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using media::AudioInputController;
using media::TestAudioInputController;
using media::TestAudioInputControllerFactory;

namespace speech_input {

class SpeechRecognizerTest : public SpeechRecognizerDelegate,
                             public testing::Test {
 public:
  SpeechRecognizerTest()
      : io_thread_(BrowserThread::IO, &message_loop_),
        ALLOW_THIS_IN_INITIALIZER_LIST(
            recognizer_(new SpeechRecognizer(this, 1, std::string(),
                                             std::string(), std::string(),
                                             std::string()))),
        recording_complete_(false),
        recognition_complete_(false),
        result_received_(false),
        audio_received_(false),
        error_(SpeechRecognizer::RECOGNIZER_NO_ERROR),
        volume_(-1.0f) {
    int audio_packet_length_bytes =
        (SpeechRecognizer::kAudioSampleRate *
         SpeechRecognizer::kAudioPacketIntervalMs *
         SpeechRecognizer::kNumAudioChannels *
         SpeechRecognizer::kNumBitsPerAudioSample) / (8 * 1000);
    audio_packet_.resize(audio_packet_length_bytes);
  }

  // SpeechRecognizer::Delegate methods.
  virtual void SetRecognitionResult(int caller_id,
                                    bool error,
                                    const SpeechInputResultArray& result) {
    result_received_ = true;
  }

  virtual void DidCompleteRecording(int caller_id) {
    recording_complete_ = true;
  }

  virtual void DidCompleteRecognition(int caller_id) {
    recognition_complete_ = true;
  }

  virtual void DidCompleteEnvironmentEstimation(int caller_id) {
  }

  virtual void DidStartReceivingAudio(int caller_id) {
    audio_received_ = true;
  }

  virtual void OnRecognizerError(int caller_id,
                                 SpeechRecognizer::ErrorCode error) {
    error_ = error;
  }

  virtual void SetInputVolume(int caller_id, float volume, float noise_volume) {
    volume_ = volume;
    noise_volume_ = noise_volume;
  }

  // testing::Test methods.
  virtual void SetUp() {
    URLFetcher::set_factory(&url_fetcher_factory_);
    AudioInputController::set_factory(&audio_input_controller_factory_);
  }

  virtual void TearDown() {
    URLFetcher::set_factory(NULL);
    AudioInputController::set_factory(NULL);
  }

  void FillPacketWithTestWaveform() {
    // Fill the input with a simple pattern, a 125Hz sawtooth waveform.
    for (size_t i = 0; i < audio_packet_.size(); ++i)
      audio_packet_[i] = static_cast<uint8>(i);
  }

  void FillPacketWithNoise() {
    int value = 0;
    int factor = 175;
    for (size_t i = 0; i < audio_packet_.size(); ++i) {
      value += factor;
      audio_packet_[i] = value % 100;
    }
  }

 protected:
  MessageLoopForIO message_loop_;
  BrowserThread io_thread_;
  scoped_refptr<SpeechRecognizer> recognizer_;
  bool recording_complete_;
  bool recognition_complete_;
  bool result_received_;
  bool audio_received_;
  SpeechRecognizer::ErrorCode error_;
  TestURLFetcherFactory url_fetcher_factory_;
  TestAudioInputControllerFactory audio_input_controller_factory_;
  std::vector<uint8> audio_packet_;
  float volume_;
  float noise_volume_;
};

TEST_F(SpeechRecognizerTest, StopNoData) {
  // Check for callbacks when stopping record before any audio gets recorded.
  EXPECT_TRUE(recognizer_->StartRecording());
  recognizer_->CancelRecognition();
  EXPECT_FALSE(recording_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(recognition_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(result_received_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(audio_received_);
  EXPECT_EQ(SpeechRecognizer::RECOGNIZER_NO_ERROR, error_);
}

TEST_F(SpeechRecognizerTest, CancelNoData) {
  // Check for callbacks when canceling recognition before any audio gets
  // recorded.
  EXPECT_TRUE(recognizer_->StartRecording());
  recognizer_->StopRecording();
  EXPECT_TRUE(recording_complete_);
  EXPECT_TRUE(recognition_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(result_received_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(audio_received_);
  EXPECT_EQ(SpeechRecognizer::RECOGNIZER_NO_ERROR, error_);
}

TEST_F(SpeechRecognizerTest, StopWithData) {
  // Start recording, give some data and then stop. This should wait for the
  // network callback to arrive before completion.
  EXPECT_TRUE(recognizer_->StartRecording());
  TestAudioInputController* controller =
      audio_input_controller_factory_.controller();
  ASSERT_TRUE(controller);

  // Try sending 5 chunks of mock audio data and verify that each of them
  // resulted immediately in a packet sent out via the network. This verifies
  // that we are streaming out encoded data as chunks without waiting for the
  // full recording to complete.
  const size_t kNumChunks = 5;
  for (size_t i = 0; i < kNumChunks; ++i) {
    controller->event_handler()->OnData(controller, &audio_packet_[0],
                                        audio_packet_.size());
    MessageLoop::current()->RunAllPending();
    TestURLFetcher* fetcher = url_fetcher_factory_.GetFetcherByID(0);
    ASSERT_TRUE(fetcher);
    EXPECT_EQ(i + 1, fetcher->upload_chunks().size());
  }

  recognizer_->StopRecording();
  EXPECT_TRUE(audio_received_);
  EXPECT_TRUE(recording_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(recognition_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(result_received_);
  EXPECT_EQ(SpeechRecognizer::RECOGNIZER_NO_ERROR, error_);

  // Issue the network callback to complete the process.
  TestURLFetcher* fetcher = url_fetcher_factory_.GetFetcherByID(0);
  ASSERT_TRUE(fetcher);
  net::URLRequestStatus status;
  status.set_status(net::URLRequestStatus::SUCCESS);
  fetcher->delegate()->OnURLFetchComplete(
      fetcher, fetcher->original_url(), status, 200, net::ResponseCookies(),
      "{\"hypotheses\":[{\"utterance\":\"123\"}]}");
  EXPECT_TRUE(recognition_complete_);
  EXPECT_TRUE(result_received_);
  EXPECT_EQ(SpeechRecognizer::RECOGNIZER_NO_ERROR, error_);
}

TEST_F(SpeechRecognizerTest, CancelWithData) {
  // Start recording, give some data and then cancel. This should create
  // a network request but give no callbacks.
  EXPECT_TRUE(recognizer_->StartRecording());
  TestAudioInputController* controller =
      audio_input_controller_factory_.controller();
  ASSERT_TRUE(controller);
  controller->event_handler()->OnData(controller, &audio_packet_[0],
                                      audio_packet_.size());
  MessageLoop::current()->RunAllPending();
  recognizer_->CancelRecognition();
  ASSERT_TRUE(url_fetcher_factory_.GetFetcherByID(0));
  EXPECT_TRUE(audio_received_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(recording_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(recognition_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(result_received_);
  EXPECT_EQ(SpeechRecognizer::RECOGNIZER_NO_ERROR, error_);
}

