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Siegfried & Roy var to tysk-amerikanske tryllekunstnere, der arbejde på Las Vegas Strip i USA. Deres show kørte i mange år og var berømt for brug af vilde dyr, særligt hvide tigre, men også hvide løver.

For at sikre at de hele tiden havde hvide tigre til deres show, fik de indrettet deres egen zoo, hvor de avlede dem.

Siegfried Fischbacher (født 13. juni 1939, Rosenheim - 13. januar 2021, Las Vegas) og Roy Horn (3. oktober 1944, Nordenham - 8. maj 2020, Las Vegas) blev født i Tyskland hhv. lige før og under 2. verdenskrig. De emigrerede til USA, hvor de er blevet amerikanske statsborgere.

Siegfried er en traditionel tryllekunstner, mens Roy altid har beskæftiget sig med eksotiske dyr.

De mødtes i 1959 det tyske passagerskib TS Bremen, hvor de begge arbejdede. Siegfried var steward og Roy var tjener. Siegfried begyndte at lave trylleshow for nogle af passagerene og endte med at få sit eget show med Roy som assistent. Parret blev fyret for at have taget en levende gepard med ombord.

De begyndte at optræde i Las Vegas, og i 1972 vandt de en pris for året bedste show. I 1990 blev de ansat af Steve Wynn, bestyreren af The Mirage (et af de største hoteller i Las Vegas). De fik 57,5 millioner dollars om året.} I starten af år 2000 underskrev de en kontrakt på livstid med hotellet. Duoen optrådte i ca. 5.730 show hvoraf de fleste var i The Mirage. Deres show stoppede den 3. oktober 2003, efter at Roy var blevet skambidt af en af tigrene, mens han optrådte på scenen. Roy overlevede kun med nød og næppe.

I 2000 var Siegfried & Roy de 9. højst betalte berømtheder lige under Steven Spielberg. I mange af årene boede parret sammen.

Roy døde 8. maj 2020 i en alder af 75, på Mountain View Hospital i Las Vegas af komplikationer efter at være blevet smittet med COVID-19.[28][29][30]

Siegfried døde 13. januar 2021 af cancer efter en kort sygdomsperiode.

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I think everyone has made a baking soda volcano at some point; I mean who can resist that bubbly explosion! Every time I get the chance, I mix up another baking soda volcano. Well, maybe not quite that often, but a year, maybe even a semester, doesn't go by without one.
We have also added dawn dish soap and glitter to form our foamy Fairy Potion. The kids repeated the fairy potion over and over as well, so I started wondering what else could I add? What could I show them?
Why oil you are probably wondering, well have you seen the homemade lava lamps? They are a fun experiment that proves oil doesn't mix with water. In fact oil is less dense then water, so it sits right on top of the water.
Turns out, oil is less dense then vinegar as well. So how would that layer of oil affect the baking soda and vinegar reaction? We were going to find out.
To set up your experiment start with 1 glass in the middle of each pan. In the first glass and vinegar and food coloring if you like. In the second glass add vinegar with dish soap and another color, and in the final glass add vinegar, a third color, and a thin layer of vegetable oil.
The first 2 glasses in this experiment act as controls because they behave in an expected way. We could have used a negative control as well where we filled a fourth glass with only oil and added baking soda which produces no reaction.
Now for the fun! First we added baking soda to our plain vinegar and got an erupting glass of fizz! Acted just as expected, but because baking soda and vinegar is awesome I still got ohhhs and ahhhs from my girls.
Then we added baking soda to our vinegar and dish soap glass and got an erupting glass of foam. At this point the girls really just wanted to play in the fluffy foam, but I convinced them to move on promising we could play after.
Finally we added baking soda to our glass with the vinegar and oil. The baking soda immediately started making bubbles, but it had a hard time getting past the oil. So instead it created a fizz at the top of the glass very similar to what happens when you pour warm soda on ice.
Once it calmed down a little you could see the bubbles moving through the oil similar to the Lava Lamps we made last year.
The oil allowed us to control the reaction and not make a huge mess!
After some time just watching the bubbles go up and down, but never escaping, I grabbed some more dish soap. We knew from the magic milk experiment the soap would grab onto the oil. So in it went! We gave it a little stir, and out came foam! The dish soap grabbed the oil allowing the bubbling vinegar underneath to escape the glass.
I think this experiment definitely demonstrated how adding different things can change the end result. It also reinforced the fact that oil is less dense then other liquids, that soap really does grab oil (or fat) to help wash it away, and that baking soda and vinegar is simply awesome kitchen chemistry!
As promised the girls played with all the bubbles from all the glasses, and they even repeated it because baking soda and vinegar just never gets old!


