Nadia Comaneci

Hello! We do what we do and we get back to gym! And if the last time we talked about Sandra Izbasa, this time we talk about absolute champion of all time, Nadia Comaneci!

Nadia Elena Comaneci is a Romanian gymnast, the world's first gymnast to receive a perfect ten in Olympic competition. Is the winner of five Olympic gold medals. It is considered one of the best athletes of the twentieth century and one of the best gymnasts in the world, of all time, "Goddess of Montreal," the first gymnast modern era took 10 absolutely. Roman is the first sports included in the memorial International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

Nadia was born in Onesti, daughter of George and Stefania-Alexandrina Comaneci, was named after "Nadezhda" ("Hope"), the heroine of the film. Some sources claim that would be born as "Anna Kemenes".

He competed nationally for the first time in Romania in 1970 as a member of the team or the city. Soon, he began training cuBéla Karolyi and his wife Marta Karolyi, who later emigrated to the United States and become coaches of many American gymnasts. At age 13, Comaneci's first major success was winning three gold medals and one silver at the 1975 European Championships, from Skien, Norway. That same year, the Associated Press news agency called "Athlete of the Year in Romania".

At 14, Comaneci became the star of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. Not only became the first gymnast to score a perfect ten obtained Olympics (seven times), he also won three gold medals (in the all-around, beam and bars), a silver medal (team composed) and bronze (ground). Home success earned him the distinction of "Hero of Socialist Labor," the most distinguished young Romanian with this title.

Comaneci defended his European title in 1977, but the Romanian team left the competition in the finals, in protest against arbitration. At the 1978 World Championships Nadia Comaneci one above average weight and out of shape. Fall in parallel sent her 4th place, but won the title on beam.

In 1979, Comaneci, normal weight again, won the third title (becoming the first athlete in the history of gymnastics who managed this performance). At the World Championships in December, she won the preliminary competition but was hospitalized before participating in the team competition due to infections of the blood from a cut wrist, caused by a metal buckle. Despite doctors' recommendations, she left the hospital and competed on beam, where she scored 9.95. His performance gave Romania the first gold medal in the team competition.

He participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, ranking second after Elena Davidova to AA when he was forced to wait for note until Davidova year has ended. Nadia has kept the title on beam, but also won another gold medal in the floor exercise, and one silver, along with the team.

Comaneci retired from competition after the Games. Between 1984 and 1989 she was a member of the Romanian Gymnastics aFederatiei and helped Romanian junior gymnastics training. On the night of 27/28 noiembrie1989 illegally crossed the Romanian-Hungarian border [6], eventually asking the U.S. government for political asylum. This dramatic gesture had a major effect on public opinion, even the ruling family of Romania. Nadia spent the next years promoting lines of gymnastics apparel, Jockey underwear, aerobic equipment and wedding dresses. In 1994, she was engaged to U.S. gymnast Bart Conner and returned to Romania for the first time since leaving. Comaneci and Conner were married in Romania in April 1996.

In 1999, Comaneci became the first athlete to be invited to speak at the United Nations to launch the Year 2000 International Year of Volunteers. She is currently busy with gymnastics and charity work around the world. She and her husband own the Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy Gymnastics Academy, the Perfect 10 Production Company and of several sports equipment shops and publishers of International Gymnastics Magazine.

Nadia Comaneci is vice president of the Board of Special Olympics, Honorary President of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation, the Honorary President of Romanian Olympic Committee, Ambassador of Sports Romanian, Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and a member of the International Gymnastics Federation Foundation. He was twice awarded the Olympic Order, the IOC granted.

In December 2003, was published his first book, Letters to a Young Gymnast (in English: Letters To A Young Gymnast). Nadia created a charity clinic in Bucharest to help orphaned children in Romania.

Hopefully all of Romania will appear in a future Nadia once a second.

God bless you!

Stefan Lucian

Hello dear readers! Because it's Thursday today talk about personality. And actually I chose to introduce you the great painter Lucian Stefan novel.

Stefan Luchian was born on February 1, 1868, to Stefanesti, a village (now city) of Botosani, the son of Major Dumitru Luchian and Elena Chiriacescu. Future vocation declare painter since childhood. He stubbornly resists her mother's efforts to enroll in military school. In 1873 the family moved to Bucharest. Stefan Luchian join painting class in 1885 at the National School of Fine Arts, which he graduated in 1889, winning the bronze medal for expression and a head study from nature. Undisputed master was, during this period of training, Nicolae Grigorescu, which Luchian find encouragement, not to hinder the free development of personality. In the fall of 1889 he went to Munich, where he studied two semesters at the Academy of Fine Arts and executed copies of the works of Correggio and Rembrandt at the Art Museum. Return home in 1890 and participate in the first exhibition of art society art circle. Get next year in Paris, where he studied at the Académie Julian and knowledge in museums and exhibitions, Parisian artistic life, which is in the Impressionist period in full effervescence. Last race of the fall painting shows the influence of Manet and Degas obvious, and penchant echo of fashionable, which Luchian will continue to have for a while in Bucharest.

Returned to Bucharest in 1896 will be the main initiator of the "Exhibition of Independent Artists," which opens in front of the Official Show. Join the contest for the painting department of the Fine Arts School in Iasi, from withdrawing But protesting backstage machinations. In 1900 part two pastels at "Exposition Universelle" in Paris. In the same year when the first manifestations of a disease spinal cord disease known as Multiple Sclerosis, which, after improvements transient exacerbations alternating with us, let him crippled for life. His fate is against disease and poverty material going hand in hand. However, continue to work frantically till 1915 continuously exposed to various exhibitions. This eminent artistic life time Luchian not know for a long time success. Thus, the exhibition din1905 the only buyer of a painting was the painter Grigorescu. A small group of admirers and friends cheering him, but provided that the material continues to be the most precarious.

