Donald Trump can’t start a Twitter war without shooting himself in the foot
Kaine: “Donald Trump can’t start a Twitter war with Miss Universe without shooting himself in the foot” #VPDebate https://t.co/QA1xMZSFLE — CNN (@CNN) October 5, 2016
You could see right away that that the man was conflicted
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11722052 Catholicism is woven deeply into the Spanish-influenced culture of this land of 165,000 people. Families consider it a blessing to be closely associated with priests, and having a son grow up to be a priest or a daughter become a nun is a source of pride. That’s why allegations that the island’s archbishop molested…
What is PTSD?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/05/what-is-post-traumatic-stress-disorder The NHS reported last week that 12.6% of women in England aged 16 to 24 screened positive for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a national study, compared with just 3.6% of their male peers. These findings were especially alarming as only 4.2% of women in this age bracket were identified as having PTSD in…
She held on to what felt like a “dirty little” secret for decades
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11715463 “I have been dealing with this for a very long time. It has been in my mind for … years but I kept it hidden from my family, particularly my parents… “I didn’t want them to feel any shame or be upset because I hid what always felt like a dirty little secret from…
1 in 200 Children a Refugee
1 in 200 children in the world is a refugee. #UNGA #refugeeswelcome #UN4RefugeesMigrants #childrenfirst pic.twitter.com/Nc6Fa9cfCp — UNICEF (@UNICEF) September 20, 2016
Whanganui teen considered sewing her pyjamas up to stop a man sexually abusing her
NZ teen says she considered sewing her pyjamas up to stop a man sexually abusing her http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3819295/Teenager-says-considered-sewing-pyjamas-stop-man-sexually-abusing-prayed-s-jailed-six-years.html De Vries was in July convicted of three counts of indecent assault, and two sexual violations against two girls, Stuff reported. The 39-year-old used Old Testament bible verses about how if a woman has sex with a man…
Reduction in Pacific Islanders’ access to safe drinking water
http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/314815/situation-for-oceania-pushed-to-severe The Director of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Julianne Hickey said the lack of adequate and nutritious food and safe water had impacted people’s health and children’s access to education. “We heard of hunger, we heard of people who died as a result of that, of the hunger and the droughts and so our assessment…
Rape accused tells judge not to ask him ‘stupid questions’
Attribution Featured Image – By Wnavarre85 – Own workData: United nations office on drugs and crime 2012. Retrieved on may 30th 2014. http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_SexualViolence.xls, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33071636 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11721439 Luke James Henry, 31, faces 13 charges, including unlawfully detaining a woman, three charges of rape, two of sexual violation, assault, kidnap, and assault with intent to…
It’s Fiji Language week from 3-9 October
Ni sa bula vinaka! It’s Fiji Language week. Here are some words and phrases to get you speaking Na Vosa Vakaviti. https://t.co/Qh1VOphnW3 pic.twitter.com/tltHLczNiA — Auckland Council (@AklCouncil) October 2, 2016 Ni sa bula vinaka! It’s Fiji Language week from 3-9 October. This year’s theme is Noqu vosa me’u bula taka: My language, learn it, speak…
90-year-old man has admitted child sex offending dating back as long as 53 years
A 90-year-old man has admitted child sex offending dating back as long as 53 years. Name suppression has lifted on Ronald Edward Growcott, who had a walking stick to help him stand in the dock when he pleaded guilty at the Christchurch District Court on Friday. Growcott admitted sexual offending against a girl from 1963…