CBD Oil And Alcohol: Here's What Happens When You Mix The Two - Happy CBD Oil!
If you've been wondering about the health consequences of mixing CBD and alcohol, and whether CBD can be used to reduce your cravings for alcohol, you've come to the right place.
Although CBD is only beginning to be explored as a potential treatment for addiction, there appears to be some common ground that makes its usefulness likely.
When you think about it, people who drink alcohol often say that they need a drink to relax at the end of a long day. CBD can help people relax without the toxicity of alcohol, which can damage the liver and kill brain cells.
How Do CBD Oil and Alcohol Interact?
Alcohol works more like an anesthetic, tranquilizer, or sleeping pill. It slows down your brain functions by inhibiting the central nervous system.
While this may increase your social skills, it can lead to neurodegeneration and impaired cognitive function over time.
Studies show that mixing alcohol and CBD can reduce the amount of alcohol in the blood which may reduce damages to organs and brain cells. However, it does not reduce the effects of alcohol.
While CBD does not contribute to delayed motor skills and cognitive impairment on its own, it appears to enhance the drinking experience.
The reasons for this may be partly due to the fact that CBD mimics the depressant effects of alcohol when the two are combined. Of course, there may be other chemical processes that are going on which require further research.
More studies need to be done on exactly how it reduces the amount of alcohol in the blood as well. One theory is that it reduces liver inflammation which helps your body metabolize the alcohol faster.
When people drink alcohol, they are more than just relaxing after a long day. Alcohol, like other drugs, stimulates the pleasure centers of the brain.
These are dopamine and serotonin receptor sites that help us to feel a natural sense of well-being.
But when we use drugs or alcohol, we can overstimulate these pleasure centers. This causes our bodies to reduce the supply of natural neurotransmitters that signal the release of these euphoric feelings.
Why does our body do this?
Our bodies are seeking to return to their natural state of homeostasis and, therefore, do this as a defense mechanism.
If we always felt high and happy, we may neglect our health and responsibilities. We may not have a sense of danger or restraint.
Because, no matter what the consequences were, we'd still feel great and have little to worry about.
This is why drug addicts may be content living in a cardboard box. They become so apathetic from the overstimulation of their brains that they don't take offense to social stigmas, the health risks, or legal problems that would make anyone else seek help immediately.
CBD may also be helpful for smoking cessation since tobacco essentially stimulates the same pleasure centers while reducing our natural dopamine supplies and making us dependent upon a product to feed those feelings.
Supplemental CBD may play an important role in the addiction recovery process.
This is because CBD signals the overactive nerves to simply calm down instead of upsetting the dopamine and serotonin production. It does this by increasing Anandamide which is responsible for regulating your serotonin and dopamine levels.
This may allow users to mitigate the effects of withdrawal and to start getting back to normal more quickly. CBD also reduces any inflammation in the brain or organs that can follow withdrawal.
Our bodies work like this even when we don't take CBD but can become overwhelmed by powerful narcotics unless we supplement our CBD levels.
Taking these appropriate countermeasures can reduce the long-term cravings for drugs stimulation because it helps us to obtain a natural neurological synergy.
People who smoke cannabis notice that they have a long-term feeling of contention even after the drugs wear off.
This is likely due to the regulation effect of CBD. In fact, people who are heavy users of marijuana eventually build a tolerance and only notice the calming effects and content feelings that the CBD creates.
The fact that people can build up tolerance to THC in just a few days or weeks is evidence that the CBD is calming down these pleasure centers and making it difficult for the THC to overstimulate.
In fact, people who take Marinol® (dronabinol) synthetic THC capsules run the risk of developing paranoia, anxiety, and psychosis problems without the CBD to balance it out.
Can You Mix CBD with Alcohol?
Bars are now mixing CBD in with alcohol to produce "healthier" drinks.
Because CBD reduces inflammation, it has a profound effect on protecting the liver and neurons from damage and overload caused by alcohol.
The antioxidant properties also help protect cells from the free radicals that cause cancer. Alcohol use is associated with the increased risk of breast cancer and other types. Taking CBD may, therefore, help lower the risks.
Of course, since CBD is not psychoactive, you have to experiment for yourself to determine how it affects your alcohol use and mood.
There are no medications out there that truly interact with our endocannabinoid system like CBD.
It helps reduce inflammation, neurodegeneration, and even helps protect the liver from damage caused by alcohol.
For these reasons, we should confidently embrace the increased use of CBD to limit the damage of alcohol. Of cource, keep in mind that combining CBD with alcohol can further decrease motor skills so always use in moderation.


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Home » News » FSU Art MFA MANDEM Wins Double Awards at Juried Waterloo Arts Exhibition in Cleveland, Ohio
FSU Art MFA MANDEM Wins Double Awards at Juried Waterloo Arts Exhibition in Cleveland, Ohio
MANDEM 's first juried exhibit in Cleveland, Ohio, has been doubly successful for the artist, having received both the "Outstanding Work in Sculpture" award, announced on the opening night of the exhibit on June 3rd, and the first place "Best of the Fest" award, announced at the closing of the exhibit on July 22nd. Both awards were for MANDEM's mixed media sculptural painting "Domestication #1 – Her Brother's Keeper," which was previously exhibited at the FSU Museum of Fine Arts as part of the artist's MFA thesis work in 2015.
Waterloo Arts is located in the historic Cleveland neighborhood of Collinwood, where it strives to be a creative hub for the presentation and exploration of thought-provoking art and design. In addition to the annual Waterloo Arts Fest, this district hosts the largest monthly First Fridays gallery hop event in Northeast Ohio.
The 2016 Waterloo Arts Fest Juried Exhibition was curated by Rob Lehr (Canton Art Museum / Summit Artspace Gallery). The sculpture award received by MANDEM was presented by a guest juror from the Sculpture Center of Cleveland, and the "Best of the Fest" award was chosen by the popular vote of gallery visitors throughout the duration of the exhibit.
MANDEM is currently the artist-in-residence at Negative Space Gallery in Cleveland, where they are becoming actively involved in Negative Space's social outreach programs and engaging with the expanding Rust Belt art scenes. They also received a grant to participate in the 2016 DVAC Community Supported Art Program at the Dayton Visual Arts Center in Ohio. MANDEM is continuing to develop the "Hypermobility" painting series (which exhibited in Italy and England before debuting stateside in Ohio), and numerous other publications and exhibitions are in the works for the artist in the coming months.
Follow MANDEM's work on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/MANDEMik), Tumblr (http://mythpunkart.tumblr.com), and the artist's website (http://MANDEMart.com/hypermobility).


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Krisztina Gyimes (22 maja 1992 w Győrze) – węgierska wioślarka.

