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PHOTO GALLERY: USU 85, Fresno St 60 at MW Semifinal
Written by Photos by Matthew Halton
Utah State Aggies forward Justin Bean (12) reacts to a play from the bench during the second half against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Photos by Matthew Halton
The Utah State Aggies play against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies guard Diogo Brito (24) attempts to layup during the second half against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies forward Justin Bean (12) shoots a basket during the second half against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies forward Justin Bean (12) holds the ball during the second half against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies guard Brock Miller (22) shoots a three point basket during the second half against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies guard Diogo Brito (24) passes to forward Justin Bean (12) against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies center Neemias Queta (23) looks to rebound during the second half against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Fresno State Bulldogs guard Deshon Taylor (21) drives to the basket against forward Quinn Taylor (10) in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies guard Diogo Brito (24) attempts to block against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
FILE - Utah State Aggies guard Sam Merrill (5) looks to rebound during the second half against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies center Neemias Queta (23) rebounds during the second half against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies head coach Craig Smith reacts to a play during the first half against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies guard Brock Miller (22) sits in the huddle during the first half against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies guard Diogo Brito (24) sits in the huddle during the first half against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
FILE - Utah State Aggies head coach Craig Smith reacts to a play in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies forward Justin Bean (12) looks to defend against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies guard Brock Miller (22) reacts to a play against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies forward Quinn Taylor (10) reacts to a play against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies head coach Craig Smith in the huddle during the first half against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies center Neemias Queta (23) throws the ball to guard Dwanye Brown Jr. (2) during the first half against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies guard Sam Merrill (5) shoots a free throw during the first half against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies forward Justin Bean (12) and guard Brock Miller celebrate during the first half against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Fresno State Bulldogs guard Braxton Huggins (4) looks to pass the ball while guarded by Utah State Aggies guard Abel Porter (15) in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
Utah State Aggies guard Sam Merrill (5) dribbles against the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on March 15. The Aggies won against the Bulldogs, 85-60, and will advance to play San Diego State in the Mountain West Championship finals.
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Q: Whats the url to get a Twitter share count I'm trying to fetch my Twitter share count from my Twitter share button on my page, here is one url I tried but it seems to be dead.
Here is what I tried.
http://cdn.api.twitter.com/1/urls/count.json?url=http://stylehatch.co
Does anyone know a working url?

A: Yes, Twitter has finally removed their share count feature.

A: I believe Twitter killed off the share counts a few months ago when they removed them from the embedded Tweet buttons. I may be wrong, but that's also what I believe to be the issue.
You may just want to not try to get share counts from Twitter whatsoever, seeing as they've made effort to kill it off anyway.

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import time
from fractions import Fraction
import random
import logging

from .qt import *
from .util import time_to_frame, frame_to_time

class UIData(object):
    pass

# TODO: calculate this for more platforms. can be done with:
#       QScrollBar(Qt.Horizontal).sizeHint().height()
SCROLLBAR_WIDTH = 15

RULER_HEIGHT = 25
TRACK_HEIGHT = 24

log = logging.getLogger(__name__)

class TrackUI(QWidget):

    def __init__(self, timeline, track, parent):
        QWidget.__init__(self, parent)
        self.timeline = timeline
        self.track = track

        self.setStyleSheet('background-color:rgb(%d, %d, %d)' % tuple(random.randrange(200, 256) for i in range(3)))
        self.data = QWidget(self)

        self.header = QLabel(self)
        self.header.setText('%s %s[%s]' % (track.name, '(%s) ' % track.group if track.group else '', track.key.upper()))
        self.header.setAlignment(Qt.AlignRight | Qt.AlignVCenter)
        self.header.setMargin(8)
        font = QFont()
        font.setFamily("Courier New")
        font.setPointSize(12)
        font.setBold(True)
        self.header.setFont(font)

    def layout(self):

        width = self.timeline.size().width()
        header_width = self.timeline.header_width
        h_offset = self.timeline.h_scrollbar.value()