TEST_F(SpeechRecognizerTest, ConnectionError) {
  // Start recording, give some data and then stop. Issue the network callback
  // with a connection error and verify that the recognizer bubbles the error up
  EXPECT_TRUE(recognizer_->StartRecording());
  TestAudioInputController* controller =
      audio_input_controller_factory_.controller();
  ASSERT_TRUE(controller);
  controller->event_handler()->OnData(controller, &audio_packet_[0],
                                      audio_packet_.size());
  MessageLoop::current()->RunAllPending();
  TestURLFetcher* fetcher = url_fetcher_factory_.GetFetcherByID(0);
  ASSERT_TRUE(fetcher);

  recognizer_->StopRecording();
  EXPECT_TRUE(audio_received_);
  EXPECT_TRUE(recording_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(recognition_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(result_received_);
  EXPECT_EQ(SpeechRecognizer::RECOGNIZER_NO_ERROR, error_);

  // Issue the network callback to complete the process.
  net::URLRequestStatus status;
  status.set_status(net::URLRequestStatus::FAILED);
  status.set_os_error(net::ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED);
  fetcher->delegate()->OnURLFetchComplete(
      fetcher, fetcher->original_url(), status, 0, net::ResponseCookies(), "");
  EXPECT_FALSE(recognition_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(result_received_);
  EXPECT_EQ(SpeechRecognizer::RECOGNIZER_ERROR_NETWORK, error_);
}

TEST_F(SpeechRecognizerTest, ServerError) {
  // Start recording, give some data and then stop. Issue the network callback
  // with a 500 error and verify that the recognizer bubbles the error up
  EXPECT_TRUE(recognizer_->StartRecording());
  TestAudioInputController* controller =
      audio_input_controller_factory_.controller();
  ASSERT_TRUE(controller);
  controller->event_handler()->OnData(controller, &audio_packet_[0],
                                      audio_packet_.size());
  MessageLoop::current()->RunAllPending();
  TestURLFetcher* fetcher = url_fetcher_factory_.GetFetcherByID(0);
  ASSERT_TRUE(fetcher);

  recognizer_->StopRecording();
  EXPECT_TRUE(audio_received_);
  EXPECT_TRUE(recording_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(recognition_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(result_received_);
  EXPECT_EQ(SpeechRecognizer::RECOGNIZER_NO_ERROR, error_);

  // Issue the network callback to complete the process.
  net::URLRequestStatus status;
  status.set_status(net::URLRequestStatus::SUCCESS);
  fetcher->delegate()->OnURLFetchComplete(fetcher, fetcher->original_url(),
                                          status, 500, net::ResponseCookies(),
                                          "Internal Server Error");
  EXPECT_FALSE(recognition_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(result_received_);
  EXPECT_EQ(SpeechRecognizer::RECOGNIZER_ERROR_NETWORK, error_);
}

TEST_F(SpeechRecognizerTest, AudioControllerErrorNoData) {
  // Check if things tear down properly if AudioInputController threw an error.
  EXPECT_TRUE(recognizer_->StartRecording());
  TestAudioInputController* controller =
      audio_input_controller_factory_.controller();
  ASSERT_TRUE(controller);
  controller->event_handler()->OnError(controller, 0);
  MessageLoop::current()->RunAllPending();
  EXPECT_FALSE(audio_received_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(recording_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(recognition_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(result_received_);
  EXPECT_EQ(SpeechRecognizer::RECOGNIZER_ERROR_CAPTURE, error_);
}

TEST_F(SpeechRecognizerTest, AudioControllerErrorWithData) {
  // Check if things tear down properly if AudioInputController threw an error
  // after giving some audio data.
  EXPECT_TRUE(recognizer_->StartRecording());
  TestAudioInputController* controller =
      audio_input_controller_factory_.controller();
  ASSERT_TRUE(controller);
  controller->event_handler()->OnData(controller, &audio_packet_[0],
                                      audio_packet_.size());
  controller->event_handler()->OnError(controller, 0);
  MessageLoop::current()->RunAllPending();
  ASSERT_TRUE(url_fetcher_factory_.GetFetcherByID(0));
  EXPECT_TRUE(audio_received_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(recording_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(recognition_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(result_received_);
  EXPECT_EQ(SpeechRecognizer::RECOGNIZER_ERROR_CAPTURE, error_);
}

TEST_F(SpeechRecognizerTest, NoSpeechCallbackIssued) {
  // Start recording and give a lot of packets with audio samples set to zero.
  // This should trigger the no-speech detector and issue a callback.
  EXPECT_TRUE(recognizer_->StartRecording());
  TestAudioInputController* controller =
      audio_input_controller_factory_.controller();
  ASSERT_TRUE(controller);
  controller = audio_input_controller_factory_.controller();
  ASSERT_TRUE(controller);

  int num_packets = (SpeechRecognizer::kNoSpeechTimeoutSec * 1000) /
                     SpeechRecognizer::kAudioPacketIntervalMs;
  // The vector is already filled with zero value samples on create.
  for (int i = 0; i < num_packets; ++i) {
    controller->event_handler()->OnData(controller, &audio_packet_[0],
                                        audio_packet_.size());
  }
  MessageLoop::current()->RunAllPending();
  EXPECT_TRUE(audio_received_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(recording_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(recognition_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(result_received_);
  EXPECT_EQ(SpeechRecognizer::RECOGNIZER_ERROR_NO_SPEECH, error_);
}

TEST_F(SpeechRecognizerTest, NoSpeechCallbackNotIssued) {
  // Start recording and give a lot of packets with audio samples set to zero
  // and then some more with reasonably loud audio samples. This should be
  // treated as normal speech input and the no-speech detector should not get
  // triggered.
  EXPECT_TRUE(recognizer_->StartRecording());
  TestAudioInputController* controller =
      audio_input_controller_factory_.controller();
  ASSERT_TRUE(controller);
  controller = audio_input_controller_factory_.controller();
  ASSERT_TRUE(controller);

  int num_packets = (SpeechRecognizer::kNoSpeechTimeoutSec * 1000) /
                     SpeechRecognizer::kAudioPacketIntervalMs;

  // The vector is already filled with zero value samples on create.
  for (int i = 0; i < num_packets / 2; ++i) {
    controller->event_handler()->OnData(controller, &audio_packet_[0],
                                        audio_packet_.size());
  }

  FillPacketWithTestWaveform();
  for (int i = 0; i < num_packets / 2; ++i) {
    controller->event_handler()->OnData(controller, &audio_packet_[0],
                                        audio_packet_.size());
  }

  MessageLoop::current()->RunAllPending();
  EXPECT_EQ(SpeechRecognizer::RECOGNIZER_NO_ERROR, error_);
  EXPECT_TRUE(audio_received_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(recording_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(recognition_complete_);
  recognizer_->CancelRecognition();
}

