Verses 1-6 Nothing is pressed more earnestly in the Scriptures, than to walk as becomes those called to Christ's kingdom and glory. By lowliness, understand humility, which is opposed to pride. By meekness, that excellent disposition of soul, which makes men unwilling to provoke, and not easily to be provoked or offended. We find much in ourselves for which we can hardly forgive ourselves; therefore we must not be surprised if we find in others that which we think it hard to forgive. There is one Christ in whom all believers hope, and one heaven they are all hoping for; therefore they should be of one heart. They had all one faith, as to its object, Author, nature, and power. They all believed the same as to the great truths of religion; they had all been admitted into the church by one baptism, with water, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, as the sign of regeneration. In all believers God the Father dwells, as in his holy temple, by his Spirit and special grace.
Verses 7-16 Unto every believer is given some gift of grace, for their mutual help. All is given as seems best to Christ to bestow upon every one. He received for them, that he might give to them, a large measure of gifts and graces; particularly the gift of the Holy Ghost. Not a mere head knowledge, or bare acknowledging Christ to be the Son of God, but such as brings trust and obedience. There is a fulness in Christ, and a measure of that fulness given in the counsel of God to every believer; but we never come to the perfect measure till we come to heaven. God's children are growing, as long as they are in this world; and the Christian's growth tends to the glory of Christ. The more a man finds himself drawn out to improve in his station, and according to his measure, all that he has received, to the spiritual good of others, he may the more certainly believe that he has the grace of sincere love and charity rooted in his heart.
Verses 17-24 The apostle charged the Ephesians in the name and by the authority of the Lord Jesus, that having professed the gospel, they should not be as the unconverted Gentiles, who walked in vain fancies and carnal affections. Do not men, on every side, walk in the vanity of their minds? Must not we then urge the distinction between real and nominal Christians? They were void of all saving knowledge; they sat in darkness, and loved it rather than light. They had a dislike and hatred to a life of holiness, which is not only the way of life God requires and approves, and by which we live to him, but which has some likeness to God himself in his purity, righteousness, truth, and goodness. The truth of Christ appears in its beauty and power, when it appears as in Jesus. The corrupt nature is called a man; like the human body, it is of divers parts, supporting and strengthening one another. Sinful desires are deceitful lusts; they promise men happiness, but render them more miserable; and bring them to destruction, if not subdued and mortified. These therefore must be put off, as an old garment, a filthy garment; they must be subdued and mortified. But it is not enough to shake off corrupt principles; we must have gracious ones. By the new man, is meant the new nature, the new creature, directed by a new principle, even regenerating grace, enabling a man to lead a new life of righteousness and holiness. This is created, or brought forth by God's almighty power.
Verses 25-28 Notice the particulars wherewith we should adorn our Christian profession. Take heed of every thing contrary to truth. No longer flatter or deceive others. God's people are children who will not lie, who dare not lie, who hate and abhor lying. Take heed of anger and ungoverned passions. If there is just occasion to express displeasure at what is wrong, and to reprove, see that it be without sin. We give place to the devil, when the first motions of sin are not grievous to our souls; when we consent to them; and when we repeat an evil deed. This teaches that as sin, if yielded unto, lets in the devil upon us, we are to resist it, keeping from all appearance of evil. Idleness makes thieves. Those who will not work, expose themselves to temptations to steal. Men ought to be industrious, that they may do some good, and that they may be kept from temptation. They must labour, not only that they may live honestly, but that they may have to give to the wants of others. What then must we think of those called Christians, who grow rich by fraud, oppression, and deceitful practices! Alms, to be accepted of God, must not be gained by unrighteousness and robbery, but by honesty and industry. God hates robbery for burnt-offerings.
Verses 29-32 Filthy words proceed from corruption in the speaker, and they corrupt the minds and manners of those who hear them: Christians should beware of all such discourse. It is the duty of Christians to seek, by the blessing of God, to bring persons to think seriously, and to encourage and warn believers by their conversation. Be ye kind one to another. This sets forth the principle of love in the heart, and the outward expression of it, in a humble, courteous behaviour. Mark how God's forgiveness causes us to forgive. God forgives us, though we had no cause to sin against him. We must forgive, as he has forgiven us. All lying, and corrupt communications, that stir up evil desires and lusts, grieve the Spirit of God. Corrupt passions of bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour, evil-speaking, and malice, grieve the Holy Spirit. Provoke not the holy, blessed Spirit of God to withdraw his presence and his gracious influences. The body will be redeemed from the power of the grave at the resurrection day. Wherever that blessed Spirit dwells as a Sanctifier, he is the earnest of all the joys and glories of that redemption day; and we should be undone, should God take away his Holy Spirit from us.
The Lord is gracious and is just and I am thankful that He has before the foundations of the World chosen a remnant to call His own.
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Becoming a Rotary Peacebuilder District during 2018-19 tops list of goals for Incoming District Governor
Posted on June 25, 2018 by Nelson Scott
2018-19 DG Ingrid Neitsch describes her Peacebuilding District goal during the Changeover Event on June 11
During of her year as District Governor, Ingrid Neitsch (RC of Edmonton West) hopes to see our District designated as a Peacebuilder District by Rotary International.
"One of my most important goals that inspires me is to establish a new incentive and direction in our District to become a recognized Rotary Peacebuilder District by March 31, 2019," Ingrid told 120 Rotarians who attended the District Changeover Event on June 11, at the Chateau Louis Hotel and Convention Centre in Edmonton.
"One of Rotary International's objectives pertains to peace and conflict resolution. This resonates with me and I believe that Rotarians have the infrastructure, the influence and the capabilities to lead the world in peace building initiatives," she said.
Becoming a Peacebuilder District requires a minimum donation of US$25,000 to support Rotary Peace Centers, which are located at universities in six different countries, including Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, where John Lamming, the most recent Rotary Peace Fellow from District 5370, completed a professional development certificate in 2013.
Another Rotary Peace Fellowship application endorsed by District 5370 is awaiting approval by The Rotary Foundation.
TRF also recently supported two other students with Rotary Global Grant Scholarships. Meghan Casey completed a master's degree in human rights and international migration at the University of Kent's Brussels School of International Studies, and Amy Smith is currently studying at the University of Queensland, in Australia, towards a master's degree in development practices.
Ingrid will officially become District Governor on July 1, succeeding Frank Reitz (RC of Fort McMurray) who had an opportunity on June 11 to reflect on the past year.
Frank Reitz reflects on his year as District Governor during June 11 Changeover Event
He compared the last three years, which included two years preparing to step into the role as District Governor, to being on a roller-coaster.
"It has been an awesome ride," he said. "It's a long way up there. Then you get to the top of the roller-coaster and it seems that two and a half seconds later, you're at the bottom and some guy says, 'It's over. Get out!'
"Throughout the year, I was reminded that we must change to remain relevant, but our values as Rotarians will never change. We are people of action," Frank said.
While the number of Rotarians in District 5370 didn't increase over the past year, Frank pointed to improved member retention as a measure of success. He also noted the growth of youth programs, concluding that, "We are meeting the needs of the youth."
As they travelled throughout the District, Frank and his spouse, Barbara, learned about the programs and projects of the 57 clubs they visited. "These are impressive and relevant to their communities," he said.
He noted that support for The Rotary Foundation is strong within the District. All clubs supported the Foundation and donations from District 5370 Rotarians are the second highest in the zone, on a per-capita basis. Nearly all clubs also contributed to Polio Plus.
In her presentation, Ingrid suggested that peace building may become as relevant to young Rotarians as eradicating polio was to previous generations of Rotarians.
"Many [younger members] do not even know what polio represented, nor the fact that Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eliminating this disease globally," she said. "However, these millennials are bombarded each day with news of turmoil and unrest across the world. We need to focus on peace building."
In addition to sharing her peace building message during her travels throughout the District, Ingrid will also talk about other goals related to membership, the Foundation and Rotary's public image, which are included in the District's Strategic Plan.
"Rotary is facing a membership challenge around the world, but particularly in North America. Our own District has seen a steady, overall decline in the last several years," she said.
"I believe we can reverse that trend. We have neighbouring districts in our zone that have seen steady growth in the last five years. So can we!"
She described The Rotary Foundation as "the backbone of all the grants that fund our many projects," noting the efforts of Foundation chair Wayne Kaufman (RC of Edmonton Riverview) and his committee to raise awareness about the importance and impact of Foundation giving.
"Our plan is to continue the club visits to educate members about the Foundation and to share success stories of successful Rotary grants throughout the year, so that members and the public are more aware of the work of the Foundation," she said.
Shifting her focus to Rotary's public image, Ingrid said, "We need a strong communication plan, to raise awareness in our community about the amazing work of Rotary Clubs. This is particularly relevant in the urban corridor, where there are many service clubs vying for attention and support."
The strategic plan also expresses commitments to support the District's youth programs and to prepare club officers to lead their clubs.
Ingrid described her final two goals as, "both connected to fun. We plan to incorporate the arts into Rotary events and to celebrate Rotary and life balance.
"The arts add the colour and texture to our lives, whether it is beautiful music, an intriguing theatre performance, or a stunning visual masterpiece. We have many talented individuals in our clubs, and I want to promote and support the arts in our Rotary events," she said.
"As for celebrating, as I visit each club, I plan to acknowledge and share with our membership the important work Rotarians do each day across our District, as positive change-makers in our communities."
She concluded with a brief preview of the District Conference, including the attendance of two women who have become leaders of Rotary worldwide.
"Rotary International has had only three female vice-presidents in its 113-year history, including current vice-president Dean Rohrs and former vice-president Jennifer Jones. Both are confirmed for our conference."
Ingrid also promised an 18-piece orchestra for the 1920's themed Governor's Ball, "that pays homage to the era of Rotary's founder Paul Harris and his boys of Chicago and the early glory days of Rotary."
Ingrid will begin her visits to all 57 clubs by mid-July.
"I am looking forward to visiting all the clubs in our District to see first-hand all the important work that makes an impact in our communities. We have so many talented and experienced individuals in our District, who possess vast knowledge and skills in leading companies, excelling in their professions and providing leadership in their own communities.
"I am confident that our District is ready to be a leader in the areas of peace and conflict resolution in the Rotary world, adapting new ideas for membership engagement and attraction, and continuing to have positive impact in our communities!"
Posted in Rotary District 5370 Conference, Rotary International District 5370	| Tagged Peace and Conflict Resolution, Peacebuilder District, Polio Plus, Rotary Peace Centers, Rotary Peace Fellowhips, The Rotary Foundation	| 5 Replies
Volunteering with Project Amigo was a life-changing experience for former district governor
Children from a migrant camp
In 2008, Past District Governor (2005-06) Elly Contreras (Rotary E-Club of Canada One) and her husband and fellow Rotarian, Ramiro, arrived in Colima, Mexico, for a volunteer week with Project Amigo, with the expectation that "we will be changing lives."
What they didn't realize was that the lives that would be changed were theirs.
"Ten years ago, we came for a week of volunteering, not expecting the enormous impact it would make on our lives," Elly says.
"I became a different person, with an appreciation for life I never expected. The little seed that was planted by Project Amigo grew and created a bond that brought me closer to the culture [of Mexico] and its people. I am proud to be part of the lives of so many young people who have so much potential. I have seen them develop into confident young adults. All they need are people like us, who empower them, support them and tell them they are worthy."
Project Amigo was established in 1984, by two Rotarians from California, to provide educational opportunities to children from poor Mexican families who would likely have little hope without the organization's support. The Project Amigo Canada Society was formed in 2008, with Elly as its first president.
Darrel Martin (RC of Edmonton Northeast), the current president of the board of directors for Project Amigo Canada, says, "Project Amigo takes kids from elementary school age up now to university. Seventy-one have graduated from university. When I first went there in 2008 there wouldn't have been anyone in university.
"There is a lot of pressure from the family to go to work to help the family, because these families have almost no money," Darrel says. "For boys, if their fathers work in the sugar cane field, there's pressure on them to go to work in the sugar cane field. That's part of the cultural thing we are working against with the program, but as time goes by, more and more are graduating and getting jobs and people see that is a good thing."
He believes that attitudes are changing.
"Parents are realizing the bigger picture and thinking that my son or daughter is going to be able to do more for this family if we suck it up now and allow them to go to school.
During Project Amigo workweeks, volunteers assist with construction projects, deliver books and other materials to schools, and work with the children.
Project Amigo staff and volunteers
Many of the volunteers are Rotarians, but not all. "There have been non-Rotarians who have gone down there, and then come back and joined Rotary," Darrel says.
To learn more about workweeks, or to volunteer to spend a week in Cofridia, in the state of Colima, visit the Project Amigo Canada website.
Since their first workweek, Ramiro and Elly returned often to work with the Project Amigo staff and now spend half the year in Mexico, where Elly serves as the Canadian Intermediary/Co-ordinator with Project Amigo.
"We have learned so much about this beautiful culture, its kind people and the hardship many of the indigenous people face on a daily basis," she says.
"We have seen shy, insecure, barefooted, snotty-nosed eight-year-olds from the migrant camps, with no way out of the continuous cycle of poverty, develop into confident students, excited to have finished high school and enrolled in university—something which is unheard of in this culture. We have met many grateful parents, proud of having their child as the first one in their family continuing beyond primary school."
Darrel sees evidence of the value of the program in the success of some of its graduates. "The village of Cofridia has had two mayors, who both are lawyers, who have come through the program," he says.
Another example of the program's success is a young man who completed university and now works for an export company. "I asked him, 'What would have become of you if it had not been for Project Amigo?' He said, 'I would be working in the sugar cane fields.' "
In addition to participating in volunteer workweeks, you can support Project Amigo by sponsoring individual students. Currently, more than 300 students are supported in this fashion, including 76 who have Canadian sponsors: 39 in elementary school, 11 in junior high, 12 in high school, 13 in university and one in technical school.
"Our goal is to increase the number of students sponsored by Canadians to 100 by the end of 2018," Elly says.
It costs $135 to sponsor a student in elementary school and $765 for a junior/senior high student. With the cost to sponsor a university or technical school student $5,000 or more, it's common for several individuals or Rotary clubs to combine their resources for those sponsorships.
Representatives of Project Amigo have a booth at the RI Convention in Toronto and are often in the House of Friendship at District conferences.
"Project Amigo has changed my life," Elly says. "It has given me a better understanding of who I am as a person. It may change yours too."
Posted in Rotary District 5370, Rotary International Convention	| Tagged Education, Mexico, Project Amigo, Volunteer Opportunity	| 5 Replies

