Eating and Activity Guidelines
Enjoy a variety of nutritious foods every day including plenty of vegetables and fruit. Find out more https://t.co/okxnmY3KG1 pic.twitter.com/DOJgaNj9Zd
Life expectancy rises 10 years across globe,
Life expectancy rises 10 years across globe, but more suffer in old age https://t.co/BpuJsKnjHn — The Guardian (@guardian) October 6, 2016 Life expectancy from 1980 to 2015 has risen globally by more than a decade to 69 years in men and 74.8 years in women. The cause of 70% of deaths is non-infectious diseases that…
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…
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…