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For most television shows, table-setting episodes aren't very compelling because the present is often neglected in favor of setting up the future, and thus, there is very little forward momentum in terms of plot.
"Two Swords," the relatively subdued and at times awkward fourth-season premiere of "Game of Thrones" is such a table-setting episode. However, it is far from boring. The episode spends most of its time checking in with every character (save Theon, Bran, and Stannis), introducing a few new ones, and moving the show's many story pieces around to set up this season's action. Because "Games of Thrones" has mastered the art of juggling multiple storylines at once, it's hard for any episode to be truly boring.
Following the events of the Red Wedding, everyone in King's Landing thinks the war has been won, or has at least stalled for the time being. Little do they know, however, that a war is brewing in the North at the Wall as Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and the Night's Watch prepare for an attack from the Wildlings. This is, however, of little interest to the Lannisters as they are more concerned with forging new swords of Valyrian steel and planning King Joffrey's (Jack Gleeson) wedding to Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer). Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) is still traveling with the Hound (Rory McCann) and seems to have picked up some of the disgraced knight's ruthlessness.
The awkwardness present in "Two Swords" is to be expected. It picks up in the middle of one of the books unlike the past three season premieres, which have begun at the beginning of the books. Moreover, "Game of Thrones" is both blessed and cursed with a large, albeit very talented, cast. On the one hand, a large cast of characters, played by very talented actors, allows for many great stories to be told. On the other hand, it also means that for premieres the show has to devote a significant amount of time checking in with almost every main character lest we forget them, and neglects any strong plot development.
"Two Swords" is a successful episode because it grounds the show's expansive plot, with all of its characters, in several strong and artfully shot two-person scenes. In a recent review of "Bates Motel," the A.V. Club's Todd VanDerWerff said that two-person scenes are the building blocks of any good TV show because they reveal so much about character and situation. Jaime's (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) scenes with his father Tywin (Charles Dance) and his sister/lover Cersei (Lena Headey) are great examples of this. Both of these scenes reveal just how tenuous the bonds holding the Lannister family together have become. It is scenes such as these that make it easiest for the audience to understand each character's motivations.
Tonight's episode also saw the introduction of Prince Oberyn Martell (Pedro Pascal) of Dorne, a man who is even more lascivious than Tyrion and likes things "his way." We meet Oberyn in a brothel, laying in bed with his paramour Ellaria Sand (Indira Varma), as the two of them are presented with a choice of the establishment's many offerings. His pleasure-seeking lifestyle helps to illuminate just how far Tyrion has come since we met him in the first season. Moreover, Oberyn's otherness in King's Landing is emphasized by his sexual fluidity and his willingness to stand up to the Lannisters and quite simply speak truthfully. When Tyrion asks why he has come to King's Landing, he tells the truth and even delivers a chilling threat: "Tell your father I'm here. And tell him the Lannisters aren't the only ones that pay their debts."
The second and third episodes of the season make it clear that the table-setting in "Two Swords" was absolutely necessary—those episodes would not have worked nearly as well without the character work done in the premiere.


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Seems to me I was at this party. In perceived time, it lasted 42 years.
There are people who simply don't like a crowd. Some of us can fake it, but some prefer the curtain.
I detest standing around making small talk. I'd rather read a book.
I read a book about people standing around making small talk.
Caught me right up, socially.
Is he shy?
Some unsolicited advice regarding small talk:
1. Get people to talk about themselves. They love it.
2. Resist the urge to "top" what the other person is telling you.
3. When your hearing starts to deteriorate as you get older, just smile and nod because you're not going to be able to hear what they're saying against the background chatter anyway.
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By Camaron Kao ,The China Post
October 23, 2012, 12:01 am TWN
Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) Minister Pan Shih-wei (潘世偉) yesterday said that the labor insurance policy should be reviewed along with civil servant and citizen insurance policies to avoid unfairly targeting laborers in any policy shake-up.
According to Pan, the Cabinet shares this opinion.
Pan also said that this Thursday he will try to push the Cabinet to include a clause in the amendment draft stipulating that the government will subsidize labor insurance. He said the premier will make an announcement today.
As for whether the government will be responsible for fixing the labor insurance deficit, Pan said that there is not yet a consensus on this matter.
As for the premium rate, Pan reiterated that the 13-percent premium rate ceiling is likely to be adjusted. He said the average premium rate for OECD countries is approximately 18 to 19 percent.
'No drastic revisions'
Asked what elements of labor insurance the government will likely revise, Pan replied that no drastic changes concerning labor insurance will be made.
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Chao Tien-lin (趙天麟) said that certain labor insurance revisions suggested by local media, such as extending the eligible age for collecting payments and reducing payments, have worried workers. Chao stated that, compared with the civil servant insurance scheme, workers will be less protected by their insurance if these suggested changes are implemented.
The minister replied that the government will revise labor insurance based on two principles — revisions must be acceptable for most laborers and all insurance policies should grant equal protection for the insured.
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Union members announced yesterday that they will launch a demonstration on Sunday to protest several labor issues, including a policy which eases restrictions for hiring foreign laborers, a delay in minimum monthly wage hikes, a new system for hiring employees, the circumvention of laws that protect labor rights, and the government's unwillingness to back up the labor insurance program.
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Lararmie, Wy – The federal Environmental Protection Agency put out its list of fish advisories Tuesday. Basically these are warnings for anglers telling them where fish have elevated concentrations of chemicals or dioxins. Each state has flexibility in setting its criteria for this and Wyoming is reporting zero advisories. The Game and Fish Department's Aquatic Habitat Program Manager, Steve Wolff, says they just have not found high levels of any contaminate, though mercury has turned up in a few Wyoming fish.
Wolf says they have tested for other chemicals but they focus on mercury because he says it is the most dangerous.
Wolff, says Montana issued an advisory for fish from the Big Horn Reservoir. That reservoir sits on northern border of the Cowboy State, but Wolf says Wyoming doesn't issue an advisory because it has done tests there, but the results were not serious enough to put an advisory out. He says they will continue to monitor fish from the reservoir.
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This is a story of hope not sadness or pity that I would like to share
For 37 years of my life I lived in utter darkness, I can not remember a day that my heart was not bleeding, that I did not feel sorrow or negativity with a constant feeling of wishing for my life to end. Like a specter constantly around me squeezing almost every last drop of life I had. When I looked for rest, almost every night was filled with nightmares of unimaginable images of pain, fear and horror. I lived in a perpetual sadness, I rarely cried because I did not know what it was like to be truly happy. I did have moments of fun and great experiences but everything was undermined by this never ending feeling of despair. My spirit aged extremely rapidly and I spent much of my time in deep thought alone.
Very early on I had to decide whether to end things or not and was challenged with this many times along the way but every time something deep inside me would not allow it. I also could not because of the people around me, my spirit would not allow me to cause them harm, so I decided to live though I felt almost dead on the inside. I did not pity myself because I saw so much pain greater then mine and when I could help I often bore more sadness that others could not burden since my sadness seem to have no boundaries.
Every day was like getting beat down and the next getting back up for one more round, everything was a struggle.
Though I still made a life for myself, married a wonderful woman and had two beautiful children. I had everything to be happy but could not. Though I would love, laugh and smile I was robbed of practically every moment due to this underlying feeling which tainted everything. Knowing that I could never fully appreciate my kids or wife pained me the most, like a dagger stuck permanently in my heart. I knew I would have to mask this feeling from them until my very last breath.
This was life till about 2 years ago when it all changed in just a matter of days.
My journey towards health started 5 years ago as I started to wake up and began to educate myself getting out of the cycle of being a victim. Funny enough it had nothing to do with the feeling I had that robbed me of so much, it was other health issues such as inflamed hip, SI joint and knee, insomnia, poor energy that started my quest for health. I was falling apart, for 8 years before I could not sleep on my right side and near the end I could not sit down for more then 10 minutes without pain nor could I walk only a couple of blocks without my hips being inflamed (this was going on for years).
I thought this was due lots of sports, but now know that it had to do with the poor diet (typical diet) and horrible insomnia due to the poor diet.
I was tired of going from one physio to another and started to search for solutions. I started taking out the worst culprits refined sugars, processed foods, ate less meat and ate more veggies and greens but very little progress was made. I studied and read and listen to everything I could for close to 2 years on diets, health and healing practices and incorporated various supplements and super foods again to not much success. I spent about 2-3 hours a day absorbing info I had a job that allowed me to listen to things while I worked.
