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$185,000 Settlement in Beating of Florida Jail Prisoner; Guard Convicted
Loaded on Aug. 6, 2019 by David M. Reutter published in Prison Legal News August, 2019, page 51
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements. Location: Florida.
Florida's Broward County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) has paid $185,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a jailer assaulted a pretrial detainee.
Audra West was booked into the North Broward Detention Facility on April 2, 2014 for disorderly intoxication, trespass and resisting arrest without violence. While sitting in a waiting area during processing, West asked guard Kristen Connelly for a sanitary pad or tampon because she was having her menstrual period and blood was dripping down her legs.
Connelly told her to ask nicely, but after West said please, the guard told her she was not getting the sanitary product, stating that since West had entered the jail she had displayed an attitude toward her. West said under her breath, "Fuck you." Connelly heard the remark and asked West to repeat it. She complied.
In response, Connelly came around the desk area and guard Henry Lawrence, anticipating she was going to act violently, warned her not to take action. Connelly, however, was seen on video hitting West twice in the face. She then grabbed West and started "swinging her back and forth," a witness said. The video was publicly released in June 2015. [See: PLN, Nov. 2015, p.63].
"I did not see where Audra West presented a physical threat to the deputy before being forcefully dragged out of her chair into a room with four other deputies, where Audra West was allegedly beaten," Assistant State Attorney Mark Horn wrote in a report.
Following her release, West filed a complaint with BCSO's Internal Affairs (IA) and the guards involved in the incident filed belated reports on April 9, 2014, which included Connelly requesting that charges be filed against West. The prosecutor declined.
The IA found no wrongdoing by the guards, but the State Attorney's Office charged Connelly with misdemeanor battery and she was convicted by a jury in January 2017. She was ordered to pay court costs and restitution, and suspended without pay. Despite agreeing to settle a federal lawsuit filed by West for $185,000 on March 18, 2019, BCSO officials continued to deny any wrongdoing. West was represented by Fort Lauderdale attorney Gary Nollin. See: West v. Tony, U.S.D.C. (S.D. Fla.), Case No. 0:18-cv-60534-KMW.
Additional sources: Broward-Palm Beach New Times, local10.com
West v. Tony
U.S.D.C. (S.D. Fla.), Case No. 0:18-cv-60534-KMW
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Studieskolen is a language school situated in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Studieskolen is organized in 3 departments:

Foreign Languages (open courses)
Studieskolen's foreign language department offers classes in more than 30 languages. The courses start 6 times a year.

Danish for Foreigners
Studieskolen's Danish Language Centre teaches Danish for Foreigners under contract with the Municipality of Copenhagen. Students must be at least 18 years old and have a solid academic background with at least 12 years of schooling. They must also have learned English as a foreign language or speak English as their native language and have learned another foreign language.

Business Languages
Studieskolen's Business Department offers language courses for the Business Community and one-to-one courses in all languages, including Danish.

Classroom locations
Studieskolen's courses take place in the centre of Copenhagen, either at the school or in rooms at the University of Copenhagen.

Studieskolen's instructors hold academic degrees – many from a university in countries where the native language is the one they teach.

Studieskolen is not a business nor a public school but rather somewhere in between, namely, an association. By law Studieskolen has an obligation "to enlighten the public".

Enrollment
Studieskolen offers Danish Education 3 which is designed for students with a solid academic background who can be expected to learn Danish as a foreign language quickly and efficiently. The progression is fast and the level high.

Studieskolen provides a wide range of Danish courses starting every six weeks at all levels -  also courses  for Swedish- and Norwegian-speaking students.

The courses cover six modules of Danish education. Module 6 is required for admission to higher education.

Languages
Studieskolen has courses in the following languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese.

Tuition
If the students have a social security number (CPR) and residence permit in Denmark the school will send an application for subsidized lessons to the applicant's local council.

Notable alumni
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, the Danish princess, learned Danish here.

Vladimir Pimonov, journalist, Ph.D. in literature and linguistics.

