Dumitru Dan - Campion Mondial la Inconjurul Lumii pe jos

Dumitru Dan (n. 13 iulie 1890 - d. 4 decembrie 1978) a fost un geograf, profesor de geografie şi globe-trotter. S-a remarcat prin faptul că a cucerit titlul mondial pentru înconjurul lumii pe jos.

Buzoianul Dumitru Dan a participat împreună cu alţi trei români, Paul Pârvu, Gheorghe Negreanu şi Alexandru Pascu - toţi studenţi la Universitatea Sorbona - la concursul organizat de Touring Clubul Francez în 1910, care prevedea efectuarea înconjurului lumii, pe jos, pe 5 continente (cu excepţia Antarctidei). Premiul pus la bătaie a fost de 100.000 franci francezi. Au participat alţi 200 de concurenţi din 25 de ţări. Dumitru Dan a reuşit performanţa de a termina primul cei circa 100.000 km, pe care i-a parcurs în 6 ani de zile, între 1910 - 1916. El a fost singurul român care a terminat competiţia, ceilalţi trei tineri au decedat în timpul călătoriei.

Tinerii au plecat la drum pe data de 1/14 aprilie 1910, pornind din Bucureşti pe jos spre Braşov, apoi spre Budapesta şi mai departe până la Paris, locul de unde s-a dat startul cursei. Dumitru Dan a fost singurul român care a terminat. Performanţa sa a rămas neegalată, fiind înscris în Cartea Recordurilor. Călătoria l-a purtat pe 5 continente, peste 3 oceane, prin 76 de ţări şi prin peste 1.500 de oraşe. A rupt 497 perechi de opinci şi 28 de costume naţionale.

Echipa feminina de handbal a Romaniei

Duminica, 26 Septembrie 2010

Romania castiga Cupa Mondiala de handbal al doilea an consecutiv

Echipa feminina de handbal a Romaniei a castigat finala Cupei Mondiale din Danemarca, 24-23 Septembrie 2010, contra Norvegiei, o finala reeditata dupa cea de anul trecut. Elevele lui Radu Voina au condus aproape mereu, avand chiar si patru goluri avans in prima parte, dar si in repriza a doua. Pe final, Norvegia s-a apropiat, iar la scorul de 24-23 am ratat o lovitura de la sapte metri, oferind nordicelor mingea in ultimele 15 secunde. Din fericire au ratat, iar scorul a consemnat o victiorie la un gol diferenta pentru tricolore.

Răzvan Ionuţ Florea

Razvan Ionut Florea, multiplul campion national, medaliat european, primul inotator roman care a castigat o medalie olimpica pentru Romanie (bronz la 200 m spate, la Atena, in 2004).

Singurul medaliat olimpic al natatiei masculine romanesti

Atras de magia apei, la varsta de 6 ani, Razvan Florea incepe cursurile de initiere inot organizate in cadrul Palatului Copiilor Constanta, sub indrumarea prof. Dumitru Lungu

2003 este anul in care Razvan debuteaza in competitiile din circuitul Cupei Mondiale. Obtine cu aceasta ocazie prima medalie de Argint la acest nivel ocupind locul II la 200m Spate (Stockholm, 22 Ianuarie 2003) stabilind insa un nou Record national si in proba de 100m.Spate.

Pentru anul 2004, an olimpic, motivatia pregatirii a fost mult mai sustinuta, Razvan reusind in debutul anului citeva rezultate remarcabile. Cistigator a 3 medalii de Aur la Cupa Mondiala de la New York si Rio de Janeiro (Februarie 2004) el a stabilit totodata si 4 noi recorduri nationale ale Romaniei. Toate acestea au prevestit parca performantele de exceptie care urmau sa vina. La Campionatele Europene de la Madrid Razvan se situeaza pe pozitia a II-a, cistigind onorurile si titlul de Vice-campion european la 200m.Spate. Pregatirea pentru Jocurile Olimpice de la Atena a continuat alert, competitiile de verificare sustinute in circuitul "Mare Nostrum" prezentindu-l pe Razvan intr-o forma foarte buna si dispozitie de efort crescuta. In afara celor 6 medalii de Aur si 2 de Argint cucerite la Monaco, Canet, Barcelona si Roma, Razvan a reusit in final pozitia a II-a in clasamentul general al circuitului "Mare Nostrum". Performanta deosebit de valoroasa, cu mult credit in lumea natatiei mondiale.

Victor Velculescu cercetătorul

Victor Velculescu este cercetătorul american de origine română care a pus la punct primul test sangvin capabil să identifice tumorile şi să urmărească evoluţia cancerului.

Victor Velculescu (40 de ani), profesor la Universitatea John Hopkins din Maryland (SUA), a şi lăsat în urmă bucuria recentului său succes, acum lucrând la o variantă a testului cât mai ieftină şi, deci, accesibilă pe piaţa largă.

Savantul de origine română susţine că descoperirea sa va permite îmbunătăţirea tratamentelor personalizate acordate pacienţilor suferind de cancer şi o diagnosticare exactă. De aceea, sistemele asigurărilor de sănătate din toată lumea ar trebui să acopere financiar aceste teste sangvine, spune profesorul Victor Velculescu.

Camelia Potec

Camelia Potec (born 19 February 1982 in Brăila) is a female Romanian swimmer, who won the gold medal in the women's 200 m freestyle final at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Potec began at the age of eight years with the swimming sport. The passion for the water inherited it according to own statement of its father ion Ionescu, a former Segler, which also trains it. Their homeland club is the club Sportiv Municipal Braila.

