to the late Amato and Chiara Stefanacci Bufalini She grew up in a large and loving family that included seven brothers and six sisters Anna was especially close to her twin sister where she was employed by GE Ohio Lamp Works It was there that she met her husband of 57 years She loved gardening and had a special talent for baking the most incredible cookies Family and friends will long remember her famous clothespin cookies which she baked for every wedding she attended Barb Shaffer Goncz) of Warren and Lori (Daniel) Tonne of Reynoldsburg; four grandchildren Andrew Tonne and Merritt (Joshua) Adkins; and several great-grandchildren Anna was preceded in death by her parents; husband Family and friends may visit and pay tribute to Anna 11 a.m at the Peter Rossi & Son Memorial Chapel of Warren Burial will be at a later date in All Souls Cemetery The family would like to express their gratitude to Dr and Ohio Living Home Health and Hospice for their kind and generous support Family and friends may visit www.peterrossiandsonfh.com to view this obituary sign the guest book and send condolences to the Baciu family | https://www.tribtoday.com | 240 Franklin Street SE She brings 11 years of dentistry experience and dedication to serving underserved communities Baciu joins the organization from Walmart Health where she has been instrumental in providing comprehensive oral healthcare to multicultural and multigenerational families Baciu's journey to Benevis is a testament of her commitment to expand access to quality dental care many patients have faced limited access to dental services Recognizing the importance of continuity in care Baciu’s transition to Franklin Dental & Braces ensures that her patients continue to receive the essential oral care they need Expanded Hours for Working Families: Understanding the challenges working parents face making it easier for families to schedule appointments without disrupting their work or school schedules Baciu’s ability to speak Spanish fluently is a significant asset It ensures that her Spanish-speaking patients receive dental care in their native language Comprehensive Care for All Ages: While Dr she is experienced in treating entire families and patients of all ages Her background in providing same-day crowns and bridges highlights her efficiency and dedication to patient convenience Community Engagement and Support: Born and raised in Romania Baciu has a deep understanding of the importance of accessible healthcare and through mission trips to Romania and Honduras underscores her dedication to making a positive impact on her patients’ dental health—especially in multicultural communities “I was born and raised in Romania and we didn't come from a lot My dad struggled his whole life with periodontal disease I have always been passionate about helping people who don't have access to care I look forward to making a difference in my patients’ dental health and lives,” said Dr Baciu’s expertise and her commitment to treating children and grandparents to provide comprehensive family dental care.” Said Dr “Her dedication to serving underserved communities aligns perfectly with our mission We are excited to see the positive impact she will have on our patients and the broader community.”  Baciu received her Doctor of Dental Surgery from Loma Linda University She will be practicing at Franklin Dental & Braces Dalton office where her extended hours and bilingual capabilities will significantly enhance patient care For more information or to schedule an appointment, please visit https://www.franklindentalgroup.com/ Feature Films Database Southern Mediterranean films database Scriptwriters European Film Schools Production Companies Distributors International Sales Submit a Film Industry Reports Co-Production Podcast Online Screenwriting Training Course Guided Course for Feature Film Writing Script Analysis Analysis of the potential of your series Cineuropa's Training Catalogue Film Festival Photographs Newsletter Photogalleries EUFCN Location Award Euro Film Fest 27 Times Cinema GoCritic! Advertise on Cineuropa Logos and Banners PRODUCTION / FUNDING Romania / Greece by Vassilis Economou 09/04/2025 - Set against Romania’s post-revolution backdrop the film uncovers a forgotten chapter of history while following a family’s journey towards reconciliation Y is the debut feature co-directed by Romanian actress Maria Popistașu and screenwriter Alexandru Baciu Set against the backdrop of post-revolution Romania the film uncovers a forgotten chapter of the nation’s history while telling a deeply personal story of reckoning and reconciliation Currently at its final post-production stage Y has participated in several key industry platforms and is gearing up for its release who have been living a carefree life thanks to the fortune of her grandmother Her sudden death disrupts the family’s fragile balance – especially for Olga who is haunted by a deathbed confession: the international adoption files Ileana handled after the Romanian Revolution are riddled with irregularities and the fates of several children remain unknown To clear her grandmother’s name and confront her own moral dilemma Olga is compelled to unearth painful truths and make peace with the past The duo previously co-directed the short The Seagull The film’s crew includes Carmen Tofeni as director of photography production designers Iulia Fulicea and Victor Fulicea Producer Anamaria Antoci, of Tangaj Production told Cineuropa: “Y presents a compelling perspective on legacy moral responsibility and the unseen costs of personal comfort What began as a reflection on inheritance evolved into a nuanced exploration of family dynamics and unresolved histories The film stands out for its courage in addressing a rarely discussed chapter in Romania’s recent past It is a project that challenges both its creators and its audience to re-examine the boundaries of personal accountability.” Y has been presented at major industry platforms The film will be distributed in Romania by Tribe Films Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive more stories like this directly in your inbox 02/05/2025Production / Funding – Italy Shooting begins on Walter Fasano’s Nino, a portrait of scoring maestro Nino Rota 02/05/2025Production / Funding – Belgium Wallimage is backing Michaël R Roskam's Le Faux Soir 30/04/2025Production / Funding – Italy The final clapperboard slams on Il falsario, starring Pietro Castellitto 30/04/2025Production / Funding – UK/France/Germany Sally Potter’s Alma to star Pamela Anderson and Dakota Fanning 29/04/2025Production / Funding – Spain Claudia Pinto finishes filming Morir no siempre sale bien 29/04/2025Production / Funding – Latvia The National Film Centre of Latvia unveils the recipients of its latest round of funding Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the most important daily or weekly news on European cinema Cannes 2025 Marché du Film AFCI runs its second annual Global Film Commission Network Summit at Marché du Film Festivals / Awards Czech Republic Czech Republic’s Anifilm goes sci-fi Distribution / Releases / Exhibitors Europe European Arthouse Cinema Day set to return on 23 November Cannes 2025 Marché du Film Indie Sales presents a three-star line-up at Cannes HOFF 2025 The Shadow and U Are the Universe win at Estonia’s Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival Crossing Europe 2025 Awards The New Year That Never Came and The Flats crowned at Crossing Europe Cannes 2025 Marché du Film Be For Films to sell Love Me Tender in Cannes Cannes 2025/Sponsored Latvia set to shine bright at Cannes, led by Sergei Loznitsa’s competition entry Two Prosecutors Las Palmas 2025 MECAS/Awards Manuel Muñoz Rivas and Joana Carro win awards at the eighth MECAS Cannes 2025 Marché du Film Playtime to present some high-impact and entrancing trump cards at Cannes Production / Funding Italy goEast 2025 Review: My Magical World Market TrendsFOCUSA busy spring festival season awaits the European film industry. 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to unbury the past and make peace with it “The idea of the film came to us before the pandemic I guess right after we co-directed our short The Seagull / Pescărușul my dream about directing met Maria’s wish to generate her own projects as a mean to alleviate ‘the phone that doesn’t ring’ syndrome that every actor has” Popistașu and Baciu used the method applied to all the scripts that Baciu wrote together with Răzvan Rădulescu and Radu Muntean for Muntean’s films After long discussions and working on treatment they shared the sequences equally and wrote them chronologically “The challenge was to manage to write together but after that “I cannot say that I wanted so badly to direct as I primarily wanted to play more and to write directing appealed to me because it seemed to allow me to keep control as much as possible over the initial idea and this is I guess the most surprising satisfaction that I had from this experience” representatives of Tangaj Production told FNE Y was shot in Bucharest in February – March 2024 It is expected to premiere in the summer – autumn of 2025 and Tribe Films will release it in Romania “No matter how hard and frustrating it is sometimes the satisfaction of generating a project completely is big enough to make you want to repeat it Alex Baciu co-wrote nearly all Radu Muntean’s feature films and also co-directed with him the documentary Vorbitor (2011) Click Here for Statements from European Film Organisations The Film New Europe (FNE) Association is the networking platform for film professionals in the CEE/SEE/Baltics region The webportal and FNE newswire was chosen as the MAIN TOOL to achieve the network’s objectives of the sharing of know how visibility of regional cultural diversity and finally the VOICE of the region FNE’s objectives include VISIBILITY for the region and AUDIENCES for films by providing a special focus on the region played for the University of Northwestern Ohio from 2014-18 before graduating with a degree in Business Administration and Management He finished his playing career as a two-time WHAC Regional doubles champion as well as a one-time Regional singles champion 3 nationally ranking in NAIA doubles play and was ranked as high as No Baciu also served as tennis pro at Creekside Tennis & Swim Club Thanks for visiting ! The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The