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Hulkenberg admits blame for crash

Date published: September 24 2015 - Editor

Although he initially questioned the stewards, Nico Hulkenberg concedes he "probably" should have given Felipe Massa more room in Singapore.

The duo brought out the first Safety Car of the night as they clashed as Massa left the pits to rejoin the track.

Hulkenberg retired immediately while Massa was able to continue only to retire laps later.

The stewards deemed the Force India driver to be responsible and handed him a three-place grid penalty for this weekend's Japanese GP.

And although in the immediate aftermath he questioned that, he now admits he "clearly" was not ahead of Massa.

"I looked at the video footage and I probably should have given him a bit more room, because he was on the inside and I had some space on the right," the German said.

"But visibility is poor when you are alongside each other and I thought I was ahead enough, but I wasn't clearly.

"So we take a penalty here, but it is behind and we will make the best of it."

As for the Brazilian, he revealed that Hulkenberg apologised by text message.

He told reporters: "He wrote me an SMS to apologise, which was nice to be honest.

"I have no problem, we were fighting and maybe he was too optimistic to close the door like that. But it is nice to have the message."


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Sat: Toro Rosso, McLaren, Williams

Date published: May 28 2016 - Editor

Both Toro Rosso drivers joined Fernando Alonso inside the top ten in qualifying for the Monaco GP…

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Carlos Sainz Jr:
 “I’m very happy with my qualifying and very optimistic for the race tomorrow! To qualify in P7 and then gain an extra position because of Kimi’s penalty – which means we start P6 – is a great position for a track like Monaco. I’m very pleased because to complete a good qualifying lap around Monaco means that you have a lot of confidence in the car and that you are pushing the limits… I’m definitely feeling very comfortable with the car and in the team and performances like this one confirm it. We’ve been quick all weekend and we have a very good car, so we can look forward to a very promising race tomorrow.”

Daniil Kvyat: “I’m not happy with my qualifying today. I think I hit a curb hard in the third sector during my last run and I don’t know if this is maybe the reason why we lost a bit of time in Q3. The car certainly behaved differently compared to Q2, so we now have to analyse this, because we could’ve finished in a higher position than P9. It’s quite disappointing as we know we have a strong car with huge potential. Having said this, I’m confident for tomorrow, we have a good chance of scoring points and we will fight hard for them.”

Fernando Alonso: “We had a little bit of stress with the red-flag stoppage in Q1: we only had six minutes left and I hadn’t set a time. Our main goal today was to get into Q3, but I still don’t really feel confident with the car – I didn’t have a perfect feeling with it, and I wasn’t therefore confident enough to really attack the corners. Our predictions ahead of this weekend were maybe a little over-optimistic, but let’s see what happens tomorrow. We’ll need some rain, snow or whatever to give the race a little bit of action – the start will dictate the complexion of the race, but hopefully the weather will make the show more exciting. It would be great to come out of the weekend with some decent points.”

Jenson Button: “My lap in Q1 felt okay, then the balance went away from me as the circuit gripped up. On my final run in Q2 I had front-locking into Turn Three, locked the front-left and overheated the tyre, which meant I lost front-end grip after that. Still, this is Monaco, and anything can happen. The first corner is usually eventful; then, after that, it’s about sitting behind the guy in front. You can try and dive down the inside of another car into Turn 10 [the Harbour Chicane], but that’s a no-go for us because we’re too far back by the time we get to that part of the track. So, as I say, I’ll be hoping for rain tomorrow.”

Valterri Bottas:
” Obviously we’re not happy to be out of Q3, but we’ve made progress, which is good. We just need to try to make more – and there’s a good chance to get my first points here. This is one of the busiest race in terms of what happens on track with safety cars, so we need to take that opportunity to get some good points.”

Felipe Massa: “It wasn’t an easy qualifying for us. We were fighting for one tenth the whole time. Unfortunately, without that one tenth we are down a few positions. It’s really a shame because it’s just so close. It wasn’t our day for getting the most out of the car with what happened with the red flags, however the car is behaving well. It won’t be easy to get points but we’ll try the best we can.”

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Use Enum’s with caution

In C# the class Enum is often used. Some geek’s argue that the Enum’s “improve code clarity and and reduce the probability of invalid values. … Enum’s are self-documenting.

Enum’s should be used with caution, since some things are not straight-forward. The following article will show you where to be cautious.

What the MSDN documentation says about enum’s:

“The enum keyword is used to declare an enumeration, a distinct type that consists of a set of named constants called the enumerator list. Every enumeration type has an underlying type, which can be any integral type except char. The default underlying type of the enumeration elements is int. By default, the first enumerator has the value 0, and the value of each successive enumerator is increased by 1. For example:”

Enum as a Different Type than Integer

internal enum Color : short

Why would I define an enum as short, UInt32 or as Byte? I believe this is a legacy thing because the enum is mostly used to define the values for the Win32 API.

Using Enum as Flags

internal enum ParseFlags
  HaveYear  = 0x00000001,
  HaveMonth = 0x00000002,
  HaveDay  = 0x00000004

If you are using enum as Flags, make sure you only use values as the power of 2 only. That will not be enforced and leads to errors when you define for example a value of 3 in the example above.

Enum does not provide Type Safety

If you think enum’s are type safe, you will get into deep trouble. Look at the example code below. The enum that we have defined is 1, 2 and 3. Right?
Now try to call

new EnumTricks.IsVolumeHigh((Volume)27);

That should fail, at least at runtime. It didn’t? That’s really strange… The wrong call will not be detected during compilation nor during runtime. You feel yourself in a false safety.

public enum Volume
  Low = 1,

public class EnumTricks

  public bool IsVolumeHigh(Volume volume)
    var result = false;

    switch (volume)
      case Volume.Low:
        Console.WriteLine("Volume is low.");

      case Volume.Medium:
        Console.WriteLine("Volume is medium.");

      case Volume.High:
        Console.WriteLine("Volume is high.");
        result = true;

    return result;

Workaround: Use Enum.IsDefined to find out, if the int value is in the defined range of the enum value.

Enum Conversion

Have you ever tried to convert from enum to int, int to enum, string to enum, string to int value of enum? I’ll show you here with the Volume enum from above, but I didn’t check for the:

public int EnumToInt(Volume volume)
  return (int)volume;

public Volume IntToEnum(int intValue)
  return (Volume)intValue;

public Volume StringToEnum(string stringValue)
  return (Volume)Enum.Parse(typeof(Volume), stringValue);

public int StringToInt(string stringValue)
  var volume = StringToEnum(stringValue);
  return EnumToInt(volume);

Enum’s have a low Extensibility

Whenever you need integer values to be extensible, don’t choose enum for that. The reason is that you need to change the code to extend the enum. An example of extensible reference values are zip codes. They change and extend frequently.

Solution: One alternative solution is the usage of reference codes. With reference codes you have a code (your identifier) and a value that you will use to show to the user. For example the currencies as defined in the ISO standard define a classical reference code. The list of possible values can be stored in the database or in a file, which both are easy to extend and update.

How to use Enum’s?

What are the enum’s used for in real projects? Often they are used to control the behavior of methods within classes.

public enum Configuration

public class Logger
  public void Log(Configuration configuration, string logMessage)
    switch (configuration)
        InternalLog("DEBUG: " + logMessage);

  private void InternalLog(string logMessage)

This could easily be rewritten (I leave it to you as an exercise to fully implement the example):

public class DebugLogger : AbstractLogger

public class ReleaseLogger : AbstractLogger

Good choice of Enum’s?

Every time you have a fixed list of integer values which are not used to control your flow of instructions, you may use an enum. We could discuss the usage for the gender (Male, Female, Undefined) or for month of the year (January, February … December). But with the last example I already have the bad feeling of internationalization. Will the string representation of the enum represent the key for the resources?

Whenever you use enum’s please use them with caution and a clear goal in mind. Many developers will use you code at some point in time and they might not be aware of the strange things in enum’s.