        self.resize(width, TRACK_HEIGHT)
        self.header.setGeometry(0, 0, header_width, TRACK_HEIGHT)
        self.data.setGeometry(header_width, 0, width, TRACK_HEIGHT)

        for event in self.track.events:
            if event.ui is None:
                self.timeline.handle_event_created_signal(self.track, event)
            event.ui.layout()

    def mousePressEvent(self, event):
        print 'track', event

class EventUI(QWidget):

    def __init__(self, timeline, track, event, parent):
        QWidget.__init__(self, parent)
        self.timeline = timeline
        self.track = track
        self.event = event

        self.pen_color = QColor(*tuple(random.randrange(128) for x in range(3)))

    def layout(self):
        x = self.timeline.apply_zoom(self.event.start - self.timeline.h_scrollbar.value())
        width = self.timeline.apply_zoom(self.event.length)

        # This is causing some havoc. These things are being deleted while
        # being open. When it tries to lay them out it throws a runtime error.
        self.setGeometry(x - 8, 0, width + 15, TRACK_HEIGHT)

    def paintEvent(self, event):

        x = self.timeline.apply_zoom(self.event.start)
        width = self.timeline.apply_zoom(self.event.length)

        p = QtGui.QPainter(self)
        try:
            p.setRenderHint(QtGui.QPainter.Antialiasing)

            pen = QPen()
            pen.setColor(self.pen_color)
            pen.setWidth(3)
            p.setPen(pen)

            p.setBrush(self.pen_color.lighter(125))

            p.drawLine(8, TRACK_HEIGHT/2, 8 + width, TRACK_HEIGHT/2)
            p.drawLine(8 + width + 1, TRACK_HEIGHT/2 - 4, 8 + width + 1, TRACK_HEIGHT/2 + 4)

            pen.setWidth(2)
            p.setPen(pen)
            p.drawEllipse(QPoint(8, TRACK_HEIGHT/2), 5, 5)

        finally:
            p.end()

    def mousePressEvent(self, event):
        if int(event.modifiers()) & Qt.AltModifier:
            self.timeline.app.delete_event(self.track, self.event)

class TimelineWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):

    def __init__(self, app):
        QtGui.QMainWindow.__init__(self)
        self.app = app

        # At zoom level 0, 1 frame will take up 1 pixel.
        self.zoom_level = 0

        self.build_base_gui()

        # Need to track if a click was registered in the ruler or not, cause
        # I was not able to get the mouse events working on the ruler itslef.
        # Ie. I hacked it together.
        self.clicked_in_ruler = False

        connect(self.app, SIGNAL('doc_changed'), self.layout)

        connect(self.app, SIGNAL('time_changed'), self.handle_time_change_event)
        connect(self.app, SIGNAL('time_mode_changed'), self.handle_time_mode_change_event)

        connect(self.app, SIGNAL('event_created'), self.handle_event_created_signal)
        connect(self.app, SIGNAL('event_updated'), self.handle_event_updated_signal)

        connect(self.app, SIGNAL('track_created'), self.handle_track_created_signal)

    @property
    def zoom_factor(self):
        return Fraction(2, 1) ** self.zoom_level

    def zoom_in(self, event=None):
        """Everything gets twice as big."""
        self.zoom_level = min(4, self.zoom_level - 1)
        self.layout()

    def zoom_out(self, event=None):
        """Everything gets half as big."""
        self.zoom_level = max(-4, self.zoom_level + 1)
        self.layout()

    def apply_zoom(self, value):
        """Get the a zoomed value.

        Converts a duration in frames to the number of pixels wide they must
        be drawn.

        """
        return float(value * Fraction(2, 1) ** self.zoom_level)

    def unapply_zoom(self, value):
        """Convert a zoomed value back to normal.

        Converts a pixel width on the screen to the duration in frames it
        represents.

        """
        return float(value / Fraction(2, 1) ** self.zoom_level)

    def frame_to_position(self, frame):
        """Get the x-coord for a given frame.

        This returns the x coord relative to the track container.

