . Enjoy.
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I'm doing a finial Design Technology project the deals with the problems of fast food. I chose to investigate fast food packaging, and would like you guys to give me some feed back. Rate the following problems with fast food packaging from the biggest concern (number 1) to the least (number 3), there is no right or wrong answer it is just your opinion - environmental concerns protection of food against germs, etc. appearance Thankz in advance!
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New MacBook Air! 1 2
by Dooga- 20 replies
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So what does everyone think of it? I think it's ridiculous. I'll give my reasons after what I see other people have to say
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Your Worst Subject 1 2 3 4 5
by Survivor Rob- 94 replies
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Well i thought seeming as there is a best subject thread, we should have a worst subject thread! :0 Well I know its annoying but everyone must have a subject they hate/are bad at? My worst subject has to be French, but i'm getting better all the time! Or so my teacher says I really do think i am in reach of a 6 now...yay! I just need to concentrate on the other 5 subjects now too.....
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IB Banquet
by Shorty- 15 replies
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Yep, The banquet for my school was yesterday. It was pretty fun, definitely going again next year. There was a video played, really really funny video, but i cant seem to get my hands on a copy right now but as soon as I do I'll post it up Any of you guys have your banquets soon?
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Anyone please add me. I need some IB friends who know how hard and demanding these 2 years are! >D
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Freerice.com
by Soy- 16 replies
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http://freerice.com i think this is truly a unique campaign and i strongly want to help promote it. For each word you get right, we donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program. How does playing the vocabulary game at FreeRice help me? Learning new vocabulary has tremendous benefits. It can help you: * Formulate your ideas better * Write better papers, emails and business letters * Speak more precisely and persuasively * Comprehend more of what you read * Read faster because you comprehend better * Get better grades in high school, college and graduate school * Score higher on tests like the SAT, GRE, LSAT and GMAT * …
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So, who's ready for the French SL exams in two days (more or less, mattering where you are in the world)? I know I'm totally stressing, but it'll be so relieving when it's over! And considering my birthday is the day after, it'll be party time! Gook luck to all!
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So, i am a firm believer in Mac products and i love my macbook, what do you guys (and girls) use and trust??
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So I have become absolutely sick of all of the bickering, the debates, the fights, the candidates, and the DAMN TALK SHOWS. I cannot escape from them. HELP!!!!!!!! Anyone else sick of it!
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Hi guys/girls...as you can tell Im new here...for the first 2 marking periods this year, Ive really screwed up...not paying attention in class and half assing my homework...ive come to the realization that if i dont get serious NOW im bound to fail...my GPA weighted is an 82 (horrible, i know, no need to tell me) from a 93 last year as a sophomore...I was wondering if anyone could help me out by telling me what range my GPA would have to be for the last 2 marking periods of this year as well as the first of next year for me to bring my GPA back up to at least a 90...thanks a lot, im really worried...
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Talk radio star Rush Limbaugh (my hero) has come up with a brilliant scheme to ruin the democrats by using their own rules against them. The rule he is utilizing is the rule that a vote can be cast for a democratic nominee from either a registered democrat AND a Republican. Rush, who is a supporter of the Republican Party (though not a huge fan of McCaine) has told the populace of republicans, since McCaine has already won, to instead cast their vote to the losing democratic nominee. This action is totally legal and within the boundaries of the new rule. But this keeps the two democrats snipping at each other while McCaine stays above the fray. Democrats are furious …
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Has anybody set up there system to dual boot into Vista and Ubuntu Linux? If so, what are the advantages of having Linux? Im contemplating doing this to see how Linux is but I just dont know. Any advice or info is good.
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Sorry if this is not the right section, but i was wondering for a while, who in the world is this nick guy, and what exactly happened to him? PS: I know what that ftp is, and what it contains...
