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Listen to Joshua 21
1 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
2 And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen* cities.
5 And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen* cities.
7 The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve* cities.
8 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned[a] by name,
10 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first* lot.
11 And they gave them the city[b] of Arba* the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
14 And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
15 And Holon[c] with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
16 And Ain[d] with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba[e] with her suburbs,
18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon[f] with her suburbs; four cities.
19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen* cities with their suburbs.
20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
21 For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
22 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
24 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.
28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
29 Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs; four cities.
30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
31 Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen* cities with their suburbs.
34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve* cities.
41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
43 And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
45 There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
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Joshua 21 Commentary
Cities for the Levites. (1-8) The cities allotted to the Levites. (9-42) God gave the land and rest to the Israelites, according to his promise. (43-45)
Verses 1-8 The Levites waited till the other tribes were provided for, before they preferred their claim to Joshua. They build their claim upon a very good foundation; not their own merits or services, but the Divine precept. The maintenance of ministers is not a thing left merely to the will of the people, that they may let them starve if they please; they which preach the gospel should live by the gospel, and should live comfortably.
Verses 9-42 By mixing the Levites with the other tribes, they were made to see that the eyes of all Israel were upon them, and therefore it was their concern to walk so that their ministry might not be blamed. Every tribe had its share of Levites' cities. Thus did God graciously provide for keeping up religion among them, and that they might have the word in all parts of the land. Yet, blessed be God, we have the gospel more diffused amongst us.
Verses 43-45 God promised to give to the seed of Abraham the land of Canaan for a possession, and now they possessed it, and dwelt therein. And the promise of the heavenly Canaan is as sure to all God's spiritual Israel; for it is the promise of Him that cannot lie. There stood not a man before them. The after-prevalence of the Canaanites was the effect of Israel's slothfulness, and the punishment of their sinful inclination to the idolatries and abominations of the heathen whom they harboured and indulged. There failed not aught of any good thing, which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. In due season all his promises will be accomplished; then will his people acknowledge that the Lord has exceeded their largest expectations, and made them more than conquerors, and brought them to their desired rest.
Taken from Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise)
Footnotes 6
[a]. mentioned: Heb. called
[b]. the city...: or, Kirjatharba
[c]. Holon: also called, Hilen
[d]. Ain: also called, Ashan
[e]. Geba: also called, Gaba
[f]. Almon: also called, Alemeth
INTRODUCTION TO JOSHUA 21
This chapter contains the address of the Levites to the court, to have the cities and suburbs given them according to the command of God by Moses, Jos 21:1,2; the grant of them by lot out of the several tribes, Jos 21:3-8; the particular cities out of the tribes of Judah and Simeon are mentioned by name, Jos 21:9-16; then those out of the tribe of Benjamin, Jos 21:17-19; next those out of the tribe of Ephraim, Jos 21:20-22; afterwards those out of the tribe of Dan, Jos 21:23-26; then those out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Jos 21:27; and out of the tribe of Issachar, Jos 21:28,29; and out of the tribe of Asher, Jos 21:30,31; and of Naphtali, Jos 21:32,33; and of Zebulun, Jos 21:34,35; and of Reuben, Jos 21:36,37; and of Gad, Jos 21:38-40; which in all made forty eight, Jos 21:41,42; and the chapter is concluded with observing, that God gave Israel all the land of Canaan, and rest in it, according to his promise, very faithfully and punctually, Jos 21:43-45.
Joshua 21 Commentaries
The Tony Evans Bible Commentary
Wiersbe Bible Commentary: Old Testament
Applied OT Commentary
Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete)
CSB Study Bible
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Wesley's Explanatory Notes


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Blog »Weekly News - July 30, 2018
Weekly News - July 30, 2018
Unaffiliated Voters: Register With a Party if You Want to Vote August 14!
August 8th deadline to register online to vote in the primary election. Both major parties will hold primary elections on Tuesday August 14th to choose candidates for Governor and other constitutional offices as well as candidates for the state legislature in some districts. Only voters registered with a party can vote in the primary election. You can check to see if you are registered to vote and whether you selected a party here. To change your registration so that you can vote in the primary click here. In step 2 select change registration then check the party enrollment change. You can change from unaffiliated to a party up until 5 days before the primary. However, if you were registered with a party, the deadline to change your registration to vote in a different party's primary was in May. Remember, kids can't vote, so we have to vote for them.
The CT Early Childhood Alliance is seeking a digital organizing intern (25 hours a week, paid position) for our upcoming "We Vote for Kids" campaign. We Vote For Kids is a non-partisan campaign to raise early childhood issues in Connecticut's 2018 gubernatorial, state Senate and state House elections. A project of the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance, this campaign will educate candidates on early childhood issues, build relationships with future decision makers and mobilize people who care about young children to participate in the election.
The Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance uses digital tools, including but not limited to NationBuilder, Hootsuite, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, to strengthen and amplify a network of adults working to make things better for young children. The Alliance seeks a Digital Organizing Intern to help us grow and mobilize our online base of early childhood activists across the state. The Digital Organizing Intern will report to the Executive Director, and will work collaboratively with volunteers as well as our communications and advocacy staff.
Application deadline is August 17, 2018. No phone calls, please. The full job description and application info can be found HERE.
Don't Let the Census Undercount Kids Again!
The 2010 Census had a net undercount of one million children, which results in lower levels of political representation for communities with large numbers of young children, reduced funding for many federal programs, and flawed government planning. The new proposed citizenship question for the 2020 Census threatens to make the undercount even worse.
Career staff at the census have warned that millions of families with young children who have at least one immigrant member are likely to be concerned about this question and may not fill out the Census to avoid drawing attention to their immigrant status. While the Census has always protected the privacy of its data, in the current political climate, many immigrants don't trust the federal government.
Advocates are trying to get 100,000 comments opposing the citizenship question submitted by next week. While it is unlikely that the administration will reverse its decision to include this question, comments are important for two reasons:
It increases pressure on Congress to force the administration to remove the question.
It helps create a record for the several lawsuits that have been brought challenging the question.
The Partnership for America's Children and National Women's Law Center have prepared comment templates to help you oppose the citizenship question and strengthen efforts to count young children. There are two options for your use. Whichever one you use, please make sure to submit them by August 7, 11:59 pm eastern time.
COMMENT OPTION #1: SUBMIT A SHORT COMMENT TO COMMERCE
Time Commitment: Low
Impact: Increases volume of comments, but not as effective as submitting a customized comment
Submit your comment here by August 7, 2018
Copy and paste the short template comment** into the comment box so that your comment more directly addresses the threat of undercounting young children.
** Option #1 Template attached
COMMENT OPTION #2: SUBMIT A LONGER COMMENT TO COMMERCE
Time Commitment: Medium
Impact: Provides Commerce with more substance to review than the shorter comment above
Customize the national template to provide information about your organization, its work with young children, and any details you might have about how your work illuminates the impact that a citizenship question will have on families considering filling out the Census questionnaire.
Be sure to click the option to "Add a file" and submit it as an attachment because it is longer than can be entered on the form and so the endnotes are preserved.
Please email a copy of your comments to Sergio Lopez at [email protected]so comments can be tracked.
CT Voices Report Explores Education Gap for Latino Students
Last week, CT Voices for Children issued a new brief about the experiences/needs of students of color in Connecticut's schools. The Latino-White Education Gap in Connecticut - Indicators of Inequality in Access and Outcomes analyzes state data, on a number of topics: teachers of color, exclusionary discipline, access to Gifted and Talented and Advanced Placement programs, and looks to link to national and state-based data surrounding student success and outcomes. To read the brief, click HERE.
Support for the Alliance comes from of our members and our funders: The William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, Connecticut Health Foundation, Connecticut Community Foundation, Children's Fund of Connecticut, CT Early Childhood Funder Collaborative, a project of CT Council of Philanthropy; The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut; Community Foundation of Greater New Britain; and Community Foundation of Greater New Haven.

