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Pinnacle Signs New Agreement With Northwest
The agreement removes all restrictions preventing Pinnacle from providing regional airline services to other major airlines, with the exception of operating flights into or out of Northwest's hub cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Detroit, and Memphis.
-- If Northwest enters into any merger or acquisition agreement with another major air carrier prior to completing its bankruptcy proceedings, then Northwest may remove from Pinnacle's fleet the 17 aircraft to be added during 2007 plus an additional 24 aircraft. Once Northwest has completed its bankruptcy proceedings, it will no longer have this option.
Amended ASA Term
The term of the Amended ASA as it relates to Pinnacle's existing fleet of 124 aircraft will extend through December 31, 2017, subject to renewal at Northwest's option for successive five-year terms. The term for the additional 17 aircraft to be added to Pinnacle's fleet during 2007 will be as described above.
Northwest's Rights Upon a Pinnacle Change of Control
The existing ASA provided that Northwest may terminate that agreement upon a change of control of Pinnacle (as defined in the ASA). Under the Amended ASA, upon a change of control occurring after January 1, 2008, Northwest will no longer have the option to terminate the agreement, but instead will have the option to remove up to 62 aircraft from Pinnacle over a three-year period, and the option to extend the Amended ASA for another five years without the obligation to reset rates. In addition, certain operating performance measurement formulas would be revised in Northwest's favor.
Preferred Share Purchase Agreement
Pinnacle and Northwest will enter into a Share Purchase Agreement requiring Pinnacle to redeem its Class A Preferred Share held by Northwest for a price of $20 million on January 2, 2008, subject to bankruptcy court approval. If Northwest enters into any merger or acquisition agreement with another major air carrier as part of its reorganization proceedings and elects to remove any aircraft from Pinnacle, then the redemption price of the Class A Preferred Share will be reduced to a nominal amount. The Class A preferred share entitles Northwest to appoint two members of Pinnacle's Board of Directors and also gives Northwest consent rights for changes to its articles of incorporation and bylaws. In addition, the Class A Preferred Share provides consent rights to merger or acquisition transactions involving another airline with annual revenues greater than $500 million. Additionally, the existing ASA includes a termination provision if Northwest does not consent to any replacement of Pinnacle's chief executive officer. After the Class A Preferred Share is redeemed on January 2, 2008, Northwest will no longer retain these corporate governance rights.
Claim Resolution Agreement
In a separate agreement, Northwest and Pinnacle have agreed that Pinnacle will receive an allowed unsecured claim of $377.5 million, subject to bankruptcy court approval, against Northwest in its bankruptcy proceedings in settlement of all amounts that Northwest may owe to Pinnacle for pre-petition claims and the economic adjustments provided for in the Amended ASA. The allowed unsecured claim will be reduced by $13.6 million if Northwest commits the 17 aircraft added to Pinnacle for a period of three years, and by $42.5 million if the 17 aircraft are committed for a period of ten years. Pinnacle will retain the right to assert an additional claim should Northwest enter into a merger or acquisition agreement with another major airline as part of its plan of reorganization and elect to remove up to 24 aircraft above the 17 aircraft delivered in 2007, as indicated above; however, such claim would be reduced by the $20 million decrease in Pinnacle's purchase price paid to Northwest for the Series A Preferred share discussed above.
Aircraft Security Deposits
The Amended ASA and related aircraft subleases will provide that Northwest will retain the $24.6 million it is currently holding as a security deposit for the existing fleet of 124 aircraft and the 17 aircraft to be added during 2007. Pinnacle will pay a security deposit equal to one month's rent for any aircraft that is subleased from Northwest and operated under the Amended ASA above this base of 141. Pinnacle's current obligation to pay a second month's deposit on its existing fleet under certain circumstances will be removed from the aircraft subleases.
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Vibe Hotels and Foursquare - June 2010
It's hip to be square with Vibe Hotels and Foursquare
h3. Vibe Hotels pioneering Foursquare in Australia offering vibe-rant freebies at Curve Bar
Press Release | June 2010
Ever fancied reigning over your very own hotel? By 'checking in' and becoming 'mayor' of Curve Cafés and Bars at Vibe Hotels not only will Foursquare users get the street cred of riding the first break of the latest social media wave, they'll also score buy one get one free food and drink deals. Every second time Foursquare users 'check-in' to Curve Cafés and Bars at Vibe Hotels, they'll receive a buy one drink get one free bonus voucher, redeemable at all Curve Bars and Cafes across Sydney, Melbourne, the Gold Coast and Darwin. On top of that, the 'mayor' will receive a buy one get one free meal.
Lisa Phillips, Director of Marketing at Toga Hospitality said: "Foursquare is already huge in the States and is just about to take Australia by storm. We know that lots of our guests love the Foursquare concept and we wanted to do something to make it even more rewarding for them. "Vibe Hotels are anything but traditional – the hotels each have their own personalities, offering vibe-rant atmospheres, bright interiors, cool packages and dynamic concepts. Foursquare is a great way for even more people to interact with the brand," she said.
Vibe Hotels are constantly pushing the boundaries of traditional marketing using tools like Foursquare to bring their brand to technology savvy guests.
