tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31006335477751306782024-02-20T05:16:20.841-08:00Blogu' lu' Nastase...in SwedenThe only thing for sure is that nothing is for sureA lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-74899015131362654682012-01-11T03:18:00.000-08:002012-01-11T03:21:46.909-08:00World’s Next Super Power: The United States of Europe !!! 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mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]--><span class="hps"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-bidi-line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;color:black;" >World’s Next Super Power: The United States of Europe !</span></b></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="hps"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-line-height:115%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;font-size:11.0pt;color:black;" >by Alexandru Nastase</span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi- ;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" >United</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi- ;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" > </span></i></span><span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" >States</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" > </span></i></span><span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" >of Europe</span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi- ;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" >!</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi- ;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" > Is it a </span></i></span><span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi- ;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" >real project</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi- ;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" > </span></i></span><span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" >or</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" > a </span></i></span><span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" >utopia</span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi- ;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" >?</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi- ;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" > </span></i></span><span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" >If the</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" > </span></i></span><span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" >prophet</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" > </span></i></span><span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" >Nostradamus</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" > </span></i></span><span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" >would have lived</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" > </span></i></span><span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" >today</span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi- ;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" >, then</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi- ;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" > </span></i></span><span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" >we</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" > </span></i></span><span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" >may</span></i></span><span 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mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span class="hps"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">The right direction: towards a European super state or towards the collapse of the European Union?</span></i></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">The past</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">as well as</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> the </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">striking similarities with</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">the other</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">United</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">States</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">those</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">of</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">America</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">make</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> us to </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">believe</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">that</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">in</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">the future</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">the term of</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">United States</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">of Europe</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">is not</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> quite </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">a</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">utopia</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">, as many may think. Still, before we </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">draw</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">any</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">conclusions</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">we have to</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">look</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">at the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">barriers</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">that</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">stand</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">in the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">way</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">of a hypothetical</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> state called </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">United</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">States</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">of Europe</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">For several</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">years now, inside the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">European political class</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">one can hear insistently</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> voices about </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">the idea</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">of</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">"United States</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">of</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Europe</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">." According to a recent article published in the EUObserver, the former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer believes that </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">turning the European Union</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">into</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">a</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">state</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">with</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">one</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">army</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">, one</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">constitution</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">one</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">foreign</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">policy</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> is</span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> the biggest</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">challenge</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">of</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">our era.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span class="hps"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Advantages and disadvantages. Pros and cons.</span></i></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">With or</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">without</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">such</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">statements</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">one thing</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">is</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">certain</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Today</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">, the European Union is </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">dangerously</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">advancing</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">his way</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">to</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">becoming</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">a</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">federal</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">super state</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">, with</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">one</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">currency</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">, </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">one</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">legal system</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">, one</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">army</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">one</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">police force</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> and </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">even</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> its</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> own</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">flag</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">.</span></span><span class="hps"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 150%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"></span></i></b></span></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-table-lspace:9.0pt;margin-left:6.75pt;mso-table-rspace:9.0pt;margin-right: 6.75pt;mso-table-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal:margin; mso-table-left:left;mso-table-top:.65pt;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid windowtext;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid windowtext" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="left"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:18.5pt"> <td style="width:218.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:18.5pt" valign="top" width="291"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-2.0pt;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:.65pt;mso-height-rule: exactly"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">ADVANTAGES</b></p> </td> <td style="width:3.25in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:18.5pt" valign="top" width="312"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-2.0pt;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:.65pt;mso-height-rule: exactly"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">BARRIERS</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:117.0pt"> <td style="width:218.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:117.0pt" valign="top" width="291"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:16.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap: around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin;mso-element-top:.65pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>No boarders, free movement</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:16.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap: around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin;mso-element-top:.65pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Unique currency</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:16.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap: around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin;mso-element-top:.65pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Equal rights for its citizens</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:16.