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de Mario ALEXANDRUC‚nd va ap\rea revista, meciul va fi jucat. Victoria va fi deja

tran[at\. Mai mult ca sigur, Jo Jo va fi fost ova]ionat de rom‚niicare nu au uitat s\-[i tr\iasc\ pasiunile, care mai [tiu s\ respirerom‚ne[te, c\rora le mai curge c‚te o lacrim\, precum lui IlLuce, atunci c‚nd, dup\ mii de ore de munc\ [i milioane de frus-tr\ri, rezultatele `]i recunosc meritele. Dup\ acest meci, Jo Jo armai avea foarte pu]in p‚n\ ce se va „`ncinge“ `n hora centuriimondiale. Nu e bogat\ o na]ie cu cinci campioni mondiali la boxprofesionist? Sigur, `mi ve]i spune c\ abia America e bogat\, cuzecile sale de campioni. Dar exist\ oare compara]ie? Mihai Leu,Dorin „Mo[u“ Doroftei, Lucian „Frumu[elu’“ Bute, Adrian „Rechi-nu’“ Diaconu, [i, de ce nu, Jo Jo Dan s-au n\scut `ntr-o na]ie ex-trem de talentat\ din multe puncte de vedere - dar del\s\toareprin diriguitorii ei, `n prea multe domenii - [i au performat afar\, `nGermania, respectiv Canada, acolo unde talentul lor a rodit, con-secin]\ a seriozit\]ii [i profesionismului profesorilor.

Pentru c\ abia acolo unde pasiunea `[i d\ m‚na cu [tiin]ade a face business, banii sus]in talentul, motiveaz\ [i na[tecampioni. Cu excep]ia Nadiei [i a lui Patzaichin, toate sim-bolurile noastre sportive au explodat afar\. Inclusiv Gic\ Hagi [iIlie N\stase. Prea mul]i rom‚ni cu suflet mare performeaz\afar\, f\r\ s\ uite o clip\ c\ sunt rom‚ni, f\r\ s\ uite o secund\s\ se „`mbrace“ `n drapelul na]ional. Oameni pentru care siste-mul na]ional nu a fost `n stare s\ creeze mediul care s\ fi n\s-cut astfel de performan]e.

{i abia `n toiul acestor izb‚nzi te `ntrebi, buimac, c‚t tezauruman am pierdut, noi rom‚nii, prin copiii `nvin[i de sistem, printinerii `mpin[i afar\ din hotare, perform‚nd anonim, la r‚ndullor, pentru ]\rile de adop]ie.

S\rac popor ce bogat e[ti, [i c‚t ai fi putut s\ fii... ∫

When this magazine is released, the match will have beenfought. The victory will already have been awarded. Most certainly,Jo Jo will have been acclaimed by those Romanians who still re-member to live up to their passions, to live like Romanians do, whostill shed a tear, like Il Luce, when, after countless hours of hardwork and millions of frustrations, results start to ascertain your val-ue. After this fight, Jo Jo will have a short way to go to join the racefor the world title. Couldn't we call rich a country with five worldchampions in professional boxing? Certainly, you are going to saythat America is rich, with its dozens of champions. But can thisstand as a comparison? Mihai Leu, Dorin „Mosu” Doroftei, Lucian„Frumuselu'” Bute, Adrian „Rechinu” Diaconu, and, why not, Jo JoDan were born in a country with extreme talent from many pointsof view - but leaving much to be desired from its leaders in manydomains - and have performed overseas, in Germany and respec-tively Canada, where their talent was harvested pursuant to thededication and professionalism of their trainers.

Because it is only when passion meets business science thatmoney can support talent and motivate true champions. Except forNadia and Patzaichin, all our sporting symbols gave their best out-side the country. Including Gica Hagi and Ilie Nastase. So manyheartfelt Romanian perform outside the country without forgettingthat they are Romanian, without forgetting to “wear” the nationalflag. People for whom the national system was unable to create theenvironment to support such performances.

And only in front of these victories do you wonder how muchhuman treasure we may have lost in the children beat down by thesystem, in the young driven away from the country to performanonymous, in turn, in their adoptive countries.

Poor little rich people! You could have been so far… ∫

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OCHI ~N OCHI CU ANA LESKOEYE TO EYE WITH ANA LESKO

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GEORGINA BLOOMBERG:„NU M-AM N|SCUT ÎNLUMEA MILIARDARILOR“ “I WASN'T BORN IN AWORLD OF BILLION-AIRES”

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INVESTI}IA `N ART|, UNBUSINESS MEREU PEPLUS / INVESTING IN ART,ALWAYS PROFITABLEBUSINESS

MARIUS-IOAN PISO DE-SPRE TURISMUL SPA}IALSUBORBITAL / ABOUTSUBORBITAL SPATIAL TOURISM

POVESTEA GUSTULUITHE TALE OF TASTE

PANTOFII / SHOES

ZBOR DE VELIEREA SAILBOAT’S FLIGHT

3% din veniturile provenite din publicitate vor fi cedate pentru ac]iuni caritabile.

R\spunderea asupra con]inutului articolelor revine `n exclusivitateautorilor acestora. Toate materialele din revist\ au caracter informativ [i nu trebuie tratate ca fiind sfaturi ale speciali[tilor.

Este interzis\ preluarea, reproducerea par]ial\ sau total\ a oric\rui text, fotografie sau imagine grafic\,f\r\ acordul scris al editorului, care de]ine toate drepturile asupra lor. Orice abatere sau nerespectarea condi]iilor [i termenilor men]iona]i anterior va fi sanc]ionat\ conform legisla]iei `n vigoare.

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Un astfel de demers este primul magazin online caritabil dinRom‚nia. O parte din valoarea `ncas\rilor ob]inute din v‚nzareaproduselor magazinului virtual este donat\ unor ONG-uri active`n domeniile mediu, art\ [i cultur\, s\n\tatate, protec]ia ani-malelor sau minorit\]i.

Magazinul virtual num\r\ peste 250 de produse, de la c\r]i,bijuterii, `nc\l]\minte sau tablouri, p‚n\ la juc\rii sau produsehand-made. Cump\r\torul `[i poate alege un anumit ONG pecare vrea s\-l spri j ine. Fiecare produs personalizat„Charitygift.ro“ `nseamn\ o dona]ie de 10% din valoarea pro-dusului c\tre ONG-ul ales de cump\r\tor.

TRANSPAREN}| TOTAL|{i pentru c\ administratorii doresc s\ demonstreze c\ banii

se duc acolo unde trebuie, au publicat pe site un raport alprimelor luni de activitate. Prin acest document se certific\v‚nz\rile [i dona]iile efectuate prin intermediul proiectului, pen-tru ca at‚t furnizorii, c‚t [i clien]ii, donatorii [i voluntarii s\ poat\verifica respectarea angajamentelor. Raportul con]ine informa]iidespre valoarea total\ a produselor v‚ndute [i procentele do-nate, rezultate `n urma v‚nz\rii, altfel spus, pl\]ile efectuate dec\tre CharityGift c\tre fiecare cauz\ sus]inut\ [i c\tre furnizori.De exemplu, totalul v‚nz\rilor din luna februarie s-a ridicat lapeste 5.400 lei, din care au fost dona]i 1025,91 lei c\tre 17 fun-da]ii. Dona]iile provin din comenzi ale unor companii, dar [i alepersoanelor fizice. Cel mai bine s-au v‚ndut accesorii, obiectefabricate `n ateliere lucrative, cadouri pentru copii [i gen]i. Co-manda se achit\ curierului la livrare, iar suma `ncasat\ estetransferat\ de firma de curierat `n contul Asocia]iei. ~n doar c‚te-va luni siteul a `nregistrat 30.000 de vizitatori din peste 60 de]\ri.

BRA{OVUL D| TONUL LA BAL Chiar [i `n perioada de criz\ actual\, Clubul Rotary Bra[ov

r\m‚ne consecvent planurilor sale [i ac]iunilor sociale [i con-

Caritate online On line charityDe Roxana ENESCU

Such an event constitutesthe first online charity store inRomania. A share of the valueof the cash-ins obtained fromthe sale of products in the vir-tual store is donated to certainNGOs, active in the fields ofenvironment, art and culture,health, animal protection orminorities.

The virtual store includes

over 250 products, frombooks, jewelry, footwear orpaintings, to toys or hand-made products. The purchas-er can choose a certain NGOwhich he wants to support.Each personalized productfrom “Charitygift.ro” means a10% donation from the valueof the product to the NGOchosen by the purchaser.

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TOTAL TRANSPARENCYAnd because the man-

agers want to prove that mon-ey goes in the right places,they published on the websitea report of the first months ofactivity. The document certifiesthe sales and donations madethrough the project, in orderfor the suppliers, clients, dona-tors and volunteers to be ableto verify the observance of theengagements. The report con-tains information regarding thetotal value of the products soldand the donated percents re-sulted from the sales, in otherwords, the payments per-formed by CharityGift to eachcause supported and to eachsupplier. For instance, the totalsales in month Februaryadded up to over RON5,400out of which RON1,025.91were donated to 17 founda-tions. The donations are occa-sioned by orders coming fromcompanies, as well as fromnatural persons. The mostsuccessful sales were the ac-cessories, objects made inworkshops, presents for chil-dren and handbags. The orderis paid to the courier upon de-livery and the cashed sum istransferred by the couriercompany into the account ofthe Association. In just a fewmonths, the website had30,000 visitors from over 60countries.

BRASOV SETS THE TONEFOR THE BALL

Despite the current crisisperiod, Club Rotary Brasov re-mains true to its plans and so-cial actions and continues theseries of annual charity events.This year’s event aims to col-lects funds for the restorationand fitting with high-perform-ance equipment of the Inten-

sive Care Section within theHospital of Pediatrics inBrasov.

For this event, Rotary Clubis counting, the same as everyyear, on the presence of 200invited guests, personalitiesfrom different domains, repre-sentative members of the localcommunity dedicated to thecause. The host of the eventwas Oana Cuzino, physicianand TV star. An auction will beheld which will sell personalitems donated by celebrities,valuable art works and collec-tion items.

The previous edit ionsreached their targets, so thatorganizers are convinced that,regardless of the crisis, thisyear’s edition will also be asuccess. Thus, in 2006, theymanaged to collect, in just oneevening, Eur 60,000 with which300 elderly persons with verysmall pensions received on amonthly basis, for a period of3 years, packages with basicfoods: flour, sugar, oil, rice,corn flour, margarine, cheese,chicken meat and sweets. Inyear 2007, over Eur 100,000was raised which was used tofinance a scholarship programfor 50 extraordinary studentscoming from poor families.The event of 2008 brought thebiggest funds ever raised inthe history of the club, Eur140,000, destined for the proj-ect “Social habitat 2008”, proj-ect consisting in the built-up ofa complex of social homes. ∫

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tinu\ seria evenimentelor anuale de caritate. Gala de anul acesta`[i propune s\ colecteze fonduri pentru reamenajarea [i dotareacu echipamente performante a sec]iei de Terapie Intensiv\ - Me-dical a Spitalului de Pediatrie din Bra[ov.

La acest eveniment Rotary Club conteaz\, la fel ca `n fiecarean, pe prezen]a a 200 de invita]i, personalit\]i din diferitedomenii, membri reprezentativi ai comunit\]ii bra[ovene caresus]in cauza. Gazda evenimentului va fi Oana Cuzino, medic [ivedet\ TV. Se va organiza o licita]ie la care vor fi v‚nduteobiecte personale donate de celebrit\]i, obiecte de art\ val-oroase [i articole de colec]ie.

Edi]iile anterioare [i-au atins scopul, astfel `nc‚t organizatoriisunt convin[i c\, indiferent c\ este criz\ sau nu, [i edi]ia dinacest an va fi un succes. Astfel, `n 2006, au reu[it s\ colecteze,`ntr-o singur\ sear\, 60.000 euro, cu ajutorul c\rora 300 deb\tr‚ni cu pensii foarte mici au primit lunar, timp de 3 ani, pa-chete cu alimente de baz\: f\in\, zah\r, ulei, orez, m\lai, mar-garin\, br‚nz\, carne de pui [i dulciuri. ~n anul 2007 s-au str‚nspeste 100.000 euro cu care s-a finan]at un program de bursepentru 50 de elevi premian]i care provin din familii nevoia[e.Gala din anul 2008 a fost evenimentul cu cele mai multe fonduristr‚nse din istoria clubului, 140.000 euro destina]i proiectului„Habitat social 2008“, proiectul const‚nd `n construirea unuiansamblu de locuin]e sociale. ∫

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AC}IUNI DE CARITATE AU LOC APROAPE ZILNIC. NU DEANVERGUR|, NU BALURI SAU LICITA}II, CI PUR {I SIMPLU,DONA}II SAU PROIECTE DE VOLUNTARIAT.

CHARITY EVENTS ARE BEING ORGANIZED ALMOST EVERYDAY. NOT LARGE-SCALE EVENTS, NOR BALLS OR AUC-TIONS, BUT SIMPLY DONATIONS OR VOLUNTEERINGPROJECTS.

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Ochi `n ochi cu Ana Lesko

Eye to eye with Ana Lesko

Ana Lesko


EVERYBODY WANTS TOKNOW: IS YOUR RELATION-SHIP WITH ELANSCHWARTZENBERG SERI-OUS?

I am reluctant to share de-tails about my personal life; Ithink it concerns me alone.

OK, THEN LET’S GET BACKTO MUSIC. WHAT NEWS ISANA LESKO PREPARINGFOR HER FANS IN 2009?

A new hit called “Balalaika”the text of which was written byme together with AngelicaVasilcov. A video clip will follow,as well as the launch of my newalbum for which I collaboratedwith various famous songwrit-ers like Gabriel Huiban, Lauren-tiu Duta or Dan Griobor.

MOLDOVA MANAGED A BET-TER POSITION THANROMANIA AT EUROVISION.IS IT JUST AN OCCUR-RENCE OR IS SHOW-BIZFROM CHISINAU BETTERTHAN THAT FROMBUCHAREST?

We can’t really make gener-al statements related to music. I

think that if you try hard, workhard, and know exactly whatyou want and like to work withprofessionals, you are bound tobecome one of the best.