Something inside me was driving me, a feeling so strong that wanted to come out, this was same feeling that kept me alive all those years, the same feeling that got me back up day in and day out. Each bit of info, each story brought me further till I finally came across Dr Grahams work. Everything was so logical I looked at so many of the diets (primal, blood type etc) before but there was always something that did not ring true to me and failed in logic.
I dove in and the results were miraculous in 3 days I went from sleeping 2-3 hours of sleep to 7-8 hours on either side, all inflammation from my body was gone, I could sit as long as I wanted or run or do anything without any feeling of pain.
but that was not the miracle.
I started to realize that the feeling that was driving me to fight tooth and nail, to do whatever it takes finally was free and the hell I was imprisoned in finally was broken. I was finally free in just several days of eating what I should have all along and it only took a banana or 2 .....okay or 30 ( ;) that was for you DR)
Now close 2 years later I have not seen the specter return only on occasion I have cheated on the diet, sometimes with beans or such. I truly feel like the man in the iron mask and that the true twin is now in control and the evil one is in the dungeon and as long as I eat this way he will remain there. I would gladly trade just one day for how I now feel for a whole life of how I was living. I feel much older then I am now as a consequence for being in such despair for so long, I could easily die now and be happy but I still have too much to live for.
Now my heart beams when my son gives me a smile or my daughter picks me a flower or I embrace my wife. Now I can cry because I can feel happiness, yes there is much to live for
It is funny to think that I know so much more now that would make me feel sad with the state of the world, the suffering of so many beings on it, and the utter devastation that is taking place and the blatant disgrace that is being caused by humans, we have truly lost our way. But I am happy, I lived my life in to much darkness not to feel blessed (though at times seeing so much madness gets me down, not for long though :), part of me wants to let things fall as they may and live as easily as possible but the other part knows of the utter importance to help others and continue to fight for only then will I truly be free.
The spirit that has seen me through will not allow me to rest and it is only by coming together and helping each other can we have true salvation
If it was not for all of you sharing what you know, I would not be here sharing my story which
I made this a discussion instead of a blog for those who wanted to ask me questions.
May you all find happiness on your journey and never give up on your true spirit. If you stumble my hand is there and when I stumble I hope yours will be there in return :).
My Brother is schizophrenic, my grandfather committed suicide, one of my best friends committed suicide due to a mental illness at 18. My mother has been bi polar all her life, My dad suffered from extreme anxiety and insomnia. I bet most family histories are quite similar with either mental or health problems, your true spirit is there trying to break free. Don't give up, if you get knocked down get back up and find your way.
The body is meant to be vibrant and happy. If you are doing the diet and still feel down look into other reasons, Not doing it right, B12 or some other deficiency possibly iodine, Vitamin D, toxin Avoidance, possibly look at fasting,
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Neat. And you say you healed all this by eating raw, even the mind stuff? Eating this way sure puts a lot of things into perspective, but you'll most likely gotta work on top of that.
Wow, Mickey! I am sooo touched by your story! This is nothing short of AMAZING!! You are a huge inspiration for me and have held my hand while when we found out about my daughter's epilepsy. You story comes at a really good time for me : I am weaning off antidepressants (the last step left to consider myself 811) and I have fears but lots of confidence that thanks to this diet, all will be OK. The weaning part might be tough, but I will stick to the program, sleep and cry as needed, and stay strong. Thanks so much for the inspiration, Mickey! And congratulations on your wonderful success!!
Thanks Catherine,
I hope it goes well for getting off the antidepressants. Make sure to keep the fruit calories up. For me the negative feelings was something I was eating in my diet that was affecting my mind.
it seems not to be uncommon that people have a hard time breaking down unnatural proteins (like gluten, cassien etc). Even If i eat beans I start to get the negative feelings back.
Take a look at what charlotte gerson says
there is a lot of good info in that link
You might to want to also look at your vitamin D level this can also affect depression.
All the best
How is it going with your daughter, did you try lowering the fat and do the 80 10 10 ratios?
Hi Mikey,
Very interesting about the proteins (even beans, wow!). I will watch this video tonight.
I get tons of vitamin D (we have been in Costa Rica since november: good bye Quebec winter!).
I was able to keep my daughter on 80/10/10 only 3-4 days and she had much more absences, unfortunately... She was really craving more fat, so I listened to her body... I do not believe in forcing my diet on anybody... even my children. She is naturally moving towards a more 80/10/10 diet most days (but she has more absences when she does...).
Hi Catherine
To bad she did not have good results with the trial, I hope one day you will find the key you are definitely on the good path
Hi Marco,
I think it was 2 fold not eating the stuff that was causing it and eating this way.
I am sure if I water fasted I would have had the same results. Look at the link I gave to Catherine about schizophrenics, that how when they water fasted their thoughts went away.
The body is always trying for optimal health, it is what we start throwing into it that messes it up. Doing this diet you only add what we are meant for and supports are health. Definitely the fruits and veggies hydrated me gave me the nutrition and alkalinity I needed to quickly get rid of most of the acidity in my body which was causing the inflammation. The nutrition I got allowed my body to finally rest and none of these foods harm my mind and give it the necessary support to be healthy.
More work, we always need to continue to work on ourselves to improve as a person, but far as it comes to being happy the work I need to do is to help others and to keep practicing the healthy habits to keep me happy :)
The person I was 2.25 years ago and the person I call myself today could very well be two very different peeps!
I understand and you articulated this very well, and I am happy for you.
Peace, PK
Thanks PK,
The diet It definitely allows you to reach your full potential. If everyone ate this way we would have a much better planet :)
This is an absolutely amazing story. The first half reminds me of my brother. I don't think he is in as dark of place as you were. But he has an anxiety OCD problem mixed with depression that he has had ever since he started on the meds when we were kids. He is 27 now and doesn't have any friends. He is still socially awkward and mumbles alot when talks. But its easy to see how hard he tries to be like everyone else but is somehow held back emotionally and psychologically. I want to help him because I see the fun-loving energetic kid still in him somewhere. He is interested in my diet on an intellectual level but he also gets anxious when making any big changes in his life. Any tips on how to get through to him?
Hi Ben,
The key is to begin educating him if he is open. Showing him stories like this and Victoria's and a bunch of others to show how food affects the brain.
Arnold's videos are great there are a ton more testimonies there.
Show him the experts talk about the different affects. There are more if you would like
The key is he has to be open, but don't give up show him the importance keep on searching for the piece of info that will click in his mind. I will give you a response that I received from Don Bennet for my brother (who has schizophrenia) who I am working hard to getting him to change and he is very close now due to the information I have been giving him.
As to your brother, you can let him know that many people with all sorts of mental illnesses have been helped to the point of not having the illness anymore (meaning no symptoms without having to take meds). What does it take? They simply live in accordance with their biological imperatives. When they eat what they're designed to eat (and this includes tropical fruits specifically), and they are appropriately active and get enough sleep and D and B12, etc. they are fine. It is when they do not live appropriately for their design that their inborn biological weakness is allowed to manifest (which is why he should read all the chapters, and not just the one about diet). And this is the same scenario that happens to everyone who develops any kind of illness: mental, cardiovascular, cancer, arthritis, etc. Everyone has inborn genetic weaknesses; weaknesses we are born with. If we live as we were designed to live, we'd most probably go to our graves never knowing about our weakness. But our modern society has hundreds, if not thousands of ways to live not as we were designed to live, so it's no wonder that almost everyone is dying prematurely from diseases of lifestyle... diseases that are preventable. But because the things that allow us to live not as intended make hundreds of billions of dollars, we do not hear about this correlation. Oh, we get little hints of it, like we should be eating "more fruits and vegetable". But the fact is, we should be eating only fruits and vegetables, because that's what we are designed to eat.
So it's up to your brother to decide what he wants for his life. No one can convince him to switch his diet; only he can convince himself. All you can do is share the information, and make a case for doing it."
Once he is ready to make the change you got to support him through it show him all the tricks and tips that it takes to be successful.
Best of luck
Love these stories of restoration, Mikey.
Thank you.
Your hands have already strengthened so many of us here.