Osiągnięcia
 Mistrzostwa Świata Juniorów – Brive-la-Gaillarde 2009 – jedynka – 8. miejsce.
 Mistrzostwa Świata Juniorów – Račice 2010 – jedynka – 8. miejsce.
 Mistrzostwa Europy – Montemor-o-Velho 2010 – czwórka podwójna – 8. miejsce.

Przypisy

Węgierscy wioślarze
Urodzeni w 1992
Uczestnicy Mistrzostw Europy w Wioślarstwie 2010
Ludzie urodzeni w Győrze

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Here's a great deal on a 2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class. With fewer than 15,000 miles on the odometer, this 4 door sedan prioritizes comfort, safety and convenience. Under the hood you'll find an 8 cylinder engine with more than 400 horsepower, and load leveling rear suspension maintains a comfortable ride. The engine breathes better thanks to a turbocharger, improving both performance and economy. It distinguishes itself from the competition with features such as: power trunk closing assist, front and rear reading lights, 1-touch window functionality, rain sensing wipers, power windows, an overhead console, and leather upholstery. Everything is where it ought to be, from the dashboard controls to the door locks and window controls. For drivers who enjoy the natural environment, a power moon roof allows an infusion of fresh air. Mercedes-Benz also prioritized safety and security by including: head curtain airbags, front and rear side impact airbags, traction control, brake assist, anti-whiplash front head restraints, a security system, an emergency communication system, and 4 wheel disc brakes with ABS. Safety and maximum capability are assured via self leveling rear suspension, which maintains optimal driving geometry. A Carfax history report indicates just one previous owner. We have a skilled and knowledgeable sales staff with many years of experience satisfying our customers needs. They'll work with you to find the right vehicle at a price you can afford. We are here to help you.


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Osvaldo Soto García was Wanda Vazquez's nominee for Comptroller of Puerto Rico until he asked the governor to retire his nomination in September 2020.

Biography
Between 2006 and 2009, Soto García worked as a reporter for the WKAQ 580 AM radio station. He was Moca's public relations director and its head of the office of recreation and sports between 1996 and 2000. From 2000 to 2008 he was director of news, journalist, and moderator on the WABA 850 AM station in Aguadilla. He holds a degree in marketing from the University of Phoenix in Puerto Rico. Later, he obtained a juris doctor from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law, however he has not passed the bar. Soto García then worked as the Senate Chief of Public Affairs under senate president Thomas Rivera Schatz. He currently functions as Secretary of Public Affairs and Political Affairs at the Fortaleza. According to the Governor's Office, he has led multimillion projects in the private sector and has been a consultant in federally funded projects. He also worked as Auxiliary Administrator of the Work Development Administration of the Department of Labor.

Comptroller nomination
On 15 September 2020, Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced, nominated him to the position of Comptroller of Puerto Rico, in a communication that also stated the nominations of 28 judges, 38 prosecutors and several individuals to other political positions.

Criticism
There has been a notable opposition to his nomination, especially from the majority New Progressive Party, which controls both houses and the executive branch. The requirements for the job are limited to an age minimum of 30, American citizenship and Puerto Rico residency, but not for the person to be a CPA. Doubts have been cast as to his ability for the ten-year, $129,000 a year salary position of comptroller since he is not a CPA. Both the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Carlos "Johnny" Méndez, and the President of its Health Committee, Juan Oscar Morales, announced publicly that Soto García would face difficulties with his confirmation in that body, since the post requires confirmation by both House and Senate. Morales was opposed since he had done an investigation the previous May related to the buying of tests during the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Soto García, as Secretary of Public Affairs and Political Affairs, "criticized the investigation into possible acts of corruption." Migdalia Padilla, president of the Senate Treasury Committee, stated that she would vote against Soto García. Popular Democratic Party Senator, José Luis Dalmau, stated "I have an excellent opinion with Mr. Osvaldo," however, for Comptroller, "the figure of a CPA has always been sought."

The Senate PNP spokesperson, Carmelo Ríos, stated that he "thought the governor made a mistake in naming him" before the November elections. Ríos further stated that the public opinion holds his nomination as "a political favor", additionally, even if he had worked in the Senate, members of that body might vote differently and they have suggested other political figures such as: Francisco Parés Alicea, Secretary of the Treasury; Manuel Torres, Secretary of the Senate; Edwin García Feliciano, former mayor of Camuy; and Javier Jiménez, mayor of San Sebastián. Speaker of the House, Méndez Núñez later stated he would provide for public hearings to enable Soto García to "convince" him, since when he heard of the nomination he knew that Soto García would not have enough votes for his confirmation. Méndez Núñez would provide for an opinion from the College of Certified Public Accountants of Puerto Rico in the hearings which are set to commence on Monday, September 21. In a radio interview, the president of the college, Rosa M. Rodríguez Ramos, stated that they would "support a CPA" and "could not support him...Osvaldo García Soto."

2020 gubernatorial candidate, Pedro Pierluisi, who defeated governor Wanda Vázquez for the party nomination, rejected the nomination of Soto García and urged the Legislature to "make an exhaustive evaluation of the nominee."

Several former Secretaries of the Treasury used social media to express their oppositions. Juan Zaragoza stated that his "appointment...is another blow to the already battered government institutions." For her part, Teresita Fuentes, suggested and endorsed the present Secretary, Francisco Parés, stating "he is a CPA, Secretary of the Treasury, with experience in a prestigious international firm and academic background in accounting."

Response
Soto García has defended his nomination by stating that the Comptroller's office needs "a person who would give it a totally different perspective, more investigative." He has also assured that he would bring in more federal funds for the auditors, he is not a CPA, but that the auditors are the one's who work on that area, and that even though he is a member of the New Progressive Party he would "point out whoever and whenever, without distinction of persons."

