Hunting

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Frank was excited about his new rifle and decided to try bear hunting. He spotted a small brown bear and shot it. Right after, there was a tap on his shoulder and he turned around to see a big black bear. The black bear said, „That was my cousin and you’ve got two choices… Either I maul you to death or we have sex.”

After considering briefly, Frank decided to accede to the latter alternative. Even though he felt sore for two weeks, Frank soon recovered and vowed revenge.

He headed out on another trip where he found the black bear and shot it. Right after, there was another tap on his shoulder. This time a huge grizzly bear stood right next to him. The grizzly said, „That was a big mistake, Frank. That was my cousin and you’ve got two choices. Either I maul you to death or we have rough sex.” Again, Frank thought it was better to cooperate.

Although he survived, it took several months before Frank finally recovered. Outraged, he headed back to the woods, managed to track down the grizzly and shot it. He felt sweet revenge, but, then, there was a tap on his shoulder. He turned around to find a giant polar bear standing there. The polar bear looked at him very sadly and said, „Admit it Frank, you don’t come here for the hunting, do you?”

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Educato, an interactive preparation platform for national exams, offers an accessible alternative to traditional private tutoring through exam simulations, instant feedback, and grade estimation

Educato - platformă educațională bazată pe inteligență artificială

The AI-powered platform already used by 115,000 students is launching personalised resources to support students in preparing for the March National Assessment mock exams

  • Educato is launching personalised preparation resources for 8th-grade students, designed for the March 2026 National Assessment mock exam.
  • The platform functions as a “digital tutor,” offering a comprehensive learning ecosystem: exam simulations, step-by-step explanations, and structured theory, an accessible alternative to traditional private tutoring;
  • Over 100.000 students had registered by December 2025, with an additional 15,000 joining in the first six weeks of 2026;
  • January 2026: almost 10.000 users users spent over 43,000 hours preparing for exams;
  • Students have answered nearly 25 million questions and studied daily for up to 309 consecutive days;
  • Students benefit from instant feedback and weekly exam simulations under real testing conditions, with automated grading and anonymous nationwide rankings;
  • Approximately 200,000 students will take the National Assessment mock exam on March 16, and Educato’s data shows that structured preparation reduces anxiety and improves performance.

Bucharest, 19th February, 2026 Educato, an AI-powered educational platform that provides interactive preparation tools for exams such as the National Assessment, the Baccalaureate, university entrance exams, and the Medical Residency exam, is offering 8th-grade students personalised preparation resources for the March National Assessment mock exam. Educato functions as a “digital tutor,” integrating a comprehensive learning ecosystem that includes mock-style tests, step-by-step explanations, and structured theory, serving as an accessible alternative to traditional private tutoring. The platform offers two pricing plans: the first three days are free of charge, after which the subscription costs RON 70 per week or RON 140 per month, less than the cost of a single private tutoring session.

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Duolingo

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Duolingo is a very nice app to learn languages.

I read some negative comments on learning German with it.

Still, I find it useful.

What I’d consider changing:

  • I’d consider not changing the rules of the game while playing; (for example, changing the types of statistics shown, or allowing/not allowing avatars, or changing the way the point systems work)
  • I’d allow for more customization;
  • I’d allow for an „incognito” mode (not to be found in the list of people on the platform);
  • I’d increase the number of lessons for Latin.

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Romania is hosting for the first time the prestigious international Cambridge debate tournament for high school students

Romania is hosting for the first time the prestigious international Cambridge debate tournament for high school students

This elite educational event brings together 96 students in a competition that will send 4 high school students to the final round of the contest in Cambridge

  • Cambridge Union Schools is taking place in Romania for the first time on February 21 and 22;
  • The competition is held in English, in the university-level British Parliamentary format;
  • The top two teams from Romania qualify for “Finals Day” on March 21, 2026, at the Cambridge Union Hall;
  • The Bucharest final takes place on Sunday, February 22, at the Palace of Parliament, in the presence of Minister Dragoș Pâslaru;
  • Romania thus joins the global academic debating circuit alongside the United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Canada, Dubai, Tunisia, Australia, and New Zealand;
  • The four qualified students will speak from the same lectern used by the Dalai Lama, Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Bill Gates, and Stephen Hawking.

