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Jurnal, data: 30.01.2008
Citesc zilnic, de o saptamana incoace, cotidianul thailandez de limba engleza The Bangkok Post. Este un ziar editat cu clasa si profesionalism. Pe o hartie de buna calitate, intr-o limba engleza aproape perfecta, cotidianul prezinta evenimentele politice, economice, culturale si sociale de interes pentru intreaga regiune a Asiei de sud-est. Nu sunt omise nici una [...]
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Jurnal, data: 28.01.2008
De obicei nu asez articolele aparute in presa lumii in jurnalul propriu-zis, ci la rubrica “Atitudini”, considerand ca ceea ce cred eu ca merita citit nu este intotdeauna si parerea mea despre subiectul in cauza.
Astazi, insa, voi face o exceptie. International Herald Tribune a publicat articolul dlui Roger Cohen, intitulat “Tinerii, forta motrice a miscarii [...]
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Atitudini, data: 28.01.2008
The age of ambition
By Nicholas D. Kristof
Published: January 27, 2008
International Herald Tribune
DAVOS, Switzerland: With the American presidential campaign in full swing, the obvious way to change the world might seem to be through politics.
But growing numbers of young people are leaping into the fray and doing the job themselves. These are the social entrepreneurs, the [...]
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Atitudini, data: 26.01.2008
The one-man steamroller
By Nigel Hamilton
International Herald Tribune Saturday-Sunday 26-27 January 2008
As a biographer of Bill Clinton, I find it fascinating to watch him battle Senator Barack Obama in South Carolina. Yes, he’s doing it on behalf of his wife, and yes, he’s sincere in thinking Hillary would make the better president. Still . . .
People [...]
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Atitudini, data: 26.01.2008
The Bangkok Post, 26 January 2008
BOOK REVIEW
Life and death under Putin
Two murdered critics of the Russian leader paint similar pictures of life in modern Russia
LUKE DUNSTAN
Russian President Vladimir Putin is Time magazine’s person of the year for 2007. The magazine points out that the title is not an honour (Putin’s predecessor Stalin was named in [...]
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Jurnal, data: 25.01.2008
Heath Ledger
Principesa si cu mine am fost intristati la aflarea vestii disparitiei premature a actorului australian Heath Ledger, o mare speranta a cinematografiei mondiale. La numai 28 de ani, facuse proba unui talent solid, oferind o paleta surprinzatoare de calitati, in diverse roluri si registre. A fost exceptional in filmul “Brokeback Mountain”, una dintre cele [...]
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Jurnal, data: 23.01.2008
O aniversare plina de miez, care inseamna mult pentru istoria Asiei si a lumii, a trecut aproape neobservata in mass-media si in societatea romaneasca. La distanta de 18 luni, regele Bhumibol al Thailandei, numit si Rama al IX-lea, a implinit 60 de ani de domnie, la 9 iunie 2006 si 80 de ani de viata, [...]
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Atitudini, data: 22.01.2008
Don’t look for democracy in the EU presidency
By John Vinocur
International Herald Tribune
Monday, January 21, 2008
Exactly a year from now, the United States will be swearing in its 44th president. He or she will shoulder the weight of the world. It comes with the territory.
Very much less certainly, but just possibly, Europe may have its first [...]
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Jurnal, data: 21.01.2008
Acum o suta doi ani, in Romania se petrecea un eveniment despre care s-a vorbit decenii la rand: organizarea, la Bucuresti, a Expozitie Nationale Romane. Gest temerar al regelui Carol I si al Parlamentului Romaniei, expozitia a fost o replica a primei expozitii mondiale, organizata la Paris in anul 1900. Viziunea noastra pe 30 de [...]
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Atitudini, data: 20.01.2008
GLOBAL VIEWPOINT
01-15-2008
NON-WESTERN MODERNIZATION CHALLENGES DAVOS MAN
Nathan Gardels is the editor-in-chief of NPQ and Global Services of Tribune Media Services. His forthcoming book with Mike Medavoy is entitled “The Global Battle for Hearts and Minds: Hollywood, Public Diplomacy and America’s Image.”
By Nathan Gardels
DAVOS, Switzerland — As the global elite gather here to ponder how “Collaborative Innovation” [...]