What country would you liketo represent at Eurovision in thefuture – Romania, Moldova oranother country?

I will take this decision to-gether with my manager, RaduGroza.

TELL US ABOUT YOURDEBUT IN MUSIC. WHEREAND HOW DID YOU COMETO ROMANIA?

It’s a long story that youcan read in nearly all my inter-views. In a nutshell: I am part ofa family of musicians, I wasbrought up with music and Igrew mature with music andnow the only thing I can think ofdoing is only music.

WHO WAS THE PERSONHELPING YOU MOST WITHYOUR CAREER AS ANARTIST?

Radu Groza, the man Icompletely trust because he isa professional and always hasideas to get you out of aquandary.

DON’T YOU EVER GETTIRED OF BEING A BEAUTI-FUL WOMAN?

PENTRU C| TOAT| LUMEAVREA S| {TIE, ESTE SE-RIOAS| RELA}IA TA CUELAN SCHWARTZENBERG?

~nc\ nu vreau s\ intru `ndetalii despre via]a mea per-sonal\, cred c\ m\ prive[tenumai pe mine.

BINE, ATUNCI S| REVENIMLA MUZIC|. CE NOUT|}IPREG|TE{TE ANA LESKOFANILOR S|I, ~N 2009?

O nou\ pies\ ce poart\numele Balalaika - [i textulacestei melodii este scris demine `mpreun\ cu AngelicaVasilcov. Va urma un video-clip, dar [i lansarea nouluimeu album la care am cola-borat cu diferi]i compozitori `nvog\ precum Gabriel Huiban,Lauren]iu Du]\ sau Dan Grio-bor.

MOLDOVA A DEVANSATROMÂNIA LA EUROVISION.ESTE O ~NTÂMPLARE SAUSHOW-BIZZ-UL DE LACHI{IN|U ESTE MAI TAREDECÂT CEL DE LA BU-CURE{TI?

Nu putem generaliza ni-mic legat de muzic\. Eu credc\ dac\ te str\duie[ti, mun-ce[ti mult, [tii exact ceea cevrei [i `]i place s\ lucrezi cuprofesioni[ti, nu ai cum s\ nuajungi printre cei mai buni.

CE }AR| }I-AR PL|CEA S|REPREZIN}I LA EUROVI-SION ~NTR-UN VIITOROARECARE - ROMÂNIA,MOLDOVA, ALT| }AR|?

Voi lua aceast\ decizie`mpreun\ cu managerul meu,Radu Groza.

SPUNE-NE CUM AI DEBUTAT ~N MUZIC|,UNDE {I CUM AI VENIT ~N ROMÂNIA?

Este o poveste lung\ pecare o pute]i citi aproape `ntoate interviuri le mele. Pescurt: fac parte dintr-o familiede muzicieni, am crescut cumuzic\ [i m-am maturizat cumuzic\, iar acum nu m\ v\dfac‚nd altceva dec‚t muzic\.

CINE A FOST OMUL CARETE-A AJUTAT CEL MAIMULT ~N CARIERA TAARTISTIC|?

Radu Groza, `n care amavut deplin\ `ncredere, deoa-rece este un profesionist [iare `ntotdeauna idei care tescot din impas.

NU TE OBOSE{TE NICIO-DAT| S| FII O FEMEIE FRUMOAS|?

Nu m\ str\duiesc, `ncercsa fiu c‚t mai natural\, nu [tiudac\ se observ\, dar astasunt eu.

ANA LESKO ESTE O APARI}IE. SENZUAL|, PLIN| DE MIS-TER {I CU O PERECHE DE OCHI, CARE `}I POT VORBI -SAU CÂNTA - MAI BINE DECÂT O SUT| DE ROMANE - SAUDE PARTITURI...

ANA LESKO IS A GENUINE PRESENCE. SENSUAL, MYSTERI-OUS AND WITH EYES THAT AN LITERALLY SPEAK, OR SING,BETTER THAN DOZENS OF NOVELS, OR MUSIC SCORES…

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I don’t try to be, I try to be asnatural as possible, I don’t knowwhether this shows, but it’s the wayI am.

WHO IS, IN YOUR OPINION,THE SEXIEST MAN INROMANIA, THESE DAYS?

I don’t think the looks shouldcount as much as the inner as-pects of a man… At least in mycase it doesn’t.

THEY SAY THAT FOR SPECIALWOMEN NATURE DOES SPE-CIAL THINGS. WHAT WAS THE MOST INCREDIBLE THING THAT NATUREOFFERED YOU?

The eyes.

DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELFTO BE A LUCKY WOMAN?

I think of myself as a maturewoman who knows exactly whatshe wants but who also believes ina speck of good luck that’s neveravoided her so far.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TOTRANSMIT YOUR FAITHFULFANS THROUGH FRO MAGAZINE?

To watch me in concerts. ∫

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CARE ESTE, ~N OPINIA TA,CEL MAI SEXY B|RBAT DIN ROMÂNIA ACESTORTIMPURI?

Nu cred c\ ar trebui s\conteze at‚t de mult fizicul pec‚t interiorul fiec\rui b\rbat...Cel pu]in `n cazul meu a[a se`nt‚mpl\.

SE SPUNE C|, PENTRU O FEMEIE DEOSEBIT|,NATURA FACE LUCRURIDEOSEBITE. CARE A FOSTLUCRUL CEL MAI INCREDI-BIL PE CARE }I L-A OFERITNATURA?

Ochii.

CONSIDERI C| E{TI O FEMEIE NOROCOAS|?

Consider c\ sunt o femeiematur\ care [t ie exact cevrea, dar care crede `n acelpic de noroc care nu a ocolit-o niciodat\.

CE LE TRANSMI}I FANILORT|I CEI MAI FIDELI PRIN INTERMEDIUL REVISTEIFRO?

S\ m\ urm\reasc\ `nconcerte. ∫

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Ana Lesko

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ALEXANDRA

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Lindo estatua de Brasil

Alexandra culorilor


Alexandra

~nl\n]uit\ `n propria pasi-une, Alexandra desc\tu[eaz\energii, cu fiecare g‚nd, cu fie-care [oapt\, cu fiecare z‚mbet.Expune o colec]ie de pove[tisenzuale pe „catifeaua neagr\“a privirilor. Fiecare pas deap\-

n\ „povestea pantofului ro[u“.Fiecare unduire a trupului dez-brac\ umbrele „fracului magic“.Ca `ntr-o neverosimil\ „`mbl‚n-zire a scorpiei“, Alexandra selas\ domolit\, remodelat\ deimagina]ia luminii, a culorii, a

delicate]ii atingerii de m\tasealb\, a parfumului de garoaf\ro[ie prins\ la coaps\.

Albul, ca o explozie de lu-min\ `n zborul unei p\s\ri prinpetalele nop]ii, `mb\tat\ de par-fumul tare al florii de tei r\v\[it

pe asfalt. Negrul, ca o fug\ azorilor, `napoi, `n umbrele `nse-r\rii, cople[it\ de tandre]e [i dem‚ng‚iere. Ro[ul, ca un s\rutpe hotarul incert, dinspre albspre negru. Alexandra recom-pune contrastele. ∫

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Entangled within her ownpassion, Alexandra unravels en-ergies with each thought, witheach whisper, with each smile.She reveals a handful of sensualstories on the “black velvet” ofglances. Each step tells “the taleof the red shoe”. Each motion ofher body undresses the shadesof the “magic garment”. Just likea fantastic “taming of theshrew”, Alexandra turns gentler,remodeled with the imaginationof light, color, soft touch of thewhite silk, the perfume of a redrose attached to the thigh.

White, like a light explosionin the flight of a bird through thepetals of the night, bewilderedby the intense perfume of thelime tree scattered on the side-walk.

Black, like a dawn runawayback to the shades of dusk,overwhelmed with tendernessand caress.

Red, like a kiss on the fugi-tive boundary between whiteand black. Alexandra reunitesthe contrasts. ∫

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Alexandra, the colorful


Make-up&hairstyle: „Oana Style“. Loca]ie/location: „Hala de muzic\“Photo: Adrian Stoicoviciu.

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Dup\ 4 zile de poker, luminile s-au stins la Vilamoura Casinodin Algarve, unde portughezul Andre Dias s-a dovedit a fi celmai bun juc\tor dintre cei 409 `nscri[i la Unibet Open Algarve2009. Inspira]ia, strategia potrivit\, dar [i norocul i-au adus por-tughezului un cec `n valoare de 151,749 euro, cel mai mare pre-miu oferit p‚n\ acum, `n cadrul circuitului Unibet Open.

~n ziua 1B, s-au aliniat la start [i 6 jucatori români: Dan Mu-rariu, Victor Paraschiv, Eduard Norel, Bogdan Petra[cu, CristianC`r]og [i fostul campion mondial de box, Mihai Leu. ~nc\ dinprimele ore, Dan Murariu s-a dovedit a fi cel mai inspirat dintrejuc\torii rom‚ni, reu[ind s\ `[i tripleze num\rul de fise cu care a`nceput turneul. Primul juc\tor rom‚n care a p\r\sit turneul a fostBogdan ìPetî Petra[cu, care a rezistat p‚n\ la nivelul al 5-lea.Dup\ c‚teva urcu[uri [i cobor‚[uri, Mihai Leu a fost cel de-aldoilea juc\tor rom‚n care a p\r\sit concursul `n nivelul al 7-lea.Unibet Open Algarve a fost primul mare turneu de poker pentrufostul campion mondial, care s-a declarat foarte `nc‚ntat de at-mosfera de la Algarve. ~n ultimele ore ale serii Victor Paraschiv [iEduard Norel au p\r\sit [i ei concursul.

S‚mb\t\ a debutat ziua a 2-a a UO ALgarve, cu 134 de juca-tori la start, printre care si Dan Murariu [i Cristi C`r]og. Ambii au`nceput ziua 2 cu stack-uri pu]in peste medie, 33,500 respectiv32,350 de fise. P‚n\ la prima pauz\ din ziua 2, Dan a reu[it s\tripleze fisele avute, ajung‚nd la 98,000 `n timp ce Cristi a pierdutc‚teva poturi, c\z‚nd p‚n\ la 18,000 de fise. De[i `n orele dedup\ pauz\, Cristi a reu[it s\ se ridice p‚n\ la 40,000 de fise,perechea sa de vale]i a fost b\tut\ de o pereche de dame, [iDan a r\mas singurul rom‚n `n lupta pentru premiile totale de595,095 de euro. Dup\ 12 ore [i jum\tate de joc, la ora 3.30noaptea, s-a pus punctul final al zilei 2, cu 10 juc\tori r\ma[i `nlupta pentru marele premiu, printre care [i Dan Murariu. Tot `ncursul aceleia[i seri, mai not\m [i performan]a lui Edi Norel carea terminat pe locul al 10-lea un side event, `ncas‚nd 500 de euro.

Ziua final\ a `nceput cu Andre Dias `n pozi]ia de chip leadercu 1,093,000 de fise, [i Dan Murariu pe locul al 5-lea cu 381,000de fise. Dup\ 5 ore de joc, Dan a terminat concursul pe pozi]ia a5-a `ncas‚nd un cec de 37,193 de euro. T‚rziu, spre miezulnop]ii, m‚na A3 a lui Andre Dias a `nvins KJ-ul lui Marc Sullot, [iportughezul a devenit c‚[tig\torul Unibet Open Algarve 2009, [ial premiului de 151,749 de euro.

~nc\ o dat\ felicit\ri tuturor juc\torilor, lui Dan Murariu pentruc\ a fluturat tricoul Rom‚niei la masa final\ de la Algarve, [i nevedem la Londra, `ntre 16 [i 19 iulie 2009! ∫

After 4 days of poker, thelights have been switched off atthe Vilamoura Casino from Al-garve, where the PortugueseAndre Dias proved to be thebest player among the 409 play-ers registered at Unibet OpenAlgarve. Inspiration, adequatestrategy, but also luck, were theweapons that brought the Por-tuguese a prize of 151,759 euro,the greatest prize offered so farin Unibet Open tour.

Day 1B brought 6 Romanianplayers: Dan Murariu, VictorParaschiv, Eduard Norel, Bog-dan Petrascu, Cristian Cirtogand the former boxing worldchampion, Mihai Leu. From thefirst hours, Dan Murariu provedto be the best Romanian player,managing to triple up his stack.The first Romanian player wholeft the tournament was BogdanëPetí Petrascu who stayed inthe tournament until the 5th lev-el. After a few up and downs,Mihai Leu was the second Ro-manian player to leave the tour-nament, during the 7th level.Unibet Open Algarve was thefirst important poker event forthe former world champion, whowas very pleased with the at-mosphere in Algarve. In the lasthours of day 1B, VictorParaschiv and Eduard Norelhave also left the competition.

Day 2 started with 134 play-ers, including the 2 RomaniansDan Murariu and Cristi Cirtog.Both of them started the secondday with average stacks, 33,500

and 32,350 chips. By the firstbreak of the day, Dan managedto triple up until 98,000 chips,while Crisit lost a few pots, go-ing down to 18,000 chips. Eventhough after the break Crisitmanaged to climb up to 40,000chips, his pocket jacks were de-feated by a pair of queens andDan remained the only Roman-ian player in the fight for the totalprizes of 595,095 euro. After 12hours and a half of poker, at3.30 a.m. day 2 was finishedwith 10 players remained in thebattle for the main prize, includ-ing Dan Murariu. During thesame evening, we mention EdiNorelís performance, who fin-ished 10th in a side event, andcashed in 500 euro.

The final day started withAndre Dias as chip leader with1,093,000 chips, and Dan Mu-rariu on the 5th position with381,000 chips. After 5 hours ofplay, Dan finished the tourna-ment on the 5th place, andcashed in a check of 37,193 eu-ro. Late in the evening, AndreDiasí A3 defeated Marc SullotísKJ, and the young Portuguesebecame the winner of UnibetOpen Algarve 2009 and of the151,749 euro prize.

