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I'd never even heard of Lomography before November last year. i blame Tori Amos!
so i now have an intriguing looking plastic camera called TORI that came with a flash and close/wide lenses, and trying to familiarise myself with the concept of it all. i have to say i like it. i wouldn't have made the jump to purchase if the concept didn't appeal to me, but it's still another matter to have it in the home and not even held a manual camera in several years. it's a little scary!
i'm finding this website more baffling currently. there is no 'apparent' way to look up exactly what you want to know, you seem to just surf around and find things of interest and then leap frog to something else. i know i'll work it all out though.
the extras seem a little expensive, and nowhere local exposes the 120 film, so need to look into where i can send it off to. may invest in the 35mm back though for while i'm learning 'the ropes' so to speak.
so what am i getting into with Lomography? i am a creative person but not a huge photographer, even having done a photography course in the past. it was more the effects and softness of the Lomography that intrigued me rather than the 'purity' of a perfect photo, which i guess is the point. so here's to some creative photo's in my future and a new artistic outlet.
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Room acoustics describes how sound behaves in a space. That means the listener and the sound source are in the same room. If the room has nearly no sound absorbing surfaces (wall, roof and floor), the sound will bounce between the surfaces and it takes a long time before the sound dies out. The listener in this kind of room will then have a problem registering the speaker because he hears both the direct sound and repeated reflected sound waves.
If the surfaces instead are covered with sound absorbing material, the reflected sound will decrease much quicker and the listener will only hear the direct sound. Also, the general sound level in the room will decrease.
A material's sound absorbing properties are expressed by the sound absorption coefficient, α, (alpha), as a function of the frequency. Alpha (α) ranges from 0 to 1.00 (from total reflection to total absorption).
The sound absorbers can be divided into three main categories
A good example of a porous sound absorbent is stone wool. When the sound wave penetrates the mineral wool, the sound energy through friction is changed into heat.
For these sound absorbents, it is very important not to put an airtight layer on the surface, such as a vapour barrier or paint as this will reduce the sound absorbing properties significantly. You can see the effect of the airtight layer in the picture below (the dotted line):
Here you can find some practical absorption coefficients for certain materials:
In a small room or hall (volume <1000 m3) where the sound field is diffused and the average absorption is less than 0.3, an empirical formula called the Sabine formula can be used to calculate the reverberation time:
RT = 0.16 x V / A
Answer: A = 0.16 x V/T = 0.16 x 180/0.8 = 36 m2 x α = 36/45 = 0.8
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Skidby is a small village and civil parish in the Yorkshire Wolds within the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north-west of Hull city centre and 5 miles (8 km) south of Beverley.
For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Skidby. The sections "Geography" and "History" are quite extensive.
In the 19th century the parish of Skidby was known as Skidby-with-Skidby-Carr. The section known as Skidby Carr was amalgamated with Cottingham parish in 1879. The remainder of Skidby civil parish became part of Beverley Rural District in 1894 and remained in the district until its abolition in 1974. In 1935 it was enlarged by absorbing part of Swanland parish and the whole of Willerby Village, (formerly in Cottingham parish). Skidby was an ecclesiastical parish in the wapentake of Harthill.
In 1974 most of what had been the East Riding of Yorkshire was joined with the northern part of Lincolnshire to became a new English county named Humberside. The urban and rural districts of the former counties were abolished and Humberside was divided into non-metropolitan districts. The new organization did not meet with the pleasure of the local citizenry and Humberside was wound up in 1996. The area north of the River Humber was separated into two "unitary authorities"—Kingston-upon-Hull covering the former City of Hull and its closest environs, and the less urban section which, once again, named itself the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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Andrews comes to ONEplace@kpl from the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra where he spent eleven years as their Director of Marketing and Public Relations. In addition to this experience, he brings a background in education, nonprofit management, and strategic planning.
"I've served a variety of nonprofits — large and small — over the past 25 years," Andrews said. "Using my experience to help sustain the nonprofit community is an attractive challenge."
Bobbe Luce recently ended her term as ONEplace@kpl's first director. Over the past four years she established the center, its programs, and, most recently, its first ONEplace Nonprofit Leadership Academy.
"Bobbe was the perfect person to establish ONEplace," observes Andrews. "Her entrepreneurial drive, vast knowledge, and unwavering energy made the center an indispensible asset for many."
ONEplace@kpl is a management support organization serving nonprofit organizations in Kalamazoo County. Located at the Kalamazoo Public Library (Central), ONEplace offers self-study resources (print & online), conducts classes (topical roundtables, webinars, and workshop), and provides confidential counseling for individuals and organizations. All programs and services are available year-round and free of charge. More at kpl.gov/ONEplace


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The sale of City of Bartlesville water meters was not impacted by recent allegations of embezzlement and the reported disappearance of more than 2,000 scrapped meters, according to City of Bartlesville officials.
The sale of City of Bartlesville water meters was not impacted by recent allegations of embezzlement and the reported disappearance of more than 2,000 scrapped meters, according to City of Bartlesville officials.
A bid of $133,307 from Global Industrial, of Houston, Texas, was accepted by the Bartlesville City Council after the city had recently replaced and declared surplus more than 16,000 water meters.
Engineering and Water Utilities Director Terry Lauritsen said the bid was structured with a unit price basis.
"(It was) based on the number of the meters that they picked up," Lauritsen said.
Lauritsen said the bidder was informed that the number of meters could vary depending on "what we pull out of the ground or if we wanted to keep some sort of inventory."
Global Industrial picked up some of the meters in July and picked up the remainder this week, Lauritsen said Thursday. The company paid just under $91,500.
Nine City of Bartlesville water department employees were charged with embezzlement last week after City Manager Ed Gordon received a complaint about employees salvaging — on city time — city scrap material.
Lee Edward Axsom, 36, of Ochelata, faces a charge of felony embezzlement, while Matthew Allen Hobson, 28, of Bartlesville; Robert Stephen Gage, 24, of Dewey; Jackie Leon Plisek, 32, of Dewey; Corey Shane Doggett, 23, of Dewey; Shawn Michael Collins, 26, of Dewey; Jeffrey Allen Crawford, 45, of Copan; David Edward Bridges, 47, of Bartlesville; and Jimmy Frank Beel, 53, of Bartlesville, face charges of misdemeanor embezzlement.