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap: around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin;mso-element-top:.65pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Huge political and military power</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:16.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap: around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin;mso-element-top:.65pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Unique language (most probably English)</p> </td> <td style="width:3.25in;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:117.0pt" valign="top" width="312"> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:16.0pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:.65pt;mso-height-rule: exactly"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Economical performance of the state members</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:16.0pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:.65pt;mso-height-rule: exactly"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Heritage and own culture</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:16.0pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:.65pt;mso-height-rule: exactly"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Currency</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:16.0pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph; mso-element-anchor-horizontal:margin;mso-element-top:.65pt;mso-height-rule: exactly"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Language</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:EN" lang="EN"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="" lang="EN"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="" lang="EN"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="" lang="EN"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="" lang="EN"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="" lang="EN"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:EN" lang="EN">But not everyone share the same point of view as </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Joschka Fischer</span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;mso-ansi-language:EN" lang="EN">. In a press conference organized on 11<sup>th</sup> of March 2011, Vona Gabor, the </span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">president of the Hungarian</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">far-right</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">party</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> Jobbik, declared that the </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">European Union</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">has no</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">future</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">the countries of Central</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">East</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">Europe as well as the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">former socialist countries,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">should</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">cooperate</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">together</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">and support their</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">interests</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">in order</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">to</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">survive the European Union’s split. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">According to the Romanian news agency Mediafax, in the same conference Vona Gabor</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> also </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">said that</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">he</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">sees</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">a</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">"</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">tragic"</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">future</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> for the </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">European Union</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">because</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">the idea of</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">a</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">federal structure</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">of the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">Union</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">similar to that of the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">United States of America</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">is</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">inadequate</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> for Europe</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">which</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">has member nations of</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">hundreds of</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">years</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">old</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">.</span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;mso-ansi-language:EN" lang="EN"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; line-height:150%;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;mso-ansi-language:EN" lang="EN"> </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; line-height:150%;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;mso-ansi-language:EN" lang="EN">The economical crisis which divided the European Union in two</span></i></b> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language:EN" lang="EN">But regardless of who would support and regardless of the motivation which led to this concept of United States of Europe, the hard part is just beginning and solving the national component is decisive.<br /></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">A</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">union</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> between the European countries </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">can</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">be</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">made</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">properly</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">only between</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> the </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">states</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">with</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">an</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">equal level of economic,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">social</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">cultural and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">political landscape</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Otherwise</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">, everything</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">would</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">be just</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">a</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">colonization</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">of</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">some</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">by others</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">.</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><br /><span class="hps">In a recent video conference held by Noam Chomsky in front of the Global Journalism Master students of Örebro University in Sweden, the famous professor and American linguist declared that “the major problem of the European Union is to bring together countries that are on different levels of economic development. Bringing them together can cause serious problems. It could turn out that countries like Germany and France will want to stop the European Union, tired of being responsible to pay out others debts. In fact there are plenty indications in this direction.”</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Plenty or not, the indications to which Chomsky refers to, started to grow in number only two years ago when the global economical crisis hit Europe. Honey and milk until that moment, the bankruptcy of Greece divided the nations of European Union and put the future of the euro currency in question. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">Ten years ago,</span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN" lang="EN"> the European Union</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN" lang="EN"> <span class="hps">was proposing</span> with <span class="hps">its</span> <span class="hps">"</span>Lisbon <span class="hps">Agenda</span>" <span class="hps">to</span> <span class="hps">become the most</span> <span class="hps">competitive</span> <span class="hps">economy</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">the world</span>. <span class="hps">Now, the</span> <span class="hps">European Union president</span>, Herman <span class="hps">Van</span> <span class="hps">Rompuy,</span> says <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">Union</span> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">struggling</span> <span class="hps">to</span> <span class="hps">survive</span> <span class="hps">due</span> <span class="hps">to</span> the <span class="hps">shock</span> provoked by the <span class="hps">public</span> <span class="hps">debt crisis</span>. The <span class="hps">new</span> <span class="hps">economic development strategy</span> called <span class="hps">"</span>Europe <span class="hps">2020</span>" <span class="hps">goes even</span> <span class="hps">further</span>: <span class="hps">the European Union</span> <span class="hps">does not need</span> <span class="hps">any kind of</span> <span class="hps">growth,</span> <span class="hps">but</span> <span class="hps">only</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">"</span>smart" and <span class="hps">"</span>sustainable" one. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Also, </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">according to many specialists, a fundamental weakness in the single currency is its lack of a centralized budgetary mechanism, such as exists in the United States, to move resources from rich parts of the union to poor parts.</span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">With all this a logically question arise. </span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN" lang="EN">Is it</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN" lang="EN"> <span class="hps">true</span> <span class="hps">that</span> the <span class="hps">European countries</span> <span class="hps">could</span> <span class="hps">survive</span> <span class="hps">the economic</span> <span class="hps">crisis</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">the future global economical challenges only by</span> <span class="hps">introducing</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">fiscal union</span> and <span class="hps">turning</span> <span class="hps">into</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">supranational</span> <span class="hps">state</span>, as many analysts from <span class="hps">Brussels say</span>?