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We Won't Wait Forever On Youngsters
Steve throws down challenge to youngsters to step up
A number of Crewe Alexandra youngsters have been challenged by boss Steve Davis to push on and establish themselves as regulars in the first team. The Crewe manager handed first team debuts to the likes of James Baillie, Callum Saunders, George Cooper and his Breakthrough Player of the Year James Jones last season and he wants those four to continue to improve. He also wants to see if his new crop of first-year professionals can make that decisive step up into the first-team squad at a point this season.
Jones showed that if a young player can grab his opportunity with both hands then he can come out of nowhere to establish himself as a regular under Davis. The Scotland Youth International made 26 appearances last season and was the recipient of the prestigious Breakthrough Award, as voted by the supporters.
Davis has thrown down the gauntlet to offer to others to follow suit and emerge as real competition for first team places.
The boss told the club's official web-site: "It is time for some of the younger ones to push on and take their chances. They have had a taste of it, some of them, and they have to go again and improve.
"We cannot wait forever for them. If they want to be involved with the first-team on a regular basis then they have become consistent in everything they do. They are under the microscope here every day.
"They have to step up to that challenge and do well. They have to push and drive themselves forward to get into the team. "


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CPMF Supporter Spotlight On…. The Harrigan Family
22 Mar 2022 | News | 1 comment
The CPMF is proud to shine the spotlight on CPMF Supporters – The Harrigan Family. The Harrigan Family has been instrumental in raising over $250,000 for the Get Behind the Vest initiative with Alderman Matt O'Shea and their Annual Pancake Breakfast.
The Harrigan Family has owned and operated The Original Pancake House in Beverly since 1965. Dick Harrigan and his brothers, Bud and Jack were fortunate to have made the decision to purchase the property on 104th & Western which was home to the pancake house and Kentucky Fried Chicken. They grew the business to add 3 more KFC's but in later years (Bud and Jack now deceased) Dick and his daughter Julie sold their KFC's and began to grow the pancake side of the business. They opened a second location in Oak Lawn in 2016 and a third location in LaGrange in 2021.
"Our commitment to the Beverly neighborhood has always been a large focus for us. We are proud to give back to a community who has supported us so loyally for so many years. So we knew when Alderman O'Shea approached us with the idea for a pancake breakfast 8 years ago to raise money for new vests for CPD, it was going to be a no-brainer," said Julie.
Over the years, the Get Behind the Vest Pancake Breakfast has grown from serving a few hundred folks to a few thousand. The initiative, which helps raise funds for new bullet proof vests for Chicago Police Officers, is important for so many reasons- and the event not only helps a community come together for a great cause, it also raises awareness of the critical problem officers with aging vests have to deal with. "We feel donating the batter, butter and syrup is the least we can do to aid in the Alderman's efforts! All the batters are made fresh in the back of the Beverly restaurant- supplying almost 100 gallons of batter which equates to approximately 5.5 thousand pancakes," said Julie.
The Harrigans said it has always been important to honor those who serve and raised a flagpole in 2014 in front of the restaurant to honor fallen CPD officers. Julie said, "We will partner with Alderman O'Shea and the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation for as long as they continue to have a need. We are proud to be in a position to be able to 'give back' to such an important cause and feel one of the greatest rewards of being is business is the joy of being involved with an event such as this. We are humbled by the acknowledgement of the CPMF and will continue to assist in this fantastic effort for years to come."
Thank you, Dick and Julie, and the entire Harrigan Family, for your endless support of our Chicago Police men and women!
Gerry Henaghan on March 23, 2022 at 5:19 PM
What an awesome family!!!! Thanks for sharing!!! They should be on the news!!!

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When bollards are hit in a car or machinery accident, it usually means good and bad news.
The good news is the bollard would have provided protection to prevent or reduce damage to valuable properties, assets and even potentially save human life, but the bad news is the structural integrity and aesthetic of the bollard can be compromised and may need to be replaced or repaired.
We were recently contacted to replace some bollards which were installed by a competitor at Pakington Shopping Centre, located in Geelong West.
On inspection of the site it was clear that the impact was very significant which left the bollards protecting the fire hydrant unfit to provide adequate safety.
We recommended a much more robust solution to ensure the protection of the utility and to minimise the potential damage to the bollard in the case of future accidents.
Two 24kg, 165mm diameter, 5mm wall thickness bollards were installed which are designed to absorb high impact collisions.
The installation also involved us carrying out a concrete repair, as we pride ourselves on being able to provide a turnkey solution; from offering expert consultation, recommending the appropriate solutions for the job and expert advice, to providing the product, to installing the product, doing repair work on the ground and offering on-going maintenance services.
In this case, if a solution which offered protection for a higher impact was installed originally the bollard may not have needed to be replaced but at least now the bollards that have been installed offer very solid protection.


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Show Rundown: May 15, 2007
Chick Flicks Make for a Perfect Evening
Dee Snider Stops By and Reveals Twisted Sister Is Back Together
A Friend to Hollywood
It Was Known from the Beginning
A caller wanted to know if Howard was "annoyed" that Artie wasn't in today, but Howard claimed he wasn't upset at all. In fact, Howard reported that, when Artie first started on the show, he told him that there were going to be times he had to tape things for television, so he understood why Artie wasn't in the studio on occasion.
Howard did add, though, that he was sure Artie could've demanded his work on "Rescue Me" be scheduled around his radio job, but that he didn't think Artie wanted to ruin his relationship with people from the program.
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New Performance Management book! Drive Business Performance.
Got an email from Bruno today about a new book by him, Bruno Aziza and Joey Fitts.
I hope you have been doing well. I just wanted to share some news with you – and it's not an April Fool's Day joke! My book, Drive Business Performance is being printed as we speak! It will be available at your local bookstore (Barnes & Noble, Borders, etc.) by April 25, 2008. However, you can pre-order it now for 40% off from Amazon.
Drive Business Performance explains the competitive advantage experienced by organizations that create and manage a "Culture of Performance." It is filled with first-hand accounts from Fortune 500 companies who are winning by building accountability, intelligence, and informed decision-making into their organizational DNA. The book aims to demystify performance management and is jargon-free.
· World Innovation Forum in NYC on April 8-9th: Featured in a session on Please let me know if you happen to be attending the World Innovation, the book will make its debut there.
· Stanford Executive Briefing on April 16th: The book co-author Joey Fitts and I will present on How to Drive Business Performance. Please let me know if you are planning to attend & I'll look forward to seeing you there!


Website Creation Pointers – If you are like many people, you would like to design a website, but do not know the best way to do it. You just know that you are going to have some videos and share lots of different pictures on your website. Unfortunately, you're just not quite ready to begin transforming your dream into a reality. Having some website development principles to follow can help. Read on to find out what you need to know!
Remember that your site should pass the "NoScript" test. You can add this extension to Firefox, and then use it against your website. When your site is just a blank page, you have a problem.
Do not go overboard with graphics. Even though graphics might give you a professional looking website, too many may result in a crowded site. Don't use graphics just to decorate; use them to improve the site. Also, including the "right" number of images makes it easier to navigate the site.
Let users cancel actions if they desire. An action may refer to signing up for e-mail notifications, newsletter subscriptions or filling out web forms. If you do not give site users the opportunity to cancel an action, they are not likely to return to your site. Over time, this could negatively impact your sales and site traffic.
To work out the visual aspects of your site design, you can use a program like Photoshop to create mockups. Photoshop or other similar programs, can advance you into a professional arena quickly. If you don't have PS, it can be difficult and time consuming building a nice site quickly.
Think about your user at all times. The design of the website must be centered on the end user at all times. Interaction and ease of use are paramount concerns here. These are important considerations to make. You need to look through the eyes of the visitors when you make a website.
Keep your font selection professional and readable. Professional websites use professional fonts. Skip the fancy fonts such as Comic Sans, since people may not be able to read them on many computers. Fonts on your website can be set to match the default font used by the computer of your visitors. This will inevitably come off looking bad.
With the tips you have just read, designing an effective, appealing website should be a snap. There are some fundamental principles involved with website design that, once learned, help you to figure out the entire genre. Apply the tips from this article to help you figure out the basic fundamentals of website development, so you can start to incorporate some great elements into your website.


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Ян Грубы (; 4 марта 1915, Куновице — 18 июня 1942, Прага) — чехословацкий военный, деятель Движения Сопротивления, участвовавший в операции «Биоскоп» и погибший в бою в православном соборе Святых Кирилла и Мефодия.

Биография

Ранние годы
Родился 4 марта 1915 в Куновице. Отец Ян Грубы (1879–1931) — рабочий, мать Катержина Груба (в девичестве Коминкова, 1876–1944) — домохозяйка. У него были также двое старших братьев и старшая сестра. Окончил среднюю школу, работал в Злине в трактире официантом. 1 октября 1937 зачислен в пограничный батальон в Требишове, дослужился до звания младшего сержанта. После оккупации Чехословакии 1 апреля 1939 уволен из армии, 8 мая отправлен в качестве работника в Киль. Сбежал в 1940 году с двумя друзьями, но в Венгрии был арестован и возвращён в Словакию.

