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Seacoast Rep's MIDSUMMER NIGHT QUEENS, Featuring 'DRAG RACE' Stars, Kicks Off Today
Seacoast Repertory Theatre''s Red Light presents Midsummer Night Queens: A Ru Paul's Drag Race Revue today, August 6th, 13th, and 20th at 7:30PM. Each very special evening will feature a full drag revue starring regional drag queens, and headlined by a bevy of contestants from Logo television's most notorious reality tv show, Ru Paul's Drag Race.
Ru Paul's Drag Race is an award winning reality television series that pits 12 of the nation's best drag performers up against each other in a battle of wits, talent and nerve. Each performer has a chance to showcase their individual style of drag, and each week contestants are eliminated based on their performance in each week's challenges. Only one drag performer can reign supreme! Hosted by the infamous drag star herself, Ru Paul, the series just finished its 6th and most watched season. Select contestants will be performing in an all new drag revue as part of Seacoast Rep's Red Light series this August 2014.
Today, August 6th kicks off with season 3's runner up, Manila Luzon. Exotic, high fashioned, and downright hilarious Manila is surefire way to kick off the series. August 13th brings the fiery Latina heat of Season 2's Jessica Wild. And finally, August 20th brings Season 6 fan favorite, the body squeezing sensation, Joslyn Fox. In addition to the headliners, each night will feature regional drag queens from NH, Portland, ME and Boston, MA. Midsummer Night Queens is hosted by Portsmouth's own Queen of The "B's", Bunny Wonderland.
All shows are $25 per person, but a special limited edition $50 VIP "Untucked" Pass is available for purchase. The VIP pass grants each patron access to all three evenings, priority seating, and to the after party hosted by Gas Light Company and Come Out Travel.
Midsummer Night Queen's: A Ru Paul's Drag Race Revue runs August 6th, 13th, and 20th all shows at 7:30pm. Bar is open at 6:30pm. $25 per show, or $50 for a VIP "Untucked" pass that grants access to all 3 shows, priority seating and the exclusive after party at Gas Light Company. All tickets are general Admission. Seating is limited and due to high demand, advance purchase is recommended. Tickets may be purchased online at www.seacoastrep.org, in person at 125 Bow Street Portsmouth, NH 03801, or over the phone at 603.433.4472.
Midsummer Night Queens is graciously presented by Pickwick's Mercantile, Pinnacle Vodka and Absolute Vodka.
Seacoast Repertory Theatre is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt nonprofit organization, committed to contributing to the cultural wealth of the Seacoast community through the shared experience of live theatre, with productions that are inclusive and accessible and created to empower and inspire the imagination. By supporting The Rep, you help us keep ticket prices affordable, maintain quality shows, keep our outreach programs vibrant, and our doors open to helping out fellow non-profit organizations.
Lets "B" Reel provides the Seacoast and beyond an affordable opportunity (under a Pay What You Can model) to experience cinema in a more engaging setting. By combining film screenings, live performance, and discussion with industry professionals, LBR engages, enlightens and entertains the community and audience with a unique film going experience. It is the mission of LBR to preserve the art of cult, horror, fantasy/sci-fi, and grindhouse films, while providing an experience that in turn, preserves the integrity of the film itself. It is our goal, as always, to "Keep Portsmouth Weird!"


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You're dying for some time off at March Break; perhaps the beach or maybe a city or ski trip. But you also hope to run into a celebrity or two for that selfie that will make your friends crazy. Here are some options that combine great things to see and do with at least a small chance one of your favourite stars.
Amping up the romance for Valentine getaways
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For years, Canadians with smartphones or similar devices ran into huge problems when visiting the U.S. or other countries. Stories about enormous cellular phone or data bills were common.
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New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson should be mighty grateful for his athletic cup today.
The small plastic protector — referred to as a "box" in New Zealand — was the only thing that stood between the Black Caps right-hander and mortal catastrophe after he was struck in the crotch by an 86 mph ball by South African paceman Dale Steyn.
And there's video, featuring replays and spot-on dry humor by the commentators.
Play was delayed for a short time. According to the Dominion Post, Williamson waved the shattered piece of equipment toward the dressing room, indicating he'd need a new one.
Williamson, who scrapped a total 102 runs even after being hit by the ball, helped New Zealand draw the third and final test match against South Africa.
The game has been particularly dangerous for cricketers.
South Africa's Hashim Amla was ruled out of the test after a similar incident on the first day, after which he required surgery on his groin, and New Zealand caption Ross Taylor was ruled out after his wrist was broken on day four of the match.


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My name is Ross Benzen and I graciously ask the citizens of Braham to consider my candidacy for mayor. I was born and raised in Braham, now living and raising my own family here. My wife Marianne and I have two kids, Natalie, 7, and Eli, 4.
I believe I have strong leadership skills, integrity, faith, and responsibility to provide Braham with the tools it needs to strive with past and future heritage and goals. Through teamwork and cooperation, I will do my best to make Braham the best it can be. I have been active in the community and surrounding area, since moving back here almost 10 years ago. I went to Bethel College and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Business Management. I currently serve on the Braham Fire Department as the Assistant Captain and Treasurer, and I work for the Isanti County Sheriff's Office as a dispatcher and SWAT Medic.
As your mayor, my priorities will include:
• Making sure Braham has a strong public safety presence throughout town and a great fire safety program within our school system. I have coordinated fire safety week along with the BFD and the elementary school for the last two years, along with synchronizing a mock prom crash for those at the high school twice.
• Dedication to listening to the citizens of Braham and providing a great place to live, this includes curb appeal and general upkeep of the city.
• Supporting and assisting business growth.
• Focusing on responsible budgeting and maintaining taxes.
• Being diligent on continued street maintenance and water-sewer issues.
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Family photos inside Jean Paris' house tell the story of a close-knit family of four: A family that laughed together, enjoyed Nerf gun wars and found happiness by spending time together.
But on Aug. 1, 2012, Jean's husband of 18 years suffered a heart attack and died in her arms at their LaGrange home.
Ohio Highway Patrol Trooper Mike Paris Sr. was 52 when he died. His 54th birthday would have been Saturday. He had been a trooper for 21 years.
