18 Dec 2024 18:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Metalul Buzau won 3–0 over Agricola Borcea on Wed Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match Have scored 4 goals in their last 5 matches Who won between Agricola Borcea and Metalul Buzau on Wed 18 Dec 2024 18:00:00 GMT?Metalul Buzau won 3–0 over Agricola Borcea on Wed 18 Dec 2024 18:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 1 goals in their last 2 matches Agricola Borcea is playing home against Metalul Buzau on Wed « Back Professor Cristian Borcea from the Department of Computer Science recently returned from a brief tour of China and Japan where he presented research papers on his continuing work with federated learning for mobile devices as well as a novel approach for improving the revenue of online publishers in real-time Ad auctions was among 93 accepted out of over 1,000 submissions that were selected for presentation at the premiere research conference on Data Mining the 23rd IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM 2023) Borcea’s research on Reserve Price Optimization in First-Price Auctions via Multi-Task Learning his frequent collaborator in the Martin Tuchman School of Management creates a machine learning model that determines optimal reserve prices for publishers selling ad impressions through first-price Ad auctions in real-time bidding Setting an appropriate reserve price for an ad impression is critical for publisher revenue given that publishers do not know the bidding prices for failed auctions Borcea’s team proposed a multi-task learning model that learns at the same time the optimal reserve price and the failure probability of the auction The results using data from Forbes have demonstrated success in increasing the revenue for online publishers by setting the optimal reserve price for auctions in mere milliseconds Borcea also went to Shanghai Normal University to deliver his presentation on Federated Learning (FL) for mobile and IoT devices at the invitation of Professor Chang Guo Borcea and Guo have been collaborating since the 2018-2019 academic year they published research on minimizing vehicular traffic congestion using mobile-cloud systems and now they are exploring FL techniques for the same problem Borcea’s last stop in his Asian trip was at the National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Tokyo NJIT currently has an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with NII for research collaboration and Borcea holds a visiting professor appointment at NII since 2012 he presented his work on FL for mobile devices to an expanded audience from the broader Tokyo area Since Toyota is exploring options for deploying FL in vehicular systems their experts discussed with Borcea about his FL systems and the possible collaboration toward turning these systems into open source software to achieve wide spread deployment of FL “Partnerships with researchers in countries such as China and Japan allow faculty and students to exchange ideas and experience different perspectives,” said Borcea Japan favors a very hands-on approach to research This aligns extremely well with the practice-based education and we have a vested interest in fostering this bourgeoning relationship with such countries as an important part of building a global tech ecosystem.” Dallas Township police believe this petition was part of a scam orchestrated by two people Anyone who may have signed the petition and donated funds is asked to call Dallas Township police at 570-674-2003 — Police in Dallas Township believe an alleged scam by two people soliciting funds under the premise of establishing a center for the deaf were identified as Romanians by their passports when they were arrested during a traffic stop Saturday Police allege the duo were soliciting funds by showing a flyer that stated “Petition for deaf and mute disabled children and the poor we want to build a national and international center Marian Borcea was found with $182 in a back pack and Arabela Borcea was found with $1,270 hidden in her bra no food,” according to court records Police arrested the duo after two men claimed they were scammed out of a total of $40 in donations when they were shown the flyer in front of a business on Dallas Memorial Highway A clerk inside the store told the two men they were scammed Police in court records said the two men followed the couple to another commercial parking lot When Marian Borcea and Arabela Borcea realized they were being watched they sped away in a Honda Odyssey where police stopped them in the area of Hillside Road and Chase Road Marian Borcea and Arabela Borcea allegedly told police they were trying to get back to New York and were scheduled to return to Romania this week Marian Borcea and Arabela Borcea were arraigned by District Judge Alexandra Kokura Kravitz in Pittston on charges of deceptive business practices They were 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celebrate the very first class of graduates from the European F-16 Training Center since its opening in November of last year I am sorry that Ambassador Van Haaften could not be here today I want to convey my hearty congratulations to the seven Romanian Air Force pilots who have successfully completed a demanding course of instruction over the past 8 months these pilots have learned not only to operate an advanced fighter jet but how to employ it as a team in formations while executing modern air-to-air and air-to-surface tactics Through hard work and the guidance of their dedicated instructors each student has acquired the deep knowledge of aircraft systems necessary to feel confident in their new jet I am in awe of the dedication required by you to reach this level of proficiency in such a short period I am sure the Romanian Air Force is looking forward to seeing you join the growing cadre of F-16 pilots in Romania as it becomes an even more critical contributor to deterrence and 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Volume 8 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1202360 This article is part of the Research TopicInsights in Digital Education: 2022View all 9 articles Multimorbidity is defined as the co-existence of two or more chronic diseases in a patient This condition poses new problems for clinical reasoning Few studies inquire regarding the construct of reasoning in multimorbidity and the teaching/learning methods The objectives of this scoping review were searching for a definition of the construct of clinical reasoning in multimorbidity and the related learning methods and special ways in which