TEST_F(SpeechRecognizerTest, SetInputVolumeCallback) {
  // Start recording and give a lot of packets with audio samples set to zero
  // and then some more with reasonably loud audio samples. Check that we don't
  // get the callback during estimation phase, then get zero for the silence
  // samples and proper volume for the loud audio.
  EXPECT_TRUE(recognizer_->StartRecording());
  TestAudioInputController* controller =
      audio_input_controller_factory_.controller();
  ASSERT_TRUE(controller);
  controller = audio_input_controller_factory_.controller();
  ASSERT_TRUE(controller);

  // Feed some samples to begin with for the endpointer to do noise estimation.
  int num_packets = SpeechRecognizer::kEndpointerEstimationTimeMs /
                    SpeechRecognizer::kAudioPacketIntervalMs;
  FillPacketWithNoise();
  for (int i = 0; i < num_packets; ++i) {
    controller->event_handler()->OnData(controller, &audio_packet_[0],
                                        audio_packet_.size());
  }
  MessageLoop::current()->RunAllPending();
  EXPECT_EQ(-1.0f, volume_);  // No audio volume set yet.

  // The vector is already filled with zero value samples on create.
  controller->event_handler()->OnData(controller, &audio_packet_[0],
                                      audio_packet_.size());
  MessageLoop::current()->RunAllPending();
  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(0.74939233f, volume_);

  FillPacketWithTestWaveform();
  controller->event_handler()->OnData(controller, &audio_packet_[0],
                                      audio_packet_.size());
  MessageLoop::current()->RunAllPending();
  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(0.89926866f, volume_);
  EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(0.75071919f, noise_volume_);

  EXPECT_EQ(SpeechRecognizer::RECOGNIZER_NO_ERROR, error_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(recording_complete_);
  EXPECT_FALSE(recognition_complete_);
  recognizer_->CancelRecognition();
}

}  // namespace speech_input

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VU hosts 5 Minute Research Pitch Competition
Victoria University took out two prizes at the recent 5 Minute Research Pitch Competition.
The 5RP Competition gives academics just 5 minutes to present their research to a non-specialist audience and was this year hosted by Victoria University at the Flinders Street campus.
Four researchers represented VU among a competitive field of 19 academics from Australian Catholic University, Edith Cowan University, Federation University and Southern Cross University at the National Final on November 6.
College of Health & Biomedicine researcher Dr Jeremy Drake took out 2nd place in the Science and Health category, behind ACU's Simeon Dale. Dr Drake presented his research into new treatments for breast cancer.
College of Arts researcher Dr Stefan Schutt took out second place in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences category, behind ACU's Dr Michael Theophilos. He presented a community research project involving the use of new technologies to capture and share vintage signs.
The overall winner was Dr Michael Theophilos and the People's Choice Award went to Dr Daniel Bucher from Southern Cross University.
Pro Vice-Chancellor Research & Research Training Professor Warren Payne said the event was an excellent opportunity for academics to further develop their communication and presentation skills.
"The quality of the presentations were outstanding and it was a tough field," Professor Payne said. "Congratulations also to Dr Gaya Rajaraman and Dr Roger Bodman for their excellent presentations on behalf of VU."
The 5RP is a re-branded version of the previously run Australian Competitive Research Symposium (ACRS) that VU has participated in for the past 2 years.
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Chrissie has gone to extreme lengths to protect Lachlan ever since he shot Lawrence, so it's ironic that it's another family member – flighty half-sister Rebecca – who blows the whole cover-up wide open.
After Rebecca spots her nephew at the stream trying to dispose of the vase that Chrissie used to frame Andy, a violent clash leaves the troublesome newcomer in a perilous situation.
"When she sees Rebecca and Lachlan, Chrissie knows this is her only chance and makes a grab for Rebecca's bag, which contains the vase," explains Louise Marwood, who plays Chrissie.
"It ends up in a scuffle between the sisters and Rebecca falls back hard, hitting her head.
Later, Chrissie's horrified when Rebecca shows up at Home Farm's Bonfire Night celebrations and causes fireworks by informing the assembled guests that Chrissie knocked her out – and that she set up Andy for Lawrence's shooting.
The news puts a dampener on the event and Diane is livid, while the police tell the Whites there is video footage of Lachlan at the stream.
But they have another problem to contend with when Diane stages a protest at a PR event for the new adventure course, putting off potential clients – and she is also suspected of throwing a brick through a window at Home Farm.
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Victoria vows to keep schtum, but Ross later decides to provoke Adam himself, resulting in a scrap. The chef steps in between them and is knocked over, screaming in agony.
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Up at Home Farm, Diane warns Lachlan lies will eat at him if he doesn't confess. Lachlan films Diane on his phone and goads her till she smacks him. Has she gone too far this time?


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Beenox is a video game development studio created in 2000. Located in beautiful Quebec City, Canada, Beenox is a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Publishing Inc., one of the world's top game developers.
The studio is proud to contribute to the development of the Call of Duty video game franchise. Beenox has also contributed to the resounding success of the Skylanders, Spider-Man, and Guitar Hero franchises.
As members of the Beenox family, we feel as if we're part of a group of like-minded people who are great to work with. Our studio is a real open world where it's easy to have discussions with everyone, including our studio co-heads. Here everyone brings their own unique touch to projects that showcase their talent on a global stage.
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Carry out sound research inside sound bank;
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One Sunday afternoon in a tiny postage-stamp garden, James Mullinger made the life-altering decision to give it all up: the London pubs, bustling city streets, and a flourishing comedy career. But where in the world would he and his partner raise a family? The English countryside? Toronto? New York?
Hmmm. How about St. John … sorry, Saint John, New Brunswick?
Brit Happens chronicles Mullinger's lifetime of adventures, from his beginnings as a shy and nervous kid collecting comedy records at the neighborhood video store, to rising through the ranks of GQ magazine and meeting his personal idols Jerry Seinfeld and Paul McCartney, to imagining the possibility of another life in Canada. From the highs and lows of London to beginning anew in New Brunswick, Brit Happens tells gut-busting stories of success and failure and the unpredictable grind of stand-up comedy. It also offers a laugh-out-loud look at life in Atlantic Canada from the region's funniest outsider-turned-local.
James Mullinger is an award-winning British comedian and the co-founder of [Edit] Magazine. He spent fifteen years at GQ before moving to Canada. He has appeared on CBC's The Debaters, at theatres throughout Canada, and in stand-up specials and movies. And yes, he lives in Saint John — or at least nearby.