"I just held his hand and told him 'I love you,' and gave him a kiss," she said in August 2012. "He was a good guy. Being the warrior that he was, he told me not to worry and relax."
After Paris' life was turned upside down, Lorain County Blue stepped in to help ease the financial burden that came with her husband's death.
The Lorain County Blue Foundation was created by Avon K-9 police Officer Chris Barton to provide support for families when officers are lost or are critically injured. The foundation was formed after Avon police Officer Pete Soto was injured in an on-duty motorcycle accident in 2010, Barton said.
"I created Lorain County Blue with the help of members of the Avon Friends of Police. The goal of Lorain County Blue was to have an organization and some money set aside for the next — God forbid — critical incident or officer down," Barton said.
Paris said it was through the foundation's financial and emotional support that she was able to cope in the aftermath of her husband's death.
"I was in such a cloud after Mike's death, I just sort of existed while my whole life crashed down," Paris said. "I had no idea they existed, and they opened their hearts to us at the worst time in my life."
Since Mike's death, the brotherhood of law enforcement officers is what has helped Jean Paris and her children, Mike Paris Jr., 17, and Halle Paris, 14, to get through their darkest hour.
Without the constant support of the brotherhood, Paris isn't sure where she would be today — emotionally or mentally.
"Chris (Barton) was there for my family to make sure we were OK," Paris said. "The loss of Mike has been devastating, but we still have to live and we have his memory to carry us through."
Lorain County Blue has assisted three families since its inception, Barton said. Most recently, the organization participated in a fundraiser for Lorain County Sheriff corrections officer Tom Pruitt. Pruitt was diagnosed with stage-four cancer.
"We hosted the first chili cook-off as a benefit for Officer Soto and his family. The event was a huge success, raising over $15,000 for the family," Barton said.
During the initial fundraiser, Barton realized that a majority of the agencies that donated to Soto's benefit were the Avon Friends of Police, Avon Lake Friends of Police, Cleveland Police Department and Lorain Police Department.
"I realized there was no organization to help officers or agencies during critical incidents in Lorain County," Barton said.
Yet it's not just the financial support that families need during difficult times.
"As time passes on, remembering the family is also important, sometimes the most important," Barton said.
Barton, who recently had lunch with Soto, said his friend is a humble man who is thankful to be alive.
"He is excited to be able to spend time with his family, but misses the job," Barton said. "He wasn't ready to retire, but circumstances forced him to go. If you ask the officers he worked with, Pete was respected by all and missed dearly."
Coping with the passing of her husband, Paris said she misses talking to her best friend at the dinner table.
"I can never have another conversation with him," she said quietly.
But Paris also knows that her late husband would not want her to stop living.
This year, Paris has taken the initiative to help spread the word about the fourth annual "Pete Soto Chili Cook-off."
"The chili cook-off is a huge success because of the volunteers that make it possible and the agencies that donate their time for a great cause," Barton said.
The chili cook-off will be 5 to 10 p.m. Feb. 8 at Lorain County Community College Spitzer Hall and Culinary Arts Center.
This year will bring 18 to 20 cookers competing for the best chili recipe in Lorain County.
Tickets are a $15 donation and are available online, at police agencies throughout the county, and at the Avon Police Department. Ticket price includes chili, pop/beer and dessert.
"Mike was such a motivator, and he would expect nothing less than for us to do this for him," Paris said of lending a helping hand during the upcoming benefit.
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So i've been having a problem, i downgraded my game to 1.0 and when i start up SA:MP or Single Player i get this annoying ass message as the title states above.
I can't use a No CD crack because it's an unknown version, i've done this before. It's the worst way to downgrade your game to version 1.
How can i fix this?
Original disc could not be found or authenticated
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Posted 09 June 2013 - 02:56 AM
Sounds like you are using an illegal version of the game! If so you wont find any help here.
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|Sounds like you are using an illegal version of the game! If so you wont find any help here.
Lol what? I'm using a second edition disc and i downgraded it to version 1.0. If i can't get any help here then this forum f*cking sucks.
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Soo doc took my drains out last week :) I swear I feel almost normal again. Such a huge relief. Showers are easier sitting in a car is comfy again. Laying in bed doesn't consist of me adjusting drains a million times thru out the night. I'm standing better too .. FINALLY ! I noticed that when I've been up and walking all day running errands I wake up swollen the next day and it pretty much stays all day until the next then it's gone. I try and keep my binder on 24/7 it helps! It sucks to sleep in it however I rather that then be swollen. I put it pretty tight also .. I also took my original tape off and put some clear tape from "nexcare" brand used for incisions it's waterproof too so it says it last 7days. I didn't like the way my incision felt with nothing over it very uncomfortable .. I noticed that where the drains use to be down below Is VERY itchy omg. Idk what's up wit that. Anyway ill update again at 4 weeks.
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By Conrad Brunner | Oct. 4, 2007
Having spent a little time as an NBA analyst in his sabbatical from coaching, Jim O'Brien understands the tendency for knee-jerk reaction to bury a trade before it has a chance to take root. It doesn't mean he has to agree.
Fully aware of widespread criticism of the Pacers' eight-player trade with Golden State last season that brought Mike Dunleavy, Troy Murphy and Ike Diogu to Indiana, O'Brien believes the tide of opinion will turn this season because the coach sees the three ex-Warriors playing vital roles in lifting the Pacers back into playoff contention.
"People have said in the past that we sent Al (Harrington) and Stephen Jackson to Golden State and did we get enough value back?" O'Brien said. "I think when all is said and done we're going to look back on the trade for Ike and Murph and Mike very, very favorably here and I anticipate it'll start this year."
Dunleavy looks like the front-runner to start at shooting guard, while Murphy's shooting ability and added bulk could push him past Jeff Foster at center. Diogu remains something of a wild card but all indications are he will be given every opportunity to secure a prominent role in the rotation.
"Why they didn't achieve at the level that maybe some people would have predicted (last season), I think it's very difficult to get traded in the middle of the year, I think the situation here was a little bit in disarray," O'Brien said. "It's tough to change in the middle of the year to be able to acclimate them into a system smoothly. That's the best I can do.