information technology can help After an iterative process of selection and thematic analysis that were thematized in three classes: the multimorbid patient as a teacher (8 articles) defining a framework of competence (11 articles) representing multimorbidity and related clinical reasoning (11 articles) In this last theme were also grouped studies using technology to enhance learning The construct of clinical reasoning in multimorbidity expands over three domains: clinical (including managing uncertainty and detecting evolutions and conflicting guidelines and setting priorities); relational (concerning communicating uncertainty and developing a feasible shared plan of care with the patient; organizational) (managing the wide system of resources needed to take care of a multimorbid patient) The preferred teaching methods are based on the encounter with real or expert patients technology enhanced case-based learning and graphical representations of clinical cases Perspectives of research should be addressed to permit the learner to experience a patient’s life-long experience by moving forward and back over time while exploring interactions among diseases and social determinants with respect to possibly conflicting treatments technology-enhanced simulations should be researched This is the most relevant new theoretical contribution to the field we thought that a scoping review was the right method to fill this gap of knowledge and to describe constructs and methods in the education of clinical reasoning in patients with multimorbidity with a particular interest for information technology-based methods The review was aimed to examine if research in this field described a single learning outcome or more than one we considered the possible research perspectives – What is the definition of the construct of clinical reasoning in patients with chronic multimorbidity – What are the considered learning outcomes – What are the teaching and learning methods – In which special way can information technology help in developing clinical reasoning in multimorbidity – What are the research perspectives This article is compliant with the PRISMA-ScR checklist for scoping reviews (Tricco et al., 2018) we soon discovered that studies on a group of graduate students may also satisfy the research demand we solely considered undergraduate medical students as the target demographic we broadened our scope to incorporate both graduate and undergraduate students as well as practicing physicians This choice was motivated by the first sample of retrieved publications which adopted the same methodology and constructions for other professional groups we assumed that the issue of interest—also for its novelty—was common across all levels in medical education We searched for any kind of article or monograph dealing with education of clinical reasoning for patients with chronic multimorbidity The supposed construct or competence is not clearly defined in literature and this was one of the main reasons for this review we considered the ability of conceiving a complex clinical history over time and the ability to foresee and manage the evolutions of the patient’s condition since we were interested in defining the construct of clinical reasoning in multimorbidity patients and related methods of education To explore how information technology can support the development of clinical reasoning in multimorbidity patients we also probed the technological domain of the application of methods and models of knowledge representation for temporal reasoning in medicine Due to the exploratory nature of a scoping review both from the bibliographic databases and the grey literature A publication was selected if it reported about any kind of synthesis of research or an experimental study (observational and editorials about the education of clinical reasoning in multimorbidity including articles defining—as learning outcomes—the competencies for the clinical management of multimorbidity Articles reporting the technological problems of representing the clinical knowledge used to manage a condition of multimorbidity were selected if they contained elements relevant to the research questions of this scoping review especially when dealing with the representation of temporal relationships We excluded articles dealing with education to the management of a single chronic disease or pediatric conditions We also excluded articles concerning only the competencies to manage organization and the system of resources to care for multimorbidity and articles only defining the concepts of multimorbidity and clinical complexity if an article did not provide at least a perspective of education We accessed the following databases: Pubmed The reference list of the retrieved reviews and other kinds of articles was also scanned Because scoping reviews are exploratory in nature and attempt to map all of the current literature that is accessible in a particular area of interest, we did not place time constraints on them (Maggio et al., 2021) An unbounded time restriction would also have allowed for the historical development of ideas and practices over time to be shown After importing all the retrieved articles into a bibliographic management application and LV (one group each) quickly reviewed their titles to eliminate any that were not pertinent To assess the eligibility of the remaining articles and two authors (LG joined the aforementioned authors in this phase) separately reviewed each group The few cases of disagreement were handled under FC’s direction by discussion and agreement rather than by using a formal procedure FC and LG periodically sought information from the other authors to identify uncertainty throughout the entire process The full text of the selected articles was read individually and then discussed in some joint meetings In this phase no formal methods of agreement were used Due to the exploratory intent of a scoping review but we extracted data from every selected article We used a form, shared in a virtual drive, to extract and store data. Each author was assigned a set of articles for data extraction, FC supervised the whole process. The items of the form are the columns of Table 1 The list of selected articles and their characteristics divided in two sections (articles older than 5 years In a series of meetings, we applied the same principles as in thematic analysis (Braun and Clarke, 2019) to abstract in an inductive way the themes from the itemized data The themes and sub-themes were used to answer the research questions The selection process is depicted in Figure 1. It resulted