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Introduction of He Heng's elder sister, Jin An Princess Royal. She is also the adopted daughter of the Empress (to answer the one commenter).
In the deep of the night where no one was there, a dark shadow flashed at the corner of the firewood room. Before this person could near the room itself, suddenly several lamps lit up in the surroundings. He looked in surprise and found many people surrounding him.
The servants rushed in. Before the person could speak, he was gagged, bound and dragged away.
Bai Zhi squirmed against the rope on her body but the ropes were too tight and she could not escape. She glared hatefully at Qian Chang Xin.
Tears were streaming down Bai Zhi's face. She covered her wound and chocked out: "It's His Highness Ning Wang that wanted nubi to pay attention to the movement of the fu. Except nubi's status was too low and couldn't pass out any news. A few days earlier, His Highness Ning Wang wanted nubi to investigate how wang ye treated wang fei in the fu. Nubi assumed this wasn't such an important matter and so dared to pass on the news." She wasn't afraid of death but was afraid of it involving her family.
"It's true. A while ago, nubi's didi entered Ning Wang Fu for a job. Nubi had no other way and did wrong things. Gonggong, please investigate carefully, nubi really didn't pass on any information." Bai zhi cried as she knelt in front of Qian Chang Xin.
"Fine, yeye I don't want to listen to your nonsense," Qian Chang Xin retreated two steps, not allowing Bai Zhi to hug his leg. He said in a cold voice, "Bai Zhi died due to an illness recently. Send somebody to give her family thirty taels of silver." Finishing, he motioned for the person to pour the poisonous wine into Bai Zhi.
"Thank you wang ye, thank you gonggong." Bai Zhi trembled as she held a hand and poured down the wine. No matter what, at least wang ye let her family go.
Qian Chang Xin came out of the firewood room and threw the whip to one side. He took a handkerchief that a lower-ranked taijian handed over to wipe his hand, "Bury the person carefully. At least she served wang ye before. People, they can't try to find death themselves. Those that betray their masters, they don't have good endings." Finishing, he left without a second glance.
Tong fang Bai Zhi's death didn't arouse much interest in the fu. Everybody new, Bai Zhi died suddenly. Curiosity wasn't allowed in the case of a sudden death.
When Qu Qing Ju heard the news, she was trimming a newly delivered bonsai. She finished listening to Huang Yang before she put down her scissors to order: "Since the person is gone, don't mention the past anymore. Get someone to send something to her family, it is wang ye's grace." Since He Heng said Bai Zhi died of illness, then she had to give the appropriate response.
"As a servant, you can't have multiple masters," Mu Jin sorted away the scissors that Qu Qing Ju placed on the table to prevent Qu Qing Ju from accidentally harming her hand, "This way, it was very generous of wang ye." This type of thing, it wasn't just a life, it was possible to influence an entire family.
Yin Liu didn't argue with the words. To her, all she had to do everyday was serve wang fei well. She didn't have to think about anything else. She didn't want to think that much either.
Mu Jin retreated but after a while, she didn't receive her novel, but Qu Qing Ju received a flower and gold printed invitation.
"The Jin An Princess Royal?" Qu Qing Ju looked at the invitation in her hand. At the banquet, there had been a few princesses and 郡主: daughters in the Imperial Family, most likely daughters of wangs. One rank lower than princess (gongzhu)jun zhu . But this Jin An Princess, she had never met before. If her memory wasn't wrong, Jin An Princess was the eldest daughter of Qing di Emperor. Her birth mother had died, but she was adopted under the empress. The emperor had also decreed her the title of "the Princess Royal . She had significant status within the womenfolk but since she married down to the Count of Bei Lu, she moved to live in Jing Zhou and rarely returned to Jing.
The rumor was that the Count of Bei Lu and Jin An Princess Royal were deeply in love and had one son and daughter. She was the object of admiration from many of the women at court and was the epitome of husband of wife in many people's eyes. But why was she returning to Jin now, at a time that wasn't a festival and to hold a picture-admiring banquet.
She looked at the beautiful flowery xiaokai script on the invitation. The invitation that was sent to the wang fu would have been personally written by Jin An Princess Royal. To see a person through their writing. This Jin An Princess Royal was a very talented woman.
At night, He Heng came to the zhengyuan. When the two finished eating the evening meal, Qu Qing Ju brought up the matter.
Qu Qing Ju felt that there definitely had been something that happened. The Princess Royal returning before the Lantern Festival, with her children but not her fuma . Nothing serious was occurring in Jing at this time, why was she in such a rush?
If the truth was like this, then it was very interesting that the Princess Royal was returning to the palace right now.
Qu Qing Ju instantly understood the meaning in these words. If the Count of Bei Lu really did let down the Princess Royal, if the Princess Royal was so angry and wanted to get revenge, then this Count of Bei Lu won't have a good outcome. She looked at He Heng. These words might not be actual concern for his sister, but it was very honest.
"En, since it is already done, why don't you think about us," He Heng moved next to her body and gently bit her ear, "Like when should we prepare to sleep?" Finishing, he pulled on the hairpin in her hair. Instantly, her hair poured down like a stream of water.
Qu Qing Ju laughed out loud into his chest.
The second morning, Qu Qing Ju sat up in the bed. She looked at the scattered clothing on the bed, then at He Heng who was dressing in front of the mirror before she lazily retreated back into her blankets.
"I'll certainly return very early," He Heng walked to the bed and bent down to steal a kiss from her lips. He straightened and announced, "I have to go to court. If you are tired, sleep a bit more." Finishing, his gaze sweep ambiguously over the red marks on Qu Qing Ju's collarbone.
Pulling the blankets to under her chin, Qu Qing Ju pointed outside and gently gave a snort: "Wang ye, you should be going to court now. Qie is still tired, and won't see you off." Finishing, she flipped around and left her back to He Heng.
He Heng shook his head as he smiled and his mood was light as he went out the door.
Jin Zhan bowed and left without a sound.
Silently looking at the woman in the mirror, Qu Qing Ju raised the corners of her lips.
 The title in Chinese is "长公主" which means the elder, head princess. It is equivalent to the "Princess Royal" in English nobility as a title except there could be more than one Princess Royal at a time.
 簪花小楷: xiaokai is a style of writing called regular script where the characters are of small size. It is akin to printing in English writing rather than handwriting/cursive writing.
 驸马: the husband of a princess, the emperor's son-in-law.
Thanks so much! Ah, move lovey-dovey stuff 🙂 QQJ is very very cynical when it comes to relationships so I almost feel sorry for HH except for the fact that he's allowed as many women as he wants and they keep throwing themselves at him.
It seems that HH spends his nights always with QQJ. I wonder what will happen with his concubines…..also, will the Princess Royal and QQJ forge a friendship? ….thanks for the update….
Maybe I don't have a devious, villainous mind, but I don't understand why He Qi would care how important Qu Qing Ju is to He Heng. What's he going to do if she were He Heng's most precious possession? Is he going to kidnap and ransom his second sister-in-law?
Also, I'm confused about the timeline here in this chapter. Qu Qing Ju just said the Princess Royal's party event is three days away, one day prior to the Lantern Festival. Then all of a sudden, He Heng wakes up the next morning and says the Lantern Festival is "today." Huh?
As for Bai Zhi… Wow, it sounds like very harsh punishment for spying. They could have just kicked her out of He Heng's wang fu.
They couldn't have kicked her out because she's a spy. She would have found He Qi and then all the effort into capturing who was behind her would have been for nothing because she could have told He Qi. Also, knowing how important Qu Qing Ju was meant that He Qi could potentially target her maternal family.
I'll go check back on the timeline. There's an implicit timeskip here.
Harsh punishment? They're a SPY.
Add on the fact that it's one of 'his own' betraying their master, it's already quite light compared to torture or exterminating her family etc.
Thanks for the update. Love their lovey dovey moments.
Luckily HH isn't that coldhearted…spared BZ's family when she revealed the truth.
Yes. It seems like there's a time skip, but seeing that you haven't revised the chapter since you commented about it, maybe I'll find out more about it on the next chapters.
I totally agree with Qu Qing Ju about couples that were held as examples of matrimony usually would screw up.
It happens alot in Facebook: couples excessively posting lovey-dovey-gooey stuff and a year later, they post insults to each other after a bitter break-up. LOL.
※ Everybody new, Bai Zhi died suddenly.