References

External links
 - Official website of Studieskolen

Language schools
Education in Copenhagen

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Taking Care of the Air in The Room: Jenny Hval Live in Glasgow @ The Hug and Pint
There's no shortage of cultural curiosities on offer in Glasgow on the evening of November 5th. In the East End of the city, Celtic take on a team from Norway in European competition. WWE's brand of professional wrestling is on show at the cavernous Hydro. Somewhere across the city, Protomartyr are blasting out their fantastic new record. Even though the official Bonfire Night Fireworks display has been moved to another date, various illuminated rockets whizz and pop into the foggy, dreich sky. We slip into tonight's venue, The Hug and Pint. It's my first time here. It's not your bog standard gig venue. They're serving pan-Asian vegan food and organic wheat beer. There are skateboards emblazoned with the artwork from Mogwai albums on the walls.
It's a small place. I thought it was small until we went downstairs to where the show would take place. If there was a cat around, I would have saved it a few bumps and not even bothered swinging. The stage, as it is, is less than a foot off the floor. There's a small table in the corner selling cans out of an ice bucket. And we're just in time for tonight's exhibition.
I say 'exhibition'. The Jenny Hval live experience is a bit different from your usual common garden gig, the age old 'singer backed by band plays new album and The Hits'. This is more of an art performance than a simple reproduction of the songs found on the incredible, unsettling 'Apocalypse, girl'. Hval slips on to the stage wearing a velour sweat suit and pink wig, sits down on a small yoga ball…and then gets her iPhone out. There is utter silence. We are so close to the stage we can nearly hear her thumb swiping the phone screen. It feels awkward, like we the audience are invading her privacy. Eventually synths and a laptop crank into action, introducing the abstract found sounds that make up new album opener 'Kingsize'. The track is a spoken word piece, Hval acting every word and at one point humping the yoga ball against a wall. Afterward, she explains this was so that those at the back of the room could see her. The between song chat tonight is a highlight; Hval is wry and humorous, prone to overthinking but engaging. There are stories of a bus tour on a previous visit to Glasgow and supporting Swans here last year.
As the performance goes on, Hval slowly sheds items of clothing. She's wearing black lycra underneath the sweat suit. Most of the new album is aired tonight. Tracks like 'Heaven' show that Hval is an extraordinary talented singer, as well as a maker of some strange and unusual music. 'Heaven' is a hugely overwrought track, Hval's closing howl mesmerising. At the breathy, calming coda, some guy exclaims 'Whoa'. Someone else tuts.
'The Battle Is Over' is the most accessible track Hval has released so far. The performance tonight recalls prime time Beth Gibbons with a 'Fitter, Happier' Radiohead vibe. There's a lengthy track about 'travelling across America', which comes across as a one-woman play. The compactness of the venue means we can see every emotion expressed up close. You feel you can make eye contact with the artist. Before another song, Hval is back sitting on her yoga ball checking her phone. She makes a brief reference to, I presume, dating apps before holding the phone against her microphone. It starts playing a recording of Hval singing Lana del Ray's 'Summertime Sadness' while she sits looking passive. She bursts into life as another track starts up through the speakers. It's nearly theatre.
By the closing track, 'Sabbath', Hval removes the pink wig she has been wearing. There are a few gasps from those who didn't know otherwise. She arranges the now discarded sweat suit and wig into the shape of a body on the floor and kneels beside it for the songs ethereal climax of hiccupping breaths, like the recovery from a fever. It's strangely affecting. A mesmerising performance.
'Apocalypse, girl' is out now on Sacred Bones Records
http://jennyhval.com/
Tags: avant garde experimental featured glasgow Hug and Pint Jenny Hval Live
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Uncovering History's Inconvenient Truths: Separating Art from the Artists
Not long ago, I responded to a friend's recent posting of an article detailing how the actor Gary Sinise was openly supporting a group committed to curing sinners of their homosexuality. The article can be read here: http://tinyurl.com/mmgfnzz. As one might expect, my liberal friend had many messages of support and outrage at such casual bigotry, seemingly in the face of science and common sense. People expressed disappointment and betrayal at being 'duped' into liking Sinise's work, and enjoying his long and impressive career. Finally, they nearly all affirmed that they would no longer support the actor, and would actively boycott his work. This cultural shaming is quite common in the media and entertainment field, and certainly thrives in the world of politics as well. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this response, and I have taken similar actions on many occasions. However, tonight I decided to pose a moral dilemma, and questioned the wisdom of silence and solidarity against supporting an artist versus engaging them further, and/or simply separating the art from the artist, and selfishly enjoying the product, even while at odds with the maker. I was surely being provocative, but by no means a troll. After all, I seek discourse and reason, not discord and treason! I began by relaying my own personal connection to Gary Sinise, whom I have never met, but have several close connections to. Sinise graduated from the theatre program where I did my graduate work and earned my MFA in Directing, as did many of the other co-founders of Chicago's famous Steppenwolf Theatre, which Gary helped found. When I directed in Chicago, I worked with many of his famous colleagues — many of whom are also renowned actors of stage and screen. Where most of them are predictably liberal, I often heard them speak of how conservative Sinise was and a what a devout and committed Catholic he was. At least one of them — an actor you would all know — is openly gay and married to his partner of many years, and arguably stood the most to lose from Sinise's hateful views. And yet, to hear him and the others speak, although they don't share his unenlightened beliefs on homosexuality and marriage equality, they are loyal friends and love him regardless. Can we, his fans, do the same, and somehow manage to separate the art from the artist? History is replete with flawed icons and troubling heroes. How do we reconcile ourselves with the beautiful art of Wagner, Hemingway, Eliot, Woody Allen, and countless other objectionable artists, who reportedly hold/ held hateful, sexist, anti-semitic, or racist beliefs? Or sexual predators such as Roman Polanski? The troubling thing about learning the values and belief of our most celebrated and respected artists, is deciding whether it's morally reprehensible to support them, even after learning of their hateful transgressions. Do we do ourselves a disservice by lumping all offenders in together, and dispelling them all from our lives? While we must be consistent and honor our values and beliefs, while simultaneously undermining the hatred and intolerance of others, perhaps there is wriggle room when we consider historical context and take all factors into consideration. There seems to be something tangible in the different approaches and strategies we take to handle a piece of hateful and intolerant work. After all it's a slippery slope of approval, having to vet our tastes, for fear the sins of the father aren;t delivered upon the son. If others saw me as hijacking the post or pushing an agenda, that was not my intent. As always, I came seeking knowledge and fellowship, and for me, that often means good natured debate and exploring the boundaries of any given situation. Whether it is possible or right to separate the art from the artist, and enjoy guilt free, is an age old question within the art world. At the very least, I thought I might challenge people to reconsider their inflexible stances, if not because I disagreed with them, but because it is intellectually honest and discerning to consider all sides of an argument. Whatever glaring faults I may possess, I have an aptitude for asking the right questions and breaking down people's enmity and resolve. I am unwavering in my belief that the truth and solution are invariably closer to the middle, than either extreme side. Although I most closely identify as liberal, I am a moderate and independent at heart. I always seek to assert myself into conflict, and find ways to argue for both sides. Some see this as two-faced or disloyal, but I see it as the greatest act of love a person could do. Why go out of your way to burn a bridge, when you can help to rebuild it? I wish I could more closely live by my own words, but at least I think I can say I learn from my mistakes, and always seek reconciliation and peace. However, such feats of derring are incapable of being faked, manipulated, or pulled off without a few basic–yet integral–concepts: trust, love, humility, courage, acceptance, respect, good faith, a willingness to compromise, and a commitment to peace over unconditional comfort and sacrifice.
I say all this because when we confront the reality that our heroes and icons are somehow frauds who deceived us with beauty and virtue, and all that art holds dear, while harboring hateful and vindictive thoughts and beliefs. And sometimes, even actions done in the name of oppression, disgust, contempt, pity, or any other number of motivating factors. If the truth lies somewhere in the middle, and somewhere in the mix we both have valid points, the easier it is to find a common ground. Admittedly, there should be no tolerance for violence, hatred, willful ignorance, or bigotry, but we must still be willing to sit at the same bargaining table, and take steps to resolve animosity and enmity. You both know you are right, and have the full weight of….the Bible? Socail justice? Liberty? The Constitution? The fill-in-the-blank.. If nothing else, open and honest engagement with an enemy or objectionable piece of art is a learning experience, and goes a long way towards earning respect, seeing a situation from another's perspective, and learning about prohibitive obstacles to another person's understanding — geographical location, access to schools, history of domestic violence, incidents of rape or incest, educational attainment, physical and mental disabilities, crippling poverty, strong handed religious exposure and enforced obedience, and many other factors. We are both nature and nurture, and invariably products of our time and place. We are not raised in a vacuum or arid dessert, but in the richly embroidered world of some kind of family unit, perhaps a spiritual community, a cultural one, ethnic identity, and increasingly larger concentric circles of membership and identity. It is with these eyes that we must necessarily see, and we are as we so often were raised and reared. The world is full of a wide range of circumstances, entitlement, access to wealth and resources, and inherited physical and intellectual limitations. At the same time, we are all human beings of worth, intrinsically endowed with inalienable rights as human beings, including an innate dignity and special value, That means that we are all valuable and indispensable souls, with our own unique strengths and shortcomings, and most importantly, worthy of respect and the greatest gift of all – one;s undivided attention. Each of us has something to say or to add, and it is high time the responsibility fell on us to search for those qualities in others that we recognize in ourselves. The burden of proof should no longer fall on our foes and enemies to prove their worth and goodness. Nothing will ever get solved in this world if we continue to shift blame, point fingers, and go into each dispute with the foregone conclusion that our adversaries are morally corrupt, savages, incapable of feeling, humorless, devoid of mercy and sympathy, and generally the monsters we make them out to be. Love is the elixir of all hate, misunderstanding, and strife, and it all starts from the accepted truth that none of us are better than anyone else, and that we are all capable of loving and being loved. Regardless of whether you are a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology or a simple and unassuming impoverished tenant farmer from Jackson, Mississippi, you are equals in the eyes of the law — perhaps both secularly, and for some, spiritually.
