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Marcellus shale gas production boom stirs debate over taxes
A boom in natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania is generating billions of dollars for companies and private landowners, but some experts question whether the state's low effective tax on the bounty makes long-term sense.
Unlike most leading oil- and gas-producing states, Pennsylvania doesn't link fees to how much gas comes out of the well. Instead, each well pays an impact fee no matter how much it produces. That means that even as Marcellus shale gas production has soared, revenue to local and state governments isn't keeping pace.
For example, the impact fee generated about $204 million in 2011, when production was about 1 trillion cubic feet of gas. But when production doubled in 2012 to just over 2 trillion cubic feet, the impact fee revenue dropped to about $199 million. One billion cubic feet of gas equals about 180,000 barrels of oil.
"That gap is going to get bigger and bigger" over time, said Michael Wood, a research director with the Pennsylvania Budget & Policy Center, a progressive research group based in Harrisburg.
The Marcellus shale formation, with wells in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, is the country's most productive natural gas field and is expected to produce gas for decades.
Over 20 or 30 years, that means the current impact fee here may generate $10 billion or $15 billion less than a flat tax on production, Wood said.
The Pennsylvania fee is essentially based on the numbers of wells drilled and on the wholesale price of gas, so when prices plunged last year, the revenue took a hit. Wood estimated that the 2011 revenue was the equivalent of about a 4.1 percent effective tax rate, which at first glance appears to be far lower than Texas, at 7.5 percent, or Oklahoma, at 7 percent.
As time goes on, a policy center analysis and a review by The Associated Press came up with the same conclusion: Pennsylvania's effective tax rate on gas production could drop to as low as 1.3 percent over the next few years.
The AP found that at the current pace, production could grow to about 4 trillion cubic feet in 2015. That's the equivalent of $16 billion in company revenue if wholesale prices are at $4, which is the current range. At West Virginia's 5 percent tax rate, that would generate about $800 million.
But the policy center estimates that the Pennsylvania impact fee will generate $237 million to $261 million in 2015, depending on the number of wells drilled and prices.
Those aren't fair comparisons, said Kathryn Klaber, the president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry group. She noted that many other states give drillers a tax exemption for the first few years of production to allow companies to recoup costs. In Oklahoma, for example, a well that's drilled horizontally, like many Marcellus shale wells, gets up to a four-year tax exemption, because the capital costs are far greater than a traditional well.
Such details are "hugely important in an industry that has upfront capital outlay," Klaber said. "The Pennsylvania fee puts money in the pockets of state and local governments even before gas is being produced. So you've got a timing difference."
Klaber said that increasing tax rates on drilling would slow investments, thus leading to lower production. There's been a big debate over that very issue in Alaska, where last month the Legislature passed a multibillion-dollar oil tax cut in the hopes it will lead to more production. Klaber said the current impact fee has "probably hit as close as we're going to get to some middle ground" on such issues.
Patrick Henderson, Gov. Tom Corbett's energy executive, wrote in an email that oil and gas operators have paid more than $1.7 billion in corporate state taxes since 2007, so just looking at the impact fee revenue doesn't tell the whole story. He added that Corbett "was proud to partner with the General Assembly in crafting a fair impact fee intended to encourage development in Pennsylvania."
One energy expert in Texas said the current impact fee structure did help encourage companies to invest in Pennsylvania and trigger the boom.
Kenneth Medlock III, a director at the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University, wrote in an email that as production grows, the state will be stressed to provide more resources for inspections, environmental and health monitoring, and other costs.
The impact fee is "going to get reviewed at some point. It's going to have to," Medlock noted.
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Michael T. Murray, N.D., is widely regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on natural medicine. He is a graduate, former faculty member, and serves on the Board of Regents of Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington. The author of over 30 books on health nutrition, Dr. Murray is also Director of Product Development and Education for Natural Factors Nutritional Products.
The mulberry plant (Morus alba) is probably best known as the food for silkworms, but it has also been highly regarded in traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine. It has been shown to possess significant blood sugar lowering effects in animal studies. Recently, human studies have confirmed its benefits in both preventing and treating type 2 diabetes.
Mulberry contains an important compound known as moranoline that inhibits an enzyme in the intestinal tract involved in the digestion of carbohydrates. Specifically, moranoline has been shown to prevent complex carbohydrates, starches, maltose and sucrose (white sugar) from breaking down into highly absorbable glucose molecules.
Mulberry Extract Reduces the Glycemic Effect of Sugar
Mulberry extract appears to exert considerably more benefits than just inhibiting the breakdown and absorption of sugars. In a human study published in the June 8, 2007 issue of Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, healthy volunteers received a mulberry extract standardized to contain 1.5% moranoline (corresponding to 12 and 18 mg of moranoline, respectively) prior to receiving a 50 g dosage of sucrose. Before and 30- 180 minutes after the mulberry/sucrose administration, plasma glucose and insulin levels were determined. The results indicated that while the mulberry extract reduced peak glucose levels by only 10%, peak insulin levels were reduced by over 30% indicating increased insulin action - a key goal in the treatment of insulin resistance, pre- diabetes, and type 2 diabetes.
Muberry Extract in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
Mulberry has been studied in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and the results are excellent. In fact, in one of these studies the results are superior to standard drug therapy Researchers compared mulberry's blood sugar lowering actions to the oral diabetes drug glyburide which is also known as glibenclamide and Micronase. Patients were given either mulberry dried leaves at a dose of 3 g/day or one tablet of glyburide (5mg/day) for four weeks. The results clearly show that the fasting blood glucose concentrations were significantly lowered with mulberry therapy, suggesting mulberry therapy is effective in controlling diabetes. Compared to glyburide treatment, mulberry therapy significantly reduced fasting blood glucose concentrations of diabetic patients by 27%. However, in those subjects getting glyburide there was no significant differences observed between pre- and post-treatment. Mulberry extract was also superior to the approved drug in its ability to decrease hemoglobin A 1C - a marker of long-term blood sugar control. While glyburide subjects enjoyed some minimal improvements in their blood lipid profile, the changes were not statistically significant, except for triglycerides, which fell by 10%. Mulberry patients, on the other hand, experienced striking improvements across all lipid parameters, including a dramatic drop in harmful LDL by23% along with an 18% increase in highly desirable HDL. The research team also measured changes in lipid peroxidation in plasma, urine, and red blood cell membranes. Lipid peroxidation occurs when lipids are oxidized in the body, rendering them damaged and yet more harmful. One of the goals of antioxidant therapy is to prevent lipid peroxidation from occurring. In this study, plasma and urinary lipid peroxidation dropped significantly in both groups, but the effect was stronger among mulberry patients. Only mulberry significantly improved lipid peroxidation and decreased cholesterol in red blood cell membranes. These results indicate that mulberry not only reduces harmful lipids and apparently improves sensitivity to glucose, but also possesses beneficial antioxidant properties.