Independent's journalism is supported by our readers When you purchase through links on our site Forget Count Dracula’s castle; Transylvania’s really frightful place is ‘haunted’ forest Hoia Baciu Sophie Buchan goes for a night-time stroll I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice The trees stop in a uniform oval where nothing grows and where “I found 60 people from Bucharest trying to open a gate into another dimension.” Romania’s second city in the depths of Transylvania It has been called the creepiest forest in the world It defies the investigations of soil scientists and attracts Romanian witches and people who try to cleanse the forest of evil through the medium of yoga the words “Transylvania” and “Halloween” conjure up a pre-Twilight Edward Cullen scaling the walls of his castle But tourists coming to Romania for a Dracula experience are likely to leave disappointed Romania is resistant to the Dracula legend the most explicitly Dracula-themed attraction has only a tenuous connection to Stoker’s creation plus the priggish feel of a National Trust property on a night-time tour of the Hoia Baciu Forest trying to find a real fright in autumnal Transylvania Named after a shepherd who went missing in the forest with a flock of 200 sheep Hoia Baciu came to international attention in 1968 when Emil Barnea photographed what he claimed was a UFO hovering over The Clearing What differentiates this story from other UFO claims is that Barnea had nothing to gain from reporting the sighting The Communist government equated a belief in the paranormal with madness and state-sabotage and Barnea lost his job in a country which had no support for the sacked visitors to the forest report strange symptoms – nausea the feeling of being watched – and the failure of electronic devices “Ectoplasms” are routinely seen by joggers brave enough to enter Alex shows us pictures of the forest photobombed by shadowy figures One shows a man in the traditional dress of northern Romania – a very local ghost Alex likes to maintain a healthy distance from the more full-on forest myths – like the story of the five-year-old girl who disappeared into the forest unchanged and in the same clothes - yet even he’s not immune to the legends of Hoia Baciu I’d asked whether we could camp in the forest overnight But it turns out Alex doesn’t like sleeping in the forest he and his friends kept being woken by “a very loud hoof noise like a horse or a particularly large deer” Every time they would stick their head out from the tent to investigate he slept in a hammock to get closer to whatever was causing the sound His visit was cut short when a bat smashed into his face We point our flashlights at misshapen trees – many here grow in zig-zag patterns or in spirals a phenomenon which has not been plausibly explained by any of the scientists who have come to investigate every single tree that spirals does so in a clockwise direction I ask Alex the creepiest thing that has happened to him on the tours He’d just got a massive tattoo of a demon on his chest “But the scariest thing happened to my colleague with a very morbid man who talked about his obsession with death how he enjoyed being with people as they die where 20 million people watched a documentary about ghost-hunting in Hoia Bacu in 2015 when they were contemplating starting a business taking tourists to the forest ‘Even locals are too scared to come to the forest foreigners will think you are going to take them to a dark creepy place then rip out their kidneys.’” Perhaps this is the portal to another dimension and Alex tells us to make a wish – some locals believe the “energy” of the forest can be used for good And now we emerge to see the skyline of Cluj-Napoca either – only a strange sense of fatigue experienced by another woman on the tour I remember Alex’s words before we set off: “The forest is only haunted if you bring your own ghosts.” Reach Cluj entirely by train: the Eurostar runs from London-Paris; change for a Paris-Munich service you can catch a sleeper train to Budapest and take an onward service to Cluj Napoca Wizz Air flies from London Luton to Cluj-Napoca Pension Déjà Vu has rooms from €40 per night Night-time tours of the forest with Alex Surducan cost £25 The pick-up point is in central Cluj-Napoca hoiabaciu.wixsite.com/project Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Young people that are driven and have a great work ethic are some of my favorite people to meet and talk to but the things that they accomplish are usually pretty amazing as well As one of the winners of this year’s SEMA Young Guns competition he has taken a stock 2006 Wrangler Sport and transformed it into a rig worthy of admiration Even better is the fact that he has done it all on a college student’s budget Alex Baciu with his 2006 Jeep Wrangler Sport Alex is a professional driver when not in class at Eastern Michigan University where he is studying to be a mechanical engineer He initially started the project with the intention of doing an 8.8-inch axle swap in the rear but it snowballed into one-ton axles and stretching the wheelbase to accommodate a coilover suspension “I figured that if I wanted to go this far Attention to detail and lots of personal touches really add to this build From that point on, the decision was made to take the Wrangler down to the frame and start fresh. The frame was sanded down and all of the stock mounting locations and brackets were removed and sanded smooth. From there, Alex used a Rock Krawler long arm upgrade kit to suspend the front newer style Dana 60 from a Ford super-duty a trussed GM 14-bolt was shaved and stuffed underneath “We used high-clearance control arms and we saw immediately that they were going to hit the frame So we decided that we would notch the frame for them to tuck into it That allowed us to get more up-travel and keep the Jeep lower so it doesn’t have to be a monster truck.” The front of the Jeep has been stretched three inches and the rear has had six inches added to accommodate the new axles and give the rig the stance and look that Alex prefers Fox shocks with remote reservoirs and fourteen inches of travel up front handle dampening duties while the same brand and diameter shocks with sixteen inches of travel got the nod for the rear. 40-inch Toyo mud terrain tires on beadlocks make sure there is plenty of grip going to the ground a selectable rear locker was in the works at the time of this article A Poison Spyder front cage and a custom DOM tube cage for the rear were also being finished up at the same time Alex had the entire tub off of the Jeep for welding A rear cargo area for recovery gear and other storage items should be complete by the time this story is published which give the Wrangler fourteen inches of front travel and sixteen in the rear The interior of the Jeep received custom-made seats and four-point harnesses for if things get topsy-turvy. On the engine side, the original 4.0-liter motor remains, but with the addition of a full Mishimoto cooling system, full PSC hydro-assist steering system Discussion continues between Alex and his girlfriend Ari regarding what to do with the motor for the Jeep moving forward Potential ideas have included making the current motor a stroker motor Alex is currently shying away from a possible LS build as he admitted feeling that “everyone does an LS The interior of the Jeep received custom-made seats and four-point harnesses by Topless Interiors You may have noticed by now that Alex describes all progress and decisions with the Jeep as being decided not just by himself but also with his girlfriend Ari providing input That’s because the two of them got together when the build started and they have worked on it together every step of the way “I’ve always had an interest in working on things I would be the one in the garage with my dad handing him tools and I would always be asking him how one thing worked with another not just what he was doing.” When Alex and Ari first met Alex was rebuilding the Jeeps’ transfer case and Ari just jumped right in “It was only like the second time that she had ever come over and she asked me what I was doing and then was handing me tools and helping and I just thought Alex and his girlfriend Ari have spent the past two years modifying the Jeep together I just love the way it pushes down on the tire but something like that is just cool from an engineering standpoint.” Alex is a big fan of the Currie Antirock bar Up next for this crew is a trip to the 2018 SEMA show and some additional travels In addition to creating a cool rig Alex also took third place in the 2018 battle of the builders young guns He took that third place finish as well as the feedback provided by the judges and made some improvements He then took first place at the four wheel Jamboree in Indianapolis and that earned them the trip to the SEMA show After putting so much work into the Jeep both Alex and Ari agree that it’s time to enjoy it for a while “I’ve always wanted to travel and this is just another way to do that I have my own Jeep and we’ll do a build on that too but right now we just want to enjoy this one for a while” “this coming year we just want to recoup all that build time and take it places From our perspective they have certainly earned it and it will be awesome to see what great things these two do in the future Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from Off Road Xtreme We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request We'll send you the most exciting Off Road articles We promise not to use your email address for anything but exclusive updates from the Power Automedia Network Baciu is a two-time NAU alumna who earned a master’s in educational leadership in 2019 and a doctorate if educational leadership in 2022 She currently works as a research program manager at Arizona State University She is the co-founder and co-director of the Arizona Cancer Evolution Center (ACE) Scholars Program and the Cooperation Scholars Program and the intersections between technology and higher education she served as a representative of the College of Education in the Graduate Student Government and was a working group member of the Impactful Research and Creative Activities team for the Strategic Roadmap Initiative with the Office of the President walked across the graduation stage in December I graduated with a doctorate in educational