</span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-ansi-language: EN" lang="EN"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span class="hps"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></i></b></span><span class="hps"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">The modern parents of the “United States of Europe”</span></i></b></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN" lang="EN">Discussions around the</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN" lang="EN"> <span class="hps">topic</span> of one single <span class="hps">European</span> <span class="hps">super state</span>, an <span class="hps">old idea</span> <span class="hps">of at least</span> <span class="hps">55</span> <span class="hps">years</span>, <span class="hps">have</span> <span class="hps">reignited</span> <span class="hps">once the</span> political <span class="hps">proposals of</span> <span class="hps">German</span> <span class="hps">Foreign Minister</span>, <span class="hps">Joschka</span> <span class="hps">Fischer</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">French President</span> <span class="hps">Jacques</span> <span class="hps">Chirac</span>. The <span class="hps">first</span> <span class="hps">suggested</span> <span class="hps">the creation of</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">European government</span>, starting <span class="hps">from</span> <span class="hps">providing</span> <span class="hps">the necessary</span> <span class="hps">powers</span> <span class="hps">to the European Commission</span>, the transformation of the <span class="hps">Parliament into</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">Legislative</span> <span class="hps">with more powers</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">Europe</span>, choosing <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">European president</span>, the new <span class="hps">entity</span> <span class="hps">being</span> <span class="hps">composed</span> <span class="hps">of</span> the <span class="hps">powerful states</span> <span class="hps">who wish so</span>, <span class="hps">the rest</span> of the states <span class="hps">taking part</span> <span class="hps">into the European</span> <span class="hps">super state</span> <span class="hps">only</span> <span class="hps">when</span> <span class="hps">they are</span> <span class="hps">ready to</span> <span class="hps">assume the</span> financial <span class="hps">obligations</span> <span class="hps">required</span>. <span class="hps">Also a supporter of the</span> <span class="hps">nation-</span>state, <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">second</span> <span class="hps">proposed,</span> <span class="hps">instead</span> <span class="hps">of a federation</span>, a <span class="hps">quicker</span> <span class="hps">integration</span> <span class="hps">led</span> <span class="hps">by a</span> <span class="hps">group</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">"</span>pioneer <span class="hps">states</span>" <span class="hps">(France and</span> <span class="hps">Germany</span>). But Fischer and Chirac <span class="hps">have been</span> <span class="hps">opposed by</span> <span class="hps">another</span> <span class="hps">proposal</span>, <span class="hps">put forward by</span> the <span class="hps">British Prime Minister</span> <span class="hps">Tony</span> <span class="hps">Blair</span>, <span class="hps">according to</span> <span class="hps">which</span> the <span class="hps">federalist vision</span> <span class="hps">or</span> <span class="hps">supranational</span> <span class="hps">would</span> <span class="hps">still be</span> <span class="hps">desirable</span>, <span class="hps">but the</span> <span class="hps">role of</span> <span class="hps">Parliament</span> <span class="hps">should be</span> <span class="hps">strengthened</span> <span class="hps">through</span> <span class="hps">the creation</span> <span class="hps">of the</span> <span class="hps">two</span> <span class="hps">rooms</span>, <span class="hps">which</span> <span class="hps">include</span> <span class="hps">representatives</span> from of the <span class="hps">national</span> <span class="hps">parliaments</span>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; line-height:150%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-ansi-language: EN" lang="EN"> </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; line-height:150%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-ansi-language: EN" lang="EN">The cultural barrier</span></i></b> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri; color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN" lang="EN">Europe</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN" lang="EN"> <span class="hps">is</span> <span class="hps">a continent</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">different</span> and distinct <span class="hps">nations</span>. <span class="hps">If</span> from an <span class="hps">economical point of view</span> there are some <span class="hps">differences</span> <span class="hps">between</span> its <span class="hps">countries</span>, some <span class="hps">large</span> <span class="hps">and some</span> <span class="hps">smaller,</span> which <span class="hps">can</span> <span class="hps">disappear</span> <span class="hps">through</span> <span class="hps">a comprehensive</span> <span class="hps">development effort</span>, from a <span class="hps">cultural</span> <span class="hps">perspective</span>, these <span class="hps">differences</span> <span class="hps">will</span> be <span class="hps">maintained</span> <span class="hps">a long time</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">perhaps some</span> of them <span class="hps">will</span> <span class="hps">never</span> <span class="hps">disappear</span>. <span class="hps">Each</span> <span class="hps">nation</span> <span class="hps">has</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">specific</span> <span class="hps">reference</span> <span class="hps">to</span> <span class="hps">deity</span>, nature, <span class="hps">politics</span> <span class="hps">life and</span> <span class="hps">its very own existence</span>, <span class="hps">has</span> <span class="hps">traditions</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">customs</span> <span class="hps">which</span> <span class="hps">can prove to be impossible</span> <span class="hps">to</span> <span class="hps">quit</span>. <span class="hps">It is true</span> <span class="hps">that</span> <span class="hps">there are</span> also <span class="hps">general</span> <span class="hps">human values</span>, <span class="hps">which</span> <span class="hps">may</span> <span class="hps">provide the basis</span> <span class="hps">for a future</span> <span class="hps">system of values</span>, which will <span class="hps">express</span> <span class="hps">the way of thinking and</span> <span class="hps">feeling</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">the Europeans</span>. If so, the <span class="hps">European</span> <span class="hps">Union</span> <span class="hps">or</span> The <span class="hps">United</span> <span class="hps">States</span> <span class="hps">of Europe</span> <span class="hps">will</span> <span class="hps">never be</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">federation</span>, <span class="hps">but</span> will be <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">confederation</span>, <span class="hps">which is a</span> <span class="hps">union</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">independent states</span>, <span class="hps">established</span> <span class="hps">under</span> <span class="hps">an</span> <span class="hps">agreement</span> <span class="hps">determining the</span> <span class="hps">conditions</span> <span class="hps">of association</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">its functioning</span>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; line-height:150%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-ansi-language: EN" lang="EN"> </span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt; line-height:150%;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-ansi-language: EN" lang="EN">The future superpower theory</span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-ansi-language: EN" lang="EN">T.R.Reid, a former Washington Post reporter and author, in his book called “The United States of Europe: The new Superpower and the end of American Supremacy” tries to demonstrate an interesting fact. Even though he is an American citizen he tries to advocate that a hypothetical super power called United States of Europe will rival that of the United States of America in the 21th century. His arguments, theories and ideas are based upon concrete facts and statistics. In his book, Reid </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black">covers a wide range of material in detail from research he has done while living in Europe to interviews with usual European citizens. Undoubtedly, the author’s arguments are powerful. Reid devotes many chapters of his book to the European social model and the idea of "soft power." Reid details the rather gigantic amount in taxes all Europeans pay for the immense array of benefits they receive, for the extraordinary transportation system they enjoy, for the assurances that workers and the elderly receive, and for the vastly improved infrastructure that provides the foundations for contemporary Europe. Reid also states that, after the end of the Second World War, the Europeans have crafted a unified state that has created the world's largest trading bloc, the world's strongest currency, one of the world's largest populations, one of the world's greatest manufacturing bases, and a model network of social structures. With all these above mentioned arguments and, of course, many more which I couldn’t mention because of the lack of space in this article, made the American journalist T.R.Reid to believe that the 21th century is the era and the moment of the rise of the world’s next super power: The United States of Europe!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">But how actual and accurate these arguments are today? To find an answer to this question, and having in mind that the book was published almost seven years ago, in 2004, I decided to contact Mister Reid directly. After a long week of exchanging emails, I finally managed to interview T.R.Reid. This represented one step closer to a better understanding of the hypothetical power which Europe can be, directly from the mouth of an American citizen. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">Seven years have passed since he wrote the book and many things changed all this time. First of all, the European Union expanded its borders with two more members in 2007 when Romania and Bulgaria joined the Union. Another important issue is the constitution of the European Union which over the years failed multiple times to be ratified by all members. And one more aspect, also of a huge importance, is the financial crisis which started in 2008, causing the total collapse of Greece and the shaking of other member states economies in places like Spain, Portugal or Ireland. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">How important all these events were and how these events affected the development of the New Europe is yet a mystery also to Reid. The American journalist still sees the European Union as a “Superpower”. Talking about the unique currency (euro), Reid argues that “the euro has been the strongest currency in the world over the past seven years, while the United States dollar has weakened against most major currencies.” And this fact is only leading to the supremacy of Europe over the United States, states Reid. “European regulators set the rules for global commerce, because the single market is the biggest market in the world. European nations in total buy about 11 times as much from the United States as China does and about 5 times as much as Japan. So American firms have to obey European rules. So in commercial and political terms, Europe already is a superpower. Of course Europe is not a military superpower, and does not to be one.” clarifies T.R.Reid.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">“In some ways, Europe is a United States already with visa free borders, a common currency, shared regulation of health, food, anti-trust etc. I think this process will continue, gradually. But it won’t be an actual United States of Europe until the member nations work together on military affairs and diplomacy.” T.R.Reid</span></i></b> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black">How Reid, sees the future of the European Union is not a singular point of view. Other writers and experts like Andrew Reding or Mark Leonard share the same optics: it is just a matter of time until a highly developed Europe will rise as the new world’s superpower.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 150%"><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Is full unity the endgame?</span></b></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;color:black"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">But is it really possible? What is the future reserving to the world with a continent, Europe, developing and expanding in such a fast manner?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Looking in the past, in just 17 years since the birth of the modern European Union, a considerable number of countries embraced the principles of Europeanism, 27 member states serving now the interest of Europe, as a whole. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">As we saw and as I mentioned above there are some important barriers standing in the way of a United Europe. First of all the lack of a Constitution and then the cultural barrier followed by the economical unbalance throughout the member states represent important aspects to be resolve before we can see a super power called The United States of Europe.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">It certainly</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">will</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">be</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">a</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">long</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">historical process</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">with</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">many</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">ups</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">downs</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">But</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">in</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">principle</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">, </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">even today we have all</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> the </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">prerequisites</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">for</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">it</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">to</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">materialize</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">in time</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Written by Alexandru Nastase</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br /><span class="hps"><i style=""><span style="color:black;"></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span class="hps"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-;font-family:Calibri;color:black;" ><br /></span></i></span></p>A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-45248098883267565322010-12-17T09:06:00.000-08:002010-12-17T09:12:43.048-08:00Felicia Margineanu: “The world needs more female leaders!”<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:splitpgbreakandparamark/> <w:dontvertaligncellwithsp/> <w:dontbreakconstrainedforcedtables/> 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mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12pt;" >Written by Alexandru Nastase /Photo courtesy of Felicia Margineanu</span></b></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12pt;" >At an age when other </span></i><i style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12pt;" >girls take for granted Cindy Lauper and “just wanna have fun”, she organizes gatherings of pr</span></i><i style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12pt;" >otest in central Stoc</span></i><i style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12pt;" >kholm. In late September this year, half Romanian- half Swedish 17 years old</span></i><i style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12pt;" > Felicia Margin</span></i><i style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12pt;" >eanu persuaded thousands of Swedes to leave their warm houses for a couple of hours and join her to </span></i><i style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12pt;" >protest</span></i><i style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12pt;" > in central Stockholm against racism and extremism.<span style=""> </span></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="shorttext"><b style="">One girl...one message...6.000 people</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; vertical-align: top;"><span class="shorttext">“There is no more space for foreigners in Sweden!” (</span>Jimmie Akesson, leader Sverigedemokraterna). It was this phrase that made the 17 years old girl to react in a way that nobody expected. A couple of hours after Sweden Democrats announced that they won for the first time in the history seats in Sweden’s Parliament, Felicia launched an instant message on <span class="shorttext">Facebook</span>, a very popular <span class="shorttext">social network. Almost instantly thousands of people answered positively and from here to a little riot there was just one step left.</span> Soon other protests directed against the far-right Swedish party began to break out all over Sweden.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; vertical-align: top;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:splitpgbreakandparamark/> <w:dontvertaligncellwithsp/> 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A simple but a very important 10 letter word, that makes the difference between a humble personal opinion and a more powerful and sharp voice of the “folk”. Felicia used that not just to see if she can gather 6.000 people in a couple of hours in the same place to fight for the same ideal but also to demonstrate to the entire world that even a single voice can make the difference if you have the courage to use it.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Felicia’s footsteps</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">But who is Felicia Margineanu in daily life? Is she really one of the next leaders of the young generation? To find out more I walked in the footsteps of the 17 years old girl that managed to gather 6.000 people in the center of Stockholm. Two months passed since the first protest. Sunday 28 November 2010 I finally met her for an interview in exactly the same place: the middle of the Sergelstorg, Stockholm. But the weather is not our ally, - 13 degrees means that we must trade the square for a warmer place. Felicia knew a warm and cozy place and that’s how we ended up, coincidentally or not, on a neutral ground called “Swiss Cafe”. <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Surprise-surprise: Felicia doesn’t have 100% Swedish blood. Her father’s name, Margineanu, who lives in Romania, betrays her. “I was born in 1993, 21st January in <span class="yshortcuts">Stockholm, Sweden</span>. 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But her biggest passion is photography.<span style=""> </span>She is a professional photographer leading her own company and she just received a full time job in a photo boutique in <span class="yshortcuts">Stockholm</span>.” I got a digital camera as a birthday gift from my grandma and mom and that camera changed my life forever “says Felicia whose future personal project is to organize a big photo exhibition with the theme – Mixture of people in Sweden.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Her future plans don’t stop here. Felicia is working hard on a project which she believes can change the way young girls look at themselves.” I plan to go in schools and have lectures about the beauty in media. I know many young girls which are having it hard with their confidence just because of the misrepresented beauty in media - we have Photoshop, retouch, etc. I want to make them aware of it and inspire them to take control of their own lives and make them feel beautiful and push them to reach their own dreams. My plan is not to have a typical lecture, I want to discuss and talk with them more than I talk myself.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="">Felicia Margineanu:” Speak out loud and be confident! And then add your personality to it…”</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Logically now comes the question that is found on everyone lips: how did a 17 years old girl manage to have such an impact on society? Did she find her inspiration reading books about leadership and art of rhetoric? A part of the answer comes directly from the source:” I get inspired of life. Of people I meet, of people I´ve met, places I´ve seen, places I want to go to see. Situations I´ve been through, situations people have been through. Nature, art, music. I find inspiration in everything. But my biggest inspiration is to make my family proud and to inspire people myself. I actually think that I´m my own role model. I want to be the best person I can become.“ says Felicia.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">While most people of her age wish for a new Playstation or wait hours standing in line to buy a ticket for the latest Harry Potter movie, Felicia amazes<span style=""> with its lucidity and maturity. Is there a recipe for leadership? If yes, I think I’m lacking a couple of ingredients. If not then maybe leadership is something that you are born with. ”</span>I’ve always felt like a leader. People always saw me as the leader in school when we had project groups. Who knows one day maybe you´ll see me as a leader of a party, or maybe a country? Who knows...?”says Felicia who also strongly believes that “men are more likely to take, women are more likely to give.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">And she…gave! Although she is like any other normal teenager Felicia managed something that will remain in history and also in the minds of many individuals that took part on 20 September 2010 to the Stockholm protest.”Just a few days after the demonstration, I saw that there were at least 5 new demonstrations here in Stockholm. They invited me and said that they felt inspired by me. But mostly, I know that this demonstration made people talk more with each other. I think the most important thing is to talk. Speak about the subjects that are under the surface. “concluded Felicia Margineanu.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; vertical-align: top;"><br /><b style=""><i><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:";font-size:14pt;" ></span></i></b></p>A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-55443981923133405042010-10-08T10:40:00.000-07:002010-10-08T11:36:58.355-07:00Seven things about Sweden1.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Big country, low density of population on square meter</span> (population of 9 million in a 450,000 km2 land area). Just to make an idea, Mumbai(Bombay), a city from India has a population of 14.000.000 people hard pressed in just 22.000 km2. Insane, just insane. Here Sweden has a biig plus from me.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9Jdea-qH3LrC480ZFRLjyu0oWsinauI0lqTdKgXsGEF__qza_pzMb0tcnOvYe7G49Eb_nOum1CofPn5bC3KvuRocTNj7Uc8BZ1aDuvyCdGngKk748YSpzmOWuvJ68IhgkDWTfP5z_Rg/s1600/sweden-visby.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9Jdea-qH3LrC480ZFRLjyu0oWsinauI0lqTdKgXsGEF__qza_pzMb0tcnOvYe7G49Eb_nOum1CofPn5bC3KvuRocTNj7Uc8BZ1aDuvyCdGngKk748YSpzmOWuvJ68IhgkDWTfP5z_Rg/s400/sweden-visby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525745182481834674" border="0" /></a>2. <span style="font-weight: bold;">No alcohol in stores. </span>The only place you can buy normal beer, wine or spirits is a place called System Bolaget. The place is managed by the government. You can not find alcohol in supermarkets or grocery stores. The prices in this kind of stores are normal for Europe. In return, the alcohol can be pretty expensive in local places like pubs, bars, clubs or restaurants. Expect to pay around 5 euros for a glass of beer.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGbhhmURKI7HpUIn8poE_MvAUfZhl77jva_K463grYP-haPxlxoyUqL9xFuf1y9fBR1hyBHFW1475FCDI4M39u2kSYnrwjOkL6gCaWUE9Ykg1GngmDqmQ9NHUB2KrDVzpXTDPzATAbRQ/s1600/systembolaget1_900.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGbhhmURKI7HpUIn8poE_MvAUfZhl77jva_K463grYP-haPxlxoyUqL9xFuf1y9fBR1hyBHFW1475FCDI4M39u2kSYnrwjOkL6gCaWUE9Ykg1GngmDqmQ9NHUB2KrDVzpXTDPzATAbRQ/s400/systembolaget1_900.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525745189544170754" border="0" /></a>3. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lots of cats in the streets.</span> I think they are obsessed with cats. You see them everywhere. Next to a tree, in balconies, over the cars, everywhere. To balance out, the vast majority of the swedes have also small dogs. (Chihuahua and little terriers in special).<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVpThTnezNXYENVn4fjkpDVSL5EXg4NeyJQooXy9pP7HljiZXclZZ0FOr1oQus8BZgzL3CDsUObn9TPeCNitUtXNpgr9BWC4Phyqo35-4fjtDX01SG9azz904urkqHAelc-eaYP-isX8/s1600/kallady-cat-sweden.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVpThTnezNXYENVn4fjkpDVSL5EXg4NeyJQooXy9pP7HljiZXclZZ0FOr1oQus8BZgzL3CDsUObn9TPeCNitUtXNpgr9BWC4Phyqo35-4fjtDX01SG9azz904urkqHAelc-eaYP-isX8/s400/kallady-cat-sweden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525745199799893474" border="0" /></a>4. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Civility</span>. I think this is the best word to describe Sweden. Not all the swedes of course, but the big part of them are defined by this word. I never felt as safety as I am feeling here, in Sweden.