When we approach a work of art — the careful and passionate expression of one's closest thoughts and feelings — we cannot ever fully understand what the artist intended, but because it's subjective, it hardly matters. It's not just beauty that's in the eye of the beholder, but the intrinsic value of art, which means something different to all of us. If and when we find out that an artist;s actions or beliefs are deeply at odds with our own value system, it is completely understandable to reject the artists work — all future endeavors, as well as past favorites. And perhaps that is where it becomes the most complicated. If art is subjective, the experience is transcendental and deeply personal, and in many ways, a confidential conversation between a fan and the work/ artist. When tragedy strikes, we are shaken to the core, and all our accepted truths are thrown into disarray, and we must somehow struggle to condemn those that we once loved, and disavow ourselves from work that inspired, entertained, or perhaps only distracted us from our otherwise meaningless lives. I am not suggesting consumers and fans go on supporting a celebrity with despicable views, but only that we take time to process our true feelings, and what it means to abandon something or someone we once loved so dearly. Grief and despair come in many shapes, and we do ourselves no favors when we impulsively reject people and groups, without at least first learning what they are all about. It's far easier to say goodbye to a truly hopeless cause, than to burn a bridge where you could have built one, and missed a genuine opportunity to educate and enlighten a soul just as worthy as yours, but perhaps not quite so fortunate and privileged. Not only do we owe it to each other to treat one another with respect and the assumption that they are good and valuable, our very livelihood as a species depends upon it. Since the Industrial Revolution began, our brains and our value systems have dramatically changed and evolved, and we generally place higher premiums on things like education, personal betterment, social justice, a commitment to less violence and an end to war, egalitarian principles of love and respect, a less punitive and more reformative criminal justice system, laws that promote freedom of speech, personal liberty, and other freedoms believed to be innate to humanity, and an unmistakable attraction to science and the virtues of an enlightened mind.
And yet, somedays it seems like we have so far to go. We are confronted with artists and leaders we followed and were moved by, suddenly revealing their toxic belief in suppression of civil liberties and a denial and invalidation of another group's right to exist. In all cases, is it best to disinvest from the situation, and publicly shun them for their actions, or is it ever acceptable to continue to engage the artist, or take steps to enlighten their stunted world views?
I simply raised the question out of intellectual curiosity, and perhaps to play devil's advocate and generate discussion. I personally find it difficult and dishonest to consume the art of an artist who loudly espouses bigotry and hate, and who does not share your fundamental values of love and inclusion. Sinise is wrong, and deserves censure, as do all contemporary offenders. On the other hand, I suppose I would be less rigid in holding our dead and predictably less evolved artists to quite the same rigid standards. That's not to excuse away deplorable acts like the Inquisition or the Holocaust, but to perhaps take context into consideration. If nothing else, there would hardly be anything left to read, admire on a wall, or listen to if we held past masters to the same inflexible criteria and divorced the work from its historical context. There is plenty of incontrovertible and demonstrable truth that the Industrial Revolution accelerated the efficacy of the human mind, which led to innovation in all the areas that contribute to greater equality and commingling of races and cultures. After millennia of much of the same barbarism and the rise and fall of countless Imperial empires, the last two hundred years of so have seen remarkable innovation and an evolution of thought.
It would be unfair to boycott Shakespeare because he may or may not have been anti-semitic. We must not read him with rose colored glasses, but always with a keen eye focused on context and intent. It may change the way we feel about certain passages, but it should never deprive us of drinking from the cultural well of those who shaped our very humanity. Even the most highly evolved and progressive figure from history was invariably a product of his or her time, and would likely fail miserably at any modern American dinner party. In such cases, we may not agree with the vitriol, actions, or objectionable beliefs of the artists we are exposed to, but still recognize that they were giants in their fields, and made invaluable contributions to Western culture. Indeed, one ignores such legendary icons at one's own peril. In such cases, we have just as much to learn from those whose rhetoric we despise than those who only echo and reaffirm our own sentiments. When it comes to boycotting art, perhaps time and perspective are the only way to neutralize toxic hate and prejudice, and allow us to even consider historical context and biographical restraints when assessing the intrinsic worth of a piece. No matter how horrifying it is to learn of unconscionable acts of slaughter, slavery, and social injustice, it is somehow more palatable than being subjected to hate speech and bigotry today. The severity of condoning present transgressions is that their affect is compounded by the fact that we share oxygen with those being persecuted, and the bigoted words and deeds of contemporaries have immediate and far reaching consequences for tomorrow and for future generations.
In short, we cannot change the past, but we can shape the future by manipulating events of the present. It is our social duty to censure, scorn, and condemn hate speech in contemporary artists, businessmen, politicians, or anyone else who shares a public spotlight and has any modicum of influence. It is our civic responsibility to hold these men and women accountable, and never surrender love and inclusion for messages of hate and oppression. Yet still, we must not fall victim to the same sorts of knee-jerk reactions of those we oppose. We must handle each case judiciously, and carefully make informed decisions about intrinsic worth, contribution, and whether it promotes and upholds our most basic values. And if not, we should always consider its historical relevancy, and place it in its proper historical context, while deeply considering its influence on our shared cultural history — for good and for bad. Just because a work is objectionable, does not mean it is devoid of merit, and unworthy of consideration. On the contrary, the true scholar…social activist….loving human being…must consider all sides of an artifact and never forget that every piece of history can tell us something about where we are and where we're heading.
who we are today. Keep an open mind. You'll need it.
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		height = (int)Tools.parseDouble(prefs[3], 300);
		c = (int)Tools.parseDouble(prefs[4], 3);
		z = (int)Tools.parseDouble(prefs[5], 4);
		t = (int)Tools.parseDouble(prefs[6], 5);
		int labelInt = (int)Tools.parseDouble(prefs[7], 1);
		label = labelInt==1?true:false;
		if (!showDialog())
			return;
		String type2 = type;
		if (label)
			type2 += " ramp label";
		if (mode.equals("Composite"))
			type2 += " composite";
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			type2 += " color";
		else if (mode.equals("Grayscale"))
			type2 += " grayscale";
		ImagePlus imp = IJ.createImage(title, type2, width, height, c, z, t);
		WindowManager.checkForDuplicateName = true;
		imp.show();
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		if (options!=null && options.contains("title="))
			Macro.setOptions(options.replace("title=", "name="));
		GenericDialog gd = new GenericDialog("New Hyperstack...");
		gd.addStringField("Name:", title, 12);
		gd.addChoice("Type:", types, type);
		gd.addChoice("Display mode:", modes, mode);
		gd.addNumericField("Width:", width, 0, 5, "pixels");
		gd.addNumericField("Height:", height, 0, 5, "pixels");
		gd.addNumericField("Channels (c):", c, 0, 5, "");
		gd.addNumericField("Slices (z):", z, 0, 5, "");
		gd.addNumericField("Frames (t):", t, 0, 5, "");
		gd.addCheckbox("Label images", label);
		gd.showDialog();
		if (gd.wasCanceled())
			return false;
		title = gd.getNextString();
		type = gd.getNextChoice();
		mode = gd.getNextChoice();
		width = (int)gd.getNextNumber();
		height = (int)gd.getNextNumber();
		c = (int)gd.getNextNumber();
		if (c<1) c=1;
		z = (int)gd.getNextNumber();
		if (z<1) z=1;
		t = (int)gd.getNextNumber();
		if (t<1) t=1;
		label = gd.getNextBoolean();
		if (width<1 || height<1) {
			IJ.error("New Image", "Width and height must be >0");
			return false;
		} else
			return true;
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		int height = imp.getHeight();
		int c = imp.getNChannels();
		int z = imp.getNSlices();
		int t = imp.getNFrames();
		ImageStack stack = imp.getStack();
		Overlay overlay = new Overlay();
		int n = stack.size();
		int channel=1, slice=1, frame=1;
		boolean rgb = imp.getBitDepth()==24;
		boolean hyperstack = imp.isHyperStack();
		for (int i=1; i<=n; i++) {
			int yloc = 30;
			IJ.showProgress(i, n);
			ImageProcessor ip = stack.getProcessor(i);
			ip.setAntialiasedText(true);
			ip.setColor(Color.black);
			ip.setRoi(0, 0, width, yloc);
			ip.fill();
			ip.setRoi(0, yloc+25, width, height-(yloc+25));
			ip.fill();