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The reason why I made this decision because my online earning is not that good as before. I need extra income so I can buy the Quoizel lighting.


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Photo – article Jean-Pierre Tyberghein PHD IAE – Lille1
By Jean-François Clocheau
– Creator of DAGTVA –
– Published the 14 octobre 2018 –
Former title: Why the actual European Single Market is already « dead »
Modified the 22 November 2018 – for following the actual situation – modifications in italic –
New title: The European Single Market is « dead » for a second time.
Still current today !
In my precedent article, the 4 October, I would show, in the context of Brexit, a new European Single Market, more strong, more efficient, where the VAT not transit inside the transactions due the split payment*. This solution will be probably implemented by the UK in April 2019 or January 2021 or between these dates to reply at the goals of EU and OECD. This should be inside a new FTA where parts engaged in the Brexit will be the all winners in the future European Single Market environment.
*(Avalara : You can read about the split payment model, which arrives quickly from USA by the marketplace providers to collect sales tax, details in this article by Gail Cole – 30 October 2018).
But before this, I will have to start by explaining the causes of the « death » of the actual European Single Market, then replaced by the new and write this article before the first.
In the Brexit negotiations, in fact there are different negotiations.
1) The negotiation about the UK withdrawal of EU.
2) The negotiation of the future relations between UK and EU after the Brexit.
And outside but in parallel:
3) The negotiation between the Irish Republic and UK to obtain an bilateral agreement named in the Chequers Plan "a combined customs territory" (agreement mandatory for several reasons, I detail below).
Before it seem for me important to have present in the mind, for the two first items, that it is not a negotiation between UK and EU, but a negotiation between UK and the representatives of Member States of EU. Mr Barnier and his Staff have received, through the Council, a mandate from the EU Member States to achieve this mission. It is not the same thing! Even if there is one only EU negotiator, the EU act in dispersed order.
Why it is not the EU which not to drives the negotiations for the European Union?
When I have created DAGTVA in 2011/2012, I felt my duty to send this new tax system at the Head Office of the European Taxation and I receive, very quickly, this laconic reply on seven lines below!
I quote: "As you probably know, respective European legislation is based on the VAT Directive (Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 and its modifying acts). Each Member State is responsible for the implementation of this Directive into their national legislations and application on their territories. Due to the fundamental principle of subsidiarity, the Commission is not in a position to promote a uniform technical solution to be imposed on Member States for the purposes of implementing this legislation, as you appear to suggest."
With this short answer, we have the real power level of the European Brexit negotiators'! Each Member State can do whatever it wants in this frame of taxation and it is not the problem of the European Union to know how a tax is levied in a Member State. This is the function of the local legislator in each of the 27 European and UK parliaments. Nothing can be implemented before these ratifications. It would be difficult to see how these parliaments could return and vote to economic brakes with borders and taxes. By consequences, it is the presence or not of the taxation which define the borders between the countries! Fortunately, for the free movement of goods and people, nobody wants to see customs officers again.
With these constatations, it is very difficult now for Mr Barnier and its Staff to impose a system with borders and taxations between these Member States and the UK and to see, at the same moment, where there is no tax between UK and two countries, IR and Spain. Consequences, the negotiations in this domain are already lost for the European negotiators to have a consensus for a new European Single Market in these conditions.
It is simply to see the bilateral negotiations between the Irish Republic, an European Member State, and UK where the EU can do nothing to have a regard in these negotiations (in taxation).
Now it is not very correct but I have no other choice, I ask the questions and I give you my answers, possible there are different than your opinions.
It is possible, this private and mandatory FTA UK-IR was already signed in secret or in discussion about for UK maintain unilaterally the actual efficient tax processes put in place with the EU. Everything would be already in place and in this case nothing change. Why not! It is a FTA UK-IR by default and the Accord of « Good Friday » in 1998 is preserved. Nobody and certainly no the EU can forbid this intention to maintain the European processes on the part of an independent State. It is the preserved peace in Ireland without any signing between them.
The result to obtain a « Deal » or « No Deal » would be then without importance and makes fall down the pressure in the Brexit negociations.
Before to explain the incidence of this bilateral FTA between IR and UK in the Brexit negotiations, it is important to know why the Irish Republic is favourable to this private agreement.
1) IR is the unique* country in Europe to share the same: History, Ground in the same island of Ireland and a language understood by all (*without Gibraltar which is not in the same situation).
2) The imperious necessity to preserve the peace in the island through the « Good Friday » accord,
3) To avoid a border for the free circulation of people, a border is impossible for the same reasons. For giving another detail, the two countries are outside of the Schengen space and the free circulation of persons in Ireland(s) is not the affair of European Union.
4) In order to prioritise the links in a leader position with: the fifth world economy and the first financial trade place in the world with the City.
5) To have the best relation and trade position between the UK and EU, if an European FTA with the UK is not found (and if it is found it is too the same thing).
In conclusion of these details, the IR will be in the single situation without a new UK-EU FTA, to be the unique country in the UE to have a private FTA and, I think, the Irish Republic makes all is possible to have, with the United Kingdom, in all cases this agreement and Spain also later with Gibraltar – see the next article.
At the moment where the private FTA UK-IR is signed, the actual European Single Market, in this form since 1993, is "dead"! Spain, in the same border situation with Gibraltar, will makes the same thing. Spain already makes an announcement in the sense to refuse the signing of the draft accord of Brexit by the 27 Ministers of Foreign Affairs the 19 November 2018). The European Single Market has just died a second time!
The European Union can not do anything against this situation, because I have mentioned above, there is not the EU which is in negotiations, but the delegation of the 27 Members States through the Council.
Now it is useless to know if a FTA agreement EU-UK is found or not. In the two possible situations we obtain the same result below.
The Irish Republic and Spain also (see the situation with Gibraltar above) will probably abstain in their votes for the UK-European final treaty (if an agreement is found), signed at a qualified majority voting and the IR and Spain will have the best advantages in their two FTA(s). It is the Jackpot and the Irish Republic and Spain will be the winners of the winners in all situations and never, in this situation, the IR will wants its withdrawal from the EU and Spain too!
Do you think now Mr Barnier and his Staff will obtain a so efficient agreement with the rest of the 26 EU Member States? I think no, because this final decision (deal or no deal) of the treaty will be signed by each of the 27 parliaments at qualified majority. This situation opens the private FTA gates for other States. If there is an agreement, they will want to have the same advantages than the IR in its private agreement, directly with the UK, no tax inside the transactions in the two senses. It is legitimate for the others to aim the same thing! With this all the Member States would have the same type of FTA and apply the same system between them inside the Europe, in function of their bilateral economic capabilities. This system will be more flexible and adaptable to the new economic and social realities. The situation becomes more and more complicated for the EU, which now has two « rebellious » States.
The unique solution to obtain this consensus for all parties, where all parties are the winners, where there is no looser, where all the negotiators come out head held high, it is not to suppress the process of VAT, it is to suppress the physical presence of this TAX inside the transaction, by the split payment. (See the B2B VAT cross-border transaction).
I think with « MTD » in UK, « SII » in Spain with other countries in Europe and elsewhere are ready to bring the same technical favorable answer (already ready for some States with the digital statements), the United Kingdom is at the best IT level position to implement this solution for the best for all.
It was the subject of my first article on LinkedIn and dagtva.com.
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Q: Calling io.open(), not os.open() I have read Why is Python giving me "an integer is required" when it shouldn't be?. It is nearly a complete solution for my issue, but not quite.
Here is my code:
#! usr/local/bin/python3.6
# coding: utf-8