For her part, Vázquez Garced has stated his nomination is not based on "politics" and other non-CPAs have occupied the post of Comptroller. She rejected the concept that she was "screwing" Soto García into Comptroller so as to leave a legacy in the government. Vázquez Garced affirmed that he possesses "the moral and professional ethics essential to ensure the proper use of our public resources in the three branches of government." She considered several auditors and even Francisco Parés, the present Secretary of the Treasury.

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The free flu vaccination clinic will be held Dec. 11-13 at Westside Ministries in Turlock (Photo contributed).
Updated: Dec. 4, 2018, 9:09 p.m.
Local residents can get a free flu shot next week while entering a drawing to win an iPad or PS4, thanks to a partnership between Legacy Health Endowment in Turlock, Valley Children's Healthcare, Occu-Med and Westside Ministries.
The free mobile vaccination clinic will be held Dec. 11-13 at Westside Ministries. The vaccination clinic is open to residents living within Legacy Health Endowment's Service Area of 19 zip codes in Stanislaus and Merced counties. In addition, nine school districts have been invited to bring their students to the clinic.
Those seeking the vaccination must bring a copy of a recent utility bill to confirm their residency in one of 19 zip codes in either southern Stanislaus County or Merced County. No appointment is needed.
Flu shot recipients will be entered into a drawing to win a free iPAD or PS4. Two prizes will be given away.
Stanislaus or Merced County residents who live in one of the following zip codes are able to participate in the free vaccination clinic: 95301, 95303, 95307, 95313, 95315, 95316, 95322, 95324, 95326, 95328, 95334, 95358, 95360, 95363, 95374, 95380, 95381, 95382, 95388.
The clinic will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 11-13 at Westside Ministries, 952 Columbia Ave., Turlock.
For more information, contact Valley Children's Healthcare Foundation at 559-353-7100.
The free vaccination clinic comes at a time of increased flu activity across the state, according to the California Department of Public Health.
The CDPH has recorded 11 deaths due to influenza since Sept. 30 of this year and there are already higher than expected number of hospitalizations.
The flu is a contagious respiratory illness and can cause mild to severe illness, and result in hospitalization or death. Older people, young children and those with health conditions are at higher risk of serious flu complications. Last season, 80,000 people died from flu across the country.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the best way to prevent the flu is by getting vaccinated each year. While even healthy people can get flu, pregnant woman, children under five, adults 65 years and older, and people with chronic conditions are at high-risk for flu-related complications.
To minimize the spread of the flu, the CDC also recommends washing your hands often, covering coughs and sneezes with your sleeve or a tissue and staying home from work or school when you are sick.


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Android can present security risks, says the FBI and the US Department of Homeland Security. But that's been true for years, and core industry attitude problems still need fixing.
By Stilgherrian for The Full Tilt | August 29, 2013 -- 02:41 GMT (19:41 PDT) | Topic: Security
"Android." Thud. "Android." Thud. "Android." Thud. That's the sound of my face going straight down into my desk this week as news emerged that US government authorities had issued a warning: Millions of Android users are vulnerable to security threats , including many of their own law enforcement officers and other officials. Yeah, look, thanks for joining us, guys. Various sections of the security community have been saying this very same thing for years.
In October 2011, AVG's chief technology officer Yuval Ben-Itzhak told me that they were already seeing advanced Android trojans that could record and save conversations, uploading them to a server later. Even before that, in March 2011, the DroidDream trojan managed to compromise more than 250,000 unpatched Android smartphones.
"The hackers will always be where users are," Ben-Itzhak said. "If everyone now is using Android on their phones and downloading the popular games and the popular apps, then surprise, surprise! The hackers will be there."
As the US warning (PDF) reminds us, Android is now the world's most popular mobile operating system and "continues to be a primary target for malware attacks due to its market share and open-source architecture ... The growing use of mobile devices by federal, state, and local authorities makes it more important than ever to keep mobile OS patched and up to date."
Patching is probably a good idea, yes, but we can't blame the FBI and DHS for having to keep reminding people of this. Maybe it needs to be tattooed on their foreheads.
Who we can blame, though, is the uncoordinated troika that comprises the Android industry: Google, the device manufacturers, and the telcos.
Handset manufacturers naturally want to differentiate their devices with unique applications and their own idiosyncratic ideas of what a slick smartphone user interface should look like. That's steadily becoming their only path for product differentiation, given that hardware capabilities are likely to plateau.
Telcos naturally want to fill the devices they sell with bloatware designed to channel traffic back to their content services. That's steadily becoming their only path for increasing revenue, given that the per-user revenue for raw communications services is declining.
Both of these players need to coordinate the development and testing of security patches with Google before those patches can be released. But neither of them have traditionally worked to the rapid development cycles needed to counter the new security threat landscape.
Consumer electronics used to be a sell-and-forget industry, bar the occasional repair service. Telcos used to supply hardware that lasted for decades. But reprogrammable network devices that form part of a living, evolving network under constant attack? They ain't in Kansas anymore, folks! And both would rather be selling the next shiny bright model to achieve the next quarterly results.
Not upgrading old devices to more recent versions of Android is one thing — older devices might lack the hardware grunt for a more demanding operating system. But security patching is quite another.
The personal computer industry learned long ago that consumers don't always follow their ideal planned-obsolescence cycle. Businesses upgrade when it makes business sense for them, not because vendors have a new product to flog. Operating systems stay in use far longer than expected, and need to be supported. Just look at Windows XP.
The Android industry needs to learn the same lesson. All three participants in the troika are involved in selling a network device into what we now know is a hostile environment. Quite frankly, if they're not working hard to be part of the solution to all those cyberthreats, then they're part of the problem.
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Dianna Agron Reportedly Excluded From Cory Monteith 'Glee' Tribute Because She is 'Intensely Disliked'
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Last night, 'Glee' aired 'The Quarterback,' its long-awaited tribute to Cory Monteith. It was both a beautiful testament to Monteith himself, and his character, Finn. One crucial character did not appear in the episode, however: Dianna Agron, who played Finn's girlfriend, Quinn, on the series.
She had not been invited to do the tribute episode with the rest of the cast. And now reports are claiming that Agron's exclusion is due to 'Glee' co-creator Ryan Murphy and Lea Michele's dislike of the actress.
According to the RadarOnline, a FOX insider claims that Murphy and Michele, Monteith's longtime girlfriend and 'Glee' co-star, "intensely dislike Dianna and have both worked to marginalize her as much as possible."
"They never saw her as a team player," added the source, who also pointed out that although Agron is not contracted for Season 5, other non-contracted actors returned for the memorial episode, "even ones with less of a story connection to Finn than Dianna had," the insider claimed.
However, a different source has shot down these rumors, telling E! Online that reports of bad blood between Agron and her co-stars are "not true at all."
"She is still very much a part of the 'Glee' family and always welcome," the E! source revealed.
One telling sign that things are amicable between the 'Glee' co-stars: Agron attended a private memorial service for Monteith, which was held on the Paramount Studios lot where the show is filmed.
And Agron herself has spoken openly about remembering her friend, telling Katie Couric:
"We all have … nothing but the truth, which is that he was one of the most amazing people that I've ever met," she said. "Generous, loving, kind and that's how he'll always be remembered."
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Roman Romanovych Laba (; born 30 November 1966) is a Ukrainian former football striker, and currently interim coach of Lviv in the Ukrainian First League.