leadership from Northern Arizona University where I’ve earned both my master’s and doctorate degrees online Having experienced online education for my entire graduate education career I know firsthand how important mentoring is for online students and I’m excited to share what I’ve learned With a full-time job and a family to manage I enthusiastically seized the opportunity to earn my degrees online from NAU I was fortunate to form meaningful relationships with staff and faculty and pursue multiple opportunities that have enriched my educational experiences I never once felt like an outsider or like my experience was somehow lessened because I wasn’t attending classes on campus I would argue that my experience as an online student has been richer in many ways mostly due to the support and community I found in student organizations and by interacting with staff and faculty across the university in various capacities Online learning has been such a rich experience for me because of the faculty mentorship I sought and  received along the way My mentors were crucial in helping me reach my academic goals and stay on track throughout my degree programs whether it be by providing feedback on papers lending a listening ear or offering advice on academic topics and beyond and I know that I would not be where I am today without their help through my research and personal experience I’ve learned that there are several reasons why mentoring is so important for online students One of the benefits of mentoring is that it provides individualized support based on the mentee’s needs and goals you have someone who is invested in your success and who can provide you with tailored advice and guidance This is especially important for online students who may not have the same opportunities to interact with professors and peers on a regular basis Whether you’re struggling with a particular class or  feeling overwhelmed by the demands of your program your mentor can provide you with the support you need to get through it It is highly unlikely that a mentor has all the answers but she or he can actively listen and connect you with the resources you may need to succeed A mentor will often serve as a sounding board someone you can run ideas by and who can help you see and find various approaches Mentors can help you navigate the job market and connect with potential employers If you’re looking for advice on your post-graduate plans or tips on how to network effectively a mentor can share information about various opportunities They might even introduce you to their network providing you with further social and professional connections The most effective mentoring relationships thrive in an environment where both the mentor and the mentee have focused on creating a safe space for non-judgmental open and transparent conversations and brainstorms to happen online students appreciate being supported both in the psychological and emotional domain and the academic and career one Mentoring is beneficial to all students but perhaps even more so to online and non-traditional students who might have to work harder to navigate the hidden curriculum in higher education (aka the things you don’t even know you don’t know) As someone who has benefitted from mentoring relationships throughout my academic career I strongly believe in the power of mentoring to help individuals achieve their goals while pursuing an online education If you’re feeling 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Home   News   Article Magistrates have opted to keep a 23-year-old who assaulted his parents in prison Nichita Baciu is currently remanded in custody after admitting assaulting his two parents as well as causing criminal damage to their property on Sir Lewis Street in Lynn Baciu appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday via a remote video link from prison prosecutor Stephen Munton said that Baciu attended his parents’ home address assaulted them and made threats with a knife Mr Munton told the court that Baciu is at risk of further offending Magistrates decided to keep Baciu in custody until his sentencing Click here to read Your Local Paper & Lynn News e-editions Green said she eventually found out that Baciu told his friends he would marry her one day after they met for the first time "I thought that was funny because at first I saw him as one of my little sister's friends that had a crush on me," she said.  Baciu kept coming up with excuses to come around It wasn't until Green found out that Baciu went on a date with someone else that she realized she had feelings for him The two started officially dating on March 3 The local winery hosted an event where visitors could bottle up their own wine She had no idea that he had planned the proposal specifically during that weekend because he knew it was an event she would want to attend Baciu had coordinated with Green's little sister to have the bridge at the winery decorated with flower petals and for music to start playing the moment they walked onto it "I don't even remember what he said because I was so shocked," she said.  Green's little sister popped out from the bushes after flying in from Boston for the proposal.  the couple headed to a local wine bar to celebrate Baciu surprised Green again with 30 of their closest friends and family I didn't think so many people would be coming out of town to celebrate with us."  Green told Insider that she wasn't planning on doing an engagement photo shoot because it wasn't in her budget But then her cousin offered to take photos for free.  Although that specific 7-Eleven closed in 2021 Green and Baciu loved the idea of doing "something a little fun And having the shoot at 7-Eleven wasn't the only sentimental part of the day Green also decided to pay tribute to her mom by wearing her wedding dress.  "I thought it was just a fun way to be the favorite daughter The mermaid-style gown was designed with puffy sleeves and intricate beading all over Green said her mom bought the dress for about $300 and only had the dangling beads on the sleeves added as a fun detail.  "I remember growing up thinking my mom looked like the most beautiful woman in the world in her wedding dress," Green said.  Green's dad wore his suit with a black bolo tie and a rose to match his wife's bouquet.  Green wore her mom's wedding dress with the same pearl jewelry she wore on her wedding day She paired the look with white boots she bought at TJ Maxx Baciu wore his brown tuxedo with the same bolo tie Green's father wore in 1993 "It felt so cool and sentimental to give my mom that moment," Green said of wearing her mom's dress "We look like a younger version of my parents and that's what we were trying to do."  Green said her mom cried when she saw the pictures from the photo shoot for the first time It was even more special because none of her other sisters wore the dress for their weddings.  "I think it was very surreal for her because the dress fit me perfectly "I was really honored to give my mom that moment Green said arriving at the 7-Eleven in their photo-shoot looks made her believe in humanity again because everyone was so nice.  but everyone had such great energy," she said "The vibe was there and everyone was so kind The 27-year-old bride-to-be posted a TikTok video of the photos on March 11. The video has over 1 million views at the time of writing.  Green said that having the TikTok go viral has made her wedding-planning process even more fun.  "It was such a special moment for me, so for it to resonate with so many other people is amazing," she added. "It's been really fun to see other people excited for us too." BaciuMUNICH (Germany) - The Regular Season concluded on Wednesday with plenty of drama in the race for the next phase and more star-studded individual displays MUNICH (Germany) - The Regular Season concluded on Wednesday with plenty of drama in the race for the next phase and more star-studded individual displays It was the end of the road for some and a springboard into the Second Round for others and you can vote on which performance impressed you most in Gameday 6 below Taveion Hollingsworth is no stranger to the Top Performers lineup and the guard bowed out of the competition with Petrolina AEK on a high with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 6 steals in their 85-80 road victory at Karhu Basket Also making the lineup was Romanian big Catalin Baciu after recording 13 points and 13 rebounds to help CSM CSU Oradea advance with their 93-74 triumph over Group J winners Legia Warszawa Andreea Baciu is the first Chief Culture Officer at UiPath, the first Romanian unicorn She aims to translate organizational and individual needs into rapid action plans for high performance She talked to The Recursive about her management plan in the interview below We really strive to have a very transparent two-way dialogue with our people,” Baciu said Andreea has a background in Psychology and Human Resources in Romania She has been growing with the team since 2018 when she first collaborated with UiPath as an external coach as VP of Global Talent Development working with a multi-generational UiPath’s CCO has been endorsed as a facilitator of change and her methods are tailored to each employee.  In this interview, The Recursive discovered more about what it takes to be part of a unicorn team and how leaders of the future use automation to build great teams You will also learn about what generation constantly challenges the status quo of HR and why it is important to pay attention to the employee’s needs Over 1 million people from all over the world have learned about the tech ecosystem in Central and Eastern Europe thanks to The Recursive In order to keep our content free for everyone If you believe what we do is important and have the means to do so support us in giving a voice to Central and Eastern Europe with as little as €7 Every single contribution of yours helps us guarantee our independence and sustainable future we can keep on providing constructive reporting on the developments in the region give even more global visibility to our ecosystem and educate the next generation of innovation journalists and content creators Find out more about how your donation could help us shape the story of the CEE entrepreneurial ecosystem You can also support The Recursive’s mission with a pick-any-amount Subscribe to The Recursive Innovation Times Keep up with the innovation landscape in CEE every week By entering your email you agree to The Recursive’s Privacy Policy.