See also Urs Enzler’s article about Top 10 of Software Design Evilness.

About the author

  • What a load of piffle.

    Anything that can be used badly can be used badly. So what. Enums do help document. Just because some people don’t bother to learn how they work properly doesn’t mean that they are evil.

    I reckon you have just bothered to read up on enums and have found why your badly written code doesn’t work and want a rant. Let’s go through your points.

    Strange Thing #1:

    You must be angry or something not to realise that the Intellisense is indeed in alphabetical order.

    Strange Thing #2:

    Why define as a different type? Perhaps because you are interfacing with something that uses a different type. Perhaps you want to use a smaller value to minimise memory usage?

    Strange Thing #3:

    You don’t have to specify the flags attribute. You can still use the logical bitwise operators. If you do define Flags you get a couple of extra nice features, such as the conversion to string working properly for combined values.

    No Type Safety:

    Who ever said they were type safe? Why is this a problem as long as you understand? If you can’t be bothered to learn something properly, expect it to bite you.

    What’s wrong with this?

    Bad Changeability:

    Nope, this guy’s a bad developer. Are you suggesting that the developer did a good job when he defined an enum that could not be extended? Or he created a system that was locked into enums and didn’t consider that the system may need an extra value? Fire him, he’s an idiot.

    Usage of Enums:

    Again, fire this guy. That’s a stupid use of enums. Or maybe send him on a course. I reckon I can take any part of a language and use it inappropriately. Does that make every language bad?

    Even your example of good usage suggests a bizarre loathing of a good concept. Why would you care about internationalisation when creating an enum. These are CONSTANTS for use internally, not strings for display to the user.

    Bad article, bad opinion, not well thought out.

  • #1: Not Enum’s fault.
    #2: Nonsensical.
    #3: Missing the point.
    #Bad Changeability: Huh?
    #Usage: Not Enum’s fault.
    #When not evil: Contradictory, see #3.

  • To say that enums are evil may be a bit provocative, but Enums are mostly not the best solution to solve a problem.
    If you have to control behaviour then use subclassing instead of switch case.
    If you have to identify a property then use reference codes.

    You can use enums, but the other options are much easier and powerful regarding extensibility, maintainability and readability.

    And using a sub-optimal solution although there is an obvious better one is defenitly evil 😉

    Using enums is like using a hammer for everything, instead of using a screw driver or scalpel when best suited.

  • @Urs,

    of course enums are mostly not the best solution to a problem. They are a solution to some problems though. I think in general that this article is rather ridiculous.

  • @Bob. Couldn’t agree more. The arguments are silly and the English is poor too.

  • Hy guys
    Interesting how this provocative article manages to seethe a discussion on our website. I really appreciate all the comments you guys are currently giving about this topic. But I must say that some of the comments are rather rude against the author. Please consider that the article is reflecting the author’s opinion about enums. Some agree and some might not agree…

    I personally think of enums not as plain evil programming construct but I think that enums can be safely used in code structures internally. Especially for frameworks that should be designed for extensibility the usage of enums should be avoided because polymorphism is the way to go.

    Looking forward for more controversial discussion 😉

  • If your any additional values would require your application to change, then you need a constant, or Enum for that matter. Example, addition of status to a certain type of record, which probably needs extra logics.

    If any addition of additional values should not affects how the application works (as in, just another value), then use reference files. Example, additional ISO currency value, which should not affects on how the application works.

    And one should not expose internationalization concerns to Enums. That’s just plain bad design IMO.

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  • I can assure you that I hate enums as well. They have no place in an object oriented language.
    Every time I see enums used, a lot of spaghetti code has evolved around it because they simply are very stupid to build anything useful around.

    Enums should be removed from C#.

  • #6: Frank “just wants a new value on the interface”, but Darren doesn’t even know what that value is supposed to *mean* to the application. What should the application *do* when that value is encountered? Should it max out the speaker volume? Mute it? Treat it as though it were set to some system-wide default?

    Enums are ‘evil’, because Darren doesn’t allow a client to demand an immediate code change with no specification about what that change will *do*? Or because he won’t do it immediately, without any testing, or sign-off procedure?

    Seriously, as nonsensical as many of those complaints about Enums were, *that* one takes the cake.

  • My brother pointed me to this when he asked if using an enum in a switch statement for control flow was bad code. Every one of the examples of “evil” are based on a developer who didn’t know what they were doing or potential use is an absurd way. Enum classes would be a nightmare in certain situations such as serialization. They’re massively bloated, require 10 times more work, and not as maintainable compared to a regular enum and do not work a single bit better for things like control flow. We use them in WCF, mobile clients and other web services without issue for years now where millions upon millions of transactions are processed. Not a single time has anyone said or even hinted “oh my, we used an enum and it hosed us”.

    Yes, enum classes have their place but making a blanket claim IMO displays a serious lack of knowledge or experience in the real world.

  • Personally, I have never seen the point of enumeration in languages with definable data structures – they just seem to be completely unnecessary layer of abstraction! Increased code readability is a highly dubious argument to support their use – #defines work just fine for me. As you rightly state, they provide a (non-obvious) means to circumvent data types and many compilers won’t even issue a warning!
    Use enums with caution.

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PlayBlog   Not in Our Town, You Don't
Something unusual happened early in the first act of the Jan. 12 performance of Off-Broadway's acclaimed Our Town: someone in the audience heckled the action with a "Wha—?"

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Stephen Kunken, whose Stage Manager character is intensely aware of his surroundings in director David Cromer's environmental production that commingles actor and audience (in full house lights), made a note of the young man, in the middle of the second row, left side section.

A little later, shortly after the topic of "drinking in Grover's Corners" was addressed in the script, the same man, apparently a student and probably under the influence, stood and made his way clumsily across his crowded row in an attempt to exit. With the focus pulled, Kunken stopped the action, and told the fumbling theatregoer that, yes, it was indeed time for him to exit. After almost falling into actress Kati Brazda's arms (look out, Mrs. Webb!), and as Kunken led him to the door (with the help of Brazda and David Manis, who plays Mr. Webb), the man mumbled his displeasure at becoming part of the action. It wasn't Thornton Wilder's fault. Or was it?

At least a couple of people in the crowd wondered if the inebriated playgoer was a plant — part of the design of the famously meta-theatrical play. They wouldn't have wondered if they had heard the salty exchange between Kunken and the ejected guest in the lobby. Kunken later said, "He told me, 'I'll see you in hell,' and I said, 'That's fine as long as I never see you back here.'"

Coming immediately back on stage, Kunken, to the delight of the crowd, improvised a line. Apparently, yes, there is drinking in Grover's Corners, he said.

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Destiny 2 has the same glimmer farming cap as the first game

Andy Chalk

A report of a hidden "glimmer cap" in Destiny 2 that recently surfaced on Reddit isn't exactly news, because it's not actually new: It's a carryover from the original game that was implemented to limit the impact of farming. But since the first Destiny wasn't released for the PC, its existence is bound to be news to some of us. So consider this a friendly PSA that if you're looking to get rich quick by wiping out hordes of bad guys, it might not go quite as quickly as you expect. The presence of the cap was confirmed by NoctisNoctua, who performed three not-exactly-scientific tests in the EDZ and one on Titan.

He found that once he'd pulled in chunks of around 400 glimmer, it stopped coming until he stopped killing. After taking a short break and then returning to the slaughter, the cap was actually lower than it had been previously. Returning to the fight following a 20-second break, a chunk of 200 glimmer was enough to trigger the limit. "

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Focus on emotions is key to improving heart health in people
People living with obesity who attended a non-judgemental and personalised lifestyle modification programme improved their cardiovascular and mental health during just 10 weeks, according to a study presented today at EuroHeartCare – ACNAP Congress 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Participants lost weight and achieved benefits in anxiety and depression and physical measurements including blood pressure.