Воинская служба
Со второго раза Ян сбежал из оккупированной Чехословакии, где по маршруту Югославия — Греция — Турция — Бейрут попал во Францию. 4 июня 1940 зачислен в 1-й пехотный полк, воевал во Франции в составе чехословацкого полка. 13 июля 1940 эвакуировался в Англию, где был зачислен в 1-й пехотный батальон. 28 октября 1940 повышен в звании до сержанта. С 15 августа по 7 ноября окончил базовый курс промышленного саботажа и выучился на парашютиста.

Вместе с Богуславом Коубой и Йозефом Бубликом 28 апреля 1942 оба десантировались близ деревни Пожары-на-Кживоклатске в рамках операции «Биоскоп». Грубы и Бублик попали в Угерску-Градишку, но там не сумели выйти на контакт с партизанами, после чего прибыли в Прагу, где связались с Адольфом Опалкой и нашли себе убежище. К несчастью, после убийства Рейнхарда Гейдриха предатель Карел Чурда выдал группу чехословацких партизан, что привело к началу массовых облав. Грубы и ещё шестеро человек вынуждены были скрываться в Соборе Святых Кирилла и Мефодия. 18 июня 1942 он принял бой против немцев. Не желая попадать живым в плен, Грубы застрелился.

Память после войны
1 декабря 1945 Ян Грубы посмертно произведён в звание лейтенанта пехоты, 17 июня 1948 — в звание старшего лейтенанта, 30 июня 2002 — в звание подполковника. В Куновице и Праге (район Кобылисы) его имя носят улицы, в Праге также установлена мемориальная доска. Похоронен Ян на кладбище в Джаблице, а его вещи выставлены в Военном музее в Жижкове. Семья солдата чудесным образом избежала расправы со стороны нацистов.

Сам Ян расценивался товарищами как самостоятельный, надёжный боец и образец для подражания.

Литература
 ČVANČARA, Jaroslav. Někomu život, někomu smrt (1941 - 1943). Praha : Laguna, nakladatelství a vydavatelství, 2003. ISBN 80-86274-40-3.
 REICHL, Martin. Cesty osudu. Cheb : Svět křídel, 2004. ISBN 80-86808-04-1.

Ссылки
 Knihovna Akademie věd ČR: HRUBÝ Jan
 SPOLEK PRO VOJENSKÁ PIETNÍ MÍSTA, O.S.

Военные Чехословакии
Члены чехословацкого Сопротивления
Агенты Управления специальных операций
Погибшие в боях Второй мировой войны
Похороненные на Дяблицком кладбище

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Reprezentacja Estonii w hokeju na lodzie kobiet – narodowa żeńska reprezentacja tego kraju. Należy do Dywizji Czwartej.

Starty w Mistrzostwach Świata
 2007 – 31. miejsce
 2008 – 31. miejsce

Starty w Igrzyskach Olimpijskie
 Estonki nigdy nie zakwalifikowały się do Igrzysk Olimpijskich.

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Hokej na lodzie w Estonii
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December 3, 2018 News from GBSN
On November 7 – 9, 2018, the Global Business School Network held its 13th Annual Conference on "Transforming Traditional Sectors: Educating Entrepreneurial Leaders to Drive Systemic Change" co-hosted by Strathmore Business School and the Chandaria School of Business, USIU. The conference, held in Nairobi, Kenya, focused on how innovative, interdisciplinary and collaborative ways of educating entrepreneurial leaders can transform traditional sectors, including Mining & Oil, Agriculture, Tourism and Healthcare. The conference was sponsored by MIT Sloan School of Management Global Programs, Monash Business School and Johnson & Johnson.
Over 100 management education, development and industry professionals from 34 countries convened to explore innovations in education and business.
Nicolas Nesbit, General Manager of IBM East Africa, opened the conference with his inspiring life story growing up in Kenya, working his way up the career ladder at Fortune 500 companies and then returning to Kenya where he felt he could make a difference with the management knowledge and skills he developed over the course of his career.
The first keynote conversation, moderated by Timothy Mescon, Executive VP and Chief OfficerEurope, Middle East and Africa, AACSB International, built on the idea of leadership and management in Africa to see how these skills contribute to the leapfrogging of Africa's economic growth. The panel, that featured Nicholas Nesbitt, General Manager IBM East Africa; Amadou Diallo, CEO, Middle East & Africa, DHL Global Forwarding; Habil Olaka, CEO, Kenya Bankers Association and Patricia Murugami, Advisor to the Dean & Program Leader: Women in Business & Leadership, Strathmore Business Schoo, framed two general themes that were addressed throughout the conference: why companies need leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset and how business schools can work with the corporate world to train responsible leaders with entrepreneurial outlooks.
Another keynote session led by Soumitra Dutta, GBSN Chairman, Founding Dean of the Cornell SC College of Business and Co-Founder and Editor of the GII, focused on Africa's performance in the context of global innovation. The Global Innovation Index (GII) is the premier reference for measuring a country's innovation performance. Extending beyond the traditional measures of innovation, the index explores a broad horizontal vision of innovation that encompasses indicators of political environment, education, infrastructure, and business sophistication.
The GII 2018 recognizes twenty countries as 'Innovation Achievers,' a group consisting of countries that outperform on innovation in correspondence to their level of development. Six out of the total twenty come from Sub-Saharan Africa, the most of any region. Sub-Saharan Africa performs relatively well on innovation yet shows the least growth in overall score among regions. It is important for Africa to preserve its current innovation momentum as it's a central driver of economic growth.
The GII 2018 recommends Africa to focus on continuous improvement of the quality of university education, promote a continuous expansion of the range of education areas and topics in local universities, increase transfer of learning from the university to the larger society through various linkages and focus on matching context in which the knowledge or skill is acquired to the context in which the knowledge or skill is to be practiced.
Education is critical in innovation.
According to a survey by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), nine in every 10 unemployed Kenyans are 35 years and below. The majority of the unemployed youth lack vocational skills or programs to help them break forth and so the basic argument is that the youth lack the necessary skills to help them become independent.
Entrepreneurship in Africa is seen as the key to improving unemployment for Africa's rising youth population as well as for overall economic growth. A breakout session on 'Innovative Entrepreneurial Development Models that Drive Economic Growth,' featured Rebecca Harrison, CEO and Co- Founder Africa Management Initiative and Patricia Ithau, Regional Director, Stanford Seed East Africa. Both of the speakers explored how practical training focused on behaviors and locally relevant case studies work because it allows the entrepreneurs to better identify with the materials and tools being taught. This type of entrepreneurial training produces better SME performance and positive behavioral change than a theoretical course.
Entrepreneurship is not the only path to prosperity in Africa. Given the on-going exploration of commercially viable mineral deposits in most African, the continent's natural resource wealth is expected to spur industrial growth, trade and investment. All these could create more jobs and business, and promote sustainable economic growth and development. However, the lack of innovative skills and work readiness presents a barrier for the African youth to take advantage of the employment and business opportunities created by the extractives sector.
Strathmore University through the Extractives Baraza is trying to address this gap through technical innovation showcases. from Africa's young industrious minds to stakeholders and industry professionals with the potential of investment and development. The youth are encouraged to come up with home grown solutions for the artisanal small-scale mines.
Ultimately, though, to overcome unemployment and economic growth barriers, public and private sector leaders must work together to drive impact in their regions and create ecosystems conducive to innovation. The cross-sector dialogue, 'Accelerating innovation ecosystems when no one is in charge,' led by MIT featured speakers from General Electric, Safaricom Alpha and Strathmore University. Businesses should play a role in supporting startups by establishing partnerships with universities to develop young entrepreneurs.
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HB 49 – AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT establishing an independent legislative redistricting commission.
SPONSORS: Rep. Weed, Ches 3; Rep. Pratt, Ches 2; Rep. Hilliard, Straf 2; Rep. P. Allen, Ches 6
COMMITTEE: Election Law
This bill establishes an independent legislative redistricting commission to prepare a plan of apportionment of representative and senatorial districts following each decennial census.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Chapter; Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 662-A the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 662-B
INDEPENDENT LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING COMMISSION
662-B:1 Definitions. As used in this chapter:
I. "Commission" means the independent legislative redistricting commission established pursuant to this chapter.
II. "Partisan public office" means:
(a) An elective or appointive office in the executive or legislative branch or in an independent establishment of the federal government.
(b) An elective office in the executive or legislative branch of the government of this state, or an office of the government of this state which is filled by appointment of executive or legislative authority.
(c) An office of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state which is filled by an election process involving nomination and election of candidates on a partisan basis.
III. "Plan" means a plan for legislative reapportionment drawn up pursuant to the requirements of this chapter.
IV. "Political party office" means an elective office in the national or state organization of a party, as defined by RSA 652:11.
V. "Relative" means an individual who is related to the person in question as father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, grandfather, grandmother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, or half sister.
662-B:2 Redistricting Commission.
I. Not later than February 15 of each year ending in one, a redistricting commission shall be established as provided in this section. The commission's only functions shall be those prescribed by RSA 662-B:3.
II. The commission shall consist of:
(a) Two members appointed by the governor.
(b) One member appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court.
(c) One member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(d) One member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
(e) One member appointed by the president of the senate.
(f) One member appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
III. A vacancy among the members of the commission shall be filled by the appointing authority within 15 days after the vacancy occurs.
IV. No person shall be appointed to the commission who:
(a) Is not an eligible voter of the state at the time of selection.
(b) Holds partisan public office or political party office.
(c) Is a relative of or is employed by a member of the general court or of the United States Congress, or is employed directly by the general court or by the United States Congress.
(d) Has not resided in the state for at least 5 years.
V. No more than 4 members of the commission shall be residents of the same congressional district.
VI. Members shall reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out their duties under this chapter.
662-B:3 Duties of Commission.
I. The commission shall develop a plan for the apportionment of representative and senatorial districts based on the most recent decennial census. The plan shall conform to the requirements of part II, articles 9, 11, 11-a, 26, and 26-a of the New Hampshire constitution. The commission shall forward the plan to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, and shall include proposals for legislation necessary to effectuate the plan.
II. Upon delivery of the plan pursuant to paragraph I, the commission shall make available to the public:
(a) Copies of the plan.
(b) Maps illustrating the plan.
(c) A statement of the population of each district included in the plan, and the relative deviation of each district population from the ideal district population.
662-B:4 Redistricting Standards.
I. Districts shall be established on the basis of population. Each representative and senatorial district shall have a population as nearly equal as practicable to the ideal district population. Ideal district population shall be determined by dividing the number of districts to be established into the population of the state reported in the latest federal decennial census.
II. No district shall be drawn for the purpose of favoring a political party, incumbent legislator, or other person or group. No district shall be drawn for the purpose of augmenting or diluting the voting strength of a language or racial minority group. In establishing districts, no use shall be made of any of the following data:
(a) Addresses of incumbent legislators.
(b) Political affiliations of registered voters.
(c) Previous election results.
(d) Demographic information, other than population head counts, except as required by the Constitution and laws of the United States.
III. In order to minimize electoral confusion and to facilitate communication within state legislative districts, each plan drawn under this chapter shall provide that each representative district is wholly included within a single senatorial district and that, so far as possible, each representative and each senatorial district shall be included within a single congressional district. However, the standards established by paragraphs I and II shall take precedence where a conflict arises between those standards and the requirement, so far as possible, of including a representative or senatorial district within a single congressional district.
IV. Each bill embodying a plan drawn under this chapter shall provide that any vacancy in the general court which takes office in the year ending in one, occurring at a time which makes it necessary to fill the vacancy at a special election, shall be filled from the same district which elected the representative or senator whose seat is vacant.
662-B:5 Timetable for Preparation of Plan.
I. The commission shall forward the plan to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate before April 1 of each year ending in one. It is the intent of this chapter that the general court shall vote on the plan in either the house of representatives or the senate expeditiously, but not less than 7 days after the plan is received and made available to the members of the general court, under a procedure or rule permitting no amendments except those of a purely corrective nature. It is further the intent of this chapter that if the bill is approved by the first house in which it is considered, it shall expeditiously be brought to a vote in the second house under a similar procedure or rule.
II. If the plan fails to be approved by a constitutional majority in either the house of representatives or the senate, the clerk of the house of representatives or the senate, as the case may be, shall at once transmit to the commission reasons why the plan was not approved. The commission shall then prepare a second plan in accordance with RSA 662-B:4, and taking into account the reasons cited by the house of representatives or senate for its failure to approve the plan insofar as it is possible to do so within the requirements of RSA 662-B:4. The second plan shall be delivered to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate not later than May 1 of the year ending in one, or 21 days after the date of the vote by which the house of representatives or the senate fails to approve the plan submitted under paragraph I, whichever date is later. It is the intent of this chapter that, if a second plan is necessary, it shall be brought to a vote not less than 7 days after the plan is made available to the members of the general court, in the same manner as prescribed for the plan under paragraph I.
III. If the second plan submitted by the commission fails to be approved by a constitutional majority in either the house of representatives or the senate, the same procedure as prescribed by paragraph II shall be followed. If a third plan is required, it shall be delivered to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate not later than June 1 of the year ending in one, or 21 days after the date of the vote by which the house of representatives or the senate fails to approve the second plan submitted under paragraph II, whichever date is later. It is the intent of this chapter that, if it is necessary to submit a plan under this paragraph, the plan be brought to a vote within the same time period after its delivery to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate as is prescribed for the plan submitted under paragraph II, but shall be subject to amendment in the same manner as other bills.
IV. If the census data necessary for the redistricting plan is unavailable by February 15 of the year ending in one, the dates set forth in this section shall be extended by a number of days equal to the number of days after February 15 of the year ending in one that the census data becomes available.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.