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Using Foursquare via a smart phone, you can link up and hang out with friends who are already part of the fun. It tells you where your friends are, you can 'check in' at locations and venues and you can also contribute tips and hints about the places you visit. It's a friend finder meets city guide concept loved by millions of users
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I shed the my shackles and actually got out twice this past week. Two mornings out on two very different locations on what had to have been one of the most beautiful weekends of the year. On days like these, you almost don't expect to catch anything (blue skies, high pressure), but that wasn't the case. The two trips raise some questions to ponder. Just when you think you are beginning to figure them out.........On Friday, October the 13th (yikes!!!!), I was lucky enough to be the guest of CCA Maryland Executive Director, Sherman Baynard. DNR Fisheries Service Director Eric Schwaab and I accompanied Sherman to the Corsica River, a tributary of the Chester River. Sherman has been spending a fair amount of time fishing this tributary and parts of the adjoining Chester River. He has caught decent numbers of stripers in the shallows on various artificials. Some of those fish have been in excess of 30 inches. Friday saw the beginning of one of the most beautiful weekends of the year, and featured a full moon on one side of the river and simultaneously a glorious sunrise on the other side of the river. Pictured at left is DNR Fisheries Service Director Eric Schwaab holding (just before releasing) a 17 inch striped bass caught at the mouth of the Corsica. Eric caught this near certain 1996 year class striper on his 6 weight fly rod using a yellow clouser. Eric outfished all of us that day, as Sherman and I used light spinning gear. We primarily fished the south side of the Corsica, in areas that Sherman had put in a substantial amount of time getting to know the underwater structure. This late season shallow water fishing is absolutely all about structure. Sherman knew several dozen locations, but we concentrated on just a few of his favorites. Just off the mouth of the Corsica, out into the Chester River were a large congregation of hand tongers. Ansel Adams could not have found a better subject to photograph on a day like this one. After pulling up and taking a few photos of the tongers, we sped off to the mouth of the Chester to see if there was any breaking birds, or other activity. We didn't run into much down there, just a couple of charterboats chumming on Swan Point Bar. No monsters were to be had on this trip, but Eric did hook up with a very nice fish that was lost about midway to the boat. Which leads us to the next part of this story. Sherman was also taking part in the 2nd Annual Joe Judge Liars tournament in which the proceeds go to children who have lost loved ones. Joe Judge was a world renowned fishermen that seemingly traveled and fished everywhere, but loved his home waters of the Chesapeake. Sports Illustrated twice chronicled his exploits. Joe and his wife Donna are Centreville residents. Joe passed away a couple of years back, and Donna started the tournament in his honor. Earlier this year, Donna worked with charterboat captains to take children who had recently suffered a loss fishing. It was a wonderful event.
My second trip out this past week took me to another shallow water location on the opposite side of Chesapeake Bay. How often does one get to fish with two Maryland State record holders? Not very. So I jumped at the chance to fish with Carroll County residents Gary Peters and Bob Bruce this past Sunday morning. If you have been following our website or the local papers recently, you probably know that Gary and Bob have been on a tear of late up at Liberty Reservoir that saw them catch 4 striped bass in excess of 40 pounds in two weeks. One of those fish wound up being the new Maryland freshwater striper record for Bob Bruce. As the action at Liberty cooled with last week's falling water temperatures and high winds, this duo set their sites on territory that they have taken the time to become familiar with, but precious few others have. And that would be the most unlikely of all places, the Middle Branch of Baltimore Harbor. Within sight of PSI Net Stadium, they have found over the past two years that numerous striped bass move into the Harbor of Baltimore during the winter. Last week's cooler temperatures pushed the first of these fish into the river, and they found them the previous weekend. We launched Gary's Bass Boat at sunrise at Baltimore Harbor Hospital. With a full moon, blue skies and warm temperatures, one's expectations might not be so high. Gary and Bob started by pointing out various structures that they fish (I am sworn to secrecy). They have taken much time to learn the structure in this area that is so often looked down upon. There was much floating trash, but there were also great blue herons, a variety of ducks, Canada geese and striped bass and bluefish. Yes bluefish! Our action started out slow, but eventually Gary nailed the fish you see pictured above, a nice 28 incher. Several other stripers followed of various sizes, from 17 inches up to 24 inches, and we lost a couple of others that were more than likely in the 5 to 8 pound range. Gary wanted to show me some other places upriver that he has also found fish in the winter. As we started motoring toward the Hanover Street Bridge, we saw the water begin to boil, as hundreds of fish rolled and slapped the surface. Gary and Bob quickly switched over to top water plugs and the action was non stop for mixed blues and stripers. It was a fish on every cast. The blues were snappers and the stripers were mostly sublegal, but they were great fun in the most unlikely of locations. We left them rolling after 30 minutes of non stop action and headed up the narrow entrance of the Patapsco. We crossed under Potee Street and headed upriver. We passed a couple of piers that the City of Baltimore had put up and it looked as if they saw plenty of use. Gary thought that these folks also caught numerous rockfish at certain times. I felt like I was on the African Queen steaming up the Zambezi River (or whatever River they were on). It seemed eerily quiet. On our right was a closed landfill and to our left was a urban, industrial area.
We finally hit the area known as the Belle Grove Ponds (pictured at left). They are not true ponds in that they are tidally influenced by an open connection to the Patapsco River. Gary and Bob proceeded to tell me that the local fishermen had educated them on how and when to fish these ponds. Now is the perfect time, as the waters chill, and an amazing variety of fish assimilate in these tidal ponds. Gary told me he has caught striped bass, largemouth bass, crappie, yellow perch, catfish, carp, chain pickerel and white perch in the approximately 10 acre waters of the Belle Grove Ponds. He said although he personally had never caught any, he had heard of walleye being caught as well. We approached two separate shore fishermen and asked how their success had been that morning. Both had similar answers. Good, but their luck would be better in the coming weeks as water temperatures cooled and the stripers moved in. They both held up respectable striped bass that looked to be about 26 inches. One of the shore fishermen commented that he had caught and released over 50 stripers in one day! I saw no reason to doubt their words. Which brings me to another thought. The prevailing belief has always been that the stripers move to deeper waters and school up in the winter. Certainly when myself and several of my colleagues were subsampling commercial catches aboard drift gill net boats in the early 1990s no one would have disagreed. At that time, the watermen were setting their nets in 110 feet of water off Matapeake, below the Bay Bridges. This went on for a few years until in 1996, when watermen found stripers in 10 feet of water off Worton Point and set their nets in that area for several weeks that season. Since then, recreational fishermen have forgone winterizing their boats and found productive locations for winter striped bass fishing. Certainly the power plants were an option, but the Baltimore Harbor? The stripers have not concentrated out in the deep channel off Kent Island in any great numbers since 1994. The question is, "Have they changed their behavior?" Or, are they redistributing themselves as their population reaches levels that many of us have never seen in our lifetimes. Perhaps the forage base for these fish dictates where they will be and not be at any given time. Perhaps it is a combination of all of these factors. The variables may be so complex, that they may not ever be predictable. Just some food for thought. Fishing is supposed to be fun, not analytical, right?


