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“The UN is us, the UN is the Member States, and it can be as strong as the Member States wish it to be.” Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was in New Haven to celebrate the publication of a five-book set of his U.N. papers, a joint project by Yale and the City College of New York. Annan answered questions in a town hall format with John Negroponte, the former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. who now teaches at Yale. See the full video above. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
papillondemai: Celebrating 200 Years of Jane Austen’s most beloved novel, first published on 28 January 1813 Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen, the story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London. Though the story is set at the turn of the 19th century, it retains a fascination for modern readers, continuing near the…
Further reading on International Holocaust Remembrance Day: The Holocaust and the United Nations sunnymayhem: 68 years ago Red Army soldiers freed the prisoners of Auschwitz concentration camp. “The premier demand upon all education is that Auschwitz not happen again.” (Theodor W. Adorno, Education after Auschwitz)
So, yesterday I happened to have nothing better to do, so I rewatched the whole Season 1 of The Newsroom. It is still as great as I remembered! And even better! I can’t believe it’s still five months until Season 2! I wish it was June already! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
huffpostpolitics: Hillary Clinton, Ron Johnson Engage In Heated Exchange At Benghazi Hearing (VIDEO) Although in my opinion it does make a tiny difference whether those four diplomats were killed by protesters or some guys who decided to kill Americans, I think she is doing great. Of course both sides can emphasize parts of the hearings that support their beliefs, I just think she is a true professional and handling this wonderfully. I hope she’ll be back in the game one way or another soon!
reuters: Britain’s European partners told David Cameron on Wednesday his demand for radical reform of the EU and an “in-out” referendum on UK membership showed a selfish and ignorant attitude. France went so far as to call Britain’s bluff and say it was free to leave. Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said he had told a recent meeting with British businessmen: “If Britain wants to leave Europe we will roll out the red carpet for you.” READ ON: Selfish, ignorant, dangerous: Europe’s verdict on Cameron speech
Washington Post: Netanyahu emerges weakened from Israeli elections Israel’s elections on Tuesday weakened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and raised the prospect of a more centrist government that could ease strained relations with Washington and signal more flexibility in peace efforts with the Palestinians.
eretzyisrael: According to a tally of 99.5% of the votes, the results are as follows: Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu: 31 Yesh Atid: 19 Labor: 15 Shas: 11 Habayit Hayehudi: 11 United Torah Judaism: 7 Hatnua: 6 Meretz: 6 United Arab List-Taal: 5 Hadash: 4 Balad: 3 Kadima: 2
It was strange reading the news about Beyonce lip-synching the National Anthem. The night before the inauguration I have seen the photos of her in a studio, with the notation of The Start Spangled Banner in hand and I thought “oh well, it is going to be pre-recorded then, whatever”. That was what I thought until the very moment she opened her mouth to sing on the ceremony. And then I thought, well, it might have been just a rehearsal on the photos… I was thinking “if this is lip-synching she is very good at it” and by the end…