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9hsIADnodm_WJJ1I7fQzVYmnFr4EDloSUGSKva7GoNXj5FZTNwiNhGC10IUSlyrbEESSe3_6gO0wZBheX15wn941MVQ-ilngIrAWeA-bX82b96lNP2LEOYYP1Yqfn0VI-TxwLUfatEQ/s1600/main_netherlands.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9hsIADnodm_WJJ1I7fQzVYmnFr4EDloSUGSKva7GoNXj5FZTNwiNhGC10IUSlyrbEESSe3_6gO0wZBheX15wn941MVQ-ilngIrAWeA-bX82b96lNP2LEOYYP1Yqfn0VI-TxwLUfatEQ/s400/main_netherlands.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525745203171513682" border="0" /></a>5. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Language.</span> Almost everyone here speaks english language. But to adapt, to get a job and to have an active role in swedish society you need to learn their native language.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix61W-oWcc7noRYBwN0O32GTW-wiJK0MUZupPXXUb1QbAS5j-q_l55271Y4KODyCS21EDDRhyvWbpECC9OZRcdRYhYOweZXxTO3-JzezetuomXA9f5HntaftWU9l5zaITaAZ_oPJj3IbA/s1600/44de252b1afa97b6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix61W-oWcc7noRYBwN0O32GTW-wiJK0MUZupPXXUb1QbAS5j-q_l55271Y4KODyCS21EDDRhyvWbpECC9OZRcdRYhYOweZXxTO3-JzezetuomXA9f5HntaftWU9l5zaITaAZ_oPJj3IbA/s400/44de252b1afa97b6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525745207207093378" border="0" /></a>6. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Post.</span> I am still shocked to see that everything here is done by post. You get letters for everything. And if you don't write on your mailbox "ingen recklam" (no ads), in 2 days you will be covered with brochures.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExn_ejYoBDb5L4GgfoLvgdbub30DSmh3RIvdJWbVP7ZgdPpruqJUPuRcdq8eAjK9ocb_gJqPIw7HNpqe7F72YCTxKdvkGfLg7zg28XXpljWSrFNoyvOIq7cC_4AdE0aanw4bsQf43AWk/s1600/00469.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExn_ejYoBDb5L4GgfoLvgdbub30DSmh3RIvdJWbVP7ZgdPpruqJUPuRcdq8eAjK9ocb_gJqPIw7HNpqe7F72YCTxKdvkGfLg7zg28XXpljWSrFNoyvOIq7cC_4AdE0aanw4bsQf43AWk/s400/00469.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525745367132820962" border="0" /></a>7. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fast food. </span>I think Sweden has the biggest number of McDonalds restaurants/capita than any other european country. They eat a lot of hamburgers. Sweden also have it's own fast food brand: Max.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKJvc2vH20yaFtIVWEqAxO1MwiTrwqJeLv-m2qa7MpogDYCkMUeuBm-8lrgdk6DI41gSaGtt8riB28q9W1YMOh7Qcmf_TvfuEtqSARzdE6CYlzOjl3jhqGHE_4D3tTBYqo89WzrZKggU/s1600/img_0288.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKJvc2vH20yaFtIVWEqAxO1MwiTrwqJeLv-m2qa7MpogDYCkMUeuBm-8lrgdk6DI41gSaGtt8riB28q9W1YMOh7Qcmf_TvfuEtqSARzdE6CYlzOjl3jhqGHE_4D3tTBYqo89WzrZKggU/s400/img_0288.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525745375137970786" border="0" /></a>A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-80595571595538600112010-09-15T08:42:00.000-07:002010-09-15T09:55:34.642-07:00Stockholm tripSo...here I am ! The day reaching the quarter of a century of my life found me in Vikings Land. Not bad at all, I can say. Dana made me the best surprise ever and took me on a short trip in the capital city of Sweden, Stockholm.<br />We have made the almost 200km from Örebro to Stockholm by train, which turned out to be the best choice of transportation.We paid 600 kr for our four tickets. A really good price for Sweden. Maybe that is because we bought them with the last minute offer. I recommend doing that for everybody.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgid8hBKWA-5jcW4QmaJ_3CBBMxrHv0E2ohBnxI0mTNvsQwYn-VQGJhm1bX4PxEP8mqOLB8kL41pq8_pAKj6n_YSTeOy7N82iAZiK8XXxp1dGAJcuUjtqgI0MkpnCdN4_Nt6hhcskaw2M/s1600/DSC01002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgid8hBKWA-5jcW4QmaJ_3CBBMxrHv0E2ohBnxI0mTNvsQwYn-VQGJhm1bX4PxEP8mqOLB8kL41pq8_pAKj6n_YSTeOy7N82iAZiK8XXxp1dGAJcuUjtqgI0MkpnCdN4_Nt6hhcskaw2M/s400/DSC01002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517178223543814930" border="0" /></a>About Stockholm what can I say? It was a great surprise for me. Like Carlsberg, probably it's the best city in the world i have visited so far. Stockholm have heavily surpassed Rome in my personal preferences. Why, you may ask...I don't really know, but that's what I feel right now. A very friendly city, super clean, without traffic jams, no pollution, a lot of trees, a lot of water, enormous number of people riding bikes, the buildings style, Gamla Stan, Djurgården, and the list can continue...<br />After the Euronews style I will let the pictures speak for themselves. 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lH8nGL6M5zOazRC55RzIUCDSHcdXOKJGxdQcXwXdH_e12MjfEkJsKDG7gDtCeO_O9u22qlTBQ91tlKMm_6mQcF1FL1rbRlK_HR3fSSk5yXSnL205Yk0r_Z1ecQQ1HR8miIrm1uU73kw/s400/DSC01038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517183288864671746" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsDId4BboO8Rwl7DQYxADn9OpeWWVaNgqsTevUjexamU4T8JWWqCmaFkP0-l-ht22NxpkLl4FZAeN99HuLbwxYzO8RWx14mAfowujVwutgC_ZXCqmPE5L_opVB2-oCMNnB3wtBktimJE/s1600/DSC01021.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsDId4BboO8Rwl7DQYxADn9OpeWWVaNgqsTevUjexamU4T8JWWqCmaFkP0-l-ht22NxpkLl4FZAeN99HuLbwxYzO8RWx14mAfowujVwutgC_ZXCqmPE5L_opVB2-oCMNnB3wtBktimJE/s400/DSC01021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517183260556428770" border="0" /></a>A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-89339966774510334232010-09-11T08:34:00.000-07:002010-09-11T09:16:49.866-07:00My home: Örebro !Now, it is time for some facts about my new home, for at least the next two years: Örebro. The single thing I don't like at it, it's that is starts with "Ö" letter...Two days of struggle until finding this weird letter on my phone...But the rest of the aspects regarding this little town are more than positive.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoeolKK3CrgIkAqpBX3W0DK1U6ihOcRx1rwHXOZllTgVo6DAMwEfy_CGDU6xJKFKzSvGvaXRfm42ZRSVoUWEJNUu8Tu4vz9_KuoPyBtgehGxY8C5pJ82EoV776voDhfind9UdIhRPIO0/s1600/DSC00888.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoeolKK3CrgIkAqpBX3W0DK1U6ihOcRx1rwHXOZllTgVo6DAMwEfy_CGDU6xJKFKzSvGvaXRfm42ZRSVoUWEJNUu8Tu4vz9_KuoPyBtgehGxY8C5pJ82EoV776voDhfind9UdIhRPIO0/s400/DSC00888.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515682333756311938" border="0" /></a>Let's start with a small comparison between my ex. city, Bucharest, and my new home, Örebro. First of all, the differences are huugee, enormous. Here the population is a cca. 150.000. In Bucharest official statistics show something about 2.500.000 inhabitants.<br />I like it this way. Here you don't bump into each other on the streets.<br />Also I was shocked by the huge number of bicycles. Everyone, form 9 to 99 years, feel the pulse of the city by bike. You can also rent bikes from the city center for almost 70kr for a day.<br />Another thing that amazed me was the cleaningness of the streets. Everything here is so clean, so good preserved. You don't see gray flats, you don't see homeless dogs, and you don't see traffic jams or hundreds of cars horning without reason.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3nW85-ZBXGCkB79lkq_kPpkB56HWmZS_ZmbEDY0eS0jbcuf-Hm6-gFxg12t5mMskMmDU18SGPBPhGq6lelCdWLVTNr8RwE2e4NU_3FXCxMXqm0gG5WGel72t1nwXlhO8jqFoxN2zd3Q/s1600/DSC00890.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3nW85-ZBXGCkB79lkq_kPpkB56HWmZS_ZmbEDY0eS0jbcuf-Hm6-gFxg12t5mMskMmDU18SGPBPhGq6lelCdWLVTNr8RwE2e4NU_3FXCxMXqm0gG5WGel72t1nwXlhO8jqFoxN2zd3Q/s400/DSC00890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515686297867962434" border="0" /></a>Sounds like paradise, and trust me, in comparison with Bucharest, it really is ! Not to talk about the good buss system with schedules in every station. Also, in weekends, when everybody goes in city to party, the last buss leaves form the city center between 01.30 - 02.00 o'clock. As a fact, all the buses in Örebro are purple.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqX_6XdMYq3UN0JM2TomnIj8ltTNTBMOmo9XKxATPmFI6blvFzOmH5pd28B7Qn_hcZUwUF-a4C4NoWaDOzs70cb0730QX3sdTlcijcvA5HypSMsON09MADTYSIccoY1XdvpbnE8fQZJs/s1600/DSC00899.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqX_6XdMYq3UN0JM2TomnIj8ltTNTBMOmo9XKxATPmFI6blvFzOmH5pd28B7Qn_hcZUwUF-a4C4NoWaDOzs70cb0730QX3sdTlcijcvA5HypSMsON09MADTYSIccoY1XdvpbnE8fQZJs/s400/DSC00899.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515687618231409250" border="0" /></a>Oh...I almost forget the main attraction here: The Castle ! It's right in the city center and it is surrounded by water. It's a really nice touristic objective with a lot of history past.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrojXdWbsMF7PM4vX__xFomUQpJ4U6CFP_xgIyZiHo_VoA7QUchbLJ7gV1ANYj0o373InTtLhMY_qDi_u92wbRS4OaBVUUiGzYhbrwD2lBEGFPZnZjrEMaCu6qENiggl2a0Aez2ejJrNk/s1600/DSC00839.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrojXdWbsMF7PM4vX__xFomUQpJ4U6CFP_xgIyZiHo_VoA7QUchbLJ7gV1ANYj0o373InTtLhMY_qDi_u92wbRS4OaBVUUiGzYhbrwD2lBEGFPZnZjrEMaCu6qENiggl2a0Aez2ejJrNk/s400/DSC00839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515688999661673218" border="0" /></a>In Örebro you can also find the best Sweden's park in 2004, and the 6th or 7th best park of the Europe, I don't remind exactly right now. The name of the park is Stadsparken, which means City Park. It's a great place for a quiet sunday or for the photo fanatics.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFUJi19njYnvYNzK2EJnvtMDtSafQt9Wij5Bz3Q7ReMzYqZcAOlHxytwHkPJOuUjitZT3VoQLyEcl1i70RC-ZSHwwinfNiwYV4m_-_hfUJfqM0Z4YyJdkPD9qKkaWtl0-Tt_hqMBJnkU/s1600/05092010039.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFUJi19njYnvYNzK2EJnvtMDtSafQt9Wij5Bz3Q7ReMzYqZcAOlHxytwHkPJOuUjitZT3VoQLyEcl1i70RC-ZSHwwinfNiwYV4m_-_hfUJfqM0Z4YyJdkPD9qKkaWtl0-Tt_hqMBJnkU/s400/05092010039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515690373461564578" border="0" /></a>A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-74697539132556522622010-09-10T06:07:00.000-07:002010-09-10T06:22:49.994-07:00Same shit, different day....My first job interview passed in the same swedish style. I will have to wait 2 weeks for a document regarding my criminal past which will be send to me by post by the Polis. So, I think everything here is gravitating towards this "2 weeks" term.<br />Also the Skatteverket (Tax Office) called me again to show 2 more documents in order for them to give my personal civic number. So 3 weeks of waiting in vain...Now I am curious how more time I have to wait for this civic number. 2 weeks? Maybe...<br />This week I had my first lecture. It was something about Globalization theories. Great teacher, great presentation, but all in all I found it a little bit boring for my taste. I hope the next lectures and seminars will be more attractive. In the educational sense, of course...<br />About the weather. Ultra, hyper discussed subject here in Sweden. Happily, the weather so far it's decent to fine. I mean 17, 18 Celsius degrees daily are good values for the start of September.<br />Here is a picture of some of us. This is not the entire MAGJ Group...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HPqWSRNWQ-AoL1XDOGvwbFkWb5e1iNTO-ZjWV0JwLq20XC9_0Ped6f-Axr4g-GsT4zRa3f07QiXXsxDQ0j6JFeN8wcg6Soo48JhjtxxNoehstjwpSB1Y0VGnYEdeijrwxI96GkZ5GUM/s1600/59001_1268475050262_1781416687_524182_420053_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HPqWSRNWQ-AoL1XDOGvwbFkWb5e1iNTO-ZjWV0JwLq20XC9_0Ped6f-Axr4g-GsT4zRa3f07QiXXsxDQ0j6JFeN8wcg6Soo48JhjtxxNoehstjwpSB1Y0VGnYEdeijrwxI96GkZ5GUM/s400/59001_1268475050262_1781416687_524182_420053_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515274467637984594" border="0" /></a>A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-9697765023857821982010-09-08T04:00:00.000-07:002010-09-08T04:33:31.171-07:00Slow Society...Sweden !!!So here I am, a couple of hundreds of kilometers away from home...in Örebro more precisely...200km west from Stockholm.<br />My new chapter of life started on 12 august this year when I stepped for the first time on swedish soil.<br />My first impression then? A clean country, too much lakes, many many trees and forests.<br />My impression now, after three weeks of living among the natives? A clean country, many lakes, many forests, high prices, good bus system, great roads, weird language, beer too light and, above all, the thing that is killing me sofly: the slow slow slow swedish society.<br />Let's talk about that a little. For instance right now I am waiting for everything: I am waiting for my personal number for almost 2 weeks, I am waiting for my Nordea bank card for more than 2 weeks, I am waiting for my Student Union Card for 2 weeks, I am waiting for a post package that should have been here last week, and I am waiting for my second apartment key for more than one week now.<br />I have to mention that here everything is done by post. All this things most arrive at my home by post. I am starting to be annoyed by this very slowly system.