Looking for a family cruise packed with enough fun features to keep your crew busy all day long? The largest cruise ship in the world has you covered. The new 5,497-passenger Harmony of the Seas, the third in Royal Caribbean's Oasis class, is stuffed to the gills with cool attractions.
This ship is offering year-round sailings out of Fort Lauderdale in southeastern Florida. Seven-night cruises are available with itineraries to the Eastern and Western Caribbean.
Brave enough to ride the tallest slide at sea? Head to Deck 16 aft, where a giant angler fish marks the entry to the Ultimate Abyss, 10-story side-by-side dry slides that send you zooming into darkness. You'll sit down on a black mat with an opening to place your feet. Lean back, hold on to the strap, and you'll take a swirling slide to a soft landing 10 decks below.
Kids must be at least 44 inches tall to ride, and children cannot ride on the lap of an adult.
Love water slides? Head to Deck 15 and the Perfect Storm, a trio of multi-story twisty slides suspended five decks above the ship's Central Park outdoor courtyard that will keep thrill-seeking kids happy all day. The blue and yellow Cyclone and Typhoon racer slides twist and turn, while Supercell also twist before depositing riders in a "champagne bowl" before landing. Supercell has clear sections so guests can see those riding the slide.
Kids must be at least 48 inches tall to ride.
Kids can stay cool on Deck 15 at Splashaway Bay, a colorful waterscape with sea creature water cannons, winding slides, a gigantic drench bucket and a multiplatform jungle gym.
Kids 3 to 17 years of age can participate in Royal Caribbean's complimentary Adventure Ocean Youth Program, with age-appropriate activities for each group. The Adventure Ocean program separates kids into five groups: Aquanauts for ages 3 to 5; Explorers for ages 6 to 8; Voyagers for ages 9 to 11; and two teen groups for ages 12 to 14 and 15 to 17.
Each group has its own space and programmed activities. On Harmony of the Seas, teens get one of the coolest lounges on the ship on Deck 15 aft, dubbed the Living Room.
Babies and toddlers can attend 45-minute Royal Babies (for ages 6 to 18 months) and Royal Tots (for ages 19 to 35 months) play sessions with their parents that incorporate stimulating activities like baby gymnastics and music play. There is also a Royal Babies nursery with supervised group babysitting for children ages 6 to 35 months. Private in-room babysitting is offered for children at least 12 months old.
Harmony of the Seas has two of the popular FlowRider surfing simulators on its top deck. Kids must be at least 52 inches tall to use the bodyboard and 58 inches tall to use the flowboard.
The Boardwalk neighborhood on Deck 6 evokes the nostalgia of a seaside town, with its handcrafted carousel and arcade. This is also where you'll find the AquaTheater, a venue for high-dive shows into the deepest pool at sea.
On Harmony of the Seas families can enjoy a familiar cast of DreamWorks Animation characters including Po of Kung Fu Panda; Shrek, Fiona and Puss in Boots of Shrek; and Alex the Lion, Gloria the Hippo, King Julien and the Penguins from Madagascar. Events and activities include a DreamWorks Character breakfast in the main dining room, meet-and-greet experiences throughout the day, and photo opportunities.
Additionally, DreamWorks characters join in activities in Adventure Ocean programming, including story time, dance parties, and games. Year-round, families can watch favorite DreamWorks Animation films on a dedicated DreamWorks TV channel in their staterooms.
Onboard Harmony of the Seas, families can watch first-run 3D movies by DreamWorks Animation and other film studios. Special 3D glasses are provided just like in your local movie theater. Admission is included in your cruise fare.
The ship's 43-foot climbing walls are located on Deck 6 in the Boardwalk neighborhood. Climbers must be at least 6 years old, and climbers under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Harmony of the Seas offers 20 dining options, from famous-name restaurants to counter-service cafes and diners. At dinner time, the My Time Dining program delivers the flexibility to select your own seating time and table companions in a dedicated portion of the main dining room or from a variety of specialty restaurants that foodies will love, including Jamie's Italian (from British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver) and 150 Central Park (from James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Schwartz).


The first question to ask when choosing a proper property manager for your rental property is whether the brokerage and the property manager are licensed and insured by REEOIC. This will make sure that you are dealing only with someone who you can trust your property with and not a crook who may walk away with your rent. You should always check with Real Estate Council of BC if the brokerage is licensed for property management and have licensed managers.
While some companies have the capacity to do full service property management for industrial, commercial, strata, and residential rental management, most boutique brokerages will serve only a part of that. If you own a second house or condo or suite, your interests will be served best by a company who specialize in residential rental properties. Such a company should be extremely familiar with the Residential Tenancy Act and other legislation to properly address residential tenancy related issues.
A local property management expert should be able to provide you with a rent assessment or rent report detailing comparable rental properties specifically for your unit. A prudent property manager would want to visit your rental place before they give you a number. They will discuss strategies available for setting the rent with you and allow you to choose the option.
You are hiring the property manager for their knowledge and experience in finding good tenants. While you should trust them at this stage, it is recommended that you ask if they have paid a trustworthy credit report bureau to order a credit check on tenants and if references are required.
A property management company that can provide tenants with multiple options of payment methods will have higher efficiency in collection rent. Payment options such as cash or cheques are valid forms of payment, though they may have more issues than online debit payments. There are also a few property management companies that can take credit card for rent collection.
You would want to know what system are in place for repairs and maintenance. It is also important to know who conducts the inspections and how frequently inspections are done.


5-6 days late and going crazy!
My cycle is usually 30-31 days long. I am not 5-6 days late with 4 bfn (Cheap Internet test), 2 negitive opk, and my cervix is so high I can't reach it. I have a 19 month old so I still remember being pregnant, and I feel pregnant. My breast feel full, I have on and off indigestion and I feel like I have butterflies in my stomach! If I am just really late, this is a cruel joke! Should I stop testing until a pos opk? (I have a mini stockpile) I don't want to go crazy! Any advice would be great. Thanks!


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Vaclav Klaus, Countermoonbat
27 Sep, 2010 by	Dave Blount
No wonder Obama knifed our ally the Czech Republic in the back by pulling away its promised missile shield. Not only was Vaclav Klaus one of the first world leaders to have the integrity to denounce global warming as a hoax, he is holding the line against further encroachments on national sovereignty by the malignant United Nations:
Czech President Vaclav Klaus on Saturday criticized U.N. calls for increased "global governance" of the world's economy, saying the world body should leave that role to national governments.
The solution to dealing with the global economic crisis, Klaus told the U.N. General Assembly, did not lie in "creating new governmental and supranational agencies, or in aiming at global governance of the world economy."
"On the contrary, this is the time for international organizations, including the United Nations, to reduce their expenditures, make their administrations thinner, and leave the solutions to the governments of member states," he said.
Klaus appeared to be responding to the address of the Swiss president of the General Assembly, Joseph Deiss, who said on Thursday at the opening of the annual gathering of world leaders in New York that it was time for the United Nations to "comprehensively fulfill its global governance role."
Global governance is the ultimate dream of collectivists, and the ultimate nightmare for those they would rule. The idea is a one-world totalitarian state, where no human is allowed to live better than another, unless of course they are part of the liberal ruling class, which will have it better than ever. The purpose of the seeping pustule we know as the UN is to advance this malign objective.
Having experienced communism under Soviet rule, Klaus also sees through Obamanomics:
"The anti-crisis measures that have been proposed and already partly implemented follow from the assumption that the crisis was a failure of markets and that the right way out is more regulation of markets," he said.
Klaus said that was a "mistaken assumption" and it was impossible to prevent future crises through regulatory interventions and similar actions by governments.
That will only "destroy the markets and together with them the chances for economic growth and prosperity in both developed and developing countries," he said.
Why does a little country like the Czech Republic get principled, intelligent leadership, whereas the USA finds itself saddled with a clueless adolescent Marxist? Probably because we've let the moonbat-infested establishment media choose our leaders for us. Hopefully that's not a mistake we will make again.
Klaus has had it up to here with moonbattery.
On a tip from Conan. Cross-posted at Moonbattery.