Thanks Winlord :)
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A vacation in Florida a couple of weeks ago gave The Lady of the House and I the opportunity to catch up on watching movies.
Being out-of-towners we rented our DVDs from the red vending machine called "Red Box" inside the Southern Supermarket. We have a few of these contraptions sprinkled around here on the High Plains. The super-duper automated machine displays what DVDs are for rent, you make a choice, slide your credit card through the credit card reader thingy and your DVD pops out.
Returning the DVD became a minor adventure for me.
The morning after we finished watching I walked into the Southern Supermarket, moseyed over to the "Red Box" and stuck my DVD into the slot.
It wouldn't go in.
I pushed it this way and that. I got out my pocket flashlight and examined the slot. It was closed. I stood there, DVD in hand, wondering what to do.
I called the customer service number on the machine. I was cheerfully welcomed to customer service by a recording and put on hold.
I walked around the supermarket, phone to my ear, waiting on hold, when it occurred to me I could go on the Internet with my super-duper 21st century phone and ask my Facebook friends how to return a Red Box DVD.
I posted my problem to The Facebook and within a minute I had an answer: "Instructions are on the screen on the Red Box."
"Oh," I said out loud.
I walked back to the Red Box and looked at the front of the machine.
There was a little square that read "RETURN." I touched it and the return slot opened as if by magic.
"TAA-DAA," I said out loud.
I then turned around to see the checkout clerks and customers staring at me. I smiled and waved.
They didn't know why I was so excited.
At least I hope they didn't.
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Mumbai: Cylinder Blast - Three from Kundapur Among Four Killed Rons BantwalWith Inputs from Silvester D'Souza, KundapurDaijiworld Media Network – Mumbai (VM) Mumbai, Nov 22: Four People were killed and around 17 others injured in a gas cylinder blast at a godown of Mahaveer steel shop located in Ekvira building, in front of Virar (West) railway station around 8.32 pm on Tuesday November 20. The shop belongs to Dilip Jain. Among the four dead, three were from Kundapur taluk in Udupi district.
Govind, Manjunath Shetty, Manjunath Poojary
They have been identified as Govind Shetty (28), Manjunath Shetty (26) and Manjunath Poojary (25). They were working in an adjoining hotel named 'Vadvalite' owned by a Marathi person. Amongst the three, Govind and Manjunath Shetty are siblings and Manjunath Poojary was their close friend.
Govind Shetty and Manjunath Shetty were the sons of Ramayya and Nagamma Shetty. Govind was married to Jyothi Shetty and the couple has two children - daughter Sinchana studying in second standard and son Sajju who is 4 year old.
Manjunath Poojary is survived by his parents Shankar and Eramma Poojary, a younger brother and a sister.
Unconfirmed reports stated that Dilip Jain also died in the incident. It is said that Jain was illegally transferring LPG from cylinders for industrial purpose to domestic ones, which reportedly led to the blast. Sources said that by doing so, he would illegally sell cylinders to auto rickshaw drivers.
Among the 17 injured, two are said to have sustained 90 percent burns. The impact of the blast was such that, the adjoining 'Shreya' hotel belonging to Virar Shankar Shetty, former president of Virar hotel association was partially damaged. However, the customers and waiters had a lucky escape as they left the place immediately. A tailoring shop beside 'Shreya' hotel was said to be completely damaged and incurred a heavy loss. Speaking to Daijiworld, Nagaraj Shetty Karkala who was managing 'Vadvalite' hotel said that the store room of Mahaveer steel was beside their hotel and the workers were residing in the same place. The injured persons were soon rushed to Sanjeevini hospital. On November 21, around 5 am, medical examination was conducted and their body was sent to Kundapur in Ambulance. Nagaraj Shetty said that one of their employees was married and thus he has promised to help his family. In this regard, he has asked his wife and other family members to come to Mumbai. Kshithij Hithendra Thakur and Vasai MLA Vivek Pandith visited the spot and promised to provide relief to the victims. A case has been registered at Virar (West) police station.


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In the final part on the UK's best coaches, Rick Broadbent talks to the man who helped make Jessica Ennis heptathlon world champion
The coach is talking about cockroaches, colours and concert pianists. This is no mundane fare honed from a manual, but an attempt to apply decades of knowledge to seven events and thus free up the seven boxes in the brain. This is the eclectic life of Jessica Ennis's sounding board-cum-springboard and it may all end up on the pinnacle of the Olympic podium.
Toni Minichiello has worked with Ennis since she was 11. Since then she has left junior school, got a degree, suffered the low of missing an Olympics through injury and sampled the restorative power of a world


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Need to find the distance for this problem. I found acceleration and tension.Can someone work this out step by step.
two objects with masses of 9.76kg and 4.81kg hang 2m from the floor from the ends of a cord 8.0m long passing over a frictionless pulley. Both objects are released from rest. What is the maximum height above the floor reached by the 4.81kg object.
Thanks in advance
You need to calculate the speed the lighter object is moving at when it's a height of 4 m above the ground, that is, after travelling 2m. Call that that speed the initial speed u. At this height the string is slack and the acceleration of the light obejct is due to gravity: a = - 9.8 m/s^2. At the top of its path the final velocity is 0: v = 0. You need to calculate the distance x and add it to the 4m.
u = .....
v = 0
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Perhaps the greatest development in the world of elder care and special needs law during 2009 was the lack of any real development. With the national debate raging over health insurance and health care reform, we're disappointed that only minimal attention has been given to an issue of enormous importance to older and disabled Americans: the cost of long-term care.
As this article was being prepared, House and Senate health care bills had emerged from committee. Both versions created a modest plan to address long-term care. They provided that premiums would be deducted automatically from paychecks from individuals employed by companies that choose to participate. Coverage — in the form of cash payments to individuals who become disabled — would be limited to those who'd paid premiums for a minimum of five years. Importantly, employees would be able to opt out. Critics point out that the solvency of the program was threatened by the probability that healthy, younger employees would opt out, while those with greater perceived needs would participate. ??
Once an individual qualifies for this program by establishing a need for long-term care services, he would receive a minimum of $50 per day. The federal program would establish the precise premiums, again with the elusive goal of solvency. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) concluded that the program would be solvent for many years, but that it would begin adding to the federal deficit after 2029. The CBO assumed average monthly premiums of $123 and benefits averaging $75 per day in making these projections.
The president has reportedly endorsed this approach. It also got the blessing of AARP. But the fate of this proposal was uncertain. And even if it passed, its impact would not be significant. That's because nursing care can cost a minimum of $60,000 to more than $200,000 annually.
We hope that any revamping of our health care system will more adequately address this critical and costly issue.
Historically, the federal-state Medicaid program has emerged as the source of last resort for Americans facing the relentless, expensive, bankruptcy-provoking cost of nursing home care.
Given the high cost of nursing care, protective planning to preserve assets and rely on Medicaid is inevitable, even for well-to-do families.
But, as we know, Medicaid is intended for the truly needy, so each state's program has strict asset and income requirements that must be met before a person is approved for benefits. Moreover, the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 severely curtailed the ability of seniors and the disabled from preserving their assets to supplement their cost of long-term care.
Medicare does not pay the ongoing cost of nursing home care — even though as many as 50 percent of older Americans believe that it does. Indeed,?under this mistaken belief, few buy long-term care insurance, so they face the utter exhaustion of personal assets or look to Medicaid. But even wealthy families can be seriously drained by the combination of long life expectancy, costly nursing care and inadequate long-term care insurance. These burdens are exacerbated by today's depressed home values and the enormous losses many families' investment portfolios experienced in the last 14 months.
Obviously, having Medicaid underwrite all of the nation's elder and disabled care is profoundly problematic. Medicaid is largely funded by states with state resources. It consumes an inordinate share of state budgets across the United States. Governors are consistently up in arms over any effort to expand Medicaid. They argue cogently that the cost of long-term care should be addressed comprehensively at the national level. To make matters worse, many states are going through the worst financial crises in our lifetimes.
We have no illusions. We do not expect a solution to emerge even during this national debate over health care reform. This means that America's elders and disabled will have no choice but to rely on Medicaid, a needs-based program, or to drain their families' coffers to pay the unforgiving cost of long-term care.