        """
        return int(self.apply_zoom(frame) - self.h_scrollbar.value())

    def position_to_frame(self, x):
        """Get the frame that is at a given x-coord.

        This takes the x coord relative to the track container.

        """
        return int(self.unapply_zoom(x + self.h_scrollbar.value()))

    def time_to_position(self, time):
        return self.frame_to_position(time * self.app.video.fps)

    def position_to_time(self, x):
        return self.position_to_frame(x) / self.app.video.fps

    def build_base_gui(self):

        self.resize(600, 300)

        # Remove the stupid status bar. This may need to go back for other
        # platforms.
        self.setStatusBar(None)

        # Initial constants for the header. These should be updated depending
        # on the data that gets preresented (ie. the width of the text).
        self.header_width = 250
        self.header_min_width = 100
        self.header_max_width = 400

        self.track_container = QWidget(self)
        self.track_container.setStyleSheet('background-color:rgb(255, 255, 200)')

        self.time = QLineEdit(self)
        self.time.setText('31:41:59')
        self.time.setAlignment(Qt.AlignRight)
        self.time.setReadOnly(True)
        self.time.setFrame(False)
        font = QFont()
        font.setFamily("Courier New")
        font.setPointSize(12)
        font.setBold(True)
        self.time.setFont(font)

        self.ruler = QWidget(self)
        self.ruler.paintEvent = self.ruler_paintEvent
        self.ruler.mousePressEvent = self.ruler_mousePressEvent
        self.ruler.mouseMoveEvent  = self.ruler_mouseMoveEvent
        self.ruler.mouseReleaseEvent  = self.ruler_mouseReleaseEvent

        self.v_scrollbar = QScrollBar(Qt.Vertical, self)
        self.v_scrollbar.setMaximum(0) # Disable it.
        connect(self.v_scrollbar, SIGNAL('valueChanged(int)'), self.layout)
        self.h_scrollbar = QScrollBar(Qt.Horizontal, self)
        self.h_scrollbar.setMaximum(0) # Disable it.
        connect(self.h_scrollbar, SIGNAL('valueChanged(int)'), self.layout)

        self.ruler_line = QFrame(self)
        self.ruler_line.setFrameShape(QFrame.HLine)
        self.ruler_line.setFrameShadow(QFrame.Sunken)
        self.ruler_line.setLineWidth(2)

        self.playhead = QWidget(self)
        self.playhead.paintEvent = self.playhead_paintEvent

        self.header_line = QtGui.QFrame(self)
        self.header_line.setFrameShape(QFrame.VLine)
        self.header_line.setFrameShadow(QFrame.Sunken)
        self.header_line.setLineWidth(2)
        self.header_line.setCursor(Qt.SizeHorCursor)
        self.header_line.mousePressEvent = lambda e: None # Trick it into giving us the drag.
        self.header_line.mouseMoveEvent = self.header_line_mouseMoveEvent

        self.layout()

    def resizeEvent(self, event):
        self.layout()

    def layout(self, event=None):

        # Some convenient sizes.
        width = self.size().width()
        height = self.size().height()
        header_width = self.header_width # Header width
        tracks_width = width - header_width - SCROLLBAR_WIDTH # Track width
        tracks_height = height - RULER_HEIGHT - SCROLLBAR_WIDTH
        h_offset = self.h_scrollbar.value()
        v_offset = self.v_scrollbar.value()

        # Dimensions of the data we have.
        data_height = TRACK_HEIGHT * len(self.app.doc.tracks)
        data_width = 0
        if self.app.is_ready:
            data_width = self.app.video.frame_count
        for track in self.app.doc.tracks:
            if track.events:
                data_width = max(data_width, track.events[-1].end)
        data_width = self.apply_zoom(data_width)
        # log.debug('data_width %d' % data_width)

        self.setMinimumSize(self.header_width + 200, 100)

        self.track_container.setGeometry(0, RULER_HEIGHT, self.header_width + data_width, data_height)