"I would say a year from now, as this year goes a long, everybody is going to feel pretty good about who they really are as players. I don't think they've scratched the surface in Indiana yet."
That would mean redemption for young veterans Dunleavy and Murphy, who bore the brunt of media criticism for the Warriors' annual failings, and a much-anticipated breakthrough for Diogu, whose output has not yet squared with his talent.
It also would erase a painful stigma. None of the three have been to the playoffs, a problem that became more acute when they joined the Pacers in midseason, only to see their new team fail to reach the postseason for the first time in 10 years.
As much as those things would mean for the players, individually, they would mean even more to the Pacers, collectively.
To this point in his career, Dunleavy has been known more for what he hasn't done than what he has. Though he's been a productive player, averaging at least 11.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists in each of the past five seasons, he hasn't become a star -- an expectation immediately assigned when a player is drafted No. 3 overall.
With his trade to Indiana, however, Dunleavy has shed the burden of Golden State expectations and now is free to achieve to his level, whatever that may be.
"It's almost a good-news, bad-news joke to be drafted No. 3," said O'Brien. "The good news is you're drafted No. 3; the bad news is in some cases the expectations are unattainable early on in your career. I think especially being here, with the understanding of the people of Indiana of good basketball, of what good playmaking can be – I don't just look to Jamaal Tinsley as a playmaker, I think Mike Dunleavy is a playmaker.
"I'm going to want the ball in his hands because he can not only score but he makes passes, he makes things happen. He has an understanding of the game of basketball at a very high level and I want to take advantage of that. If you're looking for him to be one of the top scorers in the league you're not going to see it. He's always going to have a good assist-turnover ratio, he's going to be a good rebounder, he's just going to be a great team player."
Dunleavy settled in nicely with the Pacers last year, averaging 14.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 43 games, all starts. After leaving the abstract up-tempo system of Golden State Coach Don Nelson, he adapted to the halfcourt approach of former Indiana Coach Rick Carlisle. Enter O'Brien, who wants the Pacers to play at a faster offensive tempo with a focus on the 3-point shot.
In desperate need of a fresh start when the trade was made, Dunleavy now has a second in nine months.
"I felt like midseason last year during the trade, that was my fresh start," he said. "But for this team and this organization, hopefully we can have kind of a new beginning, put things in the past that are in the past and get a fresh start."
A durable player, Dunleavy has missed no more than seven games in any of his NBA seasons. He added bulk and strength over the summer and worked to regain the consistency of his 3-point shot. After making a career-high .388 from the arc in 2004-05, he shot below 30 percent the past two seasons.
It was widely theorized that he lost confidence because of the stream of criticism he endured while with the Warriors. Dunleavy won't cop to that excuse and O'Brien doesn't put much stock in it, either.
"I don't know if he lost confidence," the coach said. "He's not going to lose confidence for us, if that's an issue, because he's going to know quickly how much we believe in what he brings to this. If you're only going to use Mike as a shooter, that's just one element of the game. There's so much more he can bring to us than just shooting the ball. He's unselfish, sometimes to a fault, he's a very good and very sly defensive player, so he's going to be a stat-sheet stuffer, I think."
More than any statistical goal, however, Dunleavy is fueled by the motivation of wanting to prove his ability to contribute to a winner.
"I think a lot of guys, individually, have personal challenges this year, goals – redemption, almost, you could say, in terms of the way last season finished up," he said. "Whether it be you didn't finish the season because you were injured or didn't finish the season for whatever reason, I think a lot of guys are motivated to have a good year this year individually, and I think collectively as a team that can go a long way."
When Murphy arrived in Indianapolis last January, Larry Bird almost needed to double-check his ID. In an effort to fit in with the more free-wheeling, open style of Nelson, Murphy had trimmed weight from his physique and fallen into some habits that could most politely be described as finesse-oriented.
In other words, he wasn't himself.
Though Murphy was relatively productive with the Pacers, averaging 11.1 points and 6.1 rebounds and hitting 40.9 percent of his 3-point shots, his game showed troubling signs of evolving away from its roots. This is, after all, a guy that averaged double-doubles three times in four seasons from 2002-2006 while ranking in the NBA's top six in rebounding three times.
In his postseason meeting with Murphy, Bird sent a clear message.
"I watched almost all his games in college (Notre Dame)," Bird said. "He's got to get back to being the mean guy I used to know and playing with a chip on his shoulder. He's very capable of having a double-double every night and I think that's his goal this year. I think he'll have an outstanding year. …
"When he left here last summer he said he was going to dedicate himself to getting stronger and getting back to playing the way he used to."
To suggest Murphy welcomed this particular assignment would be an understatement. He hit the weight-room hard and reported weighing a rock-solid 250 pounds, up more than 10 from last year. More importantly, he adjusted his mindset.
Asked about Bird's request that he return to his tough-guy roots, Murphy smiled.
"I think we'll be alright in that regard," he said. "I don't know how mean and nasty I was (in college). I guess I was pretty mean and nasty. I used to eat glass, you know?
"I know what I'm capable of. I'm going to do all that and I'm going to be nasty and I'm going to do all that stuff. I'm looking forward to it. I really like doing that stuff because I have like a screw loose. There are not many jobs you can have where your boss wants you to be mean and nasty, so I'm excited."
Murphy is vital to the Pacers' cause this season, not only because they needed his rebounding and interior toughness, but shooting -- a particularly valuable trait in O'Brien's system.
"Murphy can flat-out shoot it," the coach said. "He can rebound the basketball. He has been a more effective low-post player than he showed last year. But he shot close to 40 percent from the 3-point line. To have a guy that's potentially going to start for us at the center spot, or one of the big spots, to be able to space the court really opens things up for Jermaine (O'Neal), Jamaal (Tinsley), Marquis Daniels, post-ups of Dunleavy and (Danny) Granger, so that's a very important element."
O'Brien is Murphy's seventh coach in seven NBA seasons (following Dave Cowens, current Fever coach Brian Winters, Eric Musselman, Mike Montgomery, Nelson and Carlisle) and he relishes the thought of settling in for a long, successful and stable run. But his hunger for a first playoff trip is even stronger.