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[Spoilers] Season 12 Dark Lenny Thread
1 hour ago, Zephon75 said:
I know what I wrote is silly , but I don't where the writers are going with this story or if it's going anywhere at all, I have a feeling we'll be more pissed off or upset than happy with whatever conclusion they devise.
I don't think it's silly at all. It's a sensible solution.
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4 hours ago, Zephon75 said:
Acutually this would really work. They could have her give him a positive pregnancy stick late in the season, maybe Valentine's Day, and then at the end of the show she could show a little baby bump. They could have a subplot in between those episodes where they get their first ultrasound and maybe find out they are having twins (smart and beautiful BABIES) and Penny can freak and complain how he had to be gifted in this subject too.
Okay I've been thinking about how they can turn the abomination of a Lenny plot into a catalyst for Penny changing her mind about wanting kids.
So how about in the next episode it picks with Leonard agreeing to be a sperm donor, Penny doesn't say anything but deep down is upset he's going to do it she just doesn't show it. Later on Leonard is about to leave to go to the clinic to give his sample, He asks Penny if she wants to come with , she refuses still trying to pretend it's not bothering her. But as he's about to open the door, she says "Wait". he turns to look at her and says "What's up?", she finally tells him how she actually feels, and doesn't want him to do it. He tells her they are waiting at the clinic for him what are they going to do, she say she doesn't know before smiling saying she has an idea. Leonard arrives at the clinic and when he sees Zack & Marissa he breaks the news that he has changed his mind, they are obviously upset,however he tells them he has brought someone else to do it instead. Nowhere they go for a comical scene by having it be Stuart, but I think say Wil Wheaton would be better and When Marissa see him she happily approves of his replacement. Leonard arrives home and Penny asks him how they took it, with him saying they where upset at first but where happy with the replacement. Penny apologises for making him not do it , he says if he honest he didn't really want to do it either. As he doesn't want to father a child he cannot raise but more importantly have a child that isn't with her. Penny hugs him and says thankyou, before telling him she's been thinking , he asks her about what?, she tells him maybe one day she might want his baby. Leonard looks surprised but happy and says you want to have my baby someday? she smiles before walking then turning to still smiling and says maybe.
This sounds like a viable alternative. However, If I may build upon your scenario: Suppose Leonard does go to the clinic and Penny is at home crestfallen. But when Leonard returns he tells Penny he could not do it and says if he is going to be a father he only wants it to be with Penny and not foster someone else's child. Penny is overwhelmed with happiness as she confesses to Leonard that she really didn't feel good about him donating his sperm to someone she knows. They finally have a serious discussion about their future and having children and why she told him she did not want kids. I think this has to be explained as Leonard never asked her why. I think the writers purposely left this open and had Leonard agree too easily to her decision for a more meaningful scenario down the road. JMO
So how about in the next episode it picks with Leonard agreeing to be a sperm donor, Penny doesn't say anything but deep down is upset he's going to do it she just doesn't show it. Later on Leonard is about to leave to go to the clinic to give his sample, He asks Penny if she wants to come with , she refuses still trying to pretend it's not bothering her. But as he's about to open the door, she says "Wait". he turns to look at her and says "What's up?", she finally tells him how she actually feels, and doesn't want him to do it. He tells her they are waiting at the clinic for him what are they going to do, she say she doesn't know before smiling saying she has an idea. Leonard arrives at the clinic and when he sees Zack & Marissa he breaks the news that he has changed his mind, they are obviously upset,however he tells them he has brought someone else to do it instead. Nowhere they go for a comical scene by having it be Stuart, but I think say Wil Wheaton would be better and When Marissa see him she happily approves of his replacement. Leonard arrives home and Penny asks him how they took it, with him saying they where upset at first but where happy with the replacement. Penny apologizes for making him not do it , he says if he honest he didn't really want to do it either. As he doesn't want to father a child he cannot raise but more importantly have a child that isn't with her. Penny hugs him and says thank you, before telling him she's been thinking , he asks her about what?, she tells him maybe one day she might want his baby. Leonard looks surprised but happy and says you want to have my baby someday? she smiles before walking then turning to still smiling and says maybe.
Personally, I love your solution. But, God only knows how the writers will play it out!
Penny being pregnant at the end of the show would give them a meaniful conclusion for their characters in the last episodes of the show and would let the Lenny relationship come full circle since the first episode. It could really give Lenny that happy conclusion to their story which would only help the show as it goes into years of syndication.
veejay
2 hours ago, SRAM said:
I agree that would be a wonderful and fitting conclusion for Lenny. But the question is, when is the last time these writers cared about Lenny?
I entirely agree with you but at this point in the show I get the feeling that, to tptb, it is all about what they can get out of the remaining episodes, that is why we are seeing references to "Young Sheldon". Well syndication is the gift that keeps on giving so it is to the advantage of everyone involved that the show ends well so that it does well in syndication, so Lenny ending well would be a part of that.
I also think that doing a Lenny spin-off, that keeps true to TBBT, would succeed because of syndication, especially if the had a strong link back to original show, since tptb could sell the episodes of that show with the original in syndication as a packaged deal, so even if the show went on for just a short time it's reruns could be still valuable.
45 minutes ago, SRAM said:
I see your point, but I still don't trust the writers or Holland.
Edited December 15, 2018 by chucky
Tbf it's not just Lenny. Shows very Shamy centric. But theirs going to be an obvious conclusion to this storyline. 2nd episode about it now. It's revealed Penny saw a gynaecologist and can't have kids. So Lenny either get a surrogate to carry their child. Or they adopt.
Edited December 16, 2018 by 3ku11
52 minutes ago, 3ku11 said:
Where is this coming from. Can't she just not want children?
This show is a sitcom with a small window of time to wrap things up. Do you really think that they are going to get into infertility issues now?
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How can tptb write for lenny when we know sheldon is the most important character to them
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36 minutes ago, legacy99 said:
Exactly unless they do a spinoff which is very unlikely
1 hour ago, Burberry said:
You never know. We just know that there will be no Shamy spin off!
smartandbeautiful
1 hour ago, 3ku11 said:
Whaaat, when did this happen?? 😳
Haha we never know what will happen in the future
Edited December 16, 2018 by Burberry
12 minutes ago, smartandbeautiful said:
I think the whole forum is slowly turning into a fan fiction blog. It's time to show some new "real" episodes again.
Well, it's also just before Christmas. Time for all kinds of wishes. 😉
Zephon75
And what's wrong with Penny changing her mind and deciding she does want children after all?.
There's nothing wrong with changing her mind. I'm guessing some people have never changed their minds.
43 minutes ago, joyceraye said:
6 hours ago, smartandbeautiful said:
When a few of us were speculating.
Fertility/Infertility issues needn't take up time : it could all be fixed in one line when Penny explains. They go and get treated ( usual nurse ) in one scene. Then all's back to normal as in 'sometime in the next few years'.
6 hours ago, Burberry said:
Edited December 16, 2018 by joyceraye
Clarification as previous post wasn't included.
Edited 6 hours ago by Burberry
True. We never know. British companies have been known to make spin-offs and specials many years later. There are three or four going now.
One series that ended with a wedding showed the next episode 25 years later about their silver wedding.
Perhaps all of Jim's other projects flop and he gets offered enough to restore his fortunes to reprise the role of Sheldon ? Or he wants to invest further and decides he needs another few million ? Or they could do an animated version.
Just now, joyceraye said:
I'm probably very naive, but I still hope the writers will fix this Lenny's kids issue in a more positive way 😅
16 hours ago, 3ku11 said:
You may be naive, I must be as well because I agree with you. But, I won't hold my breath waiting for it to come.
3 hours ago, joyceraye said:
interesting indeed. Too bad that these writers won't think of that!
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I highly doubt that the writers will do a infertility arc for Lenny with so few episodes left of the series to be honest.