in 30 articles (see Table 1) that were thematized into three classes: the multimorbid patient as a teacher (8 articles) with various ways to focus on the representation of the process of reasoning Although we retrieved studies about temporal reasoning in medicine no one was explicitly addressed to multimorbidity we could not find any article in the grey literature PRISMA flow chart of the process of selection of the articles Thirteen of the 30 selected articles (43.3%) were published before 2018 the remaining 17 (56.7%) between 2018 and 2023 The area of origin of the first author was Europe (13; 43.3%) Three of these articles were produced by an international collaboration We found only two comparative studies (6.7%) Sixteen articles (53.3%) were about undergraduate students and four on residents or in general referred to all kinds of medical learners (13.3% each) Two articles (7.2%) were not clearly addressed to a category of learners a multidimensional questionnaire to assess quality of life the expert patient has just recently begun to gain popularity as a tool for improving communication skill and comprehension of the complexity of multimorbid conditions The creation of a framework of competence for chronic care was the subject of more than half of the papers from 2006 to 2017 (7/13; 53.8%) mostly as a consequence of an international survey or consensus meeting this subject was still covered in five of the seventeen (39.5%) publications that were published in the last 5 years Both this and Waechter’s systems were able to provide the learners an automated feedback based on the data they used and the choices they did Their system was designed to facilitate the integration of guidelines in multimorbid patients and can be used in virtual simulations reported the result of a qualitative study and an in-depth interview highlighting the need for “cognitive flexibility” as a main component of clinical reasoning in multimorbidity which has been described as composed by the abilities of representing and prioritizing the problem managing continuous review of different problems The number of articles discussing the use of technology-enhanced learning techniques has definitely increased over time going from 3/13 (23.0%) of the oldest articles to 8/17 (47.0%) of the articles in the previous 5 years The results of this scoping review offer an answer to the research questions we posed pointing out also the wide gaps of knowledge and practices in the domain of medical education to clinical reasoning in multimorbidity and suggesting direction for further research This part of the Discussion aims to answer to the first two research questions a management script is a list of characteristics that is triggered and drives the process of thinking of the clinician the problem of multimorbidity is mainly a problem of management Even if an agreed definition of the construct of clinical reasoning in multimorbidity has not yet been reached, several proposals of framework of competencies for healthcare provision in multimorbidity has been designed. Overall, based on what we summarized in the previous paragraph, the competencies can be divided in three domains (Table 2): from a strictly clinical point of view anticipating and detecting evolutions and conflicting guidelines and setting priorities; from a relational point of view the ability of communicating uncertainty and developing a feasible shared plan of care with the patient; from an organizational point of view the ability of managing the wide system of resources needed to take care of a multimorbid patient This simple subdivision offers an important orientation to the choice of the teaching-learning methods and to the support technology can offer If we consider the third research question and the three domains of competencies summarized in Table 2, Bigg’s principle of constructive alignment (Biggs, 1993) should drive the selection of the best method for every domain and sub-domain every type of learning outcome should be “aligned” with the assessment method and with the suitable teaching or learning method Both the encounter with a real and an expert patient proved to be particularly effective in developing communication skills and awareness of the dimensions of multimorbidity When real encounters were supplemented with reflective writings this produced an increase in the learner’s awareness of what multimorbidity is Case-based learning is the preferred method to increase competencies in the clinical domain and technology can provide a multiplier effect a combination of activities based on theoretical models of multimorbidity such as the CCM or ARIADNE and case-based learning possibly played in inter-professional groups are the aligned methods for the competencies in the management domain For a simulation of multimorbidity to be more effective the learner must perceive the passage of time and the time-based interactions among the trajectories of the illnesses and their treatment Adaptive e-learning is a broad term indicating methods and tools used in technology-assisted learning to support the different learning needs and styles of students (Gupta et al., 2020; Yakin and Linden, 2021). The main applications are in the field of formative assessment, and we found an example of adaptive learning in Waechter et al. (2022) in which the software analysis of the choices of every learner gave personalized formative feedback relevant to clinical reasoning skills who analyzed time constraints in a set of fifty real clinical procedures to detect possible conflicts with the constraints imposed by the clinical guidelines This review has the usual limitations of a scoping review some relevant articles could have been missed we did not assess the quality of the selected articles because we were interested in detecting what topics and issues were present in this field of research some of the reported articles could be of low value as evidence of effectiveness; they only testify that a researcher felt that a topic deserved attention Our synthesis arose from a thematic analysis a different perspective could have been adopted we think we provided enough interpretations and quotes to let the readers develop their own vision of the problems in the field of medical education and clinical reasoning in 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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Soccer Laduma (@soccer_laduma) SA News African News World News The Club House Podcasts & Videos More A Romanian pundit has claimed that South African star Siyabonga Ngezana dislocated his hand during a recent clash in