			if (rgb && channel<=CompositeImage.colors.length)
				ip.setColor(CompositeImage.colors[channel-1]);
			else
				ip.setColor(Color.white);
			Font font = new Font("SansSerif",Font.PLAIN,24);
			ip.setFont(font);
			String text = "c="+IJ.pad(channel,3)+", z="+IJ.pad(slice,3)+", t="+IJ.pad(frame,3)+", i="+IJ.pad(i,4);
			if (!hyperstack)
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			else
				roi.setPosition(i);
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				ip.setColor(Color.white); ip.drawRect(size,yloc,size,size);
				ip.setValue(slice); ip.setRoi(size*3,yloc,size,size); ip.fill();
				ip.setColor(Color.white); ip.drawRect(size*3,yloc,size,size);
				ip.setValue(frame); ip.setRoi(size*5,yloc,size,size); ip.fill();
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					frame++;
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The Shire of Belyando was a local government area in Central Queensland, Australia. The Shire, administered from the town of Clermont, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the Shires of Broadsound and Nebo to form the Isaac Region.

The shire had two main towns, Clermont and Moranbah, and its economy was based on agriculture and mining. There are two coal mines in the area, one owned by BMA and one by Anglo Coal serviced by the town of Moranbah.

It is pronounced Bel-yando.

History

On 11 November 1879, the Belyando Division was established as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1494.

On 20 September 1884, Peak Downs Division was separated from the southern part of Belyando Division.

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Belyando Division became Shire of Belyando on 31 March 1903.

As at 1966, the Belyando Shire Hall was at 21-23 Daintree Street ().

On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, Belyando merged with the Shires of Broadsound and Nebo to form the Isaac Region.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Belyando included the following settlements:

 Clermont
 Moranbah
 Belyando
 Elgin
 Frankfield
 Kilcummin
 Laglan
 Winchester

Chairmen

 1927: Anthony William Appleton. Gbg uoop

Population

References

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2008 disestablishments in Australia
Populated places disestablished in 2008
1879 establishments in Australia