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A Brief Phillies Calendar
By Brian Michael
Sunday's release of the Phillies 2008 Spring Training schedule coincides with a few other notable dates that Phillies fans should keep on notice. First off, this Tuesday the NL MVP will be announced and Jimmy Rollins remains a strong condender. Besides leading the Phils to the playoffs this season, he has already brought home a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger award. Here is how mlb.com breaks down the competition, keeping in mind the votes have already been cast by the 32 member committee before the playoffs began.Â
Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers: Fielder led the league in home runs and finished tied for third with with 119 RBIs. He also batted .288, slugged .618 and had a .395 on-base percentage, all figures that rank among the league leaders. Since Milwaukee moved to the National League in 1998, no Brewer has finished in the top 10 in MVP voting and just three (Carlos Lee, 17th in 2005, Richie Sexson, 12th in 2003 and Jeromy Burnitz, 19th in 1998) received votes. That will change this season with Fielder.
Matt Holliday, Colorado Rockies: Holliday helped the Rockies win the pennant by finishing first in two Triple Crown categories (batting .340 and driving in 137 runs). His 36 home runs were the fourth most in the NL behind Fielder, Philadelphia's Ryan Howard (47) and Cincinnati's Adam Dunn (40). Holliday also finished among the league leaders in runs (120, third place), hits (216, first) and total bases (386, first).
Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phillies: Rollins (.296, 34 HR, 94 RBIs, 41 SB) had more total bases (380) than any player in the league except Holliday (386), and Rollins played Gold Glove-caliber defense. No NL shortstop, however, has won the MVP Award since Cincinnati's Barry Larkin in 1995.
The next important date on the schedule will be Thursday, November 29. On this day, the Phillies will unveil new road uniforms. Sources indicate they will feature "Philadelphia" across the chest. According to the Baseball Hall of Fame's Uniform Database, this would be the first time the city's name appeared since "Phila." graced the chests of the 1900 team.
Finally, with the Spring Training schedule announcement comes the offical date for those heart-warming words, "Pitchers and Catchers report." That day will be February 14th, otherwise known as Valentine's Day. Let the countdown begin.
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Taiwan is struggling to contain a mass toad invasion
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Taiwan has been hit by a sudden toad invasion, say country officials.
Cane toads are a symbol of prosperity and good fortune in Taiwan, but the unexpected discovery of an invasive species has environmentalists scrambling to contain their spread.
With flashlights in hand and shielded by protective gloves, dozens of volunteers from the Taiwan Amphibian Conservation Society have been working through the night searching rice fields and vegetable plots to locate the animals.
These are large and highly toxic amphibians and are not native to Chaotun, a town in the foothills of Taiwan's central mountain range. Cane toads are Indigenous to South and Central America and while they have brought destruction to places like Australia and the Philippines, they had not yet been recorded in Taiwan.
These are large and highly toxic amphibians.
That was until a few weeks ago when a local resident discovered some large toads hanging out in her community vegetable garden and uploaded a photograph online - a move that sparked an immediate toad-hunt.
"A speedy and massive search operation is crucial when cane toads are first discovered," says Lin Chun-fu, an amphibian scientist at the government-run Endemic Species Research Institute.
"Their size is very big and they have no natural enemies here in Taiwan," he adds.
Assistants at the government-run Endemic Species Research Institute checking a cane toad in Nantou County.SAM YEH/AFP or licensors
The toad-hunt begins
Soon after the photo was uploaded, Yang Yi-ju, an expert at National Dong Hwa University sent a group of volunteers from the Amphibian Conservation Society to investigate.
They arrived at the vegetable garden and were shocked to find 27 toads in the immediate vicinity.
Yang quickly identified them as rhinella marina (the technical name for cane toads) thanks to the tell-tale large partoid glands behind their ears, where the toads secrete a dangerous poison.
"I was shocked and worried when they found more than 20. This is not going to be an easy thing to tackle," she recalls.
"We began to notify and mobilise everyone to act," she says, adding the presence of younger toads showed the animals were breeding.
Cane toads are a dangerous invasive species for three key reasons.
They are voracious predators, they are hugely successful at breeding and they are poisonous. That last quality, a defence mechanism, is especially dangerous to dogs who might lick or bite one.
Cane toads are invading Taiwan.SUI CHOU/AFP or licensors
Local farmers told conservationists they had noticed the arrival of these burly toads but never reported it.
"Taiwanese farmers generally ignore toads and even look favourably at toads when they find them because they help rid the land of pests and are also a good luck symbol," explains Yang.
"It never occurred to them that this is an invasive species from a foreign land."
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Conservation officials and environmental volunteers have been working non-stop to conduct a painstaking search.
"We have divided (the township) into 200 by 200 meters square grids to investigate one by one if there are marine toads present," says field researcher Lin Yong-lun, pointing to a series of colour-coded maps.
The search perimetre has since been expanded to a four-kilometre radius.
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So far more than 200 marine toads of various sizes have been captured and housed at the Endemic Species Research Institute.
Cane toads are among the world's '100 Invasive Alien Species' list compiled by the Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG), an international advisory body of scientists and policy experts.
Also known as the marine toad, its most common English name came from the fact that it was used in sugar plantations to hunt cane beetles.
They were introduced into plantations in Australia, the Philippines, Japan, the Caribbean as well as Florida and Hawaii where they have caused damage to the local ecosystems.
Despite their warty appearance, toads are a symbol of wealth, longevity and good luck in Chinese culture. They are also used in Chinese medicine and their totems are common in feng shui to ward off bad luck.
Environmentalists are struggling to contain the spread of the toads.SUI CHOU/AFP or licensors
Until 2016 it was legal to import cane toads into Taiwan as pets where they can fetch between NT$3000 to NT$4000 ( €95 - 126).
So far more than 200 marine toads of various sizes have been captured.
Conservationists believe since imports were banned, people have started breeding cane toads locally and some have since escaped or been abandoned by their masters.
So far there have been no other reported sightings in Taiwan and Yang is cautiously optimistic about stopping the spread.