the SuperLiga for FCSB.Ngezana was the subject of a controversial decision by the referee during FCSB's 2-1 win over Dinamo Bucure?ti on Sunday Read: 'I think Pogba's far better than what United have now' a Bucuresti player fizzed in a cross into the box which appeared to hit Ngezana on the hand before it was headed by another opposition player pic.twitter.com/xMpENJXu0a But despite the South African defender having his hands raised as the ball approached him the referee ruled that it wasn't a penalty leading to an intense debate between Romanian pundit Cristi Borcea and FCSB owner Gigi Becali during a studio broadcast of the match Ngezana was withdrawn early in the second half of the match and Borcea argued it was because the 27-year-old had dislocated his hand during the contentious handball appeal Borcea and Becali's dialogue went as follows: Becali: "He doesn't touch it at all; he avoids the ball Becali: "He doesn't break his hand; he's holding it down His hand wasn't on the ball by even a centimetre I say you substituted Ngezana because he dislocated his hand." Read: Ex-Man Utd star: AFCON needs more respect Follow him here on X Home » E2C Hawkeye– From French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle to Romania Taking off from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier currently sailing in the Mediterranean Sea off the Greek coast the E2C flew into Romania to conduct a flight participating in NATO’s Air Shielding mission and supporting the deterrence and defence posture in the region The Hawkeye was refueled on the ground at Borcea Air Base in a short Agile Combat Employment stopover this manoeuvre allowed extending its effective time on task for missions under NATO’s enhanced Vigilance Activity Neptune Strike 24-1 Allied naval and amphibious forces participating in Neptune Strike are deployed across the European theatre and conduct complex integrated missions among others with Allied air assets This procedure enabled the E2C aircraft to execute the task and return to the Charles de Gaulle carrier and demonstrated interoperability among Allies during combined multi-domain operations the French aircraft carrier sails under the authority of NATO Its embarked assets including the French Navy’s Hawkeye and Rafale fighter jets participate in the activities until May 9 demonstrating NATO’s ability to integrate joint high-end maritime strike capabilities NEST prepares NATO to use and integrate the high-end maritime strike capabilities of Alliance nations; enabling their consideration and employment to deter threats to the Alliance Under the overall command and control of NATO’s Naval Striking and Support Forces This showcases that besides training across large distances the Alliance and its members also maintain their ability to conduct standing enduring missions like Air Policing that keeps NATO territory safe Naval News brings you news coverage of the latest naval defense shows & events We are also reporting on naval technology from all over the world It is an honor to be here to support the inauguration of this F-16 regional training center This center is a culmination of months of careful planning and showcases the unity and strength of NATO It will not only provide Romania with skilled pilots but all the necessary personnel to operate a complicated weapon system like the F-16 and assist Romania in achieving their goal of three operational F-16 squadrons This is a critical step to Romania’s transition to F-35 which will modernize their air force to be in line with NATO partners and make Romania and the Black Sea region safer I want to underscore the importance of Lockheed Martin’s role in this initiative Its close collaboration with the Romanian and Dutch governments on this project is an example of how the public and private sector can cooperate to further our defense priorities I hope we will see much more of this cooperation in the future I come here with one simple message: the United States government is here to support in any way we can We already partner with NATO and Romania in bolstering our defense and deterrence in the Black Sea region and will continue to do so to ensure our collective security troops in Romania and recently sent additional F-16 jets to support our NATO air policing mission in country We consulted regularly with Lockheed Martin and our Romanian and Dutch partners on standing up and stand ready to continue to support the effort I want to conclude by connecting this initiative to the larger NATO mission The 2022 NATO Strategic Concept agreed upon in Madrid states: “While NATO is a defensive Alliance no one should doubt our strength and resolve to defend every inch of Allied territory preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all Allies and prevail against any aggressor.” This training center is just one more step in meeting that objective It demonstrates in a very tangible and concrete way how we are stronger together by leveraging our resources to advance our common defense and deterrence We use cookies to make our website work better and improve your experience The construction of the Black Sea-Podisor gas pipeline which will take natural gas from the Neptun Deep Block in the Black Sea has reached a milestone that marks a landmark achievement in Europe: the execution of the Borcea and Danube arms undercrossing the installation of the 1,000 mm pipeline under the Danube started in February the operator of the national gas transmission system The Danube undercrossing by Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) one of the most technically demanding and complex undercrossings in Europe This crossing sets a new landmark in the execution of horizontal directional drilling due to the diameter geological complexity and size of the equipment mobilized this is the most important river undercrossing in the history of Europe,” Transgaz CEO Ion Sterian said the undercrossing of the Borcea Arm by horizontal directional drilling part of the Black Sea-Podisor gas pipeline project overcoming complex silt and gravel conditions Spanning 1,300 meters and with a maximum depth of 35 meters this crossing was executed in difficult geological conditions requiring engineering adaptations and dedicated solutions to ensure success the Borcea crossing was completed on schedule consolidating its role as a key infrastructure component in the region “With the completion of the Borcea undercrossing and the Danube undercrossing underway today (February 10) these HDD projects demonstrate exceptional engineering expertise and execution to the highest current standards while reinforcing