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27 janvier 2011

Liana Dumitrescu dies aged 38

So very sad. May Liana Dumitrescu rest in peace. I do hope this isn't another case of malpractice: MP Liana Dumitrescu dies at 38 after cardiac arrest (Source: Bucharest Herald) MP Liana Dumitrescu died Thursday morning, after an almost two week struggle...

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16 janvier 2011

The crying crosses of Bellu

Cum “plâng” crucile din Bellu 15 Ianuarie 2011 de RAZVAN VOICULESCU Cum “plâng” crucile din Bellu Mihai Eminescu, Ion Luca Caragiale, Nichita Stănescu, Eugen Barbu, Gheorghe Pituţ, Ion Iuga, Marin Preda, George Călinescu, Laurenţiu Ulici, Mircea Nedelciu,...

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15 janvier 2011

The sad return of Pierre Michel

(photo source) Newspapers on Wednesday reported en masse of how Roumanian authorities have started proceedings to repatriate a child sold in France in 2004, paid for in installments. The Rroma family from Salaj sold their baby for EUR 5,100 to another...

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14 janvier 2011

Florentina's trial date moved to 7th February

Florentina's trial date has been moved to 7th February and she is accused of involuntary manslaughter. Apparently, the 'negligence' plea does not exist in Roumanian legislation which is a massive omission in my humble opinion. She will be joined in the...

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13 janvier 2011

Raul Volcinschi dies at 89

Raul Volcinschi, a former anti-communist Romanian dissident, dies at 89 By: Alison Mutler, The Associated Press 01/11/2011 Raul Volcinschi, an anti-communist dissident who risked his life to fight for democracy in Romania, has died. He was 89. Volcinschi...

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30 novembre 2010

O colectie de Brancusi scoasa la licitatie la Paris, insa statul roman se vaita ca nu are bani sa cumpere

Vaaaaaai..... Ce rusine... Brancusi collection auctioned in Paris, but Romanian state says doesn't have money to buy Bucharest Herald An embarrassing situation for the Romanian state. A collection of works and personal items Constantin Brancusi left to...

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6 janvier 2011

Another gem of patrimony destroyed in 2010

Another house destroyed by much the same shameful and needless methods in 2010 was the Memorial House of Ionel Teodoreanu in Iasi. Even looking at the photo where the decay and lamentable state is evident, one can still imagine how beautiful it once was...

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27 novembre 2010

"Bucureştiul are monumentele pe care le merită..."

(Photo: Source) So, it will finally happen on the country's national holiday. Don't the Primaria Municipiului Bucuresti (PMB) or the Ministerul Culturii si Cultelor (MCC) realise how shabbily they have treated the memory of the Croatian sculptor Ivan...

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22 novembre 2010

Roumanian crook jailed in UK for benefit fraud while living life of luxury back home

This is one of thousands and I don't know why everyone is so surprised. It's what they do. They have turned ripping off the social security into a profession. Wakey, wakey Western Europe to how 'they' get rich fast (and I'm saying 'they' so I don't get...

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21 novembre 2010

The contradictions of communism

Mishwoo left the most insightful and accurate quotation (his own) entitled 'The Contradictions of Communism' on my wall today. I would like to share it with you this Sunday morning: "The Contradictions of Communism: Although work is inefficient, things...

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18 octobre 2009

The colour of laughter under greyness of communism

On this Sunday morning in my dear Hamden, an excellent article from Spiegel got me hunting for old jokes I remember from Rutzi and Milla of the infamously silly Graf Bobby (Count Bobby in English) and his best friend Baron Rudi, the daft anecdotes so...

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13 novembre 2010

Gheorghe Cosbuc returns to Paris

(Photo source) If Cosbuc had lived to tell the tale... superb parody of Iarna pe Ulita (!!): L’hiver sur la ulitza Publicat de Laurentiu Ghita A-nceput de ieri să cadăCâte-un rrom, pe urmă doi.Franţa pusă e pe sfadă,Şi ni-i dă pe toţi grămadă,Înapoi....

