Sand Pollution

Industrial sand is suffocating the small town of "Moldova Noua" (New Moldavia) for 2 days now. The sand is a derivate from the local condemned water treatment plant. The plant is closed for 2 years, so it's bay got dry, and was filled after that with industrial sand waste. Wind carried the pollutants and spread it across town into people's wells, houses and lungs. The lake is internationally known, Romania being on the edge of international scandal several occasions, when the sand cloud passed the Danube and go into Serbia

Source: http://www.antena3.ro/Poluare-cu-nisip-industrial-la-Moldova-Noua_act_49908_ext.html

No More Cars

It would seem that Romanians no longer feel the need to spend money on a new car in 2008. The car market will be close to stagnation, economists say. It's perfectly normal for any free liberal market to have it's ups and downs. Romanians have been buying cars like crazy: in 2000, 66.000 people bought a new car. This number reached 315.000 in 2007. The forcast for 2008 is 330.000, marking a 3% increase. Dealers are advertising like crazy here, trying desperate to stay in business, but the good times are close to gone.

Source: http://www.protv.ro/stiri/economie/romanii-nu-mai-cumpara-masini-companiile-ii-asteapta-cu-promotii.html

Prime Minister Gives Example

Mr. Tariceanu tried to give an example to fellow citizens, to show them that cars are not indispensable. Bucharest has one of the most congested traffic in Europe, not necessarily because the streets are narrow and they have to handle a large volume of automobiles. The problem is that traffic isn't efficient enough and mass transit vehicles are extremely crowded

Source: http://www.realitatea.net/calin-popescu-tariceanu--la-guvern-pe-bicicleta_290756.html

Observer in election centers

Well it seems that i will be an observer on the behalf of the Pro Democracy Asociation. I will be monitoring the election boxes to spot any attempt to fraud. The local elections will be held Sunday, 1st of June. Stay put for more info.

Last day of the election campaign for mayors

It would apear that Bacau is now on the spotlight. After Videanu used bricks inscribed with electoral messages, Mr Radu Nicolau, Bacau candidate from the Social Democratic Party made clothes for comunitarian dogs. The jackets carry an electoral message. Since these dogs have no masters, they will roam freely on the streets of Bacau. Ingenious..

Romanians eat lesser meat than their fellow europeans

A recent survey states that the average romanian eats about 64 kilograms of meat in a year's time. That's about 140 lb. Poverty, in my opinion, allong with strong belief in god are the most important factors. The orthodox church prohibits eating meat, eggs and milk on Wednesdays and Fridays, and on certain ocasions prior to Christmas and Easter. The averadge meat consumption in the EU is 80 kg. A forecast indicates that romanians will consume meat at european standars as early as 2013.

Source: http://www.antena3.ro/Romanii-mananca-si-beau-mai-putin-decat-locuitorii-celorlalte-state-UE_act_49836_ext.html

Man dies due to poor healthcare services

Tragedy struck in Pitesti. A man died because nobody wanted to give him the vital aid. He was a construction worker, staying at a motel in Pitesti. He fell ill, so his roommates called the ambulance. They got a somewhat inconclusive answer, and didn't know when would the ambulance arrive. They took the matter into their own hands, taking the man to a nearby hospital. It turned out that the hospital was in a fact a home for the elderly. Nobody wanted to take care of him, saying that it's not their competence. They recomended a nearby clinic, but the group with the sick person found out that it was condemned for 2 years. So they decided to take the man back home and urge the ambulance to come faster. Yes, they had to urge. The man died before first aid arrived. Tracic.

Source: http://www.antena3.ro/Un-barbat-a-murit-dupa-ce-mai-multe-spitale-au-refuzat-sal-ingrijeasca_act_49835_ext.html

46% are voting

A survey posted today states that only 46% of the people that have the right to vote (18 or more years of age) will come Sunday to elect the new mayor of Bucharest. This is extremely sad, knowing the fact that 18 years have passed since the events of December 1989 and still transition to democracy casts it's deadly shadow. The saddes part is that people don't go vote and then complain that the mayor (that other people chosed) doesn't do enough for the city. People died for free elections, but freedom can be offered, not imposed.]

Source: http://www.realitatea.net/insomar--doar-46prc--dintre-bucuresteni-vor-merge-duminica-la-vot_289902.html

Ingenious but Illegal

Actual mayor of Bucharest, Mr. Videanu taught that it would be nice for the citizens of Romania's Capital to put electoral messages on the street border. In a beautiful spring morning, people could read "Vote for Videanu" on the little concrete boxes. Although this is funny, it is extremely illegal because:
1. Taxpayers should not pay for Mr. Videanu's electoral campaign. He took money from the local budget to repair the streets and in fact advertised his position as a candidate for mayor.
2. It was done on the 13th of March, nearly 2 months before the official electoral campaign started

Source: http://www.cotidianul.ro/votati_videanu_acum_si_pe_bordurile_proaspat_schimbate-40944.html

Cool Clip

I want to share a cool clip that someone made to urge people to go voting. Voting is very important, being one of your fundamental right as a citizen. The clip is about totalitarian rules. Romania had one of the fiercest regimes in Eastern Europe, led by the stalinist leader Nicolae Ceausescu. Enjoy the clip and hope you have goosebumps.