One more time, congratu-lations to all the players whoplayed in the tournament, toDan Murariu for waving theRomanian shirt at the finaltable in Algarve, and see youall in London, between 16th

and 19th July! ∫

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OPEN ALGARVE

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Initially known to the publicfrom the famous documentaryBorn Rich (2003), a film aboutthe children of the very rich,where she starred next to herelder sister, Emma, Georgina isnow one of the most well-known horse racers in the Unit-ed States, without being fa-mous for her social life.

A $10 ALLOWANCE PERWEEK

She is by no means a spoiltchild, even though her life maylook as out of a fairy tale, espe-cially in the middle of the estate

in North Stream, in the two-storey country style house,amidst the immaculate stables,beyond the wooden stables, bythe artificial pond. But her lifehasn't always been like this. Asshe confesses, her father start-ed to make money when shewas just a child and then it allcame gradually. “I wasn't bornin this world of billionaires. Atfirst we lead a fairly modest life"says Georgina who recalls hav-ing a $10 allowance per week.She doesn't have happier rec-ollections of her relationshipwith her sister either. “We

Ini]ial cunoscut\ publiculuidin celebrul serial documen-tar, Born Rich - (2003), un filmdespre copiii oamenilor ex-trem de boga]i, în care aap\rut al\turi de sora sa maimare, Emma, Georgina esteacum una dintre cele maicunoscute hipiste din StateleUnite f\r\ a fi celebr\ pentruvia]a sa social\.

O ALOCA}IE DE 10 DOLARIPE S|PT|MÂN|

Nu este nicidecum un co-pil r\sf\]at, de[i via]a sa arputea p\rea idilic\, mai ales în

mijlocul mo[iei din North Sa-lem, printre grajdurile imacu-late, dincolo de gardurile dinlemn proasp\t, l‚ng\ iazul ar-tificial, în casa de ]ar\ cu dou\etaje. Dar via]a sa nu a fostmereu a[a. Dup\ cum eaîns\[i spune, tat\l s\u a în-ceput s\ fac\ bani atuncic‚nd ea era doar un copil, iartotul a venit treptat. „Nu m-amn\scut în lumea asta, a miliar-darilor. La început tr\iamdestul de modest“, recunoa[-te Georgina, care mai spunec\ avea o aloca]ie de 10 dolaripe s\pt\m‚n\. Nici despre

Georgina Bloomberg„Nu m-am n\scut în lumea miliardarilor I wasn't born in a world of billionaires”

rela]ia cu sora sa nu î[i amin-te[te cele mai bune lucruri. „Nueram apropiate. Ea munceamult [i era bun\ la [coal\. Nuputea în]elege cum m\ maiputeau iubi p\rin]ii mei, c‚nd euluam numai note mediocre. Amînceput s\ fim mai tolerante unacu cealalt\ acum, dar nu ne ve-dem prea des“, poveste[teGeorgina.

Pe c‚nd ea avea 7 ani, fa-milia Bloomberg s-a mutat înora[, între Fifth [i Madison, într-ozon\ foarte bun\, iar în 1993,dup\ 17 ani de c\snicie, p\rin]iiGeorginei au divor]at. Un eveni-ment despre care ea spune c\este cel mai bun lucru care s-aînt‚mplat vreodat\. „Am trecutde la a avea doi p\rin]i care nuse în]elegeau [i care nu vroiaus\ fie unul în preajma celuilalt, laa avea doi p\rin]i care sunt pri-eteni“. De altfel, divor]ul a fostat‚t de amiabil înc‚t întreagafamilie a continuat s\ locuiasc\împreun\ un timp.

UN NUME CARE ~I PUNEPIEDICI

La 18 ani, Georgina a ab-solvit Spence School, o [coal\privat\ pentru fete. De[i spune„nu eram proast\, pur [i simplunu vroiam s\ muncesc“, ea aabsolvit printre ultimele din cla-s\. În timp ce sora sa, Emma, înv‚rst\ de 22 de ani, se implicaîn campania electoral\ a tat\luis\u pentru alegerile municipaledin New York, Georgina renun]ala colegiu pentru a lua lec]ii dehipism. În 2003, a c‚[tigat me-dalia de aur la individual laCampionatul Nord American deJuniori [i a început s\ concu-reze la categoria profesioni[ti în


weren't very close. She workeda lot and did great in school.She couldn't understand howmy folks still loved me after mymediocre grades in school.Now we've started to be moretolerant with each other, but wedon't get together that often”says Georgina. When she was7 years old, the Bloombergfamily moved to the city, be-tween Fifth and Madison, in avery good neighborhood, andlater, in 1993, after 17 years ofmarriage, Georgina's parentsdivorced. An event which shesays was the best thing thatcould have ever happened. “Itook a step from having twoparents who constantly foughtand avoided each other tohaving two parents who arenow friends”. In fact, the di-vorce was so peaceful that thewhole family went on living to-gether for a while longer.

A NAME THAT BRINGSTROUBLE

At 18 years, Georginagraduated Spence School, aprivate school for girls. Al-though she says “I wasn't stu-pid, I just refused to put in theeffort”, she graduated amongthe last in her class. While hersister, Emma, aged 22, was in-volved in her father's electioncampaign for the municipalityof New York, Georgina gaveup college to take horse racinglessons. In 2003 she won thegold medal competing individ-ually at the North American Ju-nior Championship and startedto compete at the professionalcategory in the Grand Prix cir-cuit. During the same year, in

DE{I ESTE FIICA ACTUALULUI PRIMAR AL NEW YORK-ULUI, MICHAEL BLOOMBERG, UNUL DINTRE CEI MAI BOGA}I 20 DEOAMENI DIN LUME, GEORGINA BLOOMBERG A REU{IT - CHIAR DAC| ARE NUMAI 26 DE ANI - S| Î{I FAC| UN NUME, DIN-COLO DE GLORIA TAT|LUI EI. ALTHOUGH SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF THE CURRENT MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY, MICHAELBLOOMBERG, ONE OF THE RICHEST 20 PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, GEORGINA BLOOMBERG MANAGED - DESPITE OF HERAGE OF 26 - TO MAKE A NAME FOR HERSELF, APART FROM HER FATHER'S GLORY.

the documentary Born Rich,Georgina said that her fatherbeing elected was not some-thing she was happy about andadded: “The fact that I bear thename Bloomberg hasn't helpedme in any way and it is actuallya disadvantage that's ruiningthe image I'm trying to build formyself". Today, Georginaclaims she got over theteenage rebellion even thoughadmits there are still momentswhen she finds it hard to shareher father with the rest of thecity.

Away from the raging life ofNew York City, run byBloomberg, Georgina spendsher life with her mother, inNorth Salem, training five daysa week and riding six days outof seven. And when she is noton the estate, she can befound at horse racing events inEurope or throughout the US.

MAJOR OBJECTIVE - THE2012 OLYMPICS

Currently, Georgina ispreparing for the 2012Olympics in London after herdream of participating in the2005 Olympics was shattered.Back then, her horse, CimChristo, was injured duringtraining. “For me it's all aboutthe competition. I love horsesbut if I'm not able to prove that,I will stop riding” says theyoung heiress. As a profession-

al horse rider, Georgina issponsored by Audi, Ariat, Her-itage Gloves and County Sad-dlery and says she is proudshe has her own incomesource. “I'm not rich. My fatheris. And when I go shopping Ido it with my own money. Ihope someday I will be able tomake money and be success-ful like my father. I am not com-pletely independent from him,but my parents taught me thevalue of money”. Like her fa-ther, who donated last year$205 million for charity purpos-es, Georgina does her share ofcharity, being part of the boardof the Equestrian Aid Founda-tion. She also founded Rider'sCloset, an organization collect-ing used clothing from horseracing shows and donating it tofuture horse riders in colleges.

In 2007, Forbes placedGeorgina Bloomberg on thefourth position in the top of themost interesting billionaireheiresses in the world. Duringthe same year, she talked toNew York Times about herplans: “To dedicate 10 moreyears to my horse racing ca-reer, which has brought me sofar two clavicle fractures, tworib fractures, two bruises anda broken back, as well as im-portant trophies; to start ahorse business; to get mar-ried and set up a family by theage of 35”. ∫

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circuitul Grand Prix. În acela[ian, în documentarul Born Rich,Georgina spunea c\ alegereatat\lui s\u nu i-a convenit de-loc [i ad\uga: „Faptul c\ portnumele Bloomberg nu m-a aju-tat în niciun fel, [i este chiar undezavantaj, care îmi stric\ ima-ginea pe care încerc s\ o cre-ez“. Ast\zi, Georgina spune c\a dep\[it acele furii adolescen-tine, de[i admite c\ sunt [i a-cum momente în care îi estegreu s\ î[i împart\ tat\l cu unîntreg ora[.

Departe de lumea dezl\n-]uit\ a New York-ului condusde Bloomberg, Georgina î[ipetrece via]a al\turi de mamasa, la North Salem, antren‚n-du-se cinci zile pe s\pt\m‚n\[i c\l\rind [ase zile din [apte.Iar atunci c‚nd nu este lamo[ie, poate fi g\sit\ la show-uri de hipism în Europa sauSUA.

OBIECTIV MAJOR - OLIMPIA-DA DIN 2012

În prezent, Georgina sepreg\te[te pentru Olimpiadade la Londra din 2012, dup\ce visul s\u de a participa laOlimpiada din 2005 au fostspulberat. Atunci, calul s\u,Cim Christo, a fost r\nit la an-trenamente. „Pentru mine totulse rezum\ la competi]ie. Iu-besc caii, dar dac\ nu a[ pu-tea ar\ta asta, nu a[ c\l\ri“,spune t‚n\ra mo[tenitoare. Ca

hipist\ profesionist\, Georginaeste sponsorizat\ de Audi, Ari-at, Heritage Gloves [i CountySaddlery [i spune c\ estem‚ndr\ c\ poate avea propriuls\u venit. „Eu nu sunt bogat\.Tat\l meu este. Atunci c‚ndmerg la cump\r\turi o fac cubanii mei. Sper ca într-o zi s\pot face bani [i s\ am succe-sul tat\lui meu. Nu sunt com-plet independent\ de el, darp\rin]ii mei m-au înv\]at va-loarea banilor.“ Asemenea ta-t\lui s\u, care anul trecut a do-nat 205 milioane de dolari pen-tru scopuri caritabile, Georginaface [i ea opere de caritate, fi-ind parte din consiliul Funda]ieiEquestrian Aid. Ea a înfiin]at [iRider’s Closet, o organiza]ie cecolecteaz\ haine folosite înshowurile de hipism [i le do-neaz\ hipi[tilor în devenire dincolegii.

În 2007, Forbes a plasat-ope Georgina Bloomberg pelocul patru în topul celor maiinteresante mo[tenitoare alemilardarilor din lume. Tot înacela[i an, ea vorbea pentruNew York Times despre pla-nurile sale: „S\ îmi dedic înc\10 ani carierei în hipism, care aprodus dou\ rupturi de cla-vicul\, dou\ coaste rupte, do-u\ v‚n\t\i [i un spate rupt,al\turi de trofee importante; s\încep o afacere cu cai; s\ m\c\s\toresc [i s\ îmi fac o fami-lie p‚n\ la 35 de ani“. ∫

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Mittal se claseaz\ la `nceputul acestui an pe locul al 8-lea, cu o avere estimat\ acum la 19,3 miliarde de dolari. Înplus, el este cel mai bogat om din Marea Britanie, `ntr-untop pe care l-a condus constant în ultimii cinci ani.

DIN TAT|-N FIULa 59 de ani de la începuturile modeste din s\tucul in-

dian Sadulpur, Rajahstan, Lakshmi Mittal [i-a cl\dit unadev\rat imperiu extins la nivelul întregului glob. N\scut în-tr-o familie s\rac\, Mittal a pus bazele averii sale imense înpeste dou\ decenii, mare parte din afaceri le luidesf\[ur‚ndu-se în industria o]elulului. Fabricile mici deo]el sunt o afacere comun\ în zonele rurale din India, iartat\l lui Lakshmi Mittal a decis c\ este cazul s\ aib\ [i el oastfel de afacere. Micu]a sa fabric\ vindea 80% din pro-

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DE{I TEMUTA CRIZ| FINANCIAR| PE CARE ÎN-TREAGA LUME O TRAVERSEAZ| ÎN ACEAST|PERIOAD| I-A REDUS CU 61% AVEREA ÎN UL-TIMUL AN, CELEBRUL MAGNAT AL O}ELULUI,LAKSHMI MITTAL, REU{E{TE S| SE MEN}IN|ÎN TOPUL FORBES AL CELOR MAI BOGA}I OA-MENI AI LUMII. ALTHOUGH THE DREADED FI-NANCIAL CRISIS THE ENTIRE WORLD IS CUR-RENTLY GOING THROUGH REDUCED HIS FOR-TUNE BY 61% IN THE LAST YEAR, THE FAMOUSSTEEL MAGNATE, LAKSHMI MITTAL, MANAGESTO MAINTAIN IN TOP FORBES OF THE WORLD'SRICHEST PEOPLE.

Maharajahul o]eluluiThe Steel Maharajah

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Mittal places at the begin-ning of this year on the 8th posi-tion with an estimated fortune of$19.3 billion. Besides, he is therichest man in Great Britain in atop in which he has been thefirst for the last five years.

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON59 years after the modest

beginnings in the Indian villageof Sadulpur, Rajahstan, Laksh-mi Mittal built a genuine empirewith ramifications on the entireglobe. Born in a poor family,Mittal set the bases of his huge

fortune in more than twodecades, a great part of hisbusiness relating to the steel in-dustry. Small steel factories arecommon business in rural ar-eas in India and Lakshmi Mit-tal's father decided it was thecase for him too to have such abusiness. His small factory sold80% of the production to a bro-ker from Calcutta who was soimpressed with the intelligenceof the old Mittal that he calledhim to work him, in Calcutta. Af-ter obtaining a degree in Com-merce, at St. Xavier's College inCalcutta, Lakshmi Mittal startedworking for his father's busi-ness, receiving the task of set-ting up an international division.The first mission was to find abargain, a cheap factory in In-donesia. From this point, thecunning businessman took overa series of companies, turningthe family business into what itis today: the largest steel com-pany in the world, with over320,000 employees in 60 coun-tries. In Romania, the companyowns the factories at MittalSteel Gala_i (the former metal-lurgical combinate), Mittal SteelIa_i (the former Tepro), MittalSteel Hunedoara (the formerSiderurgica) and Mittal SteelRoman (the former Petrotub),as well as the harbor operatorRomportmet. In 1994, LakshmiMittal separated from his family,taking over the internationalsector of the family business,without the Mittal family ever re-ferring to the reasons of thisseparation.