the strategic importance and critical role of these undercrossings in Europe’s energy infrastructure,” Transgaz representatives said The natural gas transmission pipeline Tuzla-Podisor is part of the gas pipeline that will take over the natural gas extracted from the Black Sea will connect with new sources of natural gas from the Trans-Balkan Corridor and the Vertical Corridor The Danube river undercrossing is one of the most technically demanding and complex undercrossings in Europe With a length of 1,815 meters and a maximum depth of 63 meters this was a complex work due to the horizontal directional drilling The value of the project is EUR 500 million The builders of the Tuzla–Podisor gas pipeline reached an extremely important milestone namely the launch of the pipeline under the Borcea arm of the Danube this is the most important undercrossing work The successful execution of the Borcea and Danube HDD crossings marks a significant achievement in horizontal directional drilling technology The combination of challenging ground conditions custom-designed solutions and large-scale equipment mobilization make these projects unique and landmark in Europe The Black Sea-Podisor gas pipeline will enable the diversification of natural gas supply sources for Romanian consumers by providing access to Black Sea gas volumes The National Gas Transmission Company Transgaz in June 2023 signed the contract for the execution of works for the Tuzla-Podişor gas pipeline with the company Kalyon Insaat Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi The “Black Sea-Podisor natural gas transmission pipeline” project is included in the list of projects of common interest of the European Union and has obtained EUR 85 million in funding through the Modernization Fund The pipeline is located in the south-east of the country and crosses three counties: Constanta respectively 42 territorial administrative units The gas pipeline that will take the Black Sea gas from Tuzla to Podisor is scheduled for completion on June 15 With the commissioning of the Tuzla-Podisor gas transmission pipeline almost half a million household consumers and public institutions will be supplied with natural gas who attended the event marking the completion of the works on the pipeline that undercrosses the Danube in the area of Borcea arm Energy Minister: “Chances are that in January 2007 or perhaps sooner we will benefit from gas from Neptun Deep” Chances are that in January 2027 or perhaps sooner Romania will benefit from gas from Neptun Deep and our country will be able to export Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja said recently He accused environmental activists of trying to block the project and warned that “there will be more and more attacks on this project because it can be a game-changer at regional and European level.” “I mainly referred to the public data related to the serial lawsuits that NGOs are launching against the Neptun Deep project I am convinced that the project upsets those who have gas and would like to sell it to us it upsets those who have gas and sell it to other states where Romania will be able to export because we estimate an increase in production by 75 to 100% – and an increase in domestic consumption by 25% (…) We will export and it is very good that we will get money from this and we will replace the dependence of other states on the Russian Federation with a dependence on Romania in the future (…) The project is on schedule Chances are that in January 2007 or maybe even a little earlier we will benefit from gas from Neptun Deep,” Sebastian Burduja said during a briefing held at the Victoria Palace Environment Minister: “The Neptun Deep project has completed all the necessary procedures for the issuance of the environmental permit” “the Neptun Deep project has gone through all the procedures for the issuance of the environmental permit This means that the proper environmental assessment has been carried out and the environmental impact of the field itself has been assessed and all these documents are public.” These documents have been analyzed by the Constanta Environmental Protection Agency when it was decided to issue the environmental permit for the Neptun Deep project Mircea Fechet said at the ZF Power Summit 2025 Production from the Neptun Deep Block is estimated at about 8 billion cubic meters per year for about 10 years Pittsburgh Union Progress Federal authorities in Pittsburgh have charged a Romanian national with installing skimmers at Dollar Bank ATMs across Ohio and Western Pennsylvania to steal bank data victimizing some 700 customers of more than $450,000 who had been using a fake Italian passport in passing himself off as someone named Giovani Mancini custody in Pittsburgh pending a detention hearing following an investigation by the U.S Agent Bryton Peternel said the skimming operation was conducted from March 30 to May 5 in Western Pennsylvania Dollar Bank is based in Pittsburgh and has customers in Pennsylvania who worked with Dollar Bank investigators on the case said Borcea and at least four other conspirators installed skimmers on ATMs that captured and stored data from the magnetic strip on debit cards A hidden camera would capture the customer’s PIN the conspirators retrieved the devices and cameras and transferred the data onto the magnetic strips of other cards Dollar Bank provided the Secret Service with video surveillance from ATMs of a “Suspect 1” — later determined to be Borcea — and others inserting the skimmers into the machines and placing a fabricated side panel containing a camera onto ATMs The side panels looked like Dollar Bank ATMs so customers didn’t realize anything was amiss Video surveillance also showed the criminals returning to the ATMs to use the fraudulently created debit cards to make withdrawals from customer accounts The bank provided a lineup of five suspects based on those images the bank contacted the Secret Service to report surveillance that day of Suspect 1 putting a skimmer on an ATM in Parma The same suspect put skimmers on ATMs in Brecksville Cleveland Secret Service agents and local police arrested Suspect 1 that day when he returned to the Brecksville ATM where he’d placed a skimmer earlier The suspect gave authorities an Italian passport with the name Giovani Mancini printed on it He also had a key fob for a Hyundai that was located nearby registered to an address in Kent A search of the car turned up clothing that matched the clothing worn by the skimming suspect along with an ATM skimmer Agents brought in an Italian translator to question Suspect 1 but