Coaching career
After he retired from playing football, he was invited to work as an assistant coach in 1996.

At the end of June 2011, Laba became the new interim coach of FC Lviv in the Ukrainian First League.

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1966 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Lviv Oblast
Lviv State University of Physical Culture alumni
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FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi players
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"Yeah, but what IS a startup?" And other questions I answered for the European Commission
By Liam Boogar Published on 11 February 2013 at 14 h 30 min
Last week I was up in Brussels for a workshop called "How the European Commission can support Web Entrepreneurship in Europe." During the workshop, I talked about different initiatives that the European Commission could provide grants for, related to accelerators, crowdfunding, company creation, taxation, hiring/firing costs & more, and I was surprised at some of the responses I got, most of which was support for anything that promised to help startups grow. During the talk, I ran into a few interesting questions, which to me seemed obvious, but required some long explaining in order to convince the members of the workshop. I thought it would be interesting to share their questions, which in my opinion, represent questions that an average person might have about startups:
"Yeah, but what exactly IS a startup?"
During the talk, I had to answer this question a few times – about once for each person attending the workshop. It came up whenever I said "startups need" or "do this for startups," and it became clear that there was no distinction between "SMB," "Startup," and "company created recently," and so I called upon Paul Graham and Eric Ries to answer this question for me. From Paul Graham's recent post Startup = Growth, I told them that regardless of age, regardless of activity, what makes a startup a startup is, more or less, 5-10% growth each week. I like this, because it's identifiable, and it's entirely independent of the age of company or current number of employees. Apple, for example, could be considered a startup when it launched the iPhone or other new products, as I'm sure they were seeing this kind of growth. Rude Baguette, for example, saw 37% UV growth in January vs. December, which we have been seeing for the past 5 months or so – therefore, technically, we are a startup (yay!).
The other part of the definition is less important, but I enjoy Eric Ries classification of a startup as a group of people looking for the solution to a problem whose solution is unknown, and is high-risk. It touches on the difference between a restaurant and a startup, that a restaurant's problem and solution are known, even though a very good or highly anticipated restaurant may see extreme growth.
What's the difference between Web and other IT Industries?
This a question that, in the web startup ecosystem, seems relatively obvious, but I understood a little better where the EC was coming from this when I realized that, in the EC, there are two groups in charge of allocating funding (and other aide) to innovation – the Web Innovation group, and the Innovation group – one is focused on Web, one is general. The members of the Innovation group were at the meeting hoping to show that support for the web ecosystem could just as easily be generalized to the entire innovation ecosystem, and so this is how I addressed the issue:
The Web ecosystem has a very unique set of barriers that block startups from becoming global leaders. If we think of an ecosystem as a startup itself, and begin tracking the conversion funnel from idea to global leader, we quickly see that the pharmaceutical industry has different barriers than the web. While a website costs very little to start – hosting, domain registration, setting up payments online, etc. – web startups get blocked in things like fund-raising, hiring/firing, and international expansion, because these are (some of) the hardesti parts on the conversion funnel to success. Meanwhile, a pharmaceutical startup, while it may encounter troubles in these areas, would likely count patent registration, IP protection, and perhaps manufacturing costs among its main problems, above crowdfunding or need for accelerators.
In short, the web scales. One website, 1 Billion + users. That eliminates a lot of the problems that other IT sectors deal with, and it also means that with a relatively small injection of capital (from the public or private sector), global leaders can arise in a matter of years, not decades.
How do we choose startups (for grants etc.)?
This was a very interesting question for me – most of the workshop talked about how the European Commission could provide a variety of grants to bolster startup growth in Europe, but in the end, the European Commission sees this as yet another pile of applications to dig through: "how are we supposed to pick which startups to accept? Have them send in 2 page business plans?" – that's when it hit me that the public sector isn't taking advantage of the private sector's natural selection process: investors, accelerators, and funds.
I told them to let the private sector do it: any startup with investment from a prominent VC fund is likely "a startup," as goes for any startup going through Seedcamp or other accelerators. I could equally imagine startups who are finalists in the LeWeb startup competition, if they are pre-seed companies, receiving similar treatment.
The government will never be as quick as the private sector at assessing a startup's potential vs. its risk, nor should they be. That's the job of the private sector, and they could easily assess whether a given fund meets their guidelines as a 'startup determiner' or something like that.
How can we create a European startup ecosystem?
During the workshop, I was asked why I spoke as if there was no European Startup Ecosystem. I explained that, while there is a Paris ecosystem, London ecosystem ,Berlin ecosystem, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Brussels, Amsterdam, Dublin and other local ecosystems, their lack of cohesion – interaction between each other – prevents them from being considered a European ecosystem. It will be very easy to tell when there is a European startup ecosystem – it will be when companies launch pan-European in one move, not as a series of steps. Imagine the barriers to entry to that.
As a response, one attendee asked "well, then how can we create a European startup ecosystem, then" and my response was "You can't." It's not the place, or in the power of the European Commission to 'create' a private sector ecosystem, they can only support what is already arriving, and perhaps hasten its arrival. Europe will either completely separate with the dissolution of the European Union, or it will inevitably tend towards one market, either through governmental changes, or through private sector work-arounds. For now, there is a lot of money to be made just in lowering one of the barriers that stops a European startup from launching across Europe, which is potentially the reason why they launch in the US as their second market instead of the countries all around them.
In a recent interview, French Junior Minister Fleur Pellerin evoked a similar idea: "how can we create a veritable startup scene in Paris?" In it, she evoked how there were already schools (public institutions) that were bolstering the ecosystem, but that a real hub was needed to create the ecosystem – As I've mentioned before, I disagree. But whatever – I'm not French, so I don't really care how they spend their tax dollars. But what Pellerin and other journalists are missing is that there is no evidence or example of a public entity creating a startup ecosystem locally, there are only counter examples. Paris, and other cities, already have their naturally developed ecosystems, and anything that goes against the grain of what is happening naturally in the private sector will only disrupt the progress.