Other Developments
This year's news also includes:
Medicaid spousal impoverishment standards for 2010 —For the first time in recent memory, the Medicaid spousal impoverishment standards did not increase from the prior year. These figures provide protections to married individuals living in the community whose spouse resides in a nursing home. Although the community spouse's assets and income are taken into account in determining the institutionalized spouse's eligibility for institutional Medicaid benefits, the community spouse is entitled to maintain between $21,912 and $109,560 in resources, depending on the laws of the particular state. In addition, the community spouse is entitled to between $1,821.25 and $2,739 in monthly income, depending on the state. Through proper advocacy, these amounts can be increased at a fair hearing or in court. These amounts are the same as 2009, because increases in these amounts are based on the consumer price index, which actually fell 1.3 percent last year. Additionally, there will be no increase in Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits in 2010. SSI is a federal program designed to assist individuals who are blind, elderly or disabled by providing cash to meet basic needs for food, clothing and shelter.
Medicare premiums to rise in 2010 —The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced its 2010 premium and coinsurance rates. Although Medicare premiums will go up, the increase won't affect most Medicare beneficiaries. This is because Social Security benefits are not going up so only the high-earner Medicare beneficiaries will experience an increase in premiums.
Mississippi imposes a cap on attorneys' fees —Is this the wave of the future? This Mississippi maneuver is sure to be challenged in court:
The executive director of the Mississippi Division of Medicaid has issued a policy memorandum addressing the payment of legal fees by a Medicaid applicant. Legal fees associated with filing a Medicaid application are capped at $2,000. According to the memo, the fee cap is intended to take into account the amount of time the attorney spends to complete the application, to appear in front of the Medicaid agency for the in-person interview, and to assist the Medicaid applicant in connection with securing all the documentation necessary to complete the application. It also includes any attorney involvement in the appeals process if one is necessary.
Of course, the Medicaid applicant is permitted to spend more than $2,000 on attorneys' fees, but only $2,000 will be allowed as part of the Medicaid spend-down. Amounts paid in excess of this amount will be treated as an uncompensated transfer of assets subject to the Medicaid look-back and penalty period provisions.
There are further restrictions on the payment of legal fees associated with personal services contracts and preparing trusts.
With regard to trusts, the legal fees are capped at $1,500 provided that Medicaid determines that the trust benefits the Medicaid applicant or recipient from a Medicaid perspective. The attorney is required to explain to Medicaid how the trust benefits the applicant and then Medicaid will make a decision on whether the legal fee is allowable.
Do any of our readers want to open an office in Mississippi? After all, the memo makes clear that retaining an attorney to assist a family with the Medicaid application process is anyone's right. You just have to find one who is willing to work for these rates. What's next? Caps on accounting fees? Realtor commissions?
SSDI income must be used to offset Medicaid nursing home costs despite a special needs trust —Another disturbing potential trend reared its ugly head in New York:
Affirming a district court ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that Social Security disability payments (SSDI) placed into a Medicaid recipient's special needs trust (SNT) count as income for purposes of calculating the amount he must contribute towards the cost of his nursing home care.1
The case was an appeal from an award of summary judgment in favor of the government. The result of this case effectively prevents nursing home residents from using SNTs to shelter their monthly SSDI income from certain Medicaid eligibility determinations.
The case involved a Medicaid applicant, Sai Kwan Wong, who was under age 65 and resided in a nursing home in New York City due to permanent disabilities. Medicaid had been paying for the cost of his care since 2005. In November of 2006, Wong began transferring his monthly SSDI payment of $1,401 into his SNT, which was established pursuant to 42 U.S. Code 1396p(d)(4)(a). During the relevant time period, this was his sole source of income.
The parties did not dispute the fact that Wong was eligible for Medicaid and continued to be eligible for Medicaid after he commenced the transfer of his SSDI payments to his SNT. The issue on appeal was whether Medicaid was allowed to count as Wong's income the SSDI payments he transferred to his SNT. By continuing to count his SSDI payments as income, Wong was effectively in the same position as he was prior to transferring those payments to the SNT. Namely, the SSDI payments had to be spent down on the cost of his care. Under New York law, a nursing home resident on Medicaid is permitted to maintain no more than $50 per month in income. The remainder of his income (subject to certain deductions) must be turned over to the nursing home to help defray the cost of his care. Wong's position was that Medicaid should not have been allowed to count as his income the SSDI payments that were transferred into the SNT.
Generally, the determination of whether assets or income placed into a trust is available to pay for the cost of a Medicaid recipient's care depends upon whether the trust is revocable or irrevocable. For revocable trusts, the entire corpus and income of the trust counts in determining an individual's eligibility for Medicaid. Irrevocable trusts are a different story. Although the rules do vary depending on which state you are in, the corpus of an irrevocable trust will not be considered available with respect to an individual's Medicaid eligibility determination so long as there are no circumstances under which the trustee can distribute principal in favor of the settlor. Discretionary distributions will not satisfy this standard. There cannot be any circumstances under which the trustee may distribute principal to the settlor. Of course, any income that can be distributed to the settlor will be considered in determining his Medicaid eligibility.
SNTs described in 42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4)(a) are an exception to these trust rules. They are designed to enhance the quality of life of an individual with disabilities. The SNT can pay for things that are not covered by government assistance. The assets of an SNT do not count when determining the Medicaid eligibility of the beneficiary. Moreover, assets or income transferred into an SNT by a person under age 65 are not subject to the Medicaid transfer of asset penalty provisions.
The Medicaid agency took the position that SNTs are not excluded from post-eligibility determinations such as how much income one must contribute towards the cost of his care. The Second Circuit agreed.
Thus, even though the assets of an SNT do not count in determining a beneficiary's eligibility for Medicaid, the income placed into that trust each month does count for purposes of computing the individual's contribution towards the cost of his nursing home care.
While the Wong case is a defeat for the Medicaid applicant in that he must utilize his SSDI income to help pay for the cost of his nursing home care, there are two helpful conclusions that can be drawn from the case:
- The transfer of the SSDI income into the trust each month did not disqualify Wong from Medicaid in the month the SSDI was received. While this might seem like a moral victory, at least we know that from an eligibility standpoint this should not present problems for other Medicaid applicants.
- To the extent that an individual can assign his income directly into an SNT, that is to say, the beneficiary will not directly receive the income, the income should not be countable by Medicaid. Also, the assignment will not be subject to the Medicaid transfer-of-asset penalty provisions, because transfers to an SNT by someone under 65 are exempt.
Unfortunately, most Medicaid recipients have Social Security and/or pension as their only source of income, neither of which is assignable. There generally is not a significant amount of interest or dividend income since Medicaid recipients are only permitted to have a few thousand dollars in resources.
Martinez settlement required the SSA to pay $500 million to 80,000 recipients —In a federal court-approved settlement of Martinez v. Astrue,2 the Social Security Administration (SSA) agreed to repay more than $500 million to income beneficiaries whose benefits were suspended because they were deemed to be "fugitives." These suspensions flowed from a program designed to deny benefits to people who were "fleeing to avoid prosecution." The plaintiffs claimed that the program operated in an overly broad manner, treating anyone with an outstanding warrant as a fugitive.
The case was brought by the National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC), an organization founded in 1972 and devoted to protecting the rights of low income elders and disabled Americans. The NSCLC can be contacted at its national office: 1444 Eye St., NW, Suite 1100, Washington, D.C., 20005.
Arm Yourself
There are no easy solutions to our health care dilemma in general and the problem of long-term care, in particular. But while policymakers address or avoid these issues, estate-planning professionals around the country are on the front lines, forced to deal with clients' very real concerns and immediate needs. The least we all can do is understand precisely what public benefits are available — so we can fully inform clients about their options and devise plans that maximize benefits, while supplementing them with private funds.
- Wong. v. Doar, No. 08-4992-CV (2d. Cir. June 22, 2009).
- Martinez v. Astrue, 2009 WL 807460 (E.D. Cal.).
Bernard A. Krooks, far left, is a partner in the New York City, White Plains, and Fishkill, New York firm of Littman Krooks LLP. Michael Gilfix is a partner in the Palo Alto, Calif. firm of Gilfix & La Poll Associates LLP


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Environmental care is a core value
"Environmental care" is one of the Volvo Group's core values. In 1972, during the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden, we launched our first environmental position on mobility and the environment. Since then we have continuously communicated and trained employees and management on environmental responsibility issues. Today, environmental issues are an integral part of our vision, business strategy and daily work.