"Next spring during mating season is when we truly know for sure if we have contained it," she says.
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Tim McGraw may be starring in a new television show soon
Tim McGraw has found a great balance between acting and singing. He's picky about his roles and has ended up playing some pretty memorable ones over the years because of it. Up until now, however, all of his acting credits, except for one appearance on The Jeff Foxworthy Show, have been for movies.
But that may be about to change.
When asked by Billboard what upcoming acting fans might expect from the singer, Tim let the cat out of the bag that he's considering doing a T.V. show.
Next spring Tomorrowland with [George] Clooney and Hugh Laurie comes out. I play a dad who's a rocket scientist — [one of those is] a stretch. (Laughs.) I just finished looking at a script that's really interesting — it's a dark, cool, True Detective cable mini-series sort of thing. I'm weighing if I have the time to do it or not.
As hot as Tim's re-invigorated career is right now I can't imagine he'd have much time for a weekly show, but it'd definitely be cool to see him give it a try.
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Campus Reform | UL Lafayette admits it shouldn't 'shield' students from 'offensive' ideas
UL Lafayette admits it shouldn't 'shield' students from 'offensive' ideas
Frances Floresca | Utah Senior Campus Correspondent
Thursday, June 27, 2019 9:17 AM
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette recently changed its campus free speech policy, preventing the school from regulating students who use speech protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
It is not the school's responsibility to "shield" people from "ideas and opinions they find unwelcome, disagreeable, or even deeply offensive," according to the new policy, reported The Vermilion.
UL also sent out an email to students obtained by Campus Reform stating that, "per federal and state laws, and in coordination with the UL System and Board of Regents, the University has updated its Policy on Campus Free Speech," linking the policy.
This comes over a year after the student government passed a resolution to change the school's policies over messaging or handing out material that is "distasteful or offensive." Joseph Shamp, president of the Young Americans for Liberty at UL Lafayette, presented a list of 60 pages of students who wanted to change the policy.
In June 2018, Louisiana Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a bill requiring higher education institutions to "develop policies, regulations, and expectations of students regarding free expression and association on campus."
[RELATED: Louisiana gov reverses course, signs campus free speech bill]
Campus Reform interviewed several students from UL Lafayette who worked to change the free speech policy on campus.
"When the Young Americans for Liberty chapter started, [work on free speech] was the first thing it wanted to initiate, because it researched that [UL Lafayette] was rated a red-light school, which is a school that has speech codes that are egregiously unconstitutional," UL Lafayette YAL member Austin Lanclos told Campus Reform.
Lanclos referred to free speech nonprofit the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education's (FIRE) rating system, which gives universities a green, yellow, or red light based on how thoroughly their policies support free speech.
"The main policy that was unconstitutional was that if you say anything 'distasteful or offensive' while using UL's Wi-Fi, you would be suspended or expelled from the university," Lanclos continued.
"When the team found out a few days ago that the policy was changed, we were just ecstatic that the hard work we did really paid off in the end," the student told Campus Reform. "You're fighting such a massive entity and bureaucracy; you never know if you're going to have success or not. Just finding out that we helped other students promote their freedom of speech and to promote their values on campus, it was really fulfilling."
[RELATED: Syracuse speech policies undergo First Amendment makeover]
YAL member Blake Johnson also commented on the policy change to Campus Reform.
"I was skeptical, but after reading through the email it reassured me that ideas will be allowed to be spoken freely," Johnson said. "The change didn't seem to receive much publicity from UL, but we made sure to bring attention to it on Facebook and Twitter."
"One of our main events that we did multiple times throughout the semester was a Free Speech Ball," the UL Lafayette YAL member told Campus Reform. "It's essentially a giant beach ball where we let everybody come to the ball and write anything they want on it. We've had a wide range of things put on the balls from peculiar language and drawings to very positive and helpful advice. It's very receptive and people loved the opportunity to express their freedom of speech."
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Dale Earnhardt was an American race car driver and team owner, best known for his involvement in stock car racing for NASCAR.
He was born on Sunday April 29th 1951, in Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States.
Dale Earnhardt likes to live a stable, well organized life. He dislikes sudden changes. Dale prefers orderliness in all things. He has a systematic mind that is reflected in everything he does. Earnhardt can establish and maintain a routine. He is exacting with details and quite thorough.
Dale Earnhardt likes to carefully analyze a problem and then tackle it in a logical and practical approach. He wants to be dependable, a rock of strength and an example of discipline for others.
Work is central to Dale's life, but he may have a tendency to overdo it; Earnhardt can easily become a workaholic if he is not careful. He has a great deal of energy and can accomplish a lot.
Dale Earnhardt wants a family and he is a good parent. He may carry the discipline and the need for orderliness too far, especially in his family, making children and spouse feel oppressed and limited. Flexibility is Earnhardt's key to harmony and balance in life. For him, structure is more important than freedom, which Dale tends to interpret as chaos. But others do not have Dale Earnhardt's need for well defined systems, in fact, they may feel deeply inhibited and uncomfortable with it. The peace he gets from orderliness may represent a prison to someone else.
Earnhardt needs and wants much love, but he is not very demonstrative. He can be a little rigid and stubborn.
He is honest and unpretentious, and detests liars and affectations.
Dale Earnhardt can be very determined and tenacious. He is the bedrock of any enterprise. He has the courage to go into the nitty gritty of a problem and come up with a solution. Dale Earnhardt must try not to lose sight of the larger picture and dream while he plumbs the depths of the bottom line.
Dale Earnhardt's Soul Urge number represents his inner self. The Soul Urge number, also called Heart's Desire, shows Dale's underlying urge - his true motivation.
It reveals the general intention behind many of Earnhardt's actions. Consequently, it dramatically influences the choices Dale Earnhardt makes in life.
Read more about our interpretation of Dale Earnhardt's soul urge (heart's desire) number . . .