All nine entered pleas of not guilty when they appeared in Washington County Court on Friday.
The men are accused of selling materials — including water meters, brass fittings, copper and iron — to a local recycling center.
When contacted this week, three of the accused city employees responded that they did not wish to comment and asked that all questions be directed to their attorney, Perry Newman.
Newman would not comment on the cases Wednesday.
"I don't have enough facts to make a statement on their behalf at this time but I anticipate I'll be doing so in the very near future," Newman said.
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As the media have been reporting on New Orleans at the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, it is also an opportune time for the GrantWatch Blog to report on how foundations have been helping in the Crescent City and surrounding area. Foundations have awarded grants to inform the general public about the status of New Orleans, to provide helpful information for local residents, and to provide direct services for people still coping with the aftereffects of the 2005 hurricanes. This is just a sampling of philanthropic efforts.
Recently released survey and blog post:
"New Orleans Five Years after the Levees Broke" is the latest blog post by Drew Altman, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). (He does a monthly post in his series "Pulling It Together, from Drew Altman.")
Here, Altman relates some highlights of the KFF's recent survey of New Orleans residents on how things are going in New Orleans. "New Orleans Five Years after the Storm: A New Disaster amid Recovery" is the third such survey fielded by this operating foundation. Altman says in his August 30, 2010, post that 70 percent of New Orleanians "believe the rest of the country has forgotten them and the difficulties the city still faces in its recovery." He mentions another surprising survey result: "More residents see the city as divided by 'class' (33%) than by 'race' (17%)."
Only about a third of this survey focused on health care, by my estimate. An accompanying press release noted, "The picture is mixed on the recovery of the health care system." For example, 49 percent of residents said "they see 'a lot' or 'some' improvement in the availability of medical services and facilities," while an equal share said they see little or no progress in that area. More than half (55 percent) of residents surveyed said their health care needs are being met "very well." That is an increase from 42 percent in the 2008 survey, and 36 percent in the 2006 survey.
Despite the increased numbers of health clinics in the New Orleans area, 84 percent of respondents said they did not think there were enough health care services for uninsured and low-income people in New Orleans. And 27 percent of respondents said either that their usual place of care is the emergency room or that they have no usual place of care. The survey, which was conducted in May and June 2010, also found "improvement in reported mental health status."
In his blog post, Altman commented that more respondents chose the BP oil spill than Katrina and the levee breeches (49 percent vs. 40 percent) when they were asked which calamity will ultimately damage the region more.
Hats off to the KFF for continuing to follow this story years later.
Examples of grants awarded:
"GE Foundation Awards $2M Grant to Support New Orleans School-Based Health Centers," Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI) press release, August 24, 2010. This grant to the LPHI will expand access to preventive, primary care, and primary mental health services for adolescents in Orleans Parish (county) and will fund the institute's School Health Connection program, a regional collaborative. (The collaborative has received funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.) The LPHI and its partners will "build on previous philanthropic and government investments" received after Hurricane Katrina to continue to provide access to health care in the New Orleans area.
"With 38,000 students across Orleans Parish alone, this grant has the potential to give thousands of students improved access to primary healthcare services," through school-based health centers, the release said. Such centers allow "easy access to services for youth who frequently delay treatments or commonly seek emergency room care." School Health Connection and its local and state partners plan to increase health care use "through growing enrollment and increasing use among eligible students, as well as extending services to neighboring schools, family members and nearby residents," the release noted.
The GE Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the General Electric Company (GE). This grant is part of the foundation's three-year, $25 million Developing Health program, developed by the foundation and the GE Corporate Diversity Council. Developing Health "aims to improve access to primary care in targeted underserved communities across the United States"; it launched in October 2009. The program partners with nonprofit health centers and offers volunteer support from GE employees and sharing of business best practices. Grantseekers: Please note that the GE Foundation, which is based in Fairfield, Connecticut, does not accept unsolicited proposals.
Baptist Community Ministries (BCM), a private foundation in New Orleans, has awarded a grant to Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New Orleans, for the H.O.P.E. Health Promoters Program: Health Outreach, Promotion, and Education. BCM's web site says that since Hurricane Katrina, the Latino population in Greater New Orleans has increased, and this population has unmet needs. Under this second BCM grant, H.O.P.E. aims to expand to two new areas of need, Medicaid and food stamps, while continuing to help Latinos gain access to health services as it has before. The program uses health promoters (promotoras de salud, or community health workers) to address the needs of Latinos in a culturally competent way.
Web sites:
Check out the Foundation Center's Focus on Gulf Coast Hurricane Relief web site. This useful site contains news from the center's Philanthropy News Digest (a weekly electronic digest of foundation news) on efforts by philanthropy to help the Gulf Coast region affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The site also has links to relevant posts from the center's PhilanTopic blog, as well as reports that its PubHub site has listed. The Hurricane Relief site also includes an interview with the president and CEO of the Greater New Orleans Foundation; among other topics, this leader discusses the role of foundations in the post-Katrina recovery in New Orleans. Interactive maps show giving for hurricane-related efforts by foundations. (Click here for more information on the maps.)
Eighty-seven community-based health centers now operate across Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard Parishes (counties) in Louisiana. GNOCommunity.org is "a service dedicated to helping individuals find a quality healthcare center that fits their needs." The web site is searchable by zip code or type of health service sought. The centers are open to all people "regardless of their ability to pay" and are funded in part by a $100 million U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Primary Care Access and Stabilization Grant (PCASG), which is set to expire at the end of September 2010. (A few health center grantees would benefit from a pending no-cost extension request under consideration by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which will allow those grantees an additional year to spend their federal grant funds, Maria Ludwick, interim director of the PCASG program, explained in an e-mail interview.) The LPHI administers that federal funding. The federal grant and BCM support GNOCommunity.org's web site and outreach activities.
Ludwick also explained, via e-mail, that there is good news on the funding front. "The State [of Louisiana] has put forth an 1115 Research and Demonstration Waiver that seeks to sustain the clinic network as a bridge to health care reform, which means continued access to primary and behavioral healthcare" for uninsured patients being served "until Medicaid expansion and the State's [health insurance] exchange in 2014," she explained. People living in the four-parish area, ages nineteen through sixty-four, with incomes less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level "would be enrolled in the program and offered a limited primary and behavioral health care benefits package through the participating PCASG provider network for phase one of the transition."