from os import getcwd, listdir
import psycopg2
from io import open

conn = psycopg2.connect("dbname=ktab user=malikarumi")
cur = conn.cursor()
path = getcwd()
filenames = listdir(path)

for filename in filenames:
with open(filename, 'r', 'utf-16') as f:
    f1 = f.read()

    cur.execute("INSERT INTO testable (title, content, chron_date, clock)\
    VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s)"),
    (filename, f1, '2017-12-30', '23:59:00'),

conn.commit()
cur.close()
conn.close()

After reading the older SO post, I modified my code as above, so as to specify which io module I wanted and restrict the os modules to the two I was using. Sublime Text 3 has a tooltip which indicates I am calling io.open(), but when I run the code, it is plainly os.open() (I know because of the error):
(lifeandtimes) malikarumi@Tetuoan2:~/Projects/Progress_Logs/2017$
python ktab_odt4.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "ktab_odt4.py", line 17, in <module>
with open(filename, 'r', 'utf-16') as f:
TypeError: an integer is required (got type str)

Note: I already tried with io.open() and import io. In both cases pylint squawked and the interpreter gave me name errors. Using 'rb' got past pylint but the interpreter still gives me the TypeError. What is the workaround for this situation?

A: The third positional parameter to io.open() is buffering, which requires an integer.  You are passing the string 'utf-16' as the third parameter, thus the error you're getting.  You need to use encoding='utf-16' to pass that value as a keyword parameter.

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"As the weeks went on, we started to look forward to our counselling sessions as we were able to express ourselves with no judgment as well as understanding and learning what the process of grief was"
Sapna and Chetan
On Friday 10th September 2021 Sapna and Chetan Parmar took on the Thames Moonlight 10k Walk, in memory of their daughter Skye who was stillborn on Saturday 6th March 2021 at 35 weeks. Below is their story and what motivated them to take on a challenge and support Petals. As of writing, Sapna and Chetan have raised over £4,000 which is an amazing amount of money and will fund over 57 counselling sessions for bereaved parents.
Can you tell us your story and how you found Petals?
After many years for trying for a baby, we were finally pregnant. Covid meant that we spent a lot of our pregnancy at home, but we were happy with that because it meant we could look after our baby. We were so excited to finally be first time parents.
We were well into our third trimester when one day we couldn't feel her moving. We rushed to the hospital, where we were seen immediately by the doctor. When 3 more came in to have a look, we knew it was bad news. We were told the dreaded words, "I'm sorry there's no heartbeat". We were devastated. We'd had no warning, no pain, nothing. How can the heart just stop beating at this stage?
We were told we'd have to come back in a couple of days to be induced. I'd have to give birth "normally". We couldn't think of anything worse. We were scared.
Her birth was traumatic for us both. I lost a lot of blood and ended up in intensive care unit and was told that I was lucky to be alive. Chetan watched helplessly as his stillborn daughter lay in a cold cot and his wife was on the brink of death.
After I had recovered, we were able to spend time with Skye. We held her, spoke to her, willed her to wake up. She was cold and heavy but she looked peaceful, like any other sleeping baby. At that point it hadn't quite registered what had happened. It had all happened so quickly.
We came home from the hospital the following Tuesday with no baby in our arms, a home full of baby items and empty hearts. We had no idea what we were going to do and how we were going to get through this. All of a sudden, our lives had been turned upside down.
Our bereavement midwife Sam looked after us through this time, she was an absolute life saver. She checked in with us and answered any questions we had. She told us that the next steps for us would be to organise a funeral for Skye and also to apply for some counseling sessions via Petals. She told us we may have to wait a few weeks but she'd do everything she could to get us support at as soon as possible.
We ended up getting an appointment very quickly. Within 3 weeks of Skye being born we were booked in for our first counselling appointment.
What does Petals mean to you?
Neither of us had had much experience of counselling before so we didn't know what to expect. Russ, our counsellor explained the process very thoroughly and answered all the questions we had. Chetan and I were skeptical. But as the weeks went on, we started to look forward to our sessions as we were able to express ourselves with no judgment as well as understanding and learning what the process of grief was.
Russ helped us to see that we are justified in the way we feel and that something like this is so devastating that we are allowed to feel emotions that we hadn't felt before.
He has helped us through some really tough days. There were days where we couldn't get out of bed, there was no light at the end of the tunnel. Not only had we lost our daughter, but we were also dealing with the trauma of her birth. We should have been worrying about dirty nappies, not organising a funeral for our baby. If we'd hadn't had the support from Petals we don't know where we'd be today.
How has the support you've received from Petals helped your family?
Petals helped take the burden away from our family of being the sole people to support us. They have not been through trauma like this before, so it was very difficult for them to know how to help us. When losing a baby, time is not a healer, in fact as everything sinks in and life goes "back to normal" time makes it worse. I can imagine that many couples are just left to fend for themselves after something like this. They are not equipped for dealing with this and neither are their families. The help we got from Petals has been life changing.
We wanted to do something to mark Skye's half birthday. If she were really here, we'd have done something special for her. But we thought, since she's not here, how can we honour her? After searching online we saw that the Thames Moonlight 10 Walk was being held at around the same time. We also scattered Skye's ashes in the Thames so this walk was perfect for us to be close to her too.
Have you ever taken on a challenge like this before?
Never. We're not overly active people so it's going to be tough! But we thought it would be a nice idea to give it a go and raise some money to give back to Petals.
If anyone else if thinking about fundraising for Petals, what advice would you give them?
When we saw how much we'd raised we were in shock. To think that the money is going to go to other people who need the support as much as we do is extremely rewarding. Even if we can help just one other person going through the devastation of losing a baby, that will be one less person who is suffering on their own.