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HR Departments Invaded By Data Scientists
As leading HR departments turn to 'talent analytics' for a wide range of staffing issues, CIOs are at the center of this data-driven transformation
Tue, August 27, 2013
CIO — When General Motors was looking for someone to lead its global talent and organizational capability group, the $152 billion carmaker clearly wasn't looking for a paper-pushing administrator. Michael Arena, who took the position 18 months ago, is an engineer by training. He was a visiting scientist at MIT Media Lab. He's a Six Sigma black belt. He's got a Ph.D.
This is not your father's human resources executive.
But it is a sign of where the corporate HR function is headed. Arena is dedicated to the hot field of talent analytics--crunching data about employees to get "the right people with the right talent in the right place at the right time at the right cost," he says.
"Talent management is a soft space. Historically, we haven't been able to measure definitely the things that we intuitively believe to be true," says Arena. "But businesses are mandating it." The age of "trust me, this will work" is over, says Arena. "HR is being held accountable to deliver business results. And the language of the business is analytics."
[Sidebar: See "9 Critical Success Factors for Talent Analytics" at the end of the article.]
The growing importance of sophisticated analytics to HR--not simply reporting what already exists in an organization but predicting what could or should be--is a result of "the recognition that the efficient use of labor and deployment of resources is critically important to the business results of the company," says Mark Endry, CIO of Arcadis U.S. He recently spent six months as interim senior vice president of HR at the $3.3 billion company.
In recent years, enterprises have developed more mature techniques for applying analytics to customer information. "They've been able to see--with relatively little data--how much they can do and how powerful the results can be," says Ben Waber, author of People Analytics: How Social Sensing Technology Will Transform Business and What It Tells Us about the Future of Work. "When you think about what's going on within companies, you have potentially billions of records generated every day about each person. They're starting to see how valuable and important that data is."
IT must be at the center of the unfolding data-driven transformation. Not everyone has an HR data scientist like GM. Arena emphasizes the importance of his partnership with Bill Houghton, GM's CIO for global corporate functions. "A big piece is integration--ensuring the right systems are connected so we know where to draw the data from," says Arena. "IT has to play a role in that."


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Pretty solid info that is all pretty much true. Anytime you see these random wheel boutique companies popping up with forged wheels, they just have a machine shop cut the faces to spec and assemble the lips and barrels, which probably came from Triangle Tooling Co., or from China, and then sell them for a lot of money. HRE has built a reputation for high quality multipiece and monoblock wheels, so they are an excellent choice for high quality wheels. Unfortunately they cost a boatload of money for a set of four.This is the problem with US wheel companies, none of them own the equipment to cut the faces except for HRE. All of them hire out either to the one place in Florida, MHT in California, or China. MHT for a fact cuts the faces for DPE and ADV1 (along with a couple others). After that the wheel faces are sent out to a third party for powdercoating. Usually the barrels and lips are ordered when you place your order for the wheel because it is rare for a company to have them in stock. Then depending on the company, they either put it together in house or source out that process also. Mind you, this is also not taking into account if the company has their JWL certification.
If you truely want to find out if a US wheel company is good, I always advise on googling them or checking forums like m3post as an example. I'll just say my experience from the initial order to the problem I had has caused me to only purchase wheels from HRE, Japanese Brands, or BBS.
Rays Engineering, Work, Wedsports, or any other major Japanese brand for me.


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Oklahoma State House
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Coming in August: The Goo Goo Dolls
Tickets for the Aug. 5 concert, which are priced at $45.50 and $59.50, go on sale 10 a.m. Friday, April 25.
History tours begin May 17
Downtown Enid will be the scene of Chisholm Trail Coalition Walking Tours
Civil War the theme at Heritage Center Family Saturday
The event will be 1-3 p.m. Saturday and is free with admission to the museum.
Candidate filing period ends
From the U.S. Congress to the Oklahoma House, several incumbents are hoping to hold onto their jobs in the 2014 elections.
Changing hands: Gray Mud Disposal's new owner 'bullish' on Enid's drilling future
The Woodford Shale has a geological formation south of the city that could explode in popularity over the next few years.
Duke's granddaughter visits Enid
Actor John Wayne left a legacy his granddaughter, Anita Swift, works along with other family members to preserve.
UCO community develops $200 wheelchair prototype
Last month, the Congressional Research Service reported that a total of 1,558 soldiers who served in Afghanistan and Iraq endured major limb amputations due to battlefield injuries. They include the loss of one or more limbs, the loss of one or more partial limbs or the loss of one or more full or partial hand or foot.
Condition of Alva boy gets upgraded
Connor Sneary's mother, Ashlee Sneary, posted on a Facebook page that Connor's condition was upgraded to serious and he was moved after nine days in the intensive care unit at OU Children's Hospital in Oklahoma City.
Pros give local disc golfer a special birthday
Chances are local member of the Chickasha Disc Golf Club Emily Beach will long remember her 15th birthday.
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Cumbria County Council is responsible for administering the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS). The scheme will provide free off peak travel on scheduled bus services for people of pensionable age and people with disabilities.
For the 94,000 Cumbrian residents who currently have a NoWcard - they will be entitled to free bus travel between 9.30am and 11.00pm, Monday to Friday and all day Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays throughout England on local bus services. If you already have a NoWcard then you do not need to re-apply until your card expires.


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Denis Alexander on Understanding Creation Theology
In this video Conversation, Denis Alexander asserts that contemporary Christians are not taking the early chapters of Genesis seriously enough.
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In this video Conversation, Denis Alexander asserts that contemporary Christians are not taking the early chapters of Genesis seriously enough.
In this talk, originally delivered at the BioLogos President's Circle meeting in October 2012, Dr. John Walton discusses the origin stories of Genesis 1-3, and why their focus on function and archetypes mean there is no Biblical narrative of material origins.
In today's video, Brian McLaren discusses the value of considering Scripture in light of the cultures that surrounded them. The Biblical writers were aware of the myths of the power nations that surrounded them, but flipped their stories on their heads to reveal truth about God.
In today's video, Oxford physicist Ard Louis discusses the famous debate between renowned evolutionary biologists Stephen Jay Gould and Simon Conway Morris over the idea of evolutionary convergence.
If you go back into the Genesis account, it says "now do not eat this or you will surely die". There is a whole chain of events that happens when Adam and Eve decide they want to walk away from God.