"It's a huge motivating factor," he said. "It was difficult to watch the playoff games on TV and I know it motivated me throughout the summer."
Statistical projections are nice but, frankly, Diogu's a little tired of being the subject of extrapolations. The way he sees it, this is the third season of his NBA career and it's time to get on with it.
"I go into every year thinking I'm going to have a breakout year just by the way I work in the offseason," said the burly young forward. "I don't really take too much time off. So hopefully this will be the year, hopefully I'll get some extended minutes and that's basically what I'm looking for. I don't question if I can produce in this league because I know I can. Once I start getting consistent minutes, that's when consistent play comes.
"I've just got to go out and show the coaching staff what I'm capable of doing, not only offensively but defensively. I have to have the complete package on both ends and know what to do in every situation so the coaching staff will be more comfortable with me."
When the Pacers made the trade, Diogu was perceived by many to be the key because of his potential. To be sure, the Warriors weren't anxious to part with a player drafted No. 9 overall out of Arizona State in 2005 but the Pacers insisted on his inclusion.
But Carlisle never fully accepted Diogu into the rotation, despite occasional flashes of brilliance. There was the 19-point, nine rebound game in Memphis; the 32 points and 22 rebounds in two games against San Antonio; and then the parting shots, 33 points and 15 rebounds in the final two games. In nine games when Diogu played at least 20 minutes, he averaged 14.3 points and 8.1 rebounds. It was the other 33 that left him wanting and fans mystified.
"Last year was pretty frustrating for me," he said. "I always have big goals for myself. I work hard in the offseason. I just got caught in the shuffle last year so it was tough. It's a new start. I think they have big plans for me here this year so we've just got to see what happens."
Diogu's fourth coach in three seasons, O'Brien appears to have big plans for the somewhat undersized power forward. At 6-8, Diogu must show he can hold his own defensively against bigger players. He already has demonstrated that he knows how to use his unusually long arms and thickly muscled 250-pound torso on offense.
"Ike, I studied more on tape because he didn't get the type of playing time in the East where I particularly concentrated on him," said O'Brien. "But what I saw about Ike is he can run. I was really surprised when we worked out this summer at how well he shoots the ball and with the range he shoots it. He's very skilled in the low-post from the standpoint of his moves and you love people like Ike and Jeff (Foster) who are what I would call diagonal rebounders. They not only rebound their side of the basket, but if the ball goes to the other side they'll go and get it. "
This year's physical project for Diogu was to work on his quickness, to add some finesse to his powerful game. He's anxious for the opportunity to demonstrate the full range of his skills.
"We've got a new coaching staff coming in, they say they're really excited to coach me this year," Diogu said. "I'm just going to go out there and play hard. That's what Coach O'Brien expects for you to do. He hasn't really defined roles but one thing he does expect is for everybody to go out and play hard. So I'm definitely going to do that."
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Scripture… As We Live It #202
This is the 202nd passage in "Scripture… As We Live It." (And, no, this isn't an April Fools joke…)
As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned. Unless, of course, you agree with that divisive person. In that case, you should support that person and encourage him to continue to stand firm for God. (Titus 3:10-11 re-mix)
(Please read the first post for an explanation of this series.)
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One would think that Paul might have explained in more detail exactly how to get past the trap of taking sides in a serious matter. But one would me mistaken to look for an answer to a question that is not in Gods heart, and therefore not explicitly spelled out in scripture.
All of history is a record of Adams children being tested to see if they will choose to be right, or to walk in truth, as it is in Jesus. Eph 4:21. The temptation to be right has lured many, many brethren who started off walking with Jesus to feel it necessary to forsake humility and long suffering, prayer and patience in order to defend truth.
Its instructive that Jesus didnt expose Judas for 3 yrs, though he, and likely the disciples knew he was a thief and liar. Our appetite for 12 step programs and prescriptions of how to live in the Spirit is not borne of God. We have perfected the art of routing the Judas's from out midst, resulting in a church at war, and the greatest impediment to tired sinners bowing before the Prince of Peace.
Paul prefaced Eph 4 with precisely how to prevent division or respond to divisive ones.
"all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
3Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
It is messy, uncertain, risky and dangerous to weak brothers to witness a church going thru this kind of conflict. But it is necessary.
Its the one universal way that we learn that we all are capable of division, even heresy, if we dont choose to be Christlike rather than to be right, or as we have disingenuously called ' love the truth'.
The tension between family members that quarrel is where they stand or fall. Its always right to stand for the truth, but its not always right to stand with a brother that stands for the truth. Sometimes, people who are right in truth are wrong in attitude, forgetting that truth is not always being right.
There is way to heal divisions that have already occurred, like the schism we find ourselves in after two millenniums of drinking the Kool Aid of being right.
We must endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
If we are indeed going to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, we all going to have to relearn how to walk in ALL lowliness and meekness (no fleshly anger) with long suffering, forbearing one another in love. If there is a prescription, that's it.
If a church, a family or even a political party would make that their SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) even for selfish reasons, they would soon be widely known as leaders, mentors and an example to follow.
Error, untruthfulness, lies, carnality et al become increasingly difficult to practice in an atmosphere of humility, meekness,long suffering and gentle but firm patience with each others weaknesses.
Division, arguing over doctrines, who is right, church models etc is a devilish, foreign vaccination that Satan has injected Gods people with. Satan tricked Eve into wanting to know Good and Evil like God, and all of her children have faced the same test ever since.
Like our first parents, we will choose knowledge when we dont hunger for the tree of Life.
Tolerating division among Gods family is like a getting vaccinated.
Doctors have convinced us that the way to not get sick with a disease from your neighbor is to put a little bit of that disease into your blood, in order to kickstart and speed up your own immune system to fight it when you contact it.
And we thought blood letting in the middle ages was voodoo science!
This assumes your immune system is not good enough, and it may not be, and therein is the hook. Rather than strengthen your immune system, rely on poison to make you stonger.
We fall prey to this trick because we dont believe that the Lord Jesus, who indwells us, is the anti-body to not only our neighbors infection, but also our own, that we inflict on them.
Fear of our neighbors sin has blinded us to our own.
This would be a good place to remind us that Jesus told us to remove the log from our own eye so that we can see clearly to take the splinter from our neighbors.
