Posted by Raelle on August 9th, 2010 No Comments »
So what does Not Guilty mean in the New Zealand judicial system.
Does this mean that you are innocent or not?
Our system says you are innocent until proven guilty, so if you get a jury verdict of not guilty does this mean that you are innocent.
I think not!!!
A Jury have to find a person guilty beyond a shadow of doubt. They say that you must have reasonable doubt to get a not guilty verdict. And this is all done with 12 people saying that they all see doubt.
Well actually not this is not technically true because we now have a situation where if 11 jurors agree to one verdict and 1 single juror is on the opposite verdict then the majority will rule.
So it is very difficult to get a hung jury if you have several saying guilty and other saying not guilty, as you are made by the Judge to to keep going until you can get a majority rule.
So if the jury can not get to agree to a verdict because some have what is called reasonable doubt then if the majority rule kicks in, then they go with the majority verdict.
There could be any number of jurors that feel that the accused is guilty but there is a shadow of reasonable doubt in their mind so they go with not guilty verdict.
In this way many of the jurors may feel that there is a good chance that the accused is guilty but they for their reasons of doubt go with the not guilty verdict.
Recently I was called to serve on a Jury in Napier. I felt that this was my duty and that I needed to do my duty and make myself available for this service.
When I found myself on the jury I had to assume that the universe had put me there for a reason.
It is interesting some people never get called and others get called regular. I have been called many times over the years and have got my employer to get me out of it. But in recent years I have been called three times and I have fronted up all three.
I have made it on to a jury only twice.
I didn’t really enjoy this recent experience nor the other and I don’t expect that anyone that participated in the proceeding did either.
It isn’t really expected to be an enjoyable experience just an experience to learn from.
I have come to the conclusion that NOT GUILTY does not mean INNOCENT
Tags: Guilty, Innocent
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Posted by Raelle on June 28th, 2010 No Comments »
My last post I talked about drinking enough water so to follow on with this vein of thought it is important to get minerals as well.
If you are exercising and feel thirsty then you are already dehydrated and your electrolytes are out of balance.
You should always hydrate before and during exercise to maintain a good level throughout to avoid unnecessary stress on the body.
I mentioned in my last post that it was not good to drink more than 3 litres of water a day, the reason for this is you will flush out your minerals and become mineral deficient.
Many health conditions [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: cardiovascular, diabetes, electrolytes, heart disease, lowers blood pressure, minerals, water
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Posted by Raelle on June 26th, 2010 2 Comments »
I find hard in the colder months is to drink enough water.
I am just not inclined to drink cold water, I’m drawn to the warmer drinks like herbal teas and miso.
Although these are good options I noticed that I was getting
dehydrated and had to force myself to drink more water.
You just don’t get as thirsty in the winter as you do in the summer.
It isn’t difficult to get dehydrated in the winter as the cold can
be very drying to the body as well and the skin. Have you noticed that your skin is
more dry in the winter than in the summer.
A good way [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: cardiovascular, lowers blood pressure, well being
Posted in General Health, Self Help |
Posted by Raelle on May 15th, 2010 No Comments »
I fast at least once a year as I enjoy the cleansing feeling that it gives me, not only my body but also my mind. I feel de-cluttered mind wise after a fast. This passed week I have been on a fast with some friends of mine.
I wish to share some of our experiences during this time. It’s not exceptionally radical, it consist of 3 lead in days then the fasting days, 3 lead out days.
The 4 others that came on the fast with me had never fasted before, so it was great to hear all there positive experiences as we [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: cleansing, detox, Fasting, Healthy Eating, well being
Posted in General Health, Healthy Eating, Self Help |
Posted by Raelle on April 26th, 2010 13 Comments »
Vitamin C, we need this nutrient to prevent scurvy, it is abundant in most fruits and vegetables especially citrus fruits, kiwifruit and blackcurrants.
Vitamin C supports the immune system, fights cancer and many other numerous health conditions.
But Vitamin C is not Ascorbic acid.
Not all vitamins are created equal.
Most supplements on the market contain ascorbic acid and they call it vitamin C.
Vitamin C was discovered in the 1930s by Dr Albert Szebt-Gyorgyi, his understanding of the chemical structure of the vitamin C made it possible to reproduce in a laboratory.
Unfortunately only nature can produce vitamin C that our bodies will utilize to the maximum, the [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: cancer, cardiovascular, Vitamin C, Vitamin D
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Posted by Raelle on April 19th, 2010 6 Comments »
I went to see my Dentist today, and $200 lighter but I feel great.
Since becoming a raw food eater I have had to be more aware of taking real good care of my teeth.
Firstly I intend to eat raw food for the rest of my life which I estimate will be around 46 years. (that will make me 100) I need to be able to chew all these years, you can’t chew raw vegetables without any teeth.
Secondly I eat a lot of fruit and the natural sugars and acids can play havoc with your teeth.
When I was younger I [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Amalgams, anti-carcinogens, cancer, Healthy Eating, Raw Food, Sodium Lauryl Sulphate
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Posted by Raelle on April 15th, 2010 No Comments »
Combining fruits and vegetables is it a No No or Ok?
Well this is a good question and I get it all the time, people say but aren’t you not supposed to combine fruit with vegetables. You read in the books that it is not good to combine these two.
The next question comes to mind is, what is a vegetable and what is a fruit? Could we be confusing fruits with vegetables.
When I thought about this for a while, I came up with a fruit grows on a tree or a vine.
Vegetables grow in the ground and are tubers like [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Healthy Eating, live food, Raw Food, vegetarian
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Posted by Raelle on April 5th, 2010 No Comments »
On Good Friday I met up with my brother at the bottom of the Puketapu hill in Taradale for a training ride. Both of us are keen amateur riders and we are in training for a ride in May from Rotorua to Whakatane which is 90 km with a lot of hills.
I am also riding in the Hawkes Bay ” Girls on Bikes” 65 km Ride on the 11 April. Getting out and doing lots of hill work is our main goal.
The ride we did was 38 km with approximately 20 of them being hills. My brother is carrying some extra [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: anti-oxidant, live food, Raw Food
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Posted by Raelle on March 28th, 2010 3 Comments »
Juicing raw fresh fruits and vegetables is a great way to up the nutrition in your diet. But what is best, juicing or smoothies?
There are two types of juicing machines, centrifugal and the extractor. The centrifugal juicing machine spins at high speed forcing the pulp and the juice to separate. There is heat produced by the high speed in this method that can cause slight degradation of the nutrients. The higher speed the machine can reach equates to the faster the juice is produced. The theory is that the less time required the less heat produced.
These machines produce instant [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: diabetes, Healthy Eating, Hypoglycemia, Nutrition, Raw Food, vegetarian
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Posted by Raelle on March 22nd, 2010 No Comments »
For Your Information
I am posting this to get more awareness of public opinions of vaccines. I found it interesting.
From WebMD Health News
SURVEY SHOWS PARENTS WORRY ABOUT VACCINES
Jennifer Warner
March 3, 2010
Most parents believe vaccination is a good way to protect their
children from potentially deadly diseases, but a new survey shows more
than half still worry about the possibility of vaccine side effects.
The study shows 88% of parents follow the child immunization schedule
recommended by their doctor, but 54% are concerned about serious
vaccine side effects. Although parents overwhelmingly share the belief
that vaccines are a good way to protect their children from disease,
these same [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: health, medicine, vaccination
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My name is Raelle Connolly and I’m a Homeopath from Napier, New Zealand. I love to work with people and help them become the person that they want to be. I believe that a healthy body and mind is the key to happiness and that it’s a constant journey.