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Spain's Ciudadanos says it will play responsible role as opposition
FILE PHOTO: Spain's Ciudadanos (Citizens) candidate Albert Rivera holds a sign during an electoral campaign closing rally in Valencia, Spain April 26, 2019. The sign reads: "It's happening." REUTERS/Jon Nazca -/File Photo - Copyright Jon Nazca(Reuters)
MADRID (Reuters) – The leader of Ciudadanos, the third-biggest group in parliament after Spain's election, said on Tuesday the party will not form a coalition with the winning Socialists but intends to play a responsible role in opposition.
With Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's centre-left Socialist Party seeking allies after Sunday's vote that left it short of a parliamentary majority, the centre-right Ciudadanos, which won 57 seats in the 350-seat assembly, had already ruled out a partnership.
Such a deal would be welcomed by many in business and financial circles. Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera reiterated there would be no coalition, while promising not to block major international or terrorism-related legislation.
"On issues of terrorism, on issues of Europe and international politics, on state issues, I am going to play for Spain," he told Telecinco television.
Ciudadanos' seat total is up from 32 in the previous legislature and Rivera is jockeying with the conservative People's Party leader Pablo Casado, over who will be leader of the opposition. The PP won 66 seats, less than half what it had before.
Speaking after a weekly cabinet meeting, Isabel Celaa, a spokeswoman for the outgoing government, welcomed Rivera's remarks but noted that tensions had been high between the Socialists and Ciudadanos.
"If Rivera wishes to be more reasonable, well that's very welcome," Celaa told reporters.
The Socialists are pondering options on how to form a government, something that is not likely to be resolved before EU, local and regional elections on May 26.
"We, the Socialists, are open to talks with everyone … to explore any (potential) agreements. We have time" before the local elections, Celaa said.
The Socialists increased their seats to 123 from 84 in the previous parliament, meaning that if they joined forces with Ciudadanos they would have enough seats to form a government.
But until now both parties have rejected a coalition and relations between Rivera and Sanchez were particularly tense during the campaign.
Jose Luis Abalos, a high-ranking Socialist, said on Monday that Rivera had not phoned Sanchez to congratulate him on his victory. Ciudadanos said later that Rivera had congratulated Sanchez publicly in a Sunday evening speech and had sent him a message on Monday.
(Reporting by Sabela Ojea; Additional reporting by Belen Carreno; Writing by Ingrid Melander and Andrei Khalip; Editing by Frances Kerry)