With the olympic summer games 2000 in Sydney Potec into the final penetrated over 200 m-freestyle and occupied there at the end rank 7. With the Romanian 4x200 m-Freistilstaffel she achieved the fourth place behind the USA, Australia and Germany.

It confirmed their sporty achievements with the swimming world championships 2001 in Fukuoka. There it won the bronze medal over 200 m-freestyle and occupied over 400 m-freestyle rank 6.

Potec celebrated the so far largest success of its career with the olympic summer games 2004 in Athens. Over 200 m-freestyle achieved it to 17. August 2004 surprisingly the gold medal. Potec had gone only with the seventh-best qualification time into the final, became generally accepted however at the end with 19 Hunderstel projection/lead before the Italienierin Federica Pellegrini .

Florin Popescu - Romanian sprint canoer

Florin Popescu (born August 30, 1974 in Iancu Jianu, Olt) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two Olympic medals at Sydney in 2000 with teammate Mitică Pricop (gold: C-2 1000 m, bronze: C-2 500 m). He won a total of seven world championship gold medals (and nineteen total) as well as seven European championship golds, making him the most successful Romanian paddler of modern times.

Injury forced Popescu to retire at the end of the 2005 season after winning his seventh world title (C-4 500 m) at the World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

Popescu is 183 cm (6'0") tall and raced at 79 kg (174 lbs). was voted Romanian Sportsman of the Year in 1993.

IVAN PATZAICHIN - Romanian sprint canoer

IVAN PATZAICHIN (born 26 November 1949) is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s.

Ivan Patzaichin won 13 canoeing titles at the Olympic Games and World Championships.

Patzaichin competed at five Olympic Games, from 1968 through 1984, representing the Dinamo Bucharest club for Romania. His Olympic titles were the C2-1000 in 1968, the C1-1000 in 1972, the C2-1000 in 1980 and the C2-1000 in 1984. His World Championships were at C2-500 in 1979, C2-1000 in 1970, 1973, and 1981, the C1-1000 in 1977 and the C1-10K in 1978.

Born in Mila 23, Tulcea County, to a Russian Lipovan family, he was a member of the Dinamo Bucharest canoe club. When he retired, Patzaichin became a coach and is now head of the Romanian national team, known as Amiralul ("The Admiral"). His pupils, including Olympic champion Florin Popescu, have won over one hundred sprint canoe titles.

Luminita Hutupan

S-a nascut la data de 6 noiembrie 1971, in Piatra Neamt, copilarind alaturi de cei 6 frati ai sai.

A jucat handbal in perioada 1985 – 2009 si este probabil cea mai titrata handbalista din Romania.

Luminta ocupa postul de portar, insa are la activ numeroase goluri inscrise din loviturile de la 7 metri.

Pe scurt:

• de 3 ori castigatoarea a Ligii Campionilor Europeni
• de 2 ori castigatoare a Super Cupei Europei
• de 5 ori castigatoare ca Campionatului Romaniei
• de 6 ori castigatoare a Campionatului Sloveniei
• de 4 ori castigatoare a Cupei Romaniei
• de 6 ori castigatoare a Cupei Sloveniei

"Tot ce-am realizat la echipele de club sau la echipa nationala am obtinut pentru ca sunt o fire ambitioasa, puternica si mi-am dorit sa castig.

Cand iubesti insa, acest sport, muncesti cu placere si dai tot ce ai mai bun din tine"

Campionatul Mondial de Karate goju ryu - Portugalia 2010 | 07.10.2010

Romani ce ne fac cinste

In perioada 29 sept - 3 oct 2010 s-a desfasurat la Cascais / Portugalia primul Campionat Mondial de Karate Goju -ryu. *

La acest Campionat Mondial de Karate Goju ryu sportivii/ sportivele noastre au obtinut rezultate notabile :

-echipe senioare - campioaoane mondiale ;
- vicecampioni mondiale echipe baieti ;
- campion mondial seniori POPA PAUL ( si membru al echipei de seniori ce au iesit vicecampioni mondiali ) ;
- doua vicecampioane mondiale la senioare feminin ( Sandu Stefania si Alexandra Manea ) , si alte locuri fruntase la juniori si cadeti.

Duta Gheorghe

Romani de succes in Portland - USA. Succeful Romanians in Portland USA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUHrG0dqxZ0

The Real Romania.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrKpXQNK16A&feature=fvw

Peles Castel in Romania was the first one in Europe to have
central heating and electricity.

Castelul PELES a fost primul din EUROPA echipat cu incalzire centrala si electricitate.

Raluca-Ioana van Staden - Best Woman Inventor in 2010

 The Romanian Raluca-Ioana van Staden won this year the Golden Trophy of the World Intellectual Property for the Best Woman Inventor at the International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva.
She invented a sensor that determines the existence of cancer in humans at the molecular level. Astonishing is that the sensor detects cancer in less than six minutes and the estimated cost would be less than one euro. Raluca-Ioana van Staden said that lack of funding has allowed the approach of only four types of cancer, because bio-markers are very expensive and all the tests to be made require a fairly large quantity of bio-markers. The device produced on large-scale would be very easy to use, as easy as a glucometer. "We've already done experiments on various types of cancer, as ovarian, breast, gastrointestinal and prostate cancer, as well with general markers of cancer. We make a determination before the disease is triggered in the body", she said in an interview. The device can be reused, there is no danger of contamination from one person to another, and last more than six months.
Raluca-Ioana van Staden (b. Ştefan) was born on July 16, 1969, in the city of Câmpulung, Argeş County. She obtained the baccalaureate in his hometown, then she followed the college. She has a doctorate in chemistry and a masterate in music composition. Raluca-Ioana is married with the scientist Jacobus Frederick van Staden, both working in the sole laboratory for analytical technology of processes in Romania, PATLAB, located in the Institute of Electro-Chemistry and Condensed Matter in Timişoara. 