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With deregulation of the market looming here in the UK, opinion varies wildly over what the likely impact will be.
Some speak of decimation of the high street, and the end of the traditional law firm as we know it.
Others are more conservative and see a simple acceleration of the move from a traditional profession to a collection of more business orientated organisations.
Some see different changes in different market segments, underpinned by core drivers such as the increasing role of technology, globalisation, vertical market focus and more specialisation driven by a need to differentiate.
Finally, some bury their heads in the sand, unwilling or unable to contemplate large scale change in a profession that once was conservative and safe.
So, against that backdrop, the question I ask you today looks at the changing market from a different perspective. If you were a new market entrant, free from the constraints and history of existing law firms, what would you do differently to build a successful legal service provider?
For a start, I wouldn't invest vast amounts of capital in plush, city-centre offices. Sure, there's definitely a need for an accessible meeting place both for internal and client meetings, and the space should be highly functional and consistent with the brand. But no massive atrium, no marble or fountains, and definitely not hundreds of expensive people crammed into premium real estate with the sort of eye watering rent that causes agonised soul searching within two years of every rent review.
I'm not saying all law firms should be virtual, and I'm not saying that firms should be central, but there are plenty of big, impressive organisations that work just fine without all their people in a building in a premium post code. A firm's cost base matters, and people and property make up a pretty hefty chunk of a law firm's cost base – avoiding the big numbers here could make a huge difference to long term profitability.
Often years of under-investment, and a patchwork of applications and networking have meant maintaining and upgrading law firm systems is a nightmare. The ability to add a new application, device or method of access can be hugely time consuming and expensive. Being free of that legacy a new law firm could start afresh with proven, enterprise class software platform, that had an open architecture to allow maximum interoperability and future proofing.
The march to the cloud seems unstoppable at the moment, despite the fact that within the profession questions remain around resilience and security. Whatever the choice, a new entrant could have a fully functioning platform and a clean set of data to reside within it, all without the pain of a huge data cleanse and migration project.
Freed from the current business model of gearing and billable hours, a new law firm could sit back and work out what resources it really needed to service the work it was planning to generate.
How many partner level people does the firm really need? Are they managing client relationships, project managing or providing complex/strategic advice? If they are not doing the high grade legal work, are their other professionals who could do the work better or to a similar standard but cheaper? What is the right blend of junior lawyers? Would supervision and quality control be a separate function? What about training? What other skills would you bring to the organisation? Project management? Process expertise? Social media and digital marketing experience? Lower cost legal resource?
There are so many options, and the right combination would of course depend on the firm and the type and volume of work, but I think it's fair to say that not many firms would start with a large number of equity partners, add a bunch of assistant lawyers and trainees to generate the fees to pay them, and then add a support infrastructure around them.
The benefits of the partnership are clear. Consensual decision making, meaning everyone (well, the partners anyway) has a voice and feels heard. Sharing the profits gives not just a built in performance incentive, but a shared sense of ownership and responsibility. All this builds a tremendous sense of trust and an atmosphere that fosters collaboration.
Your law firm doesn't work like that?
Particularly as firms have got bigger and the pace of business has increased, the partnership model has begun to creak a little. Granted, some firms have it cracked, but I'd wager a lot more struggle. Slow decision making, turf wars, those at the top of the lockstep enjoying rewards that they perhaps haven't fully contributed to and difficulties removing underperformers are not uncommon.
For a new firm I'd think very hard about keeping ownership and management separate, and use a structure that encouraged fast decisions and business agility. Incentives would follow the corporate model, and be performance based (which of course offers a huge amount of options, and can be tailored depending on what behaviours management wish to drive).
Some lawyers can sell. They are really, really good at it. A great many however cannot.
I'm a huge fan of sales professionals – they generate the revenue that drives the business. Yes I know that other people do the delivery (lawyers in law firms), but first things first, you have to win work to do it.
Now other than the best of the best, the chances are that a lawyer is not as good at selling as a salesperson – and why would they be? The salesperson wouldn't likely do much of a job advising on the TUPE provisions of an outsourcing deal. So surely if you accept the need to sell legal services, you'd get the best people to do it. It's likely as well that not only might a salesperson have a lower base salary (although if good can more than make up for it through commission), but it would also free up the lawyers to do what they are best at, and generate the fees from the work that the sales people have won.
A law firm with a professional, well trained and motivated sales force would be a serious force to be reckoned with.
I know, I know – you've already got a law firm thank you very much. And you can't relocate, rip out the IT and employ an awesome sales force. But, that doesn't mean you can't pause a minute to think about these issues, not just in terms of your own firm, but in relation to changes your competitors may make, or crucially what impact a well capitalised competitor might have if they adopted some of these ideas…..
Fascinating debate over the last month on the Linkedin group "Leadership for Lawyers" on Mike Ames' discussion "Is the law becoming a commodity, and if it is, what can be done about it?".
If you can brand and differentiate salt, legal services should be easy, right?
One of the things that immediately struck me about the comment, was the implication that commoditisation was a bad thing, and something to be resisted. By contrast, my natural inclination is that there are certain areas of law that should be commoditised, but that the inefficiency of the law firm market and the business models of firms in the market that have prevented this happening extensively so far.
However, rather than look at the rights or wrongs of commoditisation, or indeed the future impact on the profession (which is where much of the Linkedin debate focuses) I thought I'd share my thoughts on what is driving this trend.
In understanding the roots of comoditisation, Delong, Gabarro and Rees in their great book "When Professionals Have To Lead" talk about the relentless commoditisation pattern facing professional service firms, and suggest that technology is a major driver of this trend.
Another author, Dawson in his book "Developing Knowledge-Based Client Relationships: The Future of Professional Services" argues that the main causes are in professional convergence (i.e. the blurring of boundaries between the professions) and the "unbundling" of professional services. Unbundling occurs where new competitors, rather than competing head-to-head with incumbent firms, select a very narrow section of services and offer very focused competition; to compete the incumbents have to unbundle their service offerings. I believe this driver will become increasingly prominent as a result of both the increased deregulation in the UK market place (leading to more new market entrants) and increasingly sophisticated LPO offerings that are beginning to reach the market.
In addition to these supply-side forces, I believe much of the drive towards commoditisation comes from the demand side of the market. In particular, as a law firm client I frequently resisted paying for services by reference to a traditional "hourly rate" on the basis that the service was now a defined offering which had a clearly identifiable market price.
Buyers of legal services are undoubtedly getting smarter (whether commercially-savvy corporate counsel or in house teams working with procurement professionals) and the push for more fixed price work in turn drives law firms to put boundaries around their services (in order to control scope and risk). The recession has heightened these buyer behaviours, and as a consequence more and more services are being "productised" into individual and standardised products, which are easy to replicate and difficult to differentiate, which in turn means the market becomes price and cost driven.
So, that's my take on some of the drivers. What it means for the profession (both opportunities and threats) are for another day, but if the comments on this post are as rich and well thought through as those on the Linkedin discussion, I'll be a happy man.


Professor William Wood of Humboldt State University examined the chemical properties of skunk spray samples. He discovered several new compounds in the skunk spray, including a thiol. A thiol is a type of sulfur-based compound found in garlic and onions.


DECATUR — Authorities in central Illinois say a Decatur man died when the trench he was working in collapsed on him.
Firefighters were called to the scene Wednesday evening, but the man was already dead. There's no word yet on his identity.
Fire crews spent about three hours digging through heavy clay by hand and bucket to free the man's body.
Decatur Fire Chief Matt Sekosky says power tools couldn't be used for fear of striking the remains.
Sekosky says the trench was located next to a brick home and was about 5 feet wide and 8 to 10 feet deep.


Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder that involves repeated breathing interruptions during sleep that may occur hundred of times each night as a result of structural abnormalities or brain malfunctions. This condition affects about 18 million people of all ages in the US with a risk of serious complications. Sleep apnea occurs when the upper airway and airflow are blocked, causing the oxygen levels to drop in both in the brain and the blood. This causes shallow breathing or breathing pauses during sleep.
Patients who are overweight, have high blood pressure, are older, smoke or have a family history of sleep apnea may have an increased risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea, while those with heart disease or a stroke are at an increased risk for central sleep apnea. Fortunately, most cases of sleep apnea can be effectively diagnosed and treated.
Obstructive sleep apnea is more common, and involves a blocked or collapsed airway during sleep that may result in breathing abnormalities.
Central sleep apnea is less common, and involves a malfunction in which the brain doesn't send the proper signals to control breathing during sleep.
There are many different treatment options available for sleep apnea, depending on each patient's individual case. Many patients can experience significant results from continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines, adjustable airway pressure devices or oral appliances, all used while sleeping. While treatment often begins with conservative techniques, many patients require surgery in order to effectively treat their condition.
During this procedure, the upper and lower part of the jaw are moved forward to create more space behind the tongue and soft palate and reduce the risk of obstruction during sleep.
Often performed after other treatments have failed, this procedure involves inserting a metal or plastic tube into the throat to help the patient breathe during sleep. The opening remains covered during the day but helps air pass directly in and out of the lungs during sleep. Tracheostomy is reserved for severe, life-threatening cases of sleep apnea.


A computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) is the maintenance department's most important tool. It provides insight into the behaviour of the facility's individual assets, i.e. the plant and equipment. For a CMMS to be of use it must be used as an information 'bank' that can be investigated. There are 9 really good reasons to use a CMMS. And each one of them alone makes a CMMS worth having.
1. A Diary and Personal Organiser Tool.
The CMMS becomes your diary. In it you record the future maintenance requirements of your assets. You use the CMMS to organise your day, your week and even the coming year. You can organise all your future jobs in detail – from the 1-hour preventative maintenance routine to the 4-week bi or tri-annual shutdown. Just be sure to review the work when it comes around to insure it is still well founded. In most businesses a year is a long time and things can change and make the old plan invalid.
Into the CMMS you enter all your resource requirements such as cranes, scaffolding, lighting towers, etc. You enter all your manpower requirements so you can organise enough people with the right skills. You enter all the parts and materials you will need for each job. You can also record the interactions that need to be taken between departments and across departments so that the jobs run 'smooth as silk' and no one forgets something important.
A CMMS loaded up with the Bills of Materials (or the Application Parts Lists) of the equipment in the plant and the material supplier catalogues is a huge money and time saver. It's a money saver because you can compare costs across suppliers for the same part and get the right part at the best price. It's a time saver because you only need one or two key strokes and all the purchase description typing is done for you in correctly described 'supplier speak' with all the right part numbers. This makes receiving the right parts on time so much simpler and more certain.
On top of that there are dozens of phone calls to suppliers saved daily. These benefits translate to hours of effort saved each week for years to come.
A CMMS will let you see where your maintenance money is going. Most maintenance budgets are also spent on plant improvements, safety improvements, environmental improvements, small capital jobs and site security. This is great to know when the budget is overspent. With this information all you need to do is point out how much extra, unbudgeted work is forced onto maintenance by the demands of the business.
The other important cost monitoring benefit of a CMMS is when jobs go bad. It's useful to pull out the cost of labour, parts, contractors, etc for review and discussion. No one likes being reminder of a poor showing but if something good can be pulled out of the mess then everyone learns and moves forward to a better result next time.
When at least a year's worth of history is in a CMMS it becomes a powerful tool to spot problems. Make sure your CMMS can download its records into a spreadsheet package. Once the job or history descriptions for each asset are in the spreadsheet you can sort by keyword and spot reoccurring problems. For example I know that in one of my plants I have 44 problems that have reoccurred consistently in the last 3 years. I can describe them exactly to you and I can point out what they are.
Now that is a powerful bit of knowledge to know – isn't it! You can bet that as soon as I can get the time and resources available we will start working on those problems one-by-one, from the most expensive to the least expensive, till they are gone. But I would never have known where to put my efforts without the CMMS.
A CMMS will let you look at the maintenance side of your business by permitting you to trend any data you want. You can trend by cost, hours, equipment type, specific asset, etc. A lot of CMMS are poor at providing trending tools themselves (they were not designed for that job). In that case make sure your CMMS can drop the data into a spreadsheet package in a format that can be read and interrogated and do the trending in the spreadsheet. It is absolutely amazing what you can learn and better understand when you can display numbers as a graph.
The CMMS lets you 'talk' directly to the operators and maintainers. You can tell them anything you want about the asset that they have to work on and the way in which you want the job done. You can add in pictures, drawings, cross-section details, material specifications, step-by-step job instructions, etc. You can turn the CMMS into a tool for getting the job done right first time! This will make everyone's day better and happier.
You get big safety benefits with a CMMS. You can automatically provide MSDS* for your people, you can advise them on safe work practices, they can be warned of how to handle dangers in the plant, all the necessary permits can be printed out at the one time, etc.
Personal safety is a strong selling point to operators and maintainers and it is a good idea to include safety benefits when trying to convince people to use a CMMS. One idea that works is to tie the Permit to Start Work to the work order for a job. This forces everyone to use the CMMS for their own safety.
There are many accounting benefits that also accrue to CMMS users. Faster invoice matching, fewer invoices, better cash flow projecting, more accurate budgeting, tighter cost control, etc can all be achieved.
A CMMS is not just for maintainers. The production people can use it as a tool to help them run their plant better. You can use a CMMS to pop-out reminders for operators to clean strainers, to perform monitoring duties, to clean out tanks before the sediment gets too thick, etc.
A CMMS is a smart tool for smart people.
*CMMS – Computerised Maintenance Management System. *MSDS – Material Safety Data Sheet.
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A fine only strategy to target head hits may need to change when week after week fines for head hits have to be handed out.
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Let's Go reviews GABF
Drivin' N' Cryin's first record in a dozen years is one of the long-running Southern rock band's best... New Hampshire's LET'S GO
Drivin' N' Cryin': 'The Great American Bubble Factory'
3 1/2 stars (out of 4)
Drivin' N' Cryin's first record in a dozen years is one of the long-running Southern rock band's best, combining a populist tone with its trademark blend of Skynyrd, AC/DC, the Replacements and, this time, a little Dictators. Opening with a rock 'n' roll trip to "Detroit City," the American journey goes south for the harmony-filled ballad "I See Georgia" and slides into Replacements-like "Midwestern Blues." The populism starts on the hook-and-hammer title with its line, "If you can make it here, why don't you make it here?" and informs the rest of the record, giving it a lyrical punch that matches the music. — L. Kent Wolgamott
Buy if you like: Drive-By Truckers, Steve Earle
Jambase reviews GABF
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A micro-controller installed in the bag detects small traces of alcohol in your breath. After detecting alcohol, the bag will either show a green circle or a red steering wheel depending on whether alcohol is detected. If alcohol is detected the red steering wheel appears with the message "Don't Drink and Drive" and provides a $10 off Uber code during February 5th Super Bowl Sunday.
Additionally, the bag contains "Near-Field Communication" technology that calls an Uber from a phone that simply taps the bag. Frito-Lay, Uber, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) have all teamed together with hopes to remove 25,000 drivers from the roads during Super Bowl Sunday this year. Read more about the party bag here.
Be safe this Super Bowl Sunday, but if you find yourself in trouble with the law because of a drunk-driving incident, call our office at 601-948-4444, we can help. You will receive a free consultation to discuss your options. Additionally, check out our attorneys Victor Carmody, Kevin Stewart, and Lance Mixon at http://www.mississippidui.com, at superlawyers.com, at avvo.com, and at martindale.com.
I am the owner and managing partner of Victor W.Carmody Jr.P.A. My practice has taken me into all 82 counties of this state and most of the cities. I have also been priviledged to have represented clients in 15 other states. And as founding regent of The National College of DUI Defense I have relationships with almost 1000 DUI attorneys around the country, and I keep constant contact to share ideas and techniques to better assist in and out-of-state clients. I have always enjoyed helping people with their DUI problems.
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Il referendum in Bulgaria del 2013 si svolse il 27 gennaio 2013 per chiedere il parere degli elettori sulla costruzione di una nuova centrale nucleare. Pur non essendo esplicitamente menzionata nel quesito referendario, la consultazione popolare riguardava il riavvio dei lavori di costruzione della centrale nucleare di Belene.

Sebbene la proposta sia stata approvata in tutte le 31 circoscrizioni elettorali, l'affluenza alle urne fu solo del 20%, non superando la soglia del 60% richiesta per il quorum e rendendo così il referendum non vincolante.

Contesto

La costruzione della centrale nucleare di Belene iniziò negli anni 1980, ma in seguito venne interrotta. Il governo bulgaro fu anche costretto a chiudere quattro reattori nucleari come condizione per l'adesione all'Unione europea nel 2007. Nel 2008 il governo del Partito Socialista approvò un contratto per la ripresa dei lavori. Tuttavia, nel marzo 2012 il governo di l Cittadini per lo Sviluppo Europeo della Bulgaria (GERB) annullòi piani per continuare a costruire l'impianto, sostenendo che il Paese non poteva permettersi di investire altri 10 miliardi di euro, dopo che 1 miliardo di euro era già stato speso per il progetto, e che l'elettricità prodotta sarebbe stata troppo costoso. Secondo alcuni analisti però l'elettricità prodotta da Belene sarebbe stata invece comunque più economica delle fonti utilizzate all'epoca.

Il Partito Socialista affermò che sarebbe costato solo tra 4 e 6 miliardi di euro, lanciando perciò una petizione che raccolse 770.000 firme, oltre il minimo di 500.000 firme necessarie per richedere l'indizione di un referendum. Sebbene la petizione chiedesse un referendum esplicito sul futuro del progetto per la centrale atomica di Belene, la parola "Belene" fu successivamente rimossa dal quesito referendario su insistenza del partito GERB al governo.

Campagna
I sostenitori dell'impianto nucleare sostenevano che la Bulgaria non avrebbe più acquistato energia elettrica dalla Romania e dalla Turchia, mentre gli oppositori hanno affermavano che avrebbe aumentato la dipendenza energetica del paese dalla Russia, poiché l'azienda russa Atomstroyexport era stata incaricata di costruire la centrale nucleare.

Sistema elettorale
Affinché il referendum fosse valido e vincolante dovevano verificarsi due condizioni:
doveva votare almeno lo stesso numero di elettori delle ultime elezioni parlamentari (4.345.450 su 6.949.120 elettori inseriti nelle liste elettorali);
approvazione con il 50% + 1 dei voti.

Quesito

Risultati

Conseguenze
L'aumento della povertà e dei prezzi dell'elettricità innescarono proteste di massa nel febbraio 2013, costringendo infine alle dimissioni del governo GERB dopo che gli scontri tra la polizia e i manifestanti portarono ad uno spargimento di sangue e ad un certo numero di civili gravemente feriti. Un governo provvisorio fu nominato il 13 marzo 2013 dal presidente Rosen Plevneliev per servire fino alle elezioni anticipate del 12 maggio.