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Get an insider's perspective on Manta Ray Night Dive off the Kona coast of Hawaii.
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Moonlight shimmered on the Pacific Ocean as I prepared to jump from a boat into the midnight-blue sea. As soon as I entered the water, I saw a giant black and white manta ray flutter beneath my legs. Seconds later, I watched more than a dozen of the enormous alien-like creatures dance like moths in the light ahead. The spectacular sight sent shivers down my spine.
I was on the Manta Ray Night Dive off the Kona coast, which some quality sources claim is a must-do when visiting Hawaii's Big Island. Scuba Diving Magazine ranks it the No. 1 night dive in the world, and it's on the PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) list of 100 Things to Do Before You Die.
Snorkelers and scuba divers plunge into the ocean at night to see graceful, gentle manta rays glide out of darkness into light and turn cartwheels as they feed. Tour companies have dubbed this visually striking display "the manta ray ballet." Manta rays are harmless relatives of the shark, lacking the barbed tail stinger of stingrays. Their wingspans can reach up to 25 feet, and they can weigh as much as 5,000 pounds.
The Manta Pacific Research Foundation has identified 174 manta rays inhabiting the waters off the Kona coast, which are perfect for underwater adventures because the water is warm and clear and there are protected coral reefs with abundant tropical marine life.
In mid February, I joined 16 scuba divers and snorkelers aboard the 46-foot-long Kea Nui, the biggest boat in Jack's Diving Locker's fleet of diving vessels. We saw dolphins and whales swimming in the ocean during the 10- to 15-minute ride out to the cove where we would be diving. We spotted the tails and bodies of 2 humpback whales and the dorsal fins of a playful pod of spinner dolphins.
At the cove, the plan was to dive once during daylight and again after dark. Visibility was excellent in the calm, clear 75-degree water as we swam close to the water's surface. We spotted 3 manta rays -- one swimming alone, and a pair gliding together -- before returning to the boat for lunch.
We watched the sun set and prepared for the second dive after dark by the light of the nearly full moon. The thought of getting in the ocean at night was eerie enough, but our guides had strategically placed large waterproof spotlights at various locations on the seafloor. The water was brightly illuminated and surprisingly inviting. I plunged into the water fins first holding an underwater flashlight.
I stayed with a group of snorkelers as we hung on to a circular flotation device that helped keep us together. Bright light attracts manta rays because they feed on plankton that drifts in the water, and the light directs them to their food. The manta rays spin repeatedly as they scoop the food into their mouths.
During the hour we spent in the water, several of the mantas swam so close to my body that we almost brushed bellies. One of our guides said the average number of rays spotted on a typical night dive is 2. We saw about 20 of them that night. Sea creatures are typically more active during a full moon cycle, so that was working in our favor.
Back on land, we watched the video recording of the dive on television. We hadn't been out of the water an hour, but the otherworldly experience already felt like a dream.
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I haven't shared much of my fiction here. Elsewhere on the site is "The Poor But Honest Princess". The brief introduction to a Fairytale. I've agreed to complete it when a magical unicorn appears so stay tuned. There are also a couple of chapters of my frankly weird psychedelic novel, "Instead of Sleep". Those chapters aren't exactly representative of the rest of the book but they volunteered to go first. There's a good bit of sex, if you're in the mood for it, some of it quite nice and some rather lonely and horrible.
Anyway, here's Wonderwall. No, I mean the first two chapters of MY magical goddamn teenager's book.
At the base of the mountains where the river flattens out is a town called Narrowsford. In that town is a boy that everyone calls Badger although the name his mother gave him was Anton. Badger was the son of a wandering magician who kept wandering and a local girl who stayed put. She lasted four years before dying of river flu and loneliness. She had loved Badger in her way, but her way had a lot of sadness and sighing attached to it. Badger's mother had a wild romantic streak that had gone about as badly for her as it could. Of her countless hopes and dreams, perhaps one had come true.
When she died, Badger was left to grow up with her brother. Her brother was a simpler man with two emotions for all occasions, smug or angry. Smug as he watched others work and angry when he had to do something himself. Badger learned to cook and clean and do farm chores one step ahead of a cuffed ear or a night without dinner. When he was still very young he would sneak off to the little hut where he had lived with his mother to remember her. He would sit awhile and play with the rocks and twigs as if they were horses and carriages going over the big hills he'd never seen the other side of.
As he grew he became a solid, strong boy with little talk in him. His hair and eyes were black and his skin pale in winter and farmhand brown in summer. He wore the shabby clothes his uncle had worn to rags cut down to Badger's size. He was a wary boy because he'd rarely heard a question that didn't contain some sort of trouble or a joke at his expense. As a child with no allies, the local children had tried to make him a scapegoat and teased him without mercy until he'd taken to hitting any one of them who came within reach, fighting low and dirty and without respect for feelings. They now left him alone but it increased his isolation until he often heard only his Uncle's voice for days at a time. When he ran his Uncle's errands in the village, grown-up conversations would falter as he approached and but for the words needed for this many or that much all was quiet. He would stand there silently and if he looked up and around he met the eyes of the grownups watching him with a look he couldn't quite figure out. As he pulled the cart home he thought about it. They were looking at him as they might look at a broken cartwheel or dog with foaming lips or a fire grown bigger than expected.
This Winter had been long and dark and cold. Locked up with Uncle and with little to do while the fields lay deep in snow, Badger carved wood, stayed out of Uncle's way and pined for something better, for friends and excitement: For hope.
A little hope returned to him in Spring simply because that is what spring does. Nothing really changed outwardly except the return of grueling work as planting began in the still icy village. But the sun shone and leaves appeared on trees that had looked dead all winter. Spring deepened and warmed: The ice disappeared even from deeply shadowed places. The air sang with life and as he worked he could feel the sweetness of simply breathing or drinking water.
Uncle was determined to "catch a bride" as he called it and the best time for this was the Longdays festival as Spring ended and Summer began. Longdays was as close as Narrowsford came to a real celebration. There were contests and dances and treats for the children. Girls and women were a bit flirty and boys and men were a bit showy. There was a picnic feast where everyone had to drink at least one glass of ale. There were always fights and arguments but more happiness than was seen in town for the rest of the year put together.
Coming into town on an errand Badger almost expected things to be different and tried an awkward greeting to a woman coming from the other direction but she looked through him like he was a ghost. He turned and looked at her as she walked away.
"I wasn't saying hello to you" he called "but to the demon following you."
Without a look back she began running as fast as she could.
After completing Uncle's shopping he stopped to watch some boys and girls putting up decorations for the Longdays. He wanted to join them but he had a feeling that it would go badly and turned the cart back toward Uncle's farm. Halfway home, surrounded by the flowering trees of Spring, his steps faltered in the rutted road, just coming to a silent stop like a rundown clockwork. Once in a while this feeling, he thought of it as "the stranger" came over him like a fever or a dream. It always gave him a pressing feeling of urgency but without direction. The ordinary world seemed altered, lit from inside like a tent at night and possessed here and there of bright and dark meanings just beyond his grasp. His eyes scanned restlessly looking for something he couldn't quite picture and his hands would twitch and clench as if they yearned for something he was keeping from them. He trembled as if an enormous bell were ringing and vibrating right overhead. He let go of the cart handles and staggered into the woods beside the road as if someone had grabbed and pulled him. He began to run awkwardly over the rough ground, ignoring the scratching branches and slippery hillocks. He stopped suddenly, then dropped to his knees in the mud. Before him was a little gray mushroom no bigger than a baby's toe. It seemed to be humming something. As if in a dream, he picked it, tucked into his pouch and ran back to the cart feeling nervous that someone might observe and question him.
Back at Uncle's farm he unloaded the cart and put things neatly away. Uncle casually slapped at him as he entered the house but missed, lacking enthusiasm.
"You're late again."