Broomfield's Spencer Wolff fell in straight sets last week to Fairview's Tom Melville. Go to BoCoPreps.com for more photos.
Singles — 1. Tom Melville def, Spencer Wolff, 6-4, 6-1; 2. Ethan Schacht def. Simon Lupo, 6-1, 6-4; 3. Graham Blanco def. Charlie Vanderberg, 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles — 1. Devin Harder/David Zhao def. Jack Vanderberg/Drew May, 6-1, 6-1; 2. Beck Chrisbens/Andy Wu def. Mason Lewis/Mitchell Manwaring, 6-1, 6-2; 3. Adam Chehadi/Brooks Savage def. Henry Kuhna/Blake Wood, 6-0, 6-0; 4. Hall Humphrey/Aaron Nguyen def. Andrew Episkopos/Chris Strobel, 6-4, 6-1.
This has been a turnaround season for the Broomfield Eagles tennis team.
They beat Boulder for the first time in "who knows how long," according to coach John Long, who has been around the program for years. They knocked off a Monarch squad that has had their number in recent years.
On Thursday, the Eagles got a chance to test their mettle against the Front Range's most powerful team, the Fairview Knights.
And while they didn't go in thinking they were going to run the Knights off the court, they wanted to show how far they have come. The results show they still have a little ways to go. Fairview made quick work of Broomfield, winning the dual 7-0.
"Our goal was to come in here and be competitive and I thought I did that in the first set and there are a few points that I'd like to change in the second set," said Broomfield senior captain Spencer Wolff, who fell in straight sets to Fairview's Tom Melville.
"We competed well with a high-caliber team like Fairview and hopefully we can come out and keep improving."
The ultimate team goal for Broomfield would be able to host a regional tournament, but for now the focus is on closing out the league slate on a winning note and then go into the conference tournament riding a wave of momentum.
The tall and lanky Melville threatened to make quick work of Wolff, going up 4-1 in the first. Wolff battled back, broke twice, and evened the set at 4-4 before Melville closed out the set.
"I'm playing well right now, serving well and doing everything I need to," Melville said. "I just need to focus on the bigger points, because in the bigger places, anything can happen."
Melville admittedly didn't play his most clean match, admitting it was a little tough to stay focused against the charismatic Wolff, but ultimately rolled to a straight set win.
The rets of the Knights all got off quickly. At No. 2 singles, Ethan Schacht beat Simon Lupo 6-1, 6-4 and at No. 3 singles, Graham Blanco whitewashed Eagles freshman Charlie Vanderberg 6-0, 6-0.
Fairview coach Chad Tsuda is thrilled about the prospects for his team despite their relative youth through the doubles ranks.
The Knights surrendered just 10 games on Thursday.
"I'm excited with this team and I think this whole team is gaining confidence," said Tsuda, whose team has faced powerhouses like Cherry Creek and Kent Denver in the last few weeks. "Being able to see those top teams and knowing we can compete. We just need to make sure we are getting better each week."