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Voci correlate
Centrale nucleare di Belene

Altri progetti

Energia nucleare in Bulgaria
2013
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Government is often seen as a technology backwater, characterized by outdated systems, poorly managed projects and wasted tax dollars. A couple of years ago, the state of Indiana decided to change that perception through a complete digital transformation. Led by change agent Sara Marshall, the state did all of this while introducing SAP HANA technology in ways that are helping to improve the lives of Indiana's citizens.
The digital transformation of Indiana's government began in early 2013 with the administration of incoming governor Mike Pence. Chris Atkins, director of Indiana's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) at the time, tasked Marshall, who was director of business intelligence (BI) and analytics, and her team to make the government run on his tablet. They began to research areas where they could develop big data and BI applications to change the government's IT operations.
Three main ideas needed to be addressed, according to Marshall. First, the state had more than 92 agencies, and their information was siloed and not easily shared. Second, problems were addressed haphazardly, with little data to back up proposed solutions. Third, systems were outdated and inefficient, lacking the speed, flexibility and capacity of modern business systems.
To attack these problems, Marshall worked to get critical support from Gov. Pence.
"We worked with the cabinet agencies and drafted an executive order, and the governor issued that on March 17, 2014," Marshall said. "That really catalyzed the project quickly, and helped us show that the project was really a priority for the governor and the direction we're moving in."
The OMB partnered with the Indiana Office of Technology (IOT) to create a data management system, called the Management and Performance Hub (MPH), and started projects in high-priority objectives, such as developing key performance indicator (KPI) dashboards for state agencies and creating use cases where data analysis could solve real problems for Indiana's citizens.
The next step was to select the right technology platform and a project that could be addressed through data analysis. They chose SAP HANA for the platform and SAP Lumira as the visualization dashboard tool, which allowed them to crunch huge amounts of data and manipulate the results visually. They then decided infant mortality was the right project because of its universal appeal and potential to do good for the state.
"Everyone has an interest in saving babies," Marshall said. "It's a topic that everyone can really rally around and be an advocate for. It's not something controversial."
The need was very real in Indiana, which at the time was among the 10 worst states for infant mortality, with 7.7 deaths per 1,000 births. Marshall said the problem wasn't getting any better, even as federal rates steadily improved. "We wondered why this was happening, even as we were pouring money into the issue," she said. "What were we doing differently or wrong that wasn't helping the rate decline along with the federal rate?"
This was where the data-crunching and visualization abilities of SAP HANA and Lumira could be exploited. Working with several agencies, Marshall's team brought in more than 9 billion rows of data and partnered with data science teams from Indianapolis-based technology partner KSM Consulting (KSMC) to examine the data and come up with solutions.
The project would not have worked without good collaboration between the MPH team, KSMC and the agencies involved, Marshall said. "We didn't just take the data and study it. The whole point of this MPH program is to be a resource for the agencies -- not to do the work for them, but to actually collaborate and innovate with them," she explained.
Work on the infant mortality project began in May 2014, with most of the early development focused on making the system extremely secure. Once that was completed, the data science analysis began in fall and the final report was delivered in January 2015.
The report prompted Gov. Pence to add $13.5 million to the state budget for infant mortality issues, according to Marshall. "It's really encouraging for other cities and states to know that it doesn't have to be a long process," she said. "You can build the system, start the data work, get a report done and get something changed legislatively within a year."
However, building the system was no easy task, as it would gather information from seven agencies running more than 800 systems. Data also came from Medicaid, the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Census Bureau and public data sources, such as the Yellow Pages.
Data cleansing was one of the most complicated and time-consuming parts of the project, but it was critical to get bad and redundant data out of the system before analysis could begin. "What makes infant mortality big data was not just that we had 9 billion rows, but we analyzed structured and unstructured data, which is really important and something we would not have been able to do without HANA -- and we wouldn't have been able to do three to five years ago," Marshall said. "Just the technology running natural-language algorithms and being able to glean information from contextual components was really key to this project."
The MPH system was essentially built from the ground up. Marshall found out that being in the forefront of something so new could be both rewarding and frustrating. Beyond the technical aspects -- there were few best practices to guide the way -- cultural change management was extremely important. The way to address it was to get executive buy-in from the governor and OMB director, and then win over agency department heads.
"It was important to make them feel like partners, that they were leading this and we were just providing them the resources to do it," Marshall said. "Showing them the tools helped a lot. I know in the cabinet meetings, I presented a few times on what MPH could do, why we were doing it and what tools we had. Showing them some of the visualizations with Lumira helped them to get the idea that we can do this and it really does help."
The initial report and budget allocation are just the beginning for the infant mortality project. One application is being built for expectant and new mothers to discover what resources are available and get medical care sooner. The state has also started a marketing campaign, called Labor of Love, which uses some of the data from the MPH project in advertisements, such as billboards. The MPH project has also sparked major initiatives for improving recidivism rates for ex-convicts and reducing traffic fatalities on state highways.
Marshall, who recently left the OMB for a similar position in the private sector, believes that the digital transformation in the Indiana state government is just getting started, now that people have seen what's possible. "We're figuring out how we can empower the agencies to start doing a lot of this themselves. We've purchased a lot of licenses and we want them to do their own data work," she said. "It's important to get them to know that this is part of the culture now and not just a fad, and that it can be done successfully and without any particular agenda behind it."
What are the challenges you have faced in using SAP HANA as a platform for developing big data analytics?
That sounds like quite a project. I'm from Indiana but was unaware of this. It sounds like they've had some successes towards educating new moms.


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Q: R shiny selectizeInput get input value I have the question about selectizeInput. If I have more selected inputs how can i get their values.  Exists some like input$selected[1],input$selected[2] ?
Thank you.
my code:
data<-data.frame(c("Mexico","China","Italy","Italy","Mexico"),c(120,130,125,140,145),c("Book","Table","Desk","Window","Rabbit"))

colnames(data)<-c("State","Count","Name")

    selectizeInput("mySelect",label="choose",multiple=TRUE,choices=colnames(data),
                   options =list(maxItems=2,plugins = list('remove_button', 'drag_drop')))

And I need this for render
ggplot(data,aes(input$mySelect[1],input$mySelect[2]))

A: You need to use aes_string and add a geom to your plot. But were you looking for something like this:
data<-data.frame(c("Mexico","China","Italy","Italy","Mexico"),c(120,130,125,140,145),c("Book","Table","Desk","Window","Rabbit"))

colnames(data)<-c("State","Count","Name")

ui <- fluidPage(
  selectizeInput("mySelect",label="choose",multiple=TRUE,choices=colnames(data),
                 options =list(maxItems=2,plugins = list('remove_button', 'drag_drop'))),
  plotOutput('my_plot')
)

server <- function(input,output,session) {
  output$my_plot <- renderPlot({
    ggplot(data,aes_string(input$mySelect[1],input$mySelect[2])) + geom_point()
  })
}

shinyApp(ui,server)

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Q: Sum of points and rank according to points I am creating a game where I am calculating the user points on the basis of user activities. Everything is working fine - I got the sum of points and on the basis of points I calculated the rank. I have two columns for points calculation: pointsup (contains up points) and pointsdown (contains down points)
select sum(pointsup - pointsdown) as points
from table1 t1
join table2 t2
    on t2.Id = t1.id
where t1.ActivityTime BETWEEN '2015-01-01' AND '2016-01-01'
group by t1.id
order by points desc

Everything is fine, but the problem comes when I have to rank the users with same points. In this case, I have to consider the registration date: who registers first will come up first on the ranking. The registration date is in another table table3. I have tried to join this third table but the sum is behaving oddly, showing wrong sum calculation.
Can anyone help please?

A: Try this query
select a.*,b.points from table3 a
join(
select Sum(PointsUp-PointsDown) as points,t1.id
from table1 t1
  join table2 t2 on t2.Id = t1.id
where t1.ActivityTime BETWEEN '2015-01-01' AND '2016-01-01'
Group By t1.Id)b on a.id=b.id
order by b.points desc

A: Maybe I don't get your question right. But here is code for such a ranking. You may need to adapt it to your use-case.
-- Create demo data
CREATE TABLE #users(user_id int identity(1,1), points int, registration datetime)

INSERT INTO #users(registration)
VALUES  (GETDATE()), -- 1: first, because of highest points
        (GETDATE()), -- 2: fourth
        (GETDATE()), -- 3: third
        (DATEADD(day,-1,GETDATE())) -- 4: second, as first registration

CREATE TABLE #points(user_id int, points_up int, points_down int)

INSERT INTO #points(user_id, points_up, points_down)
VALUES(1,12,2),(2,5,2),(3,11,6),(4,5,0)

-- Your part
SELECT u.user_id, SUM(p.points_up-p.points_down) as points, u.registration, RANK() OVER(ORDER BY SUM(p.points_up-p.points_down) DESC, registration)
FROM #users as u
INNER JOIN #points as p
        ON u.user_id = p.user_id
GROUP BY u.user_id, u.registration

-- Cleanup
DROP TABLE #users
DROP TABLE #points

I just use the build in ranking function based on the achieved points and if the points are equal based on the registration date.

A: Like someone said before, use it in 2 queries.
select t1.id, sum(pointsup - pointsdown) as points
INTO #points
from table1 t1
join table2 t2
    on t2.Id = t1.id
where t1.ActivityTime BETWEEN '2015-01-01' AND '2016-01-01'
group by t1.id ;

select
DISTINCT
    p.*
FROM #points p
INNER JOIN joindate j ON p.id=j.id
ORDER BY p.points, j.joindate ;


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Romer är en av Sveriges officiella minoriteter. Romerna har traditionellt varit ett resandefolk, och deras historia i Sverige är kantad av förföljelse, trakasserier och diskriminering.