Ştefan Odobleja

Ştefan Odobleja (1902 - 1978) was a Romanian scientist, one of the precursors of cybernetics. His major work, Psychologie consonantiste, first published in 1938 and 1939, in Paris, had established many of the major themes of cybernetics regarding cybernetics and systems thinking ten years before the work of Norbert Wiener was published in 1948.
He died in ignorance in some kind of home arrest imposed by the communist regime because cybernetics was declared a science of capitalist nature by the Romanian government of the mid '70s(in spite of having embraced it in the previous two decades). The academic contacts were dropped and he was under severe surveillance. His house was disconnected from electricity to prevent him to continue his writings. Even paper was scarce in his home and he used to write his thoughts on the unprinted areas of the local propaganda newspapers.
As an appreciation for his entire work of mapping the unknown territory of the consonantist psychology, cybernetics and generalized cybernetics, Ştefan Odobleja was elected posthumously an honorary member of the Romanian Academy (1990).
In 1982 a group of scientists have established the "Cybernetics Academy "Ştefan Odobleja", a scientific forum registered in Lugano, Switzerland, financed by the Romanian billionaire Prof. Dr. Iosif Constantin Drăgan.
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Professor PhD Liliana Mitoseriu

Professor PhD Liliana Mitoseriu, from Alexandru Ioan Cuza University’s Faculty of Physics won the first European COST project coordinated by Romania. The project, entitled “SINGLE- AND MULTIPHASE FERROICS AND MULTIFERROICS WITH RESTRICTED GEOMETRIES (SIMUFER)” has 20 stakeholder countries, out of which 18 are members of the UE. Apart from the specific scientific activities, the SIMUFER network will finance special actions dedicated to young researchers (basic training, advanced training, summer schools, research internships, workshops, conferences, joint PhD degrees, post-doc internships).

FP7-ESF-COST (European COoperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research) is an European instrument initiated in 1971 (to which Romania is affiliated since 1997) that supports scientific and technical cooperation of European researchers in 10 key scientific fields (http://www.mct.ro/index.php?action=view&idcat=267). The project coordinated by Romania is included in the MPNS field - Materials, Physical and Nanosciences.


Professor Liliana Mitoseriu leads the Dielectric, Feroelectric and Multiferoic Materials group, ackowledged internationally in the field of Materials Physics with applications in Microelectronics and belongs to the CARPATH Excellence Centre which was ranked first in the 2008 research centres competition (http://stoner.phys.uaic.ro/carpath.html).


The research team also includes: Phd Cristina Ciomaga (Best Doctoral Thesis in Physics Award in 2007), assistant post-graduate Lavinia Curecheriu (national representative at the European Ceramic Society competition, 4th place in 2009), post-graduate Felicia Prihor (Lot Oriel & Hammatsu Award for one of the best papers at the European Conference on Polar Dielectrics, Rome, 2008), post-graduate Nadejda Horchidan, student Raluca Frunza and student Ioana Chiuchi. In 2009 the group published 9 papers quoted in the ISI system.

Marin Chirazi - Polikinetik

29.04.2009: UAIC invention awarded Gold Medal in Geneva.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzpyBuXXxe8&feature=related

A team from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports won the Gold Medal at the International Showroom of Inventics in Geneva, where they presented a workout device for the paraplegic and hemiplegic patients. The team was conducted by Phd. Professor Marin Chirazi, the dean of the faculty, and also comprised Marin Neculăeș, expert in kinetotherapy and Viorel Strungariu, member of the Didactic Workshop of the University.

The invention, awarded at the 37th Edition of the International Showroom of Inventics in Geneva is a polikinetic device which can be used by paraplegic and hemiplegic patients for daily recovery workout. The device allows a high number of complex workout moves and, unlike other similar devices, is compact enough to permit usage at home, without therapeutic assistance or surveilance.


The team was also present Tuesday, 13th of April, at the festivity organized by the Minister of Education, Research and Innovation.

Constantin Pascu - Terapie cu Sare pentru problemele respiratorii.Salt Therapy for Respiratory Diseases

Salt Therapy for Respiratory Diseases
Constantin Pascu a realizat in anul 2000, in premiera mondiala, un aparat care purifica aerul in spatiile de locuit. Distruge bacteriile din aer, retine praful si fumul de tigara, atmosfera devenind „ca pe litoralul marin". Instalarea acestui aparat costa atunci doar 480.000 de lei. Un an mai tirziu, romanii au impresionat din nou comunitatea stiintifica mondiala: la Salonul Inventiilor de la Geneva, din aprilie 2001, Romania s-a clasat pe locul 1 in privinta numarului de premii obtinute si pe locul 2 (dupa Rusia) ca numar de inventii prezentate. In premiera mondiala, a luat premii pentru toate cele 62 de inventii prezentate (22 de premii I; 18 premii II; 22 de premii III). Delegatia romana s-a mai intors de la Geneva si cu trei premii speciale din partea delegatiilor altor tari: un premiu de creativitate, Medalia expozitiei si Diploma Salonului pentru contributia exceptionala in promovarea inventiilor.
The benefits of salt therapy (Halotherapy and Speleotherapy) are well known in Europe. In fact, it is a treatment that has been practiced in the old salt mines of Eastern Europe since the early 19th century. Halotherapy uses dry aerosol micro particles of salt to treat respiratory diseases and replicates the conditions of speleotherapy. Salin Plus, developed by a Romanian inventor, Constantin Pascu, reproduces the speleotherapy micro environment in your home and brings new hope in the natural treatment of chronic respiratory diseases.
The device is an air salinizer using forced ionization of the indoor air by salt sublimation. It places tiny salt micro crystals and negative ions of salt into the indoor air which penetrates deep into the lungs and clears the respiratory system. Salin uses only natural middle Miocene salt from the Transylvanian Praid salt mine, untreated by processing technology.


