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A while back, I was having an argument (well, it’s more like I was trying to have a conversation with my designated troll, banned since) about the downside of population decline (PD). He demanded to know why is it bad (which is what I was trying to say) and I thought I provided some studies, but while searching, I was unsatisfied with the quality of the studies I had found. (The title term refers mostly to economy (i.e., population drops below the level required to carry the economy or more specifically old age pensions) whereas PD refers to demographics.) Since then, I’ve found a bit more so here it is.

After briefly going through the just-published PISA 2015 results, here we expand on our knowledge of the top-performing Asian countries, which share some important characteristics.

Ce, credeai ca obtinerea unui pasaport romanesc in Canada poate fi povestita intr-un singur articol (primul despre pasaportul romanesc)? Nici pomeneala! Aici afli ce s-a intamplat mai pi larg.

I have made the mistake to look at what Adrian Nastase had to say in his defense. It's quite persuasive. This document makes use of certain HTML5 tags that are presently supported only by Chrome / Chromium and make reading easier.

Exista o gramada de idei false care persista in pofida statisticilor, datelor stiintifice accesibile tuturor. Cum am promis, atac aici un subiect mai greu de-nghitit care taman d-aia ma atrage.

Zice Calin, de asta data: Vorbiti în 500 de semne (maximum 550) despre un defect pe care vi-l recunoasteti. Cred ca tonul autoironic e o solutie buna a problemei, nu?

Oare cum ajung britanicii sa-si inchida usile imigratiei? Ce pazeste Soros?

I watched it a few days ago and promised myself I’ll write down my thoughts before this forgettable creation disappears from memory. On the plus side, I identified a Romanian actress in it.

Based on my mistaken belief that there may be people reading this, I go ahead with my recommendations, after the intro and Asia. PISA is not just a set of tests, it comes with suggestions and recommendations.

It's hard to determine when you are the source of events or when you are simply part of the current. If you're a blogger in a minor blogosphere, you might start accusing others of "stealing" from you. Me, I'm just glad that I'm being validated.

Taman am aflat ca am castigat (sau, mai degraba, era cat pe ce ~) un neasteptat premiu in concursul initiat de Lucia Verona. Inainte de a-ti spune, ia gandeste-te si zi-mi ce premiu crezi c-am luat (funny blogger, cum m-a nominat Cartim, sau ce?) :)

Am descoperit acum o saptamana o gugumanie, de data asta in evz, si-aici ma refuvoltez. Este vorba de rezultatele PISA 2009 si cum au fost reflectate in presa. A luat mult timp, fiindca le prezint si eu.

Today’s the last day of Iceland’s Airwaves, which I haven’t attended or written about, but you can check out the soon-to-disappear Soma FM’s own radio station. Yet today’s broadcast, boys and girls, is about something completely different. Back in 2007, when it started as a Canada-only contest, nobody could have predicted that Red Bull Thre3style (#RB3style) would grow into the largest DJ competition on the planet. This year there's a Romanian among them: DJ Undoo.

N-am gangurit demult pe seama intamplarilor de-aici, si s-or adunatara multe, asa ca-mi voi da drumu’. Roman cardar, Rosia Montana Redivivus, tiganii Obama, capsunari lefteri, criza care inca nu se simte pe bune, indienii ne invadeaza, online boom, crime si prostii si-n final, festivalul filmului romanesc in Toronto. Ready or not, here I cum!

Ma preocupa soarta transportului romanesc, printre altele si pentru ca daca merg prin Ro am nevoie sa ma plimb prin tara in timp scurt. Din pacate, stirile-s proaste.

Recent, Adevarul a publicat un clip din metroul japonez. Chipurile, asta ar trebui sa faca romanii sa se simta mai ghinisor cand stau 3 ore in trafic sa mearga un 1 km. Am mai scris pe blog despre inghesuiala nationala din Bucuresti si cum sa te-nalti peste trafic.

The results of the latest PISA testing have come out. Will I manage to write about the educational styles in Canada (which is 4th, tied with Finland, after Singapore, Japan and Estonia) and Romania (48th out of 70)?

De cand cu Michael Bryant, czar-ul justitiei ontariene care nici macar n-a fost judecat dupa ce a ucis in vazul tuturor un biciclist, am fost tare curios sa vad cum s-ar descurca justitia romaneasca intr-un caz similar. Iata ca Elena Turcu, judecatoare, a fost prinsa conducand beata si apoi achitata.

Multe s-au schimbat de cand eram mic si alergam pe bicicleta mea rosie si bulgareasca (Balkan). In primul rand, s-o schimbat bicla. Si-apoi s-a schimbat terenul si tzara. Si m-am schimbat si eu.

Sub titlul ''Parerea'' barbatilor din Targu Mures despre femei am gasit recent un monolog aparent misogin. Este recitat mult prea cursiv si detasat pentru a fi ceva spontan, asa ca am decis sa investighez. Am gasit un monolog al Alinei Nelega Cadariu – ea ii zice monodrama: Hess.