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Mulberry leaf extract is available in a 30:1 concentrate standardized to contain 2% moranoline content. The recommended dosage is 100 mg two to three times daily with meals. Mulberry leaf extract has no known toxicity, but as the effects during pregnancy and lactation have not been sufficiently evaluated, it is not recommended for use during these times unless directed to do so by a physician. Since mulberry leaf extract improves blood sugar control, individuals on oral hypoglycemic drugs for type 2 diabetes will need to monitor blood sugar levels and work with their physician to adjust drug dosage as needed.
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African-Americans Affected More Often by Diabetes
Disease Affects African-Americans More than Twice as Much as Whites
Columbia, February 27, 2006
The number of people living with diabetes is increasing dramatically in Tennessee. While diabetes affects all races, African-Americans are disproportionately affected. Diabetes was the fourth leading cause of death for Tennessee's black community in 2004 and the sixth leading cause of death overall in the state. Hospitalizations, as well as complications that result from diabetes such as heart disease, stroke, blindness, lower limb amputations and severe kidney disease are also more common in African-Americans.
The growing problem of diabetes is Tennessee was highlighted during Governor Bredesen's State of the State address earlier this month. Calling for a commitment to combat "obesity and the accompanying explosion of diabetes in our state," Governor Bredesen stressed that lifestyle changes are a critical part of treatment.
Health Commissioner Kenneth S. Robinson, M.D., agrees: "Eating well, staying active most days of the week and living healthy are the keys to preventing and living with diabetes. Maintaining a healthy weight, quitting smoking and taking medicines as directed also play a significant role in the fight against diabetes. The best thing you can do for yourself and your children is to Respect Your Health! and take charge of your lifestyle."
The following symptoms may signal the onset of diabetes: significantly increased thirst or appetite; frequent urination; fatigue; unexplained weight loss; slowly healing sores; dry, itchy skin; loss of feeling or tingling of the feet; and blurry eyesight.
Being overweight and physically inactive significantly increase the chance of having diabetes. Other risk factors include having given birth to at least one baby weighing at least nine pounds or having been diagnosed with gestational diabetes while pregnant. High blood pressure and cholesterol levels are also known to be associated with diabetes.
The best way to find out if you or a loved one has diabetes or is at risk for developing diabetes is to have a blood glucose test that will measure sugar levels in the blood. This simple test only requires a small amount of time and can be done at a doctor's office. If you do not have a primary care provider, call your local health department to check availability.
Governor Bredesen will outline a plan next month to attack diabetes through a series of initiatives that build on the existing efforts within state government and private-sector campaigns. This includes efforts similar to the Tennessee Department of Health's Respect Your Health! campaign that is currently underway.
Respect Your Health!, sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Health, is a seven week program that encourages Tennesseans to pledge to improve their health by developing and executing weekly exercise and food goals. Participants sign a pledge card, promising to try to include 30 minutes of physical activity every day; make healthy food choices and avoid high-fat foods; and develop existing or build new relationships with a primary care provider. While supplies last, a food diary and exercise log booklet, Respect Your Health! wristband and refrigerator magnet are available for participants. Sign up by visiting the Department of Health's Web site at http://www.tn.gov/health.
For more information about diabetes or how to live healthy and reduce the risk of developing diabetes, visit the Tennessee Department of Health's Web site or call your local health department. A list of local health departments is also available on the Department of Health's Web site at http://www2.state.tn.us/health/LocalDepts/ index.html. Information about diabetes can also be found at the American Diabetic Association by visiting http://www.diabetes.org or calling 1-888-DIABETES.
For TennCare disenrollees with diabetes there is some assistance available through the health care safety net. For more information, please call the Health Options Hotline at 1-888-486-9355 or visit http://tnhealthoptions.org.
Note: This is the third in a series of four media releases issued by the Tennessee Department of Health during Black History Month to address health issues in the African-American community.


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Northern Lebanon has become the first school district in Lebanon County to contract with the Pennsylvania State Police to provide for an armed school resource officer.
We hate that it has come to this; that such measures are even discussed, let alone concretely acted upon. But, not yet one year our from the Sandy Hook, Conn., shootings, and with memory of others the past decade and more, such discussions, and actions, must take place.
Putting security into the hands of the Pennsylvania State Police is a better answer than others considered or implemented elsewhere.
According to Northern Lebanon Superintendent Don Bell, the resource officer will be in the district two hours a day, five days a week. In most cases, the officer will be in uniform, "unless special situations are previously approved," according to a district release. And the officer will be armed.
One school director, Steven Lum, offered his support for the plan but is looking for more.
"I will support this tonight, but two hours a day doesn't cut it," said director Steven Lum. "I want the school board to continue to look for ways to get a full-time resource officer in the district."
More coverage would mean more immediate ability to respond to crises, but the deterrence factor involved in this new policy is profound. There was obvious publicity when this plan was announced, and we are sure the district will clearly note that such armed protection could be on site. Beware.
Other county schools districts -- and Northern Lebanon itself -- have previously employed or currently use security officers. But this is the first plan that includes armed officers and certainly the first that involves state police.
Using state police is a better plan than arming teachers, however well-trained, or even private security officials. Northern Lebanon's release says the district will be protected by "the most recognized and qualified law enforcement officials in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," a sentiment with which we agree.
The down-side to the plan, other than the need for such security in the first place -- an issue in every school everywhere -- is that it adds another element to its long list of duties. It could mean additional taxpayer funding should more schools view this as an answer to their security needs. Note that Northern Lebanon is paying for the service.
Schools must have an answer to those so deranged as to see them as targets. Along with the horror that goes through our minds when we read of Sandy Hook or Virginia Tech comes the sense that they might have been cut short had someone been able to fight fire with fire.