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Bringing your family to friendly Ouray is the perfect way to reconnect, unplug and enjoy our kid-friendly San Juan Mountain adventures.
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Ouray is a wonderful, safe community that welcomes families and kids. Whether it is winter or summer, Ouray is a great place to have a family vacation without breaking the bank. The town offers many reasonably-priced accommodations from hotels, to rental homes, to campgrounds and cabins, Main Street is full of kid-friendly restaurants and stores, and our local guides are ready to plan a safe and fun adventure for your family.
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Your Trip to Macao: the Complete Guide
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What Are the Rules and Expectations of Macau Casinos?
Rory Boland
Rory Boland is a guidebook author and travel writer who has lived and worked in Hong Kong and London.
Rules at Macau's casinos have mellowed considerably since the arrival of American casinos to the territory. The likes of the Wynn and The Venetian have become entertainment palaces, rather than just gambling dens, relaxing their rules and their dress codes in the process. In general, unless you are planning to visit the high roller tables, the rules are as relaxed as the dress code.
That said, there are still some guidelines to follow. Here are the basics of what you should know about visiting Macau's casinos.
The legal gambling age 21 for everyone who wants to gamble Macau. Your passport or a Hong Kong identity card are the only forms of ID that security will accept.
Cameras, laptops, and luggage aren't generally allowed into casinos and need to be checked at the cloakroom.
The dress code can vary, with local establishments somewhat more conservative. In general, no flip flops, shorts, or sleeveless tops for both women or men. There are stricter controls when going to a high roller room.
The legal tender is the Hong Kong dollar, not the Macau Pataca.
Go easy on the alcohol. Vegas might be sin city, but Macau is slightly less use to the spring break crowd. If you look visibly drunk, then security will likely show you to the door.
The rules are a little hazier on smoking. It may be non-smoking in most casinos, but customers will willfully ignore the signs and staff don't care enough to stop people lighting up.
You'll need proof if you want to use the free shuttle buses. While anybody could hop on and off these buses previously, casinos have become stricter in who they let board. You'll need a receipt from the casino or proof that you are staying in a casino hotel.
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Where are the casinos? The casinos in Macau are found in two different locations. In downtown Macau, you'll find the Grand Lisboa, the Wynn, and the Sands. The Cotai Strip is Macau's budding answer to the Vegas Strip and found out of town. You'll need to take a shuttle bus. Several casinos, including the Venetian and Studio City, are found here.
Where to stay: All of the casinos have accommodations. If you want to mix gambling with Macau's Portuguese heritage, then stay in downtown. If you just want to gamble, then the Cotai Strip is the place to sleep. Macau can now claim to have the best hotels in the world so expect to stay in style.
The best casinos: The Venetian and Studio City are two of the bigger and more popular casinos where you'll find a mixed crowd and table prices that are affordable. They are also packed with slots. If it's bigger bets and a fancier crowd you're looking for, then head for the Wynn. It has a reputation for pulling in the big rollers.
What about the shows? Macau has been slow to develop entertainment, and the casinos are primarily focussed on gambling. The best show in town is the House of Dancing Water over at the City of Dreams casino. The Venetian also hosts big boxing and UFC events, as well as concerts.
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The matriarch: Barbara Bush and the making of an American dynasty
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER " The] rare biography of a public figure that's not only beautifully written, but also shockingly revelatory." -- The Atlantic A vivid biography of former First Lady Barbara Bush, one of the most influential and under-appreciated women in American political history.
Barbara Pierce Bush was one of the country's most popular and powerful figures, yet her full story has never been told.THE MATRIARCH tells the riveting tale of a woman who helped define two American presidencies and an entire political era. Written by USA TODAY's Washington Bureau chief Susan Page, this biography is informed by more than one hundred interviews with Bush friends and family members, hours of conversation with Mrs. Bush herself in the final six months of her life, and access to her diaries that spanned decades. THE MATRIARCH examines not only her public persona but also less well-known aspects of her remarkable life. As a girl in Rye, New York, Barbara Bush weathered criticism of her weight from her mother, barbs that left lifelong scars. As a young wife, she coped with the death of her three-year-old daughter from leukemia, a loss that changed her forever. In middle age, she grappled with depression so serious that she contemplated suicide. And as first the wife and then the mother of American presidents, she made history as the only woman to see -- and advise -- both her husband and son in the Oval Office.As with many women of her era, Barbara Bush was routinely underestimated, her contributions often neither recognized nor acknowledged. But she became an astute and trusted political campaign strategist and a beloved First Lady. She invested herself deeply in expanding literacy programs in America, played a critical role in the end of the Cold War, and led the way in demonstrating love and compassion to those with HIV/AIDS. With her cooperation, this book offers Barbara Bush's last words for history -- on the evolution of her party, on the role of women, on Donald Trump, and on her family's legacy.Barbara Bush's accomplishments, struggles, and contributions are many. Now, Susan Page explores them all in THE MATRIARCH, a groundbreaking book certain to cement Barbara Bush as one of the most unique and influential women in American history.
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The riveting tale of a woman who helped define two American presidencies and an entire political era... As a girl in Rye, New York, Barbara Bush weathered criticism of her weight from her mother, barbs that left lifelong scars. As a young wife, she coped with the death of her three-year-old daughter from leukemia, a loss that changed her forever. In middle age, she grappled with depression so serious that she contemplated suicide. And as first the wife and then the mother of American presidents, she made history as the only woman to see -- and advise -- both her husband and son in the Oval Office. As with many women of her era, Barbara Bush was routinely underestimated, her contributions often neither recognized nor acknowledged. But she became an astute and trusted political campaign strategist and a beloved First Lady. She invested herself deeply in expanding literacy programs in America, played a critical role in the end of the Cold War, and led the way in demonstrating love and compassion to those with HIV/AIDS. With her cooperation, this book offers Barbara Bush's last words for history -- on the evolution of her party, on the role of women, on Donald Trump, and on her family's legacy.
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The Matriarch Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty
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Allen Newell, a founder of the field of artificial intelligence and a leader in the study of human thinking, died yesterday at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was 65 years old and lived in Pittsburgh.
He died of cancer, a spokeswoman for the family said.
Dr. Newell, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, was considered one of the four fathers of artificial intelligence and an expert on how people think. He earned an international reputation for developing programs for complex information processing. He was the founding president of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence and had also headed the Cognitive Science Society.
Last month, President Bush awarded him the National Medal of Science.
Dr. Newell's interest in artificial intelligence grew from his work in the early 1950's on a Rand Corporation project for the Air Force to simulate an early warning monitoring station with radar screens and a crew. In trying to predict how the crew members would react, he became fascinated with the puzzle of how people think and make decisions.
Along with Dr. Newell and Dr. Simon, Marvin Minsky from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and John McCarthy from Stanford University are considered the pioneers in artificial intelligence by experts.
In the 1980's, Dr. Newell developed Soar, a sophisticated software system that learns and solves problems in a manner similar to human mental processes. He was the author or co-author of 10 books and more than 200 academic articles. His last book was "Unified Theories of Cognition" (Harvard, 1990).
Dr. Newell was born in San Francisco. He served two years in the Navy at the end of World War II. He graduated from Stanford University in 1949 and earned a doctorate in industrial administration at Carnegie in 1957.
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Dr Rico Lee completed his undergraduate studies in psychology and advanced neuroscience at the University of Sydney in 2007. He subsequently underwent specialist training in clinical neuropsychology at Macquarie University, where he later attained his PhD conjointly with the Brain and Mind Research Institute in 2014.