“We focus on changing behaviours and improving people’s relationship with food,” said study author. “Many participants have tried diets with strict rules and have fears about foods they can’t eat. This programme has no diet or meal plan, and no foods are excluded. Each person sets their own goals, which are reviewed weekly, and our approach is non-judgemental, which builds rapport and gains trust.”

“Obesity develops for multiple reasons and blaming someone for their weight can stop them from getting healthcare and advice,” said researchers. “It can lead to emotional eating and feeling too self-conscious to exercise. By identifying each person’s triggers, we can develop alternative coping strategies, all within the context of their job, caring responsibilities, external stresses, and so on. For some people, coming to a group like this might be the only social contact that they’ve had in the week or that they’ve had in years. People share experiences and support their peers.”

Both overweight and obesity are associated with an increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. Weight loss is recommended to reduce blood pressure, blood lipids, and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and thus lower the likelihood of heart disease. This study analyzed the impact of a community-based, lifestyle modification programme on the physical and mental health of people living with obesity referred from a specialist bariatric service at Galway University Hospital. The researchers reviewed data from 1,122 participants between 2013 and 2019.

The 10-week Croí CLANN (Changing Lifestyle with Activity and Nutrition) programme started with an assessment by a nurse, dietitian and physiotherapist and baseline measurements of weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose, fitness, and levels of anxiety and depression. Personalised goals and a management plan were agreed in collaboration with each patient.

Participants attended a 2.5-hour session each week for 8 weeks. The first 30 minutes were devoted to one-to-one goal setting. Next was a 1-hour exercise class led by the physiotherapist. A 1-hour health promotion talk followed on topics such as healthy eating, portion sizes, reading food labels, emotional versus physical hunger, stress management techniques (e.g. meditation), physical activity, sedentary behaviour, cardiovascular risk factors, and making and maintaining changes. Participants used activity trackers and kept food diaries to identify triggers for emotional eating.

In the last week patients had an end of programme assessment with the nurse, dietitian and physiotherapist to look at outcomes. They were then referred back to the hospital.

At baseline, the average body mass index (BMI) was 47.0 kg/m2 and 56.4% of participants had a BMI above 45 kg/m2. In addition, 26.7% had type 2 diabetes, and 31.4% had a history of depression.

More than three-quarters of participants (78%) completed the programme. Psychosocial health was assessed using the 21-point Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), where 0-7 is normal, 8-10 is mild, 11-15 is moderate, and 16-21 is severe. Anxiety and depression scores decreased by 1.5 and 2.2 points, respectively, over the course of the programme. The proportion with an anxiety score greater than 11 at the start was 30.8% and reduced to 19.9%; for depression the corresponding proportions were 21.8%, falling to 9.5%.

The average reduction in body weight was 2.0 kg overall, with 27.2% of participants losing more than 3% of their initial weight. The proportion achieving recommended physical activity levels rose by 31%. There were significant reductions in total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and blood pressure. The proportion with high blood pressure fell from 37.4% at baseline to 31.1% at 10 weeks. In those with type 2 diabetes, the proportion achieving the recommended blood sugar target rose from 47.6% to 57.4%.

Researchers concluded: “Nearly eight in ten people finished the programme which suggests that the content and format were acceptable. We observed improvements across all psychosocial and health outcomes during a relatively short period indicating that this could be a model of service delivery for other centres.”


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Force launches ‘one-stop shop’ for all things Commonwealth Games

25 July 2021

It’s a year to go until the Commonwealth Games and West Midlands Police are taking a positive approach to encouraging officers to put themselves forward for mutual aid for the iconic event.

The operation for Birmingham 2022 - named Operation Unity - is the biggest the history of West Midlands Police and the Force is committed to taking a fresh approach, particularly in terms of engaging with colleagues from other forces at an early stage.

As part of this, it has developed a bespoke ‘one-stop shop’ site for all Games-related content on its Knowledge Hub.

Inspector Donna Jones, Op Unity engagement lead, said: “We’ve all been on mutual aid deployments where you turn up at some ungodly hour in a place you’ve never been, with very little information or support and just been expected to ‘get on with it’.  Birmingham 2022 will not be like that.

“We’ve learnt from those experiences and spent time listening to colleagues from across the UK about what they want mutual aid deployments to look like and we’re working hard to give them the most positive experience we can.

“We’ve had a planning team in place since 2017 and as well as the operational and security plans,  the welfare of officers coming to work on the Games has been at the forefront of our planning.

“Everything from accommodation, catering and general welfare has been given a real focus, we know how important these things are and we want to get them right.  We know if we support our officers, they’ll support us and help deliver one of the best events this country has ever seen.

“The Knowledge Hub site will feature all operational information including the different roles needed for the Games, all the different venues and locations and also the important stuff like what the accommodation will be like.

“We’re asking officers to sign up so they can get a really good idea of what Birmingham 2022 will look like for them and help them  decide if they want to get involved.

“Working on such an iconic, international event is a fantastic, once in a career opportunity and we want to encourage as many officers as possible to get involved.

“We will continue to build on this site up until Birmingham 2022, and encourage anyone looking to join us next summer to register on Knowledge Hub and join the ‘Commonwealth Games 2022’ page for more information.

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NATO Leaders Summit Takes Place In The UK – Day Two
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson shakes hands with US President Donald Trump during the annual NATO summit on December 4, 2019 in Watford, England | Pool photo by Steve Parsons/Getty Images

WATFORD, England — And breathe.

The British Conservative Party was given a huge boost on Wednesday when Donald Trump left the U.K. without smashing up its election strategy. The U.S. president was supposed to hold a press conference at the end of a gathering of NATO leaders but canceled it, saying he had answered enough questions.

“We won’t be doing a press conference at the close of NATO because we did so many over the past two days. Safe travels to all!” the commander-in-chief said on Twitter.

It means U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived the Trump visit without any extra obstacles being put in his way ahead of the December 12 vote.

“There are huge sighs of relief all round,” said Conservative ex-Cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell, who is fighting to keep his Sutton Coldfield seat in the election. “It’s a great triumph for the prime minister.”

Johnson was caught smirking on camera as other world leaders appeared to share a joke about the president at a Buckingham Palace reception on Tuesday night.

Another Tory fighting to keep their seat in the English Midlands, but who wished to remain anonymous, said: “It landed pretty well. The prime minister couldn’t have played his role any better. I think the visit will pass without too much controversy.”

Johnson spent two days working hard to avoid being pictured with Trump, who is deeply unpopular in the U.K. He did not greet the president at the door of Downing Street when world leaders arrived for a reception on Wednesday night. The only photos of Johnson and Trump together were the full NATO group shot and the obligatory opening handshake snap.

They also didn’t hold a joint press conference. Instead, they had a late-night, one-to-one meeting in Downing Street’s grand White Room, which was not announced in advance and was mentioned on the U.K. government website with little fanfare afterward.

Johnson even avoided mentioning Trump by name when he held his own press conference at the end of the NATO meeting. Asked if he thought the president was good for the West, the PM said the U.S. has “massively contributed to NATO, has been for 70 years a pillar of stability for our collective security.”

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He added, “If you want evidence of the willingness of the United States to stand shoulder to shoulder with us, I would point you back to what happened in the case of the poisonings in Salisbury … The United States actually expelled 60 [Russian diplomats]. That was a fantastic testament I think to the transatlantic alliance.”

Video nasty

Not everything went smoothly.

Johnson was caught smirking on camera as other world leaders appeared to share a joke about the president at a Buckingham Palace reception on Tuesday night. The footage showed him in conversation with Canada’s Justin Trudeau, France’s Emmanuel Macron, the Netherlands’ Mark Rutte and Princess Anne.

Trump, in response to the video, called Trudeau “two-faced” and then abruptly canceled his planned closing news conference at the NATO gathering, but did not comment on Johnson’s involvement. A Downing Street official insisted the prime minister was not mocking his counterpart.

