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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.

Intrebat de o prietena daca sa mearga in BC sau Alberta la studii superioare, incurajat de "liberalizarea" vizelor canadiene pentru romani, cat si de o stire recenta despre o mama eroina din BC, care-a zamislit aproape 20 de progenituri, m-am hotarat sa-mi aplec iarasi privirile asupra Canadei. Nu-i prima data cand fac asta aici-sha. Am mai scris despre clima, despre vize si chiar despre imigrare si feminism. Si-acum, inc-odata :)

Canada se vinde (si multi cumpara ideea) ca un rai multietnic unde toti traiesc fericiti si-n concubinaj, inclusiv Tom si Jerry. Realitatea nu-i foarte departe de reclama, dar exista si exceptii si-aici prezint cateva. 

M-a deranjat intotdeauna rasismul la romani si argumentele gen "hai sa-i belim pe tigani, ca si altii au facut la fel". Cand ma pronunt impotriva acestor atitudini, o fac nu pentru ca altii n-au facut la fel, ci taman d-aia. Continui deci sa descriu politicile discriminatorii din trecutul Lumii Noi.

In primul episod, am aruncat o privire asupra familiei Ionce. Continui aici cu un raspuns (foarte) pe larg pentru o prietena care ma intreba unde-i mai fain sa-si faca un Ph.D, in BC sau Alberta.

I have met quite a few Germans lately. One of them told me about his happy road trip through Romania and the Moldovan Republic, and I thought his story is worth sharing here.

Despite having better things to do and write about, a recent article published by Deutsche Welle annoyed me enough to get me to write about the non-debate happening in USA and discuss abortion.

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.

Am avut un week-end destul de plin, si ca de obicei, mi-au iesit numai 30% din chestiile pe care mi le-am dorit.

Am mentionat in articolele precedente sarbatori religioase ale altor credinte cat si cele ale crestinatatii ortodoxe. Desi am incercat sa citesc carti despre istoria religiilor, continui sa stiu putine despre majoritatea celor din afara crestinatatii. Aici incep sa aflu.

While writing about Jihadi Jay Abdo, I had started writing about foreigners who study in Romania and half-way through I realized that this deserves a separate article. I had previously assumed (nature) that the Romanian prime-minister’s (Ponta) many scandals, some centered around his plagiarizing of his doctoral thesis will taint Romanian education and significantly decrease its appeal. Further investigation revealed that many are still interested, although it is hard to determine to what extent the scandals have caused the Romanian tuition fees to be the lowest in Europe, or that is due to other market forces. As usual, the links are listed at the end.

Mi-am amintit recent de niste cantece vechi. Si ca un facut, le regasesc in muzica noua. Si-am inceput sa torc la gura focului..

Ultimul articol krossfire mi-a trezit amintiri din copilarie, si una mai recenta, cu concerte si declansatori-initiatori-vanzatori. Si din concerte-n dansatori, ajung la trendsetter-i, seth godwin, kenn si malcolm gladwell.