In today's video, theologian Chris Tilling discusses biblical genre and the relational truth of Scripture. Tilling notes that when we read the Biblical text, we bring our own presuppositions and assumptions to the text (what theologians call "eisegesis").
In this series, Ryan Pettey offers several clips from his powerful documentary "From the Dust". This feature-length film is divided up into various sections, each of which wrestles with the difficult problems that arise when reconciling Scripture with the theory of evolution. A light of hope dawns on the science-faith conversation, however, as scientists and theologians engage in honest dialogue about tough issues such as the interpretation of Genesis, the nature of the Fall, and the idea of random design. Their profound insights are sure to enlighten all minds, raise deeper questions, and provoke new thought.
Many scientists feel that the ID movement is an attempt to locate gaps in our scientific knowledge and then to presume those gaps can only be filled by intervention of an external intelligence. It is important to note that ID leaders do not view their work this way.
Over the past two decades, the intelligent design movement has been working diligently to offer a parallel version of modern science, one that can scientifically show God at work in creation.
In this week's video, biblical historian John Dickson speaks about how to read the text of Genesis 1.
In this video Conversation, Rev. N.T. Wright responds to the question of how Adam functions theologically in the Old Testament and whether a historical Adam is central or important for the "Adam theology" in Paul's letter to the Romans.
In this video Conversation, Rev. N.T. Wright responds to the question, "If you take Genesis in a non-literal fashion, especially the creation stories, why take anything in the Bible literally—such as the Gospels? Do you take the Gospels literally?"
To understand and apply Genesis 1 correctly, we have to consider issues of genre and intention. Too often these chapters are read as if they present a purely straightforward historical and even scientific account of cosmic and human origins.
In this video conversation, N.T. Wright suggests that what the book of Genesis and the apostle Paul mean by humans "bearing the image of God" is less a static picture and more of a creative, dynamic proposition-- specifically, how we "reflect" God into the world.
In these two brief video Conversations, John Walton discusses the problem of trying to integrate ancient scripture with our modern worldview.
In this video, John Walton talks about ancient myth and how we might better understand it if we think about its intended functionality—that is, myths were a way to explain a culture's origin and universal significance though they lacked the advances of scientific discovery.
In this video Conversation, N.T. Wright emphasizes the importance of understanding the context of biblical texts in order to know whether to read them as literal or metaphorical narratives.
In this video, five notable scientists (John Polkinghorne, David Wilkinson, Rodney Holder, Peter Williams and Graham Swinerd) offer their perspective on the strengths and limitations of the fine-tuning argument as a pointer to God.
In this short video, physicist Ard Louis expresses some doubts about Intelligent Design, noting that his primary resistance to the movement is based on theological grounds rather than science.
In this video Conversation, N.T. Wright explores how the ancient Jewish audience read Genesis before and up to the time that Jesus arrived. He asserts that readers of Genesis today who focus simply on the number of days of creation and whether there is evidence in the text pointing to an old or new earth—are in effect not reading the complete text.


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7 Tips for Taking Better Toddler Photos
I get asked pretty often just how I am able to get so many good photos of my 17-month-old, since well…she's 17-months-old which is typically a very wiggly stage where it's basically a miracle to get a non-blurry photo. I don't have one specific secret, and I can assure you that my child is not any better at following directions than any other on-the-go toddler (if anything, she is on the more active side), but over time I've developed quite a few tricks that help me capture those super cute shots. Here are 7 simple tips that will have you on your way to taking better toddler photos in no time! - By Lauren Hartmann
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Bryan O'Sullivan and I are organizing an informal discussion about Haskell in the Real World at this year's CUFP. The discussion will take place in the evening on Thursday 30 September.
Topic: where we as a community should be focusing our efforts over the coming year to continue to improve Haskell as a practical language for day-to-day hacking.
Subjects we expect to cover would include at least the following:
- post-mortem crash analysis and debugging
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The House voted 57-10 Monday to reject an executive amendment that would put a two-year hold on tax credits under the Alabama Accountability Act, a new state law that would give some parents about $3,500 per year if they withdraw their children from "failing" schools. The Senate later concurred with the House action in a 19-15 vote.
"People don't want to put their children on hold," said Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston.
The Accountability Act passed both houses Feb. 28 and was signed into law in March. The bill would grant a tax credit to parents of children zoned for schools deemed "failing" by the state, and would allow those students to transfer either to non-failing public schools or to private schools.
But after criticism from school administrators and teachers' groups, lawmakers proposed a new bill, HB658, that would tweak the school tax credit program. Among other things, the new bill would give schools the right to deny admission to students who hope to transfer out of "failing" school zones.
Both houses passed HB658 earlier this month, but Bentley sent the bill back, saying he would not sign it unless the tax credit program was delayed for two years. The state still owes $423 million on money it borrowed from a rainy-day fund years ago, and Bentley said the tax credits should be on hold until the debt is paid back.
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The Legislature also gave final approval to a handful of local bills by press time Monday.
— The Senate voted 33-1 to approve a bill by Rep. K.L Brown, R-Jacksonville, that would allow a seat on the Jacksonville Civil Service Board to be declared vacant if a board member fails to show up for meetings.
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-- The Senate voted 14-0 with 7 abstentions in favor of a bill by Boyd to change the distribution of gas tax in Calhoun County. The bill would give more revenue to the county and less to the county's municipalities, consistent with a formula used in most other counties.
-- The Senate voted 17-0 with 5 abstentions in favor of a bill by Wood that would impose new limits on door-to-door sales in Calhoun County.
With dozens of local bills awaiting a vote, both houses were expected to meet until midnight.
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I have always used iPhoto 11 on my iMac for my photo editing and organising, but have decided to broaden my editing/organising opportunities by purchasing Elements 10, which I have just loaded successfully.
However, when I right click a photo in iPhoto 11 and select 'Edit in external editor' - although it opens up the Elements 10 workspace, the selected photo doesn't appear.
I've also tried changing in iPhoto's preferences (Advanced) to using Elements 10. Again, when editing is selected in iPhoto it opens up the Elements 10 workspace but not the photo.
Any idea what's going wrong here? An alternative is to drag & drop from iPhoto to Elements 10 editing workspace - which DOES work, but I shouldn't have to do that, should I ?