* Address: Sofia 1504, 6 Shipka Str. 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bogeyman to jump out from behind a tree.” But far fewer people have even heard of Cluj-Napoca Alex’s sceptical take is that we have become so disconnected with nature so uncomfortable spending time in the woodsWe move haltingly stopping to study the woodland: verges of gypsy mushrooms waiting to be picked trees bent crooked into zigzags and skeletal branches twisted like braids of rope The unexpected element in this scene is that Hoia Baciu has an eerie touch Farmers in the valley swear the forest is haunted citing a tale of a shepherd who disappeared with more than 200 of his flock Another story tells of a five-year-old girl who got lost only to reappear five years later with no recollection of where she had been among them professors at the city’s Babeș-Bolyai University claim the woodland is a home to inexplicable paranormal activity After years of trying to make sense of it all so uncomfortable spending time in the woods that we give in to coincidence and let our imaginations trick us Maybe it’s the silence that makes me feel uneasy but by the time we retrace our steps to the trailhead The light has begun to fade when we arrive back in Cluj-Napoca Urban Transylvania … the view from Cetatuia ParkOn the Old Town’s compact easily navigable streets are numerous Gothic towers and enduring rocket-shaped spires Piaţa Unirii square introduces the city’s most famous architectural footprint where Transylvania first sowed the seeds of secession from Hungary in 1556 a royal edifice turned art gallery decorated with plenty of baroque pomp but the Old Town’s greatest trick is how it transforms at night to feel as modern and edgy as Berlin or Budapest fairy-lit bars and stripped-back bistros fill with younger people is the result of the city’s Silicon Valley-like potential Cluj-Napocans love to tell visitors about where their city is going and startups and blue chips have flooded in turning the medieval workhorse into a bona fide “Techsylvania” The only question now is where to find a decent drink The answer is nearby Joben Bistro a steampunk bar with just a touch of Rocky Horror Picture Show A miniature zeppelin hangs from the ceiling and the man behind the bar wears a Day of the Dead top hat and eyeliner bar manager Robert Nagy explains how Cluj has been reborn as a progressive it would say: ‘Open for business!’” Which it is – Cluj has recently bid for European Capital of Culture 2021 ‘A touch of Rocky Horror Picture Show’ … Joben Bistro in Cluj-NapocaAs I leave the bar I spot a full moon hanging over the streets and think back to the forest of Hoia Baciu with its strange emptiness a world away from the up-all-nighters partying in the bars around here that Transylvania’s reputation for ghosts and vampires has finally been put to the stake This is the archive of The Observer up until 21/04/2025 The Observer is now owned and operated by Tortoise Media In addition to stuffing my cranium with horror films I have an almost insatiable thirst for documentaries It doesn’t matter what subject the film covers — food and history are a few of my favorites — I’ll gladly consume anything that expands my horizons I’m always on the lookout for documentaries that explore the strange and unusual especially when the topic hasn’t been widely covered Filmmaker Paul Dadrian, with a little help from his Indiegogo campaign wants to explore a mystery set within the heart of Transylvania Once he has enough money to cover expenses Dadrian will piece together a very intriguing documentary entitled Hoia-Baciu Forest: Beyond the Legend Judging from the synopsis on the film’s campaign page one of the most mysterious places in the world lays a few kilometers away from the city of Cluj-Napoca also known as the “heart of Transylvania.” Locals nearby are familiar with the strange powers detained by the forest prompted them not to ask reckless questions when biologist Alexandru Sift began an intense study of the phenomena manifested there in an attempt to solve the mystery newspapers around the world published wonderful photos of a UFO that had just flown over the area The photos were studied in research institutes from Europe and the US Hoia-Baciu Forest has become a living legend Interested to learn more about the story behind Hoia-Baciu Forest: Beyond the Legend Have a look at the informative pitch video below And if you’d love to see this documentary come to fruition consider dropping some spare cash in the film’s digital collection plate [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9GdrjrTLrM&w=640&h=360] Categorized: with a quarter of employees already working from home so the crisis didnot change to many things The ecosystem allowed to switch very easy to work-from-home Vice President Global talent at UiPath said at Business Review’s Working Romania event ”We also had a heads up from colleagues in China so we mobilized to prepare for the crisis from a very early stage They work day and night and are so responsible that we have to launch challenges like “no more meetings Friday,” said Baciu In terms of customer support, UiPath offers over 400 case studies in the site that help companies better understand what needs to be done during this period. ” We also have courses through UiPath Academy, a free platform through which anyone can learn how to build their own software robot using RPA technology. We already have 550,000 students and 40,000 certified professionals on the platform,” says Baciu. ”What we do today: in our company the community was guided by the HR department but many initiatives and projects came from the employees Yoga or meditation sessions shared with colleagues the most important change is the change in employees priorities and how they work ”If until the crisis work-from-home was a benefit that many companies offered we should look at the time dedicated to working I think the norm of 5 working days a week will no longer be relevant and we will see people who say they want to work only 3 or 4 days a week And the human resources department as well as the entire community will have to build an ecosystem that integrates the new conditions,” says Andreea Baciu Work-from-home will be the norm as many companies from the service and tech industry will adopt it. Hubs like Mindspace will be the  main place where people gather, while big investments for offices or big buildings will be postponed or stopped. The strategic planning cycle will also change ”If in the past we had planning for 3-5 years the implementation cycle will be at most quarterly We will think in quarters rather than the years It is also a shift between what will happen globally and what will be done locally We will look and buy more at what is done locally and less at what comes from outside,” says Baciu Another change for companies will be the change of focus from higher and higher numbers in revenue and profit to sustainable figures that will allow them to survive for a very long time. 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incredible community of colleagues united by the same ethos – that of championing mutual understanding in UK-China relations through socially responsible research that tackles systemic inequalities I cannot wait to discover more about these topics by working alongside my colleagues at the MCI Social media directory FLETCHER -- Clemson basketball coach Oliver Purnell has had one overriding goal in his tenure -- build the Tigers into a team that can play with the Atlantic Coast Conference elite Thursday he picked up a player that may put Clemson in position to crash the ACC party in the future Veritas Christian Academy's standout junior Catalin Baciu verbally committed to the Tigers during a press conference in the drama room at the school "My name is Catalin Baciu and I am going to play for the Clemson Tigers," the 7-1 230-pound center said to a burst of cheers from the collection of media members Baciu expounded on his reasons for choosing Clemson Clemson also picked up a commitment from senior guard Jonah Baize who has accepted a walk-on position "Every since I was a little kid it's been my dream to play for a school in a conference of this magnitude," he said "Having someone like Catalin to join me there is invaluable." led Veritas to the National Association of Christian Athletes Division I National Championship game this past season 13 rebounds and four blocks per game during his junior campaign When asked what he can bring to the table for the Tigers "I will do the best I can to help them as much as I can I have a pretty good hook shot," he said with a smile has a soft touch in the midrange game and is a deft passer He is considered by many experts to be the second best player from North Carolina in the class of '08 behind Wake Forest bound Ty Walker "BoBo is a program changer," Veritas coach John Jordan said he is the kind of guy who can take Clemson into the upper echelon of the ACC "You just don't find seven-footers who do the things that BoBo does." turned down several Division II scholarship offers to play for Clemson 190-pound guard averaged 12 points per game and seven rebounds during his senior campaign Also honored at the press conference was 6-8 forward Paulius Skema Skema became the first Veritas athlete to sign an NCAA Division I scholarship when he signed with New Jersey Institute of Technology in November Baciu and Baize had a message for Clemson fans Baciu also had a message for the North Carolina Tar Heels Purnell will speak at Veritas' Winter/Spring athletic banquet Tuesday at Taylor Ranch in Fletcher Reservations can be made by calling 681-0564 Seyed Yashar Tolouei pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death in the death of Julia Baciu Julia Baciu was on her way to her Richmond Hill home with her boyfriend when their car was hit by Seyed Yashar Tolouei who was travelling 168km/h in a 50 km/h zone Seyed Yashar Tolouei will serve 5 years and 9 months killing Richmond Hill's Julia Baciu in 2018 crash and the information within may be out of date Only days after drunk driver Christopher Singh’s sentence of 5-1/2 years caused outrage online after he killed two people in 2016 another impaired driver has received a slightly higher sentence was sentenced to five