From 1909 until the end of life will be pinned on the couch. But fixed in memory "sparkling beauties" of the Romanian landscape, you will play a series of works, miracles of simplicity and finesse, synthetic colors and architectural shapes, bright coloring and delicate at the same time. Oil technique Luchian join them for landscape and for many lifes with flowers, pastel, which reach an unmatched craftsmanship. Fluidity contours, smooth the delicate petals, he evoked the better through Easter. Luchian started painting flowers before, but only in 1908 he focused his creative energy in this direction throughout, all passion for nature, our love for life and beauty. That's why "flowers" Luchian have the almost dramatic intensity of feeling, that inner light, that severe simplicity which makes many of them - is enough to mention Anemones - true masterpieces.

Luchian died on June 28, 1916. Towards the end of his life could not you brush your fingers paralyzed. Ask someone to tie the wrist. Thus, finally, an inexhaustible flame passion for art, life of an artist.

Here are some of his works:

God bless you!

Parliament Palace - part III

Hello! We continue today with the great Palace of Parliament and as I said before, although I could insert some pictures, i prefer to make you corious enough to visit it and to see with your own eyes the monument.

Nicholae Balcescu Hall

Hall named after the great politician, historian, thinker and revolutionary democrat novel, Nicholas Balcescu. (1819-1852).

Hall Greek Doric columns have capitals of bronze.

Pink marble used for these columns is Ruschita and chandeliers and appliqués designed by architects are performed by artists from Medias.

Note that the curtains are silk brocade woven in Sighisoara technique and gives maximum ambient space and beauty.

Flowering carpet is woven in Cisnadie and masks covering radiators are handmade from brass.

In this room is found only building material that is not Romanian namely mahogany, indeed precious, they are made doors. This is a gift received from friend Ceausescu, Mobutu Sese Seko, the president of Zaire (now Congo).

Nicolae Iorga Hall

Hall named Nicolae Iorga (1871 - 1940), historian, orator, politician and writer, member of the Romanian Academy, prime minister in 1930.

The room is decorated with the same types of wood for ceilings and walls, predominantly oak. Casetoanele formed between wood poles are wrapped with silk material they are made and curtains.

The furniture is art-deco (style monument in the middle of the '20s and '30s, long regarded as an extension of Art Nouveau and Jugendstil's).

The walls are decorated with works of artists: Margaret Sterian - "Stylized Flowers" and "Vase with Flowers", Nicolae Blei - "Vase with flowers and table flowers", "Autumn in Andriasu", "Vase with Flowers" and "Spring in Andriasu "(Post-Impressionism), George Simon -" Chrysanthemums with violin "(realism art from 1900), Zamfir Dumitrescu -" Flowers in autumn landscape "(Flemish painting style).

A.I.Cuza Hall

Hall named after Romanian and Moldavian ruler was completed before 1989, and was meant to be a conference hall at the highest level: "Meeting Documents seminars and talks," what would be called Romania. This is one of the most impressive rooms of the Palace, with the largest height (about 20 m), and the second area - 2040 m².

This room is located in the central axis of the palace, opening with a large balcony to Constitution Square and Union Blvd.

Room with a pink background has eclectic architecture with the main element composition of capital employed column with Corinthian style column processing time with traditional ornaments Brancoveanu style architecture. The columns are of white marble Ruschita.

Other elements that participate in interior architecture of the hall are carved with motifs monumental doors, framed in marble frames and masks cast in brass radiators, ornate.

Ceiling, composed of 7 skylights fast, the cross hall, made of gilded metal is cut in vault (chandelier hidden).

Velvet brocade curtains sewn with gold thread highlights the luxury of this room. Background wall there is a strong central arch, lighted contour, flanked by two columns.

And it must have the throne room leader and for the smooth running of activities was ordered to build a balcony that was installed orchestra, with a capacity of 31 people, with access to a higher level.

Thus, the hall hosted in 1995, conducted by Yehudi Menuhin concert in reopening the International Music Festival "George Enescu".

This room has concentrated on its performance, a large number of artisans in the capital and in the country, masters ipsosari, modelers, artists, specialists in carved marble, etc.

Ion I. C. Bratianu Hall

Hall, located on the axis of the palace, on the ground floor is medium in size. Thanks to the two courtyards that surround this room is exceptional brightness, enhanced by chandeliers and appliqués that reproduce vintage chandeliers.

It consists of a central space with an opening of 42 m flanked on two sides towards the two ships side patios 6 m.

Central area is separated from spaces side by a series of free columns dressed in marble.

Perimeter decoration is a rhythm of arches and pillars of marble richly decorated. Marble decoration decoration combines with stucco made in the same manner both walls and the ceiling. The ceiling has a circular groove formed by the space tangent to the central square is embroidered with a large central rosette on the axis where there is a spectacular chandelier. Also within the circular perimeter rosettes are smaller chandeliers suspended.

Compositional principles of the ceiling over the floor with a large rosette, central geometric elements consist of different types of marble from quarries, all local.

Red velvet curtains with gold and silver thread, with trimmings and tassels are embroidered by nuns in monasteries Agapia and Varatec.

It was originally called the Provincial Hall that one was supposed to symbolize the original theme decoration counties, which has not been done.

Follows that over a week to finish and presentation Parliament House and in two weeks to continue with something else.

God bless you!

The legend of Mures and Olt

Hello my dear readers! Because today I want to present something special and general theme is geography, I thought to say an old legend, the legend of the Mures and Olt.

This story happened very, very long ago, at a time when yet walked on earth to do evil all the many beasts. When living on our land, on top of huge mountanins an old man called . He sits there day and night in a tower, to be sure nothing wrong will happens in the country. For that princes and kings surrounding honored him and cherished him. Whenever there is any danger, he anounce the kings and fight the enemy himself.

Hasmas, burdened with years, no longer looks as sharp as it once was. But he had two strong sons near him, Mures and Olt.

-My children, told the old man, I'm going to ask you something.

-Speak, father! One of his sons sad.

- Always be good brothers and not separated forever to be eyes for country and branches that can defend. One who will break vows bad would happen to him.

He took the old broadsword or afraid to break in two and gave each child one piece. Was enchanted sword, the enemy will be hit with it will be stone.

After a while came the news that the earth burst country's enemies. Mures looked toward the north and dusk, and Olt eastward. There were some strong enmity - ogres that some stallions gone on higher than mountains. Olt fought two days and three nights and eventually came out winners.

