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The most important debating tournament in Romania took place at the “Mihai Viteazu” high-school and the reporter summarized a debate with a BIRT on whether the Romanian government should provide reparations to the Roma community for the Holocaust. This is worth a discussion.

I happened to be in the area so I decided to pay the consulate a visit, not expecting to be able to vote, but hoping to learn more info about my programmed visit for my passport renewal. I didn't waste a lot of time, but in typical Romanian fashion, someone managed to use my time with info that is likely useless.

Ioan Pop, the priest with the All Saints Romanian Orthodox Church was just charged with sexual assault at church. Apparently, a woman barely escaped only after a couple walked in on what was going on.

Usurinta cu care toti romanii, aproape fara exceptie, au acceptat motivatia americanilor pentru neacordarea de vize mi se pare teribil de penibila. La fel de ridicol mi se par standardele duble care domina atitudinea noastra - si, de fapt, a lumii intregi - fata de gigantul militar, politic si economic.

The latest news item about the Romanian Royal House (more precisely, King Mihai's daughter) is not particularly flattering to them, but is an excellent metaphor for state violence, in continuation of the previous article, on the police brutality incident suffered by a Romanian dentist in Alberta.

It’s been a while since we haven’t talked about poverty in Romania and solutions. A recent “debate” caused by an over-the-top article on not giving money to the poor gives us a chance to look at it again and also address our reticence with BDSM practices.

The current culture clash about some Norwegian child welfare agency having seized a Romanian couple’s children over physical discipline and the ensuing protests coming mostly from religious groups has a recognizable background: it’s a rehashing of the century-old conservative vs liberal quarrel. I have respect and admiration for Norway and their altruistic, enlightened and generous foreign policy and foreign aid, but this case may be more than just that.

I suspect there is a 'TestVote' application for each member country of the EU. I decided to follow my own recommendation from Romanian MEP elections in Toronto and go through this, just before voting. Since there is very likely an English one in existence, and the English vote has already concluded, this article has the questions left in original, in Romanian.

Dupa ce in prima parte am discutat cazurile cele mai cunoscute de pedofilie belgiana impreuna cu incercarile incununate cu succes de a masca evidenta si de a-i scapa cu basma curata pe vinovati, discutam contextul cultural mai larg si impresii nitel mai subiective. Si-azi e Marti, deci e iarasi Belgia!

Noam Chomsky este cel mai cunoscut dissident American. Spre deosebire de dizidenti in alte state, este viu, nevatamat, scrie carti, da interviuri, preda la facultate, calatoreste si viata nu i-a fost niciodata in pericol. M-am gandit c-ar fi instructiv sa ne uitam la cateva citate care pot – sau nu – sa fie relevante la situatia actuala a Romaniei.

Mai deunazi, in timp ce-mi verificam emailul, privirile mi-au fost atrase de un "Sponsored Link" pe care Gmail mi l-a oferit. Era vorba despre "About [EscortAgency]", un site care, dupa descrierea din Google Ad, este dedicat nemultumirii cuiva, vorbind despre un "bad agency and the girl was bad too".

Not brown as a result of my trip to Cuba, but rather as a state of mind.

I continue to struggle to express my frustrations with the status quo while also presenting the election results. Here I'll start with the facts, hoping that the rest will transpire effortlessly.

Problemele cu care se confrunta industria automobilelor peste tot in lume si in special in USA sunt bine-cunoscute. Dar ultimele cateva zile au adus cateva importante stiri noi: Frank Stronach, miliardarul canadian care a creat Magna, cumpara bucatile europene de GM din Europa si Ion Pacepa, generalul de securitate fugit in State isi da cu parerea despre ce se intampla in industria automobilelor. Si cum opiniile / actiunile lor par oarecum contradictorii, nu poat decat sa ma intreb: E Frank Stronach prostanach sau Pacepa dus cu EBa?

I swore an oath of non-technicality for this blog, but I hereby have to (almost) break it, for the very identity of this blog is being threatened.

Am facut mai multe chestii romanesti pe 6 Decembrie: m-am intalnit cu niste prieteni, am stat de vorba, am votat si-apoi am fost la un festival de film romanesc, unde l-am vazut pe Stere Gulea si 2 din filmele sale.

Azi e ziua patriei, dar cum ii spuneam lui Krossfire intr-un comentariu, prefer o zi rationala uneia nationale. Oricum, el explica tare bine cam tot ce-i de explicat, iar eu n-as putea decat sa repet urarea veche. Continui aici discutia emotie vs. logica, inceputa in prima parte cu Colbert si Adeveria.

M-a contactat recent cineva care vroia sa stea de vorba. Era cica o femeie din California si vroia sa vina sa ma vada. Investigatia care urmeaza ar putea sa-ti fie folositoare.

O foarte recenta decizie a Kurtii Supreme de prin coclaurile din sud (US) este momentan disecata si analizata de tot felu' de frustrati, in principal eu, dar si avocati si cei din anturajul lor. Statutory rape face victime nebanuite, iar in timp ce in Ro pustimea face turism de avort, in Vancouver da ortu' popii si-n NYC sare-n cap.

Am aflat recent despre o familie de romani deportati din USA dupa ce timp de 15 ani au trait in State cu casa, serviciu, catel, taxe platite si $15000 aruncati pe avocati. Povestea cuplului in varsta din New York este feerica in comparatie.