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges faced by mankind. We believe that carbon dioxide neutral transport is not a utopian dream. Our long-term ambition is to make all our production plants carbon dioxide neutral.
We believe that carbon dioxide neutral transport is not a utopian dream.
A holistic approach to environmental responsibility
The Volvo Group's Environmental Policy is the foundation of our environmental work and includes four strategies:
- Holistic approach – the environmental impact of products shall be assessed from a lifecycle perspective – from concept to disassembly
- Continual improvement – environmental programs must be integrated and monitored in all operations
- Technological development – environmental requirements are to be met through active research and development
- Efficient resource utilization – the entire lifecycle of products and processes must be taken into account to ensure optimum resource utilization.
Strategic challenge
The Volvo Group's environmental agenda identifies the most important environmental issues, prioritizing the projects that provide the most business value over a three-year period.
The process ensures that the agenda is focusing on the most relevant issues. The current areas included are:
- Energy efficiency – high efficiency in products and production
- Climate change – high fuel efficiency in products and low emissions for all transport work
- Climate change – our long-term ambition is to make all production sites carbon dioxide neutral
- Renewable fuels – solutions for alternatively fuelled power trains and products
- Communication – communicating environmental features to the market and society.
In 2011, the Volvo Group developed a directive on how to communicate about environmentally-enhanced products such as hybrid solutions and vehicles that can operate on renewable fuels. The purpose is to ensure that our communication about the environmental performance of our products is true and not misleading our customers and other stakeholders.


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What Is A Violation
What is a violation?
Common Code Enforcement Violations
1. Perimeter fences (adjacent to an alley, utility easement, street, or right-of-way) shall be constructed of wood, wrought iron, masonry, brick, vinyl, PVC, or composite material. Already existing chain link fences may remain on a property as long as they are maintained in good repair. Support members of wooden perimeter fences shall be on the interior side of the fence and may not be visible to public view.
2. Fences constructed along the rear or side property line may not exceed 8 feet in height. Fences in the front yard or in front of the front building line may not exceed 3 1/2 feet in height.
3. Fences must be set back at least ten feet (10') from the back of the curb or, if there is no curb, ten feet (10')from the street, or five feet (5') from the sidewalk.
4. Fences shall not be placed within any right-of-way, easement, fire lane or required parking space, or obstruct any visibility sight line or triangle.
5. Barbed wire, electrical or razor wire fencing is only allowed for agricultural or industrial uses. (To review this section in its entirety, see SUBCHAPTER 13, Section 35.13.9 A of the Denton Development Code.)
Common Fence Violation
Deteriorated Fence Before
New Fence After
1. Sales are limited to three (3) sales on a residential property in any twelve (12) month period with no more than one (1) sale every four (4) months, and with a limit of three (3) days per event, per lot.
2. Signs stating the location and date may not be larger than six (6) square feet in area. No more than one (1) sign is allowed on the premises and no more than three (3) signs may be located off the premises.
3. Signs may not be put out more than twenty-four (24) hours before the sale and must be removed within twenty-four (24) hours after the sale.
4. Signs may not be placed on any public property, i.e. on utility, traffic or existing sign poles, ten (10') feet in from the curb, or in street medians. (To review this section in its entirety, see SUBCHAPTER 12, Sec. 35.12.9 E.4 of the Denton Development Code.)
Garage/Occasional Sales
Incorrect placement of sign
Correct placement of sign
1. Grass and weeds higher than twelve (12) inches, including in easements and rights-of-way (from the property line to the curb or street), are not allowed.
2. Grass and weeds growing upon/over the surface of an improved right-of-way (i.e. sidewalk, curb, street) are not allowed.
3. All areas between a fence and adjacent curb, street, or property must be maintained free of high grass and weeds.
4. If property is five (5) or more acres, you must mow a minimum of one hundred (100) feet from rights-of-way and property lines. (To review this section in its entirely, see CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE IV, Sec. 17-40 (a) (d) (e) and ARTICLE VIII, Sec 17-80 (f) of the Denton Property Maintenance Code.)
Grass and Weeds Violation
High Grass and Weeds Before
Grass After
House numbers are required and must be at least three (4) inches high and visible from the street. (To review this section in its entirety, see CHAPTER 25, Sec. 25-10 Denton Code of Ordinances.)
House Numbers
No House Numbers Before
House Number After
1. An inoperable vehicle or inoperable motor vehicle (one that has one or more flat tires, is wrecked, dismantled, or dilapidated); or a junk vehicle (does not have a valid registration and inspection, and is wrecked, dismantled or discarded; or inoperable for seventy-two (72) consecutive hours on public property, or thirty (30) consecutive days on private property) is not allowed to be visible from any right-of-way or adjacent property.
2. No more than one such vehicle is allowed on a residential property and only if screened completely by a solid, opaque fence or enclosed in a building.
3. A car cover on an inoperable or junk vehicle is not considered adequate screening.
4. A vehicle not demonstrated to be operable, is considered inoperable.
5. An inoperable motor vehicle that remains inoperable for more than thirty (30) consecutive days becomes a junk vehicle. (To review this section in its entirely, see CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE III, Sec, 17-35 (a)(b)(c)(d)(h-i)of the Denton Property Maintenance Code.)
Inoperable Vehicle/Motor Vehicle/Junk Vehicle
| Inoperable Motor Vehicle
| After Removal of Inoperable Motor Vehicle
***Special Note: Also Temporary Carport and Outdoor Storage
After Removal of Inoperable Motor Vehicle, Temporary Carport and Outdoor Storage
1. Storage of miscellaneous items and objects outside of an enclosed building are not allowed unless screened completely from public view at all times (ex. privacy fence) and shall be located in the side or rear yard only.
2. Children's play equipment, smokers, barbeque grills, and furniture or appliances designed for outdoor use do not have to be screened, but are allowed only in the side or rear yard, and are not allowed in the front yard.
3. Outdoor furniture designed for outdoor use and in good repair is allowed in the front yard. (To review this section in its entirety, see CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE VI, Sec. 17-60 of the Denton Property Maintenance Code.)
Outdoor Storage
|Residential Outside Storage Before
|Residential Outside Storage After
|Commercial Outside Storage Before
|Commercial Outside Storage After
Parking any vehicle or motor vehicle, including watercraft, trailers, recreational vehicles, etc., on or across any right-of-way (including sidewalks, alleys, public easements, streets, highways and their shoulders, etc.) is not allowed. Exception: vehicles legally parked on a street or highway. Code Enforcement works only those violations that involve private property. All other parking violations on public property are handled by the Police Department. You may contact the Police Department at (940) 349-8181. You will reach a recording offering several options. Please select "Duty Officer". (To review this section in its entirety, see CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE X, Sec. 17-101 (a) (9) (10) of the Denton Property Maintenance Code.)
Parking on Right-of-Way or Sidewalks
|Parking Over Sidewalk Before
|After Moving Car
1. It is unlawful to park or store, or allow another to park or store, a vehicle in the front, side or rear yard of any property upon any surface other than an improved parking surface. An improved parking surface is one made of concrete, asphalt, pavers or open pavers.
2. Dirt driveways may come into compliance by excavating the driveway and pouring four (4) inches of gravel and bordering it.
3. If no improved surface exists in the side or rear yard, the vehicle may be parked behind a six (6) foot solid fence or wall, or be stored within an enclosed structure.
4. Parking surfaces added to an existing, improved parking surface in the front, side or rear yard must be made of the same material and be connected to and run parallel with the original improved surface.
5. Additional parking surfaces may not be more than twelve (12) feet wide and may not be closer than three (3) feet to a neighboring property line. If the additional surface is parallel with a sidewalk, there must be at least five (5) feet between the added surface and the closest edge of the sidewalk.
6. Additional parking surfaces cannot be within an easement or right-of-way, or interfere with line of sight or a sight visibility triangle.
7. Parking surfaces added to an existing gravel driveway may be made of four (4) inches of gravel, excavated and made level with the existing gravel surface, bordered and maintained grass and weed free.
8. Parking surfaces added to an existing driveway made of parallel concrete, parking ribbons, must be made of same material and run parallel to the original concrete ribbons. Concrete ribbons must be maintained in good condition. (To review this section in its entirety, see CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE X, Section 17-101 (a) (1) (3-8) of the Denton Property Maintenance Code.)