Seeing how strong they were, the chief ogre, Harghita, thought how to separate them. Sent two messengers to the two brave, asking them for one of them to come to battle with ogres captain. One of them will win will remain king over the land of another. The brothers could not decide which to go to his father and does not violate promise to break.

Ogre deceived by Caliman which lies north dressed in coats and more resembling Captain ogre, Mures go to battle with him. Same goes to the south by Puciosul Olt, believing that it is the chief ogre.

Moving away from each other, the brothers made their vow memories and trying to return. But being surrounded by ogres and wounded barely managed to return to their father Hasmas and to ask forgiveness. Then they both died. Their blood turned into two rivers Olt.

Hasmasul, upset, took three boulders which struck the three ogres who turned in the mountains: Harghita, Caliman and Puciosul.

Hasmasul hardened pain he there with his hands on the head of two sons, Mures and Olt.

I expect you tomorrow on the blog! God bless you!

Hungarians, Szeklers and Saxon

Hello dear readers! It's Monday, so we have a new history lesson! This time we will talk about this existence on the Romanian lands of the Hungarians, Szeklers and Saxons.

Install the Pannonian Plain in the late ninth century, Hungarians, later called Hungarians began their expansion eastward where armed resistance hit populations slave, Turan and Romanian inside and outside the Carpathian arch. In this expansion have relied on the Székely and Saxon. Hungarian conquest precipitated the crystallization process leading to the establishment of policy Transylvanian principality.

Hungarians. Coming from Altai mountain regions, Hungarians, Finno-Ugric origin, were submitted successively occupying lands west of the middle of the steppe between the Volga and Ural Mountains, and most of the Dnieper and Don, to reach the North Sea coast. Under the leadership of Árpád also left the region and across the Northern Carpathians, settled in Pannonian Plain, in an area called Country Ugvarului, hence the name of Hungarians date newcomers. Gathered in a state Magyar tribes undertook numerous expeditions to Western Europe robbery whom ended Otto the Great in the Battle of Luchfeld. South were greeted by the Byzantines, and eastward over Romanians and Slavs gave us learn the process of political and state structure. Gesta Hungarorum, anonymous notary of King Béla chronic, mention of the late ninth century three duchies and principalities of Gelu, Glad and Menumorut. As Stefan initial submission to central and southern Transylvania, Hungarians annihilated indigenous political structures in the late twelfth century and early thirteenth century, the conquest of Transylvania was completed. Contact between Slavic and Hungarian Roman population can be detected through a series of mutual linguistic influences.

Szeklers. Extending domination Kingdom of Hungary to the limit and the Eastern Carpathians was done Székely intake. Related Hungarians and their vanguard fighters during the conquest of Pannonia, Transylvania Szeklers were installed first in Bihar, then Tarnave Mures and the beginning of the thirteenth century in the Carpathian curve passes and border defense. The chronicler tells us that they Keza peaceful coexistence with the Romanian population in Transylvania, borrowing many elements of civilization that port, writing and how to make their homes. Knowing the initial organization archaic tribal tribes and nations divided into branches, Szeklers gradually evolved into a feudal own organization based on respect for freedom granted by the Hungarian royalty.

Saxons. German colonists generally known as the Saxons arrived in Transivania in small groups settled in the region Orastie, Sibiu, Tarnavelor in Barsa, reaching north to the region Bistrita-Nasaud. Come to the parts of Flanders, the middle Rhine and Saxony, received sizeable properties and privileges and have founded their own settlements, with a significant contribution to the development of trade, crafts and mining. Cities such as Sibiu, Brasov, Sighisoara, Medias, Bistrita, founded by her, saw a strong flowering. Autonomous organization of the Saxons, the direct dependence of the Hungarian royalty and freedoms enjoyed were recorded in Andreanum issued by King Andrew II, in which are included and important news about the Romans in that territory.

To stop invasions Cumans settled south of the Carpathians and the Hungarian expansion paves the way over the mountains, King Andrew II installed Barsa Teutonic Knights. Entering them into conflict with the kingdom of Hungary, Transylvania shortly left traces of their passage being Feldioara and Codlea. Under a privilege in 1247 was brought to a detachment of Knights Severin John's mission to defend the kingdom against the Tartars and participate in organized expeditions south of the Danube. Knights Ioanit it was for a vast territory (Country Severin), which for unknown reasons it occupied only etemer.

Now as you can see, not be denied that the Hungarians have their positive side in the development of Transyvania, but do not forget that the Roman people was there long before.

God bless you!

Respect

Hello dear Christians readers! Today I want to introduce youvery briefly the importance and respect for authorities, which the Lord Jesus teaches us including and even give themselves such as those in high respect. I do this because first of all, yesterday we celebrated the National Day of Romania, but also because we are camapanie period treubie politics and world know that a vote should not be given against someone, but someone pro.

I will give you quotes from the Bible this time, because virtually all Scripture teaches to respect authorities by nature. But yes, indeed, there are parts where it is clearly shown this, being present in both the Old Testament and the New Testament.

Yet I shall refer to only the New Testament, where Jesus back when, as a child, remained with the temple elders meeting. I'm sure everyone knows this story, but an extremely interesting is that although Jesus told his parents that his place is in the temple, when they have said the word and I called home, Jesus has not said nothing and listened without proving that the Earth has authority over him, being his parents.

After all those who acquire important positions in a state are put there by God and even if sometimes we do not like them, for a better understanding and respect for God's Word is necessary, absolutely necessary to respect authority. Thus, we might be and we look differently by those who have power and God will rejoice if it is made after the order of and give us blessings.

Have a great day and God bless!

Cristian Chirila

Hello dear readers! Becouse today is Friday we have a section of sports and for a varied menu a bit, I thought to introduce a young tremendous boy who stunned the world by practicing chess.

"Sports Mind" - practiced for 5 years

A young man barely turned 17 managed to make the passion for chess performance. Only 7 years champion Cristian Chirila reached the age category, European vice champion at the age of 8 years.

He was twice world champion school, because in 2007 to conquer the other three titles - European champion in chess quickly the puzzles and European vice champion in category 16 years, victory in Turkey, Antalya.