Ludwick said that the demonstration project is expected to "make available up to $30 million per year of the state's unspent Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) allotment." Louisiana has been granted approval by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development "to use the disaster Community Development Block Grant funding as [a] local match required" by DSH draw-down regulations. The waiver is expected to be approved by October 1, 2010, she said.
Related resources:
"Establishing and Refining Hurricane Response Systems for Long-Term Care Facilities," Kathryn Hyer, Lisa M. Brown, Amy Berman, and LuMarie Polivka-West, Health Affairs (GrantWatch) Web Exclusive, August 29, 2006. Hyer and Brown are with the University of South Florida, Berman is with the John A. Hartford Foundation, and Polivka-West is with the Florida Health Care Association. Look for an update from these authors in an upcoming GrantWatch section of the journal!
"Legacy of Katrina: The Impact of a Flawed Recovery on Vulnerable Children of the Gulf Coast," Children's Health Fund and National Center for Disaster Preparedness at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, White Paper, released August 23, 2010. Among the key findings of this five-year status report is that "children displaced by Katrina were 4.5 times more likely to have symptoms consistent with serious emotional disturbance (SED) than did comparable children surveyed in a 2004 national study."
"Revisiting 'Witness to Disaster': First-Person Accounts of Katrina's Aftermath," Chris Fleming, Health Affairs Blog post, August 27, 2010. Read about a Narrative Matters section published in Health Affairs in 2006. The section contains vignettes from Fred Cerise (who was then secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals), Ben Springgate (then a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar), and several more people.
St. Bernard Project's Center for Wellness and Mental Health, Chalmette, Louisiana. "Opened in January 2009 through an innovative partnership with Louisiana State University's Health Sciences Center," the Center for Wellness and Mental Health "provides evaluation, treatment and support for residents of St. Bernard [Parish] and New Orleans suffering from storm- or oil-spill-related mental health problems." Liz McCartney, cofounder of the St. Bernard Project, said in an e-mail interview that the center has received funding from the Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation, located in Metairie, Louisiana, as well as the Gulf Relief Foundation, the United Way for Greater New Orleans, and private donations.
McCartney, who received the 2008 CNN Hero of the Year award, and Zack Rosenburg, the other cofounder, note, "Our goal [at the center] is not to simply solve the problem [in the New Orleans area], but to develop a replicable model that can be taken to other communities impacted by natural and man-made disasters. We must improve the quality of services and the speed at which they are delivered to prevent harm and help people get back to living as quickly as possible."
The St. Bernard Project is perhaps better known for its efforts at rebuilding homes that were badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
"A Tale of Two Recoveries," Michael A. Fletcher, Washington Post, August 27, 2010.


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89% would recommend it to a friend
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general customer service on first arrival at main reception very poor.
onsite car park could have benefited from being gritted - arrived at the beginning of January and car park was literally like an ice rink due to weather conditions and no grit being put down on the grounds of the car park. Had to ask for extra towels due to lack of available towels on arrival.
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Room was really good, large room with super king bed.
The food in the Cook's bar and Grill was fabulous, really different and the service was good. I can't really say about the breakfast set up in the main hotel. Staff are really young and not one of them really know what they were doing, otherwise, it was a great 1 night stay.
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We stayed over for a one night break to go to a family party nearby, on arrival we were expecting a bottle of wine and fruit bowl in the room which wasnt, we asked the receptionist and she told us to complain to laterooms.
The actual room in the main buiding 103 was clean and comfortable but the shower was by far the worst i have ever been in, talk about a trickle of water. The breakfast buffet was basic, we ordered the smoked haddock with poached eggs which took an eternity to arrive and the fish was disgusting. Disappointed with the whole stay over.
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The room was not prepared for two people.
The room was dirty with carpet stains, mirror taped up, window seals broken and window pain leaking, window handle broken, mould on window sill. Bathroom not cleaned from previous guest use of bath, sticky dirt on bathroom floor, silicon seal around bath black and mouldy. Breakfast room was dirty overall with torn wallpaper and half painted ceiling and dirty chairs. The table was not cleaned properly from previous guests, along with half used milk jug and dirty cereal spoons. The breakfast was under cooked and sloppily presented with the sausages not cooked through. We did complain to the receptionist (who was lovely) and we were refunded for our stay.
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Reception staff are lovely as are breakfast staff.
Particularly Jean & Yvonne. Will definitely stay again.
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Nice Hotel but attention to detail is needed
Very friendly and helpful staff and we were made very welcome.
The food was of a good quality but the restaurant is separated from the hotel;this should be made clear in the hotel information.
Our room was clean but it was absolutely freezing cold. Apparently the boiler had tripped some days before but nobody had checked that the radiators were working. The staff resolved the issue and provided a vastly inadequate fan heater to try to boost the heat. My wife who is brain injured had her jacket on to stay warm. Not acceptable. The shower was appalling suffering from a massive lack of flow!. Despite raising the issue of the shower it wasn't resolved during our stay. The barman had an issue with the barrel of beer that I wanted to drink, but instead of trying to resolve the issue he poured another beer for the other customer who still had part of a drink remaining. I had to ask him to sort thing out, this was very poor customer service. This is not the standard I expect at a so called 4 star hotel. Would I stay again, absolutely not!.
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Nice room but dark to get too
Could use some more lights outside as very dark, breakfast patchy
on arrival was greeted by a warm welcome , very helpful , friendly and made to feel very welcome
Have stayed here many times , and have not been disappointed yet .
lovely big rooms , warm , clean and quiet every thing you need iron ironing board , trouser press and hairdryer. value for money . the restaurant next door is also highly recommended , lovely food. would recommend this hotel to friends and family
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A reception honoring Whitney Singleton Bordelon will be held immediately following the 11:00 a.m. worship service on Sunday, July 20, at Park Hill Presbyterian Church, 3520 John F. Kennedy Blvd., in North Little Rock.