You probably set the welcome screen as your external editor:
http://barbarabrundage.com/2011/10/05/adobe-hide-and-seek-setting-pse- 10-as-external-editor/
Many thanks Barbara !
I have the same problem. I am unable to open a photo from my iphoto library to open for editing in elements 10. I have a Mac Pro and use Lion. I have followed the above hide and seek link but have had no success. Can you be more explicit with the instructions specically for a Mac? My previous elements was 6 and it was so easy to open external editor using elements 6.
Sorry, but I don't understand, jude309. Those instructions are for a mac with the regular (not app store version) of PSE. What exactly are you having trouble with?
Hi Barbara B. Ok, when I set elements 10 as the designated external photo editor when clicking on an image in iphoto the file opens up in elements 10 but show nothing. I followed your instructions to go to the support files and click on elements editor there which I did but all it does is open up elements 10 it still doesnt make the external editor open up the photo in elements 10. So frustrating as it was so easy with the elements 6! Is this any clearer?
I do hope you can give me a step by step instruction. I seem to have mastered the editing bit and am very pleased with the results but would like it to be quicke and easier to access from iphoto.
No, that doesn't sound right at all. How are you sending the photos from iphoto?
EDIT Also check that your new selection stuck. Sometimes the menu goes back to what was chosen before.
Hi Barbara B. I have checked that the new selection stuck and it has but still won't open a jpeg from iphoto to elements editor. Again elements editor does open up but with nothing in it?
How are you sending the photos?
I right click on a photo in iphoto and choose edit in external editor, this is what I used to do with elements 6
Sorry, forgot to ask which version of iphoto. And can you post a screenshot of the preference window where you set the external editor? If you don't know how to do this, press command+shift+4 and drag over what you want to capture. The screenshot will appear on your desktop. Then come to the forum (can't use email for this) and use the camera button above the message composition area to upload it.
Hmm, yes, you do have it set up correctly and it's working fine for me with the same version of iphoto. Does this happen with all images or only some of them?
It does seem to be happening with all the images I try. Thanks for your patience in trying to resolve this problem. It is a bit of a mystery.
At this point, I would try going to your username>library>preferences and deleting com.apple.iPhoto.plist. You'll have to re-enter your choices in the iphoto preferences again after this, but it won't affect your library or your tags.
If you use lion, this library is hidden. To see it, in the Finder, click the Go menu and hold down the option key. It will appear in the list below the little house for your user account.
Willing to give that a go but no idea where I find my username? (ashamed to say)
Hi Barbara,
Sorry been offline over the weekend. I tried the above but have been unable to find username/library/and deleting com.apple etc... so as yet have not been able to give this possible solution a try.
What seems to be happening now is that when I right click edit in external editor on iphoto I just end up with a duplicate of the picture so the mystery thickens.
What version of OS X are you using?
The duplication of your file is normal behavior for the current version of iphoto. Most people consider it a bug, but apple evidently does not.
To find the library you will need to use the directions in my previous post:
If you use lion, this library is hidden. To see it, in the Finder, click the Go menu and hold down the option key. It will appear in the list below the little house for your user account.
Bi Barbara B.
I did all that, deleted the .com.apple plist etc but I am sorry to say that the problem remains the same.
I have just been reading this thread as I am having exactly the same problem. Then I went to another forum (kb2.adobe.com/cps/403/kb403605.html) and read this about setting the preferences in iphoto for the external editor
"Elements 10: Applications/Adobe Photoshop Elements 10/Support Files/Adobe Photoshop Elements Editor" . This sorted it for me as I was going to the wrong Adobe Photoshop Elements Editor. Only problem I have now is working out how to resave the photos back into iphoto......
Set preferences>on first save to save over the existing file and don't make any changes to format or name and iphoto will keep your latest edited version + original. Or save the images to the desktop and reimport the edited image as a new image.
I went to the same forum and it worked for me too. I now want to know how to save my raw file and my edited jpeg to iphoto. I follow Barbara B's advice and give that a go. Thanks Barbara B.
If you're editing raw files, you will have to reimport them, because you're changing the format in PSE when you create jpegs.
If I import the files directly into iphoto do they remain in raw until I edit in PSE 10. If it does then presumably I can make a copy of the raw files and edit the copies in PSE while the original remains in raw in iphoto? I am so new to shooting in Raw that I find it all very confusing despite watching the tutorial videos. I am trialing Lightroom at the moment but am struggling with the organising of files there too. I don't seem to have a problem with the actual editing and am getting good results it is the storage of the files that seems to be more complicated.
Barbara B, another question you might be able to help me with. Can I open the following editor (see screen shot) for photos that are not raw or is this just for raw processing? I like the features on this and want to use it when opening jpegs as well but how do I open it? When I choose PSE as external editor it goes straight to the Full and Quick style editing page unless I am opening raw files.
Below is what I want to open even with jpegs.
See your other thread. For iphoto images you will need to export them first to be able do this.
Thank you very much Barbara B. That works and just what I wanted. I don't seem to be able to open more than one file in camera raw format?
Another question for you Barbara B. I seem to be mastering the new Photoshop elements through much trial and error and am now coming to grips with the organizer. I am a little baffled by the conversion process.
Having imported my images from the organizer into elements 10 editing, I edit and then save as a jpeg to a folder on my hardrive before bringing them back to the organizer as jpegs? The folder on the hard drive then has a raw (CR2) version file, a XMP file and the converted jpeg. Do I have to keep the raw and XMP files and if I do delete them presumably I no longer have the option to re edit the raw version? What exactly does the XMP file do anyway? What process do you recommend when bringing in new raw image files?
Look forward to your advice.
If you are using organizer you can just save the jpg as a version. Be sure to turn on Save As a Version and Include in Organizer in the Save As window. No need to go the desktop. I would never delete your raw files. The XMP file contains the settings you used for your raw conversion. If you are using organizer, import new raw files by using file>get photos>from files and folders or by launching the adobe photo downloader.
and keep the raw and XMP files on the hard drive or should they always be together?
Don't understand what you're asking here, sorry.
Not surprised, I didn't explain it very well and it's probably a rather stupid question. Basically do the jpeg, raw and XMP files always need to say in the same folder together?