Young, tenth grade student at High School Sports "Emil Racovita" is legitimized two clubs, Central Bucharest and Timisoara Luxten AEM. "Many people have the impression that chess is only nerds. It's fake. Chess is very sociable person ", warns the kid who, by his presence, demolish the myth created around chess.

Has glasses too much is not good accurate materials from school at a time even had an earring. "Paradoxically, the math is not very good. I love Romanian language and literature and foreign languages, which helps me a lot in competitions. Teachers were always understanding and appreciate what they do, "says the teenager.

A simple flu epidemic in kindergarten changed his life. "I was five years and a half and my dad said he will not send me, but that will not sit idle, but to play chess. And so I began to do workout 5-6 hours a day, "says the young champion. In fact, his father, Catalin Chirila Radu that is international chess arbiter, was his first coach.

Father - topped by a kid 13 years

"I passed on father to 13-14. He could face training and then find someone else, "says Cristian. After going through the hands of several masters, discovered Michael Acorn, who "beat me to the head often do not come in when we competitions disco" and "helped me a lot in junior world championship, especially as spoken in Every night the Messenger ".

Parties remembers demonstration that began when he was little. "When I went to the club and I was the best, even beat me, even if I win. Chess is complex and is becoming increasingly difficult, once the increase, "says Champion and do not forget to remind him a player his age, Carsten, whom he admired for his achievements.

The key to success - hard work and a little talent. "It matters tactical skills. Must deal with certain positions at first sight. Strategy and it matters a lot. I'm doing better in tactical positions and read quite a few books. There are special programs where you can see any game you want. Analyze opponent ". But that does not prevent him from feeling an empty stomach when faces a formidable opponent and a chessboard.

"Regardless of the competition, I always emotions, especially in the first game. Argue with myself when I'm wrong. If you lose a game, demoralize me, but to start over. When you play, you put enormous mental effort. After a game, I feel exhausted, and this is reflect on the body ", describes chess, his feelings.

Gari Kasparov - the desired opponent

Superstition has made its way into his life. European Championship two years ago, everything went clock. Every game went down, but on the sixth day it rained and said he does not take more chances smile. "I knew you'd lose. I stopped walking and precisely what I think happened, but I always supersitii "adds junior.

Cristian sees no future outside of chess. This year's target is to achieve as high a rating in the top ELO to consolidate its position and to carry out their dream to become an international grandmaster, especially in chess can earn quite well. Because it has an aggressive style, and would like to face their qualities with the famous Gari Kasparov. A game that promises to be full of "everywhere combinations and positions on the edge". (R. N.)

"I felt the best even if you beat me, even if I win" Cristian Chirila (chess)

Source:Gandul.info

God bless you!

Nicolae Constantin Paulescu

Hello dear readers! Is Thursday, today we are talking about a personality, but certain about Nicolae Constantin Paulescu, which deserves special praise.

Nicolae Constantin Paulescu was born on 8 November in Bucharest and died on 19 July 1931 in the capital. He was a Roman scientist, physician and physiologist, professor at the Faculty of Medicine in Bucharest, contributed to the discovery of antidiabetic hormone released depancreas, later called insulin. "Pancreine" Paulescu patented in April 1922 was an aqueous extract of bovine pancreas tissue homogenizers, partially purified by adding hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide. This preparation was administered to patients Paulescu its only form of enema and has no effect on blood sugar. Insulin was extracted and purified for the first time biochimistulcanadian James B. Collip in December 1921 by treating bovine pancreatic tissue homogenizers with alcohol, ether and alcohol again. This extract has proved effective in dramatically since January 1922, when it was injected Frederick G. Banting patients laToronto General Hospital.

And ultimately who discovered insulin?

Laguesse in 1893 and Leonid V. Sobolev in 1899 suggested that the islets of Langerhans (discovered it in 1869) produce a substance that controls the metabolism of carbohydrates. [1]. This substance was called "insulin" by Belgian Jean de Meyer in 1909. In 1903 John and Thomas Fraser Rennnie tried unsuccessfully treated orally with the extract of code (which is separate islands exocrine pancreas). In 1904 they tried hypodermic injection in humans, but gave up because of side effects. In 1906, in Berlin, Georg Zuelzer applied the method pancreatic extract protein precipitation with alcohol and tested the treatment on 8 patients, finding glycosuria and ketonuria removal, but dropped again because of side effects. In 1908 Ernest Scott earned reduce urinary glucose to 3 dogs with pancreatic extract treated with alcohol. Hypoglycaemic effect of a pancreatic extract injected intravenously pancreatectomizat dog was shown by Israel S. Kleiner (1915, 1919). The effect of pancreatic extract on ketone bodies and urea (substances produced indiabetul mellitus unbalanced) has been shown Paulescu (1921). The discovery of a pancreatic extract effective in the treatment of diabetes in humans belongs to James B. Collip, who worked under the direction of John JR Macleod in Toronto in 1921.

Nicolae Constantin Paulescu was born on November 8, 1869 in Bucharest Mosilor no. 69, parents are Costache Paulescu, professional trader and Mary Paulescu (born Dan ¬ Covic). Nicholas C. Paulescu elementary school next to "Primary School boys no. 1, Color Yellow "and, in 1880, to join the" Gymnasium Michael the Brave "(School Michael the Brave), that you will graduate in 1888. Since high school years, proved a great inclination for natural sciences, physics and chemistry, as well as foreign languages, classical and modern.

Nicolae Paulescu studied medicine in Paris, since 1888, winning in 1897 with the title of Doctor of Medicine thesis Recherches sur la structure of rates (Research on the structure of the spleen). She worked in hospitals in Paris, first as a hospital outside Paris' Hôtel-Dieu "(1891-1894) in the service of Professor Etienne Lancereaux, illustrious clinician and pathologist, and then as an intern (1894-1897) or secondary medical (1897-1900) Notre Dame du Perpétuel hospital-Secours, is Assistant Professor Lancereaux and editorial secretary of the Journal de Médecine Interior. [4] In the years 1897-1898 followed and biological chemistry and physiology courses at the Faculty General of Sciences in Paris, obtaining in 1899 a PhD in Science with experimental lucrarileCercetari the respiratory movements and heart rate changes under the influence of various positions of the body and causes rapid death mechanism determinant and consequent transition from horizontal to vertical position. In 1901, the University of Paris get the second doctoral dissertation science of comparative Etude de l'action des chlorures alcalines sur la Mati Vivante (chloralkali Comparative study on the action of living matter).