At BMS, Dr Lee is a cognitive neuroscience research fellow. He leads the development of emerging cognitive technologies with industry partners (namely, CogState, Torus Games and Sensilab), which aim to phenotype core cognitive and behavioural constructs across compulsive disorders and habits. Dr Lee also has a special interest in cognitive rehabilitation using brain training tools. He is involved with the prototyping and testing of virtual reality technology as an immersive approach to examining real-world addictive behaviours. He has a keen interest in complex statistical modelling of the underlying factors that drive mental ill health and disability in transdiagnostic clinical and community cohorts.
Dr Lee's work has been published extensively in leading journals, and has already been highly cited, including being ranked within the top 1% of citations in the psychiatry and psychology field. He is a reviewer for national (eg, NHMRC) and international grant funding bodies (eg, Ontario Mental Health Foundation), as well as for top international journals (eg, JAMA). He has been awarded various travel awards to disseminate his research findings at an international level (e.g., SIRS 2016, Florence, Italy), and maintains active collaborations with leading researchers around the world (eg, Newcastle, UK; Rome, Italy; Bergen, Norway).
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Lee, R. S. C., Hermens, D., Scott, J., O'Dea, B., Glozier, N., Scott, E., & Hickie, I. (in press). A transdiagnostic study of education, employment, and training outcomes in young people with mental illness. Psychological Medicine. Accepted 03-Feb-17.
Lee, R. S. C., Hermens, D. F., Naismith, S. L., Lagopoulos, J., Jones, A., Scott, J., . . . Hickie, I. B. (2015). Neuropsychological and functional outcomes in recent-onset major depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: A longitudinal cohort study. Translational Psychiatry, 5, e555.
Lee, R. S. C., Redoblado, M. A., Naismith, S. L., Hermens, D. F., Porter, M. A., & Hickie, I. B. (2013). Cognitive remediation improves memory and psychosocial functioning in first-episode psychiatric out-patients. Psychological Medicine, 43(6), 1161-1173.
Lee, R. S. C., Hermens, D. F., Redoblado, M. A., Naismith, S. L., Porter, M. A., Kaur, M., . . . Hickie, I. B. (2013). Neuropsychological and socio-occupational functioning in young psychiatric outpatients: a longitudinal investigation. PLoS One, 8(3), e58176.
Lee, R. S. C., Hermens, D. F., Scott, J., Redoblado-Hodge, M. A., Naismith, S. L., Lagopoulos, J., . . . Hickie, I. B. (2014). A meta-analysis of neuropsychological functioning in first-episode bipolar disorders. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 57, 1-11.
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This exciting panel discussion was hosted by A/Prof Adrian Carter and moderated by broadcaster Jon Faine (774 ABC radio). The panellists were:
Rev Tim Costello AO: spokesperson for Alliance for Gambling Reform and Chief Advocate of World Vision Australia
Anna Bardsley: former poker machine gambler sharing her lived experience
Dr Charles Livingstone: Senior Lecturer and head of the Gambling and Social Determinants unit (Monash University, Australia)
Central to the debate was the question of how machine design influences gambling behaviour.
Mrs Bardsley shared her experience of an extensive and extended addiction to poker machines and how she barely recognised herself or her behaviour. "I was a person who had no sense of self worth anymore, I believed that I was a loser... I had no confidence left... I lost more than money in those places," she said.
Dr Livingstone said that in Australia, people are presented with more gambling opportunities than any other country in the world. He explained how poker machines are designed in order to get people 'into the zone' to continue playing.
Discussion moved to how to shift community attitudes to gambling, and the push for governments and the gambling industry to be more accountable for the effects that poker machines have on individuals and the community. "'Gamble responsibly' is as stupid as saying 'use ice responsibly' or 'smoke responsibly'," Rev Costello said.
An initial poll of the audience prior to the debate found that 60% held the belief that gambling is the result of gaming machine design, rather than personal choice. This increased to 78% in a poll taken after the discussion.
The evening opened with a performance from Three Sides of the Coin, capturing the personal stories of those affected by gambling. The event was an initiative of the David Winston Turner Endowment Fund and was part of Victorian Mental Health Week.
A video of the public event is available via BMS's YouTube channel.
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Held on 25th July 2017, the evening was an oppourtunity to present our neuroscience-based interventions which have the capacity to enhance emotional and cognitive control, curb impulsivity, and improve decision-making. These will have utility in both clinical and occupational settings. BMS co-director Prof Murat Yücel also presented on the BrainPark(TM) facility- a concrete step to achieving real results in the areas of addiction and compulsive disorders, with immense potential for working in partnership with industry.
Event attendees got to experience first-hand some of the technologies BMS uses in its research, and learn more about how they could potentially collaborate, to the benefit of their individual organisations, the community, and industry as a whole.
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December 19, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. EST
Two advocacy groups allege that Google acted in a "highly deceptive manner" in changing its privacy policy in June to allow the merging of data collected by various services owned by the company. (Kim Jin-a/Newsis via AP)
Consumer advocates have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission charging that Google violated user privacy through a policy change that gives the company more leeway to build profiles of people as they browse the Web and use Google services.
The complaint, submitted Thursday by Consumer Watchdog and the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, alleges that Google acted in a "highly deceptive manner" in changing its privacy policy in June to allow the merging of data collected by various services owned by the company, such as Google Maps, Google search and the DoubleClick online advertising service. The result, the groups say, allows for the gathering of more comprehensive information on most people who use the Web.
The changes, which were activated if users opted in when prompted by a query, were widely covered by tech-oriented news sites at the time. Google disputes the allegation that the company acted deceptively and said it made the changes only after testing among users around the world.
Googling yourself will soon bring a new surprise
But the consumer advocates contend that Google did a poor job explaining the changes to its users, causing many to accept changes that undermined their personal privacy without understanding the consequences.
"Google indeed has been a serial privacy violator," said John M. Simpson, privacy project director for Consumer Watchdog. "Something needs to be done that gets their attention."
The issue is sensitive because of Google's history of privacy controversies, one of which resulted in a consent decree with the FTC in 2011 requiring 20 years of audits and promises to not misrepresent privacy policy changes in the future. That decree resulted from Google's handling of user data when it started its ill-fated "Google Buzz" social network.
Pokémon Go had 'full access' to the Google accounts of some iPhone players
The consumer advocates say the June changes violated that consent decree and that the company should be forced to relinquish the advertising revenue collected since then — an amount that Simpson said could reach into the billions of dollars. The company agreed to a record FTC fine of $22.5 million in 2012 after allegations that the company worked around privacy settings on Apple's Safari browser to track users.
Google's June changes to its privacy policy drew scrutiny in October, when a report in ProPublica described the shifts as backtracking on a practice, dating to Google's purchase of DoubleClick in 2007, of keeping the advertising network's data separate from the information collected for other Google products. The June changes, ProPublica wrote, "quietly erased that last privacy line in the sand — literally crossing out the lines in its privacy policy that promised to keep the two pots of data separate by default."
How to make Google forget your most embarrassing searches
Google has portrayed the privacy policy changes as a natural evolution as users access various company services across a variety of devices, and the company said it worked hard to make sure that users understood the changes and how to manage the privacy settings on their accounts.
"This past June we updated our ads system, and the associated user controls, to match the way people use Google today: across many different devices," the company said in a statement to The Washington Post that echoed the statement to ProPublica in October. "Before we launched this update, we tested it around the world with the goal of understanding how to provide users with clear choice and transparency. As a result, it is 100 percent optional — if users do not opt-in to these changes, their Google experience will remain unchanged."
Government scrutiny in the United States, Europe and beyond has become a recurring issue for Google as it has grown into one of the world's most profitable and pervasive companies. Regulators on several occasions have imposed fines and restrictions that sometimes have served to dampen the company's rapid growth.
The FTC issued a statement on Monday confirming receipt of the groups' complaint and said the agency is "closely reviewing it."