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Report: Google Spending Billions on Web-Beaming Satellites
The venture will initially launch 180 devices rotating at lower altitudes than typical satellites.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/report-google-spending-billions-on-web-beaming-satellites
Google will reportedly shell out more than $1 billion for a fleet of satellites that will orbit the Earth in an effort to provide Internet access in under-served areas.
According to the Wall Street Journal(Opens in a new window), which cited unnamed sources, the high-flying venture will initially launch 180 small, high-capacity devices, rotating at lower altitudes than typical satellites.
Details are sparse, but the Journal said the project will be spearheaded by Greg Wyler, the founder of satellite-communications company O3b Networks who recently joined Google. Google also hired engineers from satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SSL), the paper said.
Still in the early stages, the task could cost upwards of $3 billion, depending on its final design and future expansions, the Journal said.
"Internet connectivity significantly improves people's lives. Yet two thirds of the world have no access at all," a Google spokesman told PCMag. "It's why we're so focused on new technologies—from Project Loon to Titan Aerospace—that have the potential to bring hundreds of millions more people online in the coming years."
SSL did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
There is no word on how, if at all, orbiting satellites will coincide with Google's Project Loon (pictured), which floated 30 balloons into the sky, with the intent of bringing Web access to remote corners of the globe.
Initially launched in New Zealand almost one year ago, Project Loon in April announced that one of its balloons circumvented the globe in a record 22 days, beating the forecasted 33 days per trip.
Google will presumably continue Project Loon as it develops a satellite system, which, according to the Journal, will provide more flexibility and greater capacity than balloons. For a higher price, of course.
Eventually, the Web giant hopes to expand its work to cover the globe with sub-250-pound satellites, promising Internet-surfing capabilities for all.
Also in the race to connect the world is Facebook's Connectivity Lab, which is taking a similar approach by developing new platforms "on the ground, in the air and in orbit." With the help of experts from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab and Ames Research Center, the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, and U.K.-based Ascenta, the social network is eyeing solar-powered Web-broadcasting drones to bolster its Internet.org outreach program.
Editor's Note: This story was updated at 11:10 a.m. Eastern with comment from Google.
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Upon my daughter's request, I turned on Disney's Tarzan the other day so I could mop the kitchen without interruption from my two youngest, very helpful children. While waiting for a section of the floor to dry in order to move the table where I needed it, I couldn't resist my foster son's pleading to hold him. At 22 months, he's still working with a limited vocabulary, so said pleading consists mostly of reaching up and puppy eyes. Settled on the couch, I put my arms out. He handed me his favorite snuggly bear and climbed up in my lap. "Little Man," as we refer to him on social media, has a way of settling in and resting his head against my chest that lets you know he's not going anywhere. Generally, he's a really busy toddler, so when he takes the time to settle in, you know it's going to be a rare but meaningful snuggle.
If you have seen the movie, you'll remember the touching scene where Kala, a mother gorilla grieving the death of her young child, suddenly hears a baby's cry echo through the jungle. She looks up and it's as if her grief falls away from her face as she realizes a child is in need of her care on the other side of that sound. I got choked up as I watched Kala run as fast as she could toward the baby's cries, other animals scattering away in her wake. Kala finds herself at the base of a bridge leading up to the jungle home Tarzan's parents had built after being shipwrecked and stranded. She seemed to me to feel overwhelmed and unsure of what she is getting herself into, but when the baby cries again, there is no more hesitation. She races to the aid of the child in need. The image of Kala running toward the cries has been replaying in my mind all week. After discovering the baby she would call Tarzan, Kala takes him back to her home and as I sat snuggling my Little Man, the lyrics of "You'll Be In My Heart" by Phil Collins brought me to full-on tears. Big ones, rolling down my cheeks toward my chin while hugging Little Man extra tight.