Parking on Unimproved Surface - Single Family
Homes and Duplexes
|Car Parked on Unimproved Surface Before
|After Removal of Car
Nothing may be stored in the right-of-way, including parkways (the area between the curb and sidewalk), sidewalks, streets, alleys, easements, etc., ex. basketball goals, skateboard ramps, etc. (To review this section in its entirety, see CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE X, Section 17-101 (a) (9) of the Denton Property Maintenance Code.)
| Storage of Goods in Rights-of-Way
|Storage of Basketball Goal Before
|After Removal of Basketball Goal
Any structure, that is easily moveable, and which supports a flexible membrane canopy for the purpose of shade and/or weather protection is not allowed in residential or commercial districts. The only exception is for use by licensed car dealers. (To review this section in its entirety, see CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE IX, Section 17-90 of the Denton Property Maintenance Code.)
Temporary Carports or Auto Shade Covers
|Temporary Carport Before
| Temporary Carport After Removal
|Temporary Carport Before
|Temporary Carport After Removal
1. Citizens must obtain a temporary use permit from the Building Inspection Department. Contact (940) 349-8360. Permit must be posted in a visible location.
2. In residential areas, there is a limit of three (3) permits per calendar year, per lot, and limited to thirty (30) days per each permit.
3. In non-residential areas, there is a limit of one (1) permit per calendar year, limited to one hundred-eighty (180) days per permit, per lot.
4. Containers/units existing prior to the effective date of the Ordinance must obtain a temporary use permit.
5. Storage containers must be located on an improved surface.
6. Storage containers may not be located in any part of a fire lane, required parking space or maneuvering lane, public right-of-way, or visibility triangle.
7. Property must have a principal structure to which the storage container is an accessory use.
8. Storage containers less than one hundred-twenty (120) square feet, located in a rear yard and screened from public view, do not need a temporary use permit.(To review this section in its entirety, see SUBCHAPTER 12, Section35.12.9 D.4 and E.1, F1 and Subchapter 23, Sec. 35.23.2 of the Denton Development Code.)
Temporary Storage Containers/Portable Storage Units (PODS)
|Temporary Storage Container Before
|After Removal of Temporary Storage Container
1. Containers may not be set out until after 6 p.m. the night before scheduled pickup, and all containers and unaccepted items must be removed from the curb by 8 a.m. the morning after scheduled pickup and stored in an appropriate location.
2. No containers may be placed in the front yard or on the front porch in public view.
3. Containers should be stored at the side or the rear of the residence, or
4. Stored within a garage or other enclosed building. (To review this section in its entirety; see CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE II, Section 24-43 of the Denton Code of Ordinances.)
| Trash/Recycling Containers
|Trash/Recycle Bins Before
|After Removal
Trash, debris, junk, garbage, refuse, etc. are not allowed on any property, including rights-of-way and easements, and includes loose or bagged trash; grass/weed clippings; scrap metal, wood, building materials; brush; tires; discarded household or other items, etc. (To review this section in its entirety, see CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE V, Section 17 - 2, 17 - 50 of the Denton Property Maintenance Code.)
| Trash and Debris
|Debris Before
|After Removal
***Special Note: Solid Waste will not pick up bulky items without a special request
Codes we enforce
Link to Denton Development Code
Link to Denton Property Maintenance Code


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Nearly 70 years after the Shoah, how does a community commemorate one of history's most horrific atrocities? At this year's Holocaust Commemoration on April 8, one means of remembrance was a lullaby.
Heather Viola, SSH'14, sang "Wiegala" by German poet and songwriter Ilse Weber to open her talk, "Lullaby: A Child's Experience of Terezin Through Music." The audience sat transfixed as the trained soprano—who has performed at New York's Carnegie Hall—led listeners through haunting lyrics describing tranquil nature scenes.
As Northeastern's 2013 Gideon Klein Scholar, Viola has spent the year exploring the role of music in the lives of children at the Terezin concentration camp. "Music was many things for the people [at Terezin]," says Viola, who is pursuing a combined major in international affairs and human services. "For some, it was how they survived, literally, as many musicians were considered a utility and were given better treatment. For others, music was a means of escape and remaining in touch with their culture. Music was also an act of resistance, a way for people to feel empowered when all else had left them powerless."
Viola's Gideon Klein Scholarship, through the Jewish Studies program, supports a student exploring the work of an artist or musician persecuted by the Nazis. The late professor of chemistry Bill Giessen—who grew up in Nazi Germany and later dedicated himself to Holocaust remembrance—established the award to honor the memory of Gideon Klein, an extraordinary Czech pianist and composer who died in a Nazi death camp in 1945.
Viola's presentation was just one moving moment in the Holocaust Commemoration, which both anchors Northeastern's Holocaust Awareness Week and is part of the university's yearlong Conflict, Civility, Respect, Peace programming. Laurel Leff, associate professor of journalism and Stotsky Professor of Jewish Historical and Cultural Studies, delivered the keynote address, "Well Worth Saving: How American Universities Selected Faculty Fleeing Nazi-Era Europe."
Viola notes, "There's real significance in Holocaust Awareness. The world today is not free of hate or individuals and groups that target peoples. With programming like this, you spread an awareness of the past in an effort to prevent such events in the future."
SIDEBAR: Civic Sustainability Programming
The Presidential Council on Inclusion and Diversity launched the Conflict, Civility, Respect, Peace series earlier this year to spark conversations about the challenges and promises of increasingly diverse societies. Here are the topics that drew the Northeastern community together this spring semester.
Understanding Hate (Feb. 25)
Professor Michael Dukakis led faculty panelists in a discussion on hate crime, intergroup relations, and campus climates.
I Am Northeastern: Northeastern Students Build Community and Peace (March 20)
A panel of students reflected on their experiential learning and whether these experiences should make students' "I am Northeastern" pledge—a vow to promote a peaceful living environment for students and the surrounding community—more ambitious.
Northeastern Holocaust Commemoration (April 8)
(see story above)
The Boston Marathon Bombing and Its Aftermath: A Conversation with Northeastern Faculty Experts (April 24)
A panel of faculty experts examined issues—hate as a motivation for crime, community resilience, the dangers of misreading religious motivations, and the role of social media—raised by the bombing and the search for its perpetrators.
Click here for information on fall Conflict, Civility, Respect, Peace programming.


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Abigail Raye is fairly convinced that her big 11 o'clock number in "Spamalot" was written specifically for her.
"Oh my God, does this song speak to me," said Raye of "Whatever Happened to My Part," a diva-tastic song late in the musical adaptation of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
"Spamalot" opens Wednesday for a two-night run in the Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium, 401 S. Buchanan St., as part of Civic Amarillo's Broadway Spotlight Series.
Raye's signature tune comes as a cri de coeur as the Lady of the Lake bemoans her absence from the stage: "What ever happened to my part? / It was exciting at the start. / Now we're halfway through Act 2 / And I've had nothing yet to do."
That metatextual-style of humor is entirely appropriate to the show, a knowing satire of musical theater steeped in the Python troupe's signature jokes.
But the song has had other applications in the life of Raye, 23, who's starring in her first national tour with this show.
"I've been singing this song since I was in eighth grade," she said. "In 10th grade, I was up for Annie in 'Annie Get Your Gun' and didn't get it. ... I threw a hissy fit.
"The next year, for 'Pippin' auditions, I sang 'Whatever Happened to My Part,'" she said. "I think (the director) got the message."
And she also couldn't help but think of the song when she was originally passed over for this role after final callbacks.
"They were emailing me for front and back pictures and measurements, and I swore I got it, but I didn't get it," she said.
But when the tour's previous Lady fell ill near the end of one stretch, Raye was called back in.
"They flew me out on a Thursday, and by that next Tuesday, I was performing with the entire show," she said. "I only had four hours to rehearse."
Fortunately, her intimate knowledge of her showstopper helped.
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Keaton Fuller, a graduating senior at Prince of Peace Catholic school in Clinton, IA, won the prestigious Matthew Shepard Scholarship, named after the young gay man brutally murdered by bigots in 1998. And Fuller (far right) first heard about the scholarship and was encouraged to apply for it by staff at the school.
But after an Iowa Bishop stuck his miter in, he won't be able to accept the award at his May 20 graduation ceremony.