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Launched after Minnesota court cases, first U.S. deradicalization program shows promise
Program was launched after dozens of ISIS cases hit Minnesota courts.
By Brandon Stahl Star Tribune
February 19, 2019 — 9:40pm
As a stream of terrorism cases flooded Minnesota's federal courts four years ago, its chief probation officer was given a controversial task: deradicalize the would-be jihadi extremists being charged.
After retiring in late December, Kevin Lowry published a report on his experiences creating the country's first deradicalization program. While it's still too early to say if the program will work — and with the first 30 cases being too few to measure — early results have been promising.
For example, 40 percent of defendants who were involved with foreign terrorist organizations were deemed appropriate for release before their sentencing, then placed in the program, according to Lowry's report. Nearly all of them successfully completed the program and were not charged with any new crime or violating their probation.
But of the two who failed, one orchestrated a radicalization process for young people at a local Muslim school.
That was an early case, Lowry said in an interview, and one that helped show the need for better communication between federal agencies handling the cases and assessment of the risks involved.
"I don't believe that would happen today, knowing what we know now," Lowry said.
Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune
Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Davis
The deradicalization program came after dozens of cases hit Minnesota's federal courts when young Somali men were charged with terroristic acts, such as trying to leave the country to fight for ISIS and other terror groups.
U.S. District Judge Michael Davis sought a way to ensure the defendants would stop their involvement in terrorist activities. After realizing there was no program like that in the United States, he sent Lowry along with a defense attorney to Europe, where they researched other programs and came back with reports.
"Deradicalization is a misnomer," Davis said. "People start thinking you're trying to change people's viewpoints. I was interested in disengagement."
Lowry said when he first started his work he was accused of "coddling terrorists." But his job was to make sure those being released or put on monitoring pending a trial wouldn't reoffend, he said.
The approach to monitoring and deradicalizing terrorists is mostly similar to other high-risk criminals, Lowry said. It includes assessing them for their risk of reoffending, separating them from people who radicalized them in the first place and involving them in new communities.
Following a model developed by a German researcher, Lowry's program also worked to identify how the extremists were first radicalized and what they hoped to achieve. Mentors, counselors and treatment providers were brought in to rehabilitate the extremists. For Islamic extremists, involving them with religious support was crucial.
"This is the only program I know of in the U.S. that systemically evaluates people," said Kurt Braddock, a Penn State professor who studies deradicalization. "They're doing individual assessments and treatments, rather than take a one-size-fits-all approach."
It's an approach that Lowry's office also started using with white nationalists being charged with federal crimes. He said there were similarities between that group and jihadists. Both groups radicalize members by giving them a sense of meaning, purpose and status, he said.
For both groups, "you need to go back to the underlying factors that incited or inspired the individual to become an extremist," Lowry said.
The challenge with Lowry's program and similar ones in Europe is that there is no data that conclusively shows that it works, said Mary Beth Altier, an NYU professor who studies terrorist disengagement.
"It is difficult to show scientifically or prove that they work as you do not have a control group of individuals to compare them to," she said. And while someone might have successfully completed a program today, it doesn't mean they won't reoffend in the future.
Braddock said he was cautiously optimistic about Lowry's program.
"The Minnesota program can set the foundation for what can be done in a radicalization setting," Braddock said.
Lowry believes it will work because it was modeled on European programs that have also shown success.
"We're using practices that have worked in other cases and circumstances," he said.
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Social Media for Success: 6 ways to make the most of Facebook
For the second week of our Social Media for Success campaign, we're looking at how Facebook can help get your graduate career moving.
Last week we showed you how you can put Twitter to work in your graduate job hunt, and now we want to show you that Facebook is not just a tool for procrastination, but an oft-overlooked opportunity to advance your career. So here are six tips to make the most of the social networking site.
1. Networking (a.k.a. Facebook Stalking)
Facebook is huge - estimates number its users around the 1.23 billion mark. That's a lot of people - and a lot of opportunities to network.
How does this help your job hunt? Most traditional communication with potential employers is in the form of faceless emails and applications, with the occasional phone call. Facebook offers a chance to create a more personal connection.
We're not suggesting you go straight for the "+Add Friend" option, but rather use Facebook as a tool to gather information. If you can locate the hiring manager, or someone in the department you're applying to, you might be able to see if you have something in common. Perhaps a mutual friend, a shared interest, a group you both belong to - whatever it is, you may be able to use it in a phone call or interview to forge a more personal connection.
But a word of caution - it's easy to overdo it on the Facebook stalking, so keep it light and don't get too personal.
2. In da Club
Groups are a vital part of Facebook's social approach, allowing users to share thoughts and links relating to a particular subject. Depending on what you're looking to do, there are options to learn more about your chosen industry, and even opportunities to solicit real world advice from those who have been there, done that and are now wearing the t-shirt to work.
Another tactic is to see who is most active in these groups. Who is always contributing to the conversation? These are the people it might be worth contacting. Be polite and honest in your approach (we've all seen Catfish), and more often than not they'll spare you a few minutes to respond to a private message. People are often willing to help so it's worth flagging yourself up - and you never know, someone might be hiring!
3. Don't be afraid to add
Finding people on Facebook is easy - if they are open to being found. So don't be afraid to break the ice and make a friend request. Facebook is a social platform, after all, and you never know what opportunities can turn up.
We speak from experience! For one of our writers, adding an Editor of an online magazine on Facebook and asking for advice led to an internship, which led to a few other internships, and the rest - as they say - is history.
4. Learn more about companies
Facebook has grown beyond a personal networking site, and expanded to harness businesses. Much like Twitter, almost every business has a Facebook page to enhance brand awareness and interact with customers.
What makes this so brilliant? These pages offer a consistent overview of a company's brand and identity all wrapped up in one place. But don't just give them a "Like" and move on - look through everything they post and really think about what it tells you about them as a company. This is all information you can use to impress.
5. Keep it PG
When you're on the stalk, sneaking around to see where employers went on holiday this year, it pays to remember that they are able to do the same. Humans are naturally nosey, and Facebook stalking is a perfect example. When curious employers search you on Facebook, you want the story your page tells to represent your own personal brand.
Try reviewing your Facebook profile as an employer would see it. Some people opt to scrub their Facebook presence so they cannot be found, but this seems a little much - and who doesn't have Facebook? A careful prune can set you on your way to acceptability and even likeability. People don't want to work with bores, so showing some character is good - just make sure it's the right kind.
There are many tricks and tips to help you tailor your Facebook page and keep it secure - for more details, check out our post on keeping your feed appropriate.
6. Best avoided: Adverts and Statuses
You may find some people advising two very different and quirky approaches to graduate job hunting, which we think are best ignored:
A) The "gizza job" status - Posting statuses about how you are a multitalented graduate with bags of enthusiasm might be well intentioned. But unless you're Facebook friends with hiring managers from your particular industry or a raft of recruiters, you'd be better off telling people on the bus.
B) Posting an Advert - the ultimate novelty approach to job hunting. Facebook allows users to post adverts (at no small cost). While you occasionally hear about a graduate who got a job by posting an advert on a bus, we cannot in good conscience advise this approach. It is highly unlikely to work, and who's got the cash to splash around on a hope and a prayer?
7. Bonus Tip - Like graduate-jobs.com on Facebook!
Use the resources available to you - and we are a great one! We regularly post jobs, news and more to help you with your graduate job hunt, so like us on Facebook to be the first to hear about new opportunities to find the perfect job.
Posted on 21 August 2015 by
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A one-storey house, modern, with a two-seater shed and a flat roof. The combination of white and gray, large glazing and decorative blinds form an elegant finish of the body. A large carport can easily accommodate 2 cars.
A covered entrance leads to the entrance hall, which is a link between the utility room and the rest of the house.
The left part of the house is a day zone. It includes a spacious living room with dining room, kitchen and handy pantry. A warm fireplace was laid out close to the sliding wall, thanks to which we will enlarge the living area by the terrace surface. It is a rich source of light even on cloudy days.
The right part of the house is a night zone, which consists of 3 bedrooms. The entrance to each of them leads through a personal wardrobe. This is a big advantage especially for forgetful people who will not get something warm in the morning rush - there is no need to enter the room. After work, we encourage you to relax on the terrace. Each room has its own exit, thanks to which we will leave the afternoon tiredness behind the patio doors. In the middle of the house, panoramic windows allow you to admire the flowing water, which begins its way around the main hall and ends at the dining room.
The Zx183 project is a proposal for a modern home for demanding and family people at the same time.