        # Adjust the time display and the ruler container width.
        self.time.setGeometry(0, 0, header_width, RULER_HEIGHT)
        self.ruler.setGeometry(header_width, 0, tracks_width, RULER_HEIGHT)
        self.ruler.repaint()

        self.header_line.setGeometry(self.header_width - 2, -2, 4, height + 4)
        self.ruler_line .setGeometry(0, RULER_HEIGHT - 2, width, 4)
        # Scroll bars should be along the bottom and the right side.
        self.h_scrollbar.setGeometry(self.header_width, height-SCROLLBAR_WIDTH, width - self.header_width - SCROLLBAR_WIDTH, SCROLLBAR_WIDTH)
        self.v_scrollbar.setGeometry(width-SCROLLBAR_WIDTH, RULER_HEIGHT, SCROLLBAR_WIDTH, height - SCROLLBAR_WIDTH - RULER_HEIGHT)

        # Update the scrollbar maximums and step sizes to go along widthith the
        # new size and data that widthe have.
        self.h_scrollbar.setMaximum(data_width - tracks_width if data_width > tracks_width else 0)
        self.h_scrollbar.setPageStep(tracks_width)
        self.v_scrollbar.setMaximum(data_height - tracks_height if data_height > tracks_height else 0)
        if self.app.video:
            self.h_scrollbar.setSingleStep(self.app.video.fps * self.zoom_factor)
            self.v_scrollbar.setPageStep(self.app.video.fps * self.zoom_factor)

        # Track headers and data
        if self.app.doc is not None:
            for i, track in enumerate(self.app.doc.tracks):
                if track.ui is None:
                    self.handle_track_created_signal(track)
                track.ui.move(0, i * TRACK_HEIGHT - self.v_scrollbar.value())
                track.ui.layout()

        self.playhead_layout()

    def handle_event_created_signal(self, track, event):
        event.ui = EventUI(self, track, event, track.ui.data)
        event.ui.layout()
        event.ui.show()

    def handle_event_updated_signal(self, event):
        event.ui.layout()

    def handle_track_created_signal(self, track):
        track.ui = TrackUI(self, track, self.track_container)
        track.ui.layout()
        track.ui.show()

    def header_line_mouseMoveEvent(self, event):
        self.header_width = min(self.header_max_width, max(self.header_min_width, self.header_line.pos().x() + event.x()))
        self.layout()

    def handle_time_change_event(self):
        self.time.setText(self.app.format_time())
        self.playhead_layout()
        self.ruler.repaint()

    def handle_time_mode_change_event(self):
        self.time.setText(self.app.format_time())
        self.ruler.repaint()

    def ruler_paintEvent(self, event):

        font = QFont()
        font.setFamily("Courier New")
        font.setPointSize(10)

        label_width = QFontMetrics(font).width('00:00:00')
        size_needed = label_width + 10

        # Pick an appropriate spacing.
        fps = self.app.video.fps
        frame_sizes = (1, 2) + tuple(fps / x for x in (2, 4, 5, 8, 10)) + tuple(fps * x for x in (1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 60, 5 * 60, 10 * 60))
        frame_sizes = sorted(set(frame_sizes))
        frame_sizes = (int(x) for x in frame_sizes if int(x) == x)
        zoom_sizes = ((x, int(self.apply_zoom(x))) for x in frame_sizes)
        for step, size in zoom_sizes:
            if size > size_needed:
                break

        # Figure out how many sub ticks to make.
        ticks = 1
        while ticks < 4 and not step % ticks:
            ticks *= 2