the translator told them their man wasn’t a native Italian speaker Peternel said that large-scale ATM skimming fraudsters are often from Romania Fingerprints later determined that Mancini was really Ciprian Borcea of Romania He is charged with bank fraud and aggravated identity theft marshals transported him from Ohio to Pittsburgh last week He was supposed to have a detention hearing on Wednesday Torsten covers the courts for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The 49-year-old pliers-wielding robber who got knocked out by a 22-year-old gas station clerk earlier this month will likely spend between 9-and-a-half and 30 years in prison after taking a plea deal in the Washtenaw County Trial Court Thursday Frederick Coble pleaded no contest to one count of armed robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit larceny in a building Coble couldn't plead guilty to the charges because he had no memory of the incident Assistant Washtenaw County Public Defender Stephen Adams Judge Darlene O'Brien said she would agree to the 9-and-a-half to-30 year term and not sentence Coble who was on parole at the time of the bungled robbery Christina Borcea (left) and Frederick Coble Coble asked the judge for leniency after Adams explained the plea deal to him in court "Is there any way I could ask the mercy of the court to get a little lesser time?" he asked O'Brien The judge will make that decision after reviewing the pre-sentence report also appeared in court on the same charges Her case was adjourned until June 5 so she can consider a sentencing deal Police released a video last week of the couple going on a cigarette-stealing rampage at the Speedway gas station located at 1300 North Maple in Ann Arbor The video shows a man and a woman entering the gas station around 12:30 a.m Coble and Borcea later told police they had been drinking alcohol and smoking crack cocaine and came to the gas station with the intention of stealing cigarettes The clerk was in the cooler behind the register when the man and woman walked in and began plundering cigarettes from behind the register the two pretended like they're going to pay for the numerous packs of cigarettes Then Coble attacked the 22-year-old with a pair of pliers But the clerk took him down so hard that Coble was briefly incapacitated The 22-year-old then fled the store to call police The woman then attempted to rouse the knocked-out Coble she reached into the still-open cash register grabbed fistfuls of bills and took off running Police found $142 in the rear of the store Borcea later admitted to police she used that money to buy crack cocaine and heroin The video shows Coble regaining consciousness a few moments later and stumbling out the door officers on patrol arrested Coble riding a bike near Dexter Avenue and Barber Street in Ann Arbor after recognizing him from the security video Coble asked if he could take the bike back to his girlfriend at the Arbor Landing Apartments before he was arrested Officers came with him and recognized Borcea from the surveillance video The two are being held on $250,000 cash bonds John Counts covers crime and breaking news for The Ann Arbor News. 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All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 336th Fighter Squadron have completed the second forward dispersals of operation Castle Forge Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa’s premier Agile Combat Employment exercise that brings NATO allies and components together to demonstrate a credible and reassuring presence in the Black Sea region F-15E elements again forward deployed from Larissa Air Base simulating airfield opening procedures and Agile Combat Employment Along with combined training between NATO air forces allied integration expanded to include assets from the U.S The Strike Eagles supported protected entries of the USS Porter and USS Mount Whitney into the Black Sea as both vessels continue routine patrols in the region fighters teamed with a Greek EMB-145 and a Turkish E-7T which provided air surveillance and command and control This convergence of allied integration demonstrates air-maritime operations as a cornerstone of NATO multi-domain operations as well as the alliance’s ability to form a responsive joint force the Strike Eagles successfully joined with the Romanian Air Force to integrate with Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet fighters presently supporting NATO’s enhanced Air Policing mission at Mihail Kogălniceanu AB “Castle Forge continues to demonstrate the value that working alongside allies brings to the table not only for airpower but across the entire spectrum of military operations,” said Gen NATO Allied Air Command and USAFE-AFAFRICA commander “We are proving that our force is more flexible The Strike Eagles arrived in Europe for Castle Forge on Oct 6 and conducted training alongside the Hellenic Air Force at Larissa Air Base Subsets of the unit forward deployed to Graf Ignatievo AB 18-25 to exercise Agile Combat Employment and conduct vital training alongside the Bulgarian and Romanian air forces Greece before launching the second forward dispersals to the same locations The aircraft have since returned to Larissa AB where they will continue operations alongside the Hellenic Air Force For more information, contact U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa Public Affairs at +49 06371-47-6558 or email usafepao.pao@us.af.mil or usafepa.pastaffdutyofficer@us.af.mil By | 8 November, 2021 | Topics: Events | Tags: , , UC Berkeley scholar’s old lecture resurfaces and prompts criticism “That’s why I am coming up with this recent understanding that to abolish whiteness is to abolish white people but it asks about our definitions of what race is and what racial justice might mean.” That 42-second clip of a talk from 2007 given by Zeus Leonardo recently took center stage on social media among leading national critics of critical race theory Professor Leonardo teaches within UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education He is also one of the school’s associate deans and is considered a leading critical race theory scholar “Much of the poison in today’s K-12 schools can be traced directly to schools of education which push crackpot theories like this on America’s future teachers,” said Nicole Neily “This is further proof that our country’s system of teacher training and accreditation is desperately in need of an overhaul,” said Neily in an email Tuesday to The College Fix The 2007 talk resurfaced earlier this week and is gaining hundreds of thousands of