<br />For everything here you have to wait at least 2 weeks. Even for a fucking little door key.<br />Aaaa and one more thing. 2 weeks ago (the magic number here) my home internet connection died suddenly. My apartment colleagues called the service provider to resolve the problem but not even now, after to damn weeks, the internet connection isn't working.<br />Herregud they have pre paid internet usb sticks. Otherwiseeee...:D<br />This afternoon I am having my first job interview...I hope everything will be fine...Keep the fingers crossed...<br />But I will write more about this new experience in a post tomorrow...<br />Hej då, for now.:)A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-2730530924472541662010-09-07T15:08:00.000-07:002010-09-07T15:18:02.275-07:00New life chapter : Sweden !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtj8TI1ZCANL05n4Au0Vns5PorP7ZIbqDqwCabTD37PFr9AJcJq9aeCadWtYTvHmd0xE4l1V1gN1t9zB0GL3ptS2NwPfDEqg7qB4tQC7psiOBGX8GklGRvsFttITliwAYWCGStNGSJlp0/s1600/entrehuset-21-09-39.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtj8TI1ZCANL05n4Au0Vns5PorP7ZIbqDqwCabTD37PFr9AJcJq9aeCadWtYTvHmd0xE4l1V1gN1t9zB0GL3ptS2NwPfDEqg7qB4tQC7psiOBGX8GklGRvsFttITliwAYWCGStNGSJlp0/s400/entrehuset-21-09-39.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514299087803097634" border="0" /></a>Hej! Uhhh...seven frickin' months from my last post here. That's a new negative record.<br />Buuuuuttttt .... from now on I am decided to refresh the content of the blog at least every week. Va intrebati probabil de ce in engleza...From now on this will be the official language of my posts. Simple as that...I am in Sweden, doing a two year master program in journalism. Every single course it's in english. Soo....<br />Tomorrow the first impressions from Sweden, Örebro and University....Peace to everyone!A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-13381872884121616802010-02-09T05:11:00.000-08:002010-02-09T05:25:46.643-08:00Realitatea WC de stiri aberanteRealitatea TV devine din ce in ce mai penibila. Jurnalisti platiti cu zeci de milioane de lei nu fac altceva decat sa frizeze penibilul cu stiri puerile, nedocumentate si total paralele cu realitatea. Acum vreo 5 minute, m-am uitat siderat la o stire in care un cetatean incerca sa demonstreze ca a circula cu transportul in comun in Bucuresti este un lucru imposibil. A facut efortul urias de a-si lasa masina in parcare, si s-a indreptat spre statia RATB. Nestiind ce e ala un bilet, sau cum se urca in tramvai, a inceput sa se planga de faptul ca nu exista abonamente zilnice dupa care s-a intors la masina, absolut penibil, a pus mana pe lopata si a concluzionat ca tot mai bine e cu masina pentru ca transportul in comun nu e de el. Sensibil, vibrant si mirabolant. Hai sictir, reporteri rupti de realitate. Realitatea TV face dezinformari absolut gretoase. De parca sute de mii de bucuresteni nu ar merge zilnic cu transportul in comun. Imi e scarba cand vad tot mai multi romani plini de trufie, nascuti parca numai in masini. Si eu am masina, dar decat sa fiu ipocrit si sclifosit, sa ma chinui pe mine, prefer sa iau metroul. Si ajung mult mai repede la munca. Iar RATB-ul mi se pare decent. Lume buna, incetati naibii cu ipocrizia asta maxima.A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-27476905110526035152010-02-06T12:32:00.000-08:002010-02-06T12:40:53.623-08:00Supriza placuta de la televiziunea publica...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPunQlg-DqC1HXOjUF3UFvtm5UhatpZ562Ah4EYidyRLuMSW3H90d27B3Mbz3V3lhtQfYJGw_EyJC4kqHPlui5wFhsU_1HwoYzryIBdnOPCp84fbEEffH7rmzhN7Di0eRiwySiIwVY9XU/s1600-h/05022010173412Asta+seara+petrecem+in+familie4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPunQlg-DqC1HXOjUF3UFvtm5UhatpZ562Ah4EYidyRLuMSW3H90d27B3Mbz3V3lhtQfYJGw_EyJC4kqHPlui5wFhsU_1HwoYzryIBdnOPCp84fbEEffH7rmzhN7Di0eRiwySiIwVY9XU/s400/05022010173412Asta+seara+petrecem+in+familie4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435233165510949874" border="0" /></a>Astazi am senzatia ca e pentru prima oara dupa multi ani cand ma reintalnesc cu umorul de calitate. Umorul romanesc de calitate. Cum afara ninge si viscoleste puternic, am ales ca in loc sa imi petrec seara in oras, sa raman in fata televizorului. Din intamplare am ramas setat mai bine de o ora pe TVR1. Emisiunea se numeste "Asta seara petrecem in familie." Titlul asa si asa, nu imi prea place, insa shoul de televiziune prestat la TVR a fost peste asteptarile mele. Scheciuri de calitate cu actori romani consacrati, glume reusite, muzica digerabila. Chiar e o emisiune buna pentru sambata seara. Sunt curios sa aflu ce rating va avea shoul. Sunt bucuros ca se poate si fara manele, tarfe, poponari, scandalagii si inculti. Felicitari TVR. Sper sa reziste pe micile ecrane cat mai mult posibil emisiunea asta...A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-81791469004349219422010-02-02T06:26:00.001-08:002010-02-02T06:34:55.050-08:00Exercitiu de imaginatie de rasul curului! Armata Romana a trimis ajutoare in Tahiti in loc de Haiti :))<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Caterinca cu horincă! "Sa le ia dracu! Sună la fel !" Splendida declaratia ministrului Apararii dupa ce un batalion de vanatori de munte din Romania a fost subiectul unei crize isterice de ras pe insula paradiziaca din Polinezia Franceza.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static; cursor: auto; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br />Din cauza unei confuzii regretabile, Ministerul Apararii a gresit destinatia ajutoarelor pentru victimele cutremurului din Haiti, expediind un batalion de vanatori de munte, precum si 2000 de tone de provizii, apa, paturi, medicamente si alimente intr-o directie total opusa, respectiv in insula Tahiti, aflata in Pacificul de Sud. </span><br /><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static; cursor: auto; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">"Eu zic ca nu<span style="color: rgb(4, 148, 225) ! important; border-width: medium medium 1px; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(192, 209, 254); cursor: pointer; display: inline ! important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;" onclick="X1U2TClick(this,0);" onmouseover="X1U2TOver(this,0,'nu',149);" onmouseout="X1U2TOut(this,0);"></span> trebuie sa facem un spectacol din chestia asta. Adica, numele seamana foarte, foarte mult. Haiti, Tahiti, Mahiti, Papiti. Sa le ia dracu', suna la fel", a declarat pentru times.ro Ministrul Apararii, Gabriel Oprea. </span>A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-62417457579644954262010-02-02T02:30:00.000-08:002010-02-02T03:12:05.897-08:00Hossu Barbosu', sindicalisti fomisti si chef de munca din P...rimarie...Proteste, proteste si iar proteste. S-au trezit acum trepadusii din primarii si consilii judetene sa faca o prima greva de avertisment. Lasati in curu' gol de disparitia sporurilor aberante, oamenii au ramas sa pape dintr-un salariu de, sustin majoriatea dintre ei, 1000lei. Am vazut oameni imbracati bine care se plangeau, am vazut pe unii mai amarati care se plangeau, am vazut unii cu masini scumpe la scara primariei, care si ei surprizaa...se plangeau. Toata lumea se plangea. Perioada 2000-2006 este data uitarii. Atunci a fost, ca sa va reamintesc, dezmatul pe bani publici. Sporuri peste sporuri, tichete cadou, bonuri de masa, prime, bonusuri etc etc...Ora H era clar ca trebuia sa vina odata. A venit anul asta, cu cateva semne anul trecut. La privat de ce nu zice nimeni cata debandada e . Mai ales in presa si tv, unde s-a ajuns sa se vorbeasca de faliment in masa?! Asa ca mai bine sindicalistii, sa-si vada lungul nasului, au tras cat au putut ani de zile. De fapt, la naiba, oi fi eu ghinionist sau nu mi-am ales bine cariera, dar habar nu am cum arata un tichet de masa, o prima sau un bonus. Si asta dupa patru ani de munca. Noi sa fim sanatosi. V-am pupat cu spor(uri)...<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='531' height='441' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwp7ulAIFxjdjcw5DS2u3uxkvjeoPrENCIJFE8DDrJKX5bJUnh8Krvj_xbtizM6W5k-wUtU33YiyPdTP0-mCA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-46646316580463868342010-02-01T03:10:00.000-08:002010-02-01T03:16:07.834-08:00Executie in direct la televiziunea publica...<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxBctVAOOWwPw0lPXrhpshw62voTRd-ZKyxdWa37vMWWPYCPCK65h7EgGh_ZpbK2O6BUbESezG6XUrgIbvNUg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Am avut parte ieri si de o premiera in lumea divertismentului romanesc. Un om era sa-si piarda capul la propriu intr-un exercitiu de "virtuozitate" artistica. Cum altfel sa spargi un ananas la TV decat cu sabia, iar fructul musai trebuie sa stea pe un cap de om viu :)). Ce a iesit vedeti sus in video.A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-81087737105574837492010-01-26T03:47:00.001-08:002010-01-26T05:46:26.065-08:00Mormant luat cu asalt desi nici nu se stie daca e cineva in groapa sau nu....<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='401' height='332' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyskRPb-DQTPWB72uPrvWMbvIJmMjMLt4hjnBXHucDom1HwVyQwqNfjfmmqUgR0rG-QyTu9FBIJLxIpKwz9' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />O noua zi, o noua sursa de umor involuntar. De data aceasta am dat peste nostalgicii comunisti din cimitirul Ghencea. Oamenii inghetau pentru a il comemora pe fostul dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. Momente haioase, fraze memorabile "Off, imi vine sa plang..." :))) Merita urmarit materialul. Ne meritam oare soarta?A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-90924745557344675872010-01-21T08:34:00.000-08:002010-01-21T09:04:23.712-08:00"Baietii" si "fetele" ne mananca zilele...Stand asa, la o vorba cu Bud, mi-am dat seama ca sunt inconjurat de o mare complacere si coruptie in breasla. Un cerc inchis si stramt precum o pereche de chiloti cu doua masuri mai mici.<br />Cu zi ce trece, de-a lungul anilor, niste "baieti" curma visele romanilor, vedem tot mai des oameni resemnati, fara orizont. La randul lor, "fetitele" ii perie pe "baieti", in loc sa-si faca datoria de a nu-i lasa pe acestia sa derapeze.<br />Pentru mine, televiziunea ar fi trebuit sa insemne un fel de Vlad Tepes. Cel putin asa visam acum cativa ani. Trebuia sa fie acel ceva care sa imparta dreptatea. Cu trecerea anilor imi dau seama ca nu e chiar asa. Niste "fetite", in spatele prompterelor si sub scaunele din redactii nu fac decat sa se ascunda de ceea ce au putut sa faca si sa ascunda realitatea de popor.<br />Cu alte cuvinte, televiziunea e plina de "fetite" care nu fac altceva decat jocul "baietilor". De cate ori nu ati auzit la televizor "fetite" foarte pornite pentru a demasca nedreptatile "baietilor", dar fata in fata cu "baietii" se inmoaie precum un falus la vederea lui Zoe Petre?!<br />Televiziunea a incetat de mult, desi nici nu cred ca a fost vreodata, sa fie ceea ce ar fi trebuit sa fie: un formator adevarat de opinie si o institutie impartiala.<br />Televiziunea face jocurile "baietilor" fara nici un fel de jena. Intotdeauna "fetitele" pupa obrazul pe care l-au scuipat.<br />Nu vreau sa urmez exemplul nici unei "fetite". Nu am de la cine invata o meserie onesta de jurnalist. Chiar nu am.<br />Astazi, "fetita", cea care ar trebui sa pazeasca stana, este prietena cu lupul, adica "baiatul".<br />Ori eu nu vreau sa ajung asa...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiST_OoefB3MTMkqrXUNYmKvSV-3Ajm6DychiW3oqOICHJ_fZjpLsU0JhDK0e5GE9YET0zJ01MK0rD9pcbgZ0G1eHi59ETaREMs-kNgLvBLjbgkUe9YE15xlDQCSPVMKhCX3GBxt7qKJe0/s1600-h/ion-cristoiu.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 357px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiST_OoefB3MTMkqrXUNYmKvSV-3Ajm6DychiW3oqOICHJ_fZjpLsU0JhDK0e5GE9YET0zJ01MK0rD9pcbgZ0G1eHi59ETaREMs-kNgLvBLjbgkUe9YE15xlDQCSPVMKhCX3GBxt7qKJe0/s400/ion-cristoiu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429239383254045618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDGlxIEVwm8bDGgl3Ugkxoe7o83HsmNg6U3JmRSvGI_plfCOHWZWcqMZE_KgIshiuAHjto-jwYo2k3-TVjtRGZLE45PA8wFCiRrKDv6qdUP2itU-jquNM5DWkAgBHMbtvdkvNvq6M07k/s1600-h/sorin-rosca-stanescu.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDGlxIEVwm8bDGgl3Ugkxoe7o83HsmNg6U3JmRSvGI_plfCOHWZWcqMZE_KgIshiuAHjto-jwYo2k3-TVjtRGZLE45PA8wFCiRrKDv6qdUP2itU-jquNM5DWkAgBHMbtvdkvNvq6M07k/s400/sorin-rosca-stanescu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429239497114531458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAC728tm2r1LNFVUnvFcsIsC4dFmeIM-CjJjcw2DwrkOd2onuqGd4TqJ9AKBzYdJn1pJzweu4A36yHrVYgO0V8KPo-a2k0aQ6tN1UGRrIinkm5oQch_nUGx6sWDnecBA3aqHkTUVhslyo/s1600-h/tatulici.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAC728tm2r1LNFVUnvFcsIsC4dFmeIM-CjJjcw2DwrkOd2onuqGd4TqJ9AKBzYdJn1pJzweu4A36yHrVYgO0V8KPo-a2k0aQ6tN1UGRrIinkm5oQch_nUGx6sWDnecBA3aqHkTUVhslyo/s400/tatulici.