        # TODO: This does not use the zoom.
        FPS = int(self.app.video.fps)
        offset = self.h_scrollbar.value()
        x = event.rect().x()
        w = event.rect().width()

        min_f = int(self.unapply_zoom(x + offset))
        min_f = min_f / step * step
        max_f = int(self.unapply_zoom(x + offset + w)) + 10

        p = QtGui.QPainter(self.ruler)
        try:
            p.setRenderHint(QtGui.QPainter.Antialiasing)

            p.setFont(font)

            for f in xrange(min_f, max_f, step / ticks):
                tick = (f % step) / (step / ticks)
                x = int(self.apply_zoom(f)) - offset
                if tick == 0:
                    p.drawLine(x, 4, x, RULER_HEIGHT)
                    p.setPen(QColor(0))
                    txt = self.app.format_time(frame_to_time(f, fps))
                    p.drawText(QPoint(x + 2, 10), txt)

                elif ticks == 2 or ticks == 4 and tick == 2:
                    p.drawLine(x, RULER_HEIGHT - 8, x, RULER_HEIGHT)

                else:
                    p.drawLine(x, RULER_HEIGHT - 4, x, RULER_HEIGHT)
        finally:
            p.end

    def ruler_mousePressEvent(self, event, offset=0):
        print 'ruler', event
        self.was_playing = self.app.video.is_playing
        if self.was_playing:
            self.app.video.pause()
        self.ruler_mouseMoveEvent(event, offset)

    def ruler_mouseMoveEvent(self, event, offset=0):
        # print 'move'
        f = self.unapply_zoom(event.pos().x() + self.h_scrollbar.value() - offset)
        t = frame_to_time(f, self.app.video.fps)
        t = max(0, t)
        if t < self.app.video.length:
            self.app.time = self.app.video.time = t
            self.app.sync() # HUGE HACK!

    def mousePressEvent(self, event):
        self.ruler_mousePressEvent(event, self.header_width)
    def mouseMoveEvent(self, event):
        self.ruler_mouseMoveEvent(event, self.header_width)

    def ruler_mouseReleaseEvent(self, event):
        # print 'release'
        if self.was_playing:
            self.app.video.play()

    def playhead_layout(self):
        if not self.app.is_ready:
            self.playhead.hide()
        else:
            x = self.time_to_position(self.app.time)
            if x < 0:
                self.playhead.hide()
            else:
                self.playhead.setGeometry(self.header_width + x - 8, 0, 8*2 + 1, self.size().height() - SCROLLBAR_WIDTH)
                self.playhead.show()

    def playhead_paintEvent(self, event):
        p = QtGui.QPainter(self.playhead)
        try:
            p.setRenderHint(QtGui.QPainter.Antialiasing)
            left = self.playhead.pos().x() - self.header_width
            p.setClipRect(-left, 0, left + 17, self.size().height())
            p.setPen(QColor(128, 0, 0))
            p.setBrush(QColor(128, 0, 0, 128))

            p.drawPolygon(
                QPoint(0, 15),
                QPoint(8*2+1, 15),
                QPoint(8, RULER_HEIGHT - 2)
            )
            p.drawLine(8, RULER_HEIGHT - 1, 8, self.size().height())

        finally:
            p.end

    def wheelEvent(self, event):
        if event.orientation() == Qt.Horizontal:
            self.h_scrollbar.setValue(self.h_scrollbar.value() - event.delta())
        else:
            self.v_scrollbar.setValue(self.v_scrollbar.value() - event.delta())