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Hi, thought I´d just introduce myself..My name is Edward Grey and I live in Oslo, Norway. I am currently doing IB and NOT looking forward to these final exams that are coming up. I´m 18 and hopefully, if all goes well, be moving to England to study law at Warwick university I saw that it said on the FAQs that if you are willing to contribute any material then feel free to do so. I have a collection of 400 math questions (non-copyright) with the answers on two seperate PDF files..How and where should I upload these to? Ya anyways..hi
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I was wondering how many people here follow the NCAA tourney..or am i the only one ( i doubt it haha). Anyhoo, i was thinking of who was going to take it all. Its pretty exciting because all number 1 seeds have made it to the Final Four this year, which has never happened before in NCAA history. Any predictions? [My $$$ is on the Memphis Tigers]
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So it looks like I might need to pull an all-nighter due to a horrible planning and deadline and I sort of came across with this which I thought was interesting and thought I should share. http://scienceblogs.com/developingintellig...affeine_use.php Caffeine is the most widely used stimulant in the world, but few use it to maximal advantage. Get optimally wired with these tips. 1) Consume in small, frequent amounts. 2) Play to your cognitive strengths while wired. 3) Play to caffeine's strengths. 4) Know when to stop - and when to start again. 5) Finding good sources of caffeine Read the whole article in the link posted above
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Alternative sources of Energy
by Guest- 2 replies
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The question that I have been thinking about recently is where the world is going to get new sources of energy. What I want to know is, which option do you think is best. There are a lot of choices, and I know that many of the countries that you all live in are already using new energy sources. Discuss what you think the world should do about finding new energy sources. Feel free to come up with your own original ideas, as I encourage creativity .
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Well... I can't believe it but this long, stressful, first DP year is almost over! Only one year remains. Anyways, I've got some classes that I need help with deciding... Junior year -> Senior year - French IV -> AP French/French V - Math Studies -> ? - TOK -> ? - European History -> Contemporary History - Biology II -> Biology III - English III -> English IV - Psychology I -> Psychology II Well now I was wondering what I should replace those ?s with... I was thinking of taking IB Math Methods(though I won't be testing) or AP Calculus, though I fear math in both cases . Also, I don't know about TOK's spot; perhaps replace it with AP P…
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I saw Dead Silence on the week-end, was pretty scary. I conclude that horror movies are not for me, with me hiding into my seat for the majority of the movie. Hey, it was scary .
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please answer the following for question. this is for a small school project. htanks in advance for all that participate. all i need are yes and no answers for this. 1. Are you an IB Diaploma Canidate? 2. Do you feel that IB will help you with higher education? 3. Do you think that IB was worth it in the end? thanks again
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All right, people. You've got 2 weeks to ask ~Lc~ any question you want. You can ask more than once but you can't ask more than 20 questions in one post and you have to wait until the interviewee has answered those 20 before asking again. Remember, the interviewee reserves the right not to answer a question. Interview closes on 10/03/08, after which no more question can be asked but ~Lc~ can answer any remaining question that is still unanswered. ~Lc~ will also get to choose the nominees for next round's interview. Have fun.
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So JP Morgan managed to pick up Bear Sterns for $2 per share compared to their Friday closing of $30. I don't think there are many finance people here, but any comments? Views? I think it's a good thing because the workers at BSC might actually be able to retain the majority of their workforce, instead of going belly up. Edit, apparently JPM is not even paying for the $1.2B headquarters. BSC might just be in really deep shiit then what was previously thought.
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Apparently I have to take an admission test to go into the IB program in my new school which will base solely on GCE O Level ( secondary 4 = grade 10 american system ) on the following subjects-----English, Elementary Maths, and one of the Science (I can pick one). The problem is I have no idea what the syllabi are...I have downloaded them but apparently they make absolutely no sense to me =___= like 'what? never heard of such things' I'm curious if there are any websites that similar to ours but focus on GCE O level instead so I can download the past exams and notes in order to aid me in the up-coming test. Or do you have any recommended assessment bo…
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I love my economics course, which is one of my higher levels and I have been predicted a 7 on it. The course is very logical and easy to follow through. WHat do you guys think of the course? I am so happy I took it!
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Out of these four people, who would like to interview for the 2 weeks period of 11/03-25/03? The poll closes on 11/3, after which, depending on poll results, I will make another thread where you can interview the chosen person. I won't vote unless a tie breaker is needed. But others on the poll, feel free to vote for yourself (or others) if you want. Oh, and people on the poll, if for any reason you don't want to be interviewed, please tell me so I can take you off the poll ASAP. But really, this is meant to be a harmless, fun thing so unless you're really pruddish... ~ Nominations for the next round will be chosen by the "winner" of this poll.