"Sorry, Sir," said Badger heading for the kitchen. He tended the stove fire and stirred the leftover soup he'd made last night. Evening came on and he lit the hearth fire and candles and brought Uncle some ale.
"I'm ready for my supper," said Uncle.
"Yes sir," said Badger and went to see to it. As he stood before the kettle, stirring with the big wooden spoon, he remembered the mushroom and took it out. It lacked any distinctive features. It didn't look tasty or nasty, healthy or poisonous. He went to put it back in his pouch.
"Put me in the soup," said the mushroom. Badger looked away from it as if something embarrassing was taking place that he shouldn't see.
"Hey, you. Put me in the soup" said the mushroom, a bit more urgently, though how it spoke, Badger couldn't see. With a sense of horror, he found his hand moving to drop it into the soup.
"Just Uncle's soup," said the mushroom" chop me fine and put me in Uncle's soup."
"What are you?" whispered Badger under his breath. "Are you poison?"
"Many think so." said the mushroom "I am called 'Tell the Truth'."
His hands trembling, Badger chopped the little mushroom fine and stirred him into Uncle's soup.
He set soup and bread before Uncle and went as usual to the other side of the table and forced himself to eat despite a stomach that asked him not to. Any variation from normalcy would bring sharp words from Uncle. As it was, they ate in silence but for slurped soup and spoon rattles. Badger cleared when Uncle indicated he was done and began to clean the bowls with scrapeweed when he heard a strange frightened gasp from the other room. In the warm orange firelight, Uncle was terribly pale and sweaty and sitting very stiff in his chair. In horror, Badger thought "I've poisoned him!"
Uncle sighed and began to look like a droopy puppet. His head swung loosely to face Badger.
"Ask." He said.
Still fearing the worst, Badger crept toward the table and perched on the edge of his chair.
"Who am I?" He asked haltingly.
"My dead sister's bastard," said Uncle in a strange tone as if someone were squeezing the words out of him.
"Why do you hate me?" asked Badger.
"I don't hate you" wheezed Uncle "I never think about you."
"Why did you make Mother and me live in that cold hut?"
"She was shunned for her shameless whoring and that let me act as if I was being generous with that shearing hut I gave her."
"Who is my Father?" asked Badger.
"He was a magician what came to the village to fix the sheep plague. He stayed a couple of weeks, healed the sheep, did a lot of small odd magic for folks, ruined my sister and left town forever."
"Did he love her?"
"Ask someone who knows," replied Uncle.
"What was he like?" asked Badger, warming to this idea of hearing the truth.
"Slick show off," said Uncle sourly "Wore an earring and red and green clothes – trimmed his beard and smelled like soap even without a bath. Told a lot of jokes and knew a lot of songs. Always there was ladies being silly around him and my sister the silliest of them all, damn her."
Badger's head was swimming. "How can I find him?"
Uncle's face grew a nasty smirk. "With a shovel"
Badger felt his heart fall back to its usual dark, low position.
"He's dead?"
"Dead."
"How?" asked Badger with a grim feeling he might know.
"Me and your Grandfather rode after him when we found he'd ruined sister. She didn't want to name him but Granddad had a way of asking she couldn't deny and she finally admitted it were him. Him being magic we didn't dare go head to head so we followed him to the next town on his circuit and laid in wait. Your Grandpa let fly an arrow right at his heart, he held up his hand with a yell and that arrow went deep into his chest and he fell off his horse dead. I yelled hooray, good shot Da! But as I pounded your Grandpa on the back he fell over in a bloody heap. That wave and yell had been what they call return magic. Whatever is sent is bounced back in kind. Maybe it was all he could summon on such short notice. Miserable mucker killed my Dad and ruined my sister. Good as killed her too. Knackering was too good for him."
Badger silently thought that maybe truth was poison. It seemed to have found some part of his heart previously untouched by misery and started in to work on it. He turned away to look at the fire for a moment.
"What about you?" breathed Uncle.
"What have you in mind for me?"
"Use you here forever" murmured Uncle in a quiet voice, "unless I can find a way to make some money off you."
Uncle's face went slack and Badger heard the voice of the mushroom from Uncle's lips –
"Quick! Drag him to bed – he'll be his normal self in the morning."
Nervously, Badger caught Uncle under his arms and expecting at every moment to be slapped down and knocked silly dragged him awkwardly off to bed and threw the covers over him.
Badger went to his hay pallet in the barn and lay awake all night with his mind buzzing with sorrow and excitement.
In the morning Uncle looked pale and sweaty as he dressed his best for the festival. Badger had the feeling that he kept looking at him strangely and shaking his head.
As Badger struggled to make himself look nice all he could do was think about the strangeness, and what it really was and how to find it again but nothing came to him. He imagined his father a cheerful man dressed in red and green and full of jokes and songs. He could scarcely imagine such a thing. He had never known anyone full of jokes and songs. Around here soberness was highly prized, all men were taciturn and all women touched with sourness. The thought of someone telling jokes and singing in public made him think of a drunk or a fool. It just made him rather sad to think of his Father that way. Badger peered into the broken scrap of mirror on the wall when Uncle was through with it. A tough and dirty face with hard eyes looked back; a face expecting a fight.
At the Festival Badger hung back and clung to the edges of things but it was still nice for him. He wished he had someone to talk to but just the general buzz of fun lifted his spirits. He went and made a sandwich and pulled a cup of ale and sat by the river to watch dragonflies buzz. In a while, he lay down and drifted into a nap with laughter and chatting in his ears… and woke to screaming. He sat up eerily alert and looked where the screams were coming from then looked where the screaming people were looking. Five little children had built a raft when no one was looking and sailed out into the river. The raft had dissolved and the children were bobbing swiftly toward the rapids where they would be pounded to mush on the rocks and sucked away downstream. Men and women were running toward the river but it was clear they could never get to them in time.
Without a moment's thought, Badger stepped into the strong flow of the river. Oddly, he suddenly became aware that he was shouting completely mad singsong nonsense, screaming and moving his hands over the surface of the water as if feeling around for something. Then something began happening that didn't make any sense at all. The upstream of him was turning to a solid mass of ice, creaking and groaning and cracking and refreezing on the first day of summer. The children downstream sank down to the sand of the exposed river bottom among a few flapping fish and goggled about in wonder. Badger looked over his shoulder, a sudden searing pain coming up through him. The parents stood where they had been running as if they too were frozen.
"Hurry!" Screamed Badger and they ran to gather the children. He could hear yelling behind him and feet splashing in the mud. After a few more moments the pain became unendurable and whatever had possessed him snapped like a twig. All at once the river unfroze and badger collapsed into it. He was carried along half-conscious on the swirling surge, turning like a leaf or a stick. The last thing he saw was the whole town along with their rescued children staring at him blankly from the river bank as he went floating past.
He woke up in a soft heaven of down pillows and blankets in a snug little bedroom. From where he lay he smelled flowers on the warm breeze that stirred around the window. Afraid to let anyone know where he was, his instincts told him he'd be in awful trouble if they found him here but he almost couldn't bear to give it up. He glanced at the window: It was too small to let him escape.
"How did I get here?" he wondered. He suddenly realized he wasn't wearing his clothes but a clean nightshirt. He heard children playing a game in the next room and further off the noises of a busy kitchen. All at once he remembered the river and the ice and a pain like fire climbing up his arms and legs before snuffing him out like a candle. He had no precedent for this. His foremost feeling was shame, as if he had drunk too much and made a fool of himself in front of everyone… but the feeling quickly deepened into fear: Would they let something like him live?
"What am I?" he wondered and as if in answer, a tiny ember of pride glowed in his chest. "I must have magic in me…" he mused aloud.
Suddenly he heard footsteps coming and his pride hopped out the window and scrambled away through the bushes leaving him waiting alone for whoever was coming. The door latch creaked and a kind female face peeked around the corner of the doorway. It was Helmi Virta, mother of two of the children rescued from the river. He had never spoken to her in his life.
"Good Morning" she called "I'm just checking on you"
"Uh…" he said, "I'm here in this bed."
"I know," She said, stepping into the room "How do you feel?"
She came forward and put a hand on his forehead, checking for fever.
He had a sudden desire to cry that was so strong that he pushed her hand away and said "I'm alright. How long have I been here?"
"Two days. Just sleeping and …and singing a strange little song." She looked a little uncertain and said: "Would you like to get up and have something to eat?"