Den första kända texten om att romer kommer till Sverige finns i Stockholms tänkebok från 1512. Den 29 september 1512 kom Greve Antonius med ett stort antal familjer. Själv sade sig gruppen komma från "Klene Egifft", lilla Egypten, vilket av vissa forskare tolkats som en romsk bosättning på Peleponnesos i Grekland. Om Greve Antonius är samma person som Antonius Gagino passerade denna romska grupp Skottland 1505 enligt ett brev från den skotske kungen Jakob IV. Greve Antonius och hans grupp blev senare kallade för tattare i en svensk krönika av Olaus Petri. Bland finska, norska och svenska gammalromska släkter har namn som Grek och Skotte cirkulerat, vilket kan ha sin förklaring i vandringsvägarna.

Romer i Sverige kan delas in i flera grupper:
 Kalé-romer har sitt närmaste ursprung i Finland.
 Kalderash-romer
 Utomnordiska romer – lovara och kalderash
 Nyanlända romer – arli från forna Jugoslavien och andra grupper från Östeuropa.
 Resandefolket – den äldsta gruppen i Norden tillsammans med kalé

Alla dessa grupper har samma rötter vilket har bevisats med DNA-teknik.

Svenska myndigheter har under lång tid arbetat mot romerna med hjälp av bland annat lösdriveri lagar som skulle kriminalisera deras levebröd. På senare år har man försökt att inkludera romerna i samhället med hjälp av skolan. Dock har myndigheterna svårt att ge romerna fullvärdig skola eftersom de inte är bofasta på en plats.

Historia

1500-talet
På 1500-talet var det belagt med dödsstraff för manliga romer att uppehålla sig i landet. Den 28 april 1543 får befallningsmannen i Västerås Rasmuss Klott en barsk anmaning att jaga en tattarhop, om vilken han tydligen skrivit till kungen (Gustav Vasa), ut ur landet. År 1576 sände Johan III ut en rundskrivelse till fogdarna i Norrland rörande förvisning av tattarna ur riket. År 1577 stod det i Johan III:s utgående diarium att om "Tatterne" försöker komma in innanför gränserna skulle de hängas allesammans. Allt var dock inte dåligt på 1500-talet för romer i Sverige. I juni 1577 utfärdade Gustav Vasas måg, hertig Magnus av Sachsen-Lauenburg från Ekolsund, ett rekommendationsbrev för "Egiftern" Anders Faa och hans följe, och ett par månader senare fick samme rom med sitt sällskap i Håtuna en liknande skrivelse av kungens dotter prinsessan Cecilia. Anders Faa och hans följe skulle förses med mat och öl i utfärdarnas respektive förläningar. Detta följe hade säkerligen en koppling till Skottland. Namnet Faa tillhör en av Skottlands kända romska släkter.

1600-talet
Vid Riksdagen år 1617 beslutades att landets alla "tattare och zigenare" skulle utvisas. Den 28 juli 1637 kom "Placat om Tatarnes fördrifwande af landet" till stånd. Här meddelas till en början att i Sverige finnes "en stor hoop Sikeiner eller Tartare, som i skåcketals omlöpa i provincierne ifrån then ena orten till den andre." Romska kvinnor och barn skulle fördrivas ur landet medan de romska männen skulle man ha rätt att döda. Denna "zigenarstadga" blev trots sin grymma ton inte särskilt uppföljd. Under slutet av 1600-talet och början 1700-talet uppträder romerna som häktmakare eller tråddragare. Sammanställningen zigenare-tattare-häktmakare var vanlig under denna period. Ett exempel på det är Johan Henriksson Swartzkaupf i Vimmerby som anges vara "Tartare" och häktmakare i slutet på 1600-talet.

1700-talet
Under 1700-talet var de flesta resande-romer glasförare eller verkade inom krigsmakten, främst som fältjägare eller artillerister. Trumslagare var även en vanligt militär sysselsättning för resande. Ett av många exempel på romska soldater i källorna inom krigsmakten finns nedskrivet i Henrik Lilljebjörns "Minnen från förra hälften av 1800-talet". I andra delen av sina "Hågkomster" återger Lilljebjörn en del intryck och erfarenheter ur livet vid Värmlands fältjägare under förra hälften av 1800-talet. Bland regementets manskap, mest folk från Jösse härad och finnmarkerna, fanns en del "skojare av äkta Zigenarras", säger han. "Figurer med mörkbrun hy och svarta, blixtrande ögon förekommo ej så sällan, men dessa voro äfven de mest intelligenta, och sedan de väl voro beklädda och under diciplinens band, kunde man aldrig önska sig bättre folk att kommendera. Bland dem funnos taskspelare, eqvilibrister och konstmakare av allehanda slag, och deras praktik under permissionstiden mellan mötena vill jag ej taga i försvar. Det hände ej så sällan att sådana där kamrater fingo respass till Marstrand eller Varberg, men många av dem hördes aldrig något ondt om. Jag påminner mig om en sådan, som hette Lindgren, hvilken redan 1808 blivit tillfångatagen i Norge, men rymt, förklädd till kvinna, och haft många äfventyr innan han återkom. Karlen hade medalj för tapperhet i fält och var af sitt befäl väl ansedd. […] Han hade tre söner, som alla voro jägare, och den yngste var till och med vice korpral vid mitt kompani. Det var en mycket vacker karl, men hans kamrater voro ej nöjda med honom samt klagade öfver hans extraktion och förmådde mig slutligen begära hans afskedande. Gubben Lindgren var mycket känd inom officerskåren, och hans norska visor afhördes med stort nöje.

En intressant inblick i resande-romernas historia från 1700-talet finns i Slottskansliets skrivelser till Kungl. Maj:t 1728–1730. Den beskriver både utseende på romer och att de hade förbindelser över landgränserna. Skrivelserna gäller bland andra häktmakaren, hästhandlaren och soldaten Per Jönsson Hellbom. Hellbom sade sig vara 45 år gammal och född i Trondheim av "Häcktmakareföräldrar, hwilka dödt ifrån honom medan han legat i lindan". Han sägs i protokollet ha ett tämligen gott ansikte "wäl nog mörka hår men eij just så ziguenisk mine". Hans syster Margareta Jönsdotter beskrivs däremot som "hel swartaktig som en criol". Hustrun till Hellboms äldste son, 20-åriga Annicka Hindrichsdotter, sades vara född i Hamburg av fransk fader och tysk moder, vilka emellertid båda "voro zigenare". En annan i Hellboms följe sade sig vara av norsk fader och finsk moder. Värt att nämna är att Per Jönsson Hellbom även bar namnet Lindgren och är anfader till många resande idag. Målle Lindberg är ättling till denne omskrivne man enligt en genealogisk utredning.
Ytterligare bevis för resandefolks kontakter över gränserna var när ett så kallat "Tattarmål" behandlades av Konga, Allbo och Kinneviks häradsrätter 1724-25. Huvudmannen bland resandefamiljerna var Christian Mårtensson Broberg, till yrket hästhandlare och fd soldat. Hans mor Anna Sibilla uppgavs vara född i Tyskland. Även en annan äldre kvinna i sällskapet var av tysk börd. Resten av sällskapet var födda på olika platser i Sverige.

De svenska romerna (resande) har från 1600-tal till tidigt 1800-tal nästan undantagslöst haft rottrådar till Finlands romer (Kaale). Under 1700-talet uppehölls mycket livliga förbindelser på Bottenhavets båda sidor. De värvade regementena som ofta bestod av romska soldater bytte ofta förläggningsorter med varandra. Då Sverige avträdde Finland försvårades givetvis kontakterna mellan de finska och de svenska romerna. De isolerades från varandra.

1800-talet
En annan intressant uppgift angående kontakter över gränserna återges av Arvid August Afzelius i "Swenska Folkets Sagohäfder" 1863. Berättelsen uppges komma från Vimmerbytrakten. "En gång kom en trasig tattare med sin hustru åkande till en prästgård i Småland och begärde husrum, emedan han var sjuk. Han dog samma natt. Hustrun meddelade kyrkoherden, att hennes man varit av hög släkt bland deras folk och icke kunde begravas, förrän hon anmält hans frånfälle för deras hövitsmän, vilka bodde i Rysslands huvudstad. Hon utlovade en hederlig vedergällning om kyrkoherden sedan ville jordfästa honom. Kyrkoherden lovade detta. Efter några veckor anlände till gården flera vagnar med illa klädda tattare. På begravningsdagen framtogo dessa ur en medförd trosskista dyrbara dräkter, och två av dem iklädde sig gullsömmade sammetsmantlar av purpur samt hängde stora guldkedjor om halsen. De hade också en vagn med matvaror och vin till begravningsgästernas undfägnad. Kyrkoherden erhöll för sin möda femtio dukater, varefter tattarfurstarna åter nedlade sina högtidskläder och i usla vardagskläder drogo sin färde."

