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29 juin 2012

Academic panel rules plagiarism for Ponta

Academic panel rules plagiarism for Ponta
Update, 30th June : (Image source) A comment left by Anda under yesterday's post (thank you!) reads that the panel who ignored Liviu Pop (the CNATCDU) was not the one in charge of the task of analysing the thesis (University of Bucharest's ethics committee),...
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29 juin 2012

Sergiu Celibidache - a global anniversary

Sergiu Celibidache - a global anniversary
(Photo source) Yesterday saw the centenary of the wonderful, reclusive and legendary Romanian-born conductor and composer, Sergiu Celibidache (1912-1996). In his honour, UNESCO has declared 2012 the 'Global Anniversary of Sergiu Celibidache'. Sergiu Celibidache...
26 juin 2012

Who is Dr Bradisteanu and why he deserves porridge

Who is Dr Bradisteanu and why he deserves porridge
(Photo source: Bradisteanu measuring with both hands just how much he is prepared to lie, I guess) In comparison to Dr Bradisteanu, Adrian Nastase doesn't seem so bad, really.... I am appalled (and amazed) by the absurd ' we support Bradisteanu ' I have...
24 juin 2012

June 23-24: Noaptea de Sanziene and Sărbătoarea Sânzienelor

June 23-24: Noaptea de Sanziene and Sărbătoarea Sânzienelor
(Photo source) ‘ Sanzienele ‘ represent a charming midsummer Romanian tradition with pre-Christian roots celebrated in the Banat, Maramures, Oltenia and Transylvania and coincides with the Orthodox holiday, Ioan Botezatorul (St. John the Baptist). Noaptea...
10 juin 2012

The criminal destruction of Moara Assan

The criminal destruction of Moara Assan
(Image source) The text below is taken and adapted from FB note "The historic Assan Mill in Bucharest on fire again" by Asociaţia ARA [Arhitectură. Restaurare. Arheologie] posted today, 10th June. My thanks to ARA for sharing this interesting background...
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3 juin 2012

The Day of the Martyrs, Bucharest, November 30th 1940 - "Foreign Correspondent" by R. St. John

The Day of the Martyrs, Bucharest, November 30th 1940 - "Foreign Correspondent" by R. St. John
(Image source) Robert St. John (1903-2003), a globetrotting journalist who was on the scene or on the air for most of the 20th century's major news events: mobster Al Capone's grip on Chicago, the Nazi onslaught through the Balkans, the London Blitz,...
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