At his own press conference on Wednesday, Johnson was asked, in light of the footage, if he takes Trump seriously. “That is complete nonsense,” he said. “I don’t know where that has come from.”

But the prime minister did a little playing with fire. On the campaign trail on Tuesday, he insisted he wanted to push ahead with a French-style tax on U.S. tech giants — a major point of contention between Trump and Macron. “I do think we need to look at the operation of the big digital companies … and the amount of tax that they pay,” Johnson told reporters. “They need to make a fairer contribution.”

During his press conference on Wednesday, he also appeared to reject a demand from Trump that the U.K. take back British-born Islamic State fighters currently held by the U.S. in Syria.

Trump also helped Johnson when he said he would not want the British health service included in a U.S.-U.K. trade deal after Brexit, even if it were offered “on a silver platter.”

“One of the difficulties we have in taking these people back is that our legal systems make it very difficult for us to secure convictions,” he said. “If people go out to break the law, to fight in terrorist organizations, then they really have to take the consequences.”

Trump tamed

Despite the minor video controversy, Trump was on his best behavior.

He heeded a warning from his U.K. counterpart not to comment on the general election — almost. Asked to make a comment during an impromptu press conference on Tuesday, Trump said he did not want to “complicate” matters, before adding that Johnson is “very competent” and would do a “good job” if reelected.

The candidate fighting in the Midlands argued that Trump could have been accused of snubbing Johnson if he had not offered at least some endorsement. “To be fair to Trump, he pitched that just about right,” the candidate argued. “He said, ‘Boris is a great guy, I don’t know Jeremy [Corbyn], I’ll work with whoever wins.’ If I were the president of the U.S.A. that’s what I would have said.”

Trump also helped Johnson when he said he would not want the British health service included in a U.S.-U.K. trade deal after Brexit, even if it were offered “on a silver platter.” The opposition Labour Party has made hay with leaked documents which they claim show U.S. and U.K. negotiators discussed drug patents in preliminary talks on a deal.

But Corbyn failed to kick up as much of a row over the NHS as his supporters may have wanted.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has made the NHS a focal point of his party’s election campaign | Darren Staples/Getty Images

After Trump insisted he had no interest in the health service, Corbyn said he was “pleased” with the intervention, before adding on BBC Radio 2: “If that’s the case, why have these talks gone on for two years and why were they kept secret? … There is very legitimate grounds for very serious concern here.”

He had hoped to raise the issue with Trump during the Buckingham Palace reception on Tuesday evening, but failed to do so.

During his press conference on Wednesday, a relieved Johnson insisted the NHS would not be on the table in a trade deal with the U.S. “Everybody by now has rumbled this for the nonsense it is,” he said. “And I think by now we’re starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel.”

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Victorian Parliament Child Abuse Inquiry: Submission to inquiry into process by which religious and other non-government organisations respond to the criminal abuse of children by personnel within their organisations

Victorian Parliament Inquiry

Title: Submission To Inquiry Into Processes By Which Religious and Other Non-Government Organisations Respond To the Criminal Abuse Of Children By Personnel Within Their Organisations

Author: Noel Gregory

Publisher: Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry website

Date: 2012?

General Comments

At the outset, I should indicate that I am a ‘practising’ Catholic, i.e. I attend church services regularly. I have no background on the processes adopted by other organisations and I will limit my comments to the processes adopted in the Catholic Church. I would ask the Committee to bear in mind that their inquiry should not be used as a means to attack the Catholic Church or any of the other organisations under discussion. I would suggest that, in trying to understand that Catholic Church’s responses, it is useful to keep the nature and the history of the Church in mind. Not only is it an organisation (like the Boy Scouts) attempting to serve the community, but it is an organisation devoted to the upholding of moral or ethical standards among its members (and people in general). It is therefore more embarrassing for such a body to have to acknowledge that some of its officers (i.e. priests) with the particular role of telling others how to behave have more than simple human frailties and are acting in unacceptable ways. In relation to its history, the Church is, of course, older than any other organisation in the world. It has been a powerful organisation for more than fifteen centuries and carried western civilisation for much of that time. As such, it developed its own legal system. This history led to developments that we would not find acceptable in a democratic society, although it is necessary to bear in mind that democracy is a recent phenomenon, with women getting the vote only in the last hundred years or so and unpropertied men not being that far in front of them. For example, the Catholic Encyclopaedia (found in Google) says of ‘Benefit of Clergy’ that clergy, including monks and nuns, were exempt from the jurisdiction of the secular courts in England from the days of William the Conqueror. Entitlement to the exemption was proved by reading, as only the clergy were generally able to read. There were many permutations, but it was finally abolished in 1827. Again, Wikipedia says of ‘Estates of the Realm’ that in France before the French Revolution society was divided into three estates, the first consisting of clergy, the second consisting of the nobility, and the third consisting of commoners. It says that the structure of the clerical estate remained ‘singly’ intact until the religious reformations of the 16th century. Wikipedia says of ‘Estates General (France)’ that each estate had a separate assembly, called by the king to provide advice and to deal with taxation. It also says that the estates did not always meet separately. It says that the institution of the estates was comparable to similar institutions across Europe.

The prestige that was reflected in the special status of clerics historically was probably enhanced, even in modern times, by their vows, particularly that of chastity. One can argue whether that vow constituted a step too far for some; it certainly seems brave for a young person to commit to chastity for the rest of his (or her) life. One can also argue that the solitary lives to which parish priests are condemned could have led to the aberrations, but this fails to take account of the molestations committed by brothers or priests living in communities in their orders/societies. Some, e.g. Christopher Geraghty in his book ‘Dancing with the Devil: A Journey from the Pulpit to the Bench’, suggest that clerics have tended to see themselves as an elite. This would apply to many professional groups and is possibly reflected in the usual starting position that discipline should be applied by the group, rather than by an independent, outside body. Anecdotal evidence of that prestige is given by the tardiness of parents to believe that Father F or Brother B had molested their child. Again, the Church is an international organisation (probably, the first and biggest multinational corporation) and has a centralised and authoritarian structure (said to be based on the Byzantine Empire) where control is exercised by the Vatican. Even the bishops, who are responsible for local administration, can be quite restricted by the Vatican controls although the orders/societies of clerics seem to have more independence. Its antiquity and centralised and authoritarian structure mean that the Church can be extremely conservative and resistant to change.

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MLB Network

MLB Network
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaUnited States
Latin America
HeadquartersOne MLB Network Plaza
Secaucus, New Jersey
Language(s)English and Spanish
Picture format720p (HDTV)
(downgraded to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
OwnerMajor League Baseball (67%)
AT&T (16.67%)
Comcast (5.44%)
Charter Communications (5.44%)
Cox Communications (5.44%)
Sister channelsMLB Network Radio
NHL Network
LaunchedJanuary 1, 2009; 12 years ago (2009-01-01)
Available on many U.S. cable systemsCheck local listings
Rogers Cable (Canada)508 (HD/SD) (Ontario systems only)
Vidéotron (Canada)791 (HD)
Wave Broadband (U.S.)189 (HD)
418 (SD)
DirecTV (U.S.)213 MLB Network (HD/SD)
213-1 MLB Network (alternate) (HD/SD)
719 MLB Strike Zone (HD/SD)
DirecTV (Latin America)656
Dish Network152 (HD/SD)
478 (HD/SD) Alternate feed
Bell Satellite TV (Canada)1420 (HD)
447 (SD)
Verizon FiOSMLB Network:
586 (HD)
86 (SD)
MLB Strike Zone:
834 (HD)
AT&T U-verse634 (SD)
1634 (HD)
Bell Fibe TV (Canada)1450 (HD)
450 (SD)
MTS (Canada)188 (SD)
1188 (HD)
SaskTel (Canada)122 (SD)
422 (HD)
VMedia (Canada)77 (SD)
Streaming media
YouTube TV, AT&T TV, Sling TV, DAZN (Canada)
Satellite radio

The MLB Network is an American television sports channel dedicated to baseball. It is primarily owned by Major League Baseball,[1] with AT&T's WarnerMedia News & Sports, Comcast's NBC Sports Group, Charter Communications, and Cox Communications having minority ownership.[2]

The channel's headquarters and studios are located at their leased facilities in Secaucus, New Jersey,[3] a building owned by Hartz Mountain Industries[4] which formerly housed MSNBC's studios. MLB Network's studios also house NHL Network, which came under the management of MLB Advanced Media in mid-2015 and transferred most operations from the network's former Toronto home base.