På 1800-talet fanns resandefolket utspritt över hela Sverige. Resande bodde kortare perioder i vissa byar. Knappekulla är en plats som haft resandebefolkning. Om Knappekulla finns en intressant notis i  August Blanches roman "Banditen"(1848) där han skriver "Inom (Norra) Tjusts härad, fyra mil norr om Västervik, är belägen en by med namnet Knappekulla. Denna by hade sin märkvärdighet därigenom, att allt sedan urminnes tid zigenare eller så kallade tattare bebott den […]".

Viktor Rydberg skrev på 1850-talet romanen "Singoalla". Romanen innehåller romska karaktärer. Som underlag för dessa hade Rydberg studier om resandefolket. Den romska guden Alakho som tas upp i romanen är en gud som har tillbetts av resandefolk i Norge och Sverige.

Under 1800-talets slut fick Sverige en ny romsk grupp bredvid de resande. Det var Kalderash-romer som invandrade från olika delar av Europa, men de flesta härstammade från slaveriet i Östeuropa. De kom att syssla med kopparslageri och även olika dansuppträdanden. Förfäderna till dagens Kalderasha-släkter invandrade i slutet på 1870-talet men reste vidare i Europa för att sedan komma tillbaks permanent. Kalderash kom att benämnas zigenare medan resande fick av myndigheter bära namnet tattare (under större delen av 1900-talet).

1900-talet och framåt
En av Sveriges regering beställd vitbok om övergrepp mot Sveriges romer presenterades 2014. Vitboken redogör för hur svenska staten under 1900-talet har bedrivit rasbiologi och bidragit till diskriminering, spridande av myter och stereotyper. Under första delen av 1900-talet drabbades Kalderash-gruppen av att man utestängdes från samhället. Fram till 1960-talet var de flesta kalderashromer förpassade till tält eller i "zigenarläger". Resandefolket drabbades av tvångssteriliseringar, tvångsomhändertaganden av barn och tvångsassimilation. I Historisk tidskrift 2016:3, Historikern som utredare, ifrågasätter Mattias Tydén att det fanns en övergripande plan från staten, men att besluten gjordes på individnivå av myndigheter och utredare. Att räknas som "tattare" av myndigheter jämfördes med att vara "asocial" och därmed kunde steriliseringslagen tillämpas mot resande, som utgjorde den absoluta majoriteten av utpekade "tattare". Mer än 19 tidningsartiklar förespråkade steriliseringar av resande mellan 1923 och 1948. Där flera direkt jämförde asocialitet med att vara "tattare". I slutet av 1950-talet invandrade Kaale-romerna från Finland. De är de som kallas för "finska zigenare", och de bär sina traditionella kläder som de burit sedan den första delen av 1900-talet. Under seklets fyra sista decennier kom ungefär 10 000 romer till Sverige från andra länder. De tillhör grupper som lovara, romer från forna Jugoslavien och sinti.

Katarina Taikon var en av de största kämparna för bland andra de svenska kalderashromernas (svenska zigenarnas) rättigheter till bostäder och skolgång under 1900-talet. Hennes syster Rosa Taikon har också haft ett stort engagemang. Sångaren Hans Caldaras har också varit en av kämparna för romers rättigheter i Sverige. Han skrev en bok, "I betraktarens ögon", om sin historia som kalderash-rom i Sverige. Den äldsta gruppen romer är de resande och de har förnekats att tillhöra den romska historien i Sverige, främst på grund av den stora spridning som Adam Heymowskis forskning fick under den svenska efterkrigstiden. Hans forskning har motbevisats av släktforskare som har identifierat flertalet av resandes förfäder bland de "ziguenare" och "tartare" som återfinns i svenskt källmaterial. Några av de forskare som motbevisat Heymowskis tes är Bo Lindwall, Sebastian Casinge och Lars Lindgren.

Några kända personer från resandefolket är Målle Lindberg och Calle Jularbo. Jularbo gick aldrig ut med sitt ursprung offentligt medan Målle Lindberg alltid har varit öppen med det och till och med kallat sig zigenare, vilket var ovanligt bland resandefolket på 1900-talet. En som kämpat mycket för resandefolkets romska historia och kultur är skådespelaren Willie Andréason. En annan känd Kaale-rom (finsk rom) är Dimitri Keiski som vann TV3:s True Talent 2011. Sångaren och låtskrivaren Ralf Novak-Rosengren har bland annat medverkat på norska dubbel-CD:n Viser på vandring i Norden som 2008 utsågs till årets bästa dokumentära musikinspelning i Norge

2008 utgavs Ordbok över svensk romani: Resandefolkets språk och sånger av Lenny Lindell och Kenth Thorbjörnsson-Djerf och år 2014 den forskningsbaserade boken Scandoromani Remnants of a Mixed Language av bland andra professor Gerd Carling.

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Referenser

Tryckta källor
Bergman, Arvid. Född slav-död fri? 2018. Stockholmia förlag.
Casinge, Sebastian. Släktforskarnas årsbok 2008. Om resandesläkter i Östhammar.
Drabbrikan. 2019. Nr 12. Om begreppet-svenska romer. Frantzwagner- sällskapet
Drabbrikan. 2020. Nr 15. Steriliseringar av resande- En mörk historia. Frantzwagner-sällskapet
Drabbrikan. 2020. Nr 17. Steriliseringar av resande 1944. Frantzwagner- Sällskapet.

Vidare läsning

Offentligt tryck

Övrigt

Casinge, Sebastian (2020). De resandes kulturarv. Frantzwagner-sällskapet.

Romsk kultur i Sverige
Migration till Sverige


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Has it not yet occurred to regular, blue-collar, working or in-between job folks that the real way to stimulate the economy is to make resources directly available to us!
Every family who was deemed eligible for the $600 or $300 check is already listed and on paper with current addresses or current bank account numbers, right? Send us all a check for $60,000, or $30,000 each and exempt us from paying taxes on just that amount since whatever we purchase, will be taxed. Make it clear that this is a one time event, and then make it mandatory that all receivers MUST open a bank or Credit Union account.
How long will it take to stimulate the economy? About as long as it takes to get dressed and get out the door! We will buy cars, and refrigerators, and stoves, and clothing, and shoes. We will pay off arrearage utility bills, catch-up on mortgages and rents, and re-invest in car insurance. We will buy food, birthday gifts, get married, fly South to visit grandma, rent a car to take the kids to the Grand Canyon, buy books, go to the movies and take a stronger interest in charity events because we want to share our collective good fortune. This is a win-win scenario.
The regressive government that allowed this nightmare to happen slithers out of blame, the corporations rise or fall on their own greed, and the American people save the country from both of these scavengers. Working people put dollars into circulation. We start small businesses. We make things work, and when we are not in the mix, well you see what happens.
President-elect Obama…get those check printing machines oiled and ready if you want to quickly fix this "rich-man's" mess! With so many more Americans becoming homeless, unemployed, poorer and poorer, wonder why we didn't lose any millionaires or billionaires? Working people will purchase our way back to a level of stability. Knowing that we may not have jobs, we will make wise decisions that protect our families and keep us alive for the long run. You must know the feeling of being "without" before you can make plans to avoid that feeling again.
The fate of the nation and the world lies with us. Trickle down never works only plans to "lift all ships" from the bottom up has the blessing of God stamped on it!
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Memoirs from wars, past or present, tend to cover the spectrum of literary form and expression: some are graceful and highly articulate, others just the opposite, awkward and often incoherent. Most are somewhere in between. Relatively few soldiers sit down and put their words on paper and then keep them. Fewer soldiers still illustrate their memoirs with photographs of the quality that one finds in this book.
There were, as the cliché goes, many, many Vietnam Wars. Time and place dictate just which war one might be experiencing and this is, of course, true of wars in general. Of the vast numbers serving in the U.S. First Army only a relative few endured Omaha Beach on the morning of D-Day. Similarly, not everyone in either the Army of the Potomac or the Army of Northern Virginia was present on the afternoon of 3 July 1863, when what may have been the high tide of the Confederacy finally ebbed.
One of the other realities of modern war is that only a relative few actually do much of the fighting. Most everybody else is occupied in some sort of support role. In Vietnam, perhaps only 10 to 20% of those present were there as actual combatants, with the latter number being either rather optimistic or simply vague—and definitely on the high side. Thus, contrary to the commonly accepted image often found in the movies or on television or in far too many books, the vast majority of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines sent to Vietnam spent most of their time in the rear echelon areas, such as they were.
Alongside the combat arms—the infantry, armor, field artillery, and the combat engineers and those in combat aviation—were those deployed in combat support and combat service support roles. The latter groups were the men (and a few women) who built and maintained the bases, unloaded and loaded supplies, prepared meals, manned communications sites, drove and maintained the trucks on the resupply convoys, kept the paperwork flowing, and handled the many other tasks necessary to keep the modern military functioning. For the most part, their problem was not the Viet Cong or the North Vietnamese Regulars, but boredom and being far from home.
Bill Ingalls witnessed his Vietnam War as a 62 Echo, the code used to designate the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) for Heavy Construction Equipment Operator. From August 1967 to July 1968, Ingalls fought his war from the seat of a road grader as a member of the 362d Engineer (Light Equipment) Company. His general area of operations was in the Tay Ninh area, which is to the northwest of Saigon.
The body of the book is primarily drawn from letters he sent home to his wife, obviously with no intent of ever publishing or possibly even seeing them again. They faithfully capture both the ennui and the relatively few moments of excitement (or terror) of being at war. Military historians have long known that the diaries and letters of soldiers are an excellent source for weather data and Ingalls does include this vital element in his letters.
The narrative that now connects the letters was added after Ingalls during a bout of office cleaning half a century later came across his old photos. Seeing them stirred up memories—and the thought that others might find it useful to see an aspect of the war not really recorded in any detail elsewhere.
The 275 full-color photos are what set this memoir apart from the many other, similar recollections of Vietnam. That Ingalls had the opportunity to take them in the first place is as remarkable as having held on to them for all these years (and in good enough shape to allow such superb reproduction here). The photographs of what Ingalls refers to as the "Cambodian Border Adventure" tend to be the sort that one rarely sees of the war: what it is like to be a combat support troop caught in a combat operation. "Not fun," would probably not begin to describe the experience.
I found that simply looking at the photos was often enough to gain a feeling for the war that Bill Ingalls experienced. In all honesty, his war was so radically different from my war (again, time and place, as well as luck of the draw—life as a 62E seems to have been quite a lot better in most ways than mine as an 11B, Infantryman) that I found myself quite fascinated by it, and the photos are a major part of that fascination. It does not hurt that Ingalls is quite blunt and leaves very little out in this book; this is not always a "good thing" in some cases, but works quite well in this instance.
Over the years, I have probably read far more memoirs written by soldiers regarding their wartime experiences than I can even begin to number, with more than a few being from the Vietnam War. Inevitably, a sense of "memoir fatigue" sets in—leavened with a good dose of cynicism, when the BS Indicator is tripped in far too many cases. This book is not your run-of-the-mill Vietnam War memoir by a long shot—and the beautiful illustrations set it far apart from the others.
The book's first printing is limited to 150 numbered and signed copies.
Copyright 2015, Don Capps (speedreaders.info).
I have been privileged to see this terrific book and read Bill's colorful accounts of his experiences. What a great personal story told with panache. The photos are unforgettable!


