British satirist @iamjohnoliver mocks the New Zealand flag debate http://t.co/qzEozbn32j pic.twitter.com/MmYD2N3t6O — Stuff.co.nz News (@NZStuff) November 3, 2014 British political satirist John Oliver has compared New Zealand’s black silver fern flag to that of a vegetarian pirate ship. And he’s offered alternatives to the present design such as a bungee-jumpingContinue Reading

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181836/ Brain areas implicated in the stress response include the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex. Traumatic stress can be associated with lasting changes in these brain areas. Traumatic stress is associated with increased cortisol and norepinephrine responses to subsequent stressors. Antidepressants have effets on the hippocampus that counteract the effectsContinue Reading

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5h38/howard-mabel-bowden Mabel Howard perhaps expected cabinet rank after the 1946 election, in which she scored the highest majority in the country. She had to wait until a vacancy was created by the death of Dan Sullivan, and her election by caucus to cabinet in May 1947. Appointed minister of healthContinue Reading

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/psp_cares/11299/map/732742 The signs of cumulative stress or burnout are much more subtle, much more stealthy, than immediate stress and, therefore, often go unnoticed or unaddressed. Their impact can be anything but subtle or stealthy, however. A particular problem is that stress can accumulate or add up from multiple responses andContinue Reading

The theory of cumulative stress: How to recover when stress builds up http://t.co/FJ3COig5Po – HuffPost Living (@HealthyLiving) November 2, 2014 This was frustrating. Why could I handle it for four or five weeks, but not longer than that? Eventually I realized the issue: stress is cumulative. Three days per weekContinue Reading

This is a must-read analysis on Roastbusters case http://t.co/M7uXqzLx5h by @NicolaGavey — Patrick Gower (@patrickgowernz) November 2, 2014 Detective Inspector Karyn Malthus’s report on the investigation into the ‘roast busters’ alleged crimes is an unusual gesture towards transparency in Police process. The ultimate failure to lay charges doesn’t appear toContinue Reading

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Finn   Neil Mullane Finn OBE (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand recording artist. Along with his brother Tim Finn, he was the co-frontman for Split Enz, a project that he joined after it was initially founded by Tim Finn and others, and is now frontman for CrowdedContinue Reading