Bordelon, who has served as the church's director of Christian education and youth since May of 2005, is leaving to become a public school teacher.
While at the Park Hill congregation, Bordelon has led the church's Sunday school program, vacation Bible schools, children's and youth ministries. She also during her tenure there served for a time as the staff resource for youth ministry for the Presbytery of Arkansas, the church's regional organization.
Sunday school classes for all ages begin at the church at 9:45 a.m. each Sunday.
The congregation's annual Vacation Bible School is set for 5:30 p.m. each evening Sunday through Wednesday, August 3-6.
Area residents are cordially invited to attend. For more information, please call the church office at 753-9533.


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WHPR Day 2141 - Foreign Affairs; Gaming; English Letters; War Map; eNPR
James S. Brady Press Room
Dateline: Monday, September 30, 2013 (Day 2,141)
Location: James S. Brady Press Room, The White House
Today's WHPR:
: 1: Foreign Affairs
: 2: What Makes a Online Game Great
: 3: English Letters
: 4: War Map and Analysis
: 4: eNPR
Editor: Co-SecMed Melissa Rose
Contributors: Co-SecMed Custer, Phoenix Quinn, Morning Star, HeapSeppo, Kelly J. Brown
Foreign Affairs
Recently there have been a lot of things going on. Talk of nations changing sides or moving further towards TWO. The two countries that have been mostly in focus are Brazil and Portugal. As some know, Portugal has been pro-TWO for awhile and has now moved even further towards them. They signed a treaty with Spain recently to strengthen that relationship.
The other country is Brazil who previously had a "Bro pact" with us, called the CUB treaty. The Bro pact was a signed document that showed our mutual love for each other. This document meant that we were going to fight for each other and help each other in times of need with things like ATOs.
The CUB treaty: http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/-whpr-misery-loves-company-support-the-us-recruitment-drive--2283108/1/20
Brazil decided to move in a different direction, MPPing a country that is in direct war with us. This country is Spain. It is really sad to have lost such a great connection and I hope that we can restore it in the future. Different times, different people.
That brings us to the last country that has been talked about, Spain. We might not have had MPPs with each other or even been in the same alliance, but we have always had a rather good and healthy relationship. We might not fight for each other, but we have not been fighting directly fighting against each other. To make a long story short: Spain got bored of not having any direct wars. Their Congress decided to find an opponent. They chose us and then attacked.
So, is this the part where we ask some provocative questions, like, "where was our Diplomatic Corps while all this was going on?" or, "did America and CoT really let Brazil down?" We could do that. But Brazil's decision had more to do with their own unstable internal politics than anything else. Portugal simply drank the Spanish Kool-Aid rather than go to war with their more powerful neighbor. And Spain… well, they're Spain, and nothing underhanded they pull should come as any surprise-- especially since they've come under pressure from Serbia and TWO.
Different times, different people. Same Kool Aid, different day.
Kelly J. Brown
There are any number of factors that can make an online game good, and most of these are outside the control of the player. But I will submit that, what makes such a game great is not the design, graphics, or gameplay, but rather, something much more basic to the human experience: other human beings.
I am very new to eRepublik, and relatively new to social games in general. I guess I don't really fall into the normal gaming demographic – female, over 25 (positively old, I know), and, to be perfectly honest, a bit short on eye-hand coordination. But when I came across this game, something about it immediately appealed to me. It might have been the prospect of building up a character and participating in e-wars, or perhaps it was Plato's undeniable sexiness. But I think it was more likely something else: that what's really engaging about this game is not clicking buttons and watching numbers go up, but rather, participating in a vibrant community – an online community, but no less real for that. The more I've gotten to know some of the players here, the more I see fun, intelligent, organized human beings. People with sharp senses of humor, a welcoming attitude, and no short amount of e-patriotism.
I will admit that when I first noticed that our e-country was currently on the receiving end of some rather unpleasant brutishness from both within and without, I thought that perhaps I had joined the losing team. No one wants to see their e-country go down in flames! But what I am now coming to realize is that, again, this game is about something much more basic than wars and territories and political take-overs: it's about people. People having fun organizing themselves around a common purpose, and having great experiences and occasionally forging lasting friendships along the way. As with any game, one can't always expect to win, but one can always expect to have fun in the company of good people.
So even if we do get wiped, I'll still be here, doing what I can and enjoying the company of my fellow players.
…But all that said: there's nothing like being invaded to spark some patriotism. Let's go kick some e-Polish and e-Spanish tail.
Does it really have to be all that complicated? Anti-multi philosopher and blade-walker Billy Occam was famous for saying that theories should not be any more complex than absolutely necessary. Actually, he said that theories should not "multiply entities unnecessarily". But that's probably more complex than absolutely necessary, right?
Billy Ocean, on the other hand, said, "If I had to start all over without you I wouldn't know where to begin. 'Cause you are all that I need and I want you bad enough to keep on trying. Stand and deliver." Which is a whole 'nother thing.
Wait. Where was I? Oh. Right. Simplicity, science and razors. OK...
Let's suppose that the well-known e-Spanish philosopher, scientist and mystic Isaac Newton watched an apple fall and wisely exclaimed, "I've got it! Apples are caught in a tug-of-war between friendly gremlins who pull them up with promises of higher wages and horrid trolls who pull them down with nasty comments. And trolls are stronger than gremlins. QED: Apples fall downward."
Our friend Billy Occam would've retorted, "Isaac. Dude. Your theory accounts for all the observable facts, but it's way too complicated to be right. Get with the program: Keep it simple, stupid!"
War Map and Analysis
Well folks, I am not here to blow smoke up your otherwise already puckered nether regions. With Kansas now under attack as well, we have lost some major battles the last couple days including Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, and South Carolina. Without sounding like I am beating a dead horse, Plato has it against us again. Back to back to back contests and bonuses have played right into the hands of TWO and helped push us to within inches of our lives and our last few states. Resistance fighting and guerrilla warfare seem to be the order of the day. Make the Polish menace fight itself while drawing attention away from more serious battles. While decisions of where to fight or not to fight might not make perfect or clear sense at the moment, there is a strategy. There is a purpose. There is still a United States!