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Q: Proper Javascript promise construction using finally() I am building out an Express API built with the mssql package.
If I don't call sql.close() then I get the following error:

Error: Global connection already exists. Call sql.close() first.

I'd like to keep the endpoints easy to follow and maintain and like the following pattern using a finally promise pattern.
const sql    = require("mssql")
const config = require("../config")

sql.connect(config.properties).then(pool => {
  return pool.request()
    .execute('chain')
    .then(response => {
      res.send(response['recordsets'][0][0]['response'])
    })
    .catch(err => res.send(err))
    .finally(sql.close())
})

However, this generates the following error:

{
      "code": "ENOTOPEN",
      "name": "ConnectionError"
  }

The following code works, but it seems a bit clumsy to define sql.close multiple times in the same function.
sql.connect(config.properties).then(pool => {
  return pool.request()
    .execute('chain')
    .then(response => {
      res.send(response['recordsets'][0][0]['response'])
      sql.close()
    })
    .catch(err => {
      res.send(err)
      sql.close()
    })
})

Is there a way to call sql.close as part of the promise chain after either a response or error is sent with res.send?

A: .finally accepts function, you passing result of function
sql.connect(config.properties).then(pool => {
  return pool.request()
    .execute('chain')
    .then(response => {
      res.send(response['recordsets'][0][0]['response'])
    })
    .catch(err => res.send(err))
    .finally(() => sql.close()) // FIX HERE
})

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Famous Four Media expects to make an average of almost $30 million revenue in year one from each of the new gTLDs it secures.
That's according to a PowerPoint presentation (pdf), written for potential investors, that was provided by an anonymous source (I suspect not a fan of the company) to DI this week.
According to the presentation, "potential year 1 revenues for an average Registry" could amount to $28.4 million, the vast majority of which would come from sunrise, landrush and premium domain sales.
The presentation, dated June 2013, was prepared by Domain Venture Partners, the immediate parent of the 60 shell companies that Famous Four is using to apply for its 60 gTLDs.
The company was unable to provide an executive to discuss this story until August 14.
Domain Venture Partners II shall provide a unique structured regulated investment opportunity to participate in the new gTLD programme to provide secured fixed annual returns along with additional venture type returns at a time in the process where most of the major risks have been removed.
DVP is looking to raise up to $400 million, having raised £48.3 million ($73.2 million) in 2011 via the Domain Venture Partners I fund, it says. The current round opened in March and is expected to close in November.
Famous Four has applied for 60 gTLDs — mostly highly sought-after strings such as .poker, .music, .shop, .search and .buy — 10 of which were initially uncontested.
According to the presentation, landrush period auctions would account for about a third of year-one revenue in each gTLD: $9.7 million. That's based on selling 45,697 domains for an average price of $213.34.
Revenue from trademark owners is the second-largest chunk. An average sunrise period could raise $6.9 million, assuming 39,679 domains at an average of $173.5 each, according to the PowerPoint.
Sales of regular domains during the first first year of general availability could raise $4.1 million, based on 225,759 registrations at $18.47 apiece, the presentation says.
The figures are averages and therefore would represent projections for a standard gTLD Registry. Potential year 1 revenues for specific Registries may be below or above this average.
Some of the numbers strike me as optimistic. While the likes of .asia and .mobi may have seen these registration volumes due to the novelty and scarcity of new gTLD namespaces, my feeling is that those days are over.
The new gTLD program is likely to see scores of overlapping sunrise and landrush periods; it's difficult to see registries benefiting from the same focus and excitement as their predecessors.
There's a limited amount of domainer capital to spread around landrush sales and trademark owners are likely to be much more selective about where they defensively register their brands in a world of 1,300 gTLDs.
That said, Famous Four has applied for some of the nicest strings in the round so I may be wrong.
An appendix to the presentation discussing the first DVP funding round says that while Famous Four hopes to sign contracts for 30 new gTLDs, it has only secured 32% of the money it is looking for.
The costs associated with applications in the new gTLD have increased, the financial strength of most applicants has been reduced and the knowledge barrier to entry is too high to interest large standard venture investors.
Famous Four's business model is based around consolidation and keeping costs down, according to the pitch. For the most part, this is due to the economies of scale of running a large number of TLDs.
With Neustar as its back-end provider, Famous Four says it has found the "lowest fees in the industry".
FFM is operating in a fiscal environment that has multiple advantages over others in the industry. Domain names sales are treated as royalty income which is currently zero rated in Gibraltar. This would result in an instant bottom line gain.
There's a strong suggestion in the presentation that DVPII is not limiting its ambitions to the new gTLDs it has applied for.
It also seems to discuss acquiring other applicants and ccTLD rights, then bringing them into the Famous Four fold, but the plan was not completely clear to me and executives were unavailable for clarification.
So…out of curiousity, I wonder what DVP projected to ICANN for its COIs? Presumably it matches what they have in this marketing plan – thus I would expect that they would have $18M in COIs? I hope ICANN is checking this against DVPs applications to confirm the numbers….otherwise DVP is providing false information in their applications and ICANN wouldn't be doing their diligence.


In the early part of the year 1838, I became quite restless. I could see no reason why I should, at the end of each week, pour the reward of my toil into the purse of my master. When I carried to him my weekly wages, he would, after counting the money, look me in the face with a robber-like fierceness, and ask, "Is this all?" He was satisfied with nothing less than the last cent. He would, however, when I made him six dollars, sometimes give me six cents, to encourage me. It had the opposite effect. I regarded it as a sort of admission of my right to the whole. The fact that he gave me any part of my wages was proof, to my mind, that he believed me entitled to the whole of them. I always felt worse for having received any thing; for I feared that the giving me a few cents would ease his conscience, and make him feel himself to be a pretty honorable sort of robber. My discontent grew upon me. I was ever on the look-out for means of escape; and, finding no direct means, I determined to try to hire my time, with a view of getting money with which to make my escape. In the spring of 1838, when Master Thomas came to Baltimore to purchase his spring goods, I got an opportunity, and applied to him to allow me to hire my time. He unhesitatingly refused my request, and told me this was another stratagem by which to escape. He told me I could go nowhere but that he could get me; and that, in the event of my running away, he should spare no pains in his efforts to catch me. He exhorted me to content myself, and be obedient. He told me, if I would be happy, I must lay out no plans for the future. He said, if I behaved myself properly, he would take care of me. Indeed, he advised me to complete thoughtlessness of the future, and taught me to depend solely upon him for happiness. He seemed to see fully the pressing necessity of setting aside my intellectual nature, in order to contentment in slavery. But in spite of him, and even in spite of myself, I continued to think, and to think about the injustice of my enslavement, and the means of escape.
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Not this one, this one, or the other twelve Gehrig still holds (most being specific to first basemen, a position Ripken never played in the majors or minors). This one.
As the cheering thundered on, young Cal made his sixth and seventh curtain calls. He wasn't crying. That's not the family way. Maybe he'll cry later, but not in public. He looked like he was ready to play ball again. But then [Rafael] Palmeiro and Bobby Bonilla literally pushed him out of the dugout, sending him on his way for a victory lap. Ripken warmed to the occasion, touching many hands as he circled the warning track, and in those moments he looked at once teenage-young and 2,131-old. He looked a lot like his dad at times, and some even said he looked a little like Gehrig: The strong, humble, smiling face, always there, incredibly consistent.
These were a working-man's 22 minutes in a working-man's town, the place Ripken has spent his entire career.
And for the record (literally), Ripken stayed on the job for 501 more games before taking a break.
Let us now praise session musicians, the working stiffs of the music industry. If you do know the name, it's probably from one of the many Tom Petty albums on which Tench has played piano and keyboards (as a Heartbreaker or not). But he has lent his talents to an astonishing number of non-TP albums. I tried counting them on his AllMusic.com "Credits" page and was only two screens into seven total when I reached 100 and gave up. Just sticking to artists in my own CD/iTunes collection, Tench has worked for ("collaborated with" doesn't quite fit our labor theme) Bob Dylan, U2, Elvis Costello, the Replacements (and later a solo Paul Westerberg), Kelly Willis, the Ramones (!), Lucinda Williams, Bruce Cockburn, the Rolling Stones, Aimee Mann, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Sheryl Crow, Kathleen Edwards, Ryan Adams, Shelby Lynne, the Dixie Chicks, Dan Wilson, and the Avett Brothers.