In 1900 he returned home and was appointed professor of Physiology at the Faculty of Medicine and Director of the Internal Medicine Clinic at spitalulSt. Vincent de Paul in Bucharest.

In 1902 Physiology course opens with lecture "spontaneous generation and to Darwinism in experimental method" and in 1905 three lessons you famous ("The finality in biology", "Materialism," "Soul and God") that would comprise notions volume " soul "and" God "in physiology, published in the same year and reprinted in 1944 and 1999. His conceptions antidarwiniene will determine fierce polemic with Leon and Demetrius Nicholas Voinov talks in the pages of literary magazines and Hospital.

Nicolae Paulescu developed an outstanding scientific research in the field of physiology, especially on carbohydrate metabolism, diabetes pathogenesis, the role of the pancreas in asimilitia nutritional blood clotting mechanism of sudden death was In 1906 he developed an original method for removal of pituitary gland in dogs by trans-temporal, which will then be applied to human pituitary surgery.

On July 23, 1921 session of the Society of Biology, Nicolae Paulescu shows four communication results of his research on the action of pancreatic extract in cases of diabetes, which are published in the journal Communications Company. Public Paulescu separation of antidiabetic active principle of the pancreas, which he calls the Pancreine, and the number of 31 august1921 issue of the Archives Internationales of Physiologie, magazine simultaneous appearance in France and Belgium. In 1922, Paulescu obtained from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Romania, patent no. 6255 entitled "Pancreine and or manufacturing process." In any of the publications, Nicolae Paulescu not reminiscent of similar experiments published by Israel Kleiner in 1915 and 1919.

These publications 8-10 months preceding the announcement by Fr. Herbert Grant Banting and Best Ch of Toronto (Canada) discovery of insulin. Based on an incorrect translation of the text of articles, Banting and Best denies influence results that had Professor Paulescu and said that while Paulescu pancreatic extract demonstrated efficacy in reducing the amount of urea in blood sugar or diabetic animals, he would said the injections would not take effect:

"Paulesco has recently Demonstrated reducing the effects of Whole gland extracts upon the amounts of sugar, urea and acetone in the blood and urine Bodies of diabetic animals. He states injections into peripheral veins That produces no effect and his experiments show That second injections do not produce marked Such effect as the first. '

- FG Banting & Best CH., Journal of Laboratory and Clinical medecine, 1922

Award of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine in 1923, Frederick G. Banting rewards and John Macleod [2] to demonstrate the first effective treatment for diabetes in humans.

Responding international campaign initiated by Scottish physiologist Ian Murray, Professor AWK Tiselius, vice chairman of the Nobel Foundation, recognized in 1969 in discovering the merits of Nicolae Paulescu diabetic treatment, expressing hope that "pioneering work" of Paulescu is rightly praised by international scientific bodies. In the book The Priority of N.C. Paulescu in the Discovery of Insulin, published in 1976, Professor John Paul presented documents proving the merits of Paulescu undeniable.

In 1990, Nicolae Paulescu was appointed member of the Romanian Academy posthumously.

Article today, maybe it was a little long, but definitely worth it.

God bless you!

Parliament Palace - part II

Hello dear readers and lovers of Romania country, without much ado, today we continue, as we established last week by presenting Parliament Palace.

Entry September 13

Comprises a large hall, flanked by columns carved in marble, monumental staircase leads connected to the floor, the staircase is open to all levels, creating a spectacular space.

Above the stairs you can see a dome made of blue glass and a chandelier. Scale, what would a copy of the Winter Palace - Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, is 30 m high and 27 m wide and lead to the presidential office, the Senate President's office today. Inside the hall, symmetrical front entry, there are two reception rooms.

The originality of the entry hall ceiling consists of ground which is reflected as in a mirror set in the ground, a mosaic inspired by the one found at Histria and reminiscent of ancient Greek colonies present on our territory.

Human Rights Room

The hall has an area of ​​625 square meters and is the room where the meetings were to keep the Executive Political Committee of the former regime.

The room is completely paneled with oak, colored in different shades.

The rooms feature module consists of two pillars of oak, which is repeated every 6 m along the entire perimeter of the room, Italian Renaissance architectural element encountered. On the outer side frames are 5 windows with wood carvings strongly marked.

An additional element in this room are mirrors patinated plaster, stucco ornaments.

The ceiling is richly decorated with stucco elements framed by a square consists of a series of wooden boxes, each having one cover.

Monumental chandelier, crystal Medias, the second largest building (about 2 tons) and circular table (oak with cherry wood layouts) is a unit in this space. The wood used here is the origin of native oak, stained in different shades. This hall architect introduced the revival style, sandwiching the traditional artistic elements of Romanian architecture. Escutcheons and handles, as well as cache radiators are made by artists by architects drawings.

Background is different from the rest of the treatment room decorative panels with fully paneled and carved wood that was to put the map of Romania.

Respect carpet in this room decor oak colored in different shades and chandelier model.

All rugs were made from wool Cisnadie in small pieces and then assembled (sewn) in each room, according to the size of the room.

Besides the present 60 seats around the table, perfectly identical, made of oak and velvet upholstery, ought to exist one: a chair with upholstery made of gold and silver to dominate the other, located in May than the others, which ought to be the president, the right wall that was supposed to support and country map.

Hall of Fame and lobby Official Added

It is a long corridor of 150 m and 18 m wide, with sliding doors oak three distinct areas, with crystal glass, metal frame built.

Gallery leads to the key areas of buildings. It is located in the east side of the building, opening to Union Square. This space began to take shape through a competitive proposal finish, this materialize by presenting models of scale 1/21 the natural size on site.

As a finish, stucco ceilings are made of plaster, with floral elements, with the elements of architecture inspired the Brancoveanu.

Floor of the center is conceived as a large carpet with beige marble and deer, and a decorative border, composition composition in which, besides the white marble and the Ruschita beige suede, getting into and chewing and Moneasa carbon black.