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WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN THE TES SCHOOLS AWARDS 2019
OB at FE News	June 24, 2019
After months of judging and the highest number of entries in its 11 year history, the winners of the Tes School Awards have been revealed!
The most outstanding individuals and institutions that the education sector has to offer gathered together for a celebration at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane, London on Friday (21st June).
Schools and individuals from across the UK were recognised for incredible contribution to education.
Tes Editor, Ann Mroz said: "We had a record number of entries this year and the standard was incredibly high so all our winners should be extremely proud of their achievement. The quality of entries was superb, and as always, our illustrious panel of judges deliberated long and hard to reach its final selections.
"We've had the privilege of hearing about so many creative and inspiring initiatives that are improving outcomes and life chances of young people. The spirit of great teaching really was at the heart of each and every entry and it's been wonderful to see such amazing ideas and excellent practice emerging from our schools, especially considering the difficult circumstances that many schools operate under."
The Tes awards have been running since 2009 and recognises the outstanding individuals and institutions that the education sector has to offer. They were judged by a collection of the UK's most illustrious education experts.
Comedian, Harry Hill, who presented the awards said: "I felt quite emotional tonight giving out these awards – thanks so much for inviting me. What a night!"
The list of winners were:
Services to education award: Baroness Warnock
Lifetime achievement award: Teresa Roche, Derbyshire
Overall school of the year: Meadow View Farm School, Leicestershire
Primary school of the year: Grendon Church of England Primary School, Northampton
Secondary school of the year: Cathedral Academy, Wakefield
Alternative provision school of the year: Meadow View Farm School, Leicestershire
Early years setting of the year: Little Forest Folk Wimbledon, Wimbledon
Headteacher of the year: Naveed Idrees, Bradford
Healthy school of the year: Fairfield Primary School, Cumbria
Creative school of the year: Admiral Lord Nelson School, Portsmouth
Sustainable schools award: St Colm's High School, Londonderry
International award: The Observatory School, Liverpool
New teacher of the year: Abed Ahmed, Birmingham
Classroom support assistant of the year: Aimee Durning, Cambridge
English teacher or team of the year: Joseph Cash Primary School, Coventry
Maths teacher or team of the year: The Totteridge Academy, North London
School business manager of the year: Mark Reed, Lancashire
Science, technology and engineering teacher or team of the year: Tapton School Academy Trust and Fields of Learning, Sheffield
Innovative use of technology to influence outcomes award: Oxfordshire Hospital School, Oxford
Community and collaboration award: Bradford Academy, Bradford
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The purchaser of state lands under the provisions of this chapter, except in cases where the full purchase price is paid at the time of the purchase, shall enter into and sign a contract with the state, to be signed by the commissioner on behalf of the state, with the seal of the commissioner's office attached, and in a form to be prescribed by the attorney general, in which the purchaser shall covenant to make the payments of principal and interest, computed from the date the contract is issued, when due, and that the purchaser will pay all taxes and assessments that may be levied or assessed on such land, and that on failure to make the payments as prescribed in this chapter when due all rights of the purchaser under said contract may, at the election of the commissioner, acting for the state, be forfeited, and that when forfeited the state shall be released from all obligation to convey the land. The purchaser's rights under the real estate contract shall not be forfeited except as provided in chapter 61.30 RCW.
The contract provided for in this section shall be executed in duplicate, and one copy shall be retained by the purchaser and the other shall be filed in the department's Olympia office.
The commissioner may, as deemed advisable, extend the time for payment of principal and interest on contracts heretofore issued, and contracts to be issued under this chapter.
The department shall notify the purchaser of any state lands in each instance when payment on the purchaser's contract is overdue, and that the purchaser is liable to forfeiture if payment is not made when due.
[ 2003 c 334 § 361; 1985 c 237 § 18; 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 162; 1959 c 257 § 26; 1927 c 255 § 57; RRS § 7797-57. Prior: 1897 c 89 §§ 17, 18, 27; 1895 c 178 §§ 30, 31. Formerly RCW 79.01.228, 79.12.400.]
Effective date—Application—1985 c 237: See RCW 61.30.910.
Savings—Captions—Severability—Effective dates—1982 1st ex.s. c 21: See RCW 79.135.900 through 79.135.904.


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Two men jailed after unqualified driver kills pedestrian and drives off
A man has been jailed for eight years for causing death by dangerous driving after he hit and killed a pedestrian in Liverpool city centre and then drove off.
Driver jailed for knocking over and injuring Tesco employee
A driver who knocked over and seriously injured a woman during an incident in a Tesco car park in Rickmansworth has been jailed today (18 March 2019) for 38 months.
Lucy Turner, 32, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving when, in a bid to get away after being involved in a theft at the Tesco store, she drove onto a pavement in the car park and struck a supermarket employee, breaking her back.
The incident was witnessed by staff and shoppers in the car park just before Christmas last year.
Businessman sentenced for causing death by dangerous driving 12 years after incident
A Businessman from Birmingham has today been sentenced for causing the death of a nine-year-old girl after causing a multiple-vehicle pileup in 2006.
Cerys Edwards was only 11 months old at the time and despite being securely and properly restrained in a child seat, she suffered life-changing injuries. Those injuries meant that Cerys was dependent on a ventilator and required frequent medical care for the rest of her short life. Sadly, on 17 October 2015, Cerys died from respiratory failure as a result of complications from the injuries she suffered.
Rotherham man sentenced to five years for causing death by dangerous driving
Jack Davenport, 23, has today (7 March) been sentenced to five years in prison for causing the death of Philip Harper by dangerous driving, causing serious injuries to Patricia Harper by dangerous driving and causing death by driving while uninsured.
Driver imprisoned for killing passenger and injuring others
A driver who collided with an oncoming vehicle, killing one of his passengers, has been sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court.
Man jailed for causing death after a dangerous 15-minute pursuit
Darren Jason Ogom (42) has today (21 February) been sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment after he pleaded guilty at Birmingham Crown Court to causing death by dangerous driving.
Four men sentenced to over 48 years for causing death by dangerous driving in stolen lorry
Karn Hill, David Mellor, Alan Mawhinney and Wayne Carroll have today been sentenced to a total of 48.5 years in prison for causing death by dangerous driving.
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Elliott Bower has been sentenced to 11-and-a-half years in jail at Doncaster Crown Court today (28 January.) His brother Declan Bower was sentenced to seven years ten months and Mason Cartledge was also sentenced to seven years ten months.
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A driver who killed a man following a head-on collision with another vehicle has today (21 January) been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for causing death by dangerous driving following a trial at Bournemouth Crown Court.
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Textile traders have opposed the tax proposal of Delhi Government where a 5 per cent tax has been levied on all kind of textile and fabrics except khadi and handloom.
"Wholesalers tell me that with the raw material costing 5 per cent more, the finished products would cost 5 per cent more too. Buyers would look at Gurgaon and other parts of Haryana because of this and Delhi would lose its distribution character," President, Khan Market Traders' Association, Sanjiv Mehra was quoted by TNN in saying.
Member of The Textile Association (India), J B Soma, has said that the traders would write to the Government to roll back the hike. Traders have also mentioned that other manufacturers in Surat, Mumbai, Malegaon, Erode, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Amritsar and Ludhiana are not paying an tax on textiles or fabrics.


