you need to be aware of issues anywhere in the globe. And to solve these sorts of problems, you need to be in dialogue with people across the globe.
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On The Media: Transcript of "Brooke, Clive and Ethan at Aspen" (September 4, 2009) - 0 views
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This is the fundamental question: How do you make people want to do something that seems to be against our very nature, which is to reach out beyond what we think we know, what we're comfortable with, to something utterly foreign and unfamiliar?
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The Internet makes it easy for us to seal ourselves into little impermeable spheres, where we never have to encounter ideas we don't like or issues we don't care about. Is that where we're all headed?
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A Guide to improve highschool youth basketball player skills, drills, plays - 0 views
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I'm learning more about College basketball, and basketball skills. In particular what I'm wondering about is, if I would have learned these skills and have been playing basketball since 9th grade would i be ready to go to the college level? I was researching this question online, and this blog post caught my attention because it breaks down all of the skills a player must have to be great at his/her game. I went to this article because these are things i would like to know because i want my game to be at the highest level possible. "Vision is communication". The quote I chose here is saying vision is very important on the court. It is probably the most important because you play better when you see everything and can read what the deffence/ offence is doing. Also when your on offence and your a person that likes to throw passes and fill up the asists stat vision is very important. you want to throw the deffence off by throwing no look passes and ally oops, you can only do that with court vision.
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Trust (social sciences) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views
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Some philosophers argue that trust is more than a relationship of reliance
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we are not trusting when we are suspicious of the other person, because this is in fact an expression of distrust
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Trust is a statement about what is otherwise unknown -- for example, because it is far away, cannot be verified, or is in the future.
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From this perspective, trust is a mental state, which cannot be measured directly. Confidence in the results of trusting may be measured through behavior, or alternatively, one can measure self-reported trust (with all the caveat surrounding that method)
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A time lag exists between the extension of trust and the result of the trusting behavior.
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In psychology trust is believing the person who you trust to do what you expect. It starts at the family and grows to others.
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Trust is being vulnerable to someone even though they are trustworthy; Trustworthiness is the ability to trust, and trust propensity being able to rely on them Relationship and Risk taking. Once trust is lost, by obvious violation of one of these three determinants, it is very hard to regain trust. Thus there is a clear a-symmetry in building versus destruction of trust. Hence being and acting trustworthy should be considered the only sure way to maintain a trust level.
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Conversely, where trust is absent, projects can fail, especially if this lack of trust has not be identified and addressed.
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However, once again perception of honesty, competence and value similarity (slightly similar to benevolence) are essential.
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People may work together and achieve success through trust, while working on projects that rely on each individual’s contribution.
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Would you change your diet for good sex? - Kare about Health - 0 views
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I'm learning more about chocolate right now, and in particular what i was wondering about is chocolate a sexual food. I was reasearching online and this news article caught my attention because, it is basically saying that chocolate is a sexual food. The title of this article is Would you change your diet for good sex? "We hopefully all know this story: Chocolate (cocao) contains the compound methylxanthine which triggers the release of dopamine in our blood which can leave you woozy with pleasure! Also, a study of 163 women in The Journal of Sexual Medicine found that those who consumed at least one cube of chocolate daily reported significantly greater desire and better overall sexual function than the individuals who abstained. The reasoning: high-flavonoid chocolate consumption has been linked to improved circulation. Bring it on!" The quote here is basically saying that chocolate is a sexually food. There was a study shown that proves it. Women who eat chocolate daily have better pleasure and desire while they are having sex. I think this is interesting because, i heard this on television and i wondered if this was actually true. I wonder what other foods make you have more pleasure when having sex. I think that chocolate is tasty and this might be the reason why mostly women eating i or eat it so often.
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Honesty by Wallace Dean LaBenne| Lulu Poetry - 0 views
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I'm learning more about trust right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is: How are trustworthy people identified? I was researching this question online, and this poem caught my attention because it questions on how to be able to trust someone. "In relationships of trust And deep intimacy, Everything is diluted When veiled in secrecy. Who can you trust completely With all that you possess; " The quote I chose here is basically saying how when someone has so many secrets to hide how are they able to build trust in their relationships. Trust involves being able to depend on the other and being able to tell the other person everything. I think this interesting because with building trust, you can't keep secrets. It makes me wonder if trust can still be built without telling every single secret to your other. I mean you shouldn't keep secrets or hide anything, just be open and not suspicious.