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Le combattant du Nord est une race de poules domestiques dont on destine les coqs au combat. Il existe également des souches pour les expositions.

Description
Il existe trois types de combattants du Nord officiellement reconnus par la Société centrale d'aviculture de France, et dans les gallodromes de sa région où le coqueleux le fait combattre par catégorie de poids :
 Le grand combattant du Nord ;
 Le petit combattant du Nord ;
 Le combattant du Nord nain.

Origine
C'est une race de coq de combat originaire des Hauts-de-France, où il est élevé et où existe encore de nos jours des combats organisés (c'est en effet la seule région de France métropolitaine où sont autorisés les gallodromes). Du fait de leur combativité, très jeunes, les coqs sont élevés séparément ; ils sont écrêtés et ont le barbillon coupé. C'est la race de coqs préférée des Réunionnais et des gens du Nord ; race préférée entre autres pour leur combativité. Ces oiseaux sont appelées « coqs pays et poules pays » ou « coqs la cour et poules la cour » à La Réunion.

Standard
 Crête : simple
 Oreillons : rouges
 Couleur des yeux : rouge orangé
 Couleur de la peau : jaune
 Couleur des tarses : vert olive ou jaune
 Variétés de plumage : saumoné doré, saumoné doré bleu, saumoné argenté, noir à camail doré, noir à camail argenté, bleu à camail doré, noir, bleu, blanc, rouge.pintelée ou cailloutée. (en concours le type prime sur le coloris)

Grand :
 Masse idéale: Coq : 4 à  ; Poule : 2,5 à
 Œufs à couver : min. , coquille blanchâtre
 Diamètre des Bagues : Coq :  ; Poule :

Petit :
 Masse idéale: Coq : 1,25 à  ; Poule : 1 à 1,25
 Œufs à couver : min. , coquille blanchâtre
 Diamètre des Bagues : Coq :  ; Poule :

Nain :
 Masse idéale: Coq :  ; Poule :
 Œufs à couver : min. , coquille blanchâtre
 Diamètre des Bagues : Coq :  ; Poule :

Club officiel
 Club Français du Combattant du Nord, 5 rue du Bois, 62620 Maisnil-les-Ruitz.

Articles connexes
 Liste des races de poules
 Coq et poules sauvages
 Société centrale d'aviculture de France
 Bantam club français

Sources
 Le Standard officiel des volailles (Poules, oies, dindons, canards et pintades), édité par la SCAF.