AN INDIAN IN LONDONSince he moved to London

in 1995, the Steel Maharajah, ashe is nicknamed, has become

duse unui broker din Calcutta, care a fost at‚t de impresionat deinteligen]a b\tr‚nului Mittal înc‚t l-a chemat pe acesta s\ lucrezepentru el, la Calcutta.

Dup\ ce a ob]inut o diplom\ în Comer], la Colegiul St. Xa-vier’s din Calcutta, Lakshmi Mittal a început s\ lucreze pentruafacerea tat\lui s\u, revenindu-i sarcina de a înfiin]a o divizie in-terna]ional\. Prima misiune a fost aceea de a g\si un chilipir, ofabric\ ieftin\ în Indonezia. De aici, descurc\re]ul afacerist af\cut tot soiul de prelu\ri de companii, transform‚nd busienss-ulfamiliei în ceea ce este ast\zi: cea mai mare companie de o]eldin lume, cu peste 320.000 de angaja]i în 60 de ]\ri. În Rom‚nia,compania de]ine uzinele Mittal Steel Gala]i (fostul CombinatSiderurgic), Mittal Steel Ia[i (fostul Tepro), Mittal Steel Hune-doara (fosta Siderurgica) [i Mittal Steel Roman (fostul Petrotub),precum [i operatorul portuar Romportmet.

În 1994, Lakshmi Mittal s-a separat de familia sa, prelu‚nd

„Ei m\ consider\ de neînlocuit

They think I'm irreplaceable”

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increasingly famous for his ex-tremely expensive tastes andextravagance. His immenseproperty in the exclusive area ofKensington Palace Gardenswas purchased for the sum of£70 million from the Formula 1magnate Bernie Ecclestone in2003 and he seems to own themost expensive private resi-dence ever to have beenbought. They say that many ofthe floors and columns in thehouse are made of marble im-ported from the quarries usedfor the construction of the TajMahal. The house features 12bedrooms, Turkish baths, a ballroom, an interior pool engravedwith jewelry, parking lot for 20cars, while the security of theresidence is ensured by 65high-performance video cam-eras. Of course, this is not theonly property of the maharajah;

he also owns several resi-dences in Delhi, Indonesia orTrinidad.

Another famous extrava-gance of Mittal's was the wed-ding of his daughter, Vanisha,held at Versailles Palace, a par-ty that lasted for six days andcost no less than £34 million,party held in the summer of2004. The invitations, platedwith silver, comprised 20 pagesand were sent to over 1,000 in-vited guests all around theglobe, among whom top busi-nessmen and stars from Bolly-wood. ∫

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ramura interna]ional\ a afacerilor familiei, f\r\ ca familia Mittal s\vorbeasc\ vreodat\ de motivele acestei separ\ri.

UN INDIAN LA LONDRADe la mutarea la Londra, în 1995, Maharajahul O]elului, a[a

cum este el supranumit, a devenit tot mai celebru pentru gus-turile sale extrem de costisitoare [i pentru extravagan]ele sale.Imensa sa proprietate din exclusivista zon\ Kensington PalaceGardens, a fost achizi]ionat\ pentru suma de 70 de milioane delire sterline de la magnatul din Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone, în2003, [i se pare c\ ar fi cea mai scump\ re[edin]\ privat\cump\rat\ vreodat\. Se spune c\ multe dintre podelele [icoloanele din cas\ sunt realizate din marmur\ importat\ de lacarierele folosite pentru construc]ia Taj Mahalului. Casa are 12dormitoare, b\i turce[ti, o sal\ de bal, o piscin\ interioar\ b\tut\cu bijuterii, parcare pentru 20 de ma[ini, în timp ce siguran]a ca-sei este asigurat\ de 65 de camere video de înalt\ performan]\.Desigur, aceasta nu este singura proprietate a maharajahului,acesta de]in‚nd re[edin]e [i în Delhi, Indonezia sau Trinidad.

O alt\ extravagan]\ celebr\ a lui Mittal a fost nunta fiicei sale,Vanisha, realizat\ la Palatul Versailles, o petrecere care a durat[ase zile [i a costat nu mai pu]in de 34 de milioane de lire, învara anului 2004. Invita]iile, placate cu argint, au avut 20 depagini [i au ajuns în m‚inile a peste 1.000 de invita]i din întreagalume, printre care afaceri[ti de top [i staruri de la Bollywood. ∫

Mittal

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~n esen]\, insulele reprezint\ v‚rful unui lan] muntos subac-vatic masiv. Arhipelagul se întinde la Sud de Cuba [i la Vest deJamaica, fiind format din trei insule - Grand Cayman, CaymanBrac [i Little Cayman - dintre care Grand Cayman este cu sigu-ran]\ at‚t cea mai întins\ ca suprafa]\, av‚nd 197 de km

In essence, the islandsrepresent the peak of a mas-sive submerged mountainrange. The archipelago stret-ches from southern Cuba to

western Jamaica, being madeup of three islands – GrandCayman, Cayman Brac andLittle Cayman – out of whichGrand Cayman is definitely the

Insulele Cayman De Sa[a DUMA

Pe vârf de munte, `n mijlocul apelor On mountain peaks, amidst waters

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p\tra]i, dar [i cea mai renumit\ dintre destina]iile de vacan]\.Celelalte dou\ insule, numite Sister Islands - Insulele Surori, suntsituate la aproximativ 130 de km de Grand Cayman, av‚nd su-prafe]e de 36 de km p\tra]i, respectiv 25,9 km p\tra]i. Toate celetrei insule sunt înconjurate de recifuri mari de corali [i sunt înmare parte întinse, excep]ie f\c‚nd Faleza, situat\ în partea deest a Cayman Brac, care se ridic\ la aproximativ 43 de metripeste nivelul m\rii, fiind de altfel [i cel mai înalt punct al insulei.

Dincolo de a fi doar un paradis exotic pentru vacan]e, Insu-lele Cayman - teritoriu britanic, de altfel - este un centru financiaroffshore extrem de important pentru întreaga lume. Standardelede via]\ din Insulele Cayman sunt cele mai ridicate din întreagazon\ a Caraibelor, gra]ie în primul r‚nd turismului, care este ex-trem de dezvoltat. Turismul produce, astfel, 75% din PIB-ul anual

ed east to the Cayman Brac,which stands approximately 43meters high above the sea lev-el, thus being the highest pointof the island.

Besides being just an exot-ic paradise for vacations, theCayman Islands – otherwise aBritish territory – is an offshorefinancial center which is ex-tremely important for the entireworld. The life standards in theCayman Islands are the high-est in the entire Caribbeanarea, thanks first of all totourism, which is very well de-veloped. Thus, tourism pro-duces 75% of the annual GIPof the islands. Among the ap-proximately 1 million touristsvisiting the Cayman Islandsevery year, 99% prefer theGrand Cayman, and GeorgeTown, the capital of the islands– a harbor for cruise ships – re-ceives every day between4,000 and 22,000 tourists, forfive days a week.

GRAND CAYMAN The main attractions Seven

Mile Beach (considered byspecialists one of the mostbeautiful beaches in the entireworld), the Queen Elizabeth IIBotanic Garden, the MasticTrail (a path going through thewoods all the way to the centerof the island), the National Mu-seum of the Cayman Islands inGeorge Town, the historic sitePedro St. James in Savannah,the Boatswains Beach, Hell,Rum Point (imagine what it’slike to sip slowly from a cock-tail, in a hammock, on a beach

AMPLASATE ÎN VESTUL M|RII CARAIBELOR, INSULELE CAYMAN SE DOVEDESC A FI UN ADEV|RAT PARADIS PENTRU PASIONA}II DE VACAN}E EXOTICE. LOCATED IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA, THE CAYMAN ISLANDS PROVE TO BE A REAL PARADISE FOR THE FANS OF EXOTIC VACATIONS.

largest in terms of surface,with 197 square km, but alsothe most renowned as a des-tination for vacation. The oth-er two islands, called the Sis-ter Islands, are situated ap-proximately 130 km off GrandCayman, having surfacescovering 36 square km, re-spectively 25.9 square km. Allthe three islands are sur-rounded by large coral reefsand are for the most part flat,except for the seafront, situat-

Cayman

guarded by the shade of Ca-suriana trees). Shopping is al-so a must, and there are plen-ty to buy in Grand Cayman:jewelry, local art, designerclothing, plus local attractions– oyster jewelry, cane items,wood sculpture, knitted items,pepper sauces, tropical fruitjams, honey and Caymanitefigurines, and semi-preciousstones specific to the CaymanIslands.

CAYMAN BRAC It is the island representing

the most dramatic topographyof all three, due to the seafrontstretching along the islandfrom west to east, a natural at-traction comprising numerousmysterious caves, as well asvery diverse flora and fauna.And be sure not to miss thesuperb view of the seafrontfrom the beacon. The main at-traction of the Cayman Brac isrepresented by scuba-diving,and especially by the “expedi-tions” to the frigate sunken in1996, the “M/V Captain KeithTibbetts”, the home of a variedmarine wildlife. The main at-tractions The Cayman BracMuseum from Stake Bay, theRebecca Cave, Peter Caveand Halfway Ground Cave, thenatural pathways exploring theseafront, the traditional housesand the more than 200species of birds on the SisterIslands.

LITTLE CAYMAN One of the best destina-

tions for scuba-diving in theworld thanks to the famousBloody Bay Marine Park, aswell as to Jack Point. Having apopulation barely reaching 170souls, the island is the leastdeveloped in the archipelago,but offering the rarest combi-nation of peace and privacy,shiny sand beaches and milesof virgin tropical wilderness. ∫

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al Insulelor. Din aproximativ 1 milion de turi[ti care viziteaz\ In-sulele Cayman în fiecare an, 99% prefer\ Grand Cayman, iarGeorge Town, capitala insulelor - un port pentru vasele de croa-zier\ - prime[te în fiecare zi între 4.000 [i 22.000 de turi[ti, timpde cinci zile pe s\pt\m‚n\.

GRAND CAYMAN Principalele atrac]ii: Seven Mile Beach (considerat\ de spe-

ciali[ti una dintre cele mai frumoase plaje din întreaga lume),Gr\dina Botanic\ Queen Elizabeth II, Mastic Trail (un drum caremerge prin p\dure, p‚n\ în centrul insulei), Muzeul Na]ional alInsulelor Cayman din George Town, Situl istoric Pedro St. Jamesdin Savannah, Plaja Boatswains, Hell, Rum Point (imagineaz\-]icum ar fi s\ sorbi lene[ dintr-un cocktail într-un hamac pe oplaj\ umbrit\ de copaci Casuarina...). Nu rata nici shoppingul,c\ci în Grand Cayman vei avea cu siguran]\ ce s\ cumperi: biju-terii, art\ local\, haine de designer, plus atrac]ii locale - bijuteriidin scoici, lucr\ri din stuf, sculpturi în lemn, produse cro[etate,sosuri de piper, gemuri de fructe tropicale, miere [i figurine dinCaymanit\, piatra semi-pre]ioas\ specific\ Insulelor Cayman.

CAYMAN BRAC Este insula care prezint\ cea mai dramatic\ topografie dintre

cele trei, gra]ie falezei ce se întinde de-a lungul insulei de la vestc\tre est, o atrac]ie natural\ ce cuprinde multe pe[teri miste-rioase s\pate în ea, dar [i o flor\ [i faun\ extrem de variat\. Nurata]i panorama superb\ a falezei de la far. Principala atrac]ie înCayman Brac o reprezint\ scufund\rile [i, mai ales, „expedi]iile“la fregata scufundat\ în 1996, M/V Captain Keith Tibbetts, casaunei vie]i marine foarte variate.

Principalele atrac]ii: Muzeul Cayman Brac de la Stake Bay,Pe[tera Rebecca, Pe[tera Peter [i Pe[tera Halfway Ground,poteci naturale ce exploreaz\ faleza, case tradi]ionale, celepeste 200 de specii de pe Insulele Surori.

LITTLE CAYMAN Una dintre cele mai bune destina]ii pentru scufund\ri din

lume, gra]ie faimosului Bloody Bay Marine Park, dar [i gra]ieJackson Point. Av‚nd o popula]ie ce abia ajunge la 170 de per-soane, insula este cel mai pu]in dezvoltat\ din Arhipelag, darofer\ cea mai rar\ combina]ie de lini[te [i intimitate, plaje cunisip sclipitor [i mile întregi de s\lb\ticie tropical\. ∫

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CÂT DE GREU CREZI C| VA FI MECIUL CU GOMEZ, JO JO?Fiecare meci este greu `n felul s\u. Adversarii sunt diferi]i, au

stiluri diferite de a lupta. Din p\cate, nu am putut ob]ine niciocaset\, pentru a-i putea studia stilul. Sincer, nu [tiu mai nimic de-spre el, `n afar\ de palmares. Are multe meciuri la profesioni[ti,are experien]\, a boxat cu adversari redutabili, pe care i-a `nvins.Va fi deci un adversar dificil...

SPUI C| NU PREA AI PUTUT S|-L STUDIEZI...Din p\cate nu. Am c\utat pe net, dar nu am g\sit nimic, video,

cu el. {tiu doar c\ este dreptaci. Faptul c\ nu-l cunosc, nu m\ va`mpiedica `ns\, te asigur, s\ dau totul pentru a-l `nvinge.

DAC| ~}I VEI P|STRA CENTURA, PE CINE PREFERI S|~NTÂLNE{TI ~N URM|TOAREA PARTID|?

Se vorbe[te despre un meci eliminatoriu, pentru versiuneaWBC, la 63,5 Kg. Fiind eliminatoriu - ceea ce sper [i eu, Doamne-ajut\ -, va fi un adversar din primii 10. Eu sunt acum num\rul 5.Sigur c\ urmeaz\ s\ fie acceptat [i de staff-ul WBC.