Then the 34 columns supporting the arches are of octagonal shape and is made of white marble carved decorative elements. This has been used Ruschita pink marble.

Gallery is naturally illuminated by 14 windows and doors windows. Enlightenment is completed and 67 crystal chandeliers. Her decor takes on each side of the Gallery of Honour in Parliament House Plan Zone 1.

An interesting element is the two sliding doors separating the three sections. These doors are made of oak wood on steel frame with glass crystal with applied wood decoration. Radiator niches which masks masks are made of brass with floral elements, with all Brancoveanu style as a source of inspiration for artists performed. The lamps are made of brass and crystal Medias.

Curtains and carpets are made in shades of red siena English.

This gallery official entry crosses (C4) from Unirii Boulevard.

Here are the two monumental stairs, each with one high window of 16 m, covered with drapes that are washed by hand, each weighing about 250 kg. This part of the Palace (both Hall of Fame and stairs) was rebuilt more than five times due to Ceausescu's desire to see work performed on a 1:1 scale models. The stairs have a height of only 14-16 cm steps, specially ordered to match the low height of the driver, who did not want to get tired climbing. They drive on the 1st floor of the Palace, where the AI ​​Cuza room, meeting room plenary of the Chamber of Deputies, etc..

If you're wondering why I did not insert images in this article, the reason is trivial. I try to evoke interest to visit it. God bless you!

Dobrogea Plateau

Hello and welcome for a new presentation of geography of Romania. Today we will talk about Dobrogea Plateau.

Of geological, rock components give the area the nickname Dobrogea mountains. It has a height of only 467 m on top of Greeks (Tutuiatul). Orogenesis that generated the Dobrogea mountains Hercynic (Devonian / Permian) in the north and Caledonian (Cambrian / Silurian) in the center. Height is generally low due to exogenous processes that have acted by eroding material constituent of rocks, exposing present atmospheric (surface) when rocks were forming at the base of the mountain chain (Greek borders). Of geographic range of heights in Dobruja Mountains are quartered make classification of geographically the plateau, which is situated between the Danube valley in the west and Black Sea in the north and east, is the only large extra-Carpathian unit, with aflorate oldest geological and morphological structures in Romania. On the surface, the oldest rocks are Proterozoic in Plateau Casimcei green schists, with over 600 million years old. The foundation of South Dobrogea there oldest rocks identified in wells and covered Paleozoic sedimentary layers present, Mesozoic and Neozoic that have a much higher age (1.6 billion years).

Dobrogea Plateau appears as a relatively rigid plateau formed on ancient rocks (shale green borders) and Mesozoic sedimentary deposits Neozoic strongly eroded by the action of exogenous long, with a mild relief, slightly wavy and relatively low altitude (200 -300m). The northern part is higher, sometimes reaching to 350-400 m to 467 m but the highest peak (peak Greeks Macin Mountains). The south is under 200m (maximum altitude is 204 m in Plateau Deliorman). In terms of tectonic, Dobrogea Plateau belong to different Microplate: in the north, the Black Sea microplate located in a subduction process (along a Benioff plane) in the Curvature Carpathians and the Moesian microplate south (including the foundation of the Romanian Plain and Dobrogea South). There landforms associated influenced by petrography and structure: a relief "granitic" train debris and steep in Macin Mountains ancient eroded peneplain preserved on the surface of green shale, small karst forms on Jurassic limestones, waving large structural surfaces adapted Neozoic formations of South Dobrogea. There are also north (Macin Mountains, Hills Tulcea and Babadag), a set of forms of sedimentation (inselberguri, aprons erosion) and the substrate loess forms of settlement and sufoziune.

Dobrogea Plateau are the main subdivisions of the North Dobrogea Massif and South Dobrogea Plateau, separated by Harsova-Capu Midia line. North Dobrogea Massif is taller, with a varied relief and a general inclination from the Danube to the sea. Consists of Macin Mountains (also known as the Pricopan) Peak Niculitel Tulcea Hills (continue with porch Agighiol) Nalbant Depression, Babadag (stretched from the Danube to the Black Sea, with maximum altitude of 401m), Plateau Casimcei consisting of green shale (the maximum altitude 325m), continued Hamangia porch, Jurassic limestones intersected by a small river Casimcea generated complex karst (caves from the mouth of Dobrogea and "key" Dobrogea). Sometimes Casimcei Plateau is considered a separate major subdivision of Dobrogea, the same rank with the other two and called Central Dobrogea. South Dobrogea Plateau is lower (below 200m), is widely curly after Sarmatian limestone folds and tilts from the sea to the Danube. Have a strong endorheic valleys. South-west, with maximum altitudes of 204m, generically called "Deliorman" (continuing into Bulgaria). Subdivisions are high littoral zone, Medgidia Plateau (Valley of Carasu) Negru Voda and Plateau Plateau Oltina changed into.

Not too much, not too little. God bless you!

Family

Hello dear readers! It's Sunday, so today we'll focus a little attention to God's institutions.

We therefore speak today about the importance of family. Although the view of many, is the Church is the supreme institution where people can approach God, but the reality is not like this: the family is actually highest in rank and also the oldest. And as an idea, you can even start thinking about the world, at a time when on the Earth only Adam and Eve lived. They were there a particular place where you talk to God? No! They had only each other and living God-centered and of course they were sinless and easier, obviously, to have so close a connection with the Lord. But the bottom line is that they did not have to follow a particular program, but to love God and the one with whom he lives.

In other words, considering the fact that God loved them both much, they both loving Creator, Adam loved Eve and Eve loved Adam, we can imagine a kind of love triangle in which each side is of double direction of travel. But that was then! Now, however, families have more members and everyone has to love everyone else and everyone to live God-centered. Thus we could imagine so, but that is a diamond that have drawn including its diagonals. And again, all sides and diagonals have two-way scroll.

So, the family is the most important place where everyone has to grow and develop in love and harmony, centered on God.

I hope you enjoyed reading these few lines. God bless you!

Polo in Romania

Hello dear readers! Today I will present you an article that I just got over it because is very beautiful and is drawn directly from the appropriate source.

