Thursday, March 25
AUT and others present AWAKENING THE DREAMER, CHANGING THE DREAM SYMPOSIUM - Working Locally as Global Citizens
The Symposium takes a fresh look at our most critical current concerns - environmental sustainability, social justice and spiritual fulfillment - and explores and exposes what connects them.
"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing." George Bernard Shaw
Date/Time Commences: Saturday, 27 March. 12.30pm – 6pm. Please arrive at 12:15pm for a 12:30pm start.Venue: Room AG127, AUT North Shore Campus, Auckland.
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"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing." George Bernard Shaw
Date/Time Commences: Saturday, 27 March. 12.30pm – 6pm. Please arrive at 12:15pm for a 12:30pm start.Venue: Room AG127, AUT North Shore Campus, Auckland.
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Wednesday, March 24
Taxidermy
Almighty animals. Aren't they great? They're dead, they're taxiderm-ified, but that's good, right? So we can take a look, and not be scared of certain death-by-feeding/hugging. I think this bear is a brown bear (or Grizzly Bear - subspecies of Brown Bear), so would not actively kill to eat a woman/man. The leopard might eat us, because leopards in Africa eat mid-sized antelope. Thanks Wikipedia!
Brown Bears have long claws, great for digging up insects. This photo is extremely cute.
www.niwa.co.nz
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
NIWA, research and consultancy company are leaders in water and atmospheric research conducting environmental science to enable the sustainable management of natural resources for New Zealand and the planet. They are doing so much!
Aquaculture & Biotechnology
Aquatic Biodiversity & Biosecurity
Atmosphere
Climate
Coasts
Energy
Fisheries
Freshwater
Natural Hazards
Oceans
and more.....
Monday, March 22
Mental Health
These statistics refer to mental disorders in children and young people
According to the 2001 Census there are about 8, 823, 293 five-sixteen year olds in Great Britain. Of these 4,381, 047 are aged between 5-10 years-old and 4, 442, 246 are aged between 11-16 years-old.
MENTAL DISORDERS
The figures below are based on the finding of the ONS’ Child and Adolescent Mental Health Survey, 2004. Any ballpark figures regaqrding the number of children with these disorders are estimates based on the prevalence rates found in this study, and the demographics listed above.
9.6% or nearly 850, 000 children and young people aged between 5-16 years have a mental disorder
7.7% or nearly 340,000 children aged 5-10 years have a mental disorder
11.5% or about 510, 000 young people aged between 11-16 years have a mental disorder
ANXIETY
3.3% or about 290,000 children and young people have an anxiety disorder
2.2% or about 96,000 children have an anxiety disorder
4.4% or about 195,000 young people have an anxiety disorder
DEPRESSION
0.9% or nearly 80, 000 children and young people are seriously depressed
0.2% or about 8,700 aged 5-10 year-olds are seriously depressed.
1.4% or about 62,000 aged 11-16 year-olds are seriously depressed.
CONDUCT DISORDERS
5.8% or just over 510,000 children and young people have a conduct disorder
4.9% or nearly 215,000 children have a conduct disorder
6.6% or just over 290,000 young people have a conduct disorder
HYPERKINETIC DISORDER (SEVER ADHD)
1.5% or just over 132,000 children and young people have severe ADHD
1.6% or about 70,000 children have severe ADHD
1.4% or about 62,000 young people have severe ADHD
References
1 Office for National Statistics (2004). Census 2001: national report for England and Wales. London: Office for National Statistics. See http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/
2 Registrar General for Scotland (2002). Scotland's Census 2001: population report. Edinburgh: General Register Office for Scotland. See http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/01poprep.pdf
3 Green, H., McGinnity, A., Meltzer, H., et al. (2005). Mental health of children and young people in Great Britain 2004. London: Palgrave. See http://www.statistics.gov.uk/
According to the 2001 Census there are about 8, 823, 293 five-sixteen year olds in Great Britain. Of these 4,381, 047 are aged between 5-10 years-old and 4, 442, 246 are aged between 11-16 years-old.
MENTAL DISORDERS
The figures below are based on the finding of the ONS’ Child and Adolescent Mental Health Survey, 2004. Any ballpark figures regaqrding the number of children with these disorders are estimates based on the prevalence rates found in this study, and the demographics listed above.
9.6% or nearly 850, 000 children and young people aged between 5-16 years have a mental disorder
7.7% or nearly 340,000 children aged 5-10 years have a mental disorder
11.5% or about 510, 000 young people aged between 11-16 years have a mental disorder
ANXIETY
3.3% or about 290,000 children and young people have an anxiety disorder
2.2% or about 96,000 children have an anxiety disorder
4.4% or about 195,000 young people have an anxiety disorder
DEPRESSION
0.9% or nearly 80, 000 children and young people are seriously depressed
0.2% or about 8,700 aged 5-10 year-olds are seriously depressed.
1.4% or about 62,000 aged 11-16 year-olds are seriously depressed.
CONDUCT DISORDERS
5.8% or just over 510,000 children and young people have a conduct disorder
4.9% or nearly 215,000 children have a conduct disorder
6.6% or just over 290,000 young people have a conduct disorder
HYPERKINETIC DISORDER (SEVER ADHD)
1.5% or just over 132,000 children and young people have severe ADHD
1.6% or about 70,000 children have severe ADHD
1.4% or about 62,000 young people have severe ADHD
References
1 Office for National Statistics (2004). Census 2001: national report for England and Wales. London: Office for National Statistics. See http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/
2 Registrar General for Scotland (2002). Scotland's Census 2001: population report. Edinburgh: General Register Office for Scotland. See http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/01poprep.pdf
3 Green, H., McGinnity, A., Meltzer, H., et al. (2005). Mental health of children and young people in Great Britain 2004. London: Palgrave. See http://www.statistics.gov.uk/
Monday, March 8
One in five women who attend college in the USA will become the victim of a rape or an attempted rape by the time she graduates.
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Friday, March 5
Princess Chelsea - Monkey Eats Bananas
Princess Chelsea will be releasing her first album soon. She lives in Auckland, and is not only a stupendous person, she writes great songs. Talented lady.
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