CARE VOR FI PA{II URM|TORI C|TRE PARTIDA PENTRUCENTURA MONDIAL| LA CATEGORIA TA?

Dac\ voi c‚[tiga acest meci eliminatoriu, voi deveni chal-lenger obligatoriu pentru titlul mondial. Campionul este obligat s\-mi acorde meci.

CUM TE SIM}I ~N }AR|, CUM }I-AI REG|SIT FAMILIA, PRIETENII?

M\ simt extraordinar. De câte ori vin `n Rom‚nia, m\ simt ex-celent, evident, ca acas\. Primirea a fost o surpriz\, cea mai fru-moas\ de p‚n\ acum.

CE LE TRANSMI}I ROMÂNILOR?C\ `i a[tept la gal\. Sper s\ vin\ s\ m\ sus]in\, pentru c\

n-am s\-i dezam\gesc. Le voi oferi un meci extraordinar!! ∫

JO JO, HOW DIFFICULT DOYOU EXPECT THE FIGHT TOBE AGAINST GOMEZ?

Each fight is difficult in itsown way. The opponents aredifferent, they have differentfight styles. Unfortunately, Icouldn't get my hands on anyrecordings to be able to studyhis style. Honestly, I hardly knowanything about him, except forhis fighting history. He foughtmany professional matches,he has the experience, and hefought excellent opponentswhom he defeated. So he willbe a difficult opponent…

YOU SAID YOU DIDN'TREALLY GET A CHANCE TOSTUDY HIM…

Unfortunately no. I browsedthe Internet but I couldn't findany video recordings with him. Ionly know he's a right handfighter. But the fact that I don'tknow him won't prevent mefrom doing my best to defeathim, that's for sure.

IF YOU KEEP YOUR BELT,WHOM DO YOU PREFER TOHAVE AS OPPONENT FORYOU NEXT FIGHT?

They talk about an elimina-

tory fight for the WBC versionat the 63.5 Kg. Being elimina-tory - something that I am hop-ing for - it will be an opponentfrom the top 10. I am ranked5th. Of course it will also be ac-cepted by the WBC staff.

WHICH ARE THE NEXTSTEPS TOWARDS THEFIGHT FOR THE WORLDTITLE AT YOUR CATEGORY?

If I win this eliminatory fight,I will become an obligatorychallenger for the world title.The champion will be forced togrant me a fight.

HOW IS YOUR STAY IN THECOUNTRY, HOW IS YOURFAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS?

I feel great. Whenever Icome to Romania I feel excel-lent because it's home. Thewelcome was a surprise, thebest one yet.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TOTRANSMIT TO ROMANIANS?

That I am counting on themto join me at the event. I hopemany Romanians will come tosupport me and I won't letthem down. I will offer them afantastic fight! ∫

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la trei pa[i de centura mondial\ three steps away from the world title

Jo Jo DanC‚nd ve]i citi acest interviu, rezultatul meciului dintre Jo Jo Dan - de]in\torul Centurii WBC Intercontinental la super-u[oar\ - [i argentinianul Walter Sergio Gomez va fi deja cunoscut. Iat\ ce declara campionul rom‚n, `n exclusivitatepentru revista noastr\, cu doar c‚teva ore `naintea partidei.

When you read this interview, you will already have seen the result of the fight between Jo Jo Dan - the holder ofthe WBC International Title at the super lightweight category - and the Argentinean Walter Sergio Gomez. Here iswhat the Romanian champion declared, exclusively for our magazine, just a few hours before the start of the fight.

Hotelul Danieli, cel mai frumos hotel din Vene]ia [i cu sigu-ran]\ un candidat serios la un loc de frunte între cele mai fru-moase [i mai luxoase hoteluri nu numai din Italia, ci [i din lume,are întruc‚tva statura unui gigant. Amplasat într-una dintre celemai celebre zone ale Vene]iei - Piazza San Marco - [i oferind opriveli[te minunat\ asupra lagunei [i a nenum\ratelor insuli]e,Danieli este împ\r]it în trei cl\diri legate între ele, trei palatevene]iene, dintre care cel mai vechi, amplasat în centru, cuprinde[i intrarea din strad\. Intrarea mic\ [i prima impresie nu las\ vizi-tatorul s\ anticipeze m\re]ia de dincolo de ziduri. Dar `n spatele

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Hotel Danieli, the most ex-travagant hotel in Venice anddefinitely a serious candidatefor a top position among thegreatest and most luxurious ho-tels not only in Italy, but world-wide, has somewhat the statureof a giant. Located in one of themost famous areas of Venice -Piazza San Marco - and offer-

ing a wonderful view over thelagoon and the countless isles,Danieli is divided into threebuilding connected to one an-other, three Venetian palaces,of which the oldest, located inthe very center, includes the ac-cess entrance from the street.The small entrance and first im-pression do nothing to prepare

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the visitor for the marvels be-yond the walls. But, behind thedoors a different universeopens to the viewer: columnsmade of pink marble, stone ar-cades, a spiral staircase, hugechandeliers made of Muranocrystal, expensive carpets andhigh ceilings decorated withgolden leaves.

THE HISTORY A genuine display of power

and wealth, the constructionwas erected in the 14th centuryby the aristocrat family Dando-lo. The location of their palaceright next to the Palace of theDoge clearly shows the statusof the Dandolo family. In 1498,Palazzo Dandolo was men-tioned for the first time in a his-torical document as place ofaccommodation for famoustravelers when the prince ofSalerno, Antonello da Sansev-erino, together with his 44-per-son suite, was hosted by thepalace. Throughout the cen-turies, numerous travelers havehonored this place, includingCharles Dickens, Richard Wag-ner, Truman Capote or, morerecently, Bruce Willis. Further-more, it seems that the first

ADEV|RA}II CUNOSC|TORI {I PASIONA}II DEC|L|TORII NU SE PLICTISESC NICIODAT| DEVENE}IA, DE CANALELE SALE MIRIFICE, DESTR|ZILE SALE MISTERIOASE, DE CL|DIRILESALE IMPUN|TOARE, SAU DE PRONUN}ATULS|U AER ISTORIC...

TRUE CONNOISSEURS AND TRAVEL ADDICTSNEVER GET TIRED OF VENICE, ITS WONDER-FUL CHANNELS, MYSTERIOUS STREETS, IM-POSING BUILDINGS, OR ITS PROFOUND HIS-TORICAL APPEAL.

u[ilor... un alt univers se deschide privitorului: coloane de mar-mur\ roz, arcade din piatr\, o scar\ sinuoas\, candelabre uria[edin cristal de Murano, covoare scumpe [i tavane înalte decoratecu frunze din aur.

ISTORIAO adev\rat\ declara]ie de putere [i bog\]ie, construc]ia a

fost ridicat\ în secolul al XIV-lea, de c\tre familia nobiliar\ Dan-dolo. Amplasarea palatului lor chiar l‚ng\ Palatul Dogilor arat\clar care era statutul familiei Dandolo. În 1498, pentru prima dat\într-un document istoric, Palazzo Dandolo a fost men]ionat caloc de cazare pentru c\l\tori celebri, atunci c‚nd prin]ul dinSalerno, Antonello da Sanseverino, al\turi de suita sa de 44 depersoane, au fost g\zdui]i la palat. De-a lungul secolelor, nu-mero[i c\l\tori celebri au onorat acest loc, printre ace[tia nu-m\r‚ndu-se [i Charles Dickens, Richard Wagner, Truman Ca-pote sau, mai recent, Bruce Willis. Se pare, de asemenea, c\primele pagini ale frumoasei pove[ti de dragoste dintre miliar-darul Onassis [i Maria Calas s-au scris la Danieli, locul fiind mar-torul primei lor înt‚lniri.

Cel care avea, îns\, s\ transforme acest m\re] palat în hotel,în 1840, este celebrul hotelier Giuseppe dal Niel. Dal Niel [i-anumit hotelul Le Royal Danieli, pentru a-i da un aer [i mai im-pun\tor. Cel de-al doilea palazzo a fost construit în secolul alXIX-lea, iar cea de-a treia parte în anii 1940, f\r\ ca aceste ul-time construc]ii s\ piard\ ceva din aerul luxos ini]ial.

EXPERIEN}A VENE}IAN|

THE VENETIAN EXPERIENCE

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ARHITECTURADecora]iunile pre]ioase [i mobilierul antic superb sporesc at-

mosfera [i confortul luxos al celor 225 de camere [i aparta-mente, decorul stylish reflect‚nd de altfel [i bogata mo[tenirecultural\ a Vene]iei în sine. În 2008, hotelul a trecut printr-o reno-vare spectaculoas\ marca Jacques Garcia, cel care a adus cusine un design proasp\t, dar f\r\ s\ altereze adev\ratul spiritvene]ian al loca]iei. Toate camerele [i apartamentele ofer\ paturiluxury, acces internet de mare vitez\, televizoare LCD, b\iluxoase dotate [i echipate corespunz\tor [i sisteme de aer con-di]ionat, iar în unele camere sunt disponibile [i tratamente [imasaje. Camerele cu vedere c\tre lagun\, amplasate în toatecele trei corpuri - Dandolo Palace, Casa Nuova [i Danieli Excel-sior Palace - ofer\ turi[tilor adev\rate experien]e vene]iene, in-vit‚ndu-i în atmosfera romantic\ [i istoric\ a Vene]iei.

Deasupra hotelului se afl\ renumita Terrazza Danieli, ceofer\ panorame captivante asupra Grande Canale [i asupraM\rii Adriatice, fiind de altfel locul de unde odinioar\ nobiliivene]ieni urm\reau sosirea vaselor comerciale din Orient.

ARTA... CULINAR|Meniul de la Terrazza Danieli ofer\ o varietate de tenta]ii, de

la propuneri vene]iene clasice la delicatese mediteraneene [iorientale. De asemenea, turi[tii care ajung aici nu trebuie s\rateze celebrul Bar Dandolo, situat în impresionanta sal\ gotic\a palatului, unde înalta societate local\ se înt‚lne[te pentru aservi ceaiul de dup\-amiaz\. Hotelul ofer\, totodat\, [i alte spa]iipentru pr‚nzuri, banchete, nun]i [i petreceri, dar [i pentru con-ferin]e.

Ca o recunoa[tere a serviciilor sale excelente [i a aten]iei de-osebite acordate clien]ilor s\i, hotelul face parte din topul TravelLeisure al celor mai bune 500 de hoteluri din lume în 2009 [i dinGold List Reserve a Conde Nast Traveller 2007. ∫

pages of the beautiful love storybetween the billionaire Onassisand Maria Calas were written atDanieli, the place being witnessto their first date.

Still, the person who turnedthis magnificent palace into ahotel, in 1840, was the famoushotel administrator Guiseppedal Niel. Dal Niel named his ho-tel Le Royal Danieli to give it aneven more imposing air. Thesecond palazzo was built in the19th century and the third partin 1940, without these final con-structions losing anything of theinitial luxurious atmosphere.

THE ARCHITECTUREThe precious decorations

and superb antique furniturecontribute to the luxurious at-mosphere and comfort of the225 rooms and suites, the styl-ish scenery reflecting the richcultural legacy of Venice itself.In 2008, the hotel went througha spectacular restoration made

by Jacques Garcia whobrought along a fresh designwithout altering the genuineVenetian spirit of the location.All the rooms and suites offerluxury beds, high speed Inter-net access, LCD television, lux-ury bathrooms properlyequipped and fitted with airconditioning systems andsome rooms even have treat-ment and massage available.The rooms facing the lagoon,located in all three buildings -Dandolo Palace, Casa Nuovaand Danieli Excelsior Palace -offer tourists truly Venetian ex-periences, inviting them to jointhe romantic and historic at-mosphere of Venice. On top ofthe hotel there is the renownedTerrazza Danieli offering capti-vating panoramas over GrandeCanale and the Adriatic Sea,the place from where the Venet-ian aristocracy used to watchthe arrival of commercial shipsfrom the East.

THE CUISINEThe menu from Terrazza

Danieli offers an entire range oftemptations, from classicalVenetian proposals to Mediter-ranean and Oriental deli-catessen. Furthermore, thetourists who end up hereshouldn't miss the no less fa-mous Bar Dandolo, situated inthe impressive gothic room ofthe palace, where the local highsociety meets to serve the after-noon tea. The hotel also offersother spaces destined forlunch, feasts, weddings andparties, as well as for confer-ences.

In recognition of its excel-lent services and special atten-tion given to its clients, the hotelis part of the Travel+Leisuretop of the best 500 hotels in theworld in 2009 and of the GoldList Reserve of Conde NastTraveller 2007. ∫

Danieli

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Investi]ia `n art\ este, p‚n\ la urm\, o chestiune de curaj.Dup\ cum v\ mai spuneam, exact ca la un joc pe burs\. Nupo]i juca f\r\ `ndr\zneal\, f\r\ un risc asumat, f\r\ curaj. {ic‚nd vorbesc de investitori, vorbesc de oameni care au mi-lioane de euro; care au miliarde de lei, care au f\cut ace[tibani din afaceri [i deci [tiu despre ce e vorba, cum se facbanii.

Am s\ v\ dau un exemplu: un proiect `n care investe[ti 10mii de euro; sau 20 de mii. Nu cred c\-[i pune cineva proble-ma, c\ poate g‚ndi cineva - din business, desigur - c\, orice-ar fi, aceasta poate constitui o pierdere. Ei bine, ace[ti 20 demii de euro `i dau eu, „cut\rel“ [i vreau un proiect cu mareleactor... X sau Y - ca s\ nu dau nume. Pentru unii, 20 de mii deeuro nu sunt bani, domnule. Sau sunt bani de pia]\, `ntr-o zi,m\ rog.

Deci investesc c‚teva mii [i vreau un spectacol de suc-ces. Hai s\ facem un calcul matematic! Dac\ am investit 10mii de euro, s\ spunem, `ntr-un spectacol montat `n sala cu-tare, de 150 de locuri, biletul fiind 25 de lei. C‚t se scot doar

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Investing in art is, after all, amatter of courage. As I was say-ing before, it's just like trading atthe stock exchange. You can'ttrade without guts, without un-dertaking a certain risk, withoutcourage. And when I say in-vestors, I mean people who dealmillions of Euros; who also dealbillions of lei, money which theyearned from business activities;they know how things stand andhow to make money.

