A study unpacks the origins of adult mental illness — and finds a correlation with unpredictable childhoods.
events in the news, such as the COVID-19 epidemic and former President Donald Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric, can also traumatize people even if they are not direct targets of mistreatment. If nothing else, scientists and doctors have learned that the roots of trauma are extremely complicated.
While but a mere piece of cloth, flags hold in them the hopes and dreams of an entire nation. Symbolic of everything their country stands for, flags are both deeply nostalgic and unflinchingly patriotic, so when your flag is constantly being mistaken for your next door neighbor’s, it makes sense that you might want to change it. It is for this reason that, in 2015, New Zealand attempted to change their flag for the low, low cost of $26,000,000. In this video, me and fellow kiwi Internet Historian set out to uncover what went down, what went wrong, and why we ended up with the result we did.
Needless to say, I don’t support that YouTube channel!
2015–2016 New Zealand flag referendums
Two New Zealand flag referendums were held by the New Zealand Government in November/December 2015 and March 2016 and resulted in the retention of the current flag of New Zealand.
Ji Chaoqun, 31, was convicted in a federal courtroom of spying for the People’s Republic of China.
Chaquin also attempted to recruit other engineers and scientists in this country for defense contractors to spy on behalf of the Chinese Intelligence Ministry, according to court documents.
Amazingly, the Chinese national was allowed to join the United States Army, which is how he gained access to sensitive material.
China and the US are battling over the Pacific. As US attention strayed from the region, China crept in, wooing Pacific island leaders with promises of investment and trade. In this episode of China Uncensored, we look at China’s strategy for taking the Pacific, why the Pacific is so coveted, and what it means for the international balance of power.
In a bid to become “the most inclusive airline in the skies,” British Virgin Atlantic scrapped rules on Wednesday requiring its staff to wear gender-specific uniforms. This means male personnel may now wear red skirt suits to work.
On the afternoon of September 11, 2001, an FBI bulletin known as a BOLO - ‘be on lookout’ — was issued with regard to three suspicious men who that morning were seen leaving the New Jersey waterfront minutes after the first plane hit World Trade Center 1. Law enforcement officers across the New York-New Jersey area were warned in the radio dispatch to watch for a ‘vehicle possibly related to New York terrorist attack’–
White, 2000 Chevrolet van with ‘Urban Moving Systems’ sign on back seen at Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ, at the time of first impact of jetliner into World Trade Center Three individuals with van were seen celebrating after initial impact and subsequent explosion. FBI Newark Field Office requests that, if the van is located, hold for prints and detain individuals.
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