years and nine months at Newmarket court after killing Richmond Hill’s Julia Baciu during a crash on Bayview Avenue and Woodriver Street almost a year ago Tolouie pled guilty to criminal negligence causing death resulting in some 11 charges being dropped dangerous driving causing death and failure to provide a breath sample The morning session saw Baciu’s family and friends reading victim impact statements to the court describing what they lost when Baciu’s life was taken The afternoon session saw Tolouie sentenced to the jail time and banned from driving for eight years in Canada 2018 after an uneventful evening when Baciu Coming from the other direction was Tolouie and his girlfriend Despite passing a York Regional Police officer who had pulled over another vehicle with cruiser lights flashing The crash caused such an impact that Lino’s vehicle was knocked meters away and wrapped around a light standard Baciu’s seat would later be found by paramedics wedged behind that of Lino’s Tolouie began screaming at paramedics who were treating Baciu that his broken finger needed treatment After he refused to give a breath sample a number of times he was released from prison on bail only to return to the scene and give an interview to Global News falsely explaining that not only had he not been impaired said although he appreciates the court system he believes sentences need to be more forceful “It’s so hard now to have comments,” he said “I appreciate the Canadian justice system They should increase the penalties for these people who was born in Iran before his family moved to Qatar as a small boy is a permanent resident of Canada and as a result is now subject to deportation proceedings He told the court he suffered PTSD from the treatment he faced as a child at the hands of what his lawyer told the court was his abusive father who knew many languages and was attending university Justice David Rose quoted Justice Michelle Fuerst who said during the Marco Muzzo trial three years ago “that the message that every drinking driver is a potential killer .. “The people of York Region are entitled to travel on roads safely,” he added explaining the courts have a role in ensuring that a message is delivered to would-be impaired drivers Rose decided to go with the Crown’s suggestion of five years and nine months rather than the defence’s suggestion of five years and six months Drunk driver Christopher Sing was sentenced to 5-1/2 years in prison after he killed Inoka Athuraliya-Liyana-Waduge Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to 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A 1920’s era movie palace from the inside out. #boydtheatre A photo posted by Meghan Baciu (@kodiax) on May 12 It’s likely you’ve been able to have a few peeks inside the demolished 1920s movie palace since March (that’s not including the Art Deco lobby, which is being kept of course) but we haven’t been able to take a good look around the site from the inside…until now that is Photographer Meghan Baciu has posted some photos taken inside the former Boyd Theatre to her Instagram account, which, let’s be honest here, is the perfect vicarious excursion into a neat place that will (soon?) be replaced by more apartments and retail So join us on this second-hand urbex trip and be thankful you didn’t suffer any bug bites as Baciu Boyd Theatre, after. A 1920’s era movie palace from the inside out. #boydtheatre A photo posted by Meghan Baciu (@kodiax) on May 12 After. #boydtheatre A photo posted by Meghan Baciu (@kodiax) on May 12 After. #boydtheatre from the opposite side of the room, standing on the stairs. A photo posted by Meghan Baciu (@kodiax) on May 12 From the projection room. #boydtheatre A photo posted by Meghan Baciu (@kodiax) on May 12 Spiral staircase, #boydtheatre on its last leg. A photo posted by Meghan Baciu (@kodiax) on May 12 Where to Live If You Love to Shop ’til You Drop Where to Find Family-Size Apartments in Philly Living in Conshohocken: A Neighborhood Guide Analytics software operator SAS has appointed Stefan Baciu as senior sales manager for Romania Baciu will be responsible for executing the strategic direction and new business priorities of SAS in the markets of Romania and Republic of Moldova “Stefan’s uniquely broad market expertise is a great addition to SAS and its customers We look forward to Stefan’s contribution to SAS’ long history of continuous revenue growth and clientele expansion,” said Nikos Peppas “It is truly a privilege to work for a company that for more than 40 years has dedicated its entire focus to advanced analytics I very much look forward to joining a great team that is highly knowledgeable and has a wealth of hands-on experience from successful projects I see a great potential in the area of advanced analytics big data and emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning and Internet of Things for companies that are open to embrace this new wave of technological evolution We will continue our work to deliver proven solutions that drive innovation and improve performance and I am really happy that we already have a strong customer base that trusts us and see great results from our partnership,”  Baciu said TorontoMan convicted in deadly 2018 Richmond Hill crash sentenced to more than 5 years in jailBy Katherine DeClerq - CTV News TorontoPublished: August 30, 2019 at 2:12PM EDT Twitter feed ©2025 BellMedia All Rights Reserved Steaua Bucuresti was one of the Widzew Łódź's rival in the group along with Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund who became Steaua's player just before the beginning of 96-97 season got a chance to show his skills to European audience The official page of RTS Widzew Łódź proudly presents the interview in which the Romanian player reveals his memories about that time followed by opinions on recent situation of football in his country Bartosz Koczorowicz: It has been almost 20 years since Widzew Łódź and Steaua Bucuresti played together in UEFA Champions League group stage Throughout all those years you were representing several football clubs from different countries but with the end of season 2014-2015 you have stepped down as the coach of Concordia Chiajna Marius Baciu: I am working on a new project at the moment I am also in talks with few clubs from abroad I can say that I am open to receiving offers from Poland as well I don't want to reveal much before I sign the agreement Speaking about the beginning of your career - as a youth player of Gaz Metan Medias it would be natural to start the professional career in a mother club your first match as a senior player took place in the 1992-1993 season in Inter Sibiu - the local opponent's team - At that time Inter was playing in the top division in Romania (Liga I) That match you have mentioned was in fact the only one in that season I was only 17 years old when I made a debut in the highest level in my country but after couple years the club started having financial problems which led to relegation followed by closure another years later Inter was relegated in the 1995-1996 season you became their player in the next season That must have been a significant change for such a young player like you: from fighting against relegation to competing for trophies and having an opportunity to show oneself in Europe - Steaua was mainly interested in young and talented players and I was already playing for the Romanian U-21 national team Probably that was the reason why I became a Steaua player but because of the already mentioned financial problems in this club I have decided to accept the offer I was given but no one created any problems with my transfer Did you feel any pressure because of this situation The expectations have grown much in a very short period of time especially because I was already playing on the international level as a youth After the first match against Club Brugge I have managed to become the first-squad player I have spent six years in Steaua and for the whole time I missed less than 10 matches because of sitting on the bench or being injured What I also remember is that I was suspended while Steaua was playing the away match against Widzew in Champions League On the road to the UEFA Champions League group stage Did you want to meet specific teams before the draw of the groups took place All the teams at this phase of the tournament were strong Many players had left Steaua before the beginning of the season This was a chance for such young players like me at that time as they replaced the leavers in the squad Atletico Madrid was the greatest favourite of the group in our eyes facing any team in Champions League was a challenge for us we said to each other that we had nothing to lose We did know much about Widzew to be honest from the very beginning we were treating all the teams in this group equally The beginning of the group stage phase was very unlucky for you In 28th minute of the match against Atletico in Madrid you got the red card Steaua lost 0-4 becoming the last team in the group after the first round - But those were the best 28 minutes I have ever played for Steaua After this match I received an offer from Fabio Capello (Real Madrid’s coach in 96-97 – ed After my booking we were too weak to effectively defend the goal with ten players you also had to miss the next match which was the home battle against Borussia Dortmund your team conceded nine goals (four against Atletico three against Borussia and two against Widzew) That is more than a half of all the goals lost by Steaua in the whole group stage My reputation was getting higher and higher Romanian press noticed that too and they were writing articles about it Borussia Dortmund was still too strong for Steaua at that time You must have regretted that matches where you had to sit on stand and watch your colleagues You had no influence on the score while the team needed you I wanted to play against the champion of Germany very much Borussia had a fantastic squad consisting of players who had clinched the European Championship title couple months before That would have been a great opportunity to show myself against such a team The first full match in Champions League group stage played by you was the one against Widzew Łódź in Bucuresti delegated a team with almost no substitute players on the bench The main objective for Widzew was to survive without injuries - I remember that despite their problems