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Unbooked: How to live mindfully in a literate world
I've spent 40 years or more reading books and I wonder if they're starting to actually alter my brain.
It's great that they're so addictive but when you're reading them it's like you're completely isolated and cut off from the real world, there's no connection to anything real or human at all. Your brain is tricked into imagining that there's real stuff going on but there's not, it's just a linear arrangement of black lines. You make no choices, take no active part, you just follow the plot that's dicated to you by the 'author', you're locked into a kind of dream world, a dream world sold to you for the most part, by one of a tiny number of global publishing keiretsu.
There's increasing evidence that books actually change the shape of the brain and they're literally addictive. Not addictive in the sense of the actual meaning of the word, but addictive in the sense of what people mean when they say 'addictive' - which is worse.
So, I've decided I'm going to take some time off grid and try and detox books from my system. It's going to be hard, obviously, books have been pushed into every facet of our lives almost without us noticing. Look beside your bed, for instance, I bet you'll find a bunch of books just sitting there waiting to be read.
I'm going to spend my time, instead, trying to reconnect with the real people in my life via games and social media.
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At the master's and doctoral levels, you may find degree options in the fields of exercise science, physical therapy, athletic training, occupational therapy or rehabilitation science. All states require that physical and occupational therapists are licensed, so its important to earn a properly accredited degree when entering this field.
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Due to the largely hands-on nature of training for the field of sports rehabilitation, you may find it difficult to find entirely online programs at the undergraduate level. However, you may find some programs that use online options to accelerate the curriculum, or programs that offer the bulk of coursework online while still requiring lab and clinical experiences for real-world training. Master's degree programs in subjects like exercise science or rehabilitation science may be offered in a completely online format.
If you're a currently practicing occupational or physical therapist, online master's and doctoral programs are available to you if you need enhance your education without disrupting your work schedule. As a practicing occupational therapist with a bachelor's degree you could earn your master's degree online, though this typically requires some onsite clinical experiences. If you're a practicing physical therapist with a bachelor's or master's degree you may earn your Doctor of Physical Therapy completely online.
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Technical fouls: UC Davis-None. UC Santa Barbara-None.
Points in the paint-UCD 28,UCSB 24. Points off turnovers-UCD 20,UCSB 14.
2nd chance points-UCD 8,UCSB 12. Fast break points-UCD 0,UCSB 0.
Bench points-UCD 27,UCSB 9. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-3 times.
Last FG-UCD 2nd-02:25, UCSB 2nd-00:07.
Largest lead-UCD by 9 2nd-09:42, UCSB by 13 1st-03:43.
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09:54              SUB OUT: Portz, C.J.
00:25              SUB IN : Portz, C.J.
00:05              SUB OUT: Portz, C.J.
Points in the paint-UCD 14,UCSB 14. Points off turnovers-UCD 10,UCSB 12.
2nd chance points-UCD 2,UCSB 12. Fast break points-UCD 0,UCSB 0.
Bench points-UCD 4,UCSB 2. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times.


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Q: AdWords to GoogleAds v9: UserList selectors and building a list of UserList's (UserListPage in Adwords) I can't figure out what is used to mimic the UserListPage and Selector behavior from Adwords in Google Ads. If anyone knows the proper classes to use I'd appreciate it. I am trying to retrieve a list of user lists with specific conditions, to then feed the userlist id,name and eligible into an Audience list.

A: I belive you're looking for UserListService.
Here's an example provided for creating and managing a list https://github.com/googleads/google-ads-python/blob/main/examples/remarketing/add_customer_match_user_list.py
You might also make a search query to retrieve a specific user list like
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Q: Question about obtaining Ito differential of stochastic integral How do you obtain the Ito differential of $X_t = \int_0^t W_s ds$, $Y_t = t\exp{(\int_{0}^{t} W_s ds)}$, and $Z_t = t\exp{(\int_{0}^{t} W_s dW_s)}$? I'm not sure how to even go about applying Ito's lemma to stochastic integrals - any help would be appreciated!
I might be getting confused on notation, but is it the case that if $X_t = \int_{0}^{t} W_s ds$, then $dX_t = W_t dt$ and if $Y_t = \int_{0}^{t} W_s dW_s$, then $dY_t = W_t dW_t$? I have also seen that $\int_0^t W_s ds = tW_t -\int_0^t s dW_s = \int_0^t (t-s) dW_s$ and $\int_0^t W_s d W_s = \frac{1}{2} (W_t^2 - t)$. However, I'm not sure if/how to incorporate this.