Apparently, we all have something in our eyes.
We dont need to defend the truth at the cost of losing a family member who is mistaken, deceived or even proud.
They will not be able to stand up to the flood of love and conviction of the Holy Spirit that He releases on them, when we quit trying to do His work and just let Him do it.
And if they do manage to stand up to Him, like Judas, they will go out from among us, proving that they were never part of us.
If we will continue in meekness, walking in truth ourselves, loving even our enemies, calling out to Father to change the hearts of those who oppose themselves and us, then we will witness the miracle of unity that turned the Roman Empire upside down in a generation.
As for a person who stirs up division (someone who does not agree with our exclusive sectarian interpretation of scripture, one who does not recognize our self proclaimed religious authority or who does not hold to and practice our time honored religious traditions), after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned. (Titus 3:10-11 re-mix)
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To Hutch: Love your take on this Scripture as we have recently be "asked" to find anothr church because we had the audacity to question some things in the pastor's messages and behavior, and then talk about them in our small group. Someone tattled on us, and without any witness or opportunity to rebutt, we were asked to leave. So much for "what happens in group stays in group."
Nee said that nothing tests the spirituality of a teacher like opposition to his teaching; we may know aright, but God wants to see if we can love aright.
I think the vaccine diatribe detracts from an otherwise good message.


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The name of the play is ''Othello," but the character who makes this one of Shakespeare's most popular dramas is Iago, and the success of most productions lies in the talents of the actor who plays him.
And you'll have to travel long and far to see a better Iago than Jonathan Epstein at Boston Theatre Works. It's a performance in a class with Christopher Plummer's, Kenneth Branagh's, and Simon Russell Beale's.
This is Epstein's second tour of duty with Boston Theatre Works, and if you couldn't hear his Prospero last year in the acoustically challenged Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts, you won't have that problem this year in the much more suitable BCA Plaza Theatre next door. Every evil word is crisp and clear, as pointed as the dagger Iago sticks in several of those characters careless enough not to watch their backs.
This season, the former mainstay of Shakespeare & Company (before a falling out in Lenox) has a scintillating production surrounding him. This is far and away the best work I've seen from Jason Slavick, who also directed BTW's disappointing ''The Tempest" and ''Antony and Cleopatra."
Here Slavick takes more of a chamber approach. On the small stage, a smartly utilized black bench sits in front of black panels that open onto a blue sky. By play's end, those panels, designed by Zeynep Bakkal, will have swung shut, the backdrop turning to red.
That may not sound particularly subtle, but this is a wonderfully understated production. Three of Epstein's fellow actors are from Shakespeare & Company -- Tony Molina as Othello, Susanna Apgar as Desdemona, and Elizabeth Aspenlieder as Emilia. Trey Burvant, who shone in ''Last Sunday in June" by SpeakEasy Stage Company two seasons ago, continues to impress as Cassio.
This ''Othello" is as thoughtful as it is clear. Slavick and company resist black-and-white characterizations. Epstein's Iago is a ''demi-devil," a character who sees others getting ahead on slickness while his virtues go unnoticed. You can see his like in every corporation in America.
And though his victims don't deserve their fate, they are a little too slick for their own good, and the actors are particularly adept at bringing out their Achilles' heels. Molina's Othello is too self-satisfied to recognize that Iago means to do him harm. Burvant's Cassio is a ladies' man who lusts rather openly for Desdemona and Iago's wife, Emilia. And Apgar's Desdemona parades her sexuality flirtatiously (with help from Rachel Padula Shufelt's low-cut costuming). Meanwhile, Aspenlieder's Emilia realizes too late what harm her devotion to Iago has done to both her and Desdemona.
Molina can be both gentle and gruff, never looking to shake the rafters James Earl Jones style. He's very much in command of Othello's emotions, even as the character loses control of his.
But this is Epstein's show. His machinations, along with his asides to the audience, produced some gasps at Sunday's matinee. Shifting between self-confidence and self-doubt, Epstein's Iago is bad to the bone. He knows how to please a person to his face and dispense what sounds like solid wisdom while giving him the finger when his back is turned.
But even while we damn Iago for what he's doing, perhaps there's a part of us that can relate to his sense that the less deserving have gotten ahead in work and romance. Can we share in the ugliness that he feels because of the beauty in other people's lives?
Slavick takes some liberty with the language, and some elements of the production are distracting. What is on the patches of those contemporary military uniforms? Elephants? The Acropolis?
But when everything else works so splendidly, who cares? Epstein, in particular, makes us want to go with the Shakespearean flow. Even when it turns blood red.
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Sometimes in life, your calling finds you. Other times, you find your calling, grab it with all four paws and hang on for dear life until it takes you exactly where you want to go.
So it was with Ricochet. Raised from birth to be a service dog, the wiry golden retriever was having a hard time adjusting to the service life. She was wild about chasing things, but not so wild about doing useful things like opening cupboards and fetching objects.
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"I struggled for so long to make her a service dog, and she fought it," said Judy Fridono, Ricochet's owner, chauffeur, personal assistant and fundraising coordinator. "But that day she hopped on the board with Patrick, she was reborn. She kept running back to the water with her tail wagging like she could finally tell me, 'This is what I want to do.' She is who she is and we are who we are, and we shouldn't try to change ourselves for other people. That's what I learned from her."
On a recent overcast day at Camp Pendleton's Del Mar Beach Campground, Ricochet the surf dog is not surfing. Which is not to say she was not working. Ricochet and Fridono were hanging out with a group from the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation, a therapeutic surfing and water-activity program that is one of Ricochet's many pet causes.
After Fridono's inspirational video about Ricochet's "service-to-surfice" adventures went hugely viral in late 2009, Ricochet has been a fundraising beast and a credit to therapy dogs everywhere. She hits the waves with disabled surfers and special-needs children. She appears at charity walks and surfs in events for many nonprofits, including the Helen Woodward Animal Center, the Morris Animal Foundation and the Arthritis Foundation.