Our Mexibros down South have not had it easy either, losing two territories to Venezuela and a few Resistance Wars to Poland. They currently have Texas under siege from the Polish horde as well. Mexico may have been able to land swap Oklahoma with us enabling the US to gain a food production boost, but they will probably need to focus on defending Texas and their own lands from the grip of Venezuela in the future.
It is now more important than ever in this smaller scale skirmish and resistance war environment to follow DoD and Military Unit orders. We must keep our heads high and our rifles clean if we are to come out of this stronger and with more resolve. The nations of TWO and those we had truces with might be able to take our land for now, but they will never take our memory... and brother, do we have a long memory.
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Esta pole a sido nacionalizada poe el bien de ejpaña...
oi oi oi oi q dominio der paint tiene eze muxaxo x diooos. K mapita mas bonico y mas apañao sa hecho este muxaxo... na mas q la fartao la bandera de ejpanha
"We might not fight for each other, but we have not been fighting directly fighting against each other."
What a load of crap. USA has been pestering Spain for quite some time last year, even though it's true you haven't been in direct conflict these past few months (you being deleted and all might have been a small reason for that)
But, we'll fix it. Soon you will be gone, and you won't have to worry about Spaniards anymore
Odd the article has been out this long and "He whose name we shall not mention" has not commented yet... lol
How nice to see that eUSA politics didn't change at all. Blaming everyone expect themselves.
You complain of eBrazil not supporting you in your offensive war against eSpain... Again I will put it offensive war...
eSpain during TWO invasion on eUSA didn't want to attack you because their good relationship with eBrazil and now you had same situation and still decided to attack eSpain. eBrazil just wanted no wars between you 2 and still you couldn't do that.
What the heck, you Polish Nazi (oxyMoron I know)... Spain attacked South Carolina after initiating a Natural Enemy law against us. Then Brazil's socialist nutjobs proposed an MPP with Spain and it barely passed because their congress was split. Go back to killing babies and depriving the liberty of the less fortunate you whack job.
Thank you for your kind words.
And now to respond to your comment.
First look at proposed laws.
When eMexico decided to attack ePoland, eSpain reacted and declared NE to eMexico. eMexico then declined NE against ePoland and TW was signed between eSpain and eMexico. That showed that ROLA as sub-alliance is still working.
Everything was going good and then CoT decided to attack eSpain.
Again look at laws and you will see that eUSA is one that accepted NE law against eSpain together with eFrance and eMexico. What you got now is just retaliation of that attack on eSpain. They in no way initiated that war...
Again look at laws proposed and accepted and you will see.
Lol'd at "They in no way initiated that war". You do realize that you're wrong I hope and just come here to troll? Spain NE'd USA first. CoT didn't attack Spain, Spain attacked CoT and then CoT retaliated. Get your facts straight dude. Think we all of a sudden would just go "OOOOOOH, let's RW a country that is passive while we're in the middle of other wars. That sounds like fun!"?
eSpain NE'd eUSA first but again who made eMexico to NE ePoland and then eSpain.
eUSA made eMexico get involved in all that knowing that eSpain will somehow react. eUSA is one that wanted to pull more people in that war as eUSA saw that they couldn't beat ePoland in 1 on 1 battle.
Again last time I checked eSpain refused to NE eUSA when invasion on eUSA started.... You can't say that eSpain is guilty for current situation as you can't say that only eUSA is guilty as well. One action leads to another...
Some things I wrote in my comment were trollish but again some were true.
Fun facts for you:
1. We did not ask Mexico to NE Poland that time, they did it purely to help us. It was also voted down. We had NOTHING to do with that NE.
2. We had no intention to pull Spain into the war, and their NE on us was in no way instigated by something we did. Their people wanted a war because they were bored so they decided to NE us.
3. See where this is going? Yes, towards: You don't really know what you're talking about. You come here with rumors and your ideas of what you THINK happened. If we had asked Mexico to NE Poland that time I'd know of it.
Fun fact for you too:
I talked with someone from CoT HQ and he said that eMexico NE on eSpain was disscused on CoT meeting but that eMexico NE on eSpain was some agreement between eUSA and eMexico and not CoT directly.
Everything in this game is disscused and planned in one way or another.
Again eMexico and eSpain are members of sub-alliance named ROLA and saying that they would just like that attack someone they see as friend is silly thing to say.
>First claims that USA got them to attack
>Then claims it was CoT
How are you going to have it? You just answered your own statement.
But they DID attack their own friends. Just because they have a sub-alliance it doesn't mean that Mexico shouldn't be prohibited from NEing their enemies. If they can't handle that then they shouldn't have a sub-alliance because that's simply not how it works.
Where did I claim anything in my posts.
I said it was disscused on CoT meeting but I didn't say anything about if they agreed or not about actions that would happen in the future.
Also being member of that sub-alliance prohibits attacks on members of that same sub-alliance. Again look at eSpain. Just because eBrazil and few other ROLA members didn't support their attack on eUSA during invasion they didn't do it. They just stayed back.
You should actually read their charter to see how would eMexico intervention be act of aggression....
"eSpain NE'd eUSA first but again who made eMexico to NE ePoland and then eSpain.
eUSA made eMexico get involved in all that knowing that eSpain will somehow react. eUSA is one that wanted to pull more people in that war as eUSA saw that they couldn't beat ePoland in 1 on 1 battle."
Wops, there you did. Too bad that you can't even keep up your own story.
Discussions of values in science are very interesting to me. I've heard it noted that there doesn't seem to be any a priori reason why we actually should consider simplicity to be a virtue--do we really have any reason to believe the universe is simpler rather than more complex, other than that it would be really nice if that were the case?
Personally, I like my scientific theories like I like my men: high in utility and able to resist robust falsification attempts.
OK, uh, Mr. Sawyer you have the last question.
Mr. Sawyer:
OK, this question comes from a associate from Global Telex Corp. . OK: CoT.
I would like to add this to Phoenix Quinn's section.
I said "now stop, collaborate, and listen".
Wise words in my opinion.
@Kelly J. Brown,
"...Plato's undeniable sexiness.":
No real women on internutz,
Plato is Greek,
∴ Plato is sexy.
"...I see fun, intelligent, organized human beings."