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429239737837418514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1mjyGRJk1a4tKhwa8zwaWdDtVRJdGathJhNKzndzjdRyzUx5vtusjcbVe6h4IVfbnA4ap3u6SAFsDltlE7qTM4kwcN_xTXQAXSGRxErQrR45ZSjPbxPvt7OXFIeiEIgW0lH5TCLMITM/s1600-h/tuca.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1mjyGRJk1a4tKhwa8zwaWdDtVRJdGathJhNKzndzjdRyzUx5vtusjcbVe6h4IVfbnA4ap3u6SAFsDltlE7qTM4kwcN_xTXQAXSGRxErQrR45ZSjPbxPvt7OXFIeiEIgW0lH5TCLMITM/s400/tuca.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429239792011082818" border="0" /></a>A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-92172697048238477572009-07-01T23:51:00.000-07:002009-07-02T02:42:24.418-07:00Pseudotratat despre fauna unei sali de forta de cartierDe vreo saptamana am inceput sa ard gazu' la o sala de forta de prin cartier. Merg de 3 ori pe saptamana si stau cate vreo 2 ore de fiecare data. Nici eu nu stiu cum rezist. De fapt, chiar acum am fost adanc lovit o revelatie retorica: cum rezist? Hmmm...cred ca datorita personajelor de poveste de acolo. Sala asta la care merg eu, dar la care nu o sa mai merg de luna viitoare, pentru ca o sa ma reintorc la sala de deasupra carciumii lui Romica de la Dristor, este practic un apartament confort 2 cu 2 camere. Abia daca ai loc sa te strecori printre aparate dupa ce iti termini exercitiile. La ora 20.00 cand ma duc eu e cel mai aglomerat. Vreo 20 de pulalai transpirati pe 60 de metri patrati. Faceti voi calculul. Cum intru acolo, de fiecare data ma duc in vestiar, ma reculeg, pentru ca afara de fiecare data ploua torential, si ma apuc de primu' exercitiu. Alerg vreo 15 minute pe banda la viteza 12 cu inclinarea 2 sau 4. Greu tare. Cum revin cu picioarele pe pamant imi aleg coltul meu preferat. Acolo sunt aparatele pentru "un abdomen mai plat" si pentru brate si umar. De aici se vede cel mai bine fauna din sala. Vreo 2 personaje mi-au atras atentia in mod special si definitiv. Primul e "Piticu' Dulap", apoi e "Bisnitarul Pug".<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"PITICU' DULAP"</span>: Cum frate sa ai 160 cm si sa tragi de fiare ca un culturist!? De cand merg eu la sala, pe piticu' dulap nu l-am vazut decat in ipostaza "energizant in mana stanga, gantera in mana dreapta". Uneori mai schimba mainile. Omu' nostru are spatele cat un bour. Il intrece si pe poetul Adrian Paunescu la masivitatea umerilor. Ce e trist e ca nu prea are cur. Seamana leit cu o clepsidra. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Speranta de viata</span>: 51 de ani. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Inaltime</span>: 160 cm. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Greutate</span>: 80-85 de kg. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Personalitate</span>: haios, se intelege foarte bine cu copiii. El. Copiii, nu prea. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Probleme congenitale:</span> se scarpina insistent in ureche. Piticul Dulap necesita un energizant la fiecare 5 minute. O sedinta de 10 ore la sala in fiecare zi ii este suficienta.<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> </span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"BISNITARUL PUG"</span>: Imaginati-va un om cu fata de pug. E greu? Cap masiv, nasuc miniscul, ochii iesiti in orbite ca in The Simpsons, burtoi de bere, mult par pe spate. Exemplarul nostru vine in fiecare zi la sala imbracat in negru si nu face altceva decat sa ridice greutati. La burta nu se uita. Cred ca nici nu stie ca o are. O ignora total. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Speranta de viata</span>: inca 12-13 ani, cat un pug. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Inaltime</span>: 167 cm. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Greutate</span>: 130 de kg. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Personalitate</span>: Invata foarte repede si raspunde foarte bine la comenzile de baza(sezi, vino aici, nu ai voie). <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Probleme congenitale</span>: </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >deformarea nasului si a cavitatii bucale (care ingreuneaza respiratia), luxatia rotulei, demodecie mostenita, probleme oculare si ale pleoapelor, sensibilitate la socuri termice (expunere la caldura sau frig), predispozitie la calculi vezicali si obstructia uretrei. Bisnitarul Pug necesita sa traga de fiare bisaptamanal. Orice aparat care l-ar putea ajuta sa dea burta jos este ineficient si jignitor.</span>A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-3262519124807958572009-06-08T10:58:00.000-07:002009-06-08T12:31:37.403-07:00Iaca na! Am votat cu Eba si ca premiu m-am vazut cu ea pe la noua seara<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfYU8fRIJQVKTyCv69Skzt0469ZBgjo8N5I2AeVigXl6Upba0C2ZbpQ4wVl2D_TXX6JWZ6UjP2ACl5ZumAvx9O7MP4z3F7YvnadEUT8IEyZ8WDM3WF65bZbBgvcci2Jlu_ysNX2hNyzc/s1600-h/4ee79da22869ddcc6f2dbcd9d10285c0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfYU8fRIJQVKTyCv69Skzt0469ZBgjo8N5I2AeVigXl6Upba0C2ZbpQ4wVl2D_TXX6JWZ6UjP2ACl5ZumAvx9O7MP4z3F7YvnadEUT8IEyZ8WDM3WF65bZbBgvcci2Jlu_ysNX2hNyzc/s400/4ee79da22869ddcc6f2dbcd9d10285c0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345041380988313682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZr2jLOWpDLpzJpStUfyuXGEbVSVZOkKK2lcE-AbGRdFd88INA72RUBVdGrdt-f57a-2OSbD_PUq9bosfBde2fmMdw17L7m5tYv5k5-pirQq2WoYbzxtFvG_zFhD63Ujk4A2eeG7nuDo/s1600-h/DSC06207.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZr2jLOWpDLpzJpStUfyuXGEbVSVZOkKK2lcE-AbGRdFd88INA72RUBVdGrdt-f57a-2OSbD_PUq9bosfBde2fmMdw17L7m5tYv5k5-pirQq2WoYbzxtFvG_zFhD63Ujk4A2eeG7nuDo/s400/DSC06207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345031983959066434" border="0" /></a>Ieri a fost zi de alegeri. Rumanii au fost urcati ca vitele in microbuze si dusi in sectiile de votare. Romanii in schimb nu prea s-au omorat cu votul. Astfel ca la inchiderea urnelor doar un sfert dintre oamenii cu drept de vot isi exercitasera dreptul constitutional.<br />Printre ei, si eu. Am votat pe la ora 10 la Facultatea de Arhitectura. Cu o mana pe sandvici si cu cealalta pe pix, presedinta sectiei mi-a trecut emotionata numele pe o lista suplimentara. Cum alegerile s-au terminat, iata mai sus si cu cine am votat.<br />Drept recompensa dar si ca sa ii fac o supriza seara m-am prezentat la sediul de campaniei al Elenei. Am ajuns pe la sapte jumate. Relu, colegul meu, era nerabdator sa o vada. Chiar surescitat as putea spune. M-am servit din frigider cu un RedBull iar lui Relu i-am dat un Mountain Dew, ca sa se urce pe pereti. Dar sa nu divagam. Am sunat-o pe asta mica pe la opt si ceva si am mustrat-o ca intarzie. Mi-a zis ca e cu doua prietene la solar. I-am inchis telefonul in nas. Pe la noua si-a facut si EBA aparitia. Era intradevar insotita de cele doua prietene ale ei. Una era cam arsa pe fatza. Am trecut cu vederea si le-am facut cu ochiul. Vazandu-se cu atata presa de fatza, Elena m-a ignorat total. Asa e ea. Mai timida cand e multa lume pe langa noi. La declaratii, m-am asezat in spatele ei ca sa o aud mai bine. Vorbeste tare incet saracutza. In cluburi nici nu pot auzi ce-mi spune. E noua si cinci minute. Cu totii ne uitam la discursul lui Geoana. Elena nu pare sa inteleaga mare lucru. Lasa ca ii explic eu acasa. M-am panicat tare pe la noua si opt minute. La sediul de campanie al Elenei isi facuse aparitia tacsu. Cred ca o fi intrat pe varfuri ca nu l-am auzit cand a venit. Statea timid si transpirat in usa si ranjea fasolea la fii'sa. Mi-am zis ca am pus-o. A venit mosu' sa ma altoiasca pentru ca m-am certat cu fii'sa la telefon. Dar cand colo, omu' venise sa-si faca putina reclama. De nervi am dat sa mai iau o cutie de RedBull, dar asta batranu s-a uitat chioras la mine. Mi-am dat seama ca e criza. Cumparase sucurile cu cateva ore inainte din Carrefour si trebuiau sa tina o saptamana. Asta e. Dumnezeu mi-a ascultat rugaciunile si crucile facute cu limba pe cerul gurii si taticsu lu Elena a plecat in 10 minute. Venise cu un Logan si cu un golan care il pazea punandu-i mana pe tatze fetei de la Antena3. Nu am mai stat nici eu mult. Trebuia sa ajung la Dristor la un fotbal cu baietii. Elena oricum mi-a zis ca se duce pana in Modrogan si apoi o scoate tac'su in oras. Poate imi mai lasa si mie un RedBull in frigider pentru cand ma intorc de la fotbal. Ea oricum pleaca la Bruxelles si raman iar singur. Cred ca am sa plang. Mi-am luxat un deget la fotbal.A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-67073084105217010662009-05-14T11:56:00.000-07:002009-05-14T12:19:18.716-07:00Burtosii vechi si noiCu surle si trambite a avut loc ieri prezentarea noilor uniforme ale Politiei Romane. De fapt si de drept insa...hainele sunt cam aceleasi. In loc sa-si vada de treaba, gaborii au ars-o la sediul Ministerului de Interne ca pe cat walk. Un pas in fata, un pas in spate. Spiritul ca si inexistent organizatoric al romanilor a excelat si de aceasta data. O noua bila neagra pentru Politia Romana, si pentru infantilul care conduce un minister atat de important precum e cel de Interne.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyRKZnuMvQtqamKM8BsEtB8s1FqJyAb0xeWSinDdWwfdKpAttgrqHGxXVAwtQTl5JBSzQIfySGBcsyCamKSfg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-17489239834232468742009-04-21T09:21:00.000-07:002009-04-21T09:59:35.382-07:00Vreau sa citesc, sunt dezamagit si mi-am "tras" rozeta<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgof1pXV_cKKfhKnFS-_eOYWFbJfoeAjXTPg8Cv0m_GPr1Ofa6CTwhof4Hkbd3JuxoR0b45-jesJjHFPN_kzrrPNgBltpmJUrNPnnAtJC5svzKb0pQnV3w5Gmqr8jqA_Y8LIhAQG6puQ/s1600-h/DSC06145.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgof1pXV_cKKfhKnFS-_eOYWFbJfoeAjXTPg8Cv0m_GPr1Ofa6CTwhof4Hkbd3JuxoR0b45-jesJjHFPN_kzrrPNgBltpmJUrNPnnAtJC5svzKb0pQnV3w5Gmqr8jqA_Y8LIhAQG6puQ/s400/DSC06145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327190239193578386" border="0" /></a><br />Sa-mi bag pula in mercenarii de la Rapid. Ne-au dat gol descultii de la Pitesti. Ma doare capul cand incep sa ma gandesc la vremurile cu Razvan Lucescu la timona, si cat de repede si de usor l-a alungat Copos din Giulesti. In fine, suporterii latra, jucatorii tot prost joaca. Vreau sa citesc o carte. Una buna. O voi face probabil incepand de maine, poimaine, ori naiba o sti. Am fost azi la Humanitas sa-mi caut o carte buna, care sa merite sa-mi iroseasca timpul. Din pacate mi-am irosit eu o ora din viata cautand "the chosen book". Din pacate, nimic, nimic, nimic, care sa-mi suscite interesul. Ce naiba cauta intr-o librarie carti semnate de Lucian Mandruta si Gabriela Vranceanu Firea?? Chiar s-au tras pe cur toti scriitorii buni? Ce as putea invata eu de la niste cititori de prompter? Pe cine intereseaza cum s-a scarpinat Mandruta in cur, in numeroasele sale excursii prin lume, facute pe banii lui Felix Motanu? Va spun eu, nici macar pe maicasa. Sau am mai gasit pe rafturi cartea Laurei Andresan. La fel! Ce naiba cauta intr-o librarie fituicile unei tarfe/curve de semilux? Sau mai era o carte cu titlul "Pasaricile". Deschid coperta si ce sa vezi? Toate titlurile erau, ma scuzati, despre pizda. Pizda unei mumii, pizda jucatoarei de tenis, ori pizda vecinei de bloc. What the fuck?? Chiar a innebunit lumea?? Cine tine sa stie astfel de lucruri? Normal ca dupa o ora de cautat prin rafturi am iesit transpirat si dezamagit. Mi-am luat niste bere, 10 cd-uri blank si m-am intors acasa. Nu mai vreau sa trec printr-o asemenea experienta. O sa ma apuc sa citesc de acum numai la recomandare sau cautand inainte pe internet.<br />Ieri mi-am luat rozeta. Nu va ganditi la prostii si tineti-va mainile acasa. E o rozeta dintr-aia de autoaparare. Am insa o dilema. Nici pana la ora asta nu stiu inca de ce am cumparat-o. Sa crap teasta cainilor din spatele blocului? Exclus. Sa ma bat cu oamenii prin metrou? La fel de exclus. Sa o iau cu mine cand merg la baut prin carciumi? Nu ar fi o idee prea buna. Atunci de ce am cumparat-o? Sper sa aflu cat de curand. Nu va speriati, nu are inca urme de sange. Sta la locul ei in torpedou. :)) Aaaaaaaaaa...si inca ceva. Pe aceeasi idee mi-am dotat portbagajul masinii cu o frumusete de bata de baseball. :)) Sa fie asta vreun semn ceva? Nu cred. Dar ma fac sa ma stiu in siguranta. Cu toate ca nu cred ca voi ajunge sa le folosesc.