Dear Leo and all, Congratulations to all the authors of the book. My humble suggestion is that a scanned copy of the letter from the nobel committee be mailed to all chapters of GHA so that they can circulate it to various people they see fit and press. Also maybe we can mail a copy of the recommendation and application which also if circulated to international press will cause good publicity and may increase the chances of getting the prize. Congratulations once again. Himansu Dugar On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:04:51 +0530 wrote > Letter from the Nobel Committee Dear GHA Members, I am happy to share with you the nice news for us. Yesterday I received the Nobel Committee's letter of April 8, 2013: “Dear Sir, The Norwegian Nobel Committee has received your proposal for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. This year 259 candidates have been registered. The name of the prize recipient for 2013 will be announced on October 11. Sincerely, Secretary, Signature.” This letter means that the GHA is recognized as one of the 259 candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize 2013. I recall my nomination, which we discussed and approved in July 2012: "Nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013 of the Global Harmony Association on behalf of the co-authors international group (76 co-authors from 26 countries) of the book:The ABC of Harmony for World Peace, Harmonious Civilization and Tetranet Thinking, Global Textbook, by Dr. Leo Semashko, Project Manager, Editor in Chief and GHA 75 coauthors from 26 countries (first published in English in India, New Delhi, Doosra Mat Prakashan, 2012, 334 pages, ISBN – 978-81-923108-6-2) as an unprecedented in world history scientific and spiritual peacemaking instrument to achieve world peace from conscious social harmony through a global harmonious education and enlightenment in this ABC." The GHA ten distinguished professors also sent similar nomination to the Nobel Committee: Vladimir Bransky, Alexander Subetto, Erika Lazarova, Bishnu Pathak, Ernesto Kahan, Norman Kurland, Glen Martin, François Houtart, Matjaz Mulej and Rudolf Siebert. Again, we sincerely thank them. They, obviously, received or will receive such feedback from the Committee. Of course, we all understand that, reasoning mathematically, the chance of one of the 259 - it's a very small chance. But it is not zero! This is important. But the choice will be not mathematical, and on social and peacemaking importance. We'll find out about it on October 11. We'll hope for the best and at the same time we will prepare ourselves to repeat the GHA nomination after it for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. After all, the GHA peace merits and achievements are constantly growing, with which grow and our chances for this award. GHA has earned it by law for 8 years of unprecedented peace activity through promotion of global harmony and harmonious education in 46 GHA projects, each of which is a peace project, but in its own way. In any case, we have every reason to be proud of GHA official recognition as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013. I am happy to congratulate all of us on this! With love, best harmony wishes, Leo Dr Leo Semashko: State Councillor of St. Petersburg, Philosopher, Sociologist and Peacemaker from Harmony; Director: Tetrasociology Public Institute, Russia; Founding President, Global Harmony Association (GHA); Director, GHA Website "Peace from Harmony":www.peacefromharmony.org World Interfaith Harmony Project on the ABC of Harmony Base: www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=541; GHA Program Book, The ABC of Harmony: www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=478; P/Web page:www.peacefromharmony.org/?cat=en_c&key=253; Address: 7/4-42 Ho-Shi-Min Street, St. Petersburg 194356, Russia Phone: 7 (812) 597-65-71; Skype: leo.semahko Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/leo.semashko?ref=tn_tnmn