As difficult as it is to think in those terms, our view is that posting a few "gun-free zone" signs around school property, training teachers how to barricade rooms and putting in place lockdown policies are all passive moves. Yes, teaching staff how to react in the most dire cirumstance is vital and can save lives. But putting a armed, trained police officer in place somewhere in the district sends a more direct message.
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Amsterdam locals closely guard their pick for the best (and cheapest) steakhouse in the city—but that doesn't prevent hoards of diners descending on this bustling bistrolike Dutch institution. Filled with students, hipsters, and families alike, it also allures with a wonderful terrace. Simply choose whether you want a beef fillet for €16.50 or a spicier version called a "bali" for €17.50; extra-large versions cost slightly more. Keep in mind that all steaks are served rare—you can't get them any other way. There's also hamburger, pork schnitzel, and, for the non-beef eater, sole and tuna. Finish your meal with the sticky toffee cake before leaving for a well-deserved nap.
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5 Things To Know This AM
If you missed the Yigal Azrouël trunk show at Hu's Wear over the weekend, check out these photos of the gorge clothes (and hottie designer). (The President Wears Prada)
Popcorn is a pretty perfect food as-is, but a local blogger whips up a white chocolate-peppermint batch you'll definitely want to recreate. (The Feisty House)
Brush up on the list of expected celeb guests at the White House Correspondents Dinner — you know, so you can be ready for chance encounters. (The Washington Post)
Extremely attractive men in extremely dapper clothing: You're welcome. (Go Kate Shoot)
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What is PKI? Glad you asked.
PKI is an ever growing community of people who grew up in the limelight of a minister's family.
Here you will find lots of information about what is happening including ministry events around the world and you can even see if there is an event planned nearby. Most if not all of these events are planned by fellow pk's just like yourself. You can find articles written by pk's that can offer insight insight into yourself so that as you read them you will think "how did they know that? That's describing me!"
This is a community that will meet the needs of you, the "preacher's kid". Did you think your experiences were unique and there is no way anyone could POSSIBLY understand what you went through? Guess what, you are not alone. Introduce yourself on the message boards and it probably won't be long before you find someone who has been through something very similar and who understands where you are coming from.
PKI is supported entirely by donation and there are no paid staff. Everyone involved is a pk. Consider the pk t-shirts as a gift for your contribution to our ministry. For that is what this is, a ministry to all the pk's out there. It is here for both those who are still hurting from their time in the limelight and for those who have healed. It is a community by you and for you so get involved. Write an article, organize an event, post on the message boards, it doesn't matter, just get involved.
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The signs and symptoms of lichen planus depend on where it appears on the body.
On the skin, lichen planus often causes bumps that are shiny, firm, and reddish purple. Sometimes the bumps have tiny white lines running through them. These lines are called Wickham's striae.
Most people get a few bumps. Some people get many bumps, which can appear on different parts of the body. The most common places for these bumps to appear are the wrists, lower back, and ankles, but they can appear anywhere on the skin, including the genitals.
On the legs, the bumps tend to be darker.
New bumps may appear as older bumps clear.
When lichen planus develops on the skin, a person can have the following:
When lichen planus appears inside the mouth, it most commonly occurs on the insides of the cheeks. It also can appear on the tongue, lips, and gums. Inside your mouth, you may have:
When lichen planus appears on the nails, it often appears on just a few nails. Sometimes it appears on all of the nails on a hand or foot. You may see:
It is rare, but this disease can develop on the scalp. If it does, you may have the following on your scalp:
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This morning, at this hour, Small Business Administration chief Steven Preston goes before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. It's the first step on a short journey to confirmation as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the American Small Business League sent the soon-to-be ex-administrator off with scorn. "Small business advocates expect the committee," scowled the ASBL in a press release on Monday, "to challenge Administrator Preston on his poor track record on small business."
Really? Which small business advocates? Presumably the ASBL is referring to itself. The organization focuses exclusively on securing federal contracts for small business; a worthy project, since few except maybe the SBA itself would say the agency has done enough to stem the flow of purported small business contracts going in fact to big firms. (Just yesterday a judge ordered the SBA to provide the ASBL with the names of every firm to get a contract designated as "small business" for 2005 and 2006, something the agency had fought.) But sometimes the organization's persistence borders on zealotry, and the press releases sound a shrill note. In most other quarters, Preston's departure has been greeted with something closer to mourning.
"I've worked with Steven Preston as the SBA Administrator for almost two years now and I'll be sorry to see him go," said John Kerry, chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, in a statement released when Preston's appointment was announced. "Mr. Preston inherited an agency in disarray, and he's worked hard to right its course and to improve relationships with Congress. We may have some differences on policy, but he's always been professional, responsive, and dedicated to the mission." Generous words, these. Preston has insisted that despite the accusations and complaints lobbed from Capitol Hill, he had a good relationship with Sen. Kerry, and all the rest was politics.
Lenders in the 7(a) program are sorry to see him go, too. "He's been the best thing to happen to the SBA in years," says Bob Seiwert, Senior Vice President at the American Bankers Association, citing Preston's initiative to simplify the Standard Operating Procedures for the agency's loan programs. "He has recognized a problem: there's been a drop-off in community banks offering the SBA product. And one of the reasons is because it's just too complicated to administer."
But if Preston had his work cut out for him healing a rift with Congress and bringing banks back into the fold, the most damaged relationship of all was the one in the family, between SBA officials in Washington and the employees in the field. For a couple years, the SBA rounded out the bottom of the federal bureaucracy in the matter of staff morale. When I spoke to him last December, Preston pointed to a new survey (pdf) that showed things were improving. "I think this agency has got a smile on its face, and confidence that has been lacking for a long time," he said.
With that in mind, I called up some of the employees in the Richmond, Virginia, district office, which I profiled in an article that ran in the May 2007 issue of Inc. magazine. Most declined to talk, which might in itself say something about staff morale. But those who spoke mostly had praise for their future-former chief. "He did a really good job at trying to open up communication, which was a real stumbling block here," one staffer, who asked not to be identified, told me. Now, "we're at a loss. We're worried about all the actions that he has taken to put us in the right direction -- what will happen to them? We don't know. We're hoping that whoever follows in his footsteps will carry those initiatives forward."