How and when playing polo appeared in our country? Quite late, compared to other countries in Central, or West of our continent, about the end of the third decade. First form of entertainment (and entertainment) of swimmers at the end of training or competitions. Pull the two gates in water immediately appear a leather ball, similar to that used by players and teams made up on the spot. By 1931 - Romanian Swimming Federation was established on 21 December 1930 - may not be an organized activity.polo

Exists today in Romania old specialists say that the first European Championship Polo organized in 1926, in Budapest, was present and selected our country. Consulting all official documents to premiere this competition, I found confirmation required. Only in the press of the time in 1928 I could meet a note about the first official game, which opposed selectionatele Oradea and Cluj and ended indecisively: 3-3. A year later, in Cluj, was held the first match between two club teams: University-MSE Tg. Mures 8-6. And in 1930, the same band of students simply blow Cluj - 12-1 (6-0) - a team of TCR Bucharest -'s.

Bucharest, Oradea, Cluj, Tg. Mures Timisoara - these were cities that occurred first polo team, composed mostly of swimmers. In 1932, Cluj University met again on MSE Tg. Mures, defeating 4-1.

A sports Almanac 1933 National Championships reminds us conduct swimming (swimming, water polo and diving) to Kisseleff (from the road) in Bucharest, on days 3,4 and 5 September. Polo, the winner was awarded a trophy called "FA Cup". The first day: M.S.E. Tg. P.T.T Mures. Bucharest 4-1 (3-1) and ILSA C.F.R Timisoara. Bucharest 6-1 (2-0). Surprisingly, sport game with student, university Cluj had not! The next day was the sport among the students in the match with poloistii forfaiteze Mures. So the final opposite the last day of competition on MSE Tg. Mures and ILSA. Timisoara were players techniques, but slower and could not oppose vigorous poloisti Mures, 4-0 winners (2-0). At M.S.E. then played Szigyarto, Vance, Schwartz, Henselman, Kovacs, Muller and Daroczi that I could meet and swim among the protagonists races and colors ILSA, they were machines Bader, Molnar, Chefer, Ravasz, Fischer, Lustig and Freund. Finally reissued the following year Muresenilor success (3-2) were obtained at the end of a fierce battle.

Source: Federatia Romana de Polo

Ready! Maybe we cand do ome sport today! God bless you!

I.C. Bratianu

Hello dear readers! Today is a beautiful Thursday and as as you probably used to know we’ll an overview of a personality this day.

IC Bratianu was born in Pitesti on June 2, 1821 and died in flower village in Arges County on May 16, 1891. He was a Roman politician, brother of Dumitru C. Bratianu. He attended primary school in Pitesti having as teacher Nicholas Simonida. He joined the Wallachian army in 1838 and visited Paris to study. Returned to Wallachia and took part, along with his friend, CA Rosetti and other prominent politicians, the Romanian uprising of 1848, the prefect of police in the provisional government of that year.

After restoring Russian and Ottoman, shortly afterward, moved into exile, fleeing to Paris, the French wanted to influence public opinion in favor of the proposed union and autonomy Danubian principalities.

He was initiated into Freemasonry as a brother, Dumitru Bratianu in 1846 in Paris Athenaeum Lodge stranger, then Rose Lodge affiliates perfect silence that is granted on 14 July 1847, Master degree. In 1848 he affiliated Brotherhood Lodge Bucharest, then return to Paris, where he will be arrested after a few years to participate in the attack against Napoleon III. Returns to Bucharest and founded in 1857, together with other brothers and they return from exile, Lodge Star of Danube. [1]

During the reign of Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1859-1866), Bratianu was a prominent liberal leader. He attended the deposition of Cuza in1866 and the choice of Prince Carol of Romania, whose reign had several ministerial appointments over the next four years. He was arrested for complicity in the revolution of 1870, but released shortly.

In 1876, aided by Constantin A. Rosetti, formed a Liberal cabinet, which remained in power until 1888, the Minister during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877, the Congress of Berlin, forming the Roman Kingdom, the revision of the constitution and other reforms .

After 1883, Bratianu was the only leader of the Liberals, with the help of CA Rosetti friend and political ally of and for nearly forty years.

Apart from being a Romanian politician during the critical years 1876-1888, was a writer IC Bratianu. His political pamphlets in French: Memoire sur l'empire d'Autriche dance in question d'Orient (1855), Reflexions sur la situation (1856), Memoire sur la situation from Le Trait depuis Moldavie of Paris (1857) and The Question religieuse en Roumanie (1866) were well received in Paris.

He had eight children with Bratianu Market: flowers, missing only three years, Sabina (1863-1941, married to Dr. Constantin Cantacuzino), John (1864-1927, five times Prime Minister's largest and politician Romanian state), Constantin (1867-1950, civil engineer and agronomist, the last president of PNL), Vintila (1867-1930, Prime Minister, Mayor of the Capital modernizer, Mary (1868-1945, poet Ion Pillat mother), Tatiana (1870-1940) and Pia (1872-1946, married Alimanesteanu).

I expect youtomorrow too to present you an article in the sports world.

God bless you!

Parliament Palace

Hello dear readers! As I promised I will present you today a very important momnument for Romania! Therefore talk about Parliament Palace, or as it is also called as House of People.

Parliament Palace in Bucharest, Romania, measuring 270m by 240m, 86m high and 92m below ground. It has 12 levels and another 8 ground surface. According to the World Records Academy, Parliament House is the largest civilian administrative building for use as a surface in the world, most expensive administrative building in the world and the heaviest building in the world, going three times in Guinness World Records. Parliament House building is situated in the central part of the city (sector 5), the place that today is called Arsenal Hill, surrounded by Spring Street to the west and northwest, UN Avenue north of Liberty Avenue to the east and Route 13 September in the south. It is 10 minutes away from Unirii Square and 20 minutes from North Station (bus 123).

Hill where today is the Palace of Parliament is generally a creation of nature, with an initial height of 18 m, but Liberty Avenue side is raised artificially.