And with Fridono's help, the 4-year-old Ricochet also uses her popular SurfDogRicochet Facebook page (105,183 "Likes" and counting) and website (surfdogricochet.com) to raise awareness (and money) for everything from pet oxygen masks for Colorado firefighters to food for homeless dogs and cats. Which is why, in addition to numerous surfing awards, Ricochet's résumé includes such honors as USA Today Dog Hero, Petopia TV Pet of the Year and the PAWS Companion for Life Award.
"She has this huge following, and I wanted to redirect the attention she gets to a cause," said Fridono, a 53-year-old former Chicagoan who was in the health-care field until she went on disability nine years ago. "We want to raise awareness so that every time she does something, it's not just about a cute dog hanging out on the beach."
Ricochet was born into Fridono's Puppy Prodigies program, which starts service-dog training almost as soon as puppies open their eyes. Despite her early rebellion, Ricochet did become a registered therapy dog. But one of her most impressive skills is her ability to love pretty much anyone.
Ricochet is an enthusiastic kisser and a shameless belly-rub beggar. She sits quietly for long hugs, head scratches and ear-ruffling. When Fridono walked over to congratulate a Jimmy Miller surfer on a particularly good ride, Ricochet leaned into his leg, and even from across the beach, you could see him relax.
"She seems to know instinctively what people need and she just gives it," Fridono said. "I think with the surfing, it was her way of telling me that she wanted to help more than one person."
According to the human who knows her best, Ricochet is not perfect. She misbehaves in front of lifeguards. She is becoming increasingly sensitive to loud noises. She is still so nuts about chasing critters, Fridono can't say the word "squirrel" in front of her.
But even as Ricochet wandered back from the water crunching on something that sounded suspiciously like a rock, Fridono acknowledged that there is something to be said for making your own way in this world. It is her dog's life, but the wisdom is there for anyone who wants to take it in.
"For me, this has been a lesson in not trying to control life. If you allow life to open doors for you, it may not be what you planned, but it might be something even better."


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WASHINGTON (AP) - A former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers is giving Georgetown University $100 million, the largest donation ever in the school's history, to create a public policy school.
The Washington Post reports the gift by Frank H. McCourt Jr., who graduated from Georgetown in 1975, is scheduled to be announced Wednesday. McCourt, who lives in New York City, sold the Dodgers last year for a reported $2.15 billion after taking the team into bankruptcy in 2011.
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text: I made a tiny patch for the main Xmonad code, to allow constrained resizing of windows. Hold down mod-SHIFT-button3 instead of just mod-button3, and the window will resize with width=height. I find this useful for resizing analogue xclock without getting an out-of-shape clock face. If it's not deemed useful for mainline I've packaged it as a contribution as well. constrainResize.mainline.diff - touches Config.hs and Operations.hs or constrainResize.contrib.diff - adds XMonadContrib/ConstrainedResize.hs - touches MetaModule.hs Cheers, Dougal. PS. This is my second attempt at submitting a patch here. Is there nowhere one can submit a patch without first signing up? The ease of 'darcs send' is more than counteracted by the annoyance of creating an account... /grumble grumble -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: constrainResize.mainline.diff Type: text/x-patch Size: 2058 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/xmonad/attachments/20071021/4f8c06ba/constrainResize.mainline.bin -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: constrainResize.contrib.diff Type: text/x-patch Size: 9317 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/xmonad/attachments/20071021/4f8c06ba/constrainResize.contrib.bin


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Newport, Wales: NATO leaders approved a plan on Friday to boost the alliance's defences in eastern Europe in response to Russia's intervention in Ukraine, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.
The plan, adopted at a summit in Wales, includes creating a "spearhead" rapid reaction force and pre-positioning supplies and equipment in eastern European countries so they can be rapidly reinforced in a crisis.
The initiative is intended to reassure former Soviet bloc states that have joined the U.S.-led the alliance, especially Poland and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
The allies also agreed to hold the next NATO summit in Poland in 2016 in a symbolic gesture of support, Mr Rasmussen said.
Earlier Britain said it could contribute 3500 troops to the force.
Prime Minister David Cameron said the alliance, set up in 1949 to protect Western Europe from the Soviet Union, had to shown that its Article 5 blanket security guarantee was still valid for all 28 members.
"As Russia tramples illegally over Ukraine, we must reassure our members that we will always uphold our Article 5 obligations," Mr Cameron told the second day of the NATO summit.
To do that, NATO "must be able to act more quickly", he said.
He said he expected the force to have its headquarters in Poland and be able to be deployed "anywhere in the world in just 2-5 days".
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said his country greatly valued the decision by NATO to create the force.
"We value very highly the fact that there is a progress in increasing the level of NATO readiness to create ... [a spearhead], including assigned forces that comprise around 5000 troops for absolutely immediate reaction," Mr Komorowski told a news briefing at a NATO summit in south Wales.
NATO leaders also agreed that any large-scale cyber attack on a member country could be considered an attack on the entire US-led alliance, potentially triggering a military response.
The decision marks an expansion of the organisation's remit, reflecting new threats that can disable critical infrastructure, financial systems and government without firing a shot.
"Today we declare that cyber defence is part of NATO's core task of collective defence," Mr Rasmussen said.
In 2007, a series of crippling cyber attacks paralysed much of NATO member Estonia in an apparent response to a dispute over the movement of a Soviet-era war memorial.
The two-day NATO summit has been billed as the most important since the end of the Cold War.
The upgraded rapid reaction force is meant to both reassure former Soviet satellites such as Poland and the Baltic states who have been rattled by Russia's actions in Ukraine and to show the alliance is measuring up to new threats, especially in a volatile Middle East.


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How to Counter Rejection?
Q. I recently applied for a very interesting reporting position that I think I'd be great for, and about two days later got a rejection letter from the editor via the human resources department.
Do you think it would be worthwhile to write the editor back and say something to the effect of, "Hey! Don't reject me! I really think I can do great work for you and would love to be given the chance to prove it. Please reconsider and grant me an interview." Or, should I just go with something more conservative, like, "I'm sorry to learn that I don't meet your current needs, but I'd love to work for you someday, and will keep in touch with you as my career progresses to see if any positions open up that I might be better suited for."
Or would both just be obnoxious and pointless?