Let me give you an example:a project in which you investEUR10,000; or EUR20,000. Idon't think anyone would con-sider - from the business envi-ronment, of course - that, no

matter what, this is a loss. Well,this EUR20,000 is a sum I amwilling to pay, or some otherguy, to set up a project with thegreat actor... X or Y - I don't wantto nominate. For a certain cate-gory of people EUR20,000 is notmuch of a sum. Or maybe it'ssomething to have as sparechange while doing the shop-ping.

So I invest several thousandand I expect a successful showin return. Let's do the math! If Iinvested EUR10,000, let's say, ina show set up in a certain hallcontaining 150 seats, withRON25 as price tag for eachseat. How much will I get from

Directorul TeatruluiMetropolis, GeorgeIva[cu, v\ invit\ s\-i fi]iinterlocutori `ntr-un dia-log despre rostul artei.

The director of Metropolis Theater,George Ivascu, invitesyou to be discussion part-ners in a dialogue aboutthe role of art.

Investi]ia `n art\, un business mereu pe plusInvesting in art, always profitable business

De George IVA{CUFoto: AGERPRES

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the cash-ins? Almost a thousandEuros. As such, from the first tenperformances, you, as an in-vestor, have a full return of yourinvestment. And starting with the11th, you start having profit.

See?! I conclude therefromthat we're dealing with a strangemindset in these places, whichprevents us from seeing a sim-ple truth and which makes ussuspicious with respect to in-vesting in culture, in books, insomething that eventually, ac-cording to the very simple calcu-lations we just did with honestyand no exaggeration - a 500-seathall and a price of RON50 perseat -, will lead to a certain profit.

Add to my calculation agood marketing activity, eventset-up activities, invest five leifrom the cash-ins in promotion,conventional or not, and you arebound to have more audience,hence more money.

But I can see it's not easy toshake certain suspicions, espe-cially for those situated outsidethe phenomenon. We are al-ready inside a vicious circle. Asan outsider you don't see the artmarket, you can't feel the busi-ness in it and as an insider youdon't have the money to do it. If Ipersonally had a few hundredthousand Euros, a million, Iwould immediately invest it intheater, in theater shows, in artbusiness. I am sure I wouldn't beat a loss, I wouldn't go bankrupt.The Americans, with their prag-matism and thorough calcula-tions, thrive on all sorts of art re-

lated businesses: film making,theater, book publishing - toname just a few.

Now, getting back to ourhomeland, Metropolis Theater ishosting a few performanceswhich are being played for morethen ten, twenty, thirty perform-ances with sold-out tickets. Notjust one show, but several. Witha full audience. People want art,they want shows. Yesterday, forinstance, as I was about to get inmy car two ladies addressed measking me firmly to find a solu-tion for them to be able to gettickets.

Art done with intelligence,with talent and passion sellsmuch better than hot cakes. Allyou have left to do is to under-stand its role. Of course that inart, in theater, you won't get richover night. But the benefits areinfinitely more rewarding whenyou invest not only money -which I proved can bring a returnon your investment and profit af-ter a few representations - but al-so a piece of your soul, also a bitof imagination...it's an invest-ment in children, in youth. All thiscan be quantified, over years,over generations, in the cultureof a nation, of a people who,having a certain mindset, lead-ing a certain life, progresses inthis direction at the same timerewarding you, the creator of art,the investor in art, with a returnon your investment, both materi-al and spiritual.

I think that, for this alone if notfor something else, it's worth it. ∫

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din re]et\, din `ncas\ri? Aproape o mie de euro. ~n consecin]\,din primele zece reprezenta]ii, tu, investitor, ]i-ai scos banii.Din cea de-a 11-a, e[ti pe profit.

P\i vede]i?! Eu trag concluzia c\ aici, la noi, e vorba doarde o mentalitate ciudat\, care ne `mpiedic\ s\ vedem unadev\r simplu [i care ne face s\ fim reticen]i la a investi `n cul-tur\, `ntr-o carte, `n ceva care p‚n\ la urm\, conform cal-culelor extrem de simple pe care le-am f\cut, cu modestie [if\r\ vreun fel de exagerare - o sal\ de 500 de locuri [i un biletde 50 de lei - ne va conduce, sigur la c‚[tig.

Dac\ mai adaugi la calculul meu simplu o activitate bun\de marketing, de organizare a unor evenimente, mai pui cincilei din c‚[tig [i faci o promovare, conven]ional\ sau nu, sigurc\ voi avea [i mai mult public, [i mai mul]i bani.

Dar eu `n]eleg c\ nu este u[or s\ treci peste anumite reti-cen]e `n momentul `n care te afli `n afara fenomenului. Suntemdeja `ntr-un cerc vicios. De afar\ nu sim]i pia]\ de art\, nusim]i afacerea, iar `n interior fiind nu ai bani. Eu dac\ a[ aveac‚teva sute de mii de euro, un milion, ca s\ nu exagerez, evi-dent a[ investi `n teatru, `n spectacolul de teatru, `n business-ul de art\. Sunt convins c\ nu a[ pierde, nu a[ falimenta afa-cerea. Americanii, c‚t sunt ei de pragmatici, [i c‚t c‚nt\rescei totul la centim\, uite c\ prosper\ `n tot soiul de afaceri `ndomeniul artei: filmul, teatrul, cartea - doar c‚teva experien]ereu[ite.

Revenind acas\, acum la noi, la Metropolis sunt c‚tevaspectacole care joac\, de peste zece, dou\zeci, treizeci dereprezenta]ii cu casa `nchis\. Nu unul, c‚teva. Cu sala plin\.Lumea vrea art\, vrea spectacol. Nu mai departe de ieri, c‚nds\ m\ urc `n ma[in\ m-au interpelat dou\ doamne, cer‚ndu-mi ferm s\ fac, cumva, s\ poat\ g\si [i dumnealor bilete.

Arta f\cut\ cu [tiin]\, cu talent [i cu pasiune se vinde multmai bine dec‚t p‚inea cald\. Nu r\m‚ne dec‚t s\-i `n]elegirostul. Sigur c\ `n art\, `n teatru, nu se dau tunuri financiarepeste noapte. Dar beneficiile sunt infinit mai mari, atunci c‚ndinveste[ti bani - pe care v-am demonstrat c\-i recuperezi [i in-tri pe profit dup\ c‚teva reprezenta]ii - dar mai investe[ti [i su-flet, mai investe[ti [i imagina]ie... investe[ti `n copii, `n tineri.Toate acestea pot fi cuantificate, peste ani, peste genera]ii, `ncultura unei na]ii, a unui popor care, g‚ndind `ntr-un anumefel, tr\ind `ntr-un anume fel, se dezvolt\ ca atare, `ntorc‚ndu-]i]ie, creator de art\, investitor `n art\, investi]ia, at‚t material\c‚t [i de caracter.

Eu spun c\, m\car [i pentru at‚t, merit\. ∫

Investi]ia `n art\ Investing in art

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DOMNULE PRE{EDINTE, V| ROG S| NE DA}I MAI MULTEDETALII DESPRE INSTITU}IA PE CARE O CONDUCE}I, {I AC|REI TITULATUR| SUN| EXTREM DE INCITANT!

Agen]ia Spa]ial\ Rom‚n\ este institu]ia public\, coordona-toare a activit\]ilor spa]iale din ]ar\. Este o agen]ie na]ional\,`nfiin]at\ `n 1995, [i finan]at\ integral din venituri extrabugetare.Are ca obiective principale coordonarea activit\]ilor spa]ialena]ionale, promovarea cercet\rii `n domeniile [tiin]ei [i aplica]iilorspa]iale, implementarea aplica]iilor [i a rezultatelor [tiin]ifice [itehnologice `n economia na]ional\. Agen]ia reprezint\ Rom‚nia`n organiza]iile majore [i `n tratatele interna]ionale importante `ndomeniul spa]ial.

Din anul 2000, ASR conduce programul aerospa]ial de cer-cetare al Ministerului Educa]iei [i Cercet\rii. Totodat\, Agen]ia

MR. PRESIDENT, PLEASEGIVE US MORE DETAILSABOUT THE INSTITUTIONYOU RUN AND THE NAMEOF WHICH SOUNDS VERYEXCITING!

The Romanian SpaceAgency is a public institutioncoordinating space related ac-tivities within the country. It's anational agency set up in 1995and fully financed from non-budget incomes. It has asmain objectives the coordina-

tion of national space activi-ties, the promotion of researchin the domains of science andspace applications, the imple-mentation of the applicationsand scientific-technological re-sults in the national economy.The agency is Romania's rep-resentative in relation with themajor organizations and withthe major international treatiesin the space domain.

Since the year 2000, RSAhas been running the aero-

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DR. MARIUS-IOAN PISO ESTE PRE{EDINTELE AGEN}IEISPA}IALE ROMÂNE, INSTITU}IE EXTREM DE IMPORTANT| ~NCONTEXTUL DEZVOLT|RII PROGRAMELOR INTERNA}IONALEDE CUCERIRE A SPA}IULUI COSMIC, DESPRE CARE, DINVARII MOTIVE, NU SE CUNOSC PREA MULTE DETALII.

De Mario ALEXANDRUMarius-Ioan Piso

DR. MARIUS-IOAN PISO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ROMANIANSPACE AGENCY, AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT INSTITUTION INTHE CONTEXT OF DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMSFOR COSMIC SPACE EXPLORATION ABOUT WHICH, FOR VARI-OUS REASONS, PEOPLE KNOW FEW DETAILS.

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space research program initi-ated by the Ministry of Edu-cation and Research. Alto-gether, the Agency is coordi-nating the inter-ministriesgroup for the research in thedomain of security, which ledto including the security com-ponent in the research pro-gram, starting with 2006.

WHAT ARE THE MOSTIMPORTANT ELEMENTS OFTHE PROGRAM?

Currently, the program“Space and security” has fivedirections of development:“Space explorations”, whereresearchers prepare partici-

pations to international scien-tific missions, build space re-lated instruments and ob-jects. The program “Spaceapplications”, which meanssatellite telecommunications,observation of the Earth fromsatellite, satellite navigationsystems, integrated spaceapplications - space telemed-icine, high-precision agricul-ture, the execution of geo-graphical information sys-tems, assisted from space,disaster monitoring. “Aero-space technologies”, an areawhere researchers are devel-oping technologies allowing,mainly, the cooperation of

coordoneaz\ grupul interministerial pentru cercetarea `n dome-niul securit\]ii, ceea ce a condus la includerea `n programul decercetare, `ncep‚nd cu 2006, a componentei de securitate.

CARE SUNT CELE MAI IMPORTANTE ELEMENTE ALE PROGRAMULUI?

~n prezent, programul „Spa]iu [i securitate“ are cinci direc]ii:„Explor\ri spa]iale“, unde se realizeaz\ particip\ri la misiuni [ti-in]ifice interna]ionale, construc]ii de instrumente spa]iale [iobiecte spa]iale. Programul de „Aplica]ii spa]iale“, care

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~n anii viitori se va dezvoltaturismul spa]ial suborbitalDuring the years to come, suborbital spatial tourism is held to develop

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`nseamn\ telecomunica]ii prin satelit, observarea Terrei dinsatelit, mai `nseamn\ sistemele de naviga]ie satelitar\, aplica]iispa]iale integrate - telemedicin\ spa]ial\, agricultur\ de precizie,realizarea de sisteme de informa]ie geografic\, asistate spa]ial,monitorizarea dezastrelor. „Tehnologii aerospa]iale“, zon\ `ncare se dezvolt\ tehnologii ce permit, `n principal, cooperareaorganiza]iilor din Rom‚nia cu structurile de `nalt\ tehnologie aleAgen]iei Spa]iale Europene. Se realizeaz\ aici instrumente,echipament compatibil cu standardele spa]iale interna]ionale.Mai exist\, cum spuneam, `nc\ dou\ direc]ii specifice securit\]ii- „Tehnologii de securitate“, [i „sisteme [i infrastructuri de secu-ritate“.

EXIST|, LA ORA ACTUAL|, INSTRUMENTE SAU OBIECTESPA}IALE REALIZATE DE C|TRE ASR?

Sigur c\ da, [i v\ pot spune c\ un prim nanosatelitrom‚nesc a fost selectat pentru a fi lansat cu racheta european\Vega. Zborul a fost `ns\ am‚nat cu mai mult de 18 luni, [isper\m s\ aib\ loc `n luna noiembrie a acestui an. ~n paralel amcontinuat producerea de nanosateli]i, iar `n acest moment putemspune c\ e posibil s\ dezvolt\m o industrie spa]ial\ pe acestdomeniu.

~N CEEA CE PRIVE{TE COLABORAREA CU STRUCTURILEAGEN}IEI SPA}IALE EUROPENE, CARE AR FI CELE MAI INTERESANTE ELEMENTE?

Romanian organizations withhigh-technology structuresbelonging to the EuropeanSpace Agency. Here they de-sign instruments and equip-ment compatible with the in-ternational space standards.As I was saying, there are twomore directions, typical for thefield of security - “Securitytechnologies” and “Securitysystems and infrastructures”.

ARE THERE CURRENTLYANY SPACE RELATEDINSTRUMENTS OROBJECTS CREATED BYTHE RSA?

Certainly, and I can eventell you that a Romanian nano-satellite was selected in orderto be launched with the Euro-pean rocket Vega. However,the flight was postponed bymore than 18 months and wehope it wil l be resumed inmonth November of this year.In parallel, we continued toproduce nano-satellites andcurrently I can say that it ispossible to develop a spaceindustry based on this field.

WITH RESPECT TO THE

COLLABORATION WITHTHE BODIES OF THEEUROPEAN SPACEAGENCY, WHICH ARE THEMOST INTERESTING ELE-MENTS?

The cooperation with theEuropean Space Agencymeans not only developinghigh-technology projects, butalso supplying technologyand equipment for the per-formance of the Europeanspace program. I would like topoint out that a Romaniancompany from Bacau - WorldMachinery Works - managedto win the auction pursuant towhich it is going to build com-ponents for the Europeanrocket Ariane, the largest andmost efficient rocket in theworld.