"Everyone I talked to really hates to see him go," added Tammy Proffitt, who heads up the local 8(a) program, which offers counseling and government contracts to disadvantaged businesses. "He listened a great deal, and he really took seriously a great deal of what he heard. And he took it back and tried to make changes where he could. If he made a promise, he kept it.
"He's certainly been one of the best administrators I've experienced in my tenure at SBA."
Said one employee, "He was not interested in the political aspects of the job -- as in, what political capital this might get me. He was focused on the day-to-day operations."
In the end, of course, he did accrue political capital, and he's moving up the Executive Branch. At the helm of HUD, Preston will command an agency with a $40 billion budget -- roughly a hundred times the size of the SBA's -- and take a seat in President Bush's cabinet. Whatever he learned at the SBA will come in handy here: HUD's previous secretary, Alphonso Jackson, left amid a criminal investigation for corruption.
But at the SBA, notwithstanding the ASBL's jeers, Steven will be missed.


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District may build specialty facility to better serve community
This fall, Austin ISD will discuss purchasing land for a proposed new high school in South Austin.
The district has done preliminary site research and inquired about listed and unlisted properties south of Ben White Boulevard, AISD Executive Director of Facilities Paul Turner said.
Before serious negotiations can begin, a south high school planning team must decide whether South Austin would be better served by a comprehensive high school or a specialty school, such as a magnet school, Turner said.*
Superintendent Meria Carstarphen said the project is in development and being vetted. The district will seek out feedback from parents, community members and staff.
Voters approved $32 million for the land purchase as part of the 2008 bond referendum.
The district included the purchase in its 2013–14 list of Annual Academic and Facilities Recommendations, or AAFRs.
Board trustee Robert Schneider said the land purchase and eventual construction of a new high school would help relieve Bowie High School, which was built in 1988.
"Bowie High School is dramatically overcrowded and has been frozen to transfers for 15 years at least," he said. "The folks that go to Austin High School have to fight the MoPac battle up and down every day."
District and facility needs
Schneider cited the rapid enrollment growth of Bowie High School's vertical team, the elementary and middle schools that feed into it.
"The districtwide average growth was 8 percent. Akins High School in Southeast Austin is 8 percent. Bowie is 45 percent," he said. "We are talking about hundreds and hundreds of kids that are enrolled in those feeder schools, and at some point, they're going to need to go to a high school.
"Bowie, as of [Sept. 6], had more than 2,900 kids attending a school that was built for a capacity of 2,450, so it's in dramatic need of relief," he continued.
A specialty school would have a smaller effect on relieving Bowie's enrollment numbers.
A specialty school may draw students districtwide and reduce travel time for local students commuting to magnet schools farther north, Turner said.
Schneider noted that some Southwest Austin students board buses before 6:30 a.m. to attend school at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy in North Austin.
A specialty school could take many forms—such as a science academy or an international baccalaureate program, Turner said.
An academy with a medical focus that could partner with an Austin medical school, Carstarphen said. A college preparatory school on an Austin Community College campus has also been discussed.
AISD trustees have suggested that a specialty school might be more affordable than a comprehensive high school, Schneider said.
"My personal preference would be that maybe we can't afford [a comprehensive school] right now, but we do build in some relief [in the form of a specialty school], and we build something we can expand later when we can afford it," he said. "We don't preclude expansion capabilities, which is something I don't think some people realize."
The planning team is scheduled to meet during the fall. The decision of which type of school would best serve South Austin will have an effect on what properties AISD will seek to purchase, Turner said. The district's facility master plan includes a site selection process for new schools (see graphic).
Regardless of use, the property will need to be close to major roads and preferably not along the edges of the district, he said. Environmental regulations and the amount of acceptable impervious cover—covered areas where rain cannot reabsorb into the ground—will also play a role, he said.
Chief Operations Officer Lawrence Fryer Jr. said the AISD board of trustees will discuss preliminary scenarios for the recommendations Oct. 1 and 8.
The board will examine draft scenarios Nov. 12 and Dec. 3 and is scheduled to take action on all 2013–14 recommendations Dec. 17.
At this point, the district has only done preliminary inquiries; it would not be unusual if the district looked into a whole new group of properties, Turner said.
A draft 10-year academic and facility master planning timeline on AISD's website states that completing the land acquisition process has been penciled in through 2016–17.
Purchasing the land is only the first step toward a new high school.
Turner said the district does not have the money to build a new high school, and it would have to be considered for a bond referendum in 2013 or 2018.
It usually takes three years to build a high school, Turner said.
*In the print version of the article, a single-sex academy was listed as a possible use for a new South Austin high school. A single-sex academy is being considered at other sites as part of a different AAFR, according to AISD.


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Florence Welch Attempts Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky': Video
A few partiers at a London bar got lucky on Friday night.
Florence Welch Covers Icona Pop's 'I Love It'
Florence Welch, lead singer of Florence and the Machine, treated some fans to her own version of Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" during sound check with the house band. In the meantime, she downs a shot of tequila and does a little dancing.
The clip also features Florence singing The Gossip's "Standing in the Way of Control" and she includes a screech at the start of the song.
It just goes to show that everyone enjoys karaoke once in a while.


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February 11, 2013
FILE - In this Jan. 29,2013 file photo former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick waits in line to enter federal court in Detroit. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates)
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Detroit ex-mayor wants 15-year cap on sentence
Saturday, October 5th, 2013 6:56 a.m.
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is asking a judge for a prison sentence of no more than 15 years, about half the punishment sought by prosecutors in his corruption case.
Warrants: FBI seizes $700,000 from Kilpatrick pal
Monday, September 16th, 2013 7:00 a.m.
The FBI has seized about $700,000 from bank accounts linked to Bobby Ferguson, a close friend and co-defendant of ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
Federal judge delays ex-Detroit mayor's sentencing
Friday, August 16th, 2013 4:00 a.m.
Sentencing has been delayed for ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on his public corruption conviction.
Detroit's former mayor will get sentence Sept. 3
Thursday, July 25th, 2013 12:14 p.m.
A judge has set Sept. 3 as the sentencing date for former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who faces years in prison for corruption.
Detroit Free Press sues to get Kwame Kilpatrick mugshot
Monday, July 8th, 2013 7:14 p.m.
The Detroit Free Press is suing the federal government over its refusal to release the mugshots of former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and two other people.