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Alternate Reality Game 'EVOKE' Uses Gamers to Change the World - Asylum.com - 1 views
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In "EVOKE," you're leveling up in world-changing superpowers like creativity and resourcefulness. you're unlocking achievements by completing real social innovation missions. Even though much of the game material is real and important and serious, you get the motivational push of game dynamics and the rewards and satisfactions of making real progress. Plus, it's a social network, and once you start making friends with other players, there's all the social stickiness that involves."
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I spent my whole Saturday morning working with 5 of the best educators I know. We're bringing gaming into the classroom. Once Suzie Boss pointed me to Jane McGonigal, I became a follower. So yeah, can I put follow McGonigal for Act1 in Evoke? Why not? After all she says things like this: "In "EVOKE," you're leveling up in world-changing superpowers like creativity and resourcefulness. you're unlocking achievements by completing real social innovation missions. Even though much of the game material is real and important and serious, you get the motivational push of game dynamics and the rewards and satisfactions of making real progress. Plus, it's a social network, and once you start making friends with other players, there's all the social stickiness that involves." In this quote, you can see that McGonigal is attempting to bring together the power connective powers of social network with the addictive and motivational mechanisms of games. Plus it's all about doing REAL missions, missions in real life. I'm still not sure that my students will see the connections between their addictions and the learning/doing/re-wiring that McGonigal is aiming for in Evoke. I'm not sure, but I've been VERY impressed so far with how Evoke feels, and I've been seeing that the gamers in my classroom are the first to "get" this game. I want to learn more about McGonigal now, because it gives me more confidence that she is up to something with Evoke, that it has the power of a massively multiplayer online game and the seriousness of a political action social network.
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How to plan for further studies? - 0 views
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I was searching about future actions i could take and this passage came to my view. "University selection is the most important aspect of the application process and this should be done after a lot of thought and research and should not merely be based on a "brand". Select a university that will encourage your intellectual journey. Of course, geographical location, size, type of institution, faculty and costs also need to be taken in consideration. Also try and chose a university which has a lot of international students, as this way you will get to associate with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Make sure you apply to at least 3 universities of your choice so that you always have fallback options. your selected institutions should be well spread in terms of level - some ambitious, some regular and some safety nets. " This passage is basically telling us how to choose your ideal college and what action should you take regarding this. I think this passage is quite helpful. Because i don't know about these things before and i now know those things so i know what to do. After seeing the whole thing, i started to have more confidence toward college.
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I'm learning about Nursing Programs right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is what does a nursing program offer and is it good? According to Murray-Schmidt, the students are enrolled in an accelerated nursing program, meaning that students who successfully complete four consecutive semesters of study will receive a two-year degree in 18 months. The course work is considered very vigorous and demands unwavering dedication and commitment from the students; clinical courses that are covered over six and 10 weeks during the regular school year are consolidated into four weeks during the summer months. "This group of students entered into the program in January of this year and will graduate with associate's degrees in May 2010. They will be eligible to take the registered nurse licensing exam at that time. Western currently holds a 91 percent examination pass rate. This ranking places them among those that are third from the top of 16 in the Wisconsin Technical College System and fifth from the top in the state of Wisconsin, inclusive of all two- and four-year nursing programs. This figure is based on April, May, and June exam candidates, and it is predicted to rise higher in the next quarter". This quote I chose is basically saying that a nursing programs is good in many ways. A nursing program helps you a start the career that you want. Starting from what you know to what you don't know.
