Don’t be afraid to change. You may lose something good but you may gain something better. #mindfulness — Everyday Mindfulness (@mindfuleveryday) September 17, 2014 Mindfulness is “the intentional, accepting and non-judgmental focus of one’s attention on the emotions, thoughts and sensations occurring in the present moment”,[1] which can be trainedContinue Reading
Personality disorders are a contentious issue in psychiatry. How many are there and how reliable is their diagnosis? Are we just medicalising bad behaviour and social inadequacy. How should medical and criminal justice sectors divide responsibility? The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham CollegeContinue Reading
http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/publications/reports/yearbooks/year2004/obituaries/william-pickering/ A seminal figure of the age of space, New Zealand-born William Hayward Pickering was internationally known for his significant contributions to the founding of the space age, and for the first robotic explorations of the Moon, Venus and Mars. William Pickering was a former director of the world-famous JetContinue Reading
The community of men who have sex with men (MSM) New diagnoses for HIV amongst MSM, where the infection occurred in NZ, rose sharply from 2000 to 2005. Since 2005 new diagnoses have stabilised at around 70 new infections per year, though small fluctuations between years exist. Stabilising the numberContinue Reading
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/16/muslim-women-breaking-silence-sexual-assault_n_5830640.html Ali, 23, was inspired to create the film after a close family friend revealed that she had been sexually assaulted by an uncle as a child. Over the course of the next few years, Ali said she found out that several more young girls were assaulted by the sameContinue Reading
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) More than 2 million people die every year in the United States, almost always in the presence of life-sustaining medical technology. Sometimes the choices posed by medical technology make death the least worst alternative. Yet, choosing death, or letting go, is often a painful and contentious business. BioethicistContinue Reading
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_BattenJean Batten was the daughter of a dental surgeon named Frederick Batten and a mother named Ellen Batten who became a strong supporter of her career as a pilot. In 1924 she was enrolled into a girls’ boarding college in Remuera in Auckland where she studied ballet and piano. ThoughContinue Reading
It is not enough for us to simply lament and complain, but we should use our intelligence and work hard. — Dalai Lama Quotes (@DalaiLamaPosts) September 16, 2014 Related articles China Will Make The Dalai Lama Reincarnate Whether He Likes It Or Not 12 Dalai Lama Quotes That Will ChangeContinue Reading
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/catholic-priest-pleads-guilty-indecent-assault-6082279 A Catholic parish priest says he’s anxious about the wellbeing of his victim after pleading guilty in the Blenheim District Court to indecent assault today. Father Aidan Kay, from St Mary‘s Catholic Parish in Blenheim, was removed from his duties at the church after being charged by police. HisContinue Reading
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donna-rockwell-psyd/mindfulness-in-everyday-l_4_b_5788380.html On an Internet marriage website, blogger Andy Goddard shared that he had read the book Good to Great and learned that the characteristic shared by successful CEOs is humility. The same is true, he thinks, in marriage. “The partners in successful marriages,” he writes, “are both humble, teachable, andContinue Reading