Clinical studies have shown that the inhaled saline destroys bacteria, helps fluidize the mucus, absorbs water, and has antiinflammatory properties. It restores normal transport of mucous and unclogs blockages in the bronchi and bronchioles leading to rapid elimination of the residual tar and foreign allergens.


Edema of the nasal mucous membrane is diminished, leading to widening of the airway passages, improving sinus drainage and reducing snoring. Edema of the eustachian tube, which causes ear infection, is also diminished, leading to better drainage and better aeration behind the tympanic membrane.


Additionally, the salt therapy is beneficial in the treatment of: Asthma and Chronic Bronchitis; COPD; Allergic Rhinitis (Hay Fever); Cystic Fibrosis; Sinusitis; Ear Infections; Smoker’s Cough; Various acute or chronic respiratory diseases.


This product has also been shown to reduce snoring and activate better sleep due to better blood oxygenation from clearer airway passages. It also boosts the immunity of the whole respiratory system against infections, flu and allergies.


Historically, salt therapy has been found to humidify the bronchial secretions, reducing broncho-spasm and facilitating elimination of residual tar, phlegm and other allergens, and at the same time improves the quality of indoor air.


Salt therapy is a natural therapy that does not involve any risk and can be adapted to any living space; however; this is not a substitute for medical treatment and should only be used as an adjunct, helping to improve quality life, reducing antibiotics, steroid intake, and decreasing the frequency of asthma attacks.

Lucian Bute

Lucian Bute (n. 28 februarie 1980) este campion mondial în versiunea IBF. S-a născut la Galaţi, iar în anul 2003 a devenit boxer profesionist.Are în palmares 25 victorii din 25 meciuri, dintre care 20 prin KO.
Lucian Bute câştigă titlul de campion mondial versiunea IBF, pe 20 octombrie 2007, după un meci cu Alejandro Berrio. Lucian Bute l-a învins pe deţinătorul en-titre al centurii în runda a 11-a, prin Knock Out, după ce l-a forţat să intre într-un colţ, unde i-a aplicat un croşeu, o directă şi un upper-cut de stânga.
Românul a reuşit până în prezent să-şi apere titlul împotriva americanului William Joppy prin Knock Out, mexicanului Librado Andrade la puncte şi a columbianului Fulgencio Zuniga prin Knock Out.

Pe 29 noiembrie 2009, Lucian Bute îl învinge prin KO în runda a patra pe Librado Andrade, în arena Colisee Pepsi din oraşul Québec, Canada, şi îşi păstrează centura de campion IBF la categoria supermijlocie.

Bute has a professional record of 25 wins (20 KOs), 0 losses and 0 draws. He is trained by Stéphan Larouche, who also trained former world champions Éric Lucas and Leonard Dorin.

Before challenging for the IBF title, Bute was forced to fight an eliminator against ultra-tough Sakio Bika. Lucian used his boxing skills to win a wide unanimous decision. Next up was IBF champion Alejandro Berrio. Bute was outboxing the tough Colombian when in round 11, he pinned Berrio in the corner and nearly ripped his head off with a succession of right hand bombs. The referee jumped in with Berrio unconscious and trapped against the turnbuckle. Lucian Bute was the new IBF Super Middleweight Champion!

On June 15, 2007, Bute faced super middleweight contender and former Olympian Sakio Bika at the Bell Centre in Montreal in an elimination bout for the IBF title. Bute beat Bika by unanimous decision (116-111, 118-109, 118-109) and, as a result, he got his shot at the IBF super middleweight champion Alejandro Berrio on October 19, 2007Bute beat Berrio via TKO in the 11th round. With this victory, Bute became the third Romanian professional boxing world champion after Leonard Doroftei and Mihai Leu.

On October 24, 2008, Bute defeated Mexico's Librado Andrade by unanimous decision but the end of the fight was marred with controversy.[1] While Bute dominated his opponent through most of the fight, he nearly lost the title when he was knocked down by Andrade with two seconds left in the 12th and final round. When the referee, Marlon B. Wright, reached the eight count, the bell sounding the end of the match rang. However, the referee, stopped the count temporarily, when he signaled Andrade to return to his corner[2].

Bute defeated three-time world title challenger Fulgencio Zúñiga on March 13, 2009. In round four, Bute knocked Zúñiga down with a left uppercut to the body. Zúñiga got up, but Bute continued the assault, eventually leading to a stoppage by the referee.[3]

On November 29, 2009, Lucian Bute scored a fourth-round KO over Librado Andrade at Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City, Canada. Bute retained his IBF super middleweight title with the victory and is ready to unite the title.

Mihai Leu

Mihai Leu este primul campion mondial profesionist din boxul românesc. Pe 22 februarie 1997 Leu l-a învins la puncte pe Santiago Samaniego şi a câştigat titlul în versiunea WBO la categoria semi-mijlocie. Leu şi-a apărat apoi centura în faţa lui Michael Carruth. Leu a strâns 28 de meciuri şi 28 victorii în boxul profesionist şi a renunţat la centura mondială fără luptă din cauza unor probleme medicale.