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Mapping Main Street » A Collaborative Documentary Media Project - 0 views
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The Main Street Pimp I remember walking down Main Street and seeing this man. He stood out from the rest of the people I saw everyday. He would wear these interesting outfits unlike anything I had ever seen except for maybe in the movies. I found out he was known as the Main Street Pimp. When the podcaster said "Where is the Main Street Pimp?" I started to think and realized I had not seen him in a while. I wondered what had happened to him. I always enjoyed seeing him it kind of made me smile because he loved to be different from everyone else. He always looked happy. When I found out that the the Main Street Pimp had "died from a brain tumor" I was really sad. I missed seeing him walk around Main Street. He really became part of flushing and he really helped make it unique. I understand now why he did the things he did since he had schizophrenia. Although he had this condition he seemed happy and upbeat. He never seemed to care about what other people had to say about him. I would always say hello to him and he would smile. I am always happy to see people that make the best of their situation. I think although you may have issues you should not just give up or hate life. you should always live life to it's fullest. All I have left to say is rest in peace Main Street Pimp. We miss you.
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What I noticed about, "Flushing Pimp" is how this man named Manuel was happy. He dressed very nice and always looked fresh. He stood out in crowded Main Street. There were people who admired him and people who ridiculed him, but no matter what, Manuel was happy. However, the Flushing Pimp has not been seen the in past year. Helen, Andrea, and Rayon try to learn more about him and search for him. They interview random people on Main Street. They told them about how unique Manuel dressed and how he stood out in the crowd. They also did not see the Flushing Pimp and wondered what ever happened to him. There were rumors that he died or went away somewhere, but Helen and her crew were determined to find out what happened. The crew went out to where Manuel used to live. They went inside the apartment building and rang the doorbell. A woman answered, however she didn't open the door fully. Her name was Caroline and she was the sister of Manuel. She talked for over an hour behind her door. When the crew asked where's Manuel, Caroline told them that he had died of cancer. Caroline said, "There were people who made fun of Manuel when he walked down the street, but he didn't care as he was just happy....He felt the need to look good." Caroline said that her brother suffered from a condition called schizophrenia. According to Google Health, "Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that makes it difficult to tell the difference between real and unreal experiences, to think logically, to have normal emotional responses, and to behave normally in social situations." Caroline's tone throughout the interviewed changed from despising her brother, to actually caring about him. She talked about how Manuel was suffering from cancer. When Manuel was in the hospital, he called Caroline to bring him home because he didn't want to feel miserable. Even though he was about to die, he lived his life to the fullest. He looked forward to what was ahead of him. It was tragic
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Causes and Cures of Nightmares - 0 views
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I'm learning more about dreams right now and in particular what I'm wondering about is why do we have nightmares. I was researching this question online and this blog post caught my attention because this blog has all the answers to my question. "Stress is another factor, which triggers nightmares. When a person is in extreme stress, he/she may get nightmares. In scientific terms, it is a way to release all the stress." The quote I chose here is basically saying that stress is one cause to having nightmares. And when you have the nightmare, its a way to get rid of all the stress you have. I think thats true because I remember me having a couple of nightmares before and what I was dreaming about was about what I was stressing about. I was very stressed about the SAT and I was dreaming about the SAT. It wasnt such a good dream.
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Dear Ana I like you post. Nighmares are really wired. But it's so true when you said that "when a person is in extreme stress, he/she may get nightmares. In scientific terms, it is a way to release all the stress. " I agree with you and your quote that stressing is what cause you nighmares. Nice Post!
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Maturity Indicators « Andrew Online. You never know… - 1 views
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I'm learning more about Maturity right now in particular what I'm wondering about is how long it takes for maturity to kick in. I was researching this question online, and this blog post caught my attention because its true. My father talks about this all the time. "They refuse to blame other people or circumstances, and accept that they have made and will make mistakes. In order to live that way, they know they need to keep learning - especially from their mistakes - and put a high priority on wisdom. The wiser they get, the more more wisdom they want, and the more grateful they become for every source of wisdom, learning and knowledge. Children say, "Its not my fault."" The quote i chose here is basically saying That as time goes along eventually you take responsibility for your actions and you stop with baby foolishness like saying he did it and she did it. I think this is great because It makes me wonder wow this is easy because could do this and its easy if thats all you have to do
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Doubting Darwin: Debate Over The Mind's Evolution : NPR - 0 views
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These days, some Darwin skeptics are focusing on the human brain. They say a higher power must be involved; otherwise, how could a bunch of cells produce such complicated mental processes as consciousness or subjective experiences? How could something like free will be the result of evolution?