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Home People Insight Ed Rabinowitz's New Novel "Bloodline" Shares the Story of Finding His Family
Ed Rabinowitz's New Novel "Bloodline" Shares the Story of Finding His Family
Lehigh Carbon Community College and Penn State Lehigh Valley professor debuts historical-based novel "Bloodline."
by Amy Unger, Photography by Andrew Tomasino
Ed Rabinowitz knew he'd be going down a rabbit hole when he decided more than 40 years ago to find out more information about his birth parents. But he had no idea just how confounding his journey would be. "It was a lot of dead ends," he says. Still, he put in the work, and now this teacher and author not only has answers to many of the questions that puzzled him for decades, he also has an incredible story to tell.
Rabinowitz says he found out he was adopted when he was around 10 or 11 years old. At the time, he was living in an apartment building in the Bronx with his parents, Sarah and Sy Rabinowitz, and his younger sister, Shelley. Sarah had confided in another mother in the building about the adoption. When Sarah learned that the family's "secret" had been repeated to someone else, she worried that the revelation eventually would make its way to the ears of an unsuspecting, young Ed, so she and her husband decided to deliver the news themselves. Ed took it remarkably well. "I couldn't wait to tell my friends," he recalls. "[I thought] this is neat, this is cool."
Although the discovery didn't incite any feelings of rancor, it did compel Rabinowitz to try to learn more about his biological roots.
Initially, it was a mission carried out somewhat in secret; Rabinowitz says his mother felt hurt and somewhat betrayed by his curiosity. "It was like a slap in the face [to her]," Rabinowitz says. Also complicating the search: Rabinowitz began playing the part of private investigator in the late 1960s and early '70s, long before at-home DNA kits, Google searches and ancestry.com would make it a lot easier to do any kind of amateur sleuthing into one's past. His father, though, tried to be helpful and told him the names of the two people who he believed to be Ed's birth parents. Those names seemed to check out with information Rabinowitz later found in the "baby book" (records from the maternity ward) at the hospital in Liberty, New York, where he was born in 1952. But, alas, Rabinowitz would later learn the names weren't quite right. "I spent 10, 12 years looking for people who didn't exist," he says.
But at the age of 28, he was chasing down a fresh lead. An article he wrote about his quest that was published in a newspaper in the Catskills ended up in Sarah's hands. She relented and gave him the name of the man who she believed was his birth father. Finally, about six years ago, Rabinowitz began to make real connections and started communicating with three women he thought were blood relatives: two nieces and a half-sister on his biological father's side.
From them, he learned more about the somewhat shady character they all had in common on their family tree; Rabinowitz says he likely was a member of the Jewish mafia and died a mysterious death at the age of 48.
In 2018, one of the nieces suggested they take a DNA test from 23andMe to prove they were truly related. They did. And—here comes another plot twist—it turns out, they didn't share a blood relative after all. Just like that, Rabinowitz was back at square one. And yet, while the test results seemingly snuffed out one fledgling family tree, it planted the seed for another: Rabinowitz's report from 23andMe confirmed a half-sister, Linda. When he connected with her, she told him she had a full brother—Larry—meaning Rabinowitz had at least one other half-sibling. "That started the avalanche," he says. "It seemed like every other week, more dominoes were falling into place." After Skyping with Linda and Larry, he arranged to meet when Larry and his wife would be traveling on the East Coast. Rabinowitz says he expected the meet-and-greet to be brief; instead, the two spent five hours together, swapping stories and getting to know one another. "At that moment, I thought, 'OK, this is great,'" Rabinowitz recalls. "This is what I found. I figured that was the end of it."
It wasn't. The next relative to emerge on his radar was an aunt, the sister of his biological father. She was able to fill in many of the gaps in Rabinowitz's personal origin story. He learned that, at the time of his birth, his mother and father were married to other people; Rabinowitz believes, for this reason, they may have altered the names they provided at the hospital. "So, I suppose my natural parents just flipped the names as a way to hide who they were, since neither had finalized their respective divorces yet," he says. These were the names that appeared in the "baby book," and the names given to him by his adopted father.
Then, his newly found aunt dropped another major piece of information on him: three years after Rabinowitz was born, his biological parents did marry each other and have another child—a boy named Richard. Rabinowitz had a full sibling. Eventually, the two made contact. "He was shocked," says Rabinowitz. "He was kind of confused and angry that he had a brother out there that he was never told about." The two started bonding and building a relationship via Facebook Messenger, Skype and phone calls. "We kind of got into a routine where we would talk every Sunday morning for an hour," says Rabinowitz. They met face-to-face for the first time in March of 2019.
Rabinowitz has now connected with a total of seven siblings (one full sibling and six half-siblings) who range in age from 45 to 72. The fact that his quest to find his birth family had all the drama and twists and turns of a gripping page-turner wasn't lost on him. Rabinowitz, a freelance writer and adjunct communications professor at Lehigh Carbon Community College and Penn State Lehigh Valley, already had two books under his belt: The Road to a Record, the story of a record-setting win streak by Northampton Community College's women's softball team, and One More Dance, the real-life story of a couple's battle against brain cancer.
Rabinowitz pictured with his brothers.
But Bloodline would be his first novel. He describes it as a history-based, character-driven depiction of not just his story as an adoptee doing a deep dive into his past, but also the personal histories of his seven siblings. "It's 90 to 95 percent true," he says. The names of his siblings have been changed in the book, but many of the personal tragedies described—tales of infidelity, sexual molestation, heartache, divorce and death—happened to them in real life. Rabinowitz finished writing Bloodline in April of 2020 and self-published the book through Amazon.
Rabinowitz, of Bangor, is married with two grown daughters and four grandchildren. His biological parents and adopted parents are all deceased.
He never had the opportunity to meet his birth parents, which he describes as disappointing. But even now, the "new" family that Rabinowitz has cobbled together continues to grow. He still gets emails stemming from his initial 23andMe search about potential relatives. Recently, he connected with some cousins on his birth mother's side. And so, the family tree continues to bear new fruit. "It's instant family," says Rabinowitz. It's also a lot of new birthdays to remember. "I keep Hallmark in business," he says.
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Spamilton: An American Parody is a musical parody of the Broadway show Hamilton. Written by Gerard Alessandrini, creator of the parody revue Forbidden Broadway, Spamilton also parodies several other musicals, including Gypsy, Chicago, The King and I, Assassins, Camelot, The Book of Mormon and Sweeney Todd, and personalities, like Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz, Barbra Streisand, Bernadette Peters, Carol Channing and Liza Minnelli.

The show, directed by Alessandrini, had its first preview on July 19, 2016, and opened on September 8, 2016, at New York's Triad Theatre. Originally scheduled to run 18 performances, it was extended at the Triad until May 28, 2017. It moved on June 2, 2017, to the 47th Street Theatre, near the Richard Rodgers Theatre where Hamilton is presented.

A Chicago production of Spamilton opened at the Royal George Theatre on March 12, 2017. A production ran at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City from November 5, 2017, to January 7, 2018, shortly before a national tour.

A production opened in London at the Menier Chocolate Factory running from July 24 (previews from July 12) to September 15, 2018.