views on Twitter after it was shared by Rhyen Staley, a researcher with Parents Defending Education He shared the clip as well as Zeus’ full talk as part of his Twitter thread as well as highlighted another snippet in which Zeus asked: “Is it worth it for white women to be white anymore?” https://twitter.com/DunedainRanger9/status/1497705029494530048 The clip was reshared by well-known critical race theory critic and Manhattan Institute senior fellow Christopher Rufo Zeus’ 45-minute talk was given to the Centre for Culture, Identity and Education at the University of British Columbia in September 2007 and titled “Teaching Whiteness in a Multicultural Context and Color-blind Era,” according to its YouTube page Leonardo explores the critical theme of whiteness appraising the conceptual and strategic understanding of this concept through the prisms of white reconstructionism and abolitionism,” the description states Leonardo is no stranger to teaching on critical whiteness theory As The College Fix reported last fall Leonardo gave a guest lecture at George Washington University in which he argued that children are born “human” and then are “bullied” into becoming white they have to be abused into becoming white humans This abuse is sometimes physical … such as being bullied into whiteness.” “But also it’s psychological and cultural,” he added Leonardo could not be reached for comment by The College Fix said she is not surprised that the viral comments came from a professor at her school “Most students and faculty here have hardcore opinions on racism and widely preach critical race theory,” Borcea told The College Fix Borcea said “defaulting to hating on white people” is getting old people should take accountability for their actions but it’s time to move on from the past and blaming white people today is not going to solve anything It’s inherently more racist to judge someone based on their skin color rather than the content of their character,” she told The College Fix Twitter users also sounded off on Leonardo’s comments He’s literally advocating for genocide and @UCBerkeley is okay with this And people wonder why I no longer support the left,” one user tweeted “We still gonna keep pretending CRT isn’t explicitly anti-white?” According to Leonardo’s faculty bio he “engages critical theories to inform his analysis of the relationship between schooling and social relations Leonardo is also a member of UC Berkeley’s Critical Theory Designated Emphasis program The College Fix reached out to UC Berkeley’s media team but did not receive a response MORE: Children ‘abused into becoming white humans’: CRT expert explains whiteness theory Like The College Fix on Facebook / Follow us on Twitter Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information 2023 at 6:07 AM ESTBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.Romania’s central bank said climate change presents a risk to the Black Sea nation’s financial stability with a top official citing the “significant negative implications” for the real economy In a historic first, the National Bank of Romania spelled out the climate risk in its latest financial stability report showing that more frequent droughts and extreme weather have a direct impact on half the economy Companies at risk generate some 40% of value added to Romania’s $284 billion economy and hold 48% of total assets The 48-year-old Ann Arbor woman who tried dashing out of a gas station with stolen money after her boyfriend was knocked out by the clerk had a trial set when she was in court last week Christina Maria Borcea had a trial date scheduled for July 28 when she appeared before Judge Darlene O'Brien in the Washtenaw County Trial court Thursday pleaded no contest to armed robbery for trying to steal cigarettes then attacking the clerk with a pair of pliers at the Speedway gas station located at 1300 North Maple in Ann Arbor on May 1 she snatched money out of the cash register and dashed out the door Police say she dropped most of the money outside saying they were high on crack cocaine and had been drinking Borcea said she bought crack with the $80 she did get from the robbery Coble and Borcea walked into the gas station around 12:30 a.m and tried stealing cigarettes from behind the counter while the clerk was in a cooler behind the register The two pretended like they're going to pay for the numerous packs of cigarettes until Coble attacked the 22-year-old with a pair of pliers The clerk took him down so hard that Coble was briefly incapacitated at which time Borcea is seen in the video trying to flee with the money Coble pleaded no contest because he said he has no recollection of the incident A sentencing agreement calls for him to serve between 9-and-a-half and 30 years in prison Borcea and Coble continue to be held at the Washtenaw County Jail on $250,000 cash bonds For the first time, Turkey has deployed a group of F-16 fighter jets to Romania as part of NATO’s Air Policing mission four F-16s and 71 personnel (pilots and technical personnel) from the Turkish Air Force’s 152nd Jet Fleet Command landed at Romania’s 86th Borcea Air Base After the planned briefings and the certificate ceremony held on December 5 at Borcea Air Base in Romania which successfully completed all of the tasks assigned by NATO became officially ready to carry out Air Policing operations along the Black Sea coast Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığımıza ait 4 adet F-16 ve 71 personel, NATO Geliştirilmiş Hava Polisliği (Enhanced Air Policing-eAP) Blok-64 görevi kapsamında Romanya’daki Borcea Hava Üssüne intikal ederek #NATO hava sahasını koruma görevine başladı. Ülkemizin üstlendiği bu görev 31… pic.twitter.com/4jbcV2YiqW Turkey was represented by its Ambassador to Bucharest Ambassador Özgür Kıvanç Altan and Turkish Air Force Deputy Chief of Operations Major General Kemal Turan Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığımıza bağlı 152’nci Filo Komutanlığımız, 30 Kasım 2023 tarihinde Romanya Feteşti 86’ncı Hava Üssüne intikalini tamamlayarak NATO Geliştirilmiş Hava Polisliği Sertifikasyon sürecine başladı. Planlı brifingler sonrası #NATO tarafından verilen tüm görevler… pic.twitter.com/r7PPgLYIGy In her statements at the certification ceremony Romanian State Secretary Simona Cojocaru said: “This NATO enhanced Air Policing Mission conducted with the participation – as a first – of the Republic of Turkey’s Air Force is of vital importance for the deterrence and defence posture and the protection of the allied airspace as well as of the security and stability of our region The Republic of Turkey is a