Mihai Leu (b.February 13, 1968, Hunedoara) is a Romanian boxer, former World Champion, currently involved in auto racing as a racecar driver.
In 1991, he became a professional boxer in Germany and had 28 wins of 28 matches, winning the following titles:

•1993 - Germany Intercontinental Title (which he gave up without fighting)
•1995 - WBO Intercontinental Title (which he gave up without fighting)
•1997 - World Champion (which he gave up due to medical reasons)
On February 22, 1997 Mihai Leu won the the fight (by unanimous decision) against Santiago Samaniego of Panama to become the welter-weight (66.8 kg) WBO World Champion - his greatest accomplishment in sports. He defended against Michael Carruth. Due to an injury, he was forced to abandon boxing but, unwilling to give up the world of sports, he turned to auto racing.

Leonard Dorin Doroftei

Leonard Dorin născut la Ploieşti, Leonard a început să practice boxul la vârsta de 14 ani la clubul Prahova Ploieşti. Între 1986 şi 1988 a cucerit în fiecare an titlul naţional la juniori. Mai târziu a obţinut cinci titluri naţionale la seniori în 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 şi 1997. A câştigat medalii de bronz la Jocurile Olimpice de la Barcelona în 1992 şi la Atlanta în 1996. De asemenea, a fost campion mondial în 1995 şi campion european în 1996 şi 1997. Palmaresul său la amatori este de 239 de victorii şi 15 înfrângeri.

În 1997 Doroftei a devenit boxer profesionist făcând un contract cu clubul canadian Interbox. Pe 5 ianuarie 2002 a cucerit titlul de campion mondial profesionist la categoria semi-uşoară a versiunii WBA, învingându-l la puncte pe argentinianul Raul Horacio Balbi. Pe 31 mai, la Bucureşti, Doroftei a luptat din nou împotriva lui Balbi şi de data aceasta românul s-a impus în mod clar.

Born in Ploieşti, Doroftei began boxing, at the age of 14, at the Prahova Ploieşti boxing club. From 1983 to 1984, he won every Romanian national junior title. He went on to win five national senior titles in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, and 1997. He won bronze medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition, he was declared World Champion in 1995 and European Champion in 1993 and 1992. His record as an amateur was 239 victories and 15defeats.
In 1997, Doroftei became a professional boxer, signing with the Canadian club Interbox. On January 5, 2002 he won the WBA world lightweight title, winning in a split decision over Argentinian boxer Raul Horacio Balbi 112-115, 114-113, 115-112. On May 31, the two fought again in Bucharest; this second fight was a unanimous decision for Doroftei, 118-111, 117-112 and 118-110.

Outstanding success for Romanian IT specialists at the European IT Excellence Awards 2010

Solutia eAgricultura dezvoltata si implementata de SIVECO Romania a castigat marele premiu in categoria pietei verticale fiind desemnat "Castigatorul Premiului European de Excelenta in IT 2010"

The eAgriculture solution developed and implemented by SIVECO Romania at the Payments and Interventions Agency for Agriculture (APIA) won the big prize in the Vertical Market category

Bucharest, 1st March 2010 - One of the most important IT projects develped in Romania over the past three years, the integrated solution develped by SIVECO Romania for APIA, received the title of "Winner of the European IT Excellence Award 2010".

The jury formed of indipendent industry experts of the famous European competition announced this year's winners during the Annual Awards Gala, held in London at the end of February.

"This award is a true (and very pleasant) surprise, as competition was extremely keen. This year competed 88 companies from 16 countries.
Within the same competition, the company SIVECO Romania received the Finalist title for the implementation of the Documents Management solution at STX RO Offshore Tulcea (former AKER Tulcea) and of the SIVECO Business Analyzer solution at the National Bank of Romania.

"The jury was impressed by the quality of the applications and by the manner in which these were prepared. With finalists from 16 countries, these awards reflect clearly and broadly the IT competences in the European area", said John Chapman, Editorial Manager IT Europa.

"We are very touched and honoured every time our efforts get international recognition. One knows how objective and serious the evaluation of the jury for the European IT Excellence Award competition is, which is the value of the competitors and of the projects they have presented. From hundreds of projects we are developing, both in Romania and in countries on four continents, the IT system in APIA is one of the most difficult ones, for which we have made huge efforts, but which were concluded with extraordinary results. This project's complexity lies not only in the management of huge numbers resulting in subsidies from EU and national funds granted to over 1 million farmers, but also in the responsibilities proprotionate to the deep social impact that such a project implies", said Irina Socol, President and General manager of SIVECO Romania.
In 2008, SIVECO Romania received the title of winner for the quality of implementation and for the impact of the SEI project (the IT-based Education System), another milestone achievement of the company, but also of the Romanian IT.

Camelia Postoaca the mainstay of Romanian success in the Girls' Team event

Winner of the Girls’ Singles title at the Bahrain Junior Open in February, when she beat Singapore’s Isabelle Siyun Li at the final hurdle; 17 year old Camelia Postoaca maintained the form shown just over one month ago to once again beat the Singaporean defender and in so doing guided Romania to gold in the Girls’ Team event at the Italian Junior Open in Lignano on Sunday 26th March 2010.
Once again, Camelia Postoaca was outstanding.
She beat Andrea Todorovic and Aliz Durcik with the one further Romanian victory coming from Cristina Hirici against Aliz Dircik; the Serbian wins came from Andrea Todorovic in opposition to Cristina Hirici and from Anelia Lupulesku against Andrade Vincze.
Romanians Dominant
Victory for Romania in the Girls’ Team event and it was also gold in the Cadet Girls’ Team competition where Bernadettes Szocs and Irinia Ciobanu excelled; they recorded three-nil victories in all encounters on the second day of competition.

At the quarter-final stage they defeated the Slovakian duo of Lucia Truksova and Dominka Vizinova before overcoming the Slovenian pairing of Zala Veronik and Nina Zupancic to book a place in the final where the faced the outfit of Ariel Hsing and Natalie Sun.