Thanks for your advice,
A. Of course, this depends entirely on the attitude of the editor. The second approach should not offend anyone. The more strident first approach might. Neither is likely to get you the job at this point. The promptness of the reply tells me that you didn't make the first cut -- this time.
Better luck with the next round.
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In the town at Wat Mahathat,Phra That Yasothon is a much-visited Lao-style chedi, said to be over 1,200 years old. It enshrines holy relics of Phra Ananda,one of Lord Buddha's chief disciples. That Kong Khao Noi is an ancient Khmer chedi with a much revered brick and stucco Buddha that is ritually bathed every April. The handicraft village of Ban Si Than is famed for the triangular pillows used in most Thai households.Yasothon has an area of 4,161 square kilometres. It is divided into the following districts: Muang, Kham Khuean Kaeo, Maha Chana Chai, Pa Tio, Loeng Nok Tha, Kut Chum, Kho Wang, Sai Mun and Thai Charoen.
|: Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom and Roi Et Provinces
|: Sisaket Province
|: Ubon Ratchathani Province
|: Roi Et Province
|From Yasothon City of nearby Provinces
|Mukdahan Province
|: 111 kms.
|Nakhon Phanom Province
|: 215 kms.
|Roi Et Province
|: 71 kms.
|Sisaket Province
|: 159 kms.
|Ubon Ratchathani Province
|: 98 kms.
|From Yasothon City to other districts.
|Amphoe Kham Khuean Kaew
|: 23 kms.
|Amphoe Kho Wang
|: 70 kms.
|Amphoe Kut Chum
|: 37 kms.
|Amphoe Loeng Nok Tha
|: 69 kms.
|Amphoe Maha Chana Chai
|: 41 kms.
|Amphoe Muang
|: 0 kms.
|Amphoe Pa Tio
|: 28 kms.
|Amphoe Sai Mun
|: 18 kms.
|Amphoe Thai Charoen
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Being the devout Buddhists, all people in Ban Fayart would take exquisitedly decorated handmade garland flowers which were made from pop-paddy to worship to the Lord Buddha.Later, local wisdom of the people of Ban Fayart have played a great role to the tradition. They apply the pop-paddy to decorate and beautify the garland, all are hand decorative garlands. There are various style of garlands according to the decorators. They also try to use cotton yarn, artificial plastic flowers, flowers made from crepe paper, and plastic beads to make them more attractive.


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Margherita pizza
Thick or thin, this Italian specialty has you covered.
Wholemeal pizza dough
- 150 g white flour
- 50 g wholemeal flour
- pinch salt
- 60 ml low-fat milk
- 60 ml water
- 7 g dried yeast
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 50 g buffalo mozzarella
- 2 tbsp basil
Margherita pizza
- Sift together white and wholemeal flours and salt, and leave in a warm place.
- Gently heat milk and water to blood temperature, then add yeast and sugar. Leave in a warm place for yeast to activate and bubble.
- Add liquid ingredients to dry and mix to form a dough. Turn out onto a board and knead by hand, or in a mixer, until smooth. Place dough in an oiled bowl, cover, and leave in a warm place to double in size.
- Knead again and rest for 20 minutes before using.
- Sprinkle flour onto a board. Divide dough in half and roll out as thinly as possible into 2 pizza bases.
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Place baking trays in oven to heat.
- Spread tomato sauce on both bases and top with mozzarella. Place on hot trays.
- Bake in preheated oven until base is crisp and lightly browned.
- Arrange basil on top and serve.


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The Museum of the 21st century is situated on the elevated acre and its adjacent surroundings in lower Manhattan. The design process involved an analysis of various formal, spatial, and programmatic qualities on the site and the development of a relational construct between them. The implementation of an operative technique (in this case, interference) and an analysis of its process through the medium of vector fields and tesselation generated three dimensional forms. These forms could then be parametrically adjusted according to the previously defined site qualities, yielding emergent architectural properties. The newly constructed fields were then incorporated into the site with particular emphasis placed on their relationship to privately-owned public space and their interaction with existing business, infrastructure, and recreation 'surfaces.' The operative technique was then utilized to consider sequences of occupiable space as well as different methods of art display.
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Every class in Whitehouse Common Primary School has a Sports Leader.
Each child represents and leads their house (Acer, Elder, Hawthorn and Rowan).
Sports Leaders have many important roles including:
- Leading warm ups and cool downs
- Supporting inter-house competitions
- Making decisions about PE events and initiatives across school
- Lead roles during Health Week and Sports Day
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Following failure of U.S. gun plan, Toomey's approval rating highest ever
A new survey shows Pennsylvania's junior U.S. senator has emerged from the gun control debate with his highest approval rating.
If anyone is still asking whether Republican Pat Toomey did any damage to his reputation, a new Quinnipiac University poll puts the question to bed: not at all.
His approval rating went up by five points in the past month to 48 percent, compared with 30 percent of voters who say they disapprove of the job he's doing.
The poll started just two days after Toomey's controversial amendment failed -- it would have expanded background checks on gun purchases online and at gun shows. At the time, Toomey was still receiving criticism from his gun-rights base.
But Franklin and Marshall College pollster and political scientist Terry Madonna says if it's re-election he's worried about, Toomey shouldn't fear losing conservative voters.
"His bigger problem is winning independent-minded voters in the Philadelphia suburbs and the Lehigh Valley," Madonna said Friday.
About a third of the voters, 34 percent, surveyed say they approve specifically of the way Toomey is handling gun control issues, compared with 29 percent of those who said they disapprove.
The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.
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No. 21: Godsmack, 'Godsmack' – Best Debut Hard Rock Albums
As a new brand of hard rock was making its resurgence in 1998, one of the leaders of the movement was the Boston-based Godsmack. With drummer-turned-frontman Sully Erna leading the way, the band definitely had a feel for how to meld rhythm and power.
The aggro rocker 'Whatever' is a true highlight, but the band's debut disc shows off so much more. 'Keep Away' became a live favorite, 'Voodoo' showed a dark moody side to their sound and 'Bad Religion' finished off the string of hits, securing the band's place in the hard rock scene for years to come.
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Martinsville police checking threat at West Middle School
Martinsville West Middle School has beefed up security Thursday after someone sent a threatening text.