it was as a very ambitious and aggressive team The match in Bucuresti was very difficult for us and suddenly one situation couple minutes before the last whistle and the ball was in the net because of one Widzew defender who scored an own goal you also missed a match in Łódź because of the yellow card in Bucuresti I started receiving more and more interesting offers from different countries – Spain I was a very young player who just entered the new team Steaua did not want to let me go anywhere at that time Speaking about the Champions League group stage finish your last match in Dortmund was a classic exchange of punches Borussia won 5-3 and you have scored one of the goals for Steaua - We already knew that we would not qualify further our attitude was that we would like to end this adventure with a good performance It was easier to take such an approach at that moment as we had absolutely nothing to lose Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund advanced to the knockout stage of the tournament Which of those two teams was less comfortable to play with and why They were representing two different styles but as a team they were not as strong as Borussia Dortmund my opinion is that BVB was also better than their country rival - Bayern Munich How does it look when we talk about individual players only Which player was the toughest to play against if you had to choose only one from this group - This is even a more difficult question than the previous one as there were many fantastic players in the opponent teams Do you know what is going on with Widzew Łódź right now I must admit that I was not following what was happening in Widzew but I remember that the club had financial problems in the past this team deserves respect no matter the situation Due to financial problems Widzew had to start again from the 5th division One year ago the new entity reactivated the club Right now Widzew plays on the 4th level in Poland This scenario sounds similar to some Romanian clubs which some time ago were on the top of domestic league playing in European cups and now have to start from scratch The examples are Otelul Galati and Unirea Urziceni Why some clubs end up so drastically couple years after they had played against the strongest European teams Is there any common root for all those cases - If I had managed such a club I would have been doing my best in order to double the income the club would receive The reason why all the clubs mentioned by you went down is because they were not being run by people from football environment They were representing all other types of business but not sport I remember many strange things happening in all fallen Romanian clubs What does “strange things” mean in this context the owner of Unirea Urziceni invested a lot of money before entering the club and later on he invested another tranche of money into real estate market When the economic crisis came to Europe he could not have helped the club as his money was everywhere else Since that moment Unirea started to swoop down It is no wonder that in such a case he primarily wanted to save his own businesses completely forgetting about the team he had The year after Unirea played in Champions League they did not manage to win anything in Romania which I can call a professional one in terms of management because they understand that in order to have results you need to invest first All good players are interested to go there Nobody can go back in time to correct the mistakes what would be your advice for people who decided to take part in reactivation of those clubs They usually invest at the first stage of their activity within the club this will never guarantee good results in short term it is impossible to create a great team overnight You need to be patient and have the right people in management board managers prefer to save the business and sell a player rather than wait or invest money in the team Football on the level which was achieved by Widzew or Otelul is a great business The problem is that sometimes money goes in different places You have previously mentioned the cases in which the owners were not entirely focused on running their clubs - Some of them also think only about themselves by making more money and with the time passing by they eventually drop their interest in football as they cannot be concentrated on two things at once previously were playing in lower divisions and after that they reached the top in the country At the beginning of the road they were looking well-organised They seemed to understand that everything can be achieved by small steps the situation was becoming worse and finally it was getting out of control The money earned in football was being spent on totally different things clubs that remember their past in lower leagues try to immediately take opportunity from that situation by selling players Usually this ends up with poor performance in the next season which leads to stagnation.  it should invest around 30-35 per cent in the team in order to introduce fresh blood I do not agree with the politics of selling out almost the whole team It is good to sell maximally one or two players a year and replace them with someone who is looking for challenges the key is to find people who know and care about football Another problem is infrastructure in Romania There is a plenty of work to be done in the area of youth training in terms of bases This problem also relates to youth coaches who are underpaid - I liked Poland’s play during the EURO 2016 very much Based on that I can say that is one of the strongest teams in our group Romania can cause many problems toward others but it’s Poland who has higher quality right now What was the reason why such a balanced team in terms of all formations like Romania took the last place in the group with France After a tough match against hosts and a draw against the team being coached by Petković hardly anyone expected a loss with the biggest underdog of this tournament - The team looked as if they were not at all inspired by the coach he had an almost 10 year gap in his coaching career The mission he decided to take on was too big for him At least two or three great players stayed in Romania We do not have fabulous players in our teams but I believe that this team could have been selected and organized better the value of the team was not the highest one and the effects were expectable The results we achieved on the EURO 2016 fully reflect the situation in Romanian football Are there perspectives for an improvement in this situation - We cannot have big expectations from our national team when our clubs are organized in such a way as they are recently We have a lot of teams that suffer costs of youth development Without help coming from families of children being trained this would be even harder to run Our country as a state does not recognize football as the top priority domain People who can potentially invest in football are afraid because of series of arrests that occurred over the past years where politics is strongly involved in sport Every country should treat sport as one of the top priorities I guess the comparison with France is not accidental After years spent in Steaua you became the player of Lille OSC in 2002 and spent two seasons there How big change was it for you from time perspective - Like every player from Eastern Europe at that time I had played many years for Steaua and eventually there was an opportunity for me to change the club for the Western one but I was mostly interested in playing in stronger league I was also in talks with German and Italian clubs as they gave me the best and most concrete offer Claude Puel (with whom I still have a good contact) the club did not hesitate to give me a contract Under his influence I have also decided not to leave football and continue my journey as a coach as well Have you ever regretted any decision throughout your whole career Those are hard words to say because I am emotionally related with this club but from time perspective I have realized how big club sent an offer to me who gave a firm answer that I am staying in Bucuresti I remember he said he was not going to make a person traffic That was his expression because I had become a Steaua player three months before that situation happened but instead it was Daniel Prodan (signed a contract with Atletico Madrid – ed note) and Iulian Filipescu (became the player of Galatasaray S.K note) who got an acceptance to leave the club so this was enough for Steaua in that season Even though Lille OSC was not listed among the clubs fighting for trophies in France it consisted of already great players in the team like Eric Abidal and promising talents as Mathieu Debuchy or Yohan Cabaye We were complementing each other very well on the pitch It was a great comfort to have such a player next to me in 2004 he was just a kid who had already entered his professional career He was not getting many chances but rather training with the first team in order to gain some experience with whom I also played a little before he went to Arsenal Was Eric Abidal the best player you have ever had a chance to play with in the defense but I would not be fair with the answer if I had not mentioned “Didi” Prodan as well While I was playing in Steaua having Daniel next to me I was receiving the biggest amount of good offers He and Eric were my best cooperators in my whole career - “Didi” is my friend and we are talking with each other quite frequently it seems he changed his phone number once he moved out from Spain so I lost the contact for now It might be a problem to restore it as I do not have a Facebook profile NESTLED between two mountain ranges in Transylvania is a forest locals have long refused to enter for fear of what lies within Now, a tour company is venturing into the Hoia-Baciu Forest, where UFOs, strange shadows, and other supernatural phenomena occur Legend says the area was named after a shepherd who supposedly entered the "world's most haunted forest" with a flock of 200 sheep - only to never be seen again Marius Lazin is the President of the Hoia-Baciu Project an organisation first formed to prevent the forest from being destroyed the Hoia-Baciu Forest was shrouded in a rich tapestry of stories and rumours that kindled fascination "These tales often revolved around eerie occurrences and the uncanny energy that permeated the woods." Five