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30 octobre 2010

National Monument Railway stretch under axe

(Photos from Banatul de Munte) How sad (and frustrating) to read HERE that the CFR have decided to close the railway stretch between Oravita and Anina (Banat) because it is 'unprofitable'... Not only is it one of the most spectacular mountain railroads...

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20 octobre 2010

Ioana Vlas released

Posted by balbeck Ioana Maria Vlas a fost eliberata i Judecatorii Tribunalului Prahova au respins recursul procurorilor.Ioana Vlas este libera.A efectuat mai mult de doua treimi din pedeapsa,a fost un detinut model. Ioana Maria Vlas a fost adusă în jurul...

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5 décembre 2010

Back to Bucharest!

(left: the Bucegi mountains under cloud - old pix so no snow here. Please use your imagination - white, Christmas card effect, fairyland at the end of my nose) Ooooooooooooooh, how lovely it is to be back! No time yet to walk the streets I love so much...

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2 décembre 2010

The tragedy of Dr Pesamosca

Prof. Dr. Pesamosca's tragedy: The great surgeon who saved thousands of lives, forgotten in a small hospital room He saved lives but the world has repaid him with forgetfulness. One of Romania's most prominent doctors is living in isolation, in a room...

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30 septembre 2010

Possible release Monday for Vlas

Vlas may be paroled 30.09.10 | by: Nine oClock | in: homenews Ioana Maria Vlas, serving a ten-year sentence for embezzlement in the FNI ponzi scheme case might be released from jail in a few days after judges accepted her parole request, Antena 3 reports....

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21 septembre 2010

Giulesti Maternity partially opens and another new lawyer for Florentina

(Photo: Libertatea ) Oh well, so much for the reopening of the Giulesti Maternity. It was a partial opening, said Marius Savu. Why? Because 'they' forgot to get approval from the gas board (Distrigaz)... after all Oprescu's reassurances... Brilliant!...

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27 novembre 2010

A mayor's job?

(Photo source) Of course THIS is old news now and I am doing nothing more than flogging a dead horse, but I have to say that this whole Lahovary-Vanghelie outrage has simply eaten me alive. Hmmm... I look at the last sentence where I have typed Lahovary-Vanghelie...

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26 novembre 2010

Perle de intelepciune vangheliasca

From Bucuresti-News below. You could not have come up with such gems even if you'd spent hours trying. When the mayor of Sector 5 opens his mouth he tries to exploit all vocabulary he has heard with no idea how to actually use it... I give you Marian...

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25 novembre 2010

Lahovary remains thrown aside for Vanghelie family tomb...

This is such an outrage I can hardly believe what I am reading... "The old remains were thrown away". Surely not. The remains of the Lahovary family as old and respected as the foaie verde tossed aside onto the scrapheap so Vanghelie could lay his family...

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5 septembre 2010

Head of neo-natal department under investigation

A little bit of news on the Giulesti front this morning: the head of the neonatal department, Adrian Ioan Toma, is also now under penal investigation for professional negligence with dire consequences (see video HERE). Evidence gathered by the prosecution,...

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22 novembre 2010

From Adevarul - a relief for historic findings

From Adevarul Descoperirile arheologice schimbă proiectul parcării de la Universitate Dorin Irimia, Aura Clara Marinescu Vineri 19 nov 2010 Descoperirile arheologice schimbă proiectul parcării de la Universitate La prima impresie, se pare că lucrările...

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1 septembre 2010

Florentina fires her lawyer. Bravo!

Amongst a lot to report today, This article from Adevarul states that Florentina Carstea has regular visits from her husband and also that she has been seen by a psychologist. I should think so, too. The reeeeeeally good news of the day is that Florentina...

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20 novembre 2010

The evocations of Magdalena Radulescu

Magdalena Radulescu (1902 - 1983) studied art in Munich and Paris. At the age of 24, she married the renowned Italian artist, Massimo Campigli (1895-1971). The two artists worked and travelled throughout Europe, primarily residing in Italy, Romania and...

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