strategic partner and ally of Romania We appreciate Ankara’s commitment and contribution to the collective and regional security within the allied multinational projects run in Romania and beyond.” Secretarul de stat pentru politica de apărare, planificare și relații internaționale și șeful Statului Major al Apărării au participat la ceremonia de certificare a detașamentului Forțelor Aeriene Turce. https://t.co/8yez6mQ0ow pic.twitter.com/cdJ9u3D9Tu Lieutenant General Juan Pablo Sánchez de Lara, Commander of NATO’s Combined Air Operations Center at Torrejón Air Base in Spain, stressed in his speech that NTINAMDS is a fundamental and permanent mission that protects Alliance territory and forces from any air or missile threat or attack in peacetime The Lieutenant General also stated that by contributing to this system all NATO members contribute to the indivisible cohesion which has become a critical component of deterrence and defense 🇹🇷 Turkish fighter jets will join NATO’s Air Policing mission in the south. They will fly alongside Allies 🇷🇴 🇩🇪 to safeguard NATO airspace on the Black Sea shores and deter potential threats from the air#SecuringTheSkies 🔒🔗 https://t.co/C1je3XyKXd pic.twitter.com/hYpyRCTJ6u The Turkish F-16 fighter detachment will continue to patrol NATO airspace until March 31 Turkish forces will work together with four German Eurofighter aircraft and the French MAMBA surface-based air defense system stationed in Capu Midia which arrived at Mihail Kogalniceanu in Constanta on Friday 🇵🇱 F-16 fighter jets are now taking over #NATO’s enhanced Air Policing mission at Ämari, Estonia 🇪🇪 from the Spanish Air Force 🇪🇸 EurofightersRead more: https://t.co/mYFRZTDXHpPhoto by: Bartek Bera#SecuringTheSkies pic.twitter.com/xKr4D1BPE7 Enhanced Air Policing is part of the wide-ranging assurance measures implemented following Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 it includes the safeguarding of the integrity of the airspace of allies like as Estonia four Belgian F-16s and four French Mirage 2000-5 jets will protect NATO airspace at Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania and will be supported by four Polish F-16s from Ämari Air Base in Estonia will continue to station four F-35 fighters at Malbork Air Base in Poland until 2024 Tags: , , , , , The Ann Arbor News requested and received the surveillance video from the Speedway as well as the police report of the incident were charged with armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery in the case and are set to appear in court for a preliminary hearing Thursday The clerk is in the cooler behind the register when the man and woman walk in and begin plundering cigarettes from behind the register the two pretend like they're going to pay for the numerous packs of cigarettes That is until the male suspect is seen coming at the 22-year-old with a pair of pliers But the 22-year-old sees him coming and takes him down So hard that the would-be robber was briefly incapacitated The 22-year-old fled the store to call police The video shows the woman then attempting to rouse her knocked-out partner she digs into the still-open cash register grabs fistfuls of bills and takes off running The video shows the knocked-out man regaining consciousness a few moments later and stumbling out the door To make this website work, we log user data. By using Shephard's online services, you agree to our Privacy Policy Stay up to date with our Newsletter Or login Chief of the Defence Staff Lt Gen Daniel Petrescu at the reception ceremony for the F-16 aircraft at Borcea Air Base The 17th and final ex-Portuguese Air Force F-16 multirole fighter aircraft for Romania landed in-country at Borcea Air Base on 25 March This marked the completion of a programme that began in 2013 when the Romanian Air Force ordered 12 F-16 Block 15 MLU fighters (nine F-16AMs and three F-16BMs) from Portugal for €628 million ($701 million) deal A second order for five F-16s (including one twin-seater) followed in a 2019 contract (worth an estimated $250 million according to Shephard Defence Insight) Romania is committed to upgrading all 17 aircraft to the M6XR standard, with support from Lockheed Martin in a $175.4 million FMS deal ‘The upgrading to the M6XR configuration is scheduled to be executed over 2023-2025 with the delivery by the American partner of the equipment and software package dedicated to the F-16 aircraft procured by Romania,’ the Romanian MoD noted on 26 March F-35A [Romania] F-16-Romania F-16A/B Block 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 As part of our promise to deliver comprehensive coverage to Premium News and Defence Insight … Flare Bright TACTERA software solution will be introduced at SOF Week 2025 in Tampa this week StormShroud is designed to support UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Lockheed Martin F-35B and Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft by providing suppression of enemy air defences (SEAD) It is built around the Tekever AR3 uncrewed aerial system (UAS) and Leonardo BriteStorm electronic warfare (EW) jammer payload The ground test phase for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) programme will bridge the gap between prototype design and flight laying essential groundwork ahead of fielding the uncrewed aircraft The two aircraft flew more than 70 sorties in seven months and tested the system in various conditions and mission scenarios The legislation outlined additional budget to enhance air including next-generation air and uncrewed naval programmes The deal is for 400 AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) It increases the stocks the country already has and follows a US$1.7 billion order for 745 missiles approved in March last year Four Turkish F-16 fighter jets arrived in Romania to participate in NATO’s enhanced air policing mission A total of 71 personnel were also dispatched to Romania's 86th Borcea Airbase the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday "We thank the people of Romania for hosting and wish our heroic staff success in their duties," it added Air policing is a peacetime mission that aims to preserve the security of Alliance airspace It is a collective task and involves the continuous presence of fighter aircraft and crews which are ready to react quickly to possible airspace violations As a part of the broad set of assurance measures introduced following Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 allies are providing additional assets to enhance air policing along NATO’s eastern borders Doru Giani Borcea pleaded not guilty to the charges