@PQ, "People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." ~Isaac Asimov
Your argument is invalid insofar as the conclusion doesn't follow from the premises; furthermore, one of the premises is false. Sounds like someone needs to spend more time studying classic philosophy.
...Bonus: philosophers are sexy.
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By Leo Paik
From: Westminster, Colorado
Feb 8, 2002
2/5/02 Dexter Creek Slab - decent. 2 minor steps of ice on the approach. 60m gets you to the base of the 2nd pitch. 55m get you to a decent tree to belay at the top. Sun hit about 1p. Brittle ice in spots makes climbing below other parties hazardous!
2nd pitch is steeper than 3rd pitch. 60m ropes very useful. 1st pitch includes 2 20ft bits of WI2 ice (can be bypassed R). Rappel 60m x 2 to right keeps you out of line of fire. Beware of following other parties. It funnels down to a fairly narrow exit. Sun hit about 1p. Don't drive up the last road branching before the private gate, you'll get stuck.
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From: gunnison Colorado
Jan 16, 2007
|Despite not having a large bowl above it Dexter can still have unstable snow conditions. On 1/15/07 I watched many small (but large enough) avalanches come loose.
By Cory Harelson
From: Boise, ID
Mar 11, 2011
rating: WI3-4
Fun climb! We did it in two 60m rope stretchers. I think the initial low angle ice that was mentioned was covered in snow when we did this.
P1: Started at the first WI 3/4 section, and climbed about 90 or 100 feet of fat water ice to a steep snow slog. Belayed at the end of the rope at the base of the next steep ice section.
P2: Climbed 50 feet of lower angle (WI2/3) ice to a 20ft near vertical (WI4) section. After this, the angle relaxed significantly with WI2 and then snow slogging up to trees where I once again belayed at the end of the rope.
With regards to the descent, we started down the walkoff to climber's left, but it quickly put us on a steep exposed slope covered in very sketchy snow, so we ended up doing 2 60m raps off of trees from the top of the scary slope down a loose rock gully to climber's right which put us near the bottom of the climb.
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Dec 31, 2012
|Rap the route. The walk off is sketchy. DO NOT USE TREE ANCHORS AT THE TOP! The stances are awful and on loose rocky dirt and you will kick rocks onto parties below you. Thanks!
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From: Boulder, CO
Jan 14, 2015
|Large rockfall on climber's right side of the slabs. We climbed to the left and were clear of debris.


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[Work in progress] New command line Firewall generator proposal.
Hi all,
It's been a while I was thinking about that, so last night I started the development of a firewall script generator, inspired from the one available on AlienBob's site (and Slackware one).
Why ? Just because I wanted to be able to specify simple rules in a file, like this:
accept in/tcp[20] ftp-client # FTP Client
So here it is, as a warning: it's obviously early work in progress, but it nearly does the job as I wanted. So I provide the fresh baby to you guys, in hope that some of you will find this useful.
Edit: Updated archive !
No more development mode (read README.txt and Changelog.txt)
The bloody archive
The pile of warnings for work in progress are more there to hide the ugly way it is right now, not all features are there, the documentation is poor, on the other hand it should be quite simple to use for most of you. It's quite documented, and even take the time to write a little doc in the hurry :).
Of course don't hesitate to give some feedback, and if my english is too clumsy, I'd be happy to improve my documentation and messages.
I hope someday to be able to provide a full NAT access, it shouldn't be difficult, but I've spend more than 12 hours non-stop on the task, so at this moment, I'm a bit tired for that ;).
I don't promise I'll update that everyday, but I'll try to do my best.
If the core Slackware team (Pat, AlienBob, ...) have some advices, requests or ideas for improvement, I think it might even be interesting to add it in "/extra" someday, as I suspect this would be a wish for some Slackers, and maybe improve first steps accessibility to newbies, having a firewall nearly 'out of the box'. Obviously it'll require a better packaging.
PS/ Sorry if some things are a bit blurry, I'm on my 26hours without sleep... Yes Slackware geek addiction...
I've never seen this in a bash file before:
if (( $compactMode )) ; then
Yes it's an arithmetic evaluation: http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/man...nal-Constructs
It's to have a kind of 'Boolean test more natural in a mathematical sense (a bit like the C language evaluation of 0 as false and !0 as true...).
Although I might be wrong on the theoretical side, but that thing works, I tested it a lot last night :).
Oh, I didn't doubt that you had tested it; I was just unfamiliar with the syntax.
A new version is available here: Updated archive.
Well I didn't have any feedback, so is it really interesting for anybody ?
I understand this not the kind of thing you use everyday, but some feedback would be appreciated.
Also if someone needs a NAT service (which I don't), I'd be happy to work with you, in order to implement this features.
- names have been changed (improved).
- now there's an installer (which is a standalone project itself but usefull here :) ).
- no more "development mode" by default.
- doc updated (README.txt).
- minor improvements (check the changelog).
Thanks !
PS/ Sorry I'm not strong with explaining things in documentations, I'd be happy to improve it with your feedback, again :).
Edit: btw, it seems it's working well for my usage and needs for now, yet I did some modifications that might change usage on different systems, I hope I didn't brake anything since the first version...
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Hi, Edwardo - I can help with fishing/camping near Cimarron. I Fish it every year in Sept. The Cimarron is very easy to get to as it runs along highway 64. I usually stay in the town of Cimarron and drive up to the Pallisades area and others. There is a small fee for parking in the turn-offs. Bring a short fly rod as the Cimarron is very brushy in most places. Go to U-Tube and type "fishing the Cimarron" to see some views. When driving up to the strean from Cimarron(town) you may want to stop in Ute park at Pine Ridge sta for licence and flies. Also, you can contact Doc Thompson for a guide. He can get you into private waters if so desired. Note that the Cimarron will be crowded in July but you can drive up and down the highway looking for solitude. You can camp at Gravel Pit lake, its just down the road from Palisades. Now if its solitude you want, drive up through Red River and Questa to Costilla and fish Rio Costilla for sure! Not hard to find, only one road in. Google Rio Costilla for more detailed directions. Also U-Tube has a few videos on the Valle Vidal area(Rio Costilla). You'll love this area, camp at Cimarron campground, 1/2 mile hike to Shuree ponds for some really nice trout. I'll be there in Sept so leave me a few fish! Good luck, Glen
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The state Division of Personnel and Workforce West Virginia hosting an event to provide information to gain full-time state employment was my giggle for the morning. I worked for state government for 32 years and know firsthand that a big qualifier for employment is to know an influential person, i.e. senator, or have the right last name. It is definitely a "not what you know but who you know" situation.