It's the same school where a student was critically injured in a shooting in March 2011, setting the community on edge. Michael Phelps, now 17, was sentenced to 30 years for shooting Chance Jackson twice in the abdomen over a dispute about a girl. Jackson needed multiple surgeries to repair damaged organs.
Thursday's threat, which was sent to a teacher, led to a school lockdown. The school's superintendent says classes are going on as normal, but students were not allowed to leave the building.
Martinsville officers launched an investigation, assisted "by at least two additional law enforcement agencies," according to a statement from Martinsville Police.
The threats "had been communicated through the use of text messages involving a number of individuals," police said in the statement.
Police notified officials at the Martinsville School District, saying measures have been taken to ensure the safety of all students and faculty members at West Middle.
"I just know the threat was made against students in general. It was very generic. As we take the education of our kids seriously, we take their safety very seriously," said Superintendent Ron Furniss.
Officials are now trying to figure out the source of the threats.
Parents have called the WTHR newsroom saying they heard a gun was brought to school, but Martinsville Police say there is no truth to that report.


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WATSONVILLE - Members of the Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime team say they broke up a large-scale marijuana growing operation this week, seizing 55 live plants, 74 pounds of processed marijuana buds and $10,000 in cash.
The team served a narcotics search warrant at 718 Roble St. in Watsonville on Wednesday with assistance from the Watsonville Police Department and the Santa Cruz County Auto Theft Team, after an investigation into tips from concerned neighbors.
Agents served the warrant and located Cainin Wilkinson at the residence. Their search turned up what Sgt. Eric Montalbo categorized as a "sophisticated marijuana cultivation operation" that included commercial grow lamps, automatic irrigation systems, ventilation systems and air-conditioning units.
In addition to the 55 live plants and 74 pounds of processed buds, agents also located $10,000 in cash, a couple thousand dollars worth of precious metals and a small amount of cocaine.
Montalbo said the team believes Wilkinson had been growing marijuana in the residence for more than a year and a half, and was harvesting three or four crops a year.
Wilkinson was not arrested at the scene and the case has been forwarded to the District Attorney's Office for review.
Officers seized the money, a commercial money counting device and a custom racing motorcycle pending forfeiture because they believe the items are the proceeds of illegal narcotics sales.
Anyone with further information about the case is asked to contact the Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team tip line at 454-2320.
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County men were arrested Friday after stealing video game components.
The two men stole the video game
components from one store, then proceeded to a different store nearby to sell
Target security watched the two men
flee the store with X-box and PlayStation game controllers and were able to
provide police with a good description of the car.
Officer Michael Guadagnino spotted the suspect vehicle
parked in front of a nearby "game" store shortly after and confronted them.
Rickey Dymond, 29, and Trey McCleese, 18, were both
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TORONTO -- Not only was midfielder Kyle Bekker the best player available in the MLS SuperDraft in Toronto FC's rankings but he also filled one of their needs.
"He's a guy who can play a number of different spots in the middle of the park for us, which is an area of need," Toronto FC director of team and player operations Earl Cochrane told MLSsoccer.com Thursday before leaving Indianapolis. "But overall we just thought he was the best player available."
Toronto FC took the native of nearby Oakville, Ont., who played for Boston College, with the third pick. Toronto entered the draft with the first and third selections overall and would have used No. 1 to take him. But they traded the first pick to the New England Revolution for allocation money and the No. 4 spot overall in the draft.
"You never know 100 per cent, but we had a pretty good idea of who was going to fall ahead of us, so with that we decided to make the play for the cash," Cochrane said.
The Reds judged Bekker as the player in the draft who was most ready to play as a professional. The 22-year-old had trained briefly with Toronto FC during the summer.
"Kyle was a guy we knew coming into the draft and had rated very, very highly," Cochrane said. "We had thought coming in that he was probably the most ready to make the jump to the pro game that was available in the draft. The belief that we had was illustrated in the combine, because he had a very good combine.
"Once we saw what he was about in the combine, meshed that with what we had done prior, we knew that we needed to bring him in."
His technical skills, his ability on the ball and his passing, as well as his intelligence are considered among his strong points.
"His ability to kind of create space for himself," Cochrane added. "His ability to know what's going on around him. He's a very good passer of the ball. Very rarely does he give up possession. But when he gets into the final third, the attacking third, he can create opportunities, he can score goals, he's a very dynamic kid.
"And I think he's an underrated athlete. People look at him and they don't think he's as athletic as maybe some other guys. But I can argue that he does things with a controlled comfort and he's far more athletic that people give him credit for."
It was a satisfying day for TFC. They turned the No. 4 pick into allocation money from Vancouver and Seattle and wound up at No. 16 where they took another targeted player, 21-year-old forward Emery Welshman from Mississauga, Ont., who played at Oregon State.
"We had a very good day," Cochrane said." Our goal was to leave here with two players and the ability to add more and that's exactly what we've done."
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PITTSBURGH and LAFAYETTE, La. – EQT Corp. and Green Field Energy Services Inc. Monday announced the successful completion of multiple fracturing stages using pumps powered by 100 percent "field" gas supplied directly from a nearby Marcellus natural gas well.
The hydraulic fracturing was conducted on a well operated by EQT Corporation and located in the Marcellus Shale of Pennsylvania.
"We are excited to be one of the first to utilize a technology that allows us to power our equipment from one of our producing natural gas wells," said Steve Schlotterbeck, senior vice president and president of EQT Exploration & Production.
"By eliminating diesel and using 100 percent field gas, we're able to reduce emissions of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and sulfur oxides; as well as decrease the amount of truck traffic on local roads."
Rick Fontova, president of Green Field Energy Services, said Green Field's turbine frac pump technology "is unique in that it is capable of running on 100 percent natural gas, where others require the use of diesel."
Green Field, based in Lafayette, La., opened a district office in Monessen in June.
In 2012, EQT launched a pilot program to begin converting drilling rigs to natural gas, and has commissioned four to date. The first rig operates on liquefied natural gas, while the remaining three are powered by natural gas produced on site.
EQT is an integrated energy company with emphasis on Appalachian area natural gas production, gathering, transmission and distribution.
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