If you make a version you have no choice. The version only exists as a set of instructions on how to process the image until you need it for something (this saves a lot of space). You can't separate versions from the original photo.
Thank you that has made things much clearer.
Dear Barbara,
You are a miracle worker!! I just went from PC to Mac and installed PSE 10. I was having the same problem of the picture not appearing in the editor. I spent many hours with nice, caring Apple employees to remedy this, to no avail. I followed your instructions of going into the Support files and clicking on the PSE editor there and it worked!!!
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You've given up coffee and soda. You've followed your doctor's suggestions for bladder retraining. But bladder control remains a problem. What else can you do? Ask your doctor about medication options.
Effective medications are available for people with overactive bladder and urge incontinence — a bladder control problem marked by sudden, intense urinary urges and urine leakage. There are fewer options for stress incontinence — urine leakage prompted by a physical movement or activity, such as coughing, sneezing or heavy lifting.
The major types of medications used to manage urinary incontinence are anticholinergics and estrogen. Other options include the antidepressant imipramine and the synthetic hormone desmopressin, which is more commonly used for bed-wetting in children.
Here's an overview of the most common medications used to treat some forms of urinary incontinence along with their possible side effects.
Overactive bladder, one of the causes of urge incontinence, is characterized by abnormal bladder contractions, which make you want to urinate even when your bladder isn't full. Anticholinergic drugs block the action of a chemical messenger — acetylcholine — that sends the signals that trigger these contractions.
Several drugs fall in this category, including:
Some are available in an extended-release form, meaning you take them once a day. These may have fewer side effects than the immediate-release versions, which are usually taken multiple times a day. Still, the immediate-release form may be helpful if you experience incontinence only at certain times, such as at night, or if you want to take a medication only at certain times, such as when you travel. Oxybutynin is also available as a cream or skin patch that delivers a continuous amount of medication.
Side effects
The most common side effect of anticholinergics is dry mouth. To counteract this effect, you might suck on a piece of candy or chew gum to produce more saliva. Other less common side effects include constipation, heartburn, blurry vision, rapid heartbeat (tachycardia), flushed skin, urinary retention and cognitive side effects, such as impaired memory and confusion.
The most common side effect of the oxybutynin skin patch is skin irritation. To remedy this, your doctor may recommend that you rotate the location of your patch.
A woman's bladder and urethra contain receptors for the hormone estrogen. Estrogen helps maintain the strength and flexibility of tissues in this area. After menopause, a woman's body produces less estrogen. The theory is that this drop in estrogen contributes to the deterioration of the supportive tissues around the bladder and urethra, which makes these tissues weak and may aggravate stress incontinence.
Estrogen is known to improve blood flow, enhance nerve function and correct tissue deterioration in the urethra and vaginal areas. Applying low-dose, topical estrogen in the form of a vaginal cream, an estrogen-containing ring or a patch may help tone and rejuvenate these areas and relieve some of the symptoms of stress incontinence or urge incontinence.
In general, there's not a lot of scientific evidence to support using topical estrogen to treat urinary incontinence, but some women report that it's helpful for their urinary symptoms. Estrogen may have a role when used in combination with other therapies, such as pelvic floor muscle training, which is also known as Kegel exercises. Typically, you need four to 12 weeks of treatment before you notice improvement. And symptoms usually return about four to six weeks after therapy ends.
Combination hormone replacement therapy (estrogen plus progestin) isn't the same as topical estrogen and is no longer used to treat urinary incontinence. Oral estrogen replacement also is not the same as topical estrogen, and it may actually worsen incontinence symptoms.
Side effects
When topical estrogen therapy is used correctly, it doesn't usually cause side effects. However, topical estrogen is usually paired with another medication or therapy to treat incontinence.
Imipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant. It makes the bladder muscle relax, while causing the smooth muscles at the bladder neck to contract. As such, it may be used to treat mixed — urge and stress — incontinence. Imipramine may cause drowsiness, so it's often taken at night. Because of this, imipramine may be useful for nighttime incontinence, as well. It may also be helpful for children who bed-wet at night (nocturnal enuresis). Imipramine is usually not a good fit for older adults.
Side effects
Serious side effects from imipramine are rare but can include cardiovascular problems, such as irregular heartbeat and dizziness or fainting from reduced blood pressure when you stand up quickly. Children and older adults may be especially susceptible to these side effects. Other side effects, including dry mouth, blurry vision and constipation, are similar to those of anticholinergics. Tricyclic antidepressants interact with many different medications, so make sure your doctor knows which medications you're taking before you begin taking imipramine.
Desmopressin is a synthetic version of a natural body hormone called anti-diuretic hormone (ADH). This hormone decreases the production of urine. Your body normally produces more ADH at night, lowering the need to urinate. In children, bed-wetting may be caused by a shortage of nighttime production of ADH. Desmopressin is commonly used to treat bed-wetting in children. Research suggests that desmopressin may also reduce urinary incontinence in adult women.
Side effects
Although it's uncommon, there is a risk of water retention that results in a low sodium level in the blood (hyponatremia). This has in rare cases led to seizures, brain swelling and death. Be sure your doctor knows your full medical history and is aware of all the medications you are taking before you begin using this drug.
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The series continues at 4 p.m. Saturday at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, Miss.
The series finale begins at 11 a.m. Sunday at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park
The Bulldogs have now lost eight straight contests dating back to March 25
The Bulldogs out-hit the Demons 11 to six, but left nine runners on base
LA Tech vs. McNeese State (DH) 3/5/14 J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park
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2013: Made 42 appearances and 33 starts as the Bulldogs' catcher ... Posted a .264 batting average with six doubles, two home runs, 18 RBI, 12 runs and 13 walks ... Successfully one base in four attempts on the season ... Threw out nine base runners attempting to steal from behind the plate ... Recorded seven multiple-hit games over the course of the season ... Totaled a career-high three RBI on two separate occasions in 2013 ... Walked two times in a game twice during his junior campaign ... Hit his first home of the season April 14 at Texas State in a 2-for-5 effort with three RBI and a run scored ... Was 2-for-3 with three RBI March 17 vs. Stephen F. Austin ... Enjoyed a seven-game hitting streak from April 23 to May 8 ... Reached base safely in eight straight games during the season.