Bishop Martin Amos of Davenport, IA, overruled school officials, who originally told Fuller a committee member could present him with the award: "We cannot allow any one or any organization which promotes a position that is contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church to present at a diocesan institution," Amos said in a statement.
Oddly, Amos is allowing Fuller's accomplishment to be mentioned by a school employee during the assembly.
School Board President Edward O'Neill, who said no one on the board had a problem with the scholarship, is shocked and appalled by Amos' action. "We preach tolerance and acceptance but then we turn around and we don't practice what we preach," he told the AP. "If the bishop says we're not going to do it, I can voice my objection to it but there's not a whole lot I can do."
You could resign, Ed. Or leave a church that throws away promising young men.
The situation underscores the growing disconnect between everyday Catholics—who increasingly support LGBT equality—and their out-of-touch and hypocritical clergy. Fuller has been out at school for years with no problem and was even able to take his boyfriend to prom the other weekend.
But somehow accepting this honor is a step too far?
"It is difficult to understand how after I have spent thirteen years at this school and worked hard during all of them, I would be made to feel that my accomplishments are less than everybody else's," Fuller wrote in an open letter to students and educators. "This whole ordeal has been incredibly hurtful, and I am even sadder that this will be one of my last experiences to remember my high school years by."
Given to a few openly LGBT Iowa high school students each year, the Matthew Shepard Scholarship is sponsored by the Eychaner Foundation, a Des Moines nonprofit committed to battling discrimination. Keaton received the scholarship—$40,000 to attend the University of Iowa—for his outstanding academic record and his work reducing homophobia in his school and community.
Below, is the full text of Keaton's letter. Grab a tissue, it's heavy stuff.
To: The Prince of Peace Student Body and Staff:
Being the lone openly gay student in a small, Catholic school has not always been easy. Upon first realizing I was gay, I suffered a lot of anxiety over wondering how everybody in this school would treat me if I were to tell people the truth about my sexual orientation. When I did begin to tell people, I was pleasantly surprised and touched to find that nearly everybody treated me with the same acceptance and respect as they always had.
I have always been very grateful to all of you for this.
This past March, I was made aware by our school of an incredible scholarship opportunity. The Matthew Shepard Scholarship is awarded to a few LGBT students across the state of Iowa each year by the Eychaner Foundation in honor of a young man who was beaten and later died because of his sexual orientation. The purpose of the scholarship is not only to honor the recipients for their efforts working for the acceptance of the LGBT community, but also to raise awareness and understanding throughout the state.
After becoming one of eight finalists interviewed, I was very excited. The moment I was told that I had been awarded a 2012 Gold Matthew Shepard Scholarship was one of the happiest of my life. It made me feel that my efforts had truly paid off. When word got around about this achievement, I received a great deal of praise from many of you, for which I am extremely grateful.
Part of receiving this generous scholarship includes having a member of the scholarship committee present the award at each student's graduation or awards ceremonies. This protocol was communicated to the school as part of the scholarship materials and the scholarship committee received written confirmation that should a scholarship be awarded, a representative from the scholarship committee would be allowed to present it in person to me at graduation. Upon being selected for the award in very early April, the scholarship committee wrote to the school confirming that a committee member would present the award on May 20th.
However, on Friday, April 27th, my family and I were told by the school that a member of the foundation would not be permitted to present this award at graduation. The scholarship committee has not been notified of this decision and my family has been put in the middle, so my family has asked for a reversal of the decision.
I have never felt as invalidated and unaccepted as I have upon hearing the news that the scholarship that I have worked so hard for not just in the application process, but also in my deportment and actions over the years, would not be recognized in the way that it should at the graduation ceremony It is difficult to understand how after I have spent thirteen years at this school and worked hard during all of them, I would be made to feel that my accomplishments are less than everybody else's. This whole ordeal has been incredibly hurtful, and I am even sadder that this will be one of my last experiences to remember my high school years by.
This is a teachable moment for Prince of Peace to stand up against rejecting and invalidating the accomplishments of any student. Please help me by respectfully requesting that this decision be reversed. Share your thoughts about why all students deserve to be treated with respect and dignity at Prince of Peace.
Keaton M. Fuller
Here's an idea—maybe Keaton should study theology!
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I am a bit tired of reading whiny stories about gay Catholics who are "disappointed" by the hate cult reaffirming its hate for them. The cult hates gay people. It always has and always will. Expecting anything different is foolish. By submitting to its authority through enrolling in its schools or attending its events, you're submitting to that hate. Complaining that the hate cult hates you is thus self defeating. Grow a pair and dump it already.
Reducing homophobia is "contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church?" I guess, the bishop knows what he says.
So then will the church not allow students from divorced parents to stand up at graduation?
Oh they will? Oh that's right, it's because it's all about bigotry and hypocricy, not about the actual religious teaching isn't it.
I agree. My best friend from college is culturally Jewish and spiritually atheist. He's marrying a Catholic girl who didn't think it would be a problem in the Church's eyes if they weren't going to raise their kids Catholic. She was SHOCKED when the priest they went to told her they needed to raise the kids Catholics or couldn't get married in a church.
Stop being shocked. This is what the Church does!
@What did you expect?: I would agree if this was an adult that chose to attend a Catholic college. However, this is a high school student who did not chose to attend a Catholic High School. His parents made that decision for him.
Also, has it occurred to you that his parents made that decision simply because they wanted their child to receive the best possible education that they could afford. A lot of these Catholic schools blow the lid off a lot of the public schools. That is where the real problem arises. Because public schools continuously receive cuts in their funding, private owned schools normally surpass them, and Catholic schools do especially well.
@What did you expect?: I agree 100%
Mr. Keaton Fuller, You learned one of the most valuable lessons of your short life. Run. Lola, run. Don't look back.
WOW… The first 7 comments are pretty nasty…
Congrats to Keaton for believing in himself and comfortable to come out to those at his school… and I guess his family… You rock!
Also congrats to the person at the school that found out about the scholarship, ENCOURAGED him to apply, and most likely supported him.
Congrats to the students and the staff… seems that they were accepting and helpful.
Congrats to the school board… they were ok with the presentation at graduation.
It was just the Bishop that is the ahole… seems that the rest of the Catholics out there are not all bad.
I Bet that Keaton gets a Huge ovation when it is announced… jsut to show the ahole Bishop what they all think.
Keaton… Congratulations… You prove that It IS Better!!
why do people even take their cues form a church known to rape innocent children??
The Davenport diocese is bankrupt because of lawsuits won by children that were sexually abused by priests. You would think this Bishop would be trying to fix that problem and not bash a young man. Amazing hypocrasy!!!
On September 13, 2011 the International Criminal Court from Hague was asked to investigate Vatican Officials and the Pope for "Crimes Against Humanity" for the cover up of sexual abuse of children. Between 1945-1985 10,000 to 20,000 children where raped by priests and monks in Belgium and Holland alone. Recently a priest in Germany, who had been an aid to the Pope when he was a cardinal, was arrested on 267 counts of sexuall abuse against 3 boys. Given the rest of the horrors the Catholic Church has given humanity such as killing people who would convert (Charlemagne, Charles the Great) killed 80,450 people that wouldn't convert, the crusades, burning to death "heretics", inquistions, and other horrors against mankind. They have no right to tell anyone anything about how to live their lives or deny them anything. "Crimes Against Humanity" always looks good on a religion's resume!!!
Noted historians from around the world have estimated the Catholic Church has killed approximately 1.9 million people in the last 1700 years.
Since parishioners have done nothing to stop these horrors and continue to show up at mass every Saturday or Sunday then they are culpable.
And I'm a bit tired of hearing overly self righteous queens assume a shit load of things about other people as though the lives of the queens in question are supposed to be the skeletal pattern of other lives within the LGBT community. But I guess we both have to live with what we're sick of, no?
What makes you think that he was the one who chose to go to the Catholic school? Also what makes you think that the circumstances would've made it easier for him to leave? Grow a brain and use it.
What did he expect? Guess what, he expected to be royally vilified by the school after he came out and he wasn't. I bet that's a big slap to your theory. And who was it that convinced him to apply for the scholarship? The CATHOLIC school. I guess that's another dent in your predictable theory. What was he fighting for, a reconciliation between a faith that does, AT THE VERY LEAST, show some sign of wavering from its archaic belief system in order open its doors to its more unconventional members.