Musical numbers
 "Lin-Manuel as Hamilton"
 "Aaron Burr, Sir, Nervous-er"
 "His Shot"
 "Look Around (The Schuyler Puppets)"
 "Lin-Manuel's Quest"
 "Ticket Beggar Woman"
 "Straight Guy's Winter's Prom"
 "Straight is Back"
 "What Did You Miss?"
 "Ben Franklin, Sondheim & Lin-Manuel"
 "Daveed Diggs - The Fresh Prince of Big Hair"
 "Rap Battle"
 "Ticket Beggar Woman #2"
 "Liza's 'Down With Rap'"
 "Ticket Beggar Woman #3"
 "One Big Song" (Written for Los Angeles production)
 "In the Hype"
 "Lin-Manuel & J-Lo, Beyoncé & Gloria Estefan"
 "Book of No More Mormons"
 "Broadway Assassins"
 "Cool Duel"
 "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Cries"
 "Lin-Manuel's New York City"
 "The Film When It Happens"
 "Finale: Raise a Glass to Broadway"
 "Encore: Our Shot"

Recordings

Original off-Broadway cast album (2017)
The original off-Broadway cast recording for Spamilton was released by DRG Records on March 3, 2017.

Original casts

The show has the most racially diverse cast of any of Alessandrini's productions.

Critical response
Spamilton received positive reviews from critics. In his review of the Off-Broadway production, Ben Brantley in The New York Times called it a "smart, silly and often convulsively funny thesis, performed by a motor-mouthed cast that is fluent in many tongues". Frank Scheck, in his review of the Off-Broadway production for The Hollywood Reporter, wrote the musical "is so infectiously fun that it could easily run as long as its inspiration."

Marilyn Stasio in reviewing the Off-Broadway production in Variety, wrote, "Like the original show, the pants are tight, the boots are shiny, the bosoms are uplifting and the vests show just enough chest to look manly. Switch-hitting as director/choreographer, Alessandrini assigns his performers signature moves that make each character look authentic, if ever-so-slightly goofy. Getting those physical details right lays the groundwork for the witty character impersonations to come."

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and director Thomas Kail both attended a performance. Miranda praised the parody, saying, "I laughed my brains out."

Awards

References

External links

Hamilton (musical)
Off-Broadway musicals
2016 musicals
Musical parodies

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What factors put Philippine birds at risk of extinction?
Paul Gabrielsen
science writer, University of Utah Communications
The lush forests and more than 7,000 islands of the Philippines hold a rich diversity of life, with 258 bird species who live nowhere but the Philippine archipelago. A new study from University of Utah researchers suggests that, due to deforestation and habitat degradation, more bird species may be endangered than previously thought—including species that may not have been discovered yet. The study is published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
"Our study provides a roadmap for not only which species may warrant heightened conservation attention," says Kyle Kittelberger, a doctoral student in the University of Utah School of Biological Sciences. "But which traits a species may have that can help inform if it may likely be more at risk of extinction."
Birds of the Philippines
PHOTO CREDIT: Çağan Şekercioğlu
A Palawan peacock-pheasant.
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Located in Southeast Asia, the Philippines is considered a global biodiversity hotspot and one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, hosting nearly 600 bird species. A high proportion of the wildlife is endemic to the country, meaning that it is found nowhere else. The Philippines also hosts some of the highest richness of species recently identified as distinct from other closely related species, showing that scientists still have much to learn about the Philippine ecosystems.
Within the last decade the number of endemic species has risen from 172 to 258. This increase of 86 endemic species is more than all the endemic bird species in China (67) or India (75) and more than any country in South America or Africa.
Çağan Şekercioğlu, an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences who has done ornithological field work in over 90 countries on all continents cannot forget his first visit to the islands.
"When I first visited the Philippines in 2008, I was awestruck by the diversity and especially the endemism of its avifauna but also greatly depressed by the rapid loss of habitat," he says. Excursions into the field took hours due to extensive deforestation. "While looking for rare forest birds in the lowlands of Mindanao, we were literally trying to keep ahead of the loggers that were cutting down century-old rainforest trees within a couple hundred meters of us," he adds. Despite that, in 13 days he saw 161 bird species he had never seen before—and still has 163 bird species to go.
Deforestation, habitat degradation and wildlife exploitation, however, threaten that biodiversity. Southeast Asia, the authors write, is forecast to lose over a third of its biodiversity over the next century. The Philippines in particular ranks eighth in the world for the number of globally threatened bird species.
"There is a pressing need to assess what traits make some species more at risk of extinction than others and to use this understanding to help inform conservation efforts," Kittelberger says.
Traits of threatened birds
A Pinsker's hawk eagle.
To understand the status of Philippine birds, the researchers first determined the bird traits most predictive of extinction risk by correlating bird species' ecological and life-history traits, including body mass, diet, elevation range, and clutch size (the number of eggs laid in a nesting season) with their conservation status. A species endemic to the Philippines was significantly more likely to face an extinction risk, they found. Narrow elevation ranges, dependence on forests and high body mass also put birds at risk for extinction.
Then the researchers turned around and evaluated Philippine birds' expected conservation status using those traits, comparing predicted conservation status with the IUCN Red List conservation designations. They found that 84 species were predicted to be in worse shape than their Red List designation, with 14 species predicted to be globally threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered) that aren't currently classified as such.
A Philippine serpent-eagle.
"We predicted that the Philippine Serpent-eagle and Writhed Hornbill, two species that are not currently recognized as being globally threatened, are respectively endangered and critically endangered," Kittelberger says. "We also predicted that the Palawan Peacock-pheasant, Calayan Rail and Philippine Eagle-owl, three species currently recognized internationally as being vulnerable, are likely endangered species. All these birds, therefore, warrant heightened conservation attention as they may be more threatened than currently believed."
Lost before they're found
Among the 84 species predicted to be more threatened, 12 were recently recognized as separate species, and three of those were predicted to be "vulnerable."
A Phillippine frogmouth.
"The Philippines have a very high level of endemism and it is currently estimated that there are twice as many bird species in the Philippines that have not yet been split and officially recognized, so there is a real risk of losing species before they are described," Kittelberger says.
Kittelberger says that their research can be applied broadly to assess the conservation status of birds throughout the region.
"The most important thing that the Philippines can do to protect birds," Kittelberger says, "is to address the high levels of deforestation, habitat degradation, and wildlife exploitation, and to increase land protection for wildlife and increase funding for conservation efforts."
Find the full study here.
Co-authors also include Montague H. C. Neate-Clegg, J. David Blount and Çağan Şekercioğlu of the U's School of Biological Sciences, Mary Rose C. Posa of the California Botanic Garden and John McLaughlin of the University of California, Santa Barbara. The study was supported by the Christensen Fund.
Çağan Şekercioğluassociate professor, School of Biological Sciences
c.s@utah.edu
Kyle Kittelbergerdoctoral student, School of Biological Sciences
kyle.kittelberger@utah.edu
Paul Gabrielsenresearch/science communications specialist, University of Utah Communications
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