I made the public presentation of my PhD thesis

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Saturday, January 14, 2011, I made the public presentation of my PhD thesis entitled “Entrepreneurship in Times of Economic and Financial Crises. Methods of Adaptation and Survival.” The ceremony took place at the School of Economics and Business Administration from …

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Interesting solutions to the problem of road safety in Romania

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Road safety is an issue affecting everybody: drivers, pedestrians, byciclists, and public transportation users alike. However, many of us are not fully aware of its importance, although it has claimed over 70,000 lives in Romania within the last 20 years. …

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This is what it feels like to be a Pepperdine Wave!

Happy 75th birthday Pepperdine University! Proud to be a Wave!

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Survey: What should a new political party look like in Romania?

It is true that things in Romania are not making progress or are not making progress as they should. It is also true that the Romanian society is numb, is not civically engaged and tired to be lied for the …

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TV commercials in the United States

I don’t enjoy commercials and thought that only in Romania they are really bad. But many that are running on important channels in the US, like CNN, are much worse.  So, I see or hear TV commercials that I decided …

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Launching of SMART Method of Public Policy and of the Eruption Anticorruption Group, in Dolj County

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SMART Method of Public Policy and the Eruption Anticorruption Group have been launched in Craiova, Dolj County. We discussed about waste control and street dogs and the participants from NGOs like the Center for Sustainable Community Development and ProCivica Oltenia, …

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What are your solutions to reduce the harmful effects of alcohol misuse in the European Union?

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Alcohol consumption is a growing public health and social concern in the EU. Europe has the highest proportion of drinkers in the world, the highest levels of alcohol consumption per capita and a high level of alcohol-related harm. Latest statistics …

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9/11 Memorial in New York

The 9/11 Memorial in New York has opened, with a celebration of the heroes that lost their lives during the terrorist attacks that took place 10 years ago. I still can’t understand how companies and CNN allow for advertisments in …

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Georgia State (United States) more committed to ethics in government than Romania

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Georgia’s state and local governments are more committed to protecting their citizens from possible unethical behavior of their public officials than the Romanian authorities. At the state level, Georgia has an Ethics Commission and ethics legislation in place. “It is …

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