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Bishop Tutu chaired South Africa’s post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission.  He is a tireless defender of human rights and has campaigned for the oppressed and marginalized worldwide. In 1984, he became the second South African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has asked the Dalai Lama to hold a public dialogue with him via video link-up on Saturday.

Dumisa Ntsebeza, the CEO of the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre, said Tutu had written to the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader and was waiting for a response.

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John Malkovich Extrodinaire

John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor, producer, director and fashion designer with his label Technobohemian. Over the last 25 years of his career, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures. For his roles in Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire, he received Academy Award nominations. He has also appeared in critically acclaimed films such as Empire of the Sun, The Killing Fields, Dangerous Liaisons, Con Air, Of Mice and Men, Being John Malkovich, and Red. He will produce the film version of the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

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I was recently approached by Prof. Charles Parry of the MRC Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Unit to participate in a survey on alcohol policy development and implementation in South Africa.  Responses were received from 37 persons deemed to have expertise in alcohol policy in South Africa out of a possible 52 approached.

To see or download the survey, click here now.

< Charles DH Parry, PhD Director: Alcohol & Drug Abuse Research Unit South African Medical Research Council and Extraordinary Professor: Department of Psychiatry University of Stellenbosch

Why do we make the same mistakes? How do our belief ruin or improve our lives? How do we actually identify our beliefs and how do we change them if they’re not working for us?

The following article is taken from a 4 day 12 module course that I wrote on Addictionology in South African context.

Nelly Furtado – All Good Things Official Video – Lyrics – Free MP3

“All Good Things (Come To An End)”

Honestly what will become of me
don’t like reality
It’s way too clear to me
But really life is dandy
We are what we don’t see
Missed everything daydreaming

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