Kilpatrick back in court in corruption case
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 5:52 a.m.
DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is returning to federal court, more than two months after his corruption conviction.
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Ho hum, another month, another scandal. So what that veterans died waiting for care. So what that the health care system for veterans is a disaster. Obama was able to increase the budget by 56% and staffing at the VA so more incompetent union members could be hired. That means more campaign contributions from the public employee unions to Democrats. That is all Obama cares about. He is an incompetent fool who cannot lead or manage effectively. he can fund raise and demagogue his opponents but he cannot manage anything well. When he campaigned for POTUS he attacked the Bush VA. Now it is worse and veterans have died. Watch how the administration talks big but does nothing to effect the unions that run that decepit, horrible system of care.
If the core problem is funding, a new leader at VA will not solve the problem. I think that is clearly part of the problem. But it's not all of the problem. Managers at every level of the VA have become accustomed to incompetence and sweeping problems under the rug. Those people must be rooted out and replaced. If Congress truly cared, they would work to make it easier to fire those who are not doing their jobs at VA and hold hearings on what can be done to increase efficiencies and to close those centers that cannot be fixed.
Instead of finding another military man or woman to run the VA, perhaps it's time to bring in someone from the healthcare industry that can bring fresh perspectives on modernization, compliance and inter-operability between health information database types. Time to consolidate VA and Military hospital systems and management and bring them all the way into the 21st century.
Time to finish the job of modernizing healthcare for our vets!
The last VA bill was championed by Bernie Sanders of Vermont. The law, supported by President Obama and Sec. Shineski, would have specifically set aside money to attract and hire qualified health professionals and to alleviate backlog at the VA among other veterans benefits. Of course, the bill was blocked by Republicans -- led by tea partiers in the House and by Marco Rubio of Florida, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Ted Cruz of Texas, and Jeff Sessions of Texas in the Senate.
And since conservatives will attempt to deny it and blame Obama, let's point out that this is all on video.
Republicans block VA benefits, then blame Obama when the VA doesn't work. Just like the cut embassy security over Hillary's objections, then blamed her when lax security led to Benghazi. Voters need to get rid of Republicans so we can properly fund our priorities and make government work again.
Please impeach Obama. He is already the worst president in history. What else is he trying for? It is a shame.
I hear she's between liftings.
Mitt Romney would be perfect. Clean house. Vouchers for all. Shut down the VA and see how many of these doctors / nurses / administrators / supervisors could get real jobs in the nation's public and private hospitals.
Hey 12:58, the budget for the VA increase 56% over last few years while number of veterans increased 18%. So blaming the GOP for not passing a Bernie Sanders bill that would waste even more money by funneling additional dollars to unions is a joke. It is not about the money being spent, it is incompetence, mismanagement, and union rules that create a horrible VA system. Love your leftist stooge view that 6 years of Obama mismanagement of VA is somehow the GOP's fault. Are you that stupid or just a mole for the DNC?
I concur that the public employee unions have played a significant role in the systemic mismanagement and under-performance of most public agencies/departments (municipal up through federal). Unions self admit that they are there for the members, not for the employers or the various served constituencies. In the public sector, the citizens are the constituents. This is why FDR was against public sector unions; they tend toward being both self-serving and anti-citizen.
Having an ex miltary officer in a non-military position has a low probably of working. The VA is not the military and people don't have to obey orders. They need someone from the private sector that is a hard nosed pusher that isn't afraid of federal unions and who doesn't shy away from canning incompetent employees........period.
What's the likely-hood of the President nominating someone like that? There's not a single political appointee in the current administration who meets those criteria. Even Gen. Shinseki did not meet the last three you list. Let's face it, loyalty to him is the number one criteria; he appoints "yes persons".
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There is not a chance that the incompetent fool in the White House will put someone in place who holds the unions accountable. Watch as Obama tries to use the scandal to increase spending so more union members can be hired and more money funneled to Democrats. That is ALL he cares about. Anyone truly think this community organizer cares one bit about our veterans. Hell, lots of them are GOP so he probably struggles with any thoughts of spending more money on them
It's not about funding....it's all about management and accountability, neither of which occurs in government in general, and in this administration in particular. They need a MANAGER and not another sinecure for a vet. Hire someone in from the private sector with deep and wide health care management and let him/her clean house as needed. The VA needs a complete reorganization, not a rearrangement of the seating chart.
What a thankless job. The VA is an unaccountable, inept, central government agency that not like all the other unaccountable and inept central government agencies, people occasionally would like it to perform. Of course it never will. Blame the chief, but blaming the chief is like blaming Casey Stengel for the performance of the '62 Mets.
How about someone with strong management experience outside of government and a strong "BS" detector? Of course, unless the nominee has the power to hire and fire and actually "manage" the VA, little will change.
Here are some questions to ponder:
1. Why has Holder's Justice Dept not been investigating? Clearly, it is criminal to falsify books & records for personal gain (bonuses paid and covering up incompetence in direct violation of policy). An Inspector General is merely a fancy term for "internal auditor" – there is no power to subpoena sworn testimony or to convene a Grand Jury.
2. When did Obama know and when did he know it? The party line per Jay Carney is that the president learned of the VA problems via the evening news. Let's put aside how many times we've heard this story before. VA reform was one of Obama's self-proclaimed missions of his presidency yet, as in his other signature initiative, the incompetence has proven stunning – not to mention that Veteran deaths are even more serious than a bungled web site. Obama bragged today that as a senator, he sat on the Veterans Affairs committee. It would be nice if an enterprising reporter checked the attendance records. My bet is that Senator Obama hardly attended committee hearings, as he was too busy running for president.
3. The Democrat controlled Senate halted debate on Rubio's bill last week which would have corresponded to the House bill (which received overwhelming bipartisan support); making it easier to fire culpable employees and giving the Secretary the power to override government union rules for firing. Supposedly, we were told by Bernie Sanders (Socialist – VT) that senators needed more time to read the 3 page bill (clearly a sentiment he did not share during his vote for Obamacare and its 2,000 plus pages). Why was this done? Why has the president not endorsed being able to have this power and why has Shinseki stated that he does not want the power to fire incompetents?
1.. We were told during the Obamacare debate that the VA was THE VERY MODEL for Government run healthcare. You can easily google know-nothing Leftists like Krugman and Klein and see their very words of praise for the system.