"Um, yes." He said, getting out of bed quickly and looking down at the nightshirt. "Should I…um
Is this OK to wear?"
"That's fine, "said Helmi" And I have your clothes when you are ready…" she paused uncomfortably and looked down. Then tears rolled from each eye. "Dear God," she whispered hurriedly "thank you for saving my children. Whatever it was you did…whatever happens next, thank you for saving them…I would have died…".
"Oh um…" he stammered, not knowing where to look. "You're welcome."
It was a few minutes later while he was eating that he thought to wonder about her words: "whatever happens next."
He soon found out.
Uncle came and got him, demanding him like a piece of stolen property. Glancing back at Helmi and her children outside the little farmhouse like they might pick his pockets. Badger rocked with the cart as Uncle drove the bumpy roads back to the farm. Sunlight flashed through the leaves of the roadside trees and birds flew and called around them.
Uncle was silent for half the trip before he looked back at Badger and said coolly "Well you've done it now, boy"
Badger, as was his habit, waited to hear.
Uncle squinted back at him. "Elder council says you must be sent away. You're too dangerous to be kept within the village bounds."
Badger was stunned. He hadn't hurt those children, he had SAVED them!
Uncle was quiet, then glanced back at him. "How did you do that?"
Badger met his eyes, what was that odd glint?
"I don't know, I didn't think about it, it just happened…"
"Is it just water you can magic or other things too?" asked Uncle, quietly.
"Uncle, where will I go if I can't stay in the village?" asked Badger, unhappily "I don't know anybody anywhere!"
"Now boy," murmured his Uncle soothingly, "Haven't I always taken good care of you? Just do what I tell you and all shall be well."
And with that, Badger knew he would have to leave. His Uncle's words brought him up short. As bad as his life had been had been in Narrowsford it was all he knew. But what he had learned about his Uncle and Mother and Father from the truth-teller mushroom had closed a door on his Uncle and opened a new one in his thoughts about who he was and where he belonged. Then the day of the frozen river had made it impossible to remain. He had proved to be just what all those suspicious faces had guessed he was and even if he had done something good, it was too powerful and too strange to find a home here. While he didn't know much about his Mother and Father, he felt that they would have wanted something better for him than living on Uncle's scraps and being afraid to leave.
"Like what, Uncle?" Badger said flatly. "What do you want me to do?"
"That's the music I want to hear, boy" Uncle said happily "I've got some ideas for you to try when we reach the farm!"
Badger could hear his Uncle's thoughts bubbling like soup. A palace and power, women and revenge, the wealth of ten kings!
He looked back down the road as the little pony cart clopped slowly toward the farm. This little road had been ice all winter and mud all spring and would be mud again come fall. Over the treetops, he could see the foothills and further the mountains still horned with snow. Summer was the time for traveling and summer was already passing. It was time to go. He thought of what to take and realized there was really nothing to take except perhaps a knife and some bread and cheese. He would play along a bit with Uncles hopes today then pretend he needed more rest and run off in the night.
As they drove onto the farm and alongside the house Uncle tensed up.
"Something is wrong." he muttered and then a moment later "Now who can this be?"
A huge black shire horse was tied outside the house with a smaller golden morgan beside him. A collection of leather traveling packs were stacked neatly beside them. There was nobody in sight as Uncle jumped down from the cart but the front door of the house was standing open like a gaping mouth.
Uncle ran into the tool shed and came out with a scythe for himself and a pick-hammer for Badger.
"Go around to the back" He whispered "and come silently to the front room. If there's trouble, hit fast and hard, don't hesitate."
He waited till Badger had gone around the side of the house crouching low and moving quietly, then he clomped up onto the porch yelling out "Haloo? Who's about the place?" He stepped warily but quickly through the open door.
Badger crept forward through the house hearing Uncle's voice saying "What do you want? What are you doing here?"
Peeking into the front room he saw a huge fat man in Uncle's chair with a tankard of ale beside him and a pipe smoking up the room with an acrid swampy smell. He wore a black cape with a great triangle of red silk showing beneath it over his large stomach. On his head was a black hat with little deer antlers sticking up.
He yawned hugely and rose to his feet. "I am Magnus Erratoi. I'm a Wizard and I've come for the boy." He gestured without looking at where Badger was peeking around the corner." He's to be my prentice by order of the Will of Anton Matias Zeklos." He turned to Badger for the first time. "That was your father, my boy," he said more quietly.
Uncle shook the scythe angrily. "And I'm all the family he's got. I'm like a Father to the boy. It's me what's raised him all by myself."
"And took away what family he might have had by goading your Father into killing Anton and once this farm was yours, letting your sister and her baby waste away in despair. It's amazing the boy lived at all or… or it would be if he wasn't who he is." He paused and took a huge puff on his pipe.
"But of course you will be handsomely rewarded for this heartbreaking loss of your dearest kin."
Suddenly Badger was coughing and sputtering in the yard outside the farmhouse. A huge hand was holding his arm. Magnus pointed and said "Look…look inside" Badger could see Uncle in the house arguing and gesturing at his own empty chair.
Magnus chuckled. "He still sees both of in there and he'll spend hours arguing and wheedling till he's talked me out of a King's ransom for you. Then finally the smoke will clear from his head and he'll realize we are long gone."
"It was that stinky pipe wasn't it?" asked Badger and Magnus smiled and nodded.
"You'll take me with you?" said Badger "and I can prentice for you?"
"Yes, that part was the true," said Magnus. "The little morgan is for you, can you ride?"
"Not well," said Badger "but I learn quickly."
"Let us hope so," said Magnus reloading his packs on the horses. "And let's put as many miles between us and here as we can."
And under softening dusk, they trotted off down the dry summer road toward the mountains.
Camping with Magnus for the two weeks travel it took was an experience beyond anything Badger had known in his life; for comfort, for entertainment, for adventure. He was intoxicated on amusement and new vistas always opening up around the next trail bend. The days were long and would have been hard if Badger wasn't used to longer and harder but the nights were splendid and strange.
After the long days ride Magnus would complain of being done in and stagger around camp groaning and stretching his huge frame and digging around in the satchels. If Badger blinked or looked away, when he looked back Magnus would be relaxing on brocade pillows or tapping a keg that wasn't there a moment before. He nearly turned himself inside out the first time he met Johannes, the tiny gray gnome butler who rose from a lumpy satchel every morning and evening to offer treats from a silver tray. Generally, Johannes was a gnome of one word: "Sir?" But feeling a bit uncertain of Magnus, Badger tried to pry information from Johannes. As Johannes waved a tiny gray hand over a tray of savory meat pastries, Badger whispered to him: "Where are we going? Do you know?"
The smile on Johannes' thin and pointy face dropped and he seemed to swallow before simply saying "Anything else sir? Refresh your drink? I have ale from Erhabenes."
"No thank you," said Badger.
After a fine meal in a rich tent of hanging carpets (which he hadn't noticed till finishing his dinner), Magnus would generate some wild entertainment like a choral gathering of all the local mice and rats standing together, arranged by height with squirrels doing acrobatic folk dances in front. What sort of sense these animals made of the experience later, Badger couldn't imagine. And while he couldn't help laughing, he secretly felt a tiny bit troubled for them. He would drift off to sleep swaying in a hammock in the summer breeze and awaken in the morning to Johannes offering him a hot washcloth and a cup of smoke-tea. He couldn't believe his good luck, he seemed to be occupying some other, far luckier person's life and at moments felt an irrational fear of being caught at it and chased off.
During the day Magnus would ride silent and seemingly watchful for hours and then suddenly begin to regale Badger with colorful and absurd stories about his travels and adventures. Badger never knew how much to believe but he never argued a point. If he had a gift at all, it might be silence.
Surprising himself one afternoon while riding, Badger suddenly asked Magnus: "Sir, how did you know my Father?"
Magnus looked back at him from under his huge eyebrows. "Your Grandfather was like a brother to me. As boys we were both prenticed to Kasimir Redbird." he paused and shuddered slightly " Those difficult days forged a lifelong bond between us. I knew your father as a boy and a man until he disappeared."
Badger had never even considered grandparents. "Is my Grandfather alive?"
"Sadly, no," said Magnus, his huge back to the boy, "Eaten by trolls."
When setting or breaking camp, Magnus would assign Badger some basic chores like gathering firewood or filling the water skins. Such work was as normal as breathing and Badger worked hard without complaint. One evening as he came back to camp with his arms full of dry wood he froze at a dark liquid croaking of voices coming from the campsite.