Irina Ciobanu defeated Ariel Hsing, Bernadette Szocs accounted for Natalie Sunb and a doubles success brought matters to a close.

It was double gold for Romania.

Corina Tarnits

The Romanian Overseas Students designated Corina Tarnits as the best student in North America. Originally from Craiova (South Romania), she is one of Harvard's best PhD students in Maths. She graduated Magna Cum Laudae. Additionally, last year the Romanian students ranked third in the Maths International Olympics, getting two gold medals, two silver and one bronze. One gold medal went to Madalina Persu, International Informatics High school from Bucharest graduate, and one to Omer Cerrahoglu, 8th grade graduate at the National College Vasile Lucaciu from Baia Mare.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gu58-j41VM&feature=related

Daniel Breaz

Cel mai bun matematician al lumii este un român. Daniel Breaz are 35 de ani, este din Alba Iulia şi a fost numit cel mai bun cercetător din lume al anului 2009 în teroria geometrică a funcţiilor. Premiul îi va fi decernat pe 21 mai, la Osaka, în urma invitaţiei primite de Institutul de Cercetare pentru Ştiinţe Matematice din cadrul Universităţii Kyoto (Japonia).

Este doctor în matematică, absolvent al Facultăţiii de Matematică din cadrul Universităţii Babeş-Bolyai din Cluj Napoca. În momentul de faţă este profesor universitar la Catedra de Matematică a Universităţii "1 Decembrie 1918 Alba Iulia". A scris 10 cărţi de specialitate şi a participat în cadrul a peste 50 de conferinţe naţionale şi internaţionale de profil.

Nicu Vlad

Lessons from Romania
by Matt Foreman

Nicu Vlad is one of the greatest weightlifters of all time. The Romanian legend won the Olympic gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles games when he was only twenty-one years old, and that was only the beginning of his amazing career. Vlad went on to win the silver medal at the 1988 Olympics, the bronze at the 1996 Olympics (when he was thirty-three), and three world championships in 1984, 1986, and 1990. However, the accomplishment that Vlad is probably most famous for is his all-time world record snatch of 200.5 kilos in the old 100 kilo bodyweight class. He is the heaviest lifter in history to snatch double bodyweight, and many weightlifting experts believe that Vlad is one of the most technically perfect weightlifters of all time. His snatch technique has been the learning model for thousands of young weightlifters over the last two decades.

The message, which I consider almost a biblical principle, is that the strength you possess in your heart will be the deciding element in your weightlifting career. Adversity is the name of the game in this sport, and the only factor that can propel an athlete to success is sheer force of will. Physical talent is not enough. There are armies of physically talented athletes out there. The ones like Nicu Vlad, who refuse to allow anything to defeat them, will be the last ones standing. This attitude drove Nicu forward to victory at the World Championship that same year, and then eventually to the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, where, at the age of thirty-three, he snatched 197.5 in the 108 class, winning the third Olympic medal of his illustrious career.

Antoniu Buci

Haltere/ Antoniu Buci, campion european la stilul aruncat
de Lucretia Andriev HotNews.ro
Miercuri, 7 aprilie 2010, 11:00 Sport Alte sporturi

Antoniu Buci, aur la Europene
Foto: Agerpres Halterofilul roman Antoniu Buci a obtinut, marti, medalia de aur la stilul aruncat al categoriei de 62 de kg din cadrul Campionatului European de Haltere ce se desfasoara in perioada 2-11 aprilie la Minsk (Belarus). Sportivul de 20 de ani s-a clasat pe locul al doilea la total, cu 300 de kg (record personal), adaugandu-si in palmares si o medalie de argint.

Desi delegatia Romaniei a fost pe punctul de a rata pentru prima data participarea la Europene, dupa ce subventia bugetara de la Autoritatea Nationala pentru Sport si Tineret nu intrase in contul federatiei cu doar cateva zile inainte de inceperea competitiei de la Minsk, tricolorii nu au dezamagit. Halterofilii romani s-au antrenat fara niciun ban, iar biletele de avion si le-au rezervat pe datorie, dar au reusit sa treaca peste problemele financiare si sa aduca aurul european.

Alina Dumitru

Romania´s Dumitru shocks in women´s judo
WATCH VIDEOSource: CCTV.com
08-10-2008 09:54
Special Report: 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Alina Dumitru of Romania won the gold medal in the 48-kilogram weight class of women's judo. She defeated silver medalist Yanet Bermoy of Cuba in the championship match. Ryoko Tani of Japan and Paula Pareto of Argentina shared the bronze medal. The two-time defending Olympic champion, Tani lost to Dumitru in a shocking semifinal upset, the first time she has been beaten in a major international competition in the last 12 years. Dumitru now proudly adds an Olympic gold medal to her European title.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5-NQt8DL1k&feature=related

Irina Becher Hamilton

Romanca Irina Becher Hamilton, cea mai renumita profesoara de balet clasic din Los Angeles, i-a predat lectii de balet atat lui Michael cat si celor trei copiii ai lui.

Ea a povestit in exclusivitate pentru Monitorul Expres care a fost drumul ei in viata pina la intilnirea cu Regele Muzicii Pop, „momentul culminant al carierei mele“.

America a insemnat pentru Irina un nou inceput. A luat-o de la capat, a predat si a infiintat scoli de balet in mai multe state. Pina cind, copiii ei crescind, au ajuns la rindul lor dansatori apreciati.