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Gen Bajwa Advised PMLQ To Support PTI In The Punjab, Claims Moonis Elahi
Moonis Elahi, son of Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi, has revealed that he was asked by former army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to side with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) during April's no-trust motion against the party's chief Imran Khan.
During an interview with Meher Abbasi on Thursday evening, Moonis claimed that the PTI-led Punjab government was only able to survive because of Gen Bajwa, the same person the party had been hurling accusations against, and labeling 'traitor', 'Mir Jaffer', 'Janwar' for several months.
"At present, a certain section on social media has been bashing Bajwa sahib without any reason. He is the same Bajwa sahib who had bent the direction of the river's flow for the PTI," he said.
In response to a question, the Pakistan Muslim League -Quaid (PML-Q) leader said that his inclination had been to support the PTI from Day 1.
"We were offered the chief ministry from all sides, by Mian [Nawaz Sharif] sahib, by the PTI and by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)," he maintained, reiterating that he had wanted to side with the PTI.
Elahi said he then had a discussion with his father [Parvez Elahi] and his uncle [Chaudhry Shujaat] who then had a talk with General Bajwa, who instructed them to opt for the PTI.
"He said 'It is my wish that you side with them (PTI)'. Had Bajwa been bad, why would he have asked us to side with PTI at that critical juncture? He only had to give a signal at that point and we would have gone the other way," Moonis maintained, claiming that he had never bought into the narrative that Bajwa was anti-PTI.
Former President Pervez Musharraf Passes Away At 79
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A Religio-Political Dilemma: How Far Can Parvez Elahi Afford To Take Anti-Ahmadi Bigotry In Punjab?
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This shows that we have not been in a real apolitical phase so far at least until July/August. It's more like a balancing act to not let the two parties gain total control. And a soft corner for its own creation so it's not demoralised completely but rather eased back into the real world. Almost like a parent to let off from carrying on the shoulder to easing the way in the real world.
Hope the new COAS shuts out this nonsense once for all. Other threats are looming and professionalism beckons the soldiers not this malaise.
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'School banding system is too simplistic' – Aled Roberts AM
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Commenting following the publication of this year's school banding data, Aled Roberts, Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Education Minister said:
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"An Estyn report confirmed this week that there is still not an appropriate system in place to track individuals' progress. The Welsh Liberal Democrats believe that monitoring the performance of each individual pupil would be a far more effective way to raise standards, as then we could identify children who were not achieving their potential. The Welsh Government could also monitor the performance of a school on the basis of how many of its pupils were meeting their individual targets.
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The Winning of Barbara Worth
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Jefferson Worth finds an orphaned child in the desert and raises her as his daughter Barbara. When grown, Barbara is loved by Abe Lee, the foreman of her father's ranch and company. When a rich land developer arrives with plans to irrigate the desert, Worth joins forces with him. The developer's foster son Willard falls for Barbara and a rivalry develops between him and Abe. The river is dammed, but the developer swindles the ranchers and refuses to reinforce the weakening dam, as he no longer needs it. An angry mob turns on Worth, Willard and Abe come near confrontation over Barbara, and all the time, that dam is getting weaker..
Gary Cooper as Abe Lee
Ronald Colman as Willard Holmes
Reviewed by bkoganbing 7 / 10
An Inferior Dam
During the silent screen years Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky were a popular screen team and The Winning Of Barbara Worth was their first film together. Neither Colman or Banky was particularly happy with doing a western and certainly neither are players you would think of for a western. But in the days of the silent screen you could not hear Colman's cultured English tones or Banky's thick Hungarian accent which killed her career in sound films.
The Winning Of Barbara Worth is a modern western set in 1926 Arizona where Banky's father is the local head honcho in a small town. Father Charles Lane has a dream of building a dam and irrigating the desert and turning it into an agricultural paradise. But he puts his trust and the hard earned cash of his people into the hands of the unscrupulous E.J. Ratcliffe who cut many corners and built one inferior dam. His chief engineer Ronald Colman points that out to him and his fired for his trouble.
Undaunted, Colman gets new backing from millionaire Fred Esmelton and goes to work on a new dam. Which does not fit in Ratcliffe's plans and he tries to stop Colman by fair means or foul.
Colman also has eyes for Banky, but she's already got Gary Cooper courting her. And Coop's the jealous type and does not think Colman is on the up and up.
