Aaaaw, they all came together and did this to support Mary’s sister, that is so awsome! I even forgive Josh Malina for the WW movie joke… 🙂 After all, this is almost like one, well, I mean a tiny portion of one… 🙂 I love these people!! acornerstone: ‘West Wing’ cast reunites to urge voting in nonpartisan races, help Michigan Supreme Court candidate Bridget McCormack (video) (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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United Nations News Centre – General Assembly opens new session with call to tackle urgent global issues

United Nations News Centre – General Assembly opens new session with call to tackle urgent global issues Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said: “We are living through a period of unease. We are also seeing incidents of intolerance and hatred that are then exploited by others. Voices of moderation and calm need to make themselves heard at this time. We all need to speak up in favour of mutual respect and understanding of the values and beliefs of others. The United Nations must rise to the moment.”

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OK, I can’t help reblogging this anymore, it keeps returning to my dashboard in the funniest forms and with the funniest comments… 😀 I think they are just being cute there, William really got the moves down, he seems to have a real talent for this… 😀 thebritishnobility: Victory Dance in Tuvalu ft. Wills & Kate The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have joined a group of Tuvaluan children in a dance class as part of their Diamond Jubilee tour. William and Kate were told “touch your back, back, back, touch your toes, toes, toes, touch your nose, nose, nose”…

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67th Session of the UN General Assembly starts on Tuesday!

67th Session of the UN General Assembly starts on Tuesday! It starts today! Find all kinds of useful information on this link!

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September 16 is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer! united-nations: On this day 25 years ago, the world proved it could act together for the environment. Join the UN Environment Programme in celebrating the restoration of earth’s ozone layer thanks to the Montreal Protocol.  (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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The UN dedicates this year’s observance of the International Day of Democracy to democracy education. As Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says, let’s “work to bring democracy education to all, and in particular, to those societies in transition that need it most.” I double that! Especially political education being sort of my obsession for quite a long time. I think young population of each nation (not just those in transition) needs proper political education from an early age, the kind of which old democracies like the US has a long time tradition. I live in a country where the most of young…

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Darkness at Noon | Book by Arthur Koestler – Simon & Schuster

Darkness at Noon | Book by Arthur Koestler – Simon & Schuster “It was quiet in the cell. Rubashov heard only the creaking of his steps on the tiles. Six and a half steps to the door, whence they must come to fetch him, six and a half steps to the window, behind which night was falling. Soon it would be over. But when he asked himself, ‘For what actually are you dying?’ he found no answer.”  One of the most famous novels of Hungarian born author Arthur Koestler and one of the most daring political novels of the 1940s. …

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The Hungarian Solution

The Hungarian Solution Really?! I mean, you can take him, we wouldn’t mind. If the current wave of Republican criticism of Mitt Romney—due to his ideological uncertainty and the general incompetence of his campaign—keeps up, here’s a suggestion for a replacement candidate: Viktor Orban.

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Libyans demonstrate against terrorism and condemn killing of American diplomats in Benghazi. Source: CNN news blog on Storify

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