"Minor attacks continue. All rebuffed."
"Accounts safe."
"Shipment delayed, rough seas."
Badger crept forward as silently as he could. Between the branches of pine and willow, he saw the back of Magnus standing before a large collection of ravens arrayed before him on branches and shrubs. A glittering black eye speared him across the clearing:
"Spy!" came a shout and a wave of dizzy confusion overwhelmed him. He appeared to have tripped coming back to camp and dropped his firewood. Suddenly he remembered tripping and felt embarrassed. He busied himself picking it up. Magnus was rummaging in a bag and there wasn't a raven in sight. Why was he thinking of ravens?
Magnus smiled at him with cool eyes. "Watch your step, my boy."
They had no trouble from Uncle as they made their way up from Narrowsford and out along the trader's road that wound toward Erhabenes, the beautiful old city that rested just up from the base of Mount Ozera. Ozera fills the sky as you climb higher and higher and then suddenly there is a plateau and Erhabenes jumps out at you as if from hiding. Most of the buildings are native stone from ground to roofline, and trimmed with white mortar. The roofs are steep, with red tiles from the slurry clay at the base of the mountain. The buildings flow up the rising curve of Ozera far enough to give a sense that the city is floating up into the sky. Beyond Erhabenes, the trader's road runs on through the mountains and down into the mysterious deserts on the other side. As a caravan city of the northern hills, it was full of surprises from faraway places, amazing outlanders and goods: There were foods unheard of in the rest of the kingdom. Dried fruits and peppery dishes and styles of clothing which made yokels, like Badger, stare open-mouthed. Truthfully though, it didn't take much to make Badger stare. He was woefully ignorant of nearly everything that wasn't within twelve or so miles of his lowland home.
Magnus and Badger made their horseback way into Erhabenes, Badger watched the huge swaying frame of Magnus on his shire horse cutting a path through the crowded streets. Suddenly small children appeared from the crowds, approaching Magnus as near as they dared and pranced along beside him, hands raised. The huge wizard nonchalantly waved a hand forward and back across himself as if brushing away lazy gnats and coins began to trickle from his hand, mainly copper, some silver and now and then gold. More children came, then the whistling began. The crowds took up a strange sort of melody, more alarm than music, piping sharply just beyond the range of comfort. Then the drummers came. Running from buildings along the street like firefighters to a blaze came men in red hats with drums of different sizes. The drummers formed a wide phalanx around Magnus, big enough to include Badger, whom people looked at curiously. Here and there people leaned out windows and rang bells or whistled or pounded pots. The whole thing was incredibly noisy and felt a bit like a celebration, a bit like a hero's welcome, but oddly aggressive too. The great parade moved forward through the streets till suddenly the drums faltered and the whistling died back and Magnus stopped. Badger couldn't see anything and edged his horse forward, closer to Magnus. They had reached a major cross street and paused in their progress; on a collision course with them was another whistling drumming crowd and at its head, A tall skinny man dressed in shiny blue sitting atop a small elegant cart pulled by six goats and a cat. The drummers and whistlers, now silent, melted back and back some more till the two magicians might have been simply meeting at a nearly empty intersection. Without any guidance from him, Badger's horse delicately stepped behind Magnus. The blue wizard flicked a bit of dust from his clothing. Magnus rubbed his nose and sniffed. Badger began to feel a little sick to his stomach, with itchy and tingly feelings too. Little whirlwinds of dust danced about them in the street. Suddenly a window near the blue wizard cracked with a bang and one of the goats collapsed. The blue wizard nodded almost imperceptibly and Magnus slowly proceeded across the street with Badger nervously following. The crowds reformed ahead but seemed to leave more room for the two as they passed. They wound through streets that were cheerful here and menacing there. Badger sensed they were near the center of the great city, and his mind was almost overwhelmed at the wonder of it all. Erhabenes seemed all palaces, bazaars, dark alleys and people of a variety Badger had never imagined. Magnus hailed him back from his thoughts.
"Boy, we are here."
Badger raised his eyes to where the magician was pointing. Across the square was a huge mustard colored box of a building covered with statuary. As they approached, stone eagles opened their wings, stone soldiers raised weapons in salute, stone women and children ran down the side of the building waving their arms in obvious if silent welcome. As he and Badger approached the building approached Magnus bellowed: "Door!" and the two of them rode out of the sunshine and through the shadowy entrance that opened suddenly before them.
Badger welcomed the sudden dark and quiet. It calmed his nerves after the tense pandemonium of the street. He couldn't hear a trace of the street noise that had clattered in his ears moments before. He had seen more strange and amazing things in the last few minutes than he could comprehend and they swam in his mind's eye. The image of the faceless stone figures running down the side of the building, and the thought they were just outside unnerved him. For a moment he wished he was in the barn at Uncle's farm, lying on the straw, staring up into the rafters. He swung down from the horse. Two grooms appeared and held Magnus' horse as he jumped off with surprising grace, landing in front of Badger. "Sorry for the noisy welcome," Magnus said, a trace of a smile on his lips."I wish they wouldn't do that every time I return to the city. They tell me it's an honor but I know for a fact, the ancient belief of these parts, that driving off a wizard is best done with loud unpleasant noises."
Magnus clapped his hands together and yelled "Clara!" Badger flinched, ready for nearly anything to appear but as the grooms led the horses away he saw a slim, pretty girl standing there.
"Service," she said, looking calmly up at Magnus.
"Clara, this is my new prentice. Find him a room, and show him where things are." Magnus smiled and strode from the room.
"What's your name?" asked Clara, coming no closer.
His throat felt small and dry. "Badger," he said.
"Like an animal?" she asked, one eyebrow raised a touch.
"I guess so," said Badger.
"Follow me, Badger," said Clara, swiveling on one heel and breezing from the room.
© Copyright Hugh Miller 2019
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Laverne Cox Is Flattered the Internet Confused Her for Beyoncé at the U.S. Open
"Not me getting mistaken for @Beyonce."
This story originally appeared in Glamour.
Laverne Cox is so relatable, because, I, too, am often mistaken for Beyoncé in public. Fine, one of us is lying, but I'm told daydreaming is healthy and normal.
On Monday, August, 29, the 50-year-old actor attended the U.S. Open — an event notorious for drawing a who's who of high-profile celebrities. Yesterday's matches, for example, were attended by a former U.S. president (Bill Clinton), an A-list supermodel (Bella Hadid), and an Olympic gold-medalist (Lindsey Vonn), to name a few.
So it's not completely out of the realm of possibility that Beyoncé — who, mind you, has spent the summer promoting her new album Renaissance — would be among the celebrities in the stands. But, spoiler, the woman in the black face mask, sheer gloves, and hoop earrings isn't her. It's Laverne Cox.
"Not me getting mistaken for @Beyonce at the #USOpen tonight and then trending on Twitter as the internet cackles over the mistaken identity," the actor shared on Instagram on Monday evening. She also gave a shout out to Serena Williams, who is playing her last U.S. Open before retiring.
For reference, here is Beyoncé in a black face mask while attending a Brooklyn Nets game with Jay Z earlier this year:
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Cox reshared a series of responses to Twitter user @choni_, who seems to be responsible for the mixup, adding in her caption, "These tweets are funny as hell."
To be fair, Cox's auburn hair, pulled back into a low ponytail, is definitely giving Bey, and we all know how a mask can cause confusion. Plus, the Inventing Anna star's sheer black corseted top, paired with poots (pants boots) is an outfit we can definitely picture Beyoncé wearing, especially in her Renaissance era.
This New Laverne Cox Barbie Is Literally for the Dolls
Cox referred to the creation of the doll as "a process of reclaiming my inner child."
Beyoncé has yet to weigh in on the case of mistaken identity, but the Hive, at least, appears to have forgiven the culprit.
When another user suggested that the mixup was a "career highlight" for Cox, she replied, "Absolutely!" Same, Laverne. Same.
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Electric-power transmission is the bulk transfer of electrical energy, from generating power plants to electrical substations located near demand centers. This is distinct from the local wiring between high-voltage substations and customers, which is typically referred to as electric power distribution. Transmission lines, when interconnected with each other, become transmission networks. The combined transmission and distribution network is known as the "power grid" in the United States, or just "the grid". In the United Kingdom, the network is known as the "National Grid".


