http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11561227&ref=NZH_Tw The Law Commission yesterday released its proposals for improving the way in which New Zealand deals with sexual violence. The 252-page report titled The justice response to victims of sexual violence: criminal trials and alternatives processes proposes two key changes: • The piloting of a specialist sexual violence court.Continue Reading

Traditional home remedies include drinking water to rehydrate the body and help dilute impurities, aspirin to relieve the throbbing headache and burnt toast to add carbon the stomach and filter impurities. Other home remedies include everything from eating ginger to drinking more. Even using these methods, it can take 8Continue Reading

Keep calm – it’s the secret to ageing well https://t.co/iFCzI2qmDS pic.twitter.com/ZlSlw4Rcir – The Conversation (@ConversationUK) December 13, 2015 Work from our lab and from others has found that many of the negative aspects of cognitive ageing seen in older people appear to be linked to the amount of stress theyContinue Reading

Thinking about death makes people value the future, study suggests https://t.co/RQlJ2lTOvZ pic.twitter.com/bLbP6wcRsr — PsyPost.org (@PsyPost) December 13, 2015 “Death is a stark reminder that the future is not guaranteed, so it is reasonable to believe that thoughts of personal mortality make one even more inclined to value today over theContinue Reading

http://time.com/4138647/laurie-penny-stoya-james-deen/?xid=time_socialflow_facebook On the 28th of November, in two tweets, Stoya-who is in no particular order a famous porn actress, an activist, a writer and a friend of mine-unambiguously accused her ex-boyfriend, fellow porn actor James Deen, of rape. “James Deen held me down and f–ked me while I said no,Continue Reading

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11559596 Mr Waite and Ms Stanton met on a networking website in March. They dated for a while, until Mr Waite went on holiday overseas in June. When he returned, they started seeing each other again from time to time. They had a shared interest in tramping and cycling. InContinue Reading

RT @CommonGroundNZ: If you're worried about someone, reach out and talk to them. How to bring up the hard stuff: https://t.co/lI9wEKxKZN — MSD Govt NZ (@msdgovtnz) December 10, 2015 Everyone needs someone to talk to sometimes. We all want to feel heard and understood. If you’re worried about someone, havingContinue Reading