2. Privatising the VA would be allowing the camel's nose in the tent – the DEMS live and breath big government. This would require them to not only admit defeat and incompetence, but would also put them in opposition to their PUBLIC SECTOR UNION BASE. Current rules for Federal employees make it nearly impossible to fire for cause - and note that we see some of the same incompetents at the VA out on "Administrative Leave" - fully paid vacations. By stripping this power, they would still enjoy civil service protections that those in the private sector can only dream of. Suffice to say, their opposition would be massive and that means campaign dollars from the SEIU, AFSCME and all the rest.
So there you have it, folks. Today's Democrats are more concerned with their own radical ideology than they are with the lives of veterans. For their next act, they want to control your healthcare.
In November – send these Jacobin to the same guillotines as their ideological forefathers in the French Revolution. They deserve an actual beheading for the last six years.
Poor list. None have real experience running a big corporation or, in particular, a big hospital corp. Why does the person have to be a combat vet?
but he is also a secret muslim neofascist chicago style gangster using his tactics of obamacare death panel benghazi coverups so be afraid!
because running a public agency is NOT like running a business. the head of the VA is not the same as a CEO. the heads of federal agencies have to ask congress for permission before they take a leak!
Hilliary Clinton should step up to the plate and commit to running the VA for 12 months. She is high profile enough to make heads roll. She may want to run for President and the VA is a simpler task than running the country. She has health care experience during the Clinton Administration. Some retired general wouldn't be as effective as she would. It would be a great service to the country if she shred to do it.
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International Agreement Encourages Scholarly Exchange Between School of Veterinary Medicine and France
Top row, l to r: Thomas Deschamps, scientific attaché, Consulate General of France, San Francisco; Bruno Chomel, professor of zoonoses and director of the Masters of Preventive Veterinary Medicine program, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine; Lisa Tell, director of the Office of International Programs, UC Davis; Francis Fieni, visiting scientist to UC Davis and director of the teaching hospital at Oniris, the Nantes-Atlantic National College of Veterinary Medicine, Food Science and Engineering – University Nantes, Angers, Le Mans; David Wilson, director of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, UC Davis; seated: Pierre Saï, Dean,Oniris; and John Pascoe, executive associate dean, UC Davis.
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Faculty of the School of Veterinary Medicine and counterparts from Nantes, France, signed a working agreement July 26 to develop collaborative research programs and to facilitate student and faculty exchanges for the enrichment of veterinary training at both schools.
French scholars Pierre Saï and Francis Fieni represented Oniris, the Nantes-Atlantic National College of Veterinary Medicine, Food Science and Engineering (a center of the universities of Nantes, Anger and Le Mans). Saï is dean of the college, and Fieni is a professor taking his second sabbatical leave at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
John Pascoe, executive associate dean, and Bruno Chomel, co-director of the Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine degree program, are the contacts at UC Davis. Lisa Tell, director of the school's Office of International Programs, organized the contents and signing of the agreement.
UC Davis International Programs cooperative agreements at the campus level make it easier for individual faculty members to work together on projects and facilitate student study abroad. The campus has several such student exchange programs for undergraduates in France, and the School of Veterinary Medicine has a dozen agreements with other universities abroad. The Oniris-UC Davis agreement is the first formal arrangement between the School of Veterinary Medicine and a veterinary school in France.
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With today's launch of Expression Web 4, we've made extending Expression Web's functionality easier than ever. Developers can create Add-ins for Expression Web by using HTML, JavaScript and CSS standards they already know! We have also simplified integrating your Add-ins into Expression Web's Panel and menu system using XML. In order to make it even easier, we are providing an Add-in on the Expression Community site that makes it super simple to build other Add-ins. It's a classic Chicken or the Egg problem solved with the "Add-in Builder". Click here to download the Add-in Builder. Once you have downloaded it, you can install it within Expression Web 4 directly via the Tools -> Add-ins menu! Click the Install button and choose the .xadd file you just downloaded.
Before we get started building an Add-in with the Add-in Builder let's take a look at the exact XML used in order to integrate the Add-in Builder itself into Expression Web 4. It's pretty simple and very straightforward.
<addin legacy="yes" developer="yes">
<name>Add-in Builder</name>
<load type="AddinUtilities.Utilities, AddinUtilities" name="addinUtils"/>
<description>Chicken or the Egg?</description>
<command id="AddinBuilderCommand"
'Add-in Builder','dialogHeight:500;dialogWidth:700;resize:yes')">
<menuitem parent="MENU_Tools" before="MENU_Tools_AddIns" label="Add-in Builder..."/>
As simple as it is, learning and authoring new XML syntax can be time consuming and is largely based on trial-and-error. The Add-in builder provides a user-friendly interface that makes it simple to generate the XML and all the associated content files. In addition, the add-in you define is created in the correct location and a site is created for you inside of Expression Web 4 for you. Why is that cool? Simple, once your add-in is generated you can live edit it just like any other site!
We've cleared all of the hurdles for you and now as a Web Developer you can focus on building the HTML, CSS and JavaScript inside of an Expression Web panel or dialog to build powerful new functionality instead of how to integrate your ideas into Expression Web itself.
1. If you haven't downloaded the Add-in already you can download the Add-in Builder from here. Install the .xadd file in Expression Web 4 via the Tools -> Add-ins menu. Click the Install button and choose the .xadd file you just downloaded.
2.Once you have installed the Add-in Builder add-in you can access it in Expression Web 4 via Tools > Add-in Builder.
3.The first step is to describe your add-in, including name, description, homepage, and version. (I'll publish another post in the near future to describe the other more advanced options in this dialog.)
4. To create a panel for your add-in, click Add Panel. Name, Source, and ID are required fields.
5. Click Insert, and then click Create Add-in. That's it; it's that easy to create your own Add-ins.
After the Add-in is created, a new site appears in Expression Web 4, with your Addin.xml file and an empty html file (the content of the panel you just defined!).
At this point, restart Expression Web 4. Upon restarting, the Add-in panel (or, if you selected, a dialog or assembly) will automatically be installed and available for use.
7. If you created an Add-in panel, go to the Panels menu and click the name you gave for your panel.
A panel hosting the empty html page opens.
The panel can be docked, moved, pinned, etc… within the Expression Web 4 application just like any other default panel!