„Fiul meu mi-a zis: «Mama, am ajuns profesor datorita profesorilor tai. Vreau sa plec in L.A. unde e Michael, sa fiu un pestisor mic intr-o apa mare». Copiii mei s-au mutat in L.A. si au infiintat o fundatie de hip-hop. I-am invatat de toate: balet contemporan, clasic, free style. Dar, dupa ce Michael l-a ales pentru «This is It», pot spune ca, desi aveam cariera mea de succes, baiatul meu mi-a deschis una noua, linga Michael“, povesteste Irina, emotionata si azi de intilnirea cu cel mai mare cintaret al ultimelor decenii.

S-a intimplat in mai 2009. La o repetitie, Michael a spus ca vrea lectii de balet clasic pentru cei noua dansatori. Toti s-au intors spre Misha si el a inteles ca mama lui e cea mai potrivita.

Irina a ajuns la Staples Center. „Eram eu, cameramanul, Kenny Ortega si cei noua baieti. Atunci a intrat Michael si a spus: «Nu pot sa mai astept, voiam sa te cunosc». Apoi m-a imbratisat. Nimeni nu poate intelege ce transmite acest om, generozitate angelica, un spirit inalt. Trebuie sa-l vezi ca sa intelegi. Apoi, i-a multumit lui Misha ca m-a adus. Michael a plecat dupa ce s-a terminat ora“.

Asistentul coregraf a venit la ea si i-a spus: „Michael e placut impresionat. Mi-a spus sa-ti transmit ca vrea sa-i predai ore particulare acasa, lui si copiilor lui“. Emotiile au coplesit-o: „Doar oasele ma mai tineau vertical“.

MARICICA PUICA

Romania in the past 20 years has compelled recognition in the world of athletics mainly tanks to its long-and middle distance female runners. We also did pretty well in jumps or throws, yet our top athletes in these events have never seen the fame of Gabriela Szabo or Violeta Beclea Szekely. Romanian women runners’ great names can be found as early as the 1950s, when Edith Treybal set a world record in the one-mile event. Then in the 1970s Natalia Andrei managed a series of world records in the one mile and 2,000 meter events. Yet it was not until 1984 when Romanian runners managed to set Olympic records. At the Los Angeles Olymics, Maricica PUICA, in the 3,000 and Doina Melinte, in the 800-meter event, respectively, entered the top-flight world of Olympic champions.

Maricica Puica was born in Iasi, on June 29, 1950. She competed for the Olimpia Bucharest sports club. Specialists said she ran over 90,000 kilometers in training sessions and competitions, that is more than the double of the Earth’s circumference. In her 20 years as a performance athlete, Maricica Puica had an impressive record of 25 gold medals, 21 silver and one bronze.

Maricica’s first great performance occurred when at the age of 17 she reaped the cross-country race Balkan title in Istanbul. In 1978 she became world cross-country race champion with Romania’s team, at that time including Natalia Andrei, Georgeta Gazibara, Antoaneta Iacob and Fita Lovin. Also in the cross-country race, in 1982 and 1984, respectively, Maricica Puica managed to reap the world title in the women’s individual competition.

In her career, Maricica Puica set 6, two European and 15 Balkan records.
In March 1984, Maricica Puica set the new cross-country race world record in New Jersey. In the summer of the same year, she walked home with two medals from the Los Angeles Olympic: one gold in the 3, 000 meters event, and one bonze, in the 1,500 event.

Also in Los Angeles Maricica Puica set two world records in the 3,00 meters event. She was the only runner with a world and an Olympic title reaped the same year.

Maricica Puica’s last great performance occurred in 1989 at the European Championships in the Hague, where she reaped gold in the 3,000 metes event, at the age of 39.

After retiring, Maricica Puica was appointed by Romanian officials National Ambassador for Sports, Tolerance and Fair Play with the Council of Europe.
In 2000 she was decorated with the “FAITHFUL SERVICE” National Order in the Rank of Knight

Razvan Olosu, founder of Novero and savior of former Nokia employees

Novero is a company passionate about creating wireless products that move seamlessly with your life while enhancing your style. By challenging the conventions of today with imagination and high-design, Novero creates mobile lifestyle products that build unique levels of loyalty among sophisticated customers.
Founded by visionary Razvan Olosu via a management buyout of Nokia's Automotive Group, novero is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany and designs wireless solutions for consumers and automotive clients. novero is a multinational company that thinks like a boutique in delivering exceptionally fashioned products that resonate with discriminating buyers.
Olosu has a special place in Germans' minds: he is considered the savior of hundreds of families. In 2008, when the whole Germany were having a grudge against romanians for Nokia was moving factory frommBochum to Cluj, Olosu, a romanian, saved his former employees by taking over the factory and starting a new business.

Gheorghe Dumitru Mureşan the only romanian to ever play in NBA

Ghiţă Mureşan, is a retired Romanian professional basketball player. At 7 ft 7  (2.31 m), he is tied with Sudanese player Manute Bol as the tallest man to ever play in the NBA.
Mureşan was born in Triteni, in the Romanian district of Cluj to a poor family, and played competitive basketball at Cluj University. He played professionally in the French league during the 1992–93 season and was an instant hit with fans. The NBA took interest in him and he was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 1993 NBA Draft. He played in the NBA from 1993 to 1994 showing signs of a promising career that was derailed by injuries. After returning to France and playing for the start of the 1995–96 season with Pau-Orthez, he was named the NBA's Most Improved Player for the 1995–96 season.
Outside of basketball, Mureşan has dabbled in acting, playing the title character in 1998 film My Giant with his co-star, comedian Billy Crystal. He also played a ventriloquist in rap artist Eminem's breakout video "My Name Is", appeared in commercials. On March 11, 2007, he played a game for the Maryland Nighthawks as part of the tallest lineup in the history of basketball.This is also the only basketball game he's ever played where he is not the tallest person on the court.