Coq de combat
Race de poule originaire de France
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by Emily Rupertus - Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Last weekend, hundreds of people headed out to the Bay County Shooting Range in Panama City Beach, Florida for its grand opening.
The event kicked off with several noted speakers including State Senator George Gainer; Bay County Commissioner Guy Tunnell; Chuck Roberts, commissioner for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC); Diane Eggeman, FWC director of hunting and game management; Panama City Beach Mayor Mike Thomas; and Al Hammond, National Rifle Association (NRA) southern regional director.
Instead of the traditional ribbon cutting ceremony, dignitaries decided to use shotguns and exploding targets to inaugurate the range.
Shooters were able to enjoy free target shooting at the state-of-the-art 18-station sporting clays course, 5-stand sporting clays, and multiple rifle and pistol ranges including a 16 position 100-yard rifle range, 10 position 50-yard rifle/handgun range, and a 14 position 50-foot and 21-foot pistol range.
The event also featured door prizes, a K-9 presentation, a FWC helicopter exhibit, a Bay County Sheriff's Office SWAT Team shooting demonstration, bounce houses for the kids and more!
"Bay County developed this range in response to the growing demand for facilities where people can safely enjoy target shooting," said Tunnell. "This public shooting range adds another exciting recreational component to Bay County, and the grand opening celebration was a perfect opportunity to come out and experience the fun of target shooting."
During the event, Bay County Shooting Range hosted a variety of activities to introduce people to the shooting sports which included a trick shooting exhibitions by the renowned Gould Brothers, expert archery and BB instruction for youth, and rifle, pistol, and shotgun shooting for adults.
"Thanks to the forward-thinking of the Bay County Commission, the Bay County area has a wonderful new facility that will safely support the needs of recreational target shooters, hunters and hunter safety students," said Nick Wiley, executive director of the FWC.
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Recap: Top 25 Moments From Essence Festival 2019
by Keithan Samuels
Exactly 25 years ago, Essence Magazine kicked off its inaugural Essence Festival in New Orleans. It was originally meant to be a one-time event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Essence Magazine. Of course, it didn't stop there. For the last quarter-century, Essence has consistently hosted its premier live music and cultural experience for African Americans in the same city during the Fourth of July weekend.
This past weekend, Essence Festival celebrated its 25th anniversary, which attracted more than a half a million attendees between July 4-7. The majority of festivities took place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
"This year's extraordinary turnout reflects Essence's uniquely powerful engagement of Black women around personal empowerment, community, and culture as only Essence can," said Essence Chief Executive Officer Michelle Ebanks.
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In honor of Essence Festival's milestone anniversary, here are our 25 music highlights from the fun-filled weekend.
The Amours light up Essence in the Park.
Dressed in a matching denim ensemble and rocking beautiful long braids, emerging R&B duo The Amours graced the stage at Essence in the Park, which was held on July 4. The two sisters, who are signed to PJ Morton's label Morton Records, gave the audience a sweet taste of some songs from their debut EP, Mon Amour, including "Runaway" and "Billionaire."
Hey, New Orleans!!! ⚜
A post shared by The Amours (@theamours) on Jul 4, 2019 at 4:17pm PDT
Phony Ppl showed their real talent at Essence in the Park.
Brooklyn-based R&B band Phony Ppl made a lasting impression to the crowd at Essence in the Park. The five-man-band, led by Elbee Thrie, performed tracks from their major label debut album mō'zā-ik, including "Something About Your Love" and "Cookie Crumble." The band also performed some of their early material like "Compromise" and "One Man Band" from their 2015 project, Yesterday's Tomorrow. The latter track also appears on mō'zā-ik. As the group performed, more people huddled around the stage until it was hard to maneuver around. Part of the attraction stemmed from the amazing sounds from their band — especially when lead guitarist Elijah Rawk did his spine-tingling solo.
Aye New Orleans come celebrate @essence festival and July 4th with @phonyppl https://www.essence.com/festival/park/
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LeToya Luckett did an impromptu performance.
Former Destiny's Child member LeToya Luckett was asked to sing a little something, something while she made an appearance on the Coca-Cola stage at the Convention Center. At first, she was hesitant but she went forward and sang along to her hit song "Torn." While it was hard to hear her sing over the track, she made sure everyone could hear her when she did an acapella version of "Regret."
.@LeToyaLuckett did an impromptu performance of "Regret" 😍#EssenceFest pic.twitter.com/5ZKxHvsr0y
— Rated R&B (@RatedRnB) July 6, 2019
Ledisi paid 'respect' to icons.
Ledisi paid tribute to the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin on the mainstage on Friday night. The New Orleans-born singer performed Franklin's signature hits "Chain of Fools" and "Respect." Later in the show, she brought out MAJOR. and Luke James to perform Patti LaBelle's "On My Own."
Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE
Patti LaBelle makes a surprise appearance.
Patti LaBelle shocked the crowd when she made a surprise appearance at the opening night of Essence Festival. After watching her tribute performance, LaBelle was invited on stage where she did an acapella rendition of "Love, Need and Want You."
Prince was honored.
Prince was a staple at the Essence Festival when he was alive. He performed at the 10th and 20th anniversary. So, it's no surprise that he would get a lot of love at the 25th celebration. His longtime collaborator Sheila E. paid respect to him on the first night. She performed "A Love Bizarre" and "Glamorous Life," which he wrote and produced.
Morris Day made time.
Looking sharper than a razor, Morris Day made a cameo on the first night to perform "Jungle Love" and "The Bird," which were both composed by Prince.
VanJess showed what harmonizing sounds like.
VanJess played at the Hot Right Now Superlounge on Friday night. Donning brown silk outfits, the two sisters demonstrated what it means to harmonize. They performed tracks off their debut album Silk Canvas, including "Cool off the Rain (Interlude)," "'Til Morning," "Honey Wheat," "Filters," Another Lover," and their fan-favorite "Touch the Floor."
BJ The Chicago Kid sang his heart out.
BJ The Chicago Kid rocked the Golden Era Superlounge on the opening night. Sporting a black jacket and white t-shirt, the R&B gent put on a chilling show in the packed room. "I love that Essence empowers our black women," BJ said during his set. His setlist included a mix of old and new tracks such as "Time Today," "I'd Rather Be With You," "Church," "Worryin' About Me," "Woman's World" and more.
PJ Morton made history.
PJ Morton pushed the envelope at the Essence Festival. The New Orleans native made Essence Festival history as being the first artist to ever do a live recording. He didn't do it alone, though. Backed by a full band, PJ invited some of his musical friends to share the spotlight in the packed Playlist Superlounge. He opened his set with "New Orleans Girl" from his Bounce & Soul, Vol. 1 project. Rapper Mia X joined him on stage to deliver a fire verse.
Pell came out to perform their song "Claustrophobia." The crowd roared when JoJo graced the stage to sing their adoring duet "Say So." Luke James flexed his acrobatic vocals to perform his rendition of The Gap Band's "Yearning For Your Love." Probably the most special part of PJ's set is when his father Bishop Paul Morton joined him to perform "Everything's Gonna Be Alright."
.@PJMORTON brought @iamjojo out tonight. #PlaylistSuperlounge x #EssenceFest pic.twitter.com/1Dd9PwFKwV
Elle Varner took her fans to another level.
After appearing on Good Morning America on July 4, Elle Varner brought her soulful voice to the Golden Era Superlounge. In addition to performing material from her debut album, Varner also delivered a live rendition of music from her new EP, Ellevation.
Missy Elliott brought fiyah to the stage.
Missy Elliott is a legend, period. The multi-talented rapper/songwriter/occasional singer was the headlining act on Friday night. She set the stage ablaze with her electrifying performance. She took fans on a trip through memory lane with her many hits like "I'm Really Hot," "We Run This," "I Can't Stand The Rain," "Pass That Dutch," "Sock It 2 Me," "Gossip Folks," "Get Your Freak On" and "Work It," to name a few. One of the highlights of Missy's performance is when she brought out Monica to perform "So Gone," which she co-wrote and co-produced for Monica's 2003 LP After the Storm.
.@MissyElliott brought out @MonicaBrown last night to perform "So Gone." The crowd went wild! #EssenceFest pic.twitter.com/s6zq3qh1nM
Keri Hilson rocked with pretty girls.
Keri Hilson treated fans to a spare-of-the-moment performance while serving as a judge for Fonzworth Bentley and Kenny Burns' lip-sync contest. After a group of women chose her song ("Pretty Girl Rock"), it was only fitting for Hilson join them to perform the track for the audience.
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Tevin Campbell talked that talk.
R&B veteran Tevin Campbell made a surprise appearance at the Convention Center on Friday. He was brought on to the Coca-Cola stage to perform "I'm Ready" and his 1993 hit "Can We Talk."
Photo by The Coca-Cola Company
Raphael Saadiq's pop up performance in French Quarter.
You don't need a stage to put on a good show. Raphael Saadiq embraced New Orleans culture by holding his own pop up performance in the French Quarter.
#RaphaelSaadiq just popped up in the French quarter rare essence and #DwayneWiggins it turned into a real #Oakland sideshow classic soul!! #TonyToniTone
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NAO played at the Hot Right Now Superlounge on Saturday night. Rocking big curly hair, the British singer took her fans to another planet. Her set included songs from her sophomore album, Saturn, including fan-favorite "Make It Out Alive" featuring SiR. Although she is known for her light and airy voice, NAO showcased her lower register.
.@thisNAO singing "Make It Out Alive" at #EssenceFest pic.twitter.com/Ber11onl41
Brandy took us back to the '90s.
Brandy, whose music has been streamed over 1.5 billion times, delivered a memorable performance on the Coca-Cola stage. Donning a beautiful colorful dress, the Vocal Bible performed a medley of her chart-toppers, including "I Wanna Be Down," "Baby," "Boy Is Mine" and "Almost Doesn't Count," to name a few.
H.E.R. had everyone focused.
Although H.E.R.'s set was only 30 minutes, she wasted no time to win over the concertgoers with her pristine vocals. The two-time Grammy winner performed songs like "Carried Away," "Best Part," "Hard Place," "Focus," "2," "Make It Rain (Ed Sheeran cover)." She closed her set with a spine-tingling guitar cover of Prince's classic "Purple Rain."
Mary J. Blige gave us life.
Mary J. Blige was the headlining act for night two of the Essence Festival. Like Essence, Blige is also celebrating the 25th anniversary of My Life. The Queen of Hip Hop Soul rocked the main stage with her classics like "Share My World," "Not Gon' Cry" and "No More Drama." One of the highlights of the night was when she brought out Lil Kim to perform their 1997 hit "I Can Love You." Aside from music, Blige is also known for her taste in fashion. It was no surprise the legendary artist did three outfit changes during her set.
Lucky Daye had the crowd wanting some mo'.
Rising R&B act Lucky Daye delivered an epic performance at the Golden Era Superlounge on Sunday night. The New Orleans native captivated the audience with his refreshingly soulful vocals. He performed tracks from his debut album, Painted, which Raphael Saadiq co-signed at the 2019 BET Awards.
Teddy Riley put on a memorable show.
Let's be clear: Teddy Riley is a legend. He reminded the crowd with his extensive set on Sunday night. He took fans on a journey through his production discography, covering his hits such as Michael Jackson's "Remember The Time." His set also included guest appearances from Timbaland, Pharrell, Blackstreet, Wyclef Jean, Doug E. Fresh, Coko of SWV, Teyana Taylor, Ro James and MAJOR.
Normani shined bright like a diamond.
Former Fifth Harmony member Normani performed at the Hot Right Now Superlounge on Sunday night. It was a special moment for her because it was the first time she performed at Essence Festival, which is located in her hometown (New Orleans). Her family (grandmother, aunt and cousins) were in the audience to show their support. Normani did what we expected — she slayed in every way, from her dancing to her styling. "Normani is that bitch," a fan shouted.
The 23-year-old was tickled by the compliment and asked him to repeat it so everyone could hear him. During her set, she paid homage to the late Aaliyah by incorporating her cover of "One in a Million" when she was singing "Waves," which features Atlanta-based artist 6LACK. Normani also showed love to Rihanna with a sweet medley cover of "Diamonds," "We Found Love" and "Run This Town."
.@Normani paid homage to @AaliyahHaughton last night at #EssenceFest with "One in a Million." pic.twitter.com/esefhrenDs
RBRM proved they still got it.
RBRM (Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell and Michael Bivins) took the main stage by storm. The legendary acts performed songs from their original group New Edition, as well as Bell Biv DeVoe. Brown also lit the stage with some of his solo hits like "My Prerogative," "Every Little Step" and "Roni."
Dawn Richard demonstrated Black Excellence.
Dawn Richard dripped heavy in sauce in the Playlist Superlounge on Sunday night. Back by a group of dancers in matching lime green attire, the former Danity Kane member delivered an electrifying show. Since it was Richard's first time performing at the Essence Festival, which is held in her hometown, it was only right that she paid homage to where she grew up. Her set design was inspired by Jonlee Drive, a residential street in the ninth ward.
transformed the entire stage into Jonlee Drive. From one way signs to telephone booths, street lamps and park benches. indie can still be major. ⚜
— DAWN (@DawnRichard) July 8, 2019
Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly continued the tradition.
Sunday night was all about Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly. Anthony Hamilton paid tribute to Frankie Beverly with his live rendition of "Too Many Games" and "Can't Get Over You." Following Hamilton's performance, Beverly was awarded the keys to New Orleans by Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
For the first 15 Essence Fests, Beverly and Maze closed out the show and returned in 2015 to do the same thing. Keeping the tradition going, Beverly and Maze (dressed in their signature all-white outfits), took center stage to perform a 30-minute set full of some of their biggest hits and fan-favorites. The celebratory setlist included "Back In Stride Again," "We Are One," "Joy and Pain," "Happy Feelings" and, of course, "Before I Let Go."
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