God still remembers even those suffering Alzheimer’s

Tree Mrs Jenny Beck, a practising lawyer in New Zealand remembers her mother and she came to the conclusion that, in the face of her mom's Alzheimer's [if you are living in SA please get into touch with this organisation], God still remembers even those suffering from Alzheimer's - Jenny's net was cast very wide and inclusive of all the others, beside her beloved mother who suffer from this dread illness. Thank you Jenny for your expansive...

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INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT AND AFRICA: ONE DECADE ON

Ms Evelyn A Ankumah, Ms Angela Mudukuti, Judge Richard Goldstone & Ms Fatou Bensouda I attended a book launch at Webber Wentzel Attorneys on 5 October 2016. The editor of the book THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT AND AFRICA is Ms Ankumah. The keynote was by H.E. Ms Fatou Bensouda, the chief prosecutor of the ICC [about the ICC: https://www.icc-cpi.int/about]. It was hosted by Webber Wentzel Attorney and the Dutch Embassy. African countries...

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UNCERTAINTY IN COLOMBIA AFTER VOTE AGAINST PEACE.

A Colombian busy voting - for or against peace? I do give credit to National Geographic photographer Sebastián Liste for this image. According to news bulletins the Colombians voted against peace on 2 October 2016 and you can have a look at the National Geograpic photo essay against peace. Just on the face of it, I ask myself a question: "Why would you vote against peace? or is it too simplistic to approach it this way?" I however want...

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THE PINK LADY INTERNATIONAL FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

I took this photograph at the Jewish Ghetto in Rome at a restaurant during April 2016 My ideas about food photography changed drastically after I looked at the Pink Lady's International Food Photography competition. That is the reason why I can publish this photo as part and parcel of food photography. My chickens' eggs Those images are definitely not what we have to look at on Facebook - you've seen those half eaten pies with gravy all...

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PRESIDENT OBAMA THE MENSCH

President Barack Obama shares his handkerchief with the son of the Late Israeli President Shimon Perez. President Barack Obama is a mensch! He shared his handkerchief with the Late Israeli President Shimon Perez's son at the funeral of his father. The official photographer of the White House Pete Souza captured this unique moment - or is it unique? I don't think so. It shows us that the high office of the White House did not dehumanise Mr Obama. Thank...

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COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS: THE LAW RELATING TO A POWER OF ATTORNEY

Mrs Sonja Smith, Mr Rian Jansen Van Rensburg, Dr Hannetjie Van Zyl-Edeling, Neels Coertse, Mrs Aderyn Exley and Prof. Ricky Snyders at the 22nd South African Psychology Congress held at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg on Friday 23 September 2016 We presented lectures at the 22nd South African Psychology Congress held at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg on Friday 23 September 2016 on the topic: THE COURAGEOUS CONVERSATION SYMPOSIUM: BE MINDFUL OF...

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JOHN DRIZZY BERGH ON FEES MUST FALL TO PINK, PURPLE, GREEN, PITCH BLACK

John Drizzy Bergh - credit to Facebook photos on his wall Listen to this young man talking straight talk to the clever students that are burning and vandalising their Universities and injuring people. Click on this link to listen to him. I agree entirely with him.  How can you justify your vandalism by burning down the very institutions you want to use to improve yourself? You want to qualify as a future leader, as a future intellectual...

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