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8th March - International Women's Day. Enjoy your day, girls. This one's for the girls - by Martina McBride http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MJwdY6Y0Hw This one's for all you girls about thirteen High school canbe so rough, can be so mean Hold onto, on to your innocence Stand your ground when everyone's giving in This one's for the girls This is for all you girls about twenty-five In a little apartment, just trying to get by Living on, on dreams and spaghetti-o's Wondering where you life is gonna go This one's for the girls Who've ever had a broken heart Who've wished upon a shooting star You're beautiful the way you are This one's for the girls Who l…
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Well, I guess I'll start. My name is Graeme, and I was a May 2007 candidate. I started this site because people always talk about how hard the IB is, and well, I figured I would try to make life easier for all of you. Welcome to IB Survival, hope you find what you need.
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They lost. Im pisses. 18-1 . And I bet more money then i have :0 .
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All right, people. You've got 2 weeks to ask Aboo any question you want. You can ask more than once but you can't ask more than 20 questions in one post and you have to wait until the interviewee has answered those 20 before asking again. Remember, the interviewee reserves the right not to answer a question. Interview closes on 10/03/08, after which no more question can be asked but Afterglow can answer any remaining question that is still unanswered. Aboo will also get to choose the nominees for next round's interview. Have fun.
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I wanted to know who has the Motorola W385. I was considering getting it, but I heard that it doesn't play "real" ringtones (as in mp3 format). However, I was on my school bus today, and I saw a kid playing some song from his W385. So I'm confused... Could somebody tell me if it' possible to transfer files (through Bluetooth) and apply them as ringtones? Or what's the deal? Thanks!
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ManHunt 2
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ManHunt 2, sequel to Man Hunt (duh.) Has been released (depending on where you live). What thinks ye? It's a super super super, i mean like MEGA super controversial series. If you don't know the game(s), you wake up in a facility where people are trying to kill for for there own motives (professional obligation, money, just for the heck of it). You, of course, get to kill the killers in a colourful variety of ways, using all sorts of weapons and brutal murdering techniques. Some people are principally opposed to the concept, some people don't mind or don't care. What do you think. I personally am (twisted) looking forward to trying the game. I'm not a generally violent …
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A photo here: http://kingmeng.liquidblade.com/?p=570 And the BBC article here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/e...rem/7260564.stm He's out for the season.
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Ok Mandarin speakers, I need a huge huge huge favour. Would one of you be willing to help me translate something from English to Mandarin? It's a short letter (1 A4 page English typed at the most, probably not even that) and I'll need it before 1/3. I'll give you the English version (should be done tomorrow at the latest) and all you have to do is translate and type it in Mandarin for me in a Word document. If you could help me I'd really appreciate it. Thanks. Spoiler - Click me! I have a back up plan if no one responds to this but I'd rather not use it [Close]
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All right, people. You've got 2 weeks to ask Afterglow any question you want. You can ask more than once but you can't ask more than 20 questions in one post and you have to wait until the interviewee has answered those 20 before asking again. Remember, the interviewee reserves the right not to answer a question. Interview closes on 20/2/08, after which no more question can be asked but Afterglow can answer any remaining question that is still unanswered. Afterglow will also get to choose the nominees for next round's interview. Have fun. PS: I know it's late. I got held up with things.
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TVB, K-dramas, JODRAMAs FTW! Haha agreed, i waste so much time watching dramas and looking at all the updated asian forums, haha i really love the asian culture though.
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Just a reminder guys, you can type [youtube]wskT6YfVB6E[/youtube]
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I'm trying to prepare for a German lieder piece by Brahms, and I'm having a bit of trouble with the pronunciation. Is there anybody who might be able to help? The text is by H. Lingg: Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer, Nur wie Schleier liegt mein Kummer Zitternd über mir. Oft im Traume hör' ich dich Rufen drauß vor meiner Tür, Niemand wacht und öffnet dir, Ich erwach' und weine bitterlich. Ja, ich werde sterben müssen, Eine Andre wirst du küssen, Wenn ich bleich und kalt. Eh' die Maienlüfte weh'n, Eh' die Drossel singt im Wald: Willst du mich noch einmal sehen, Komm, o komme bald!
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Ok I know I can't be the only one who celebrates the Lunar New Year around here. It is aka the Chinese New Year but I deteste that term...I mean, it's not just the Chinese that celebrate it, you know. Anyway, according to the countdown at my Vietnamese forum it's 11 days till the Lunar New Year and we've just changed to a bright red skin and it's putting me in a rather giddy mood (thus being awake at 4am - haven't slept yet). So who does actually celebrate it and what do you do? Somehow I don't think I'll be getting much money this year....pains of growing up.
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