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    Paris Terror Attack

    Oh fuck not another hostage situation
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    what are the best humanities degrees to major in where there are job opportunities

    Re: what are the best humanities degrees to major in where there are job opportunitie Psychology (which falls under both arts and science)
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    Misconceptions of numbers in everyday life

    There are actually two basic concepts in statistics involved around these statements (or the misuse of them). Anyone know what they are?
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    Misconceptions of numbers in everyday life

    Here is another one: A total of 214 people with drugs were arrested at the Field Day music festival in Sydney (setting a record for the New Year's Day event) compared to 140 last year. This means that more people carried drugs in the 2015 festival than the 2014 festival.
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    Misconceptions of numbers in everyday life

    Yep. Whilst the example is quite obvious, it highlights the very common error of people applying averages to individual members of the population when there is almost always a variation around the average which could be of any magnitude. Another example of this is in finance where one can...
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    Induction question-divisibility

    A lot of questions can be done with non-inductive methods but get asked to be proven by induction just for the purpose of practicing/familiarising the structure of an induction proof.
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    Favourite cartoon shows from childhood

    Has anyone noticed that when you watch some of these cartoons nowadays you can find a hidden meaning/double entendre in what the characters say?
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    NYE ABC Coverage

    Hehe it's on replay atm on ABC
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    Your Favourite TED Talks

    lol got shown this at a training session for work
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    Dealing with job rejections and bitterness?

    For me, the first couple of rejections hurt a lot. However, since I applied for so many positions, I became almost densensitised to them when they kept coming because I had so many applications going (many of them being final rounds as well). Btw there will be a workshop for improving your...
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    Misconceptions of numbers in everyday life

    Another one It is always possible for a person to walk through a river (without being submerged) that is on average 0.5m deep
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    Martin Place Hostage Situation

    http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-siege-aftermath-memorial-at-martin-place-continues-to-grow-20141217-1297ns.html "Premier Mike Baird said Red Cross Australia will make sure flowers and notes are passed onto the victims of the siege."
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    Martin Place Hostage Situation

    Walked past Martin Place again a few hours ago and saw this
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    Martin Place Hostage Situation

    Not gonna lie, when I read some of the letters and tributes at the memorial it really hit the feels. If anyone gets the chance you guys should check out the memorial and floral tributes at Martin Place. It's absolutely amazing.
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    Martin Place Hostage Situation

    At Martin Place. Can we just stop and appreciate how beautiful this is :')
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    Martin Place Hostage Situation

    I saw it on Sunrise like half an hour ago?
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    Martin Place Hostage Situation

    As far as I am aware negotiations were attempted and I'm not going to speculate any further and jump to conclusions on what happened like you did.
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    Martin Place Hostage Situation

    Um there is the risk that by surrendering to the demands the gunman may not hold up his end of the so called simple bargain. It's just as foolish to cave into the demands because it shows the gunman is in control of the authorities. Just because he says he will do something doesn't necessarily...
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    Martin Place Hostage Situation

    I'm going to lay some flowers at one of the makeshift memorials on the way to work today. This tragedy has hit too close to home.
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