https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Hudson Hudson’s revelation had an immediate impact on the visibility of AIDS, and on the funding of medical research related to the disease. Among activists who were seeking to de-stigmatize AIDS and its victims, Hudson’s revelation of his own infection with the disease was viewed as an event that couldContinue Reading
Execution rates in US drop to 24-year low https://t.co/n1zbboYEIA pic.twitter.com/Fe9Laxnjvo — Al Jazeera America (@ajam) November 16, 2015 Capital punishment in the United States has moved into the slow lane, with the number of executions and new death sentences likely to hit lows not seen for more than 20 years.Continue Reading
Take a look at @YahooNZ’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/YahooNZ/status/666693648776626176?s=09 https://nz.news.yahoo.com/top-stories/a/30124439/hundreds-of-homeless-children-in-auckland/ The Salvation Army has just released its second housing report, titled Invisible in the Super City. Of the more than 1200 homeless people surveyed, 47% were children. Major Sue Hay said because these children are invisible to the general public, the issueContinue Reading
Take a look at @HealthyLiving’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/HealthyLiving/status/666692354666061828?s=09 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thea-orozco/introverts-holidays_b_8500490.html?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000033 1. Learn your energy limits. The best way to learn about your energy limits is to track it. Create a spreadsheet. In separate columns note the current time, the activity you just completed, and your mental energy level (on a scale ofContinue Reading
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/health/why-i-love-knowing-i-have-high-functioning-autism/ I sighed as I read new research from Cambridge University this month, confirming that men are more likely to test higher on the autism spectrum than women; and those who work in science, engineering, mathematics or technology, higher again. However true it may be, my worry is that itContinue Reading
1/3 of Internet users are children – they need to be empowered to use the Internet safely & smartly: https://t.co/FB83pZTSND #WeProtect — UNICEF (@UNICEF) November 16, 2015 1. Respect what other people are saying on social media, even if you do not agree with them. 2. You have the rightContinue Reading
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/food-wine/news/article.cfm?c_id=206&objectid=11546032&ref=NZH_Tw “Objectification of women is going away,” said Jorn Socquet, AB InBev’s vice president of marketing for the United States. “We think the time is right,” said Britt Dougherty, senior marketing insights director for MillerCoors. “We’re going through a feminization of culture.” Making beer more “gender friendly” could add aboutContinue Reading
http://consumer.healthday.com/bone-and-joint-information-4/computer-related-health-news-143/computer-cbt-depression-705131.html Cognitive behavioral therapy — a form of talk therapy — is an effective treatment for depression. However, in-person therapy is not always available, so computer-assisted therapy was developed as a substitute. But until now, the effectiveness of computer-assisted therapy hadn’t been studied. The study included almost 700 British patientsContinue Reading
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/nov/11/homeless-shock-daisy-may-hudson-film-half-way?CMP=fb_gu Hudson’s mother has worked for most of her life in various low-paying jobs while juggling childcare, but it was never enough to save, as well as meet outgoings, she says. So, it quickly became apparent that putting down a deposit and paying rent on any other privately rented homesContinue Reading