We also collaborate withthe European Commissionwhich, together with ESA,manages two large programs- GMES, global monitoring ofenvironment and security, andGALILEO, the European satel-lite radio-navigation system,the competitor for the Ameri-can GPS system. GALILEO isa 24-satellite system which is

to become operational some-where around year 2013 and,as opposed to the Americansystem, it will be under civilmonitoring. This means that itwill not allow interruption forsecurity reasons. The fact thatthe system will operate per-manently allows the use ofsatellite radio-navigation sys-tems mainly by aircraft; cur-rent satellite signals are simplyinformative, as GPS is not fullysafe precisely due to the factthat it can be interrupted bythe American army in case ter-rorist action is foreseen.

WHAT ARE THE MAJOROBJECTIVES OF THEAGENCY, MR. PISO?

Currently, we have twovery important objectives: the

first is setting up a regional of-fice for monitoring disasters, acomponent of the UN systemcalled “SPIDER”; the secondrefers to the development of aworkgroup for the study ofcosmic objects close to Earth- meteorites, asteroids,comets and other objectswhich can cause trouble forEarth.

ON WHAT CONDITIONSCAN PEOPLE GO OUT INCOSMIC SPACE?

People can currently goout in space only on the Inter-national Space Station. It'spretty big, but it's not finishedyet. In order to get here, anastronaut has to be part of theEuropean astronauts' body,selected by the ESA. In viewthereof, Romania can partici-pate only starting next yearwhen, hopefully, it will becomea member. Starting with theday Romania becomes part ofthe ESA convention, any Ro-manian citizen will be able toapply for this competition forselection.

WHAT ABOUT SPATIALTOURISTS?

Currently, Russia is theonly one to have sent touristsout into space. Long flights,with human crew on board isnowhere to be seen any-where soon. Suborbitalspace tourism will probablytake shape - like a sort ofbungee jumping - as high upas 100-200 Km, flights last-ing some tens of seconds,which will not be extremelyexpensive - maybe a fewhundred thousanddollars.∫

Cooperarea cu Agen]ia Spa]ial\ European\ nu `nseamn\ nu-mai dezvoltarea de proiecte de `nalt\ tehnologie, ci `nseamn\ [ifurnizarea de tehnologie [i echipament, pentru realizarea pro-gramului spa]ial european. Men]ionez aici faptul c\ o companierom‚neasc\, din Bac\u - World Machinery Works - a reu[it s\c‚[tige licita]ia `n urma c\reia va realiza componente ale ra-chetei europene Ariane, cea mai mare [i cea mai efcient\ ra-chet\ din lume.

Mai colabor\m cu Comisia European\ care, `mpreun\ cuESA, gestioneaz\ dou\ programe mari - GMES, de monitorizareglobal\ pentru mediu [i securitate, [i GALILEO, sistemul de ra-dionaviga]ie satelitar european, concurentul sistemului GPS,american. GALILEO este un sistem de 24 de sateli]i, care va de-veni opera]ional la nivelul anului 2013, [i spre deosebire de sis-temul american va fi sub monitorizare civil\. Asta `nseamn\ c\nu va putea fi `ntrerupt din motive de securitate. Faptul c\ sis-temul va func]iona permanent, permite utilizarea sistemelor deradionaviga]ie satelitar\ `n principal pentru avioane, `n prezentsemnalele satelitare fiind doar informative, `ntruc‚t GPS nuprezint\ siguran]\, tocmai pentru faptul c\ poate fi `ntrerupt dec\tre armata american\ `n cazul `n care sunt `ntrev\zute ac]iuniteroriste.

CE OBIECTIVE IMPORTANTE ~{I PROPUNE AGEN}IA, DOMNULE PISO?

~n prezent avem dou\ obiective foarte importante: primuleste `nfiin]area unui oficiu regional pentru monitorizarea dezas-trelor, component\ a sistemului ONU, numit „SPIDER“; al doilea,urm\re[te dezvoltarea unei grupe de lucru pentru studiulobiectelor cosmice `n apropierea Terrei - meteori]i, asteroizi,comete [i alte obiecte care pot produce necazuri P\m‚ntului.

~N CE CONDI}II MAI POT IE{I OAMENII ~N SPA}IUL COSMIC?

Oamenii pot merge, `n prezent, `n Cosmos doar pe Sta]iaSpa]ial\ Interna]ional\. Este destul de mare, dar `nc\ nu e gata.Pentru a ajunge aici, un astronaut trebuie s\ fac\ parte din cor-pul astronau]ilor europeni, selecta]i de ESA. ~n acest corp,Rom‚nia poate participa doar de la anul, atunci c‚nd, sper, vadeveni membru. De la data ader\rii Rom‚niei la conven]ia ESA,orice cet\]ean rom‚n va putea s\ aplice pentru aceast\adev\rat\ competi]ie de selec]ionare.

DAR TURI{TII SPA}IALI?~n prezent, turi[ti spa]iali a trimis doar Rusia. Zboruri lungi, cu

echpaj uman, nu se vor dezvolta prea cur‚nd. Se va dezvolta,probabil, un turism spa]ial suborbital - un fel de bungee jumping- p‚n\ pe la 100-120 de Km, zboruri de c‚teva zeci de secunde,care nu vor costa exagerat - c‚teva sue de mii de dolari perzbor. ∫

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turism spa]ialspatial tourism

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Fii atent! }i-am preg\tit o... vorb\ despre m\m\lig\; [i dis-pare `n buc\t\rie. M\ preg\tesc s\ degust o por]ie mare de „po-lenta“ cum spun italienii, probabil cu br‚nz\ de burduf sau culapte cov\sit. A[, omul meu vine cu un bol cu... sos aromat de-lm\n‚nci `n c‚teva inhal\ri succesive. Ei bine, spune, m\m\ligaeste at‚t de tradi]ional\, `nc‚t putem spune c\ e, ca [i codrul,frate cu rom‚nul. R\m‚n complet perplex, `nc‚t nu v\d urm\ dem\m\lig\, sora noastr\ de neam [i brand revolu]ionar. Ei bine, cevezi aici, orice buc\tar profesionist ar numi c\ este o tochitur\. Ef\cut\ din c‚teva soiuri de c‚rna]i, complet diferite, precum [i dinc‚teva sorturi de carne afumat\ - costi]\, ceaf\, mu[chiule]. Punprima dat\ la c\lit sl\ninu]a, care d\ gr\simea necesar\ - adic\ opun la topit - [i care d\ o arom\ extraordinar\ de afumat, peurm\, toat\ carnea o c\lesc u[or, apoi amestec toate soiurile.Separat am c\lit `n ulei de m\sline, prima oar\, cepele - trei-patruñ care dau dulcea]\ [i consisten]\, apoi pun ]elin\, morcov, ardeigras, ardei capia [i ardei verde, pe care i-am c\lit cum se cuvine,foarte u[or, [i i-am stins, precum toat\ afum\tura, cu vin vechi,ingredinetul universal valabil, secretul oric\rui buc\tar de geniu,ca [i mierea.

Dup\ toate astea pun condimentele de leac: coriandru, eniba-har [i, desigur, mixul de piper. Ce sim]i aici, este rezultatul! spune

Here this! I have preparedfor you a… saying about polen-ta. And he vanished into thekitchen. I get ready to have alarge portion of polenta, as theItalians say, probably with somesalty cheese or sour milk. Butgo figure, our fellow comes witha bowl of…flavored sauceready to be served in a few rap-id swallows. Well, he says, po-lenta is so traditional that wecan say that, as are the woods,it is a brother for Romanians. Iam completely struck with won-der as I can see no trace of po-lenta, our ethnic sister and arevolutionary brand. Well, whatyou can see here would becalled by any professional chefa blend of meats. It's made fromseveral types of sausages,

completely different, as well asfrom several sorts of smokedmeat - chops, nape, and mus-cle. First of all, I put the baconto roast to have the required fat- that is to say that I let it melt inthe pot - which will make for anexquisite smoked flavor andthen I roast all the meat togetherand blend it all in. Before allthat, I first roasted some onionsin olive oil, three of four, to giveit consistence and sweetness,then I add the celery, carrots,peppers, red peppers andgreen peppers, which I roastedproperly, that is very gently, andthen I cooled everything, includ-ing the smoked meat, with oldwine, the all good ingredient,the secret of any genius-chef,just as honey.

MAESTRUL POENARU ~MI PROMITE LA TELEFON O SUR-PRIZ|. TE A{TEPT CU CEVA CE NICI PRIN GÂND NU-}ITRECE, ~MI SPUNE, IAR IMAGINA}IA MEA ~NCEPE DEJA S|LUCREZE. NE VEDEM SPRE SEAR|, ~N SUPERBA LUI CAS|.PUNE MASA AFAR|, PE TERAS|, UNDE FLORILE GR|DINIIMIROS PÂN| LA BE}IE.

MASTER POENARU PROMISES ME A SURPRISE OVER THEPHONE. I HAVE PREPARED YOU SOMETHING YOU CAN'TEVEN IMAGINE, HE SAYS, AND MY IMAGINATION IS AL-READY STARTING TO WORK. WE MEET AT THIS HOUSE, ASDUSK SLOWLY SETTLES IN. HE LAYS THE TABLE OUTSIDE,ON THE TERRACE, WHERE THE FLOWERS IN THE GARDENGIVE OFF A BEWILDERING SCENT.

De Mario ALEXANDRU

Cu avocatul/with lawyer Liviu Poenaru


After all these I put in thespices: coriander, juniper and,certainly, the pepper mixture.What you can feel here is the re-sult, says the master while Istruggle to keep up with all thescents.

Thinking of the polenta -completely missing from thefeast -, I have a taste of the blendof meats, a handful of smokednuances - here a bit more vague,there more dense, breeze-like orblown by the wind - and I swal-low it with increasing pleasurewhile every now and then - withthe aid of my memory - the tasteof the one and only polentacomes to my senses.

MUSHROOM IN WHITESAUCE, A BORDER BUSINESS

Leave some more room - Ican hear him say -, I have some-thing else to offer you, also a col-lection item. I startle and think tomyself that it's time for the longanticipated polenta. I have amushrooms stew, as we call itaround here, or mushrooms inwhite sauce. The difference be-tween our stew and you mush-rooms in white sauce consists inthe larger quantity of cream inthe kitchen of the Ardeal regionwhich is usually characterized by

a consistent share of cream andpork fat. The traditional recipe formushrooms in white sauce con-sists in a white sauce, made ofbutter melted in the pot and sep-arate boiled mushrooms. Youadd then a bit of water and a bitof flour. When everything boils,you add the mushrooms, blend itall in and on top of the thicksauce you add some milk. Myrecipe for stew adds the surpriseof slightly roasting the mush-rooms - because this is how theygive off their delicious juice - thencooled with water, adding a bit offlour and cream to the sauce. Ofcourse it packs a lot of calories,but the taste is worth it.

I search once again for thepolenta but I realize that themaster is simply speaking inmetaphors. It's about a marvelthat you only understand when itgoes missing. Oh, and by theway, says master Poenaru, if youmissed the taste of polenta, you'llfind it more tasty next time when Itell you the story of the goldencorn and essential polenta…∫

maestrul, iar eu nu mai prididesc, decel‚nd, nu-i a[a, potpuriul demirosuri.

Cu g‚ndul la m\m\lig\ - complet absent\ de la festin - de-gust tochitura, sorcov\ de nuan]e de fum ñ c‚nd mai vagi, c‚ndmai dense, fie ca o adiere, fie ca o rafal\ adus\ de v‚nt - ba, o in-curgitez de-a binelea, cu tot mai mult nesa], sim]ind, `n r\stimpuriñ reg\sit `n memorie - gustul inegalabilei m\n\ligi.

CIULAMAUA DE BURE}I, O AFACERE DE GRANI}|Nu te s\tura doar cu at‚t ñ aud ca prin vis - c\ mai am `nc\

un fel, tot de colec]ie. Tresar [i-mi spun c\ e timpul m\m\ligiimult promise. Am o toc\ni]\ de bure]i, cum se nume[te ea la noi,iar aici, `n Regat `i spune ciulama. Diferen]a `ntre toc\ni]a noastr\[i ciulamaua voasatr\ const\ `n cantitatea mai mare de sm‚nt‚n\din buc\t\ria ardeleneasc\, caracterizat\, `n mod normal, printr-ocantitate consistent\ de sm‚nt‚n\ [i untur\ de porc. Re]etatradi]ional\ de ciulama de ciuperci const\ `ntr-un sos alb, de untpus `n tigaie; bure]i fier]i separa]i. ~n sos se adaug\ ap\ [i pu]in\f\in\. C‚nd totul e fiert, se pun bure]ii, se amestec\, iar peste so-sul pu]in prea gros, se adaug\ lapte. Re]eta mea de toc\ni]\adaug\ surpriza c\lirii, foarte pu]in, a bure]ilor - pentru c\ doara[a `[i las\ sucul lor extraordinar ñ stin[i apoi cu ap\, la sosad\ug‚nd pu]in\ f\in\ [i sm‚nt‚n\. Sigur c\ are multe calorii, dar[i gustul e pe m\sur\.

M\ uit din nou dup\ m\m\lig\, dar `mi dau seama c\ ma-estrul `mi spune, cu alte cuvinte, povestea s\rii `n bucate. O mi-nune pe care o `n]elegi abia atunci c‚nd nu exist\. A, [i apropo,spune maestrul Poenaru, dac\ ai dus dorul m\m\ligii, o veireg\si, mai gustoas\, data viitoare, c‚nd `]i voi dep\na povesteaporumbului de aur [i a m\m\ligii esen]iale... ∫

Un brand mai tare ca m\m\liga, nu exist\There is no greater brand than the polenta

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SHOES FITTING POINTERSThe best time to try on

shoes is usualy at the end ofthe day, when your feet aremost swollen. The point ofwaiting until then is to makesure that the footwear can fityou at your widest - kind of a

“worst case scenario”.The first shoe you try on

should be for your larger foot.For most people, their largerfoot is the opposite from thehand they write with.