years later, she is said to have reemerged unaged, wearing the same dress she vanished in and unable to remember where she'd been. Many locals and visitors have claimed to see ghostly apparitions of soldiers who died in battles that took place nearby. Hauntingly, no vegetation grows in a circular section of the forest - and this is where much of the paranormal activity is documented. Lazin explained that part of the forest's mystique is linked to its proximity to an archaeological site with 10 bodies discovered that date back to 6500 BC Tour guides with the Hoia-Baciu Project have witnessed many events that defy logic while hosting tours to the forest The woods first gained infamy for extraterrestrial life after biologist Alexandra Sift took several photos of what appeared to be a UFO flying above the trees in 1960 Email Barnea, a military technician, took further photos of a flying saucer over the treeline in 1968 - and the tales took off from there Investigators quickly tried to debunk Barnea's photo, but no weather balloons or other things were found to be in the sky that day His photo negatives were also examined to see if they were altered - but no evidence of tampering was found many still opt to venture into the forest with the help of the Hoia-Baciu Project tour guides Lazin told how many guides have witnessed unexplained events while in the forest - ranging from electronic device malfunctions to creepy voices He said: "Participants have recounted whispers that seem to emanate from the very fabric of the forest an eerie feeling of being scrutinised by unseen eyes and even the fortuitous capture of enigmatic images on their cameras." Many who enter the forest with their cameras have captured photos of unexplained orbs floating by the trees Some visitors have reported feelings of nausea dizziness and disorientation - with many reporting scratches and bruises after reemerging One tourist said: "There was a strange photo on my phone that I did not take I slept with the nightlight on in my Airbnb!" Many claim the hauntings experienced by visitors are due to the ancient village dating back to 6500 BC while others claim it's the ghosts of a village of peasants who are responsible Lazin said: "An astonishing phenomenon has emerged through these tours "A cross-cultural thread binding diverse individuals from various countries individuals consistently report similar sensations and uncanny experiences." Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/ Pension Déjà Vu has rooms from €40 per night hoiabaciu.wixsite.com/project “A coherent smart city approach must put the citizen in the center of attention The ability of the authorities to understand the needs of citizens is very important We are in a complicated context that has accelerated the growth of digitalization All this digitization contributes to a massive increase in the amount of data,” Stefan Baciu Moldova said during the Smart Transformation Forum organized by The Diplomat-Bucharest “Our vision is to transform a world that offers a huge amount of data into an intelligent world,” he explained “We have projects in the area of ​​smart energy smart transportation – traffic monitoring We are very interested in increasing the level of preparation of existing resources in these areas of AI and advanced decision support systems One approach I want to implement in the next period is to create centers of excellence for advanced analytics that manage various challenges In Romania there are many people well trained in terms of technology The future will lead us to a more advanced use of technologies.” Predictive maintenance becomes very important for most companies in the energy industry “Companies want to anticipate equipment failures they want to plan stocks and intervention works so that energy delivery continues and customers are happy.” DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION CONFERENCE in ENERGY & UTILITIES organized by The Diplomat-Bucharest on May 7th tackled the ways in which digitalization and innovation drive the emergence of a digital utilities business integrate and get updated with the new technologies is evident for any organization smart metering are not anymore new concepts but daily working tools and the enablers of digital transformation for utilities The e-conference benefited from the support of  Gold Partners Siemens ANIS (the Employers’ Association of the Software and Services in Romania) ACUE (Federation of Associations of Energy Utility Companies) AFEER (Association of traders with electricity in Romania) ARPEE (Romanian Association for the Promotion of Energy) experts and the most knowns specialists in the strategic industries to discuss  the most pressing aspects in today’s economy landscape “There are a series of approaches related to the ability to understand very quickly and very simply the desires of the customers to understand customer needs is given by the possibility to analyse a lot of data related to customer interaction with various banking products or various vendors to understand proactively and to anticipate the needs of these customers The more banks that have enormous volumes of data can extract this data the more the ability to attract and retain customers grows It’s clearly a massive opportunity in this segment in creating certain products that fit the needs of this segment plus the need to get out of a certain paradigm because a certain area is susceptible to a higher risk of lending Automatically the loan office in that area will decrease And automatically that’s going to lead to the development of a trend in this area new elements should be found to bring in these models which can remove certain areas or certain segments from this continuum,” Stefan Baciu Moldova said during Financial Forum 2022 organized by The Diplomat-Bucharest “The area of anti-fraud and anti-money laundry are very well regulated and can represent a kind of bottlenecks in the context of accelerated digitalization and the need to interact as quickly as possible with banking products But it can also be an opportunity to have a safe environment to have customers who are of a certain quality and to eliminate these bottlenecks by using technologies that can make this process very easy And I have even noticed lately an increase in the interest of companies in this industry in this area of anti-money laundry and anti-fraud because with the digitalization and intensification of transactions on multiple channels you need to be able to monitor these channels and take actions proactively Working in the hybrid system and all this period of covid and remote work has accelerated digitalization from optimizing internal processes to easy interaction with customers The fact is that many bottlenecks have to be solved Some of them are more difficult to implement others can be addressed through technologies that exist and that we make available technologies related to customer creditworthiness analysis the use of machine learning technologies and artificial intelligence that detect anomalies in very large volumes of data the problem of human resources and here we help and come up with master’s degree programs to train specialists in the data science area beyond these technologies that are increasingly in demand and are more and more accepted on the local market the necessary resources to understand them and to develop them continuously we come with a very vast experience from all over the world and we are talking about real projects and use-cases that really give results Banks are increasingly going to convenience they want to be able to have an absolutely coherent message on all channels of engagement with customers to be compliant with anti-money laundry rules and all this to happen very easily and quickly in interacting with customers The good news is that these things are possible there are concrete examples in this direction but there is a need for a greater focus on these directions in order to be able to reach that potential of the market with which we all agree that it exists in our market The earlier we start and lay the foundation for know-how in this digital area the better and more than that we also open the appetite for more advanced things At the moment we are focusing on this area of universities and the post-graduate environment because we noticed that the appetite is very high and the demand in the market is very high there is a deficit in this area of data science of specialists in advanced data analysis and the data shows us that the world is going in this direction It’s clear that the volume of data is growing exponentially and to what extent you manage to understand and put that data to work to get the information actionable and intelligent the more so the level of profitability increases We partner with Babes-Bolyai University and we are working on initiatives with other universities to increase the number of data scientists It’s a good moment that we must continue We are famous anyway for burning the stages as people and I think that if we have the curiosity to understand certain use-cases from other areas of the world in conjunction with this capacity to burn the stages we can have some exponential growth in this area of digitalization with benefits for both customers and organizations.” Full recording of the conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mKuoh09GM4 “The ENGIE Group has experience in the development of charging stations in Western Europe and brings this expertise to Romania as well We have partnerships with manufacturers such as Mercedes and Mazda and we offer charging stations to customers who purchase electric cars Statistical data show that 70 percent of the charging sessions are carried out at home and will be carried out at home in the future even if the development rate of the public infrastructure will increase,” Octav Baciu ENGIE Romania said during Green Mobility Forum organized by The Diplomat-Bucharest “We have software solutions for the management of charging stations and we are preparing new projects regarding green mobility The private sector and public authorities must collaborate for the development of this sector which offers great opportunities for Romania ENGIE develops green energy production capacities and we are very concerned about this topic The ENGIE Group aims to become net zero in all activities by 2045 In Romania we have wind farms and