<br />P.S.: Cand nu sunt langa "ea", ma plictisesc oribil. Atat de tare incat am chef sa scriu posturi de astea sincere. Sper sa nu fie totusi prea dese. :DDDD Aaaaaaaaaa....si un test de final. Ce naiba reprezinta fotografia pe care am atasat-o postului?? :)))))A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-59511481097329657542009-04-16T11:20:00.000-07:002009-04-16T11:45:17.448-07:00Iata "animalele" de la Hala Obor !In titlu am pus cuvantul "animale" intre ghilimele deoarece nu vreau sa ofensez veritabilele necuvantatoare, asemanandu-le cu comerciantii batausi de acolo. :))<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz8M_o0Lf7Mw31lab8Kv89s4I3_XFf910vTJtIN3Ah71OjhClnoInq7KYYKUoUAdaRFdUPoeWgbN8A7fM61' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-88907599849476643792009-04-13T05:56:00.000-07:002009-04-13T06:14:49.960-07:00Cata gluma panarama: Conspiratia masonica nu e o gluma!Glume de santieristi! Sau cel putin asa crede el. O sa-i spun "el" pentru ca ar fi prea banal daca i-as da numele. La el in cap teoria conspiratiei infloreste ca mucegaiul pe gunoi. Nu ma avant sa spun ca ar avea probleme psihice, ca ar avea orizonturi inguste, insa acest "el" ma gaseste pe mine mereu tap ispasitor. La orice gluma care i se face, ma acuza pe mine, la orice proiector care ii turteste mutra pe perete, se gandeste tot la mine...:))) Deja devine banal. Acum mai nou incepe sa trimita mesaje ca Nikita in care nu stiu ce incearca sa demonstreze? Om serios, nu gluma. Radem, glumim, insa nu e de gluma ca un om sa nu stie de gluma. Langa un om cu simtul umorului iti e drag sa stai. Lui ii lipseste insa cu desavarsire. Nici Dinu Patriciu daca ar fi sunat si i s-ar face o gluma nu ar reactiona ca "el". Un om care nu gusta o gluma e un om rigid. Iar la 23 de ani sa fii rigid, nu cred ca te avantajeaza. Ma astept la cel putin un comentariu negativ din partea lui "el". :)) Sunt curios ce ii mai poate pielea :D<br />Hai mă, nea Mărine, ce <em>nu ştii de glumă</em>? :))A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-38615030951318256192009-04-07T11:38:00.000-07:002009-04-07T12:33:13.254-07:00E totu' belea p-aici<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMc3ocBdHQ56bZlyADajL2mlhb7IJBrbQlYVukLPzPrm-tc3HfoXinZ5ib13w336aBO5vWD0ofRXPUTS8k80mlpSo379Ty0LFBugLcsntekoj_-edGhoRI3HhyphenhyphenncAQgEKYErt0ZFT9wyc/s1600-h/DSC06104.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMc3ocBdHQ56bZlyADajL2mlhb7IJBrbQlYVukLPzPrm-tc3HfoXinZ5ib13w336aBO5vWD0ofRXPUTS8k80mlpSo379Ty0LFBugLcsntekoj_-edGhoRI3HhyphenhyphenncAQgEKYErt0ZFT9wyc/s400/DSC06104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322031073478642770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mNv8k92AxOJyrzFr-9gFbDdCTIniLubchd4N61xDrU5EbGH4M-9VxIsaEFbJagX1FFmL6Z02yg-7wvuLBKLv44BEPekfTIvToS-Kjpfm-Jgdt6vPkRuJPOrzjXRYtblf_gYk20uGrZo/s1600-h/DSC05965.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mNv8k92AxOJyrzFr-9gFbDdCTIniLubchd4N61xDrU5EbGH4M-9VxIsaEFbJagX1FFmL6Z02yg-7wvuLBKLv44BEPekfTIvToS-Kjpfm-Jgdt6vPkRuJPOrzjXRYtblf_gYk20uGrZo/s400/DSC05965.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322030889381281506" border="0" /></a><br />O sa incerc sa combin in postul asta trairile de la judecata lui Gigi Becali, trairile de la restaurantul Dambovicioara si trairile din momentul de fata. O sa incep cu cele din urma. La ora la care scriu balariile astea imi e o lene de parca as fi in Lazy City. Cu un ochi pe revolutia care pare a fi inceput in Republica Moldova, am uitat ca mai am de facut curatenie prin camera, ca mai am de dat jos o barba de trei zile si ca farfuriile care s-au adunat in chiuveta il deranjeaza pe Cosmin. Cred ca si berea care sta ispititor intre ochi si monitor are partea ei de vina. Am schimbat pe Protv unde e meci de Champions League la recomandarea lui iubi. Si a meritat pentru ca am prins golul lui Porto in direct. Moamaa ce fotbal joaca astia. Parca sunt de pe alta planeta. La Targu Jiu, steaua isi ia bataie. :)))) Inca un motiv sa mai deschid o bere.<br />Spuneam ceva mai sus ceva de restaurantul Dambovicioara. Nu ati auzit de el? Nici sa nu fiti curiosi. Duminica dupa masa, cald afara...telefon de la dom' Paul: "Wa suntem la Dambovicioara, eu, Iustin, Costin si Virgil. Vii?" - "Hai ca vin, ce pana mea sa fac. Unde e carciuma?" - "La Piata Timpuri Noi". And I'm goneee...like the wind. In 15 minute eram acolo. Nu sunt fitzos la locatii de baut o bere, insa Dambovicioara lui Paul era o mare...bomba. Bombavicioara mai bine ii spunea. Cred ca e ultima relicva comunista din Bucuresti. Fete de masa apretate, cativa betivi insirati inestetic pe la mese si intr-un colt, patru golani care ma asteptau pe mine. Comand o bere fara alcool, ca deh, porcului ii sade bine in masina si ne punem pe palavragit. Barfa noastra cea de toate zilele e insa sparta de un batranel care ne cere sa-i dam o bere moca. "Ce mah? Vrei sa bei moca? Spune o poezie!". Care a vazut Filantropica, cu poetul Garii de Nord, stie despre ce vorbesc. Aveti mai jos un filmulet cu prestatia lui tataie. Dupa 40 de minute de ascultat balivernele omului venit chitit pentru alcool moca, ma plictisesc. Ii iau pe Paul si Iustin si plec. Nu cred ca o sa ma mai intorc la Dambovicioara. :)))<br />Cat despre Becali...iarta-L Doamne ca nu stie ce face. Cam asta pot sa zic. Inca 25 de zile in arest, si se pare ca o sa pape pascutza cu smantana dupa gratii. Cam dura viata asta cu unii. Mi-au dat lacrimile. Cred ca imi e somn. Dar nu capitulez inainte sa termin postarea asta revolutionara. Va promiteam cate ceva din trairile mele de ieri de la Tribunalul Bucuresti unde s-a judecat recursul inaintat de avocatii lui Becali. Ei bine...trei cuvinte pot descrie atmosfera care a fost acolo. CRA CRA CRA. Intelegeti ce vreti ca eu am obosit sa ma iau de "aiurea" de iubitorii de bomboane agricole aparati de Madalin Voicu. Prima poza e meniul de la Dambovicioara :))) Asa am aflat ca de fapt cartofii prajiti sunt o bautura calda :DD<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxuKNNOwlOXo0P9pN1jnT9G3bXS-c_EDMAxzTM94hwFIwER6h5nf9xwerUKS3r-VsZT3sPYpFy0wdtKYiCILg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzyjDwsWlB92p7sPoC1NYB5GfD89WhiTnRdkg3rC8P8cWlYXFgdFUFIrGq-208EMwjHr1MBdicFmMOh3ULDuQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-6012011982956630102009-03-30T05:50:00.000-07:002009-03-30T06:03:18.161-07:00Incercati si Cheile Bicazului! Parerea mea...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDcikGxu2qN3VojN_N1HhWHnyibTt-P6PXipr4RsyS_YdKI1pu5Ns0Y80T84_xbIiiQFQhd7RXQdpUqTfY0fmt_1ZykJycPhrwc-a7LPnU8z8-JpsDh25HLZg-WD9MoMo2IVlnuG-d9I/s1600-h/cheia001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDcikGxu2qN3VojN_N1HhWHnyibTt-P6PXipr4RsyS_YdKI1pu5Ns0Y80T84_xbIiiQFQhd7RXQdpUqTfY0fmt_1ZykJycPhrwc-a7LPnU8z8-JpsDh25HLZg-WD9MoMo2IVlnuG-d9I/s400/cheia001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318964044117924002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span style="">"Cu acest articol particip la concursul organizat de <a href="http://www.sejur-circuit.ro/" target="_blank" title="Premier Tour - Sejur Circuit">Premier Tour</a>, pentru desemnarea Brandului Turistic National."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">:)) Da. Particip la un concurs. Sunt convins ca nu o sa castig nimic dar de ce sa nu incerc, mai ales ca e un subiect care imi face placere sa il disec la mine pe blog. E vorba despre promovarea unei destinatii romanesti. Eu m-am oprit la Cheile Bicazului. Sunt din Piatra Neamt, la origine, dar asta nu are de-a face cu alegerea mea. Rar sunt subiectiv.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Asadar, de ce sa promovam mai mult Cheile Bicazului? Ei bine, in primul rand pentru ca aceste Chei ale Bicazului sunt o experienta unica la noi in tara</span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="postbody"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">. O punte practic de legatura intre Moldova si Transilvania. Zona e un parc national in adevaratul sens al cuvantului. Nu vad de ce nu am promova si noi mai mult aceasta destinatie pentru turistii din strainatate.<br /><br /></span></span><br /></span></span><br /></span></span></span>A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-79694082689889398862009-03-27T06:59:00.000-07:002009-03-27T07:40:41.040-07:00Leapsa de la Miky...si atat !<strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">1.Ce-ti place sa faci atat de mult,incat ai plati pentru asta?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;">In primu' rand orice lucru care imi place, cred ca are un pret. Asa ca oricum platesc pentru a-mi satisfacele dorintele. Hai sa spunem insa ca imi place sa calatoresc si daca as avea timpul si banii necesari as plati oricat pentru asta. Imi mai place sa respir aer curat si sa stau mult timp la soare, pe o plaja fina, fara cocalari si manele, fara alge si alte gunoaie. As fi dispus sa platesc oricat pentru asta.<br /></span></em></strong><em><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">2.Daca ai afla astazi ca mai ai de trait exact 5 ani,ce ai face incepand de maine?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;">Maine m-as trezi si as face exact acelasi lucru pe care l-as fi facut in mod normal. M-as duce in continuare la munca, iar in timpul asta as incerca sa fac ceva ca sa-mi tratez boala necrutatoare de care sufar. 5 ani e o perioada suficient de mare ca sa pot sa sper la viata in continuare. Speranta moare ultima.<br /></span></strong></em><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">3.Daca ai castiga un milion de euro neimpozabili,ai continua sa faci ce faci acum?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">Raspunsul e unul singur: NU ! Mi-as da demisia, dar banii nu cred ca i-as investi in ceva. Poate 10% sa pun deoparte pentru vremuri grele si batranete. Cu restul de bani as calatori asa vreo 30 de ani in toata lumea.<br /></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">4.Peste 15 ani, ce ai vrea sa scrie pe prima pagina despre tine,in cel mai important ziar din tara?Care ar fi titlul articolului?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">Hmmm...Grea intrebare. Mi-ar place sa citesc pe prima pagina a celui mai important ziar din tara ca emisiunea pe care o moderez are mare succes si e lider de audienta pe piata. Titlul articolului: "Duminica sportiva, cu Alexandru Nastase, a inregistrat ieri un nou record de audienta pentru tara noastra" detalii in pag.5-6<br /></span></em></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><em><strong>5.Ce vrei sa spuna prietenii tai despre tine la ceremonia funerara?</strong></em></span><br />Chiar nu ma intereseaza ce-o sa spuna lumea dupa ce oi trece in nefiinta. :)))) Ar fi culmea sa imi mai pese :D<br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">6.Dar pe piatra ta funerara,ce vrei sa scrie despre tine?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">Absolut nimic. E tiganeala curata sa scrii versuri si citate pe piatra funerara. Vreau sa scrie numele, si atat.<br /></span></em></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><em>7.Cand erai mic,ce le raspundeai celor mari la intrebarea:'Tu ce vrei sa te faci cand vei fi mare?'</em></strong></span><br />Pe rand, spuneam ca vreau sa fiu fotbalist, apoi am vrut sa devind parior, apoi medic veterinar, pentru ca in cele din urma sa devin...jurnalist. :D<br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">8.Ce ai face daca ai stii absolut sigur,dincolo de orice dubiu,ca este imposibil sa esuezi?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">Cum ce as face? De vreme ce e imposibil sa esuez, as forta nota sa ajung unde vreau.<br /></span></em></strong><em><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">9.Ce ai vrea sa le spuna copiii tai ,nepotilor tai despre tine?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the motherfucking truth :D<br /></span></strong></em><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">1</span><span style="font-size:180%;">0.Daca ai putea acum sa te proiectezi in viitor,in ultima zi a vietii tale si sa iti iei un interviu,care sunt cele trei intrebari pe care ti le-ai adresa?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aoleuuuuu...Cam stupida intrebarea :))) De ce naiba mi-as lua mie interviu? Nu pot sa raspund la intrebarea asta. Si in intrebare scrie "daca as putea". Asa ca daca as putea sa ma proiectez in viitor, nu as face-o. :))</span><br /></em></strong>A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100633547775130678.post-35105141457722222932009-03-26T07:18:00.000-07:002009-03-26T07:24:52.256-07:00M-am tras sau nu pe cur?NU M-AM TRAS PE CUR ! Pur si simplu nu am mai avut nimic de spus. Dupa trei zile pline de Basescu, marti - summit al procurorilor din intreaga lume, miercuri - dezbatere "criza din agricultura" si azi - bilant S.R.I., in sfarsit am un subiect pentru blog. De fapt e o intrebare. Cand naiba vine primavara? Ca m-am saturat de frig, de caratul gecii dupa mine, m-am saturat de un pulover peste tricou sau camasa, m-am saturat sa tremur de frig cand stau la coada la "Pauza de masa".<br />Azi parca da putin insa sa se incalzeasca. La Protv, sclavul vremii, Victor Slav, ne spune ca vine primavara. Bosorogii de la A.N.M. care studiaza starea vremii cu degetul aratator inmuiat in saliva spun la fel, vine primavara.<br />Mai am nevoie insa de inca o sursa ca sa fiu convins de acest lucru. Si sursa sunteti voi, cei care imi cititi blogul. Vine sau nu primavara?A lu' Năstasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091433691793987536noreply@blogger.com14