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Q: Passing objects as arguments in VBScript I'm working on a project to capture various disk performance metrics using VBScript and would like to use a sub procedure with an object as an argument. In the following code samples the object I'm referring to is objitem.AvgDiskQueueLength which will provide a value for the disk queue length. I haven't found a way to make it work since it is recognized as a string and then doesn't capture the value. My goal is to make it easy for anyone to change the counters that are to be captured by only having to make a change in one location(the procedure call argument). The way I'm going about this may not be the best but I'm open to suggestions. The sub procedure call is below.
PerfCounter "Average Disk Queue Length", "disk_queueLength", "objItem.AvgDiskQueueLength"

The following code is the sub procedure.
Sub PerfCounter(CounterDescription, CounterLabel, CounterObject)
  Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfDisk_PhysicalDisk",,48)
  args_index = args_index + 1
  arrCriteria = split(command_line_args(args_index),",")
  strDriveLetter = UCase(arrCriteria(0))
  intCriticalThreshold = arrCriteria(1)
  intWarningThreshold = arrCriteria(2)
  For Each objItem in colItems
    With objItem
    WScript.Echo "objitem.name = " & objitem.name
    If InStr(objItem.Name, strDriveLetter & ":") > 0 Then
      intChrLocation = InStr(objItem.Name, strDriveletter)
      strInstanceName = Mid(objItem.Name, intChrLocation, 1)
    End If
    If strDriveLetter = strInstanceName AND InStr(objItem.Name, strDriveLetter & ":") > 0 Then
      If intActiveNode = 1  OR Len(intActiveNode) < 1 Then
        WScript.Echo "CounterDescription = " & CounterDescription
        WScript.Echo "CounterLabel = " & CounterLabel
        WScript.Echo "CounterObject = " & CounterObject
        If CInt(CounterOjbect) => CInt(intCriticalThreshold) Then
          arrStatus(i) = "CRITICAL: " & strDriveLetter & ": " &  CounterDescription
          arrTrendData(i) = CounterLabel & "=" & CounterObject
          intExitCode = 2
          arrExitCode(i) = intExitCode
        ElseIf CInt(CounterOjbect) => CInt(intWarningThreshold) AND CInt(CounterObject) < CInt(intCriticalThreshold) Then
          arrStatus(i) = "WARNING: " & strDriveLetter & ": " & CounterDescription
          arrTrendData(i) = CounterLabel & "=" & CounterObject
          intExitCode = 1
          arrExitCode(i) = intExitCode
        Else
          arrStatus(i) = "OK: " & strDriveLetter & ": " & CounterDescription
          arrTrendData(i) = CounterLabel & "=" & CounterObject
          intExitCode = 0
          arrExitCode(i) = intExitCode
        End If
        Else
          PassiveNode CounterDescription, CounterLabel
        End If
      End If
    End With
  Next
  i = i + 1
  ReDim Preserve arrStatus(i)
  ReDim Preserve arrTrendData(i)
  ReDim Preserve arrExitCode(i)
End Sub

A: Why cant you do this...
PerfCounter "Average Disk Queue Length", "disk_queueLength", objItem.AvgDiskQueueLength

A: To pass an object you have to pass an object, not a string.  To make this method work as expected you would have to have the object prior to the procedure call, but in your code example it looks like you are trying to pass an object that you don't have.  A working example:
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
UseFileSystemObject objFSO

Sub UseFileSystemObject( objfso)
 'Now I can use the FileSystemObject in this procedure.
End Sub

But calling the UseFileSystemObject procedure like this will not work,
UseFileSystemObject "objFSO"

because you are passing in a string not an object.
The only way I can think of to accomplish what you want is to use a select statement to write the appropriate attribute of the object, something like this.
Call PerfCounter "Average Disk Queue Length", "disk_queueLength", "AvgDiskQueueLength"

Sub PerfCounter(CounterDescription, CounterLabel, CounterObjectAttribute)
    Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfDisk_PhysicalDisk",,48)
    For Each objItem in colItems
        Select Case CounterObjectAttribute
            Case "ObjectAttribute1"

            Case "ObjectAttribute2"

            Case "AvgDiskQueueLength"
                Wscript.Echo objItem.AvgDiskQueueLength
        End Select
    Next
End Sub

So in the select you would have to add a case for each attribute that can be used, but it would allow you to pass a string into the procedure.  I might be way off on this, but I don't know how you can pass an object if you don't have the object first.