Tony Petitti, former executive producer of CBS Sports, was named the network's first president. Petitti served as MLB Network's president until December 2014, when he was appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball. Rob McGlarry, who worked as Senior and later Executive Vice-president of Business Affairs at MLB Network since 2009, was named the network's second president.[5]

As of February 2015, MLB Network is available to approximately 69,991,000 pay television households (60.1% of subscription television customers) in the United States.[6]

Major League Baseball became the fourth major North American professional sports league to launch its own 24-hour cable network. NBA TV dates back to 1999, the NHL Network to 2001 (though not in the United States until 2007), and the NFL Network to 2003. However, MLB Network is carried in the most households of these four networks, as it is available on all of the top-ten video operators in the United States.

MLB Network soft-launched on December 16, 2008, with a rolling automated loop of archival programming and promotions for the network for cable systems that carried the network's transmissions leading up to the January 1, 2009 launch. The channel fully launched at 6:00 p.m. EST with the premiere of Hot Stove.

In April 2012, MLB Network's standard definition feed shifted to a 16:9 letterbox format. Both of the network's SD and HD feeds now show the same format.

On April 4, 2016, MLB Network debuted a new on-air graphics package optimized for the 16:9 format, replacing the previous on-air look used since the network's New Year's Day 2009 launch.

The network has signed contracts with numerous cable and satellite carriers, including DirecTV, Dish Network, Verizon Fios, Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox Communications, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, and AT&T Uverse. In a deal that was pioneered by other sports league owned channels, MLB tied carriage of the MLB Network to the ability to carry the popular out of market MLB Extra Innings package. In return, cable and satellite providers were offered a minority share of the new network.

Satellite radio

On March 26, 2010, it was announced that satellite radio station MLB Home Plate will be rebranded to MLB Network Radio which will simulcast some MLB Network programs such as MLB Tonight and Hot Stove. The switchover began on April 4, the first day of the 2010 MLB season.[7]

Canadian carriage

At launch, no announcement was made about MLB Network availability in Canada, home of the Toronto Blue Jays. Network officials had been in contact with Blue Jays owner Rogers Communications (owner of Rogers Cable, the largest cable provider in Canada) about making MLB Network available in Canada, but emphasized prior to the channel's launch that a deal was not imminent.[8]

In August 2008, Rogers secured Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval for a Canadian digital channel tentatively called "Baseball TV".[9] This license could have been used to launch a localized version of MLB Network with domestic advertising and additional Canadian content, along the lines of NBA TV Canada, which is owned by the parent company of the Toronto Raptors but uses much of the content of the league's U.S. channel NBA TV. It was reported initially that Rogers intended to pursue this approach to bring MLB Network to Canada.[10] However, the licence was issued on the condition the channel launch by August 2011, which did not occur.[9]

Rogers ultimately agreed to sponsor MLB Network's request to be added to the CRTC's list of approved foreign television services, which would permit Canadian cable and satellite providers to import the American feed, as has occurred previously with similar niche-sports services such as Big Ten Network, NFL Network, and Golf Channel.[11] The application was published for public comment on June 13, 2012[12] and was approved on November 21, 2012.[13] In the interim, the Rogers-owned Sportsnet One aired selected programs from MLB Network, including Quick Pitch and Intentional Talk.[11]

MLB Network was added to Rogers Cable systems in Ontario on January 8, 2014, in both standard and high definition.[14][15][16] On June 3, 2015, SaskTel announced that it would begin carrying MLB Network.[17] As of 2017, it is also available on MTS and Vidéotron.

On March 23, 2017, MLB Network launched on Bell Fibe TV and Bell Satellite TV.

Shaw Cable, the dominant carrier in Western Canada, does not offer MLB Network. Mediacom also does not offer MLB Network.

As of 2018, MLB Network is carried nationwide in Canada on the DAZN streaming service.

High definition and 4K

The 720p high-definition simulcast of MLB Network launched simultaneously to the regular channel. After much discussion, MLB Network decided to use the 720p format instead of 1080-line-interlace because it believes 720p shows the motion of baseball more accurately and will degrade less when recompressed by cable operators to save bandwidth (most of the regional Fox Sports Networks use the same format). As Mark Haden (VP of engineering and IT of MLB Network) says: "That's our best shot of maintaining quality to viewers."[18] All studio programs and original shows are shot in HD, as well as all self-produced games such as those of the 2009 World Baseball Classic and Thursday Night Baseball, as well as simulcasted locally produced games. The network also remastered 30 World Series films in high definition.[19]

On April 14, 2016, it was announced that 25 MLB Network Showcase games would be broadcast in 4K ultra-high definition exclusively on DirecTV in the 2016 season, beginning April 15.[20]

On-air staff

Live game coverage

Regular season

MLB Network airs several live games a week. These games are blacked out in the participating markets of the two teams (unless listed otherwise). Blacked-out markets receive an alternate game or pre-taped programming.

In 2012, MLB Network aired its first ever postseason telecasts. The first telecast took place on October 7 and featured the Detroit Tigers hosting the Oakland Athletics at Comerica Park in Detroit for game two of the 2012 ALDS. Matt Vasgersian called the game alongside analyst Jim Kaat. The second telecast took place on October 10 and featured the Washington Nationals hosting the St. Louis Cardinals at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., for game three of the 2012 NLDS; this was the Nationals' first home postseason game since moving to Washington at the start of the 2005 season. Bob Costas provided the play-by-play commentary alongside analyst Jim Kaat.[23]

International live-game coverage self-produced by MLB Network includes the World Baseball Classic and the Caribbean Series.[1] The 2014 Sydney Cricket Ground opening series from Sydney between the Dodgers and Diamondbacks was a co-production between MLB Network and ESPN Australia, along with the Nine Network/GEM, which held the home rights for the broadcasts. Beginning with the 2015 season, MLB Network produces MLB International coverage of the MLB All-Star Game and the World Series.

Spring training

The channel also airs live and tape delayed spring training games, simulcasted from one of the team's local TV rightsholder's feed, or if not available, the spring training complex's internal scoreboard video feed with the team's radio network audio. These games are also subject to local blackouts.

Other games

The channel also carries live development league games and occasionally broadcasts live college games. In August 2009, they aired youth baseball championships, including the RBI World Series and the Cal Ripken World Series. It also airs some games of the Arizona Fall League including the All-Star game and the championship.

Fox Saturday Baseball pre-game show

In 2012, MLB Network took over the pre-game production responsibilities for the MLB on Fox package, producing Fox Saturday Baseball and postseason pre-game shows from Secaucus and on-location. The show featured Matt Vasgersian or Greg Amsinger and two analysts from a rotating roster of MLB Network's personalities (Eric Byrnes, Kevin Millar, Dan Plesac, Harold Reynolds, Bill Ripken, or Mitch Williams).[24] The show used Fox's graphics and theme songs. Fox took back control of the pregame show in 2014 when the "Game of the Week" package was eliminated.

Daily shows

MLB Network produces promos for its current MLB Network original series which air on regular basis as well as for films that MLB Network broadcast. MLB Network also airs promos for special events that it airs and different games that it broadcast live.