After the earthquake of March 4, 1977, Nicolae Ceausescu sought a site to develop a very large investment. He took the idea of ​​King Charles II in 1935, whose project was provided in the Chamber of Deputies on Arsenal Hill building. This project was designed by the greatest architects of the time. In 1938 he announced the start of demolition in order to open this pin. World War II came and things remained only on paper until 1983, when he started building the Parliament House, the official ceremony took place fundamental stone of the settlement on June 25, 1984.

The building has a usable area of ​​330,000 m², joined in "Guinness World Records" under "Administrative Buildings" at # 2 in the world after the Pentagon, and in terms of volume of 2,550,000 m³ of his people, 3rd in the world after the missile assembly building space from Cape Canaveral in Florida and Quetzalcoatl Pyramid in Mexico. For comparison it may be mentioned that the building exceeds 2% volume of Cheops pyramid in Egypt, and therefore some sources characterizes as one "Pharaoh".

Began during the Communist regime (calling themselves "Golden Age" of Romania and violently removed by the Revolution of 1989), the so-called Project Bucharest was an ambitious project of Ceausescu began in 1978 as a replica of the city Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. A project of systematization existed since the 30s (the time of Charles II) for the Union - Arsenal Hill.

After the earthquake of 1977 Nicolae Ceausescu ordered the "reconstruction" of Bucharest as a new town by itself. In the years 1978-79 there was a national competition for rebuilding city. The contest lasted nearly four years and was won by Anca Petrescu, a young architect only 28 years old, who was named chief architect of this project exceptionally controversial.

The yard itself began in 1980 with the demolition of over 7 km ² in the old city center and the relocation of over 40,000 people in this area. Of missing buildings include Vacaresti Monastery, Brancovenesc Hospital, National Archives, Republic Stadium, etc.. The works were made with forced labor conscripts, and the cost was minimized.

This project of reconstruction of the city, contained a number of buildings such as Parliament House - House Republic, Ministry of Defence, Radio House, Marriott Hotel - Guest House, House of the Romanian Academy, Spring Park and Union Boulevard - Victory of Socialism.

In 1989 the building costs were estimated at U.S. $ 1.75 billion, and in 2006 to 3 billion.

There are three vertical registers, which correspond also the distinct functional areas.

The building has about 1,000 rooms, 440 offices, over 30 halls and rooms, four restaurants, three libraries, two underground parking, a concert hall.

Name halls and salons of Palace of Parliament were elected after 1989, evoking events in the history of the Romanian people and personalities known worldwide.

Most are related to Roman aspiration for unification and the history of parliamentarianism in Romania.

I propose you to continue in the next 2-3 Wednesday with the presentation of the most important rooms of this magnificent monument.

God bless you!

Eastern Carpathians

Hello dear readers! A new day on Tuesday, we have a new geographical presentation, this time closer to what we learn in school.

Eastern Carpathians mountain is one of the major segments of the Carpathian Mountains, and is in Romania, Ukraine, Slovakia and Poland. Just as the name indicates, Eastern Carpathians are found in the eastern part of the mountain chain, featuring a wide variety of rocks, aspects geophysical, geological and morphological heights, afforestation, flora and fauna.

Are within the limits:

North: Subcarpatii Beskizi in Poland

Eastern Plateau Subcarpatii Beskizi in Ukraine and Moldova Moldova Subcarpatii

West: Color Michalovce-Nowy Sącz-Tarnów, Depression hills of Transylvania (DCT), West Hills West Plains

South Subcarpatii of curvature and Prahova Valley

Between these limits, have a number of features of the landscape which distinguishes them from other branches Carpathian such as:

values ​​are medium altitudes, maximum heights exceeding 2000 m (Rodna Mountains and Calimani) or close to this altitude (Ciucas Mountains, Maramures Mountains and Ceahlau)

have parallel ridges, oriented NW-SE direction (north and center) or "curved" (in the south)

consist of three parallel stripes reflect geological structure of the substrate:

a) in the west there is a line of volcanic mountains

b) in center, mountains made of hard rocks (predominantly crystalline schists)

c) in the east and south, mountains made of folded sedimentary rocks (called "flysch" = specific geological formation, composed of folded sedimentary layers)

are fragmented by numerous depressions (some very large, such as Brasov and Maramures), valleys and passes

have various forms of relief, such as volcanic landscape (with craters, cones and dishes), especially in Calimani, Gurghiului and Harghita glacial relief (Rodna Mountains), a specific relief due to rocks (especially in massive Ceahlau and Ciucas )

karst caves and gorges in the Curvature Carpathians

In the Eastern Carpathians are three major groups of mountains:

Maramures and Bukovina Carpathians, or northern group

Moldova Carpathians Transylvania or station group

Curvature Carpathians or southern group

North Eastern Carpathians group includes the following subdivisions: Mountain Oas, Gutai Mountains, Tibles, Maramures Mountains, Mountains Suhard, Bargau Mountains, Rodna Mountains with the highest peak here, Pietrosu 2303 m, Oas River Basin Tour, Maramures Depression on rivers Tisa, Iza and Viseu, in Bistrita Dorna Depression Depression liceale on Moldova, Prislop 1416 m, Şetref Pass, Tihuta Step, Step Mestecanis.

In Group Centre are: Calimani pointing Pietrosu of 2100 m, Gurghiului Mountains, Harghita Mountains, Mountains Ciomatu, Giurgeu, Hasmas Mountains, Mountains Ciuc Nemira Mountains, Mountains Bistrita Ceahlau Mountains, Mountains pen, Stanisoara Mountains, Mountains Gosmanu, Berzunti Mountains, Olt River Ciuc Depression, Depression Giurgeu river Mures River Basin Comanesti Trotus, Mures Spring Step, Step Bucin, Oituz Step, Step Tusnad.

In the southern group are Intorsurii Mountains, Mountains Bretcu, Barsa Mountains and Piatra Mare trained in Postavaru, Vrancea Mountains Buzau Mountains formed from Penteleu Siriu Podu Horse, Ciucas Mountains, Baiu Mountains, Brasov Depression Olt rivers and Black River, Depression Intorsura Buzau Buzau River, Step Predeal Bratocea, Step Oituz.

Tomorrow we'll talk about a representative momument for Romania.

God bless you!