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Bored of mindfulness? Give mindlessness a try
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Give a Little or give a lot
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Are CYFS responsibilities being shifted to the private sector
.@johnkeypm is not ruling out some CYFS responsibilities being shifted to the private sector. http://t.co/f5sjfQ1ZY8 pic.twitter.com/JYlFasl2He — Morning Report (@NzMorningReport) August 30, 2015
Dunbar’s number kicked my ass
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A dangerous place to be poor, black and a woman
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