An MLB Network "ballpark cam" at Yankee Stadium.
  • MLB Tonight: The signature show of MLB Network, which debuted at the start of 2009 Spring Training in a 60-minute format; as of 2011, the show airs seven days a week during the regular season, and is now a full-year program. The show has updates, highlights, news, and analysis. The original plan was also to feature exclusive live look-ins using their own permanent HD cameras with shots not available on any of the channels covering the game; however, MLBN has decided to use "ballpark cam" only before and after games. Live cut-ins simulcast from the stations/networks covering the games.[25] In 2011, MLB Tonight won a Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Studio Show - Daily.
  • Hot Stove: Until 2012, Hot Stove was a re-branded version of MLB Tonight for the winter, generally airing at the same times from the same set but with different graphics. Like MLB Tonight, it was the signature program on MLB Network from November until March during the major league off-season, featuring news reports and analysis of all offseason moves as teams prepare for the upcoming season.[25] It gets its name from the baseball term Hot stove league. On November 12, 2012, Hot Stove became a live weekday morning show hosted by Matt Vasgersian and Harold Reynolds, airing at 9:00 AM ET and repeated during the day. MLB Tonight continued as before, under that name, in its customary time slot (when not moved for awards presentations or special programs).
  • Quick Pitch: A 60-minute daily fast-paced show of highlights from that day's games and currently hosted by Heidi Watney. Premiered April 12, 2009.[26] Currently, it airs live at the conclusion of MLB Tonight or the last live game of the night and then repeats throughout the overnight and morning hours until 10 AM ET.
  • MLB Now: The series premiered April 1, 2013, and new episodes air Monday thru Friday on MLB Network. Season one had Brian Kenny and Harold Reynolds debating about baseball's daily events and news with Reynolds taking the "traditional" perspective and Kenny using sabermetrics to approach each topic. The debate was moderated by Kristina Fitzpatrick. The season one finale aired in early October. On February 26, 2014, host Brian Kenny announced via Twitter that MLB Now had been renewed for a second season to premiere in April 2014. Season two saw some changes as Reynolds and Fitzpatrick exited the show, which now centers around Kenny and three other guests that include one MLB on-air personality and two former or current players, managers, general managers, journalists, reporters, or analysts. The format is similar but Kenny acts as moderator and also debates with the guests.
  • The Rundown: A two-hour show that premiered in 2011, hosted by Scott Braun and various analysts, provides looks at day games in progress, batting practice, recaps of the previous day's action and previews of the upcoming contests.[21] In 2012, The Rundown expanded to three hours. In 2013, The Rundown moved back to 2 hours.
  • Intentional Talk: Another show that premiered in 2011, using the traditional sports talk radio format hosted by Stephen Nelson and Kevin Millar about the events of the day and include interviews with players and managers. It airs an additional hour on ESPN2 since May 1, 2017.[27][28]
  • High Heat: The series premiered March 31, 2014 and is hosted by Chris Russo. It airs Monday-Friday year-round.
  • MLB Central: a 2 to 3-hour news magazine-style show co-hosted by Lauren Shehadi, Mark DeRosa, and Robert Flores.

  • All Time Games: Classic baseball games, shown in their original televised form. The premiere episode on January 1, 2009, was a kinescope of NBC's coverage of Game 5 of the 1956 World Series in which Don Larsen hurled the Fall Classic's only perfect game. The game included all original Gillette advertisements from the NBC coverage, and was framed by a sit-down interview by Bob Costas with Larsen and his catcher, Yogi Berra.[29]
  • 30 Clubs in 30 Days: In February, the network embarked on a month-long tour of spring training camps with John Hart as host, coming from a different facility each day.
  • 30 Clubs, 30 Report Cards: A sequel to 30 Teams in 30 Days, in July, host John Hart looks back at predictions made during the spring and grades each team's performance thus far through the season.
  • 30 Clubs, 30 Recaps: The offseason version of the above which airs during Hot Stove, premiered December 7, 2009, recaps each team's season and looks ahead to next season.
  • 30 Games, 30 Clubs, 30 Days: In 2010 and 2011, MLB Network aired 30 live regular season games, featuring all 30 teams, during the month of April.
  • Diamond Demos: An instructional show featuring an expert in a certain aspect of baseball. Episodes have included infielding with Ozzie Smith, catching with Joe Girardi, outfielding with Torii Hunter, pitching with Jeff Brantley, and coaching with Buck Showalter. The show premiered April 6.[30]
  • October Classics is re-airings of World Series in their entirety. Each week a different series has been featured.
  • Prime 9: A series devoted to the topic of the nine greatest in anything involved with baseball. The series in run in marathons on holiday's such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.
  • Studio 42 with Bob Costas is an interview show with prominent baseball figures. The premiere episode on February 5 was with Joe Torre about his new tell-all book The Yankee Years, which has been regarded as controversial among Yankees players, especially Alex Rodriguez.[31][32] Another famous episode featured an interview with Frick Award-winning announcer Ernie Harwell, his last television appearance before his death six months later.
  • Front Burner: The channel's insiders have a round table discussion about the off-season, and take questions and comments from viewers via phone calls, emails, Facebook and Twitter.
  • Baseball IQ: A game show hosted by Matt Vasgersian in which two participants answer baseball trivia for a chance to win up to $45,000 for charity.[33]
  • World Baseball Classic Tonight: A show similar to MLB Tonight, World Baseball Classic Tonight features highlights, analysis and special reports on the tournament.[34]
  • Inside MLB: The series premiered November 11, 2013 and new episodes aired Mondays at 10 pm on MLB Network until January 2014.
  • Bleacher Features: The network's presentation of baseball-themed feature films.

  • Baseball's Seasons: A documentary series set against the events of a certain baseball season.
  • Inside the Moments: A series premiering January 2 that features memorable moments and the stories behind them. The first five episodes are "Aura of the Home Run", "Icons of the Game", "Unforgettable Feats", "Magic on the Mound", and "Fall Classic Finales". This show was originally produced by ESPN during the 2002 season as part of a promotion sponsored by MasterCard in which fans voted to determine the best moment in MLB history.
  • Pride and Perseverance: The Story of the Negro Leagues: A one-hour special narrated by Hall of Famer Dave Winfield on the history of Negro league baseball prior to Jackie Robinson's debut on April 15, 1947.
  • Rising Sons: A documentary on how Japanese players have adjusted to life in America.
  • We Are Young, a story about Dmitri Young, Delmon Young, and their father, Larry Young.
  • Josh Hamilton: Resurrecting the Dream: chronicles the life of Josh Hamilton.
  • The Pen: followed the bullpen of the 2009 Philadelphia Phillies.
  • The Club: followed the 2010 Chicago White Sox.
  • MLB Network Presents: A series of hour-long films focusing on a subject in baseball, such as a former player or an event or team in baseball history.
  • MLB's 20 Greatest Games: A series that originally aired in 2010 that counted down the greatest MLB games of the past 50 seasons, as voted on by fans on MLB.com. The episodes were hosted by Bob Costas and Tom Verducci, sitting down with the players or managers involved in either the game that was the focus of the episode, or the memorable moment from the game, while watching the original television broadcast of the game, providing their own input into the games and the moments, as well as how their careers and lives were changed by the game.

  • Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns: The Emmy Award-winning documentary mini-series, which originally aired on PBS in 1994, was aired on MLB Network in 2009.
  • Cathedrals of the Game: takes viewers on tours of MLB stadiums and explores the history of the team and city (originally produced by iNHD in 2005).

MLB Strike Zone

Strike Zone logo used in 2017

MLB Strike Zone is a channel launched on April 10, 2012, which allows viewers to see every game across MLB with up-to-the-minute highlights, live look-ins and updates, without commercials. The channel's format to similar to NFL RedZone and currently airs on Tuesday and Friday nights during the regular season. Though coverage often ends before most West Coast games start, those games are usually covered carousel-style on MLB Tonight on the main channel most evenings. Matt Yallof is the current host of the show, which usually lasts about three hours.[35] Strike Zone, along with MLB Network (which airs Strike Zone repeats) aired Tuesday and Friday night time baseball games. It airs MLB Network Showcase games with MLB Network.