Henry King whose career in films spanned over 40 years and was the top contract director at 20th Century Fox during sound did a great job both with his live players and the cinematography. The overflowing dam and subsequent flood was of DeMille like quality.
Maybe Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky aren't what many would consider western names, but that sure can't be said about Gary Cooper for whom this was his first featured role. Coop had done many bit roles in silents up to this time, but he was a complete unknown at this time and The Winning Of Barbara Worth was his first part with billing. You probably could not have made this film during sound with the voices of Colman and Banky, but when Cooper uttered his first screen words in Wolf Song, this man's voice perfectly suited the characters he had been playing on the screen already. In fact both Colman and Cooper went on to far bigger careers because of sound unlike poor Vilma Banky who barely spoke any English.
In the scenes he's in Gary Cooper steals the film and there was no doubt this man was going to be a major star. The Winning Of Barbara Worth holds up very well as drama and with Gary Cooper a star was born.
Reviewed by JohnHowardReid 9 / 10
Coop to the rescue!
SYNOPSIS: Jefferson Worth's dream is to turn the desert wasteland into a garden paradise. To bring this worthy project to fruition, he turns to the Wall Street financier, James Greenfield, and his step-son, engineer Willard Holmes. Unfortunately, Greenfield is a crook.
NOTES: Although he figures way down the cast list, Gary Cooper (in his first credited movie appearance) is in reality playing the second male lead. (In fact, he has actually been bumped up into third position on the current DVD). This role was originally slated for cowboy star, Harold Goodwin. Unfortunately for his own career, Goodwin was delayed at Warner Brothers where he was making The Better 'Ole with Syd Chaplin. A replacement had to be found in a hurry. Henry King remembered a screen test he'd seen of Gary Cooper whom he'd signed on as an extra at $50 a week. So King offered Cooper the role and an additional $15 a week.
COMMENT: Although it only intermittently captures the religious flavor and fervor of Harold Bell Wright's 1911 novel, The Winning of Barbara Worth proves a grand movie experience, with winning performances all around in a fast-moving plot that cascades into an unforgettable climax. The photography is outstanding and King's direction both forceful and fluid. Production values are particularly rich with awesome location footage and thrilling action scenes involving hundreds of extras. Even Clyde Cook's comic relief seemed mildly amusing. And as for the clash of leading men, personally, I thought the charismatic Cooper easily outshone hard-working Colman. (DVD from M-G-M. Quality rating: 10 out of 10).
Reviewed by MartinHafer 8 / 10
What an amazing flood!
The first thing I thought when I saw this film was "wow--what a great print"--and it's true, the DVD of this film is amazingly well-preserved and the tinting really worked well (it's unusual to see amber tinting but it worked with the desert scenes). The only negative about the DVD is that it has no extras--none at all.
The film begins with a woman and her children stuck in the desert. One has already died and she and the young girl are next. However, another wagon arrives soon after and the girl, Barbara, is saved--but it's too late for the mother.
Years pass and Barbara is now a pretty young lady. She is loved by Gary Cooper and you'd naturally assume they were intended for each other. A bit later in the film, Ronald Colman comes to this desert town to help build a canal to the Colorado River. He, too, is smitten with Barbara. But before he can marry her, a series of events (naturally) occur to make her hate Colman--even though he really is a good guy and she's misunderstood him. Late in the film, Colman proves himself to be some guy by saving Cooper's life, bringing the payroll to town just before the fickle townspeople burn the place down(?) AND he tries with all his strength to keep the valley from flooding when the river crests. This leads to one of the more amazing scenes in silent history--the flooding of the town. When all is said and done, however, Barbara and Colman are together and everyone lives happily ever after.
While the plot is every bit formulaic (with the necessary mistaken impression that jeopardizes their love AND the way he saves the day and her heart), the film itself is so impressive technically that you gotta like it and respect all the work that went to make this incredible film. So, for the plot, I'd give it a 5 and the special effects a 10--leaving a score of 7.5 overall. But, since 7.5 isn't allowed, I'll round it up to 8.
By the way, I have heard or read many people say that either WINGS or IT (both Clara Bow starring films) were the "big breakthrough" films for Gary Cooper, but this is NOT true. First, his roles in both were tiny (particularly in IT but both parts lasted only a couple minutes). Secondly, his role in THE WINNING OF BARBARA WORTH was made a year earlier and was a much, much more substantial part.
Also, I'd like to add one more comment in case there is any misunderstanding. In a brief scene near the end, there is a throw pillow on the couch with a giant swastika on it. This was NOT a Nazi reference, as the symbol is at least a couple thousand years old (originating in Asia) and the American-Indians often used it--as did many cultures.