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Q: Retina 3.5 has wrong origin after rotation in modal view to UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft I have a weird behaviour with my view representation.
my structure:
Window -> MyTabbarController -> GraphViewController -> (modal) SelectItemViewController;

settings of Window:

After I updated my app to the retina 4 resolution (and set the UIWindow size in the Window.xib to Retina 4 fullscreen), the origin of myTabbarController was set to 0,88 in the Retina 3.5 devices (in retina 4 there are no problems).

If I use non-modal controllers, I can rotate till end of days, everything works fine.
But if I call the modal view in UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft (for UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight works everything fine) or dismiss the modalView in same state, the parentView of GraphViewController (MyTabbarController) gets a wrong frame...
CALL the modal view:

DISMISS the modal view

I am thankfull for every help.
ps: setting the UIWindow size to Retina 3.5 fullscreen or freeform makes it looking wrong in iPhone 5. Also setting the modalPresentationStyle doesn't do anything :/

A: Problem was solved by setting the window size in code:
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(UIApplication *)application
{
    window.frame = [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds;
    window.rootViewController = tabBarController;
    ...

after setting this, the frame was always set on the correct position.
I think it was just a problem of the binding of the view to the window and it's orientation in this "container" (screen has a 'width' of 480 but frame 568 pixel in landscape mode. And the gray part was just this difference (88 pixel) to the right (non-bounded) side of the modal view)

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What has happened right after our cameras went offline at wXw FAN? We have this exclusive footage from Hamburg for you. On top of that we do have backstage scenes from the protagonists of last Fridays' marquee event. We are backstage with RISE, with Massive Product, with Ilja Dragunov and with many more.


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Homelessness in California
The State's Uncoordinated Approach to Addressing Homelessness Has Hampered the Effectiveness of Its Efforts
Report Number: 2020-112
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) determined that in 2019 more than half a million people in the United States experienced homelessness on a given night. The McKinney‑Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney‑Vento Act) broadly defines homeless individual as a person who is lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. Its definition includes individuals who are sheltered and unsheltered, as Figure 1 shows. According to the Boston University School of Public Health, people experiencing homelessness have higher premature mortality rates than those who are not experiencing homelessness, in large part because of injuries, unintentional drug overdoses, and extreme weather events. Those experiencing homelessness also have poor quality of life, characterized by chronic pain associated with poor sleeping conditions and limited access to medications and other critical resources.
Number of People Experiencing Homelessness in California and the United States, 2019
Source: Federal law and the HUD Exchange website.
Homelessness affects a large cross section of populations in the nation. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, most people who experience homelessness are single adults, especially young adults, veterans, and individuals who are physically and mentally ill; however, the organization points out that homelessness also has a significant effect on youth. 2 The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization whose sole purpose is to end homelessness in the United States.
It noted that veterans' military service puts them at higher risk of experiencing traumatic brain injury and post‑traumatic stress disorder, which research has found to be among the most substantial risk factors for homelessness.
Homelessness Is Increasing in California
According to the latest available data, California is home to the largest number of people experiencing homelessness in the United States, and the problem has gotten worse in recent years. According to HUD, more than 131,000 individuals experienced homelessness in California in January 2017, representing about 24 percent of the total homeless population in the nation. By January 2019, that number had grown to more than 151,000, an increase of 15 percent. Of Californians experiencing homelessness in 2019, more than 100,000 were unsheltered, meaning that they were living on the streets, or such places as parks or cars. These individuals represented more than half of all unsheltered people in the nation at that time.
According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, the primary risk factor for an individual becoming homeless is poverty and an inability to pay for housing, although mental health problems, addiction, domestic violence, and a lack of affordable health care all play significant roles. 3 The National Coalition for the Homeless is a national network of people who are currently experiencing or have experienced homelessness: activists, advocates, community‑based and faith‑based service providers, and others committed to ending and preventing homelessness while ensuring that the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness are met and that their civil rights are respected and protected. Further, the Boston University School of Public Health found that homelessness overwhelmingly corresponds with poverty and with poor behavioral health related to mental illness or substance abuse. According to the California Housing Partnership, about 1.3 million of California's lowest‑income households do not have access to affordable housing. As a result, these individuals are at higher risk of becoming homeless. As we describe later, the current COVID‑19 pandemic (pandemic) will only exacerbate this situation.
Relevant Organizations and
Individuals in a CoC
Nonprofit homeless assistance providers
Faith‑based organizations
Homeless advocates
Public housing agencies
Social service providers
Mental health agencies
Universities or colleges
Organizations that serve veterans experiencing homelessness
Currently or formerly homeless individuals
Source: Federal law.
HUD Established the Continuum of Care Program to Address Homelessness
In 1993 HUD established the Continuum of Care (CoC) system, which Congress codified into law by amending the McKinney‑Vento Act in 2009. Among other things, the CoC system promotes the goal of ending homelessness, in part by providing funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly rehouse individuals and families experiencing homelessness. As the text box shows, a CoC is a group of organizations—such as homeless service providers, cities, and counties—and individuals organized to carry out the goal of ending homelessness within a specified geographic area. HUD envisioned that CoCs would function as local networks that plan and coordinate funding for services and housing. California has 44 CoCs that cover its 58 counties.
As Figure 2 shows, federal law identifies the overall structure a CoC must establish and the roles of each entity within that structure. For example, a CoC must designate a board, made up of members who are representative of the relevant organizations, to act on its behalf. Additionally, the CoC must designate an organization as its collaborative applicant to apply for funding from HUD for the CoC, as well as an organization to lead the CoC's data collection efforts using its Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), as federal regulations require. If the CoC chooses, it can designate the same organization as the collaborative applicant and HMIS lead. The five CoCs we reviewed each designated a local government agency as their collaborative applicant and as their HMIS lead.
General Structure of a CoC
Source: Federal law, HUD's CoC Program Road Map, and information obtained from the five CoCs we reviewed.
As Figure 3 shows, under federal law, each CoC has four primary responsibilities: conducting a Point‑in‑Time (PIT) count, maintaining its HMIS, assessing and prioritizing the needs of those experiencing homelessness, and reviewing and ranking applications for CoC Program funding. Appendix B describes the requirements, methodology, and benefits associated with each of these responsibilities. In Chapter 2, we discuss our assessment of five CoCs' performance related to these responsibilities.
A CoC's Responsibilities Include Four Primary Areas
Source: Federal law and documents obtained from HUD and CoCs.
Categories for Which HUD Awards
CoC Program Funds
Permanent housing–Recipients may use funds to provide community‑based housing in which formerly homeless individuals and families live as independently as possible without a designated length of stay.
Transitional housing–Recipients may use funds to provide individuals and families with a place to stay for up to two years until they find permanent housing.
Supportive services only–Recipients may use funds to conduct outreach to sheltered and unsheltered persons and families, to link clients with housing or other necessary services, and to provide support.
HMIS–Recipients may use funds for costs related to establishing, operating, and customizing a CoC's HMIS.
A Single Federal Program Is the Primary Source of Funding for the State's CoCs
Although HUD oversees multiple programs that
provide homeless assistance, only one of these—the CoC Program—provides funds to entities that administer homeless service projects. 4 HUD provides funding to states, cities, counties, and territories either competitively or using a formula through other programs, such as the Emergency Solutions Grants Program and the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program. As Appendix B shows, CoCs' collaborative applicants submit their ranked lists of project applications annually for funding to HUD, which then awards funds for projects primarily for the four program categories described in the text box. In addition, in some cases, a service provider may receive CoC Program funds for homelessness prevention. A CoC can also apply to receive a grant from HUD for its own planning purposes, which include administrative activities—in fact, in 2019 HUD reported that it awarded most California CoCs from $3,000 to nearly $1.3 million for planning, based on the CoC's determination of its funding needs in its area. Similarly, service providers may use up to 10 percent of the CoC Program funds they receive for administrative purposes, including for paying staff salaries, preparing project budgets, and monitoring compliance activities.
In 2019 HUD awarded a total of more than $441 million to California's 44 CoCs. As Figure 4 shows, the five CoCs we reviewed received varied amounts of federal funding. We present similar information for all 44 CoCs on our website. 5 To view these statistics for all 44 CoCs in California, visit our interactive map in the online version of this report at www.auditor.ca.gov.
2019 Federal Funding for the Five CoCs We Reviewed
Source: Data available on HUD's website.
* This is the total number of people experiencing homelessness, both sheltered and unsheltered, that the CoC identified during its PIT count in January 2019.
† HUD determines each CoC's allocation for CoC Program funding in part by using a formula that relies on the CoC's geography.
The State Has Increased Funding to Combat Homelessness
In recent years, the State has allocated new and increased funds to programs that address homelessness. For example, the Homeless Emergency Aid Program provided $500 million in early 2019 for localities to use for a variety of purposes, including criminal justice diversion programs for individuals who are experiencing homelessness and have mental health needs. In fiscal year 2019–20, the State approved $650 million through a new program—the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program—which supports regional coordination to expand or develop local capacity to address immediate homelessness challenges by moving individuals and families into permanent housing. The fiscal year 2020–21 State Budget increased this amount by $300 million. Appendix A presents a list of state-administered programs we identified that provided funding to address homelessness during fiscal years 2018–19 through 2020–21.
Moreover, over the past year and a half, the State has taken a number of actions to address the homelessness crisis, in part by assisting city and county governments through the removal of regulatory barriers. In September 2019, the Governor signed a package of 13 bills addressing homelessness, including Senate Bill 211, which authorizes the California Department of Transportation to lease certain property to local governments for temporary emergency shelters or feeding programs, and Senate Bill 450, which exempts certain hotels converted to supportive or transitional housing from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act until January 1, 2025. In January 2020, the Governor signed an executive order that focuses on preventing homelessness, providing shelter and services to people experiencing homelessness, and creating new temporary housing to reduce unsheltered homelessness. This executive order calls for, among other things, a multiagency state strike team to provide technical assistance and direct support to counties, cities, and public transit agencies seeking to bring people experiencing homelessness indoors and connect them with appropriate health, human, and social services.
The Pandemic Is Likely to Worsen California's Homelessness Crisis
The pandemic's economic impact is likely to increase the number of Californians experiencing homelessness. According to the State's Employment Development Department, the unemployment rate in California was 9 percent as of December 2020—more than twice the unemployment rate in February 2020. Statewide and regional public health orders directed many individuals to stay home, curtailing and shutting down business operations throughout the state. The Legislature declared in the fiscal year 2020–21 State Budget that the pandemic has affected every sector of California's economy and has caused record‑high unemployment. Similarly, the U.S. Government Accountability Office indicated that loss of jobs and income may cause individuals to fall behind on rent, ultimately leading to evictions and possibly homelessness. Although federal and state law have temporarily halted eviction filings for some tenants due to the pandemic, the federal order appears likely to be extended until March 31, 2021, while California's moratorium has been extended through June 30, 2021. Once these measures expire, many renters may be unable to stay in their homes, especially given that the current economic crisis may make obtaining and retaining employment more difficult.
The federal government and the State have allocated increased funding to address the impact of the pandemic on populations that are experiencing homelessness. For example, in March 2020, the Governor allocated $150 million of emergency funding from the amended Budget Act for local emergency homelessness actions, such as supporting shelters and leasing hotel and motel rooms for emergency housing. In addition, California allocated $500 million in funds it received under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to cities for various purposes, including to address homelessness. Further, the CARES Act provided nearly $300 million in additional grant funding to allocate to eligible California CoCs' service areas through the federal Emergency Solutions Grants Program to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the effects of the pandemic on individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness or are receiving homelessness assistance. Finally, according to the California Department of Housing and Community Development, the CARES Act also made $139.5 million available to eligible local jurisdictions within California through HUD's Community Development Block Grant Program for COVID‑19 response and recovery, which includes facility improvements related to COVID‑19 health care and housing needs.