Can you really blame the kid if he's not as cynical and PRESUMPTUOUS as you are? Probably… but that doesn't make him any less of a person compared to you who are as judgmental as the people you are vilifying.
Would it be possible for the student's parents to get up when his scholarship award is announced and walk over to him and him his award?
@mika: Possibly for the same reason we take our cues from a community that has also had its history of sexually-related misdeeds.
Bishop amos is jus another typical old Queen with a tall order of OCD..Im sorry for the young man,and hope he realizes jus how fukked up that RCC is…the clergy an its lil black book, sure makes me happy about my own beliefs about their great big 'sky god'
@Belize: The people in charge of the Catholic chuch are the ones making these rules, and it is not as if they have been shy about proclaiming them!Yet so many lay people act mystified and hurt when they find out about them. If I worked for a company I would always pay attention to what the boss said in order to know what to expect. If he was making rules that hurt me, I would quit. Why are Catholics too dumb to figure this out?
Ogre Magi: Why are Catholics too dumb to figure this out?
well maybe because growing up Catholic (especially in a protestant country) is to grow up in a social and cultural world that gives an identity precedes the acquisition of a gay identity. So it's not really like quitting a job that doesn't suit you.
that said, as JAW suggests, lay Catholics often disagree with the hierarchy. It's time lay people began to teach the priests and bishops.
Congratulations to Keaton!
@xtopep: Yeah, like they are going to listen! It is not a democracy
Firstly, congratulations to this amazing young man. He is awesomely deserving of this prestigious honor.
I am also glad that his school years were not difficult.
Now, as for the child abusing religious cult that is the RCC-no surprise at this Bishop's actions. None at all. Hope he leaves that church and becomes an atheist.
There are few things in life that we all agree on… Hell even on this thread, there is a lot of disagreement. GLBT people cover a full range of ideas an beliefs. Many GLB people wish the T would go away… many T people wish that the BLB people would leave them alone… Men have issues with women… and the women have issues with men. But we all put asise some of our beliefs, because we know that for the most part we believe the same… That we are all good people and deserve equal rights.
Catholics are the same, as are most religious people. We all have basic beliefs, but sometimes we do not agree with ALL of the teachings, or in our Leaders. A Bishop gets only one vote in the booth… The majority of Catholics are pretty much on our side, as they seem to be at Keaton's school.
and as u said Ogre… the Catholic Church is NOT a democracy… But we all have things in it that we believe in.
@What did you expect?:
The kid has been at that school for 13 years, meaning by the time he came out he had already formed friendships, and become a member of the school community. It doesn't necessarily mean he is Catholic.
No matter what you try to hide it behind, whether it is "Why are you shocked due to its catholic views" or whatever nonsense, no point is valid enough to keep him from accepting it.
Please, stop making yourself look an ignorant homophobic person and think before you type a response.
Why can't we all just agree that, even if we were all the same with the exact same beliefs and wisdom, we'd still find ways to find superiority and hatred in others? The only thing we can be sure of is that we know nothing! Goodness gracious me… humanity will never cease to disappoint me, whether it be from intelligent people denied their rights to accept an award simply due to uncontrollable preferences, or ignorant bystanders who have to stick their two cents in on why YOU shouldn't feel bad about it and all that noise.
We can all agree, no matter what reason, this is wrong.
Thank you, Katt.
@Damon: i couldn´t agree more
I still think it is amazing to watch men in dresses and goofy hats to find fault with gay men. The garb that Catholic leaders wear make gay drag queens look straight.
Face it catholic parrishoners these guys are never going to let you have control of their church. You just have to go along for the ride. They haven't changed on iota in 1700 years. They are still manipulating the masses and milking money from everyone.
Leaders of the catholic church still believe they talk to an invisible man in the sky that's coming back soon. Face it folks, after 2000 years of waiting he is not coming back and the leadership is just milking you for money and power.
Sadly… your post makes No sense at all… nothing logical at all in what u wrote
Try Again
Regardless of one's "religious" views on homosexuality, treating people as one would want to be treated is the highest priority. It's not actually in keeping with ANY religion, not even Catholicism, to treat someone badly for ANY reason. Treating gay people badly is really screwed up, even in terms of Catholic values, because it's treating someone badly. Which goes against this most basic and most important value of all. This behavior makes no sense, even through the most conservative Catholic lens, because it's screwing the most important thing, treating people as one would want to be treated. There's nothing legitimate about this pitiful behavior, regardless of one's theology on the subject of homosexuality.
Has anyone started a petition on change.org or sumofus.org? This would be a good one to do.
Get used to it Keaton. I went to a Jesuit high school and was told over and over that masturbation was a sin but when I investigated it, I found that it is a NATURAL body function that is necessary for proper growth. Finally, when I hit 16, the priest in the confessional REFUSED to grant me absolution unless I promised to do my best to STOP the practice. I told him that I was going to leave the Catholic Church for GOOD if that was HIS decision and he said that he had no control over it. It was one of the tenets of the Catholic Church … so I left the Church that afternoon and have not been back since except to go to Easter Sunday mass with my Mom since it pleases her so, and I rarely get a chance to visit her except at that time of the year.
What I did to make up for the fact that I STILL missed The Creator and Jesus Christ was to form my OWN Church … The Fontanetum et Lucem Universal Church of Whitewater, http://askthedragon.org/fontanetum_et_lucem_church_of_wh.htm . You can see how the Catholicness is still hanging with me when you look at the name of the Church but old habits die hard. HOWEVER, my Church frowns on HATRED, condemnation or judgment of others, we are open to ALL FAITHS and ALL preferences, gay or str8, and we promote LOVE between TWO INDIVIDUALS and once California Law allows, we will be marrying gay and lesbian couples and giving the Sacraments to same. But I am NOT harboring any ill will toward the Catholics, who are innocent go-betweens, and the Catholic Church may ostracize as many people as they like … for they are WELCOME in my church and for those who choose, we have Catholic mass on Sundays too. Our Church has only ONE Tenet … "Harm ye No One". It's too bad that the Catholic Church does not have a similar tenet but MY church follows the Life and Beliefs of Jesus Christ TO THE LETTER and we would never do ANYTHING that would tarnish Jesus' Good Name, whereas the Catholic Church prefers to set their OWN rules and defy the laws of God and Jesus. GOD will JUDGE Bishop Amos and the Pope for their HATEFUL WAYS against homosexuals, God's Creatures, their spitefulness of the Bible's Teachings (Matt7:1-5), and their refusal to accept Jesus' Law "Love thy neighbor" and their direct SLAP of God's FACE by telling GOD that some of God's Creations do NOT measure up to the Catholic Church's standards. After all, it was NEVER GOD who spoke against gay people but rather the Council of Trent in the 1500's who declared DArwinism and Gayness as being "against God". In other words MAN spoke for GOD NOT God, not the Bible, and def NOT Jesus Christ! What the CAtholic Church is doing to religion is blasphemous and needs to be corrected but it will be up to the Catholic congregation to tell the Pope to quit being so Anti-Christlike! But will the Pope listen and turn once again to GOD for direction? It is doubtful since the Cat Church has not budged on the subject since the Council of Trent made its ruling. Not even God has a voice in the Catholic Church it seems. It makes sense now that the Catholic Church was directly founded upon Paganism and that the Pagan followers were all brutally murdered to cover up the fact AND that most other churches do NOT consider CAtholicism to be a Christian Religion which it seems it turns out it is NOT! They CLAIM To worship JC and I'm sure the followers do in earnest, but the Catholic Church is the FARTHEST from be Christian of ALL churches, including the atheist religions.
That's one reason why religion is one of the downfalls of society. It's lacking in spiritually, but full of dogma.
The headline is wrong. A school representative can present the scholarship to him. The Bishop prohibited a representative of Eychaner, offering only that Eychaner supports gay marriage and that the diocese has a policy of not allowing presentations by those who advocate positions at variance from church teaching. The situation is still worth discussing and critiquing, but the misleading headline does nothing to inform the debate.
@What did you expect?: Their hatred is basically a result of their own self-loathing closeted existence. If all of the gay priests, bishops and cardinals were to leave the church the only people left to run the church would be a bunch of lesbian nuns.


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