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eXp World Holdings Reports First-Quarter Financials 2020
by Brian O'Neill | May 5, 2020 | 0 comments
It was another great quarter for eXp World Holdings Inc., the holding company for eXp Realty and Virbela.
The company reported its second profitable quarter in a row with net income of $0.2 million in the first quarter. In addition, quarterly revenue grew 73 percent versus the prior year driven by continued rapid agent growth and increased transactions. eXp Realty continues to attract agents at the highest rate in the industry because the cloud-based remote model is very appealing to agents and independent brokerages, especially during this challenging time.
"Our performance in the first quarter was outstanding," said eXp World Holdings CEO, Chairman and Founder Glenn Sanford. "We recorded GAAP positive net income in the first quarter of 2020, achieving back-to-back quarters with positive GAAP earnings for the first time. This milestone represents continued progress around the benefits of scale, operating as a fully remote organization, while at the same time investing in the underlying VirBELA platform to create similar benefits for other companies who are now trying to figure out how to operate in the current and post global pandemic world.
"As we move deeper into 2020, it will no doubt be a volatile year for many industries. The backdrop of the global health crisis will change how people will work together and even how they socialize. It has the potential of changing how consumers approach the home-buying and -selling process. And beyond real estate, there will be a number of enterprises that adopt a virtual workplace in the way the global eXp family already works together, which we are excited about."
First-Quarter 2020 Financial Results Summary
Gross profit grew 93% to $28.0 million in the first quarter of 2020, compared to $14.5 million in the first quarter of 2019. Gross profit is calculated as revenues less commission and other agent-related costs.
Net income was $0.2 million in the first quarter of 2020, compared to a net loss of $6.3 million in the first quarter of 2019.
Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure) was $5.7 million in the first quarter of 2020, compared to ($0.7) million in the first quarter of 2019.
Cash flow from operations increased approximately 163% to $17.5 million in the first quarter of 2020, compared to $6.7 million in the first quarter of 2019.
"As we navigate and eventually emerge from this crisis, eXp is uniquely positioned to adapt," said eXp World Holdings CFO and Chief Collaboration Officer Jeff Whiteside. "In VirBELA, we have one of the few platforms that supports people and teams working together seamlessly without ever needing to leave their homes. VirBELA has experienced a dramatic increase in use and adoption due to its effectiveness in supporting remote work and virtual events during this time of social distancing. We anticipate accelerated growth opportunities as companies embrace the new normal for how business is conducted as the need and desire for physical distancing takes center stage.
"For eXp Realty, the company anticipates revenue growth and home transaction sides to slow compared to the prior year as the impacts from COVID-19 continue to affect the economy and housing market. However, we anticipate that eXp Realty will continue to add agents at levels above competing national brokerages."
First-Quarter 2020 Operating and Business Highlights
The number of agents and brokers on the eXp Realty platform increased 59% to 28,449 at the end of the first quarter of 2020, compared to 17,929 a year ago.
Residential transaction sides closed in the first quarter of 2020 were 37,882, an increase of 70%, compared to 22,307 during the first quarter of 2019.
Residential transaction volume closed in the first quarter of 2020 was $11.0 billion, an increase of 90%, compared to $5.8 billion during the first quarter of 2019.
By focusing on the agent experience, eXp Realty earned a 70 agent Net Promoter Score, which measures agent satisfaction, in the first quarter.
VirBELA's net additional customers were the highest reached in its history.
eXp Shareholder Event
The eXp shareholder event is for current and potential shareholders. Attendees will receive an update on eXp World Holdings and its companies, and hear from company leadership and members of the board of directors as well as eXp Realty agents, brokers and partners.
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Time: 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET – 1:15 p.m. PT / 4:15 p.m. ET
Watch live: https://expworldholdings.com/expshareholdersummit2020/
Replay: expworldholdings.com/events
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, this press release includes references to Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure and may be different than similarly titled measures used by other companies. It is presented to enhance investors' overall understanding of the company's financial performance and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
The company's Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information about financial performance, enhances the overall understanding of past performance and future prospects, and allows for greater transparency with respect to a key metric used by management for financial and operational decision-making. Adjusted EBITDA helps identify underlying trends in the business that otherwise could be masked by the effect of the expenses that are excluded in Adjusted EBITDA. In particular, the company believes the exclusion of stock and stock option expenses, provides a useful supplemental measure in evaluating the performance of operations and provides better transparency into results of operations.
The company defines the non-U.S. GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA to mean net income (loss), excluding other income (expense), income tax expense, depreciation and amortization; stock-based compensation expense, and stock option expense. Adjusted EBITDA may assist investors in seeing financial performance through the eyes of management, and may provide an additional tool for investors to use in comparing core financial performance over multiple periods with other companies in the industry.
Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. There are a number of limitations related to the use of Adjusted EBITDA compared to Net Income (Loss), the closest comparable U.S. GAAP measure. Some of these limitations are that:
Adjusted EBITDA excludes stock-based compensation expense and stock option expense, which have been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, significant recurring expenses in the business and an important part of the compensation strategy;
Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain recurring, non-cash charges such as depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of acquired intangible assets and, although these are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future.
Safe Harbor Statement
The statements contained herein may include statements of future expectations and other forward-looking statements that are based on management's current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to revise or update them. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the company's expansion, revenue growth, operating results, financial performance and net income changes. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in forward-looking statements include changes in business or other market conditions; the difficulty of keeping expense growth at modest levels while increasing revenues; and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to the most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K.
About eXp Realty
eXp Realty is an eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI) company. eXp World Holdings also owns VirBELA.
eXp Realty, The Real Estate Cloud Brokerage, is the fastest-growing, global residential real estate company with more than 28,000 agents in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. As a subsidiary of a publicly traded company, eXp Realty uniquely offers real estate professionals within its ranks opportunities to earn eXp World Holdings stock for production and contributions to overall company growth.
VirBELA is an immersive technology platform for business, events and education. Its modern, cloud-based environment provides a virtual experience for workers, attendees, students and more to communicate, collaborate, meet and socialize. For more information, visit the company's website at virbela.com.
Article courtesy of https://expworldholdings.com/


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