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Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Number of games: 3
First game: May 24, 1997 (Royals 11, Mariners 5)
Most recent game: June 16, 2016 (Royals 10, Tigers 3)
I seldom hear Kauffman Stadium listed as one of the best or classic stadiums, and I don't know why. I think it's a matter of age: it's a tweener. Since it was built in the early 1970s, it's not old enough to be old, and not new enough to be new. I also think that the original decision to use Astroturf may have negatively impacted people's perception on Kauffman as a "classic." Its location away from the coasts also doesn't help matters. But in my view Kauffman is one of the best ballparks out there.
Let's start with the name. Originally "Royals Stadium," its name was changed to honor a dying owner of the team. That's much nicer than the corporate naming that has since become commonplace. Funny how naming a place after a multimillionaire owner has actually become quaint. Then come the views. Just beyond the outfield walls, you've got grassy areas all around–not just as a hitters' backdrop, but nearly from foul pole to foul pole. That's nice to see. Beyond the park, you've got a fairly good look at some brown Midwestern prairies and trees. One of my main stipulations differentiating between a good ballpark and a great one is that, when sitting in the ballpark, there should be no question about what part of the country you're in. Those prairies mark the place as Kansas City and the Midwest. I admit I have a soft spot in my heart for the Midwest, and those prairies certainly are a bonus in my book. I hope suburban sprawl doesn't ruin that view, but I imagine it's inevitable if the Kansas City area grows much more.
My Mariners were in Kansas City while I was visiting family in Missouri. That provided a great excuse to do a little father/son ballpark bonding. By the way–those of you who are out there trying to make it to all the stadiums, as I am–how many stadiums have you been to with your fathers or with your sons? Dad and I have been to 8 different major league ballparks in 6 cities (plus a rainout at Camden Yards) That's a lot of coast-to-coast father/son bonding over my lifetime, and that certainly beats the hell out of a lot of other father/son combinations…especially considering we've not been trying to build up to a high number. We've just lived in enough different places and traveled enough together to be in ballparks from Baltimore to Seattle, Detroit to Arlington. At times like the time I was going through when I paid this visit to Missouri, when my days were cursed with stupid temp work, when I was going from feeling unjustly unappreciated to feeling justly unappreciated, when I was suffering from a general feeling that life was falling into an endless period of transition, it's nice to know that I've got family that will take me in and take care of me, including a Dad who will drive two hours to pick me up at the airport and take me to a ballgame. Yeah, that's Field of Dreams-level saccharine. But it's true, so deal. Besides, you're just jealous that you haven't been to so many ballparks with your Dad.
This is the only baseball game I've ever been to where I've openly rooted for the visiting team. Now I wouldn't be stupid enough to wear Mariner gear to, say, Yankee Stadium, and I chose to remain silent even during the M's playoff games I watched at Jacobs Field, but I figured that I'd be safe wearing an M's cap to Kauffman for a weeknight game in May, and possibly even doing some limited vocal rooting. Dad and I parked ourselves about 25 rows behind home plate and watched Jamie Moyer gamely fight for several innings before the terrible M's bullpen blew it. Yes, I rooted for the Mariners throughout a game that was close and exciting until the bullpen got involved. But in spite of my enemy status, I was surrounded by some of the nicest people out there. The guy next to me identified the Royals' retired #10 that stumped me (Dick Howser). He asked me some questions about living in Seattle and seemed genuinely interested in my answers. He asked me questions about Mariner players (i.e. "Does that guy have any speed?") and reciprocated by answering my questions about Royal players. It wasn't like we were engaged in constant conversation, but it's nice to be in the Midwest where people are kind to you and assume that you will be kind to them in return.
There is a backlash to this kindness, of course…the fans aren't nearly rowdy enough. A good portion of the time is spent sitting very quietly, waiting to be impressed so they can clap politely. It's a good bet that this was the quietest major league ballpark I've ever been in, at least on a per-fan basis. Only the pivotal grand slam got them shouting at any level of excitement–nothing in the close first 6 innings got them making any noise in joy or in anger. You're really nice people, Kansas City–but you can be both nice and raucous.
After the M's bullpen let me down, after three hours of talking baseball and whatever else popped up with Dad, I drove him home, and, for the first time in my life, felt responsible for him. He fell asleep in the passenger seat, and I had two hours of Interstate 70 to negotiate on the trip home–which would take us well past midnight. For some reason, I felt like he looked older and more helpless than I'd ever seen. Maybe it was just that he was asleep and I had to take care of him. I turned up the stereo just a tiny bit, popped in a tape I liked, and quietly, intently sang every word to every song, making sure to stay awake, focusing every part of me on getting my sleeping Dad back home safely to Mom.
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Craig Paquette hits two home runs, including a grand slam that gives the Royals the lead for good, 5-3, in the 6th inning. Jamie Moyer pitched well until then–he was tired. Chili Davis was lucky to draw a walk on him before Paquette came to the plate, but nobody worth a dime was in that awful Mariner bullpen to replace him to face Paquette. I nominate the 1997 Mariners as the worst pitching staff ever to win a division. This in spite of some solid starters–Johnson, Moyer, Fassero. The bullpen was absolutely cringe-worthy, and I have this game's scoresheet to prove it.
(Written August 2001. Updated October 2001.)
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3 thoughts on "Kauffman Stadium"
Joe Mock September 27, 2009 at 11:38 pm
So much has been done with Kauffman Stadium since this game — most notably, the quarter-billion-dollar renovation that was completed in 2009. I've always said that my very favorite feature at any ballpark is the set of fountains in the outfield at Kauffman (after all, Kansas City is the "City of Fountains"). With the renovations, fans can now walk right in front of (and behind) those fountains. Definitely something that a fan should experience. Also, the renovations included the creation of the Royals Hall Of Fame, which is without question one of the top two or three at any MLB park.
Paul's observation about the niceness of the fans in KC is absolutely correct. The politeness and helpfulness also extends to the staff at Kauffman, leading me to write an article declaring this park to be the friendliest place in baseball: http://www.baseballparks.com/KC-friendly.asp
paul Post Author September 28, 2009 at 12:03 am
I haven't been close to KC in a dozen years, Joe, but I hear the renovations made a great park even better. I love the photos attached to your essay–that old scoreboard hasn't been gone long, but it already looks absolutely ancient!
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Ballpark sites
Ballparks.com
ballparksofbaseball.com
Others on the quest
Andrew Clem's site
Ballparkreviews.com–Brian Merzbach
Baseball Parks of the Minor Leagues–Paul Crumlish (RIP Paul)
Baseball Pilgrimages–Graham Knight
Baseball Stadium Reviews–Amanda Merzbach
Baseballparks.com–Joe Mock
Charlie O'Reilly's ballparks site
Digital Ballparks–Eric and Wendy Pastore
Fields of Dreams–Mike Castro
Frank's Ball Parks
Stadium Journey–Paul Swaney


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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or more commonly known as the NHTSA, has proposed that the Electronic Stability Control, or the ESC, be used and be required for use in all vehicles. And after such an announcement, the company Bosch says that they are actually supporting the idea. After all, Bosch is considered as the pioneer when it comes to the development of the mentioned feature.
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