Universitatea Tehnică “Gh. Asachi”

Gold, Silver and Bronze for the Romanian Olympics at SEEMOUS(South Eastern European Mathematical Olympiad for University Students). March 2010.

Andrada Ianus - Physics

The 38th Interantional Physics Olympiad was held in Hanoi, Vietnam in July 2008. 82 countrys were present. The best score among female participants was recorded by Andrada Ianus who also got the gold medal for physics.

E-Mariage

The longest wedding dress train measured 1579 m (5180 ft 5 in) and was unveiled during E-Mariage festival in Bucharest, Romania, on 1 April 2009. Guinness World Record.

Gheorghe Zamfir

Romanian Gheorghe Zamfir - is a Romanian pan flute musician who has received 90 golden and platinum disc awards, released over 200 albums and sold over 40 million recordings.

IIie Nastase

Romanian IIie Nastase - the greatest natural talent to ever swing a racquet,– The tennis judges around the world said “if he was not to exists we were to invent him”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zMCY0_H7GA

Nadia Comaneci

Romanian Nadia Comaneci - 1976 Montreal Olympics – First Perfect 10 in the gymnastics history. The number was not yet invented so it appeared as 1.00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zic_byQoUg&feature=related

Aurel Vlaicu

Romanian Aurel Vlaicu: built the first arrow-shaped airplane.

Traian Vuia

Romanian Traian Vuia: built and flew the first self-propelling heavier-than-air aircraft in Europe.

Radu Teodorescu

Romanian Radu Teodorescu is the owner of the most renouned gym in USA (Manhattan/NY). Some of his clients are: Robert Redford, Cindy Crawford, Candice Berger, Susan Sarandon, Mick Jagger. Starting 1992, him and Cindy Crawford have launched plenty of fitness programs and dvd’s that can now be found on any market in the ...world. I have one at home but had no, bloddy, idea that her trainer was my co-national.

Eliza Leonida Zamfirescu

Romanian Eliza Leonida Zamfirescu was the first, woman, engineer in the world.

Prof Stefania Cory Calomfirescu

Romanian Prof Stefania Cory Calomfirescu has received the millenium gold medal from Cambridge University for her work in neurology studies.

Mircea Lucescu

Romanian Mircea Lucescu, the current coach of Şahtior Donetk, Ukraine, led them towards winning the UEFA cup in 2009. He is in the top five coaches of the world and was nominated the coach of the year in 2009 by UEFA.

Gabriela Szabo

Romanian ,Gabriela Szabo, a track and field athlete, is a three-time world champion, a record holder that made history.
"I have never liked loosing. For me, the second place was like abandoning the race. When I came second, although I had a good timing, it didn't mean anything to me because I was not the winner. Coming second ambitioned me so much that next time I was winning the race." Gabi Szabo
You can see here the ingredients of succ...ess:
-discover where you are good at and do that thing
-train hard, focus on your training
-keep yourself motivated in a positive way
-last but not the least, get all the love you can get to keep you alert!
In a nutshell: do what you are good at with perseverance and love and you’ll make it! Don’t worry too much about disappointments, learn from them because next time you may as well win the battle!

ION ONCESCU

WORLD CHAMPION SKANDENBERG ION ONCESCU 2009.
Romanian Ion Oncescu won his third and fourth world title at the World Arm wrestling Championships held in Kelowna, Canada. He became a first time world champion at the XXIXth World Armwrestling Championships held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria in October 2007

Bucharest - 1858

In 1858,Bucharest, the capital of Romania, was the first city illuminated with oil (petrol).

Imagine Cup Winners - Sytech Romanian Team

World's no 1, in 2009: ROMANIA, Team Sytech - Adrian Buzgar, Calin Juravle and Andreas Resios. Imagine Cup is an annual competition sponsored and hosted by Microsoft Corp. which brings together young technologists worldwide to help resolve some of the world's toughest challenges.

George Constantinescu-THEORY OF SONICS

ROMANIAN George Constantinescu is the creator of the THEORY OF SONICS, a new science, in which he described the transmission of mechanical energy through vibrations (bridged music and physics). The sonics applies to transportation, oil industry, medicine and not only.

Gheorghe Panculescu and the Eiffel Tower

Eiffel tower was made using iron from (ROMANIA). Gheorghe Panculescu's innovative system for joining the metal girders together, which he invented while working on the designs for the railway line, inspired French engineer Gustave Eiffel's design for the 300m tall tower. Gustave adapted the technology used by Panculesc...u of constructing metal sub-structures on the ground which would be assembled gradually to the tower.

Elisabeta Lipa

ROMANIAN Elisabeta Lipă is the most decorated rower in the history of the Olympics, winning five golds, two silvers and one bronze. She is the only person to win a gold medal in the two premiere rowing events: the single scull and the eight oared boat.

Sandu Popescu

Romanian Sandu Popescu, a member of the Hewlett-Packard Company's Basic Research Institute in the Mathematical Sciences, has been awarded the prestigious University of Cambridge Adams Prize for the year 2001 for his contributions to the field of quantum information, specifically for his work on quantum non-locality, which led to demonstrations of quantum teleportation.

Michael Cretu's Enigma

Founded by ROMANIAN MICHAEL(Mihai)CRETU in 1990,with over 50 million records sold worldwide, and more than 100 platinum and gold awards internationally to date, 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of ENIGMA.

Timisoara, the fist city to be lit by electric street lamps 1884

The Romanian city,TIMISOARA, was the first mainland European city to be lit by electric street lamps in 1884. It was also the second European town with horse drawn trams(1867).