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From Lady Gaga to The Golden Tiki, year-end Kats! awards are in
December 28, 2018 By John Katsilometes
The Kats! Bureau was all over the scene in '18. We close the year with a crash of cymbals and my year-end column in the form of my own awards to the deserving in VegasVille.
These honors are heartfelt, mirthsome and — I stress — non-binding.
Let's hit it:
Advance Scouting Award: Lady Gaga's creative team behind "Enigma," particularly her handful of big-band jazz performances in her run that begins Friday at Park Theater. Gaga and her music director, trumpet great Brian Newman, scouted and secured the entire horn section of Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns and some additional A-plus players from around the city. Newman was at the Dec. 18 Santa Fe show at Copa Room at Bootlegger Bistro and reportedly was blown away. This will be "The Healing," as helmed by Lady Gaga and Newman. Expect brilliance.
High Stakes Award: "A Mob Story," a uniquely entertaining production that will unfortunately halt production after its New Year's Eve show. The Jeff Kutash-directed production at the Plaza, with investment and onstage narration from ex-Colombo crime family "capo" Michael Franzese, has impressed artistically. Its finances are the concern. Franzese is taking the show down at least through February, to review lessons learned in doing business in Vegas for the first time and to sort out his own schedule of personal appearances (including the filming of a new 10-episode A&E series). "I'll be back," he says, attempting a February re-launch.
The 7 & 36 Award: David Copperfield. He's No. 7, with a net worth of $875 million, in the latest Forbes list of wealthiest celebrities (the only Vegas headliner in the top 10). And over the holidays he performs three shows a day for 12 straight days (36 in all) at his theater at MGM Grand.
Hippy Hall of Famer: Carlos Santana. I am he as you are he as you are me, and we are all together. It makes sense when Santana shares the spirituality at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay.
Best Opening Act: Bally's Back Room adult revue "X Rocks" opened for Metallica at T-Mobile Arena on Nov. 26, grooving to a hard-rock medley including "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne, "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC, "You've Got Another Thing Coming" by Judas Priest and "Walk" by Pantera (with video of the late Vinnie Paul).
Best Vegas Golden Knights Singing Gondalier Usher: Carnell "Golden Pipes" Johnson. Find him singing the national anthem at T-Mobile Arena, guiding a watercraft at The Venetian while in great voice, or as an usher at Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center. He's everywhere, like the Phantom …
Perspective Award: In describing his Christmas show, Mirage comic/ventriloquist/impressionist Terry Fator said, "The puppets kind of take place of the kids onstage — and please don't think I think of my puppets as kids. They are freaking puppets."
Best Use of Nails & Fishhooks: Side-show artist John Shaw of Zak Bagans' Haunted Museum.
Surprise Show of the Year: "Little Miss Nasty" at Night Owl Showroom at Hooters, which just expanded its weekly schedule to Thursday nights (the show schedule is 10:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays). This rowdy dance show is so adult in tenor that you forget it's not topless. Music by Korn, Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson power the two-act dance production. "Sippin' On a 40," by Gina And The Eastern Block (led by LMN front woman Gina Katon) is in the mix, too. The dance team moves around the room in a way that keeps audience members on their toes. Sometimes, you feel like a quarterback being blitzed. But stay in the pocket with this one. It's wild.
Plinko Award for Best Game Show: "Miss Behave Game Show" at Bally's.
Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery Award: After testing several versions of window panes early in its construction, Resorts World Las Vegas decided on a dark-golden hue — almost exactly the same shade as those used by Wynn and Encore Las Vegas. They look like sister properties. Maybe first cousins. (And since this writing, Wynn has filed a lawsuit against Resorts World, claiming it copied Wynn's design.)
Best Opening Number Award: Gwen Stefani's replete-with-showgirls, towering-staircase, ode-to-"Jubilee" opening to her "Just a Girl" Show at Zappos Theater. The "Hollaback Girl" number is really, um, bananas …
Best Closing Number Award: Westgate Las Vegas star Barry Manilow, returning to '70s disco and '40s feather shows with "Copacabana," grooving along the catwalk at International Theater.
Hall of Famer Hall of Fame Award: Boxing-broadcast legend, multiple halls of fame inductee and top Vegas crooner Al Bernstein, playing Tuscany Suites on Jan. 18, the night before the Adrien Broner-Manny Pacquiao bout at MGM Grand Garden Arena. There is a murmur out there that my long-ago colleague (from our days in Redding, California) Rich Eisen is still mulling Bernstein's offer to sing that night, saying to Bernstein during an episode of "The Rich Eisen Show" on Nov. 29, "How do I not do this? … How do I not play the Tuscany hotel and casino?" We'll keep you informed …
Every Second is Genius Award: Carrot Top. Still hammering the props (for real) at Luxor's Atrium Showroom. One that has survived since the Super Bowl is his New England Patriots' helmet that doubles as a Kleenex dispenser. Every week, Topper roots for the Pats to lose while singing, "Keep my joke alive!" to Queen's "Keep Yourself Alive."
Acceleration Award: "Sexxy" at Westgate Las Vegas producer, director and creator Jen Romas, who will mark her four-year anniversary and 1,000th show this spring. She's developing a concept for a touring production and a new merchandise line. All of that within the first six months of '19.
Double-Header Award: To Tape Face (legal name Sam Wills) who has hired a twin character to perform in Vegas while he is on tour. Next dates are March 14-April 7, though his doppelganger will be working in segments of the show. Made that announcement Christmas Day, and the idea is to expand the "Tape Face" character with multiple performers, similar to Blue Man Group.
He says of 2019, "This is gonna be a big year!" Frankie Moreno, who released five albums, headlined at Carnegie Hall in 2018, and this week saw his "Frankie's Christmas Party" holiday album crack the Billboard Heatseekers charts at No. 6.
YouTuber Hall of Fame Award: Murray "The Magician" Sawchuck, headlining at Laugh Factory at Tropicana, now has more than 1 million subscribers to his YouTube channel (the mark was celebrated at The Golden Tiki in this month).
Pop-Culture Reference Award: Vinny Adinolfi of the Bronx Wanderers, who said of his family act, "We're the Brady Bunch on steroids!" Additional credit for bringing Beau Cassidy, son of late "Partridge Family" co-star David Cassidy, as a guest star, and for welcoming Cindy Williams (co-star with Penny Marshall in "Laverne & Shirley" and a cast member of "Menopause the Musical") as a frequent audience member.
Mystique Award: SLS Las Vegas owner Alex Meruelo of the Meruelo Group. Not a brazen hotel spokesman, but Meruelo is making significant, widespread changes across SLS, bringing fancy lights over the casino floor and revamping The Sayers Club, among the most appealing boutique venues in the city. This is just the start of the work on the corner of the Strip and Sahara.
Fashion Statement of the Year (tie): The Vegas Golden Knights/"North America's Team" trench coat with Canadian flags on one sleeve and U.S. flags on the other that The D Las Vegas co-owner Derek Stevens wore during the NHL Playoffs; and Harrah's headliner Mac King's rain slick that is his famed Cloak of Invisibility.
Best Show That Closed in '18: "Baz" at Palazzo Theater.
And Another: "Frank Marino's Divas Las Vegas," for reasons previously reported, at Linq Hotel.
And Another: "Circus 1903," starring the incomparable David Williamsonas ringmaster, at Paris Theater.
And Yet Another: "Inferno," also at Paris Theater, starring flame-throwing magic man Joe Labero.
Residency Return to Root For: Paul Shaffer & The Shaf-Shifters.
And Another: "The Cocktail Cabaret," no dates on the books after it closes at Cleopatra's Barge on Saturday night.
And Yet Another: Anne Martinez's "Alice," which ended its run at Rocks Lounge at Red Rock Resort in September and remains in talks for new digs.
And One We'd Love to See: Postmodern Jukebox, which teased to such with an eight-show series at the Mirage in November.
Strip Magic Expansion Awards: To reigning "America's Got Talent" champ Shin Lim, who reports he is to headline a Strip resort to be announced; and Hans Klok, in the renovated (and likely renamed) Thunder From Down Under Showroom room at Excalibur.
"Call" Time Award: Tegan Summer, who has twice moved back the re-launch of "Marilyn — The New Musical" for various reasons. We end the year awaiting announcements of a venue, a cast, an on-sale date, those sorts of pertinent details. But a showcase of the musical in New York on Dec. 19 indicated "Marilyn" still has a pulse.
The Elvis (And Friends) Have Left the Building Award: "Legends in Concert" announced with nary a warning in October it was bolting for Tropicana Theater, opening Feb. 13. The show has been running for 35 years on the Strip, the last five at Flamingo Las Vegas. Caesars Entertainment officials have offered no comment on the departure of the production show.
Golden Hammer Award: To fearless comic magician Mike Hammer, who nails it (hah) regularly at Four Queens.
The Suspense Award: Donny and Marie Osmond, who have left undetermined whether they will extend past their current 2019 schedule at Flamingo Las Vegas. Donny Osmond, star with an appreciably sly sense of humor, has said as much in a TV interview but nowhere else.
New Tune Award: Marie Osmond, introducing to the show the opera number "The Flower Duet," accompanied by a video she has just finished recording.
Dubai Award: Tenors of Rock (Harrah's) and Xavier Mortimer (Planet Hollywood), the first of a series of Caesars Entertainment headliners to play Caesars Bluewaters Dubai. Expect more Caesars Entertainment productions and headliners to play the Rotunda, the resort's 500-seat entertainment venue. This strategy could be a big boost to shows and headliners at Caesars properties on the Strip.
Vintage Vegas Award: To David Perrico, hearkening to the days of Casbar Lounge at the Sahara with his roaring Pop Strings (preceded by Pop 40) performances at Cleopatra's Barge. No cover, ever. No seats to be found, frequently.
Killer Original from a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Award: "This Will Be The Last Time," by Righteous Brothers co-founder Bill Medley, with searing guitar work from John Wedemeyer. Catch that scene at Harrah's Showroom.
Best Recurring Character: Pop the Magic Dragon, father of Flamingo headliner Piff the Magic Dragon, gleefully portrayed by a satin-suited Penn Jillette.
Stylish Sibling Award: Twin brothers Jonnie and Mark Houston of On The Record at Park MGM (tell them apart by their hats).
Headliner Residency of the Year: Queen + Adam Lambert. It helps that I'm a big — nay, huge — Queen fan. But this show was so bold, so expertly conceived, so generously staged — it rocked Park Theater every which way and is the gold (or, purple, in this instance) standard for headliner residencies.
Production Show of the Year: "Absinthe" at Caesars Palace, which might retire this sort of award. I understand every time the show is praised by the media, the Gazillionaire gives Wanda Widdles a quarter.
Congeniality Award: "Opium" at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, which tightened its script and advanced its pace of specialty acts (the man-and-dog balancing act of Christian Stoinev and his dog Scooby is something to behold, as is Robert the Robot, who who reminds me so much of Harry M. Howie … ).
Entertainment Power Couple Hall of Famers: Clint Holmes and Kelly Clinton Holmes.
Vastly Underrated But So Good Award: "Zombie Burlesque," with Enoch Augustus Scott spinning his magic at Club Z at Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood. Show just marked its fifth anniversary, and if you think that's an easy achievement, try it.
Maverick Spirit of Las Vegas Award: Chris Phillips, entering his 13th year of bringing the party to Vegas.
Long Overdue Residency Award: James Taylor, finally setting up for 12 shows at the Colosseum at Caesars in April-May. His name has surfaced, a lot, over the years for such a series.
Master of Silverware Award: South Point Showroom performer Frankie Scinta, a one-man-band when he jams on the spoons.
Buoyancy Award: Hanoch Rosenn, producer of "Wow" at the Rio. As he says, "Doing a show in Las Vegas is like pulling a slot lever. But we expected that, and the show is doing better and better."
Most Unexpected Campaign Announcement: Oscar Goodman dovetailed out of his Oscar's Dinner Series Q&A at the Plaza to announce his wife, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, was running for re-election.
Maybe He Envisioned He Was Getting This Award: "Paranormal" star Frederic Da Silva, too long unappreciated in this space, frankly. He was the anchor of a jammed lineup at Windows Showroom through '18, and is expected to continue there in '19.
What Works In Vegas Award: Robbie Williams at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas. He keeps selling tickets; AEG Live keeps adding dates. He's not played an extended series, ever, on the Strip. It all starts in March 6.
Top Vegas Documentaries '19: The untitled Amazing Johnathan documentary, in the upcoming Sundance Film Festival lineup; and "After The Screaming Stops," the story of Mirage headliner Matt Goss and his twin brother, Luke Goss. Reading an array of reviews for this biopic, yet-unreleased in the U.S.
Cool Hang Hall of Fame: In NO particular order: Bootlegger Bistro/Copa Room; Tuscany Suites' Piazza and Copa Room (yep, we have two); Italian American Club showroom and lounge; Myron's Cabaret Jazz; Pia's Place, starring Pia Zadora and Sonny Charles at Piero's Italian Restaurant; The Space/The Back Space (love that smaller room); Dispensary Lounge on Trop and Eastern (burger specials and great jazz next to the waterwheel); Rose. Rabbit. Lie. at the Cosmopolitan with Skye Dee Miles and Mikalah Gordon; Rhythm & Riffs at Mandalay Bay (highlighted by local rockers Phoenix, and the songwriters' show Nashville Unplugged starring Aaron Benward and Travis Howard); Le Cabaret at Paris Las Vegas; the Piano Bar at Harrah's with Pete "Big Elvis" Vallee; Rush Lounge at Golden Nugget (where Rock This Town rocks this town); Double Down Saloon; Sand Dollar Lounge; Counts' Vamp'd Rock club on West Sahara (especially when Franky Perez & The Truth headline); Rocks Lounge at Red Rock Resort; The Golden Tiki (where the live lineup always swings) on Spring Mountain Road in Chinatown; South Point Showroom/Grandview Lounge; 3rd Street Stage on Fremont Street; and the Barrymore at Royal Hotel.
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Innocence () is a 2020 South Korean crime drama film written and directed by Park Sang-hyun. The film stars Shin Hye-sun, Bae Jong-ok, and Heo Joon-ho. It follows a lawyer who defends her mother on trial for murder.