International broadcast

Strike Zone airs live on Sky Sports in the UK, Canada on TSN, Australia on ESPN Australia, Latin America on Fox Sports, along with other countries.

The Secaucus-based studios have four main sets, three of which are named after hall of famers. "Studio 3", named in honor of Babe Ruth, serves as the home for the majority of the studio programs, while "Studio 42", honoring Jackie Robinson, is a half-scale baseball field where demonstrations by the network's analysts take place, along with interview programs where an audience is needed for atmosphere. Studio 42 is also the home of the early rounds of the Major League Baseball Draft. The studio includes seating for over 125 people, along with elements such as a functioning manual scoreboard and a standings wall for each league and division.

With the launch of Intentional Talk in 2011, former co-host Chris Rose and Kevin Millar are not always available in the MLB Network studios. When this occurs, the show is usually shown as a split screen in which Rose was at his house in Los Angeles and Kevin hosts from his house in Austin, Texas, also known as "Studio 1-5" for Millar's uniform number.

On November 12, 2012, MLB Network introduced a third set, "Studio K", for the new daily morning offseason show Hot Stove and guests analysts/insiders on High Heat. During the premiere episode, hosts Matt Vasgersian and Harold Reynolds said that the studio was constructed from the building's mailroom, explaining its small size.[36] After Rose left the network in 2020 and Stephen Nelson was named the new co-host of Intentional Talk in 2021, Nelson co-hosts the show from Studio K. In 2020 and again in 2021, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, MLB Network Showcase games are broadcast from Studio K.

In 2015, the network introduced a fourth set, "Studio 21", named in honor of Roberto Clemente.[37][38] The studio hosts the shows MLB Central, MLB Now, and Quick Pitch along with the presentation of the BBWAA Awards.

The network had planned to launch permanent studios from a new tower in Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood by 2011.[39] However, because of the 2008 financial crisis, the building project was scaled back and later canceled in late November 2008, with MLB deciding on a permanent setup in Secaucus instead.

With the August 2015 announcement that MLB Advanced Media would take over the digital properties of the National Hockey League, it was announced that NHL Network would relocate its studios and operations to the facilities of MLB Network.[40][41] The channel temporarily originated its studio programming from Studio K and Studio 21, until the completion of a dedicated studio in April 2016.[42] In honor of the NHL Stadium Series playing at the Colorado Rockies' Coors Field, a scale hockey rink was built on Studio 42 in February 2016 for cross-promotional appearances on NHL Network and MLB Network.[43]

See also

  1. ^ a b Fisher, Eric; Ourand, John (March 31, 2008). "Fitting the pieces of the MLB Network". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved 2008.
  2. ^ John Helyar (December 27, 2007). "In stare-down with Big Cable over Pats-Giants, the NFL blinked". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2007.
  3. ^ MLB Network Headquarters Archived December 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, 40°47?05?N 74°04?19?W / 40.78475°N 74.07188°W / 40.78475; -74.07188
  4. ^ "MLB NETWORK STUDIOS OPENS". Real Estate Business. France Publications. February 10, 2009. Retrieved 2019.
  5. ^ "Rob McGlarry named president of MLB Network". Major League Baseball.
  6. ^ Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2015). "List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved 2015.
  7. ^ MLB Rebrands XM Radio Channel to MLB Network Radio - Extending television brand, programs to satellite radio service Broadcasting & Cable March 26, 2010
  8. ^ Marcus DiNitto, MLB Network: What you will see on Jan. 1[permanent dead link], Sporting News, November 22, 2008
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Fully revised to address the overwhelm plaguing today's entrepreneurs, Kennedy takes on technology, constant emails, and the never-ending distractions of social media. This Kennedy top-seller builds on the highly regarded "less is more" approach introduced in the first edition and presents new case studies, tactics, and strategies designed to protect and leverage reader's time and productivity, guilt free.

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TURN TIME INTO WEALTH WARNING: This book is not for the fain of heart, fawningly polite, or desperate to be liked. This book is expressively for entrepreneurs and business owners who wear many hats--those who can't resist piling more responsibility onto his own shoulders, who has more great ideas that time and resources to take advantage of them, who runs (not walks) through each day. Your time is incredibly valuable to you, and you are constantly "running out of it." Serial entrepreneur Dan S. Kennedy delivers a fresh take on the mantra "time is money" as he shows you how to drastically re-engineer your entire relationship with time and, if applied faithfully, achieve peak personal productivity and make lots and lots of money. Learn how to:
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PCA provides services for Reference Data according to the ISO 15926 standard "Industrial automation systems and integration—Integration of life-cycle data for process plants including oil and gas production facilities". Since the Reference Data Library (RDL) is extensible and managed, the content at any given time is often referred to as "WIP" or Work In Progress.

Access to the PCA Reference Data Library (RDL) is provided under the terms of the PCA Articles of Association, namely "Reference Data Libraries shall be open, i.e. they can be used by everyone for their own purpose, on equal terms."

Service Requests for RDS System Support and/or RDL Content Support are provided for registered users.

This page describes what those services are and how to access them.

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The human browser access & query page is

The actual SPARQL endpoint is

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The human browser access & query page is

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The PCA RDL Content is also available for public access and/or download in different formats:

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*The Sun*

Trisha M. Barrek  Hopkins

I bring warmth to those cold
I bring energy to those weak
No one believes in what they are told
They only search for what they seek
I help many things grow
Without me so many would die
I help out so much in life's flow
I just sit here in the morning sky
Exactly what my purpose not many know

I brighten up lives after the rain
I make most happy I take away pain
I ask for nothing I have nothing to gain
I just leave a warming stain
And for that most are thank full
I just ask don't stare
You will get more then an eye full
You will get a strong lasting glare
So for your eyes take care

After the rain I can help with the rainbow
Dry up after a flood
I put a glisten to the first fall of snow
I dry up unwanted mud
I'm always wanted around I've been told so

After the showers
That come and go
I bring comfort to the drenched flowers
Everything has a beautiful side that I hope they show
Nope I don't have special powers

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Hello, I have been reading your poems but the rhymes disconnect me a bit. Do not let that bother you as I am not a cadenced poet. Just personal preference. To me it often detracts from the flow of true emotions. Also, I do not know if this is your style, but the font in the first verse or two of what you write always appears different by @ 1.5 – 2 points. It can be a little distracting. Finally, in this poem sometimes you use “I” and other times just “i”. Not sure why? Actually this is an older poem (2002) but close to half the lines begin with "I". Still, I do like your sensitivity and stream of sentiments. I hope you keep posting. Thanks.

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All formulations of Haspargit® contain potassium, calcium, and sulphur and can be further enriched with nitrogen, phosphorous, and magnesium, making them suitable for all types of crops and soils.

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Prague Dancing House

Prague Dancing House

The Dancing House in Prague is the most Czech known building of modern architecture. Despite Prague being famous for its beautiful historical centre that is full of stunning monuments and little snaky streets, the modern Dancing House is a popular target for tourists and photographers thanks to its non-traditional architectural design. Being placed on the coast of the Czech longest river Vltava, Dancing House represents the movement of deconstructivism in the post-communist era in the Czech Republic.

History of Dancing House

The history of Dancing House has started during the second world war. There used to be a standard building with flats for people at the place where Dancing House is standing today, but the building was accidentally destroyed by American air bombs during the war.
The place had been left empty for decades while the communist party was in power in Czechoslovakia, although it was decided that there was going to be a new building. It had not happened until the 90s when the last Czechoslovakian and the first Czech president Vaclav Havel, living next to the place, put things into a move together with his neighbour Vlado Milunic.

The House was designed in 1992 and was finished in 1996. Thus, seven years after the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia and four years after Czechoslovakia split into two countries.