I see Nick Rahall through his ads with Cecil Roberts are once again using coal miners for their personal agendas. Nick has had 19 terms in the House. I think that is long enough.
Top-O-Rock is the "Mona Lisa" of architecture in West Virginia. It should be restored and used as some sort of facility that is open to the public to enjoy.
Indeed there are people who oppose Obama because he's the wrong color. There are also those who support him solely because he's the right color. That door swings both ways.
I am elderly and disabled and just recently moved to Central Avenue, South Charleston. The sidewalk in front of the house was all broken and in need of repair, making it a hazard for me to walk on. I called the city Street Department and that very day the problem was assessed and taken care of within two weeks.
God is upset with America? How did I miss this announcement? Or is someone presuming to speak for God again?
In the current discussion of who served during the Vietnam War, let us not overlook the rabid hawk Dick Cheney, who "had other priorities" and got five deferments from the draft. Coward.
This state is polluted with unethical and crooked prosecutors.
When alcohol was banned during the 1920s and the illegal manufacture and sale of alcohol caused a lot of criminal activity and made many crooks rich, how did we solve the problem? We legalized, taxed and restricted the sale of it. That is the only solution to our current drug problem, if only the politicians had the intestinal fortitude to do it.
The only people saying Obamacare is a success are the ones getting something for free or at a major discounted rate. The rest of us are either losing coverage or paying more.
Do the people downplaying the Benghazi attack even know what the fuss is about? The problem isn't what happened that night. It's the lack of support during the weeks before the attack. Hillary's State Department ignored their requests for added security.
The West Virginia car inspection is a complete farce, all they checked were my lights and charged me $12 and tax. Let's quit doing it.
With all the money that Congressman Rahall has brought through West Virginia over a period of many, many years, between roads, business, federal projects, grants — my lord have mercy, you think Jenkins can do that? I think not. I stick with Nick.
The jobless rate is the lowest it has been in five years. What did Mitt Romney have to do with that? In fact, where has he been? Come on, Mitt, get in the game. You were all for America.
Did our government just give a billion dollars to Ukraine? Did they really do that?
Thank you to the Gazette for printing the Kanawha County legislative districts on the big page, color-coded and all. I am going to keep that one.
What is it going to take for the city to step in and do something about the crime on the West Side? Can I sue the city of Charleston for the declining property values, the inability now to sell my home and even move away from this crime-stricken area? And why are there so many people being allowed to live here and locate here with drugs and gun activity from Detroit?
Thugs from Detroit shooting up our community, thugs from Wisconsin telling us what we can and can't believe in. Time for God-fearing West Virginia people stand up and take back what was ours.
It's amazing to me — MCHM — people in Amandaville have to smell it and live with it, but the people in Hurricane are too good to smell MCHM. That's the difference between money and no money.
Is there anyone out there that can tell us what to do about all these dogs up Hughes Creek? They are not licensed, have no collars and they belong to people and they let them run loose.
To the person that wanted an amusement park in Charleston, we have one. It's called City Hall.
Thanks, Shelley Moore Capito, for voting against veterans.
Kanawha State Forest is near South Hills, so the South Hills residents are going to allow strip mining that close to their homes? I thought they had more pride than that. Somebody asleep at the wheel.
I was so glad to read that the Gazette and the Sunday Gazette-Mail are going to carry a series of Jerry Waters photos. I am 70 years old and his photos always bring back some memories that I may have forgotten. Thank you so much. Long live Jerry.
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The first few minutes are all washed out in ochre, of a visual quality that suggests film. I'd say "found footage," but who knows. There's something inherently appealing in pairing imagery of antique physical feats with contemporary digital beeps; I get a kind of voyeuristic thrill when the five ladies in canary tutus glide one-footed, hand-in-hand atop the pond at 1:24, and then an inexplicable emotional surge when, immediately after, the Olympian oaf sheds his skis in a single leap, skates the lake on bare feet, and then flips face down into it, with grim spume rising as a wake. The images go on and progress following a loose congruity of water imagery and warm weather. The medium shifts as tape footage surfaces, film founders, and color is born until the last minutes, when the blood hue comes back along with film's endearing freckles. By the time the mermaid-esque women make an appearance at the end, we've arrived at something so alien that the uncanny has cracked into a gentle riptide of fear.
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BEN Burgess was clattered on his return to action after injury.
The Seasiders striker was having his first game after six weeks out following surgery to his knee.
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The incident happened just before half-time and the frontman did not reappear after the break.
However, he insisted today that he is fine. "I was only ever going to play 45 minutes," he said. "That was the plan from the start and there is no problem at all.
"Getting a whack on the leg hurt a bit and I needed treatment but I was able to carry on after the injury so there's nothing to be worried about – there's been no reaction in the knee at all.
"I think I'll be OK for the Southampton game and I'm just aiming to continue working hard in training and make sure I give myself the best possible chance of being involved for that game."
Manager Simon Grayson certainly hopes so. He wants a fit Burgess to enable him to shake up the front line and put pressure on the other strikers.
Despite the loss of Burgess, a strong Seasiders second string still beat Chester 2-0.
Michael Flynn scored after 43 seconds and substitute Danny Mitchley – a youth team striker who has been a prolific scorer for the reserves this campaign – notched the second late on.
The match also marked the return of Stephen Crainey and Adrian Forbes.
Crainey, who was named captain, is coming back from a hamstring injury picked up in the Carling Cup defeat at Spurs. Forbes has been sidelined for seven weeks after undergoing an operation to repair a damaged cartilage.
Crainey played the full 90 minutes, while Forbes got on longer on the pitch than he was anticipating – he came on after 25 minutes to replace the injured Michael D'Agostino.
"It was a good work out for a lot of players and a competitive, lively contest," said Tony Parkes, who watched the match along with Grayson and Steve Thompson.
"On a bad night conditionwise, the lads didn't shy away from the task. It was an even game for a long while but we played well second half and deserved the result."