Bucharest,  February 17th, 2026: Romania is hosting, for the first time, the prestigious international high school debating tournament “Cambridge Union Schools,” organised under the auspices of the Cambridge Union – the largest student society at the University of Cambridge and the oldest debating society in the world, founded in 1815. This marks the first time an official tournament organised under a Cambridge license is being held in Romania.

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Between concerns about conflicts and financial pressure, Romanian consumers continue to demand sustainable solutions from brands

long-term environmental responsibility, ecological balance and conservation, sustainable development practices

Kantar study: how brands should approach sustainable marketing in a context of geopolitical tensions and growing economic pressures.

Study: Building effective sustainability marketing in 2026 »

BUCHAREST, February 12: Growing concerns about war, security and economic pressure are increasingly taking up people’s mental space, making them feel exhausted rather than disinterested in climate issues. The Sustainability Sector Index 2026 study  conducted by Kantar, a global leader in advanced marketing analytics and analytics with integrated AI, shows that, although the level of climate concern has decreased slightly compared to last year, the demand for brands that generate a positive impact on the environment and society remains strong.

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How to mass-call prospects?

Esther Vargas - Smartphones

In Jan. 2025, I founded DATE INSUFICIENTE S.R.L..

I had to leave a phone number/email, and I gave a real one.

Somehow, my email/phone became accessible to various service providers, and I kept getting calls/WhatsApp messages/emails to be contacted.

The most annoying part was receiving lots of Spam (from my perspective) calls.

I did like the solution of one service provider – they called just one time (others kept repeating), and put a question:

„Our company name is X and we do Y; Press 1 if you’d like a consultant to call you back; Press 2 if you want to stop from ever calling you again”.

That’s it, one call, with an option to unsubscribe.

I liked their option.

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European response to cyber physical threats in the food industry. The ACT4FOOD project officially launched

bw European response to cyber physical threats in the food industry. The ACT4FOOD project officially launched

Romania is part of the project through June Communications, a key partner in the European consortium

Nicosia, February 10, 2026. The European project ACT4FOOD – Advanced Cybersecurity Tools for Critical Food Supply Chains announces the official launch of its activities, with the main objective of strengthening the cyber resilience of the European food chain, focusing on food supply chain, from farm to fork.

The project, which brings together 11 partners from 8 countries over 36 months, is funded by the European Union through the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL), under the call DIGITAL-ECCC-2024-DEPLOY-CYBER-07, and is managed by the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre (ECCC).  Among the work package coordinators is June Communications, which manages the communication, dissemination, exploitation, and standardization package.

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I’m not on Facebook!

i don't want to go through things that don't kill me but make me stronger anymore

I sometimes hear other people saying, „I’m not on Facebook! I don’t like the platform.”

But this is like saying, „I don’t like all the accounts people have on Facebook.”

There are billions of people; even if you select the top 0.01%, you still get a huge number of accounts that post things that might interest you.

I once posted the photo you see attached to this blog post. One person reposted the photo, and they got a reply: „But who’s asking you?”

Even if I don’t like the mechanics of Facebook, some notifications you can’t block, some ads you can’t skip, the difficulty in saving things, the way the video player works, or other things, Facebook is still a very important social network for me.

Why? Because of the people on it.

I don’t like newsletters, I prefer reading news on websites much more.

But there are some newsletters that are so well-made that I don’t want to miss a thing.

I use some messenger solutions that are rather obscure in Romania – Microsoft Teams, Signal. Even Telegram is rarely used. But I use all of these platforms because there are some people in there that I want to talk to.

Even TikTok – I don’t like the network, but I still have an account, because there are things in there that I want to see.

Combing back to „I’m not on Facebook!”, the answer is „But who’s asking if you like the platform or not? Just be there!”.

The conclusion? Be on Facebook, use newsletters, have a TikTok account, use obscure messaging media, not because you like the platform so much, but because there are people in there who are worth being there for.

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