Innocence was theatrically released on June 10, 2020. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of the cast.

Plot
Based on a real-life story, the film focuses on Ahn Jung-in (Shin Hye-sun), a lawyer who decides to defend her mother after she is wrongly accused of killing someone at her husband's funeral.

Cast

Main
 Shin Hye-sun as Ahn Jung-in
 Bae Jong-ok as Chae Hwa-ja
 Heo Joon-ho as Mayor Choo
 Hong Kyung as Ahn Jung-soo

Supporting
 Tae Hang-ho as Yang Wang-yong
 Ko Chang-seok as Seedsman
 Park Chul-min as Hwang Bang-younh
 Kim Su-hyeon as law firm vice president
 Cha Soon-bae as Na Il-jung
 Jung In-gyeom as Public prosecutor Shin
 Han Yi-jin as Choi Seok-goo
 Shin Cheol-jin as Ji Young-deok

Special appearances
 Kim Young-jae as Director Park
 Kim Suk-hoon as Lim Choon-woo
 Park Sung-geun as law firm representative
 Bae Hae-sun as Mayor Choo's wife
 Park Jin-young as High Court judge

Production

Casting
On November 8, 2018, actresses Shin Hye-sun and Bae Jong-ok were confirmed to star in the courtroom film Innocence. Han Yi-jin was confirmed to have joined the cast on December 11, followed by Tae Hang-ho on December 12.

The film marks Shin Hye-sun's first major role in a film. She revealed that one of the reasons why she chose this film is because her father advised her to. She added that "such female-led legal dramas are not common these days, and [her] fans wanted [her] to play the role of a lawyer someday due to [her] clear diction." Shin used Elizabeth Sloane (the main character of the 2016 American film Miss Sloane, played by Jessica Chastain) as a source of inspiration while preparing for her role.

Bae Jong-ok chose to play Jung-in's mother "out of thirst for an acting transformation" as her character looks 30 years older than her. She also accepted to play in the film because she "wondered how complicated and twisted relationships between neighbors can get if their respective families have a history between them."

According to director Park Sang-hyun, the role of the mayor could only be played by Heo Joon-ho as the character "is rumored to have perfectly pulled off a double-faced man full of greed and corruption."

Filming
Principal photography began on December 3, 2018 and filming was completed on February 28, 2019.

Release
The film was originally set to be released on March 5, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, promotional events were cancelled and the distributor decided to postpone the release to May 27. After a new cluster emerged in central Seoul in mid-May, the release was pushed back to June. On May 22, it was announced that the film would hit theaters on June 11. On June 4, it was announced that the film would be released one day earlier, on June 10.

Reception

Box office
The film topped the South Korean box office during its opening weekend, with an estimated 203,000 moviegoers. It surpassed 500,000 ticket sales the following week.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

2020 films
2020s Korean-language films
2020s legal drama films
Films about lawyers
Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Legal drama films
South Korean courtroom films
South Korean drama films


Continuing with the series 'Extendscript of the week', we are providing an extendscript to Close All Files in a Book without Saving. This will show how to use FrameMaker ESTK to traverse a hierarchical book and perform operations on its components.
Download the zip file from CloseAllFilesInBookScript and unzip the content to local disk.
The script works on all file types (FM/MIF/XML/Ditamap), nested books and its components as well as on the hierarchical components (Folders templates). Parameters have been defined in the main function according to which the components types will be acted upon (to process or leave unprocessed) making it a configurable setting.
The script traverses through all the open files in the book and closes it without prompting the user for Save dialog. By default no file is saved.
Steps to use the Script?
This script will help reduce the painful task on clicking on the dialog each time on closing multiple files. It can be easily modified to Save all the files by default.
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That worked well. However, when I close FrameMaker the option 'Close All Files in Book Without Saving' in File > Utilities disappears the next time I open the book file. Is there a way to apply it permanently to the book, or must I run the script each time I open the book?
Glad that the script worked for you. If you want the option to be present permanently , kindly place all the .jsx files in the "startup" folder inside FrameMaker install location . This will fire up the script everytime FM is opened.
Please let us know if this works .
I know it's been a while since you wrote this post but I would find this script useful. I tried it out but it did not work, possibly because I am using FM 12 and not the version you used in 2011. When I run the script, I get the message "app.GetNamedMenu is not a function" – same message for a couple lines of text in the script.
If you get this message, I would like to ask if you could create the script again or help me to get this working.
Before executing the step "With focus on book, run the script CloseAllFilesInBook.jsx. This will create a new menu item in Book Menu", please select "Adobe FrameMaker 12 (12.0)" from the dropdown (default value is "ExtendScript Toolkit CS5") in the ExtendScript interface.
In FrameMaker 2017 Esc+f+S also works to save all open files.