The architect and the architectural importance of the house

There were many plans and ideas on how to build the new building. Since the beginning, the plans were brave, original and different from anything built in Prague before.

The architect of the building is a Czech with Croatian origin Vlado Milunic and Frank Gehry. Milunic wanted a specific deconstructed shape, resembling leaning or moving of the building to metaphorically illustrate moving of the Czech nation from its communist past. Nowadays, Dancing House is a symbol of the arrival of democracy and freedom in the 90s.

Deconstructivism is a movement of postmodern architecture, and it draws on the fragmentation of building. The buildings featuring deconstructivism lack symmetry, harmony or continuity and their surface is usually deformed, as seen at Dancing House.

The whole project of Dancing House was followed by controversy. Many people claimed that non-traditionally designed building would unfit to the rest of the city that consists mainly of Art Nouveau, Gothic and Baroque monuments and buildings. The controversy was also a reason why the project was changed many times and ended up less ambitious than the first draft aimed for. Later, Milunic stated that he was sorry the initial draft was not fulfilled. Based on the original ideas, the tower would have been taller and more beautiful. The current design of the tower was made as ‘a solution to deal with a difficult situation’, according to Mulic.

Inside of Dancing House

The House functions as offices and conference centre. It also has a gallery where different exhibitions take place and restaurant that can be visited by tourists. The most exciting place inside the building is its sightseeing terrace on top of it that offers a beautiful panorama of Prague.

Opening hours

The building is open every day from 10 AM to 10 PM. The terrace with its stunning view is accessible via the Glass Bar.

How to get to the dancing house

Dancing House is in the centre of Prague; therefore, transport is straightforward and accessible.

Tramlines 17, 5 and buses 118, 191, 125 and many more stop nearby, depending on from where you are going.

The “Jiraskovo náměstí” tram station is right next to the building.


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Affidavits: Kansas Rep. Mark Samsel allegedly kicked student in testicles and left him with bruises

Andrew Bahl
Topeka Capital-Journal
Rep. Mark Samsel, R-Wellsville, sits in on Monday's house session at the Statehouse.

A student alleges Rep. Mark Samsel, R-Wellsville, kicked him in the testicles and pushed him into a wall hard enough to leave bruises, according to police documents released Tuesday.

Samsel was arrested last month in Franklin County as part of an alleged outburst while substitute teaching and has since pleaded not guilty to three counts of battery against two victims.

Affidavits obtained by multiple media outlets, including The Topeka Capital-Journal, underscore videos previously released by students showing Samsel ranted about God, suicide and the devil.

Earlier:Kansas Rep. Mark Samsel pleads not guilty to three counts of misdemeanor battery

They were released, despite a motion filed Monday by Samsel's attorney, Christopher Scott, seeking to seal the documents from public view, alleging.

Scott said Tuesday that release of the affidavits was not a surprise and that "Mr. Samsel is innocent until proven guilty."

In an interview between a Franklin County Sheriff's Office detective and an alleged victim, the student said Samsel became frustrated after he started talking with a friend in class.

Samsel initially "threatened (the student) with holding hands with another boy from class and go outside to walk around the track."

Roughly 10 minutes later, the student says he was grabbed "with both hands" and "shoved against the wall." The student later said he "was scared of what just happened and wanted to get away from Mark. This was the first time during the incident (the student) felt fear."

Later, the student said Samsel "kicked him in the testicles with his right foot." While the student moved away, he said he winced over in pain, had to catch his breath and was in discomfort for 10-15 minutes afterward.

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The student also showed the detective "road rash ... approximately the size of a golf ball" on his right shoulder, as well as a scratch on his left shoulder.

Another student said Samsel grabbed her by the shoulders, asking her if she "had mental problems" and making her feel "scared" and that she thought "Mark was going to hurt her."

Mark Samsel maintains kick was ‘sarcasm’

When a detective interviewed Samsel, he said the actions of the class left him at his "wit's end."

After threatening multiple times to alert the principal of the student victim's alleged behavior, Samsel said he “barely grabbed him, firmly, but enough, right by the shoulders.”

"I would honest to God never do anything to hurt him," Samsel allegedly told police, saying he thought the student bruises "softly" and that "God works in mysterious ways."

Samsel said the student continued to get "into (his) face" and that he threatened "to do what your own dad would do," an apparent reference to the kick to the testicles.

The student "embellished" the kick to the groin, Samsel said, comparing it to the actions of a soccer player attempting to sell a foul. He later said the kick was "sarcasm" and that he did not make contact with the student.

"I did not kick the young man, I did not strike him," Samsel said. "I did it just enough to ... and I don't even know if I made contact ... to be honest."

More:Kansas will help school districts pay winter heat bills that were 10-15 times higher than normal

During the interview, Samsel speculated he would be charged with "assault and battery."

"Even though I didn't want to do any of the things I did right there and this (is) what's going to end me up in a manic hospital probably, because it has all the appearances of a psychotic episode or manic episode," Samsel said.

Since his arrest, Samsel has maintained said the events were staged and coordinated with the students involved.

Samsel has been fired from his substitute teaching role since the incident. He has also been asked to not partake in any school-related events or enter school property.

Kansas law says battery is either causing bodily harm to another person or physical contact with someone else “in a rude, insulting or angry manner,” and is punished by up to six months in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.

House Speaker Ron Ryckman, R-Olathe, has said previously that leadership is "concerned" by the allegations but said they would let the legal process play out. A spokesperson for Ryckman did not immediately return a request for comment Tuesday.

Samsel is next set to appear in court on July 12.


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From A Jeweler To Jewelry-makers

“The jeweler allows me to wear the sapphire blue lake on my finger, the emerald green leaves around my neck, and take the citrine sunset with me wherever I go. Jewelry has become my daytime link to nature in an office with no windows. And if I have to work late, there’s nothing like diamond stars and a pearl full moon against an onyx night sky.” – Astrid Alauda.

Is there is anyone who does not own any jewelry? A ring, a pair of earrings, a necklace, a bracelet or even an anklet, one must have owned at least one of them. It might be passed down through the generations, a present from a special someone, or a piece one bought for himself to keep. On top of that, jewelries often valued as a sentimental belonging to a person.

Jewelry industry, just like any other industry, has grown bigger with massive expansion of development of more sophisticated technologies and engineerings over times. Today’s jewelries are carved with detailed precision and excellent qualities. The designers made them all beautifully crafted. But beyond that, there were the tools which help them turning sketches and images into a solid ready-to-wear jewels.

The tools for making jewelries are enhanced by technology savvy these days. That is why we found the outcome of the products is much more variety in designs and embellishments. Diamonds and gems are carefully crafted under precision manufacturings to certify a constant top quality jewelries produced. Increasingly, this involves an active role in making sure that, at every phase in the process, jewelry is manufactured using the perfect tools to bridging consistent quality for tasteful buyers.

The current technology trends for jewelry-makers had experienced career changes since the past centuries. Passionate jewelry-makers and companies are not just learning to upskilling themselves through times, but they are too, a jewel-keeper. That is exactly why being industry-educated for jewelries have help most manufacturers to implement a comprehensive trainings and exercises to operate using the tools. Finally, the jewel-makers select the finest tools which brought them huge success and tremendous personal satisfaction of crafting a divine jewelry.

About Gold Technic
Gold Technic is a diamond tools manufacturer based in Singapore to manufacture and export single crystal diamond tools all over the world since 1986. Moreover, Gold Technic provides support and service for laser machine and also consultancy services in setting up new production lines for jewelry chains and jewelry casting.

Our products range from Diamond Tools, High Precision Single Crystal Diamond Tool, Diamond Dies, Diamond Dressers, Texturing Tools, Laser Machine Consumables, and Furnace Belt. On the other hand, Gold Technic also provides services range from diamond tool re-lapping or polishing, diamond dies refurbish, laser fiber repair, laser rod repair, and jewellery manufacturing consultation. For more information, visit

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