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Here, a great problem concerning the mind has brought great debate. Questions about the human mind and its capacity has overwhelmed humanity for many years. Yet, there is still no answer. Many theories attepmt to take a view on the issue but they are too ofeten criticized with things that are still unexplainable.
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"If you change the brain, you change the mind. If you damage the brain, you damage the mind. If you turn off the brain, you turn off the mind," he says."And now with more sophisticated tools, when we're looking at brain function with functional MRI, for example, we can see that brain activity precedes mental activities — and that makes sense, because causes come before their effects."
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The fact that brain activity comes before mental activity is a very interesting evidence that our rationale is the effect of nerves and cells and thus provide an insight to the physical quality of conciousness rather than just assuming that consciousness is separate from our physical body as if the body were to be possesed by a conscious soul.
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"I'm a neurosurgeon. I realize how closely the mind and the brain are related," Egnor says. "But the question is, is there something else, in addition to the material properties of the brain, that we need to invoke to have an adequate explanation for the mind? And I think there is."Egnor says that an intelligent designer was involved in producing not only the brain but all living things and certain features of the universe. Without this designer, the brain would be just a meat computer made up of brain cells, he says."There is nothing about neurons that scientifically would lead you to infer consciousness from them. They're masses of gelatinous carbon and hydrogen and nitrogen and oxygen, just like other kinds of flesh. And why would flesh have first-person experience? So, even logically, it doesn't hang together."
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Here is the argument for creationism, a way to push the question to a supreme being as the only explanation of something we are ignorant of. I do not mean to say that it is wrong; in fact it "might" be true, but this answer is as good as a simple "I don't know." There was a lecture on psychology I saw and it says that the idea of creationism is just "unsatisfying and unhelpful" which means a lot when we're trying to find a solution that can really help us understand the workings of our mind.
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Bill Quigley: Why the U.S. Owes Haiti Billions - 2 views
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Why does the US owe Haiti Billions? Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State, stated his foreign policy view as the “Pottery Barn rule.” That is – “if you break it, you own it.” The US has worked to break Haiti for over 200 years. We owe Haiti. Not charity. We owe Haiti as a matter of justice. Reparations. And not the $100 million promised by President Obama either – that is Powerball money. The US owes Haiti Billions – with a big B. The US has worked for centuries to break Haiti. The US has used Haiti like a plantation. The US helped bleed the country economically since it freed itself, repeatedly invaded the country militarily, supported dictators who abused the people, used the country as a dumping ground for our own economic advantage, ruined their roads and agriculture, and toppled popularly elected officials. The US has even used Haiti like the old plantation owner and slipped over there repeatedly for sexual recreation.
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Why does the US owe Haiti Billions?
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A powerful country with a failing economey, that gets into way too much business all around the world.
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Why7 do we owe haiti billions of dollars? I know haiti is poor, this is why?
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Maybe if the US had paid them back this money, then perhaps they would not be in such bad shape right now.
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US had get too much from haiti already, so they own haiti billion not really a very big problem
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“Pottery Barn rule.
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when Haiti achieved its freedom from France in the world’s first successful slave revolution, the United States refused to recognize the country.
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The US has even used Haiti like the old plantation owner and slipped over there repeatedly for sexual recreation.
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Haiti was forced to borrow money from banks in France and the US to pay reparations to France. A major loan from the US to pay off the French was finally paid off in 1947. The current value of the money Haiti was forced to pay to French and US banks? Over $20 Billion – with a big B.
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The US has even used Haiti like the old plantation owner and slipped over there repeatedly for sexual recreation.
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The US occupied and ruled Haiti by force from 1915 to 1934. President Woodrow Wilson sent troops to invade in 1915. Revolts by Haitians were put down by US military – killing over 2000 in one skirmish alone. For the next nineteen years, the US controlled customs in Haiti, collected taxes, and ran many governmental institutions. How many billions were siphoned off by the US during these 19 years?