8.Open panel.html from the site Expression Web created for your Add-in. Add
Hello World
 to the page and save it.
9.Right click inside your open "My First Panel" tab and choose Refresh. You should be able to immediately see the HTML you added rendered in your panel!
Marc Kapke, Software Development Engineer in Test
Addons in .net would be much more useful.
@ZippyV Building Add-ins in .NET has been available in most releases of Expression Web and is still available in version 4.
You can build them almost exactly the same way you build an Office Add-in.
We just uploaded the Visual Studio template to build Managed Add-ins to the community gallery.
If you are interested in building managed add-ins the above template will make getting started much easier.
How to you add an item to the code view contextmenu?
Hi krr,
The current extensibility model does not support editing the context menu. Just curious...what would you like to change in the context menu?
Steve, have you seen our blog post on the Bing Map plug-in?
I created an addin that adds menu items to the format menu to make the current selection Titlecase, Uppercase, or Lowercase. I would like to add the commands to the context menu in both the Design and Code mode.
How do you access a dll for use within a JavaScript file?
Let's say I have a WebHelper.dll that is a class library that contains a single class "Utilities" with the function ToTitleCase().
I have the following line in the manifest:
<load type="WebHelper.Utilities, WebHelper" name="WebHelper" />
In the javascript file I have the following:
xweb.document.selection.text = WebHelper.ToTitleCase(xweb.document.selection.text);
It doesn't work. Any suggestions?
Couple things you will need to do to your DLL
1. class and methods to be called both need to be public
2. add a proj reference to
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSEnv\PublicAssemblies\extensibility.dll
or on 32 bit systems
C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSEnv\PublicAssemblies\extensibility.dll
3. add: using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
4. add [ComVisible(true)] above your class declaration
5.implement (stub) the Extensibility.IDTExtensibility2 interface in your class ala:
public class Program : Extensibility.IDTExtensibility2
6. add stubs for the interface (see below), replace the constructor with your class name (or you will not compile)
7. recompile, replace DLL, restart xweb
Here are the stubs to add to your class, will try to get a blog post out soon with better examples!
#region IDTExtensibility2 Members
public void OnAddInsUpdate(ref Array custom)
throw new NotImplementedException();
public void OnBeginShutdown(ref Array custom)
public void OnConnection(object Application, Extensibility.ext_ConnectMode ConnectMode, object AddInInst, ref Array custom)
public void OnDisconnection(Extensibility.ext_DisconnectMode RemoveMode, ref Array custom)
public void OnStartupComplete(ref Array custom)
#region JavaScript implementation
public Program()
public String Version()
return "1.0";
I'm receiving the following in the error log:
Info: Line 5 column 1 error 'ToTitleCase()' 'Object doesn't support this property or method'
I think maybe I'm having a problem with the manifest.
Here's my Manifest:
<addin src="WebLib.js" legacy="yes" developer="yes">
<load type="WebLib.Utilities, WebLib" name="WebLib" />
Here's my javascript code:
function ToTitleCase() {
xweb.document.selection.text = WebLib.ToTitleCase(xweb.document.selection.text);
Here's my code
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace WebLib
public class Utilities : Extensibility.IDTExtensibility2
#region IDTExtensibility2 Members
public Utilities()
#region "String Helpers"
public static String ToTitleCase(string strText)
string strConvertedText = "";
System.Globalization.CultureInfo cultureInfo = System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;
System.Globalization.TextInfo TextInfo = cultureInfo.TextInfo;
strConvertedText = TextInfo.ToTitleCase(strText.ToLower());
strConvertedText = strText;
return strConvertedText;
We are calling the instance, and the static keyword is not going to work here, squash that, rebuild, replace, restart Expression Web and things should work (quick glance looks good otherwise).
Wrote a primer and just published on my blog:
Killed the static and bingo it worked!
I have two more questions.
1. Can you add a keyboard shortcut to a command?
It would be nice if we could do something like this in the manifest:
<menuitem parent="MENU_Format" before="MENU_Format_NewStyle" label="ToTitleCase" shortcut="ctrl-t"/>
2. How the heck do you add a Separator to a menu?
Cool, glad it worked! Both asks (I am pretty sure) did not make V4, sadly. Tooltips did though :)
Oh well, maybe they will make v5!
Thanks for all the great info.


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The Montwood boys basketball team always figured to have an uphill fight to make the playoffs.
Against the most unlikely opponent, the state's fourth-ranked Bel Air Highlanders, it just got a little easier.
Playing suffocating defense and hitting a string of big shots, the Rams busted out to an 18-point second-half lead against undefeated Bel Air, then clung to the last of it in the final moments for a 50-45 upset.
In improving to 3-3 in 1-5A (12-8 overall) against the city's second-ranked team, Montwood may have found a signature win.
"I hope so," coach Jeremy Vanley said. "We've been up and down. These guys have busted their butts and worked too hard not to reap the benefits for what they do.
"I'm hoping that's exactly what this is."
For a while, it even looked like it might come easily.
The Rams controlled the tempo, never trailed, then wrapped an 18-3 run around halftime to take a 34-16 lead.
It was still 41-26 early in the fourth quarter and 45-35 with 2:16 left before Bel Air finally made its bid.
Montwood turned the ball over on back-to-back inbounds, travelled after a defensive rebound, then missed a front end of a one-and-one that let the still-cold Highlanders creep back within 45-40 with 1:17 left.
When Montwood turned over another inbounds pass, Bel Air's Jordan Enriquez (17 points) had an open 3-pointer that would have got his team within a basket.
It rimmed out, Montwood rebounded and Sam Dominguez was able to dribble the clock down to 30 seconds before making a pair of free throws.
There were more tense moments, but Enriquez had two more 3-pointers rim out and Montwood survived.
"Now we know we can beat any team in the state," said Montwood's Chuck Lueveno, who led a balanced effort with 17 points. "It was our defense, defense wins games.
"This is what basketball is all about."
Bel Air, which fell to 19-1 with the loss, never got into a running game, couldn't find any rhythm and missed layups and 3-pointers when it did manage to get open.
The Rams kept the game deliberate and Bel Air didn't start finding answers until it was in an 18-point hole.
"We were starting to get stops and when you hit shots, it's always an added bonus," Vanley said.
When Montwood needed a basket a variety of players stepped up. Dominguez, for example, got his first basket on a 23-footer at the halftime buzzer that put his team up 24-14.
