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Come Next Summer by Leigh Michaels – Powell’s Books I wanted something light and easy before I start to read anything else, so I choose one from Leigh Michaels. I used to like her short novels for this sole purpose, this one did not become my favorite though. I love her characters, they are really well written in every novel, but I just felt the story was poor in this one. Or maybe I have just read too much from her already and she seems to be working on the same pattern over and over again. But anyway I picked…
I just heard that Kofi Annan might be named as UN’s special envoy to Syria. I like the idea very much! fortyandtwo: “The idea that there is one people in possession of the truth, one answer to the world’s ills, or one solution to humanity’s needs, has done untold harm throughout history.” — Kofi Annan
Finally I got to see The Descendants last night. Since it only premiered last week in Hungary I have been waiting to see it for a really long time. Reading and hearing all the stuff about this movie I had all sorts of expectations but it really did surpass all of them. It has such a good balance between good humor and the sadness of the story. George Clooney was really good (despite all the ugly shirts :)), clearly I just love him in everything he does, although I don’t like big words like best acting of his career and…
united-nations: Tuesday, 21 February, is International Mother Language Day which is 2012 focuses on other tongue instruction and inclusive education “Multilingualism is our ally in ensuring quality education for all, in promoting inclusion and in combating discrimination. ” Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