Every year, people are urged to go through the motions of making resolutions for a better year. They vow to lose weight, eat healthier, spend more time with family, finish that book they started, etc.
If you are amongst this group, plan accordingly. No matter the resolution, if you do not spend time into putting for a plan with milestones and deadlines, it is very likely that you will fail to fulfill it. And for each resolution you are making, take some time to answer the question — to what end?
For instance, a few months ago, a friend of mine was telling me that they were on a diet. When I asked why, they replied "to lose weight". It was almost like when someone shows you a photo of themselves and says "this is a photo of me when I was younger". Every photo is of you when if when you were younger!
I asked why they wanted to lose weight and they replied "I just want to." They had no goals other than just wanting to lost some pounds. Needless to say, it didn't last long. When you commit with the end goal in mind, your commitment will be much stronger and concrete.
Lastly, this cycle of improvement does not have to be a yearly thing! You can do it on a daily basis — act, learn, adapt! The smaller you can make these cycles, the faster you will be able to grow and improve yourself.
If you're going to make a new year's resolution, set out a plan for how to execute on it. Set up milestones and develop a true understanding for why it is that you are wanting to fulfill this resolution — such insight can help in helping to fortify your efforts in hard times or those of doubt!


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Trouble at the BBC
By Jason Moore
THE BBC should have done the sensible thing and sacked Jonathan Ross, rather than suspending him. It is evident that he is not popular and the BBC will continue to be hounded by the media until they finally decide to terminate his contract. Jonathan Ross, judging by what I read in the newspapers in not popular. He is overpaid and rather over-the-top. Anyone who has watched his Friday night programme will tell you that his recipe of rather over-the-top comedy and his interview technique has won him some fans but plenty of enemies. It is also a rather sad state of affairs when you have Jonathan Ross, fronting a TV chat show, a film programme and a radio show on a regular basis. Isn´t there anyone else. Now, the media are enjoying giving the BBC a good kicking. Is it deserved? Well, not really, the licence fee is always going to be unpopular perhaps the time has come for a re-think. Perhaps, a smaller licence fee and some sponsorship of programmes which is not direct advertising. One thing is clear, though, the BBC needs to get their act-together, sack Jonathan Ross and find some new talent and take a closer look at the licence. As long as it is fully maintained by the tax-payer, the BBC is always going to be in the firing line.


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Home > Events > Trampoline World Championships: Japan claim double gold in synchro
Trampoline World Championships: Japan claim double gold in synchro
by Clive Morgan - 30 November 2019 4 December 2019
It wasn't just the lights that dazzled the Japanese crowd at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo, their trampolinists did too by winning both the men's and women's synchronised trampoline events.
Leading after the qualifying round, Yumi Takagi and her partner Ayano Kishi showed that they were in perfect harmony to claim the gold medal in the women's competition. Their countrymen Katsufumi Tasaki and Ginga Munetomo followed suit by winning the men's event, and securing an unprecedented pair of World Championship titles for the host nation.
Takagi and Kishi scored 49.590 to beat Russia's Susana Kochesok and Anna Kornetskaya at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre.
Kochesok and Kornetskaya were second with 48.570, while Samantha Smith and Rachel Tam of Canada did enough for bronze on 48.420.
"Two years ago we won two silvers and that gave us a lot of confidence," said Kishi.
"And then we came out and just did it."
In the men's event, Tasaki and Munetomo's gold medal winning performance scored 52.920. This was enough to dethrone two-time defending champions Uladzislau Hancharou and Aleh Rabtsau. The Belarussians finished with the silver medal, having scored 52.400. Russia's Mikhail Melnik and Sergei Azarian were third on 52.060.
Russia also celebrated winning two gold medals: in the men's DMT and women's tumbling.
Mikhail Zalomin of Russia won his third consecutive men's DMT world title to maintain his dominance of the event.
Despite being able to match the Russian in the qualification round, Ruben Padilla of the United States found himself one point behind Zalomin with a score of 76.1. Padilla's compatriot Alexander Renkert received the bronze.
In the women's tumbling event, the absence of Jia FangFang meant that there would be a new world champion, and up stepped Russia's Viktoriia Danilenko to fill the void.
Danilenko ended her long wait for a World Championships, winning the title at the sixth attempt with a score of 69.90.
The Russian finished 0.3 ahead of Great Britain's Shanice Davidson, who scored 69.60 to claim the silver. Megan Kealy, also of Great Britain, sealed bronze on 69.00.
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Visions of India
What does the Saatchi Gallery's new exhibition tell us about the subcontinent?
By Anna Maria Di Brina
Work by artists from the Indian subcontinent is on display at the Saatchi Gallery in "The Empire Strikes Back: Indian Art Today" until early summer. The show reflects the collector Charles Saatchi's recent interest in the global art scene.
If not everything is worth the visit (for example, a confusing wire-filled robot installation and an ugly stuffed camel in an oversized suitcase recall more a children's play area than the claimed issues of displacement), the show boasts some remarkable presences.
Among the highlights, both humorous and disquieting, is U.F.O., an impressive golden spacecraft made of loads of brass pots stuck together, by Subodh Gupta, one of the most collected Indian artists today. It openly addresses the Indian migrant worker's dream of escape.
The irresistible romance and rituals of dinner parties
Edward Hopper's city of still lives
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Robert Kaplan's tragic realism
Jitish Kallat, in his Public Notice 2, visually re-creates the Mahatma Gandhi's celebrated 1930 speech against the British salt tax with four and a half thousand pieces of fibreglass, bone-shaped alphabets. Kallat will bolster the growing interest in Indian art by showing in a one-man exhibition in London later this month at Haunch of Venison (opens 15 February).
While neon sculptures by London-based Shezad Dawood refer to parallels between self-righteous America and fundamentalist Islam, the Pakistani artist Rashid Rana documents contradictions and paradoxes by juxtaposing different-sized images. His Veils are softly rendered images of veiled women which, on closer inspection, turn out to be made up of thousands of small, unfocused, pornographic stills of women.
"My Veils are about representations," Rana tells me. "The veils are synonymous of Muslim women for western men, a simplified and often distorted representation. At the same time, men in the east, thanks to pornography mainly from the west, have a distorted image of western women. It is just showing the two sides of the same coin."
The relationship between the subcontinent and America informs the work of New York-based Schandra Singh, who exhibits two large canvases of people floating lazily in a swimming pool.
"The notion of anxiety is at the centre of my research," she says. "I address questions like 'how can we lay on a river all day, relaxing with silly toys, when there are things happening around us, when someone else is sitting on the side of the street?'. It is about an existential crisis."
Singh is a survivor of the 11 September 2001 attacks. In her uncomfortably funny paintings, conflict and uncertainty appear to be intrinsic elements of everyday existence.
"India today is benefiting from capitalism," she says, "and has the ability to be sitting in that pool as I do. But I'm not safe, because the water is not safe."
"The Empire Strikes Back: Indian Art Today" is at the Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York's HQ, King's Road, London SW3, until 7 May.
Anna Maria Di Brina
Michelangelo's Dream
Photographs from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
Words into images