Pieces of history in the PDF published here [Save Target As...] – this is the Investment Incentive Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of Romania and it marks the presence of OPIC (Overseas Private Investment Corporation) in Romania – 06-30-1992.
OPIC is an independent U.S. government agency whose mission is to mobilize and facilitate the participation of U. S. private capital and skills in the economic and social development of less developed countries and areas, and countries in transition from nonmarket to market economies.
OPIC assists U.S. companies by providing financing (from large structured finance to small business loans), political risk insurance, and investment funds. OPIC complements the private sector in managing risks associated with foreign direct investment and supports U.S. foreign policy.
The primary investment focus in Romania consists of equity investments in consumer products, financial services, and real estate, activities directed by New Century Capital Partners, L.P. In the last years they also focused on new media – during the last election campaign, they supported Traian Basescu who indeed was elected president.
The last OPIC Strategic Plan is for 2003-2008, and new chapter will be written in 2007 as Romania entered the EU on the 1st of Janurary. They already started to sell 
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The creator of the water commented that “Bling H2O is to bottled water what Rolls Royce is to automobiles; a premium product with premium packaging that merits a premium price. Bling is a stand-alone beverage as well as the perfect compliment to your favorite cocktail.”
Manufacturer: Bling Beverages, LLC;
New Product Trend: Upscale, exclusive packaging design for bottled water;
Packaging Description: Bling H20 is the first ever bottled water that is decorated with genuine Swarovski crystals. The runway model-like thin, tall, frosted glass bottles give the beverage a luxurious appeal. The product successfully demonstrates etched glass, screen print and crystal application;
Glass Container Supplier: Saint-Gobain Containers and Vitro Packaging;
Prices range: from $24.00 to $40.00 (depending on the bottle) but it can reach over $90 in a respected club;
Website: Bling H2O, http://www.blingh2o.com
Next big business to come: premium luxury ice for the Eskimos
This is not a coincidence.
On the 1st of January 1970, the Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC.
Wiki: Unix time, or POSIX time, is a system for describing points in time: it is the number of seconds elapsed since midnight UTC on the morning of January 1, 1970, not counting leap seconds. It is widely used not only on Unix-like operating systems but in many other computing systems. It is not a true encoding of UTC time, but is sufficiently similar to a linear representation of the passage of time that it is frequently mistaken for one. The main complication is that UTC accounts for leap seconds, while Unix time does not.
Of course, that there are problems that lay ahead. The greatest one is called “The Unix Time “Apocalypse” .
The end of Unix Time will occur on January 19, 2038 03:14:07 GMT. On January 19, 2038 03:14:08 GMT all computers that still use 32 bit Unix Time will overflow. This is know as the “Year 2038 problem” and I think that trafic.ro is trying to say something: the end is near!!!
Anyway, I’m the first site owner in history to have visitors from 1970’s – even before the Internet was invented (an even before I was born) – and I thank Netbridge for choosing me to see “the light”
The tag is about the 5 vices I have so you can imagine how hard this is for me (because I don’t smoke, I don’t drink coffee, don’t watch TV and so on… although I’m not a Mormon or samfin’). Let’s see:
1. The Internet – my computer always on, always connected – I have to blink very often and sometimes I have red eyes
2. The Telephone – I had to change my ringtone into something more relaxing – now, when I get a phone call is like relaxing in a concert hall – I don’t know how much I speak every month and I hope I’ll never see the bills;
3. Wine drinking since I started vinul.ro and had Cezar, Vali and Catalin in my blogroll;
4. Pike fishing in the Danube Delta – every time I get in a boat, I feel the adventure and I feel my blood pumping: pike fishing is spectacular and I’m usually on the Bogdaproste Lake (btw, Sorin Ovidiu Vantu has the coolest boat around – 2 large Mercury engines + 1 for steering, fishing chair, sonar, etc. – It’s like a tuned race boat made for fishing).
5. Finally, maybe a major vice is that I can’t find other vices (I guess I consider them just a way of life).
For the first time, the advertising/pr agencies were very intrusive in the netoo group (you can imagine the blogging phenomenon and the pressures they go through) – I know at least 3 “nests” planning to recruit bloggers for their clients and netoo is the best place to come for the moment.
But who cares … if you want to find out more more about the last netoo meeting, check out Gramo’s World (they wrote the keywords and keyphrases of the evening), Ionut (he has some 10x rules) and also Ana (the official photographer ).