Stand up with your shoes.Walk around a bit. You shoul

TIPSURI PENTRU PROBAREA PANTOFILORCea mai bun\ perioad\ pentru a proba pantofi este, în ge-

neral, la finalul zilei, atunci c‚nd picioarele sunt cel mai umflate.Este bine s\ a[tepta]i acea perioad\ pentru a fi siguri c\ pantofiiv\ vor veni bine chiar [i atunci c‚nd picioarele nu sunt în ceamai bun\ form\ a lor - un fel de „cel mai r\u scenariu posibil“.

Primul pantof pe care îl proba]i ar trebui s\ fie pentru piciorulmai mare, cunoscut fiind faptul c\ to]i avem un picior u[or diferit

Pantofii ShoesDe Adina BUZATU


be able to wiggel your toes inthe front of the shoe.

Donít buy shoes that aretoo tight. It is true that softleather and suede give slight-ly, molding to your foot, butthey will not dramatically in-crease in width or lenght.

There is no doubt that themost comfortable and longlasting shoes are the handmade ones, using a processof preparing high craft whichmakes them all unique andinimitable.

One of the companies thatcreates a way to link the clas-

sic and modern, that com-bines past and future, withnew colections and revisitedat the same time is Sutoris.

Sutoris was founded in1930 by Ortigni brothersíschoice to continue the familytradition. The excellent ele-gance of the lines is exaltedby the convenience and ver-satility of their footwear whichperfected without losing thesolid foundations of a pastrich in wisdom.

The brand Sutoris with itslines Allegro and Ortigni canbe found exclusivly in Roma-nia in TRENDS by AdinaBuzatu shops (www.ad-inabuzatu.ro . Downtown Bou-tique ñ 0040 720 660 661 andBaneasa Shopping City Bou-tique ñ 0040 720 660 662 ). ∫

ÎN URM| CU 4000 DE ANI, PRIMII PANTOFI ERAU F|CU}I DIN-TR-O SINGUR| BUCAT| DE PIELE NET|B|CIT|, CARE ACO-PEREA PICIORUL, ATÂT ÎN SCOPUL OFERIRII DE C|LDUR|CÂT {I ÎN SCOPUL PROTEC}IEI. ÎN EUROPA, PANTOFII FE-MEILOR AU DEVENIT DIFERI}I DE CEI AI B|RBA}ILOR ABIAÎN SECOLUL AL XVII-LEA. PRIMELE GHETE DE DAM| AU FOST CREATE PENTRU REGINA VICTORIA, ÎN 1840.

4000 YEARS AGO THE FIRST SHOES WERE MADE OF ASINGLE PIECE OF RAWHIDE THAT EVELOPED THE FOOTFOR BOTH WORMTH AND PROTECTION. IN EUROPE, ITWASN’T UNTIL THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY THATWOMEN’S SHOES WERE DIFFERENT FROM MENÍS. THEFIRST LADY’S BOOT WAS DESIGNED FOR QUEEN VICTO-RIA IN 1840.

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ca dimensiuni de cel\lalt [i c\, pentru majoritatea dintre noi, pi-ciorul mai mare este cel opus m‚inii cu care scriem.

Este bine s\ v\ ridica]i în picioare atunci c‚nd proba]i pan-tofii [i s\ merge]i pu]in cu ei. Varianta cea mai fericit\ atuncic‚nd proba]i un pantof ar fi s\ pute]i mi[ca degetele de la pi-cioare în pantof.

Nu cump\ra]i pantofi prea str‚m]i. Este adev\rat c\ pieleamoale [i pielea întoars\ se las\ destul de u[or, mul‚ndu-se pepicior, dar nu se vor l\rgi sau nu se vor lungi în mod sim]itor, ciîn propor]ii destul de mici.

Nu exist\ niciun dubiu c\ cei mai confortabili [i mai durabilipantofi sunt cei hand made, pentru c\ ace[tia sunt crea]i printr-unproces care îi face s\ fie unici [i de neimitat.

Una dintre companiile care creeaz\ o leg\tur\ între clasic [imodern, care combin\ trecutul [i viitorul, cu colec]ii noi [i maivechi în acela[i timp, este Sutoris. Sutoris a fost înfiin]at\ în 1930de c\tre fra]ii Ortigni, care [i-au dorit s\ continue tradi]ia familiei.Excelenta elegan]\ a liniilor este dublat\ la ei de comoditatea [iversatilitatea pantofilor, care s-au perfec]ionat de-a lungul anilor,f\r\ a pierde îns\ din fundamentul solid al unui trecut bogat înîn]elepciune.

Brandul Sutoris, cu liniile sale Allegro [i Ortigni, poate fi g\sitîn Rom‚nia exclusiv în magazinele TRENDS by Adina Buzatu(www.adinabuzatu.ro . Downtown Boutique - 0040 720 660 661[i Baneasa Shopping City Boutique - 0040 720 660 662). ∫

CÂND CRIZA NU CONTEAZ|31 de veliere sub pavilion rom‚nesc, ucrainean [i bulg\resc

s-au aliniat la startul Regatei Interna]ionale a M\rii Negre, cea maiimportant\ [i spectaculoas\ `ntrecere de gen din Marea Neagr\.

Anul acesta participarea s-a dovedit a fi mult mai numeroas\dec‚t cea de anul trecut - c‚nd s-a desf\[urat prima edi]ie a Re-gatei - num\rul ambarca]iunilor particpante fiind dublu.

Diferite ca tip, dimensiuni [i valoare, velierele au „zburat“,duse de v‚nt, peste coamele valurilor, `ntr-o furtun\ de culori [ientuziasm.

Printre „bogatele“ ambarca]iuni moderne, adev\rate vase decroazier\, cu pre]uri de c‚teva sute de mii bune de euro, au slalo-mat [i „coji de nuc\“, construite cu trud\ [i pasiune de proprietari

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WHEN CRISIS IS OF NO IMPORTANCE

31 sailboats representingRomania, Ukraine and Bulgar-ia were present at the start lineof the Black Sea InternationalRegatta, the most importantand spectacular competitionof its kind in the Black Seabasin.

This year the participationproved to be much more gen-erous than it was last year -

when the first edition of theRegatta was held - as thenumber of participating boatswas almost double.

Different as size, dimen-sions and value, the sailboats“flew”, gone with the wind overthe wave crests, in a storm ofcolor and enthusiasm.

Among the “rich” modernboats, genuine cruise ships,with prices reaching as muchas several hundred thousand

De Roxana ENESCUFoto: AGERPRES

YACHT CLUB ROMÂNIA {I YACHT CLUB BALCIC (BULGARIA)CU SPRIJINUL FEDERA}IILOR DE SPECIALITATE DIN CELEDOU| }|RI, PRECUM {I CEL AL PRIM|RIILOR ORA{ELORMANGALIA {I BALCIC, AU ORGANIZAT, ~N PERIOADA 29-31MAI, CEA DE-A DOUA REGAT| INTERNA}IONAL| A M|RIINEGRE 2009. CURSA SE VA DESF|{URA ~NTRE CELE DOU|STA}IUNI LA MAREA NEAGR|.

YACHT CLUB ROMANIA AND YACHT CLUB BALCIC (BULGARIA)WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SPECIALIZED FEDERATIONS OF THETWO COUNTRIES, AS WELL AS THAT OF THE CITY HALLS OF THETOWNS MANGALIA AND BALCIC, HAVE ORGANIZED BETWEENMAY 29TH AND 30TH THE SECOND BLACK SEA INTERNATIONALREGATTA 2009. THE RACE WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN THE TWOBLACK SEA COASTLINE RESORTS.

Zbor de veliereA sailboat’s flight


Euros, there were also a few"nutshells", built with a lot ofhard work and dedication bytheir owners.

The race took place incomplete safety, under thewatchful eye of the satellites,concluding with two handlingand speed races in the watersof Balcic.

The passion of the cap-tains and crews will only be re-warded with symbolic tro-phies, as the sponsors losttheir compass in the storms ofthe crisis.

LIFE ON THE WATERSNotwithstanding, the lack

of funding didn't determineany of the lovers of thislifestyle to give up. Passion isfar too intense to be measuredin premiere sums, all the moresince yacht owners, it isknown, are wealthy people,millionaires with a taste for ad-venture and in seek of adrena-lin. Many of them spendmonths at a time on water andclaim that their lifestyle canbarely compare to that of thepeople living on dry land.“There is nothing more beauti-ful and more exciting than tobreathe each morning the richair of a new harbor, of a newtown…”, as they say.

And thus Mangalia has toobecome a “knot”, a distinctland on the map of these ad-venturers of the endlessrealms of the waters. ∫

Cursa s-a desf\[urat `n deplin\ siguran]\, sub ochiul atent alsateli]ilor, `ncheindu-se cu dou\ probe de `ndem‚nare [i vitez\ `napele Balcicului. Pasiunea comandan]ilor [i a echpajelor va fir\spl\tit\ doar cu trofee simbolice, sponsorii pierz‚ndu-[i busola`n furtunile crizei.

VIA}A PE APELipsa fondurilor pentru premiere nu l-a f\cut, `ns\, pe niciunul

dintre marii pasiona]i a acestui stil de via]\ s\ renun]e. Pasiuneaeste mult prea mare ca s\ fie m\surat\ `n sumele de premiere, cuat‚t mai mult cu c‚t, posesorii de yachturi, se [tie, sunt oameni cudare de m‚n\, milionari cu spirit de aventur\ [i nevoie de adrena-lin\. Mul]i dintre ei petrec luni de-a r‚ndul pe ap\ [i sus]in c\ felullor de via]\ este incomparabil cu cel al tr\itorilor pe uscat. „Nimicnu este mai frumos [i mai incitant dec‚t s\ respiri, `n fiecarediminea]\ aerul `nmiresmat al altui port, al altui ora[“, spun ei.

{i astfel portul Mangalia a devenit, [i el, un „nod“, un t\r‚mdistinct, `n fuga nebun\ a acestor pasiona]i `n nesf‚r[ita lume aapelor. ∫

Yachting

Regata Interna]ional\ a M\rii NegreBlack Sea International Regatta

Luxul sfideaz\ criza Luxury defies the crisisDe Roxana ENESCU

DE{I ~N PRINCIPIU TO}I PRODUC|TORII SE PLÂNG C| SUNT~N PLIN| CRIZ| ECONOMIC|, {I MAI ALES FABRICILE DEMA{INI CER AJUTOR DE LA STAT, ~NCEPUTUL DE AN AFOST PLIN DE LANS|RI DE AUTOMOBILE DE LUX.

AutoItalia, importatorul Maserati `n Rom‚nia, a lansat cele mainoi modele ale constructorului italian - GranTurismo Automatic S [iQuattroporte GT S, ambele av‚nd pre]uri de pornire de peste100.000 de euro.

Quattroporte Sport GT S este considerat a fi cel mai sportivsedan de lux din istoria Maserati. Spre deosebire de modelul „deserie“, noul Quattroporte dispune de o gard\ la sol mai mic\ cu 10mm în spate [i 23 mm în fa]\. Motorul V8 de 4,3 litri dezvolt\ acum440 CP la 7.000 rpm, fa]\ de 400 CP la versiunea „standard“, întimp ce cuplul motor este de 490 Nm. Acesta îi permite s\ acce-lereze de la 0 la 100 km/h în pu]in peste 5 secunde, în timp ce vi-teza maxim\ este de 270 km/h.

{i Hyundai a anun]at c\ va lansa un brand de lux `n 2010. Mar-ca de lux va cuprinde un nume nou [i un logo nou, dup\ modelulToyota-Lexus, Nissan-Infiniti [i Honda-Acura.

CEA MAI SCUMP| MA{IN| DIN LUMEAudi a marcat ziua de 20 mai cu anun]area oficial\ a unui nou

concept de Q5, care va fi personalizat dup\ dorin]ele proprietarului.Modelul de baz\ vine cu un finisaj al caroseriei `n culoarea gri Day-tona, care contrasteaz\ cu o serie de accesorii vopsite `n ro[u: jan-tele de 21 de inch, barele de amarare, buza spoilerului fa]\ [ieleronul spate montat pe acoperi[ul care este panoramic. Sub ca-pot\ se va afla propulsorul V6 de 3,0 litri TFSI, capabil sa dezvolte408 cai putere. Atfel, noul Q5 va accelera de la 0 la 100 de km/h `ndoar 4,4 secunde [i va atinge o vitez\ maxim\ de 250 km la or\. ∫

AutoItalia, the importer ofMaserati in Romania, launchedthe newest models of the Italiancar manufacturer – GranTurismoAutomatic S and QuattroporteGT S, both with price tags start-ing from Eur100,000.

Quattroporte GT S is consid-ered the most sportive luxurysedan in the history of Maserati.As opposed to the “series” mod-el, the new Quattroporte featuresa ground clearance 10mm lowerin the back and 23mm lower inthe front. The V8, 4.3 liter enginedelivers an output of 440BHP at7,000 RPMs, as opposed to the400BHP for the “standard” ver-sion, while the torque has a val-ue of 490 Nm. This allows thevehicle to accelerate from 0 to100 km/h in less than 5 secondsand the maximum speed is 270km/h. Hyundai has also an-nounced it will launch a luxurybrand in 2012. The luxury brand

will feature a new name and anew logo, following the modelsof Toyota-Lexus, Nissan-Infinitiand Honda-Acura.

WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVECAR

Audi made on May 20th theofficial announcement for a newQ5 concept which will be per-sonalized according to the own-er's wishes. The base modelcomes with a body finishing ingray Daytona color, contrastingwith a series of accessoriespainted in red color: the 21-inchrims, stabilizer bars, the edge ofthe front spoiler and the rearaileron mounted on the pa-noramic view roof. Under thebonnet there is a V6, 3.0 liter, TF-SI engine, capable of producing408 BHP. Thus, the new Q5 willaccelerate from 0 to 100 km/h injust 4.4 seconds and reach amaximum speed of 250 km/h.∫

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ALTHOUGH, IN THEORY, ALL THE PRODUCERS COMPLAINABOUT THE ECONOMIC CRISIS, AND CAR MANUFACTURERSIN PARTICULAR, THE FIRST MONTHS OF THE YEAR WEREPACKED WITH LAUNCHES OF LUXURY AUTOMOBILES.

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