Carlos Lugo had 13 points and Warren Redic added 11, but it was a team effort, particularly on defense.
"We don't have one superstar, we have five great players," Lueveno said.
They all had to sweat a crazy fourth quarter that at one point had a clock error that added 20 seconds to what seemed an eternal countdown.
"I thought the clock wasn't going to run out," Vanley said. "It seemed like forever. But we knew Bel Air was going to fight."
So did Montwood and suddenly its season has life.


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Monday, October 1, 2007
Myth Bustin'
Exploring 20 aviation myths
Right up front I should post a very clear caveat: Myths within any technological field almost always have a grain of, if not truth, at least enough fact that they have some ardent supporters who swear by them. (They "know" it's true and can prove it because a friend of an uncle knew someone who had it happen to a cousin.)" />
Myth 6 Short-field approaches require hanging the airplane on the prop from a mile out.
Wrong! Short-field approaches require you to control the speed, gradually slowing and transferring glideslope control to the throttle as the speed decreases, so you arrive over the threshold at a predetermined speed (stall plus five knots) with your touchdown point picked out. Dragging it in is dangerous. Besides, it's better to roll off the end of the runway at 5 mph than to land 10 feet short (old bush-pilot proverb).
Myth 7 Flying approaches at higher approach speeds is safer.
Busted! Any speed above or below POH recommendations wastes altitude and carries its own disadvantages. A fast approach means you're going to float longer and leave more runway behind on touchdown. In addition, while you're floating, the crosswind has more time to mess with you and the extra speed promotes ballooning, a popular cause of landing accidents.
Myth 8 2,000 feet is a short runway.
Busted! According to their POH's, the average general aviation airplane has a landing roll of 500 to 750 feet, and this includes everything from C-152s to Bonanzas. That being the case, what makes a 2,000-foot runway short is the amount left behind on touchdown. Hit the runway in the first 600 feet, and you're in fat city.
Myth 9 Pumping brakes is more effective and easier on brakes than steady pressure.
Busted! Pumping brakes rather than using a steady pressure goes back to the old days of drum brakes, which loved to heat up and fade. Disk brakes don't. If, however, the runway is wet or slick, gently pumping or a very light touch may be necessary to keep from locking them up.
Myth 10 Wear lighter-than-normal shoes for increased rudder sensitivity.
Sort of busted! Wearing super-thin-soled shoes can offer you more feel of the rudder, but it's a different feel than normal, so you have nothing to compare it to. It's more important to make sure the heels of your sneakers are not the fat, shock-absorbing kind that extend back behind your heel and give an offset pivot point.
Myth 11 A calm day is safer/easier than a crosswind day.
Mostly busted! Although a calm day is definitely easier, it's safer only if your crosswind technique stinks. With the exception of 90-degree crosswinds, there's always a component down the nose that's making your groundspeed slower. Since practically everything having to do with landing is a function of the square of the speed, knocking off a few knots definitely makes the landing both safer and easier.
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Geyer Center stages 'Joseph'
An amazing display of sight, sound and color will hit the Geyer Performing Arts Center stage this weekend and next weekend as the theater proudly presents "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
The show is directed by Tracy Kelley of Smithton, whose love for it is evident in the hard work and dedication that she has shown in bringing the elaborate production to the stage.
"I love doing this show," Kelley said. "This is my favorite musical."
Ironically, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" was also the first show that Kelley was in as a performer at the Geyer Theater many years ago. "It's a great show with a nice flow. It's always moving."
The show's lyrics are by Tim Rice with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and is based on the story of Joseph's coat of many colors that is from the book of Genesis in the Bible.
With virtually no dialogue, the show is entirely sang, and Rice and Weber's unique style of wit and humor is evident in many of the songs whose musical type ranges from county and western, to Calypso to a little "Elvis" music.
"This is a fun show," Roger Rhodes of Mt. Pleasant said. "Even if you aren't a Bible person it's a great story about a person's struggle to overcome."
Rhodes, who plays Jacob and Potiphar, jokes that although he is the oldest member of a cast that numbers about 50, he enjoys working with the young thespians and particularly Kelley.
"Tracy's shows are my favorite every year because I love working with the young casts," Rhodes said. "Their energy is amazing and the kids are so great to work with."
The show is quick-paced and fun and is perfect for audiences of all ages.
"Everything moves so quickly and there is always something going on," Kelley said. "I don't think that young kids would ever get bored watching this show as its just so lively."
The cast began practicing in mid-June and because there was such a huge interest in the production, Kelley double-cast the lead roles of Joseph and the narrators, having a different Joseph and two different narrators for each weekend.
"I was fortunate to have so much talent and by double-casting, it would give more people the opportunity to be involved in the show," Kelley said.
The entire cast will be performing for all eight shows with Michael Hamilla as Joseph with Emily Urbaniak and Bolana Fuge-Hary as the narrators for the first weekend, followed by Luke Diamond as Joseph with Kate Nedrow and Bethany Coldren as the narrators for the second weekend.
Music director for the show is Michael Busija and the choreographer is Meredith Semon.
The show will be staged Thursday through Sunday and again Aug. 8-11 at the Geyer Performing Arts Center. Show times will be 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets will be $12, and there is also a dinner and theater package in conjunction with Miss Martha's Tea Room and Floral offered for $25. For ticket information, call 724-887-0887 or visit the website at geyerpac.com
Marilyn Forbes is a contributing writer for Trib Total Media.
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Porterdale Elementary School
Public School | Grades PK-5 | Newton County
Covington, GA 30014
(770) 784-2928
About This School
Porterdale Elementary School is located in Covington, GA and is one of 14 elementary schools in Newton County School District. It is a public school that serves 494 students in grades PK-5. See Porterdale Elementary School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Porterdale Elementary School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Georgia average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
In 2011, Porterdale Elementary School had 14 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Georgia average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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Students (2011)
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Female/Male (2011)
50% 50%
Subsidized Lunch (2011)
District Spending (2010)
$8,904per student
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porterdale have some wonderfull teachers,but i do find that too much time is spent writing in the students agenda complaing about petty things like putting up hands while the teacher is talking, reach to pick up his pencil, and did not sit in his seat properly. I believe that some of the teachers realy need more training on how to deal with young children.
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