# A shul doesn't need a mezuzah unless people live in the shul building.<ref>The Gemara Yoma 11a establishes that a shul that no one lives in doesn't need a mezuzah. The Gemara 11b implies that the reason for this is that only a house that belongs to clearly designated owners needs a mezuzah excluding a shul that belongs to the community or public. Tosfot 11b s.v. shein accepts this understanding and says that a privately owned shul would require a mezuzah. He uses this idea to explain the Yerushalmi Megillah which speaks about a mezuzah on a shul unlike the Gemara Yoma and Brachot 47a that assumed that a shul doesn't need a mezuzah. The Rif (Hilchot Mezuzah 6b), Rosh (Mezuzah 6b), and Rambam (Mezuzah 6:6) distinguish between a shul in a city is exempt but in a village it is obligated because most likely people live in the shul building. The Shulchan Aruch YD 286:3 concludes that a shul does not require a mezuzah.


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using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using IHLoader;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.IO;
using System.Net;

namespace IHLoader.Tests
{
    [TestClass()]
    public class LoaderTests
    {
        [TestMethod()]
        public void ReadFileFromServerTest()
        {
            try
            {
                Loader loader = new Loader();
                loader.logFunction += Log;
                bool result = loader.ReadFileFromServer("servicedescription_textcode_ru");
                Console.WriteLine(result);
                Assert.IsTrue(result);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                Console.WriteLine(ex.StackTrace);
                Assert.Fail(ex.Message);
            }
        }

        [TestMethod()]
        public void ReadFromFTPTest()
        {
            try
            {
                Loader loader = new Loader();
                loader.logFunction += Log;
                string result = loader.ReadFromFTP("servicedescription_textcode_ru");
                Console.WriteLine(result);
                Assert.IsTrue(result.Length > 0);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
                Console.WriteLine(ex.StackTrace);
                Assert.Fail(ex.Message);
            }
        }

        private object sync = new object();
        private void Log(string msg)
        {
            string pathToLog = Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "Logs");
            if (!Directory.Exists(pathToLog))
                Directory.CreateDirectory(pathToLog); // Создаем директорию, если нужно
            string filename = Path.Combine(pathToLog, string.Format("IH_{0:dd.MM.yyyy}.log", DateTime.Now));
            lock (sync)
            {
                File.AppendAllText(filename, string.Format("[{0:HH:mm:ss.fff}] : {1}\r\n", DateTime.Now, msg), Encoding.GetEncoding("Windows-1251"));
            }
        }

        [TestMethod()]
        public void CheckLinkPicturesTest()
        {
            //раскомментировать в public Loader() //GetUnits(0);
            Loader loader = new Loader();
            loader.logFunction += Log;
            Assert.IsTrue(loader.CheckLinkPictures());
        }

        [TestMethod()]
        public void DoesImageExistRemotelyTest()
        {
            Loader loader = new Loader();
            loader.logFunction += Log;
            WebProxy webProxy = loader.GetProxy();
            Assert.IsTrue(loader.DoesImageExistRemotely("http://images.interhome.com/DK1328.675.1/partner-medium/752418-1-2797267-1403077168", webProxy));
        }
    }
}

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