First teamers Scott Vernon and Andy Welsh also got important run-outs, while Marcus Bean appeared in Tangerine for the first time since returning from his loan spell at Rotherham.
POOL: Lewis Edge, Matty Kay, Scott Metcalfe, Stephen Crainey, Ashton Bayliss, Michael D'Agostino (Adrian Forbes 25), Marcus Bean, Michael Flynn, Andy Welsh, Scott Vernon (Danny Mitchley 70), Ben Burgess (Phil Marsh 45).


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Had bilateral total knee replacement 7 weeks ago. Doctor suggested massaging the scar to help with sensitivity and said that I could use any lotion or cream. I have only used normal moisturizers so far. Sensitivity is improving but not fast enough to wear normal clothes yet without getting massively irritated. Is there anything that I can do to help with the sensitivity faster? What is the best lotion or cream for big scars? What will help with the tightness?
Help Needed for Sensitive Surgical Scar on Knees, Options? (photo)
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Scar needs to mature
This scar is early in its process of maturing. Keep it out of the sun and consider silicone sheeting products. You might also want to get an evaluation by a good plastic surgeon to tailor your management further. In a year, when the scar is mature you can consider other therapy if the scar has not improved to your liking.
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John Di Saia MD
Scar improvement
The scars in this photo look rather new so I wouldn't risk irritating them with any strong products. I would have you get some Aquaphor Healing Ointment, over the counter, and apply as often as needed. Washing with plain white unscented soap, avoiding hot hot water, will also help.
As you are able to loose weight and the knees will feel better and as your exercise tolerance increases, the scars will gradually improve.
Hope you get better soon!
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Bucs break out bats to beat Dodgers
Bucs break out bats to beat Dodgers
The lack of intensity was an isolated case, Russell said. The fact that there was no palpable passion or enthusiasm? That would change on Wednesday, he promised.
"Like we told players [on Wednesday], we have to go one inning at a time," Russell said. "I expect that [Wednesday], these guys will come out with a little more fight, a little more fire."
There would, in fact, be no questioning of the effort on Wednesday, as the Pirates came out with slightly more pep in their step, playing with a little more urgency. The result was an overwhelming 15-8 win over Los Angeles at PNC Park, which included the team's biggest offensive outburst of the season.
Russell's report card afterward?
"I thought it was great," he said. "These guys have always shown a resiliency to play hard. We've always been able to bounce back. Guys were into it."
And that -- Russell's last sentence -- possibly summed this performance up better than any other postgame attempt.
"It's hard to show life when you're already out of it," said Adam LaRoche, who led the way with a five-RBI game. "But that's still the whole goal."
A coincidence that the team answered Tuesday's sluggish performance by scoring more runs than they have in any game this season? Probably not.
"You guys saw it the last couple [games], not a lot of life out there," LaRoche said. "To come back today and have a ton of guys on ... this is something to build off of."
"It was great," catcher Ryan Doumit added. "I think our offense showed flashes of what we're capable of doing."
And maybe that's what makes this one more unusual than some of the offensive blowouts in the past. No Jason Bay. No Xavier Nady. But finally, it didn't matter.
An offense that had been lulled to sleep in many respects since those deals went down, incredibly drove in 14 of those 15 runs with two outs, including eight in the seventh behind seven straight hits. Add a walk and a fielding error by Dodgers first baseman James Loney as bookends and the Pirates finished with more runs in that frame than in any other this season.
"That one inning was huge for us," said Andy LaRoche, who broke an 0-for-17 skid in the inning. "Against a team as hot as the Dodgers and just all-around, it was good for everybody."
Pittsburgh entered the seventh tied at 7 with the National League West-leading Dodgers. Two early leads, which showcased Adam LaRoche's second-half surge at its best, had already been squandered.
After knocking a solo homer in the fourth, LaRoche followed that with his third career grand slam -- his first in a Pirates uniform -- one inning later. Two-out hits by Freddy Sanchez and Nate McLouth and a walk by Doumit preceded the towering blast that landed at the foot of the batter's eye in center.
"[It was] just a fastball, little down in the zone and in the middle," LaRoche said. "I feel good right now."
And for good reason. The multihit effort, to which LaRoche would add a seventh-inning single, was his seventh in 14 games this month. The perennial strong season finisher has 21 RBIs this month.
But the story of this game wasn't going to be defined by just one of the 36 players in uniform. After Tuesday night's disappointing effort, a sense of team-wide redemption seemed necessary.
Prior to the floodgates opening in the seventh, the Pirates already had executed on a number of fronts.
The hustle was there, with no better example than Nyjer Morgan turning a routine single into a double and then scoring in the first.
The defense appeared more in tune: Two Los Angeles runners were thrown out on the bases, including a beautiful grab-and-sweep tag by Andy LaRoche to get Los Angeles' Angel Berroa at third after the Dodgers had tied the game in the seventh. The younger LaRoche, who has been chided for his defense in the past six weeks, also turned a pivotal double play in the sixth.
And in the seventh, all fell into place. With his first homer at PNC Park since July 7, Doumit put the Pirates back in front. After two more hits, Andy LaRoche drove in two more, with a much overdue hit.
"You're not lying," he said. "I've just got to try and fight through this funk."
Pinch-hitter Doug Mientkiewicz hustled around the basepaths for his 11th career triple. Pinch-hitter Jason Michaels connected for an RBI single. Morgan added a double to end the string of seven hits. Michaels and Morgan would score on a subsequent fielding error.
"The last two games we played against these guys, they put it to us pretty good," starter Zach Duke said afterward. "To come out and respond like this is a good thing."
Most of the 11,883 in attendance responded with a standing ovation for the club at the end of the inning.
Duke's start got lost in the final score. By no means dominant, Duke battled, and got kudos from his manager for doing so. The left-hander, in his second-to-last start of the season, gave up five runs on 11 hits in five innings.
"Without his best stuff, I thought he competed pretty well," Russell said. "He went after them as best he could."
Indeed, it was effort -- this time spoken of positively -- that proved to be the overriding theme of the night.
"I'm just pleased with the way they bounced back and the effort they gave," Russell said. "It just shows that they are trying to finish off the season as strong as they can."
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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