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Ten thousand Haitians lost their lives. Estimates say that Haiti owes $1.3 billion in external debt and that 40% of that debt was run up by the US-backed Duvaliers.
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From 1957 to 1986 Haiti was forced to live under US backed dictators “Papa Doc” and “Baby Doc” Duvlaier. The US supported these dictators economically and militarily because they did what the US wanted and were politically “anti-communist” - now translatable as against human rights for their people.
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Good for US farmers, bad for Haiti.
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Then the US dumped millions of tons of US subsidized rice and sugar into Haiti – undercutting their farmers and ruining Haitian agriculture
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This is reparations. The current crisis is an opportunity for people in the US to own up to our country’s history of dominating Haiti and to make a 1truly just response
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President Woodrow Wilson sent troops to invade in 1915. Revolts by Haitians were put down by US military – killing over 2000 in one skirmish alone
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By ruining Haitian agriculture, the US has forced Haiti into becoming the third largest world market for US rice.
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Autistic Children - 0 views
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I am learning more about autistic children right now, and in particular what I'm wonder is why is there a sudden raise in such case. How is it that more and more children are becoming diagnosed at a much younger age? What is causing this? I was researching this question online, and this blog that I found in Kid Glue called "Autism Now Affects 1 in 100 Children" caught my attention because that shows that autism is affecting more and more children each year. I decided to choose this to read because I'm currently reading a book called "The curious incident of the dog in the night" and it is written first person by an autistic boy named Christopher. Reading the book really sparked my interest in learning about autism and how it affects not just children, but people in general. "Disorders like this are very bothersome to me. I have a friend whose son is Autistic and it is very challenging." This was a quote that I found from the article. I chose this quote because it shows us how challenging it really is to be around an autistic person. People with autism have to be dealt with care and patience. I recommend this article because you can learn a thing or to if you ever come across a person whose diagnosed with autism.
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I like that you are making connections between your research inquiry and the book you are reading. Do you personally know anybody who is autistic?
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Is Chocolate Addictive? - 0 views
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I'm learning more about chocolate right now, and in particular what i'm wondering about Is chocolate addictive? I researched this question online , and this blog post caught my attention because,the title was named cool cooking and i thought that it might be interesting. "I have NOT found raw organic chocolate to be addictive. Although I have found raw organic chocolate when made with sugar to turn on symptoms of addiction. I found some raw organic chocolate candy made with high quality cane sugar. I kept eating more and more of this candy without ever feeling satisfied." The quote i choose here i basically saying that she didn't think that raw organic chocolate without sugar was addictive but the one with sugar she did think was addictive. Every time she ate this type of chocolate she has never finished it without being satisfied. I think this is interesting because, usually things with sugar are addictive but when you are eating it you don't really realize it. It makes me wonder why people love things that have sugar inside of it so much. I think that most people are addictive to candy especially chocolate because, it has lots of sugar and they have a variety of it.Many people enjoy this especially if you have a sweet tooth.
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How much of your personality is defined through your zodiac sign? Many people believe in astrology and follow their everyday lives according to their horoscopes. I personally believe that astrology is mostly accurate when it comes to people's personalities and the problems they will face in the future or their successes. The way your zodiac sign is described may not be exactly your own personality because there are other personalities around you that shape the kind of person you are as well. Zodiac signs are assigned according to your birthday and determines what kind of person you are. Two people are exactly the same so obvious there will be differences among people with the same birthdays mostly, because of their environments. But, the basis of their personalities can be told from their zodiac signs.
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I dont really use astrology, but every once and a while i might see what they have under my zodiac sign. I deffinately agree that people personalities are determined by their enviroment....
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Cyberbike brings exercise bike accessory to Nintendo Wii - Pocket-lint - 0 views
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If Wii fit or EA Active wasn't enough to entice you into doing exercise in your living room with your games console, games devlopers Bigben Interactive are hoping its two very different takes on video game sports will. It has created two fitness titles, Cyberbike and My Body Coach with the aim of getting you off the sofa. Cyberbike, as the name might suggest comes with its very own full size exercise bike for you to pedal your way to healthiness. I think these two new Wii accessories are great additions to home fitness and great things to have for people who don't want to work out in public