photovoltaic parks and we make sure that the energy we supply is green and one of the conclusions was that Romanians are very willing to contract green electricity but when they were asked if they were willing to pay a premium We carry out campaigns to educate and inform the public and we are interested in these things happening not only on paper We make efforts to guarantee that the electrical energy we offer to our clients is green to the greatest extent possible.” Asset analytics means fewer failures and less downtime – planned and unplanned – across sites and assets “It provides better equipment efficiency and higher overall quality And the ability to accurately predict outages before they occur while running assets at peak performance,” he said satisfying customer interaction across channels top-rated protection against revenue losses And cost-effective management of customer outreach programs Credit and collection optimization minimizes bad debts and increases cash flow.” The statement has been uttered within the recently held e-conference DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION CONFERENCE in ENERGY & UTILITIES organized by The Diplomat-Bucharest bringing together leaders spearheading digital initiatives in their organizations By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Updated: 21:33 BST Suspended: Dr Silvia Baciu at the General Medical Council A doctor who described her Asian colleagues as ‘orang-utans’ has been suspended by the General Medical Council made the comments after claiming she had been subjected to insulting and threatening treatment because she was a white European But the NHS Trust she worked for accused her of racism and the GMC yesterday criticised her ‘unacceptable racial behaviour’ worked as a Senior House Officer in anaesthetics at Basildon Hospital she reuested a meeting with the Trust to discuss alleged discrimination at the hands of her colleagues She prepared a 12-page document to support her claims The GMC heard that she had written: ‘It’s not my fault that in the heads of senior Asian colleagues there’s no difference between an educated white woman and a donkey It’s not my fault that I was born in Europe and not that ( some doctors) are exempt from known immigration laws ‘The brainy Asian males of this department can’t place themselves before the law.’ added in the document that she feared that European science would ‘disappear’ because there were so many Asian doctors She added: ‘The orang-utan section of the department is ready for action and I assure you of their effectiveness.’ Dr Baciu claimed she had been threatened and harassed and found attitudes towards her ‘very hard to endure’ The GMC was told that Dr Baciu had problems adjusting to working in the UK also said there were concerns over her communication skills and her ability to complete written assessments Dr Baciu said that the word ‘orang-utan’ did not refer to the doctors’ appearance but their aggressive and threatening behaviour But Mr Ferguson said: ‘Any reference to members of an ethnic group who differ from the dominant group in the UK because of the colour of their skin is racist and any suggestion to the contrary is unsustainable 'That this could be considered as anything other than racist is a nonsense.’ Suspending Dr Baciu for six months Ralph Bergman said: ‘The period of suspension will enable you to reflect on your unacceptable conduct to take steps to become more aware of the unacceptability of racial behaviour and to satisfy a future panel that you have gained the necessary degree of insight.’ Mr Bergman added that Dr Baciu’s decision not to give evidence herself was concerning The GMC recommended that she attend a training course in diversity before her case is reviewed later this year The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group Engie Romania @ Grid Integration Of Electric Mobility Forum 2020: We have delivered solutions for 5000 electric charging points in Europe Migrating your fleet to electric vehicles requires careful planning and implementation to ensure it delivers the desired benefits for your business and employees ENGIE has a strong track record of providing electric vehicle charging solutions having provided 60,000 charge points globally By combining this expertise with our renewable electricity contracts we offer a complete package of services to help you implement and manage a fully sustainable electric vehicle charging infrastructure Engie acquired  EV-Box that has been developing and selling electric vehicle charging solutions since 2010 and has recently started extending its geographical reach into Belgium while still reaching over 20 countries through a strong base of partners ENGIE stands out in the energy sector with international reach as well as strong local partnerships It has a capability to provide both the energy system and intelligent and scalable high-power charging tailored to each customer ENGIE’s brings extensive experience of electric vehicle charging and energy systems and will design install and maintain the electric charging solution and related services The French global energy and services group ENGIE and its subsidiary EVBox Group announced recently it has  joining forces with Scania to offer transport providers in 13 European countries a customized and complete e-mobility solution with Mercedes-Benz Romania to promote the offer of electric charging stations leader at global level in terms of production of charging stations for electric vehicles The partnership targets all Mercedes-Benz and smart EQ electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles The partnership marks a concrete step to meet the needs of Mercedes-Benz clients choosing to purchase electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles facilitating the endowment with EVBox electric charging station for home use Another partnership was that of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) which announced a Memorandum of Understanding with ENGIE to create an Italian e-Mobility technology company The new joint venture is expected to develop a comprehensive offer of products and solutions business and public) and green energy packages “enabling customers to charge at home and at any public charging point across Europe with a simple subscription at a fixed monthly rate” Globally ENGIE is the second largest provider of EV charging stations The statement has been uttered within the first edition of GRID INTEGRATION OF ELECTRIC MOBILITY FORUM 2020  organized recently by The Diplomat Bucharest Electric mobility is the power key-topic of the present demanding a fluent synergy of technology solutions providers The focus should be maintained on delivering the right technologies to enable a user-friendly integration of electric vehicles into INTELLIGENT POWER GRIDS.  The event benefited from the support of GOLD PARTNERS Engie The development of smart grid concept in power grid has advanced the role of ELECTRIC VEHICLES to grid technology it has seen an increasing interest in the deployment of Vehicle-to-Grid as a service to users of Electric Vehicles The integration of grid technology allows bidirectional energy exchange between electric vehicles and the power grid the power suppliers and the developers of charging stations will synchronize within safe feasible and effective smart power grids that include and enable the use of electric vehicles and the innovative technology Critical technology trends in autonomous driving and vehicle communication come with extraordinary pressures beyond the here and now Toronto‘She was always happy’: Brother says of sister killed in fatal collision in Richmond Hill By Katherine DeClerq - CTV News TorontoPublished: August 21, 2018 at 6:12PM EDT Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications It turns out that Romania is famous for more than being the home of Count Dracula With its eerie history in mind, several horror movies have been filmed in Romania. Some of these include The Nun, Netflix's The Ritual But there's one part of the country that not many people are brave enough to venture in for brief periods of time never mind for long enough to shoot a whole film - and that's The Hoia Baciu forest The infamous forest is located in Transylvania and there's a lot of lore about it and what has happened there Hoia Baciu is believed to be haunted and has been for hundreds of years With the amount of disappearances that have reportedly occurred in the forest it's often dubbed the 'Bermuda Triangle of Romania' there's a story about a young girl who went missing in the forest only to resurface years later in the exact same state she went missing in There's also a tale of a shepherd who went into the forest with 200 sheep and was never to be seen again While some people never allegedly make it out of Hoia Baciu others come out and report experiencing strange symptoms such as nausea Some have even had physical symptoms like severe rashes, headaches, and even burns, says Earth Then there's an incident that occurred in 1968 when military technician Emil Barnea took a photo of what he insisted was a UFO The Communist government at the time didn't hold much space for supposed alien sightings Many people still question the validity of his claims as Barnea has nothing to gain from lying about what he saw a Hoia Baciu tour guide named Alex recalled a time someone 'went crazy' while in the forest "There was a man who went crazy, thinking he’d met a demon," he said to The Independant "He’d just got a massive tattoo of a demon on his chest Alex went on to share: "But the scariest thing happened to my colleague there's a lot of unexplained phenomena that surrounds Hoia Baciu leading people to believe that the thousand-year-old forest may be haunted Topics: News, World News, Travel, History Niamh Shackleton is an experienced journalist for UNILAD, specialising in topics including mental health and showbiz, as well as anything Henry Cavill and cat related. She has previously worked for OK! Magazine, Caters and Kennedy. But here's why you should be scared, very scared, of the Hoia Baciu Forest in Romania. Whatever the truth may be, Hoia Forest definitely sounds like it's straight out of a horror movie! A wanna be fitness enthusiast, yet always torn between sprouts and French fries. In love with everything Bollywood and totally crazy about spring! 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