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• China Passes First Domestic Violence Law

  27-12-2015 17:00 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: The GuardianChina’s parliament has passed the country’s first law against domestic violence, tackling an issue often ignored to avoid bringing shame upon the family in traditional Chinese culture.
  
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• Influential Psychiatrist Robert Spitzer Dies at 83

  27-12-2015 16:59 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: CBS News - HealthwatchGay-rights activists credit Dr. Spitzer with removing homosexuality from the list of mental disorders; famous for focusing on data.
  
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• Striking a pose with Instayoga

  27-12-2015 10:30
  
  Is Instayoga all about self-reflection or self-promotion? Megan Carnegie Brown on a new incarnation of yogaAnne-Marie Newland’s students wouldn’t dare use their mobile phones in her yoga class, let alone take a surreptitious snap of their sphinx pose. However Newland, founder of the Sun Power Yoga School, is reluctant to criticise the growing presence of yoga selfies on the internet. The Instayoga trend now extends far beyond the usual celebrities – searching #yogaeverydamnday
  
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• What your toilet paper says about you

  27-12-2015 09:30
  
  Do you roll over or under? Next time you visit the smallest room in the house have a look at the loo rollThis week let’s do a bit of – ahem – roll play. How do you prefer to hang your toilet roll? Do you like the loose end to be far away from the wall (the over style) or next to the wall (the under style)? Now let’s see what Dr Gilda Carle (“relationship expert to the stars”) has to say about your choice. Continue reading...
  
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