2012: Saw action in 43 games, while starting 34 at catcher ... Posted a .336 batting average with 20 RBI, 13 runs and added one home run ... Recorded nine multiple-hit games over the course of the season ... Was a perfect 2-2 at the plate against McNeese State (2/24) with three RBI and two runs scored ... Helped lead Tech to a 9-3 victory over SEC powerhouse Vanderbilt in a 3-5 effort with two RBI ... Was impressive in the conference tournament going 7-16 with six RBI, five runs, two doubles and his first homerun of the season in four games played ... Threw out nine base runners attempting to steal ... Ended the season on a seven-game hitting streak which is currently active heading into the 2013 season.
2011: Played in 27 games, starting 13 behind the plate... Recorded a .417 on base percentage and was a perfect 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts... Made his first start behind the plate against Grambling State (2/20)... Had two hits, two RBI and scored a run in Tech debut... Game-winning RBI single through the left side in the top of the 11th at McNeese State (2/27)... Scored a run against No. 17 Baylor (3/13)... Tallied his first career double against Alcorn State (3/22)... Threw out his first runner attempting to steal second against UTPA (3/26)... Was 1-for-3 at the plate with a walk and scored the game-winning run in Tech's win against UT Arlington (5/3)... Had a hit and scored two runs against Mississippi Valley State (5/11)... Singled in each game at Sacramento St. (5/21-22).
High School: Earned four letters as a prep standout at Jackson High School... Named Class 4A District 1 Player of the Year after hitting .461 with five home runs, 32 doubles, three triples and an .841 OBP as a senior... Cited with two all-Missouri honors from the Missouri State Coaches' Association and the Missouri Sports Writers' Association as a senior... Named to the 2010 Under Armour Preseason all-American Team...Named first team all-District and all-Conference as a junior and senior... Selected as a two-time player of the year and most outstanding defensive player and hitting award at Jackson HS... Traveled with the Midwest Mules and helped lead the team to the Southwest National Championship... Lettered one year as a basketball player... Chose Tech over Arkansas, Missouri, Rice and Southern Illinois.
Personal: Full name is William Tyler Qualls... Son of Bruce and Chris Qualls... Has one sister, Molly... Majoring in kinesiology... Born November 24, 1991 in Jackson, Missouri.


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Written when Ernest Hemingway was thirty years old and lauded as the best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set against the looming horrors of the battlefield--weary, demoralized men marching in the rain during the German attack on Caporetto; the profound struggle between loyalty and desertion--this gripping, semiautobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war and the pain of lovers caught in its inexorable sweep. Ernest Hemingway famously said that he rewrote the ending to A Farewell to Arms thirty-nine times to get the words right. This edition collects all of the alternative endings together for the first time, along with early drafts of other essential passages, offering new insight into Hemingway's craft and creative process and the evolution of one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Featuring Hemingway's own 1948 introduction to an illustrated reissue of the novel, a personal foreword by the author's son Patrick Hemingway, and a new introduction by the author's grandson SeÁn Hemingway, this edition of A Farewell to Arms is truly a celebration. [This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 11-12 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
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Hemingway begins with an introduction to Hellenistic bronze statuary and recounts the discovery and painstaking restoration of the statue group, describing the technique of its creation and carefully reviewing scholarly knowledge and speculation about it.
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Published posthumously in 1964, A Moveable Feast remains one of Ernest Hemingway's most enduring works. Since Hemingway's personal papers were released in 1979, scholars have examined the changes made to the text before publication. Now, this special restored edition presents the original manuscript as the author prepared it to be published. Featuring a personal Foreword by Patrick Hemingway, Ernest's sole surviving son, and an Introduction by grandson of the author, SeÁn Hemingway, editor of this edition, the book also includes a number of unfinished, never-before-published Paris sketches revealing experiences that Hemingway had with his son, Jack, and his first wife Hadley. Also included are irreverent portraits of literary luminaries, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ford Maddox Ford, and insightful recollections of Hemingway's own early experiments with his craft. Widely celebrated and debated by critics and readers everywhere, the restored edition of A Moveable Feast brilliantly evokes the exuberant mood of Paris after ?World War I and the unbridled creativity and unquenchable enthusiasm that Hemingway himself epitomized.
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There are a wide variety of people attending Albany College of Pharmacy. The population ranges from classy to very out spoken and is distributed evenly among these classes.
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Everyone just studies. There are barely any parties during the year besides first week and the guys at the school all lock themselves in their rooms and don't talk to anyone.
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Half of the students never leave their dorm room and despite the small class size, you'll probably never know who they are. Most of the guys are cocky rich kids who weren't popular in high school and want to make up for it. Hot girls don't exist here...
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Adam Lanza: Connecticut Shooting Suspect Identified, Dead at Sceneby Free Britney at .
The crazed gunman dressed in black who went on a rampage at a Connecticut elementary school this morning has been identified as Adam Lanza, according to reports.
The Connecticut school shooting left 27 dead, including Lanza and 18 children.
Adam Lanza, 20, reportedly shot and killed his mother, a teacher, then targeted her kindergarten class at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Police in Hoboken, N.J. are questioning his brother Ryan Lanza, 24, who was originally reported as the shooter; the N.Y. Post says he is not a suspect.
The Post says Adam Lanza and his mother "had a dispute" of some kind.
Lanza used two handguns and a .223-caliber assault rifle in the rampage.
Officials also said New Jersey state police are searching a location there in connection with the shootings. Adam Lanza is believed to dead inside the school.
It was initially reported that Lanza shot and killed his father in Hoboken, N.J., before arriving at the school in Connecticut; this has not been confirmed.
The shooting took place just after 9:40 a.m. Friday.
According to a witness report, the school's principal and another staffer were killed while the vice principal was shot in the leg after the gunman opened fire.
A witness said gunshots were heard in the hallway during a meeting this morning and that "100 rounds" must have been fired, according to CNN.
After the shots were fired, three people ran into the hallway but only the vice principal crawled back.
Police responded frantically to reports of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, and said the gunman was in the school's main office, according to reports.
The newspaper reports that as of 11 a.m., police were still searching the school with dogs; the death toll rose dramatically and shockingly throughout today.