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Front lines to front office
Nurses draw on patient-care experience, interdepartmental knowledge as they graduate to top executive positions.
Patrick Reilly
When Ginger Irsik became administrator at Prattville (Ala.) Baptist Hospital after 12 years as a nurse, little did she know that her job would require her to oversee a major change in operations just one week into her new position when the hospital's elevators failed.
But Irsik sprang into action to ensure portable X-ray and EKG machines were in place, patient care was not disrupted and safety issues weren't being compromised. The administrator had to make sure clinical managers were communicating with engineers, while she made the decision to hold patients longer in the ground-level emergency room and recovery rooms of the two-story, 47-bed facility before moving patients to second-floor inpatient rooms. After making sure the hospital was operating efficiently, Irsik then had the elevators replaced.
"Can you imagine doing patient care without using elevators?" Irsik says. "It really emphasized how well our team works together."
Irsik is just one example of a new generation of healthcare executive: nurses who climb into the top leadership ranks. More nurses are making career moves to the corporate level, trading in their scrubs for business attire, balancing their foundation of patient care with the responsibilities of operating a hospital.
Irsik, who was the chief nursing officer before becoming administrator, is tackling the executive responsibilities at her hospital while pursuing a master's degree in business administration at Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.). She expects to earn her MBA within three years.
The American College of Healthcare Executives estimates that some 700 hospital chief executive officers and 540 chief operating officers started in the healthcare industry as nurses.
It is not an easy transition, nurse executives say, but they believe their experience working with patients brings a different perspective to the positions of CEO and COO that keeps quality of patient care as a top priority and focuses on leadership through team-building.
"Nursing executives have such a broad knowledge of the operations of a hospital," says Rita Turley, a consultant with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and president of her own consulting firm in Billings, Mont. "A hospital is functioning as a team. They have first-line experience in understanding those relationships."
Building strong relationships with other units in the hospitals is key to a successful career as an executive, Turley says. Nurses are generally more sensitive about the work conditions, especially what is happening at the bedside, making them prime candidates to become top-level executives because of their knowledge about so many hospital functions, she says.
"We are currently seeing a trend of nurses moving into the arena of the C-suite," Turley says. "You will see more of that in the future. Physicians and nurses are seeing that they have some of the skill sets that are required to make changes in healthcare organizations."
But they typically don't have all the requisite skills for the top jobs at healthcare organizations. Nurses often lack the business education and financial grounding usually required for executive leadership. They must take business and finance courses that will complement their clinical background, Turley says, which helps put nurse executives on par with their peers who earn healthcare administration degrees.
Graduating to the top job
More often, hospital CEOs are recruiting nurses to become COOs because of their knowledge about how various units within a hospital operate and integrate. Eventually, those nurse COOs graduate to the CEO level, Turley says. "It really helps to run an organization in a smooth fashion," she says.
According to a 2003 survey by the American Organization of Nurse Executives, or the AONE, and executive search firm Ballein Search Partners, 61% of senior nursing officers said they have responsibilities comparable to those of the traditional COO position.
By working with clinical departments as well as other hospital staffers who don't interact with patients, nurse executives get an appreciation for other departments and the issues that affect them, says Joyce Johnson, chief nursing officer and COO at 609-bed Georgetown University Hospital, Washington.
"Nursing links so many services," Johnson says. "We have had years of experience helping the institution work together. Nurses know the core business of patient care. That is a tremendous advantage because it is easier to understand what needs to be done."
When Anthony Disser decided to make a career move at post-acute provider Kindred Healthcare, the registered nurse believed that he could take his clinical experience straight to the executive level where he could mix his background in working with patients and the business of running a hospital.
He compared his graduation from working at the bedside to the corporate suite to that of a former baseball player who returns to the dugout as a manager.
"Those who have a clinical background know the product," says Disser, senior vice president of clinical operations at Kindred, which operates 67 long-term acute-care hospitals. "They know the joy and agony of it. They know what it is like to put a hand on a patient."
Disser, who has spent 23 years in the healthcare industry, says he balances the business decisions made on the executive level with the clinical side of nursing. While working as a nurse at St. Margaret's Hospital in Spring Valley, Ill., Disser earned a master's degree in nursing and hospital administration at Northern Illinois University.
"I am a clinical person and a business person," Disser says. "The best leaders can do that. They know how to switch-hit."
Nurse executives are highly skilled at designing programs and establishing business plans based on the needs of patients. They can also gauge how the public will respond to various hospital services because they see members of the community daily, says Pamela Thompson, CEO of the AONE. The association has grown steadily since its founding in 1967 and now represents about 4,300 nurse executives, up from 3,900 in 2000.
"They have a unique experience they bring to the role," Thompson says. "If you look at the role nursing plays, it lays the groundwork for everybody in the executive practice."
The road that nurses take to become CEOs and COOs certainly isn't easy street. Nurses who move to top leadership positions must be in tune with the hospital's finances and make sure they keep the entire organization in mind when making administrative decisions, Turley says. The academic training required of nurse executives is only one part of the equation. As most executives soon find out-and Irsik can attest-on-the-job education also plays a crucial role.
Irsik, who took over as Prattville Baptist's administrator in March, says she is already putting her business administration courses to good use in the facility's day-to-day operations. "There is a lot of finance in this role and the education will help me do a better job," she says. "It will give me more financial background."
The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business offers an intensive three-week nurse executive program for chief nursing officers who are seeking more education to propel their move to the COO/CEO level. Most of the program is tailored for nurses seeking more training in hospital finances.
The program accepts 40 nurses annually from the U.S., Canada and abroad who take finance and accounting courses and engage in business simulation exercises. The nurses divide into teams and operate a fictitious hospital system where they make decisions and integrate concepts into the business model. They then see how their decisions affect the system.
Formal continuing education was completed by 39% of the senior nursing officers who were surveyed by the AONE and Ballein, with a little over half choosing the Wharton program. Approximately 40% of those responding said they gained their executive skills through their work experience.
Nurses in the Wharton program also learn how to consider the hospital organization as a whole and think outside of their nursing background. They learn how to tackle financial issues, such as Medicare reimbursement, an important skill for CEOs in recent years, says Gregory Shea, an adjunct professor who oversees the program.
"There seems to be a need for increased education about financial performance and strategy," Shea says. "Most institutions are so conscious about their financial performances."
But Turley says an emphasis on patient quality and safety is a specialty for executives with nursing backgrounds, and she says they need to keep patients in mind when making business decisions. "We must focus more on the clinical side," she says. "Then you complement it with advanced degrees in finance."
Nurse executives not only must have a foundation in healthcare finance and business practices, but they must reach out to staff members and motivate them to do their best work, executives say. Executives who have risen through the nursing ranks often have an advantage because they may know many of their managers and staff members from their days at the bedside.
Hospital workers, especially on the clinical side, will be expecting nurse executives to have empathy for the challenges they face, Johnson says.
Executives also have to be aware of how creating policy procedures can put more responsibility in one area of the hospital, Johnson says. "You have to make certain the decisions you are making are balanced in the best interests of the organization," she says. "You don't want one department doing all the work. You have to appreciate the impact of your initiative on all departments."
Disser, who attended the Wharton program in 2000, says balancing executive duties with managing the clinical staff isn't so difficult because he knows firsthand the challenges they face daily.
"I do have an understanding of the pain of a tough business decision and the right thing to do for a patient," Disser says. "I think I can talk with some passion about the work and I can relate. I can create a culture for them to do the work."
The physician perspective
Working with physicians also can present challenges for nurse executives who, in some cases, have had adversarial relationships with physicians in their previous roles.
At Prattville Baptist, Irsik is still building a relationship with physicians, which she considers important for all sides of the operation.
"They have accepted me in the clinical role; now I am going to work closely with them to develop a business relationship," she says. "That is going to take time."
The AONE's Thompson says nurse executives usually have a good working relationship with physicians because "There is a common understanding of clinical practices."
At Georgetown, Johnson says she doesn't see a conflict between nurse executives and physicians. Physicians respect the nursing profession and the clinical expertise nurses provide at the bedside, although sometimes the respect is unspoken. "They have been very supportive and helpful," she says.
Turley says the respect between nurse executives and physicians is the result of a new focus on patient outcomes and a move away from the executives' emphasis on only the financial aspects of hospital operations.
"We are evolving into providing healthcare in a whole new different way," she says. "We will see a tremendous focus on patient quality and safety."
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King David went through much agony of soul over his sins, and he did his best to repent. In many ways, however, the Lord withdrew from him, and he was left to his own devices. Without the Lord's help, things changed in David's life, and tragedy entered his household. Nathan the prophet said to him, "The sword shall never depart from thine house, because thou hast despised me [the Lord], and hast taken the wife of Uriah" ( 2 Samuel 12:10 ). This prophecy was literally fulfilled.