The event appeared to be the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, exceeded only by the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, which left 32 people and the gunman dead.
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UPDATE, 12/15: The first Adam Lanza photos and additional details have been released.
Lanza is now believed to have killed his mother, Nancy, at her home where he lived, using weapons registered to her. She was not a teacher at the school.
After that killing, he drove to the school and killed 26 people, including 20 children, before taking his own life, bringing the death toll to 28 in all.
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Morgan Freeman's statement about these random shootings....
"You want to know why. This may sound cynical, but here's why.
It's because of the way the media reports it. Flip on the news and watch how we treat the Batman theater shooter and the Oregon mall shooter like celebrities. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris are household names, but do you kn
ow the name of a single victim of Columbine? Disturbed people who would otherwise just off themselves in their basements see the news and want to top it by doing something worse, and going out in a memorable way. Why a grade school? Why children? Because he'll be remembered as a horrible monster, instead of a sad nobody.
CNN's article says that if the body count "holds up", this will rank as the second deadliest shooting behind Virginia Tech, as if statistics somehow make one shooting worse than another. Then they post a video interview of third-graders for all the details of what they saw and heard while the shootings were happening. Fox News has plastered the killer's face on all their reports for hours. Any articles or news stories yet that focus on the victims and ignore the killer's identity? None that I've seen yet. Because they don't sell. So congratulations, sensationalist media, you've just lit the fire for someone to top this and knock off a day care center or a maternity ward next.
You can help by forgetting you ever read this man's name, and remembering the name of at least one victim. You can help by donating to mental health research instead of pointing to gun control as the problem."
The media should have checked their facts and had 100% confirmation they were identifying the right guy before splashing his (Ryan's) picture all over the television & radio as the shooter. Poor guy has lst his Mother, maybe Father, and his brother and has to deal with media and strangers coming after him as the shooter!? I feel beyond horrible for those who lost their lives, but I also feel bad for the shooter's brother who will be living this down the rest of his life.
Don't say that his body should be burned sorry. Don't get angry but I think we should forgive him like when Jesus did ( I don't know what religion you are but I'm Roman Catholic ) when everyone tortured him but still Even though I do hope he goes to he'll and he answers gods questions
This is a developing pattern of young men with severe emotional or psychological problems whose parents have not taken the responsibility they have to do something before it's too late. If your child is whack you need to take action. In most of these cases we hear later that the parents were worried or they felt there was something wrong, or they were not paying attention. This is a parenting issue.
Right, a person with mental illness, let alone a 20 yr old is going to do the responsible thing and seek help for him or herself. If you had someone in your home who had mental health issues, would you have a couple of guns lying around, relying on the sense of responsibility of the one with issues? Yes the boy is the one doing the shooting but the mothers judgement was seriously lacking and this was obviously passed on to her son. Hence poor parenting played a huge role in this tragedy.
i cant beleave any one would want to harm innocent children no matter how angry they are at whoever thats no reason to take innocent lives i dont care what happned between him and his mom he should have not gone to her work and taken it out on others this mans sick and needed help but its too too late now


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the lowly astros---may be worse than the 62 mets--their lineup is filled with outs and their pitching is a total disaster. who runs that "organization??" hopefully, they aren't getting paid a lot of money for that "product."
Astros find new way to lose, set collision course for worst record in majors
It's a long season, and when you're only winning about a quarter of your games, you have to get creative in order to find a new way to lose. Such is the case for the Astros, who blew a 4-1 lead against the Pirates on Wednesday night and lost in the ninth inning on a walk-off… collision (GIF courtesy of Chad Moriyama of mlbgifs.com):
The score had been knotted at 4-4 going into the bottom of the ninth. The Pirates loaded the bases with a pair of singles, a fielder's choice and an error by pitcher Edgar Gonzalez, who recovered to strike out Neil Walker for the second out. Russell Martin worked the count to 3-2 and then hit what appeared to be a routine pop-up into shallow right centerfield. Second baseman Jake Elmore, a rookie playing in just his third major league game, signaled for it, but right fielder Jimmy Paredes, running at full speed, barreled into him just as the ball hit his glove. It fell on the ground, and Travis Snider crossed the plate with the winning run. Paredes was charged with the error.
Not only is it the second time this week that two Astros have collided in the field, it's the second one involving Paredes. On Monday, he and Jose Altuve ran into each other, with the latter suffering a partially dislocated jaw, though to be fair, that time he looked less at fault.
Converted from the infield to the outfield last August, Paredes doesn't have much experience in the pasture, just 30 minor league games and 25 major league games. "I like his bat, but he's bad everywhere they put him. Poor routes in the OF, bad hands in the INF," said Jason Cole, a member of the Baseball Prospectus prospect team, via Twitter (@LoneStarDugout). A .326/.365/.496 hitter in parts of two seasons at Triple-A, Paredes has hit just .250/.290/.342 in 295 plate appearances at the major league level. He had entered Friday night's game as a pinch-runner for the defensively challenged Chris Carter in the eighth inning. Elmore was out there instead of Altuve because he was the player the Astros called up when their cult hero second baseman took bereavement leave on Tuesday following the death of his grandmother.
With the loss, the Astros fall to 11-31 for a .262 winning percentage and a 42-120 pace, which would make them the worst team since the 1962 Mets went 40-120 (.250); the 2003 Tigers went 43-119 (.265). As for the Pirates, they ran their record to 25-17, moving them into a tie for second place in the NL Central, 2 1/2 games behind the Cardinals, and tied with the Reds for the wild-card lead.
The Astros are why we relegation in MLB.
...why we 'NEED' relegation...
I see they're still developing Paredes' fielding in the minors. Are the Astros AA or AAA?


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Marlies Sign Defenseman Joe Ryan
"Jeff Jackson, General Manager of the Toronto Marlies, announced today that the club has signed defenceman Joe Ryan to a professional try-out contract. In keeping with club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Ryan, 21, is in his first professional season with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL. In 20 games this season with the Cyclones, he's collected seven points (one goal, six assists) and 31 penalty minutes. The 6'1, 204-pound defenceman ranks second (tie) on the club's defence with six assists."
-Toronto Marlies.com