In 2 Samuel 13, we read the sad story of Amnon and Tamar. Amnon was David's son by Ahinoam. Tamar was the daughter of Maacah, and her brother was Absalom. Thus, Amnon was the half-brother of Tamar. He lusted after her, became obsessed with her. Since they were so closely related, he felt he never would be able to establish a romantic relationship with her. Tamar was a virgin. Amnon lived in his own house. His cousin Jonadab suggested a plan wherein Amnon would feign sickness and request David to send Tamar to attend to him. The plan worked, and when Tamar arrived, Amnon went for her. Tamar pleaded with him to take the necessary steps to betroth her rather than violate her, but Amnon was so inflamed, he didn't listen. Instead, he raped her, and then hated her.
"Amnon did not really love Tamar. Once he had gratified his lust, he despised her. How often is such gross unfairness toward women demonstrated by evil men? They exploit women and then despise the women rather than themselves. Amnon would not save Tamar from disgrace by making her a part of his household as a wife or concubine. Knowing that she had been disgraced and would therefore be deprived of a husband, Tamar mourned in the manner of a widow (see v. 19 ; note especially v. 20 ). David was furious because of the way Amnon had treated Tamar, but what could he do or say? His own conduct with Bath-sheba had left him without a basis for condemnation. Here was another result of sin. Because of his own guilt, David did not act to correct this great abomination in his own household. David learned the sad lesson that a man's sins can often visit him even to the third and fourth generation" (see Exodus 34:7 ).
Tamar went instantly into mourning and fled to her brother Absalom's house for protection. He bade her to keep the situation to herself, so she continued in quiet desperation. David heard about the problem and was "wroth," but did not act. Two years later, Absalom found an opportunity to kill Amnon, and he did so through his servants. At first David thought that all his sons were dead, and was relieved when Jonadab told him only Amnon had been killed. David mourned for Absalom, who had fled to the King of Geshur, but he knew that Amnon had suffered the punishment David himself should have meted out.
Joab (Yo'av), David's captain, saw how David pined for his son Absalom and sent a widow to plead for him by artifice. David saw through her pleas, and discerned that Joab had sent her. She confessed, but their conversation showed David that he should send for Absalom and reinstate him to favor. Yet, when Absalom arrived back at his home, he never saw the king. He remain estranged for two years, until he convinced Joab to intercede for him and arrange a reunion with his father (2 Samuel 14).
Absalom was extremely charismatic and very handsome. He began to aspire to power and sat at the gate of the city, setting himself up as a judge.
He began to gather a followership. He gained power in Hebron. Then word came to David of the conspiracy. David decided to flee from Jerusalem. He took all of his household except 10 concubines, partly to keep Absalom from slaying everyone in the city trying to get to David.
Others began to join him on his way into the wilderness. Zadok the priest even brought the Ark of the Covenant, which David ordered him to take back to Jerusalem. David went mourning and barefooted along the Mt. of Olives. Others of the pagan tribes tried to join him, but he bid them remain and pass on information if necessary (2 Samuel 15). Ziba the servant of Jonathan's son Mephibosheth brought food to David and his men, and told David that Mephibosheth thought it was time that he would be restored to the throne of Saul, and Shimei, Saul's old servant, cursed David as he passed by (2 Samuel 16).
Heeding the counsel of Ahithophel, Absalom spread a tent on the roof of the palace, and in the sight of all Israel, went in unto the 10 concubines David had left behind to care for his house. This was a great sin, and a great insult to the king.
Absalom then sought counsel from Ahithophel and from Hushai. The former suggested that Absalom send him with 12,000 men to overtake David. He promised to kill only David the King, and send those with him back as loyal subjects to Absalom. But Hushai felt otherwise, telling Absalom that David and his men were mighty, and that Ahithophel's plan was folly. Hushai recommended that Absalom gather forces from all over Israel, and himself lead them against David. Absalom liked Hushai's plan. Hushai then passed the information on to the priests in order to warn David. Ahithophel then hanged himself (2 Samuel 17).
"Ahithophel clearly understood David's vulnerability at this stage of the revolt. Had his counsel been followed, the result would have been critical for David. Twelve thousand men against the small band who had fled with David would have been a disaster for David. Hushai saved the situation for David, first, by convincing Absalom that a delay while he gathered more strength to his army would be wise, and, second, by warning David to flee in case Ahithophel's counsel was followed.
David's people were fed along their way by the Ammonites, and the Gileadites. David had gathered some strength. "David numbered the people that werewith him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them." He divided his troops into thirds. David counseled the captains to be gentle with Absalom. Much of the fighting took place in the woods of Ephraim, and more people perished in the wood than in the fighting. Absalom himself, who had been riding through, was caught in the branches of an oak tree. The man who saw the event reported it to Joab, who wondered why the man had not killed Absalom. The man recited to Joab the dictates of King David, not to harm his son. Joab put three darts in Absalom's heart, and Absalom's armor-bearers finished him off (2 Samuel 18). David's heart was rent when he heard the news, and he wailed the famous words, "O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son"!
David's mourning for Absalom confused the Israelites, because Absalom was his enemy. Joab chided David and told him to turn to his people and commend them, to praise his friends, not his enemies.
David sat at the gate of the city, until the Israelites unified behind him. He went from Jordan to Gilgal, where the tabernacle was, and where kings were anointed. People came to offer obeisance — Mephibosheth claimed to have been deceived by his servant Ziba. Shimei apologized for cursing the king, and David forgave him. He appointed Amasa to be captain in Joab's stead. He gave honor to the King of the Gileadites for succoring him. However, jealosy arose between the Judahites and the other tribes of Israel, because Judahites had escorted the king without summoning the other tribes (2 Samuel 19).
Sheba, a Benjaminite, decided to rebel against David. He led away many of the Israelites, but the house of Judah remained true to David. David returned to his palace, but never "went in unto" the ten concubines who had been violated by Absalom. They were ever after cared for at court, but lived as widows.
David sent his troops after Sheba. But on the way, Joab murdered Amasa. Joab cornered Sheba in Abel. A wise woman bid Joab to spare the city and promised the head of Sheba. The people of the city killed Sheba, and the city was spared (2 Samuel 20).
A famine started and lasted three years. David enquired of the Lord, and determined that the cause was the house of Saul, because Saul had slain the Gibeonites, who were a remnant of the Amorites. David sent seven of the sons of Saul, sparing Mephibosheth (son of Jonathan), to be executed by the Gibeonites.
"This terrible episode must have been done in [the] days of David's spiritual deterioration. The law would have not permitted sons to be put to death for the guilt of a father or a forefather ( Deuteronomy 24:16 is explicit on that; see another Numbers 35:33 ). It cannot have been a revelation from the Lord that either required or approved this deed done 'to avenge the Gibeonites'—some of whom Saul had slain in spite of the ancient promise of Joshua that they might live in Israel.
"It is a pathetic picture to envision the innocent mother of innocent sons guarding their bodies from the birds and beasts; and it is repulsive to read that after all this was done 'God was entreated for the land.' This is apostate theology, comparable to that of the Canaanite-Baal religions.
There ensued several wars with the Philistines, some that included giants like Goliath, but David became faint on the battlefield, and his captains told him to retire from the wars.
"David by now was in his sixties, an old man so far as military service was concerned. Nevertheless, he personally led his forces against the Philistines. In the midst of this battle David found himself confronted by one of the sons of the giants, perhaps even a son of Goliath. He apparently was very large and immediately began bearing down on the man who was famous for killing Goliath. For David this was a life and death struggle, and the scripture states that "David waxed faint" ( 2 Samuel 21:15 ). Fortunately, David's friends were near by, and Abishai stepped in and slew the giant.
Samuel 22 is a song of David, singing praises to the merciful God. "The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation….He isthe tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore" (2 Samuel 22:47, 51). In chapter 23, David extols his mighty men of valor, including Uriah the Hittite.
David ordered a census, and Joab and his men took over 9 months counting the people. The census showed that "there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah werefive hundred thousand men" (2 Samuel 24:9). But David realized he had sinned in numbering the men of Israel, and he deeply regretted it. The Lord offered a choice from three punishments through the prophet Gad: seven years of famine, three years fleeing before his enemies, or three days' pestilence. David's choice was not to fall into the hand of man, but rather to trust the Lord's mercy. So, 70,000 Israelite men fell to pestilence, and then the Lord stayed His hand, when David offered sacrifices according to His command.
"In an attempt to appease the Lord and stay the plague that was smiting Israel, David purchased the threshing floor (a large open area where the rock base is flat and the grain could be threshed and winnowed without getting mixed with dirt) from Araunah and there built an altar to the Lord. This site later became the place where Solomon built his temple" (see Fallows, Bible Encyclopedia, s.v. "Araunah," 1:140).
*Parts of this lesson were adapted from the LDS Institute Old Testament Manual.


In July 2013, the mother of a suspected art thief confessed to having burnt these artworks in her kitchen stove.
Olga Doragu, mother of Radu Doragu, told police she burnt the paintings in a bid to destroy the evidence when her son was arrested in January. He was one of three suspects taken into custody after paintings collectively valued at $150 million disappeared from the Kunsthal museum in Rotterdam on October 16, 2012.
"After the arrest of my son I was very scared because I knew that what had happened was very serious," court documents record Doragu's mother as having told police.
Dogaru told investigators she had initially stored the artworks in an abandoned house before eventually burying them in a cemetery in the village of Caracliu. Once police began searching for the works, she dug up the paintings and burned them.
Authorities are currently in the process of analyzing the ashes, which specialists say contained "small fragments of painting primer, the remains of canvas, the remains of paint" and copper and steel nails, some of which pre-dated the 20th century. Still, it could be months before Dogaru's account can be verified.