A: I think you have to recall that an equality of Itô differentials actually means after it's Itô integration.
And you remind that $\int_0^t dA_s = A_t - A_0$ for any Itô process $A_t$.
So, by the definition of the Itô differential and the definition of $X_t := \int_0^tW_sds$, $dX_t = W_tdt$.
First one can easily verify that $(dX_t)^2 = 0, dtd(\exp(X_t)) = 0$.
Hence $d\exp(X_t) = \exp(X_t)dX_t$, and $d(t\exp(X_t)) = \exp(X_t)dt + td\exp(X_t)$.
Since $Y_t = t\exp(X_t)$, we obtain
$$
\begin{align*}
dY_t &= d(t\exp(X_t)) \\
&= \exp(X_t)dt + td\exp(X_t) \\
&= \exp(X_t)dt + t\exp(X_t)dX_t \\
&= \exp(\int_0^tW_sds)(t+W_t)dt.
\end{align*}
$$
Similarly, we can compute $dZ_t$ as follows:
As you computed, $A_t : = \int_0^t W_sdW_s = \frac{1}{2}(W_t^2 - t)$.
Then $dA_t = W_t dW_t, (dA_t)^2 = W_t^2 dt$.
Hence, by Itô's formula,
$$
d(\exp(A_t)) = \exp(A_t)dA_t + \frac{1}{2}\exp(A_t)(dA_t)^2
= \exp(A_t)W_tdW_t + \frac{1}{2}\exp(A_t)W_t^2dt.
$$
Thus
$$
\begin{align*}
dZ_t &= d(t\exp(A_t)) \\
&= \exp(A_t)dt + td(\exp(A_t)) \\
&= \exp(A_t)dt + t\exp(A_t)W_tdW_t + \frac{1}{2}\exp(A_t)W_t^2dt\\
&= t\exp(A_t)W_tdW_t + \exp(A_t)(\frac{1}{2}W_t^2+1)dt \\
&= t\exp(\frac{1}{2}(W_t^2 - t))W_tdW_t + \exp(\frac{1}{2}(W_t^2 - t))(\frac{1}{2}W_t^2+1)dt
\end{align*}
$$
I think no further calculations are necessary.


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Q: Tiling the plane with non-similar triangles with restictions Recently I stumbled upon this question Similar Triangles in Tiling a Plane, and I considered the same problem after imposing some restrictions. In particular I considered the following cases.

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*Find a triangular tiling of the plane where no triangle is similar to another one, and each triangle is rational-sided.

Sketch of the proof: we start by tiling the plane with $3-4-5$ right-triangles and then it is possible to split each right-triangle into two rational-sided triangles in infinitely many different ways.

*Find a triangular tiling of the plane where no triangle is similar to another one, and each triangle is integer-sided.

Here I feel quite lost. Any idea? Does this kind of triangular tiling exist?

A: This is not an answer, but a quarter of it.
Upd. OK, the initial description was probably too terse, so I'll expand it a bit. Define a sequence as $a_1=6$ and $a_{n+1}$ is the greatest possible leg that would form a Pythagorean triangle with $a_n$ for another leg, that is:
$$a_{n+1}=\begin{cases}
\dfrac{a_n^2}4-1, &\text{if $a_n$ is even}\\
\dfrac{a_n^2-1}2, &\text{if $a_n$ is odd}
\end{cases}$$
Mark the points $a_n$ with odd $n$ on one axis and those with even $n$ on another. Then connect them in a zigzag fashion as follows. (The drawing is not to scale!)

I can claim with a good deal of confidence that the sequence never stops and never repeats. The problem is with the other three quarters. Well, maybe we can do them in a similar way, but starting with other Pythagorean triangles.
So it goes.


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DOOM Sends Another Impostor To London Show
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DOOM is back to his villainous ways. The masked rapper has pissed off fans over the years by sending impostors in masks to concerts instead of showing up himself. The latest case went down in London at a Livin' Proof show called Livin' DOOM. According to the guys at Livin' Proof, organizing the show didn't go as planned, and the man that finally showed up (pictured above) does not appear to be DOOM.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, the rapper behind classic underground hip-hop albums like Operation Doomsday and Madvillainy explained, "Everything that we do is villain style. Everybody has the right to get it or not get it. Once I throw it out, it's there for interpretation. It might've seemed like it didn't go well, but how do we know that wasn't just pre-orchestrated so that we're talking about it now? I tell you one thing: People are asking more now for live shows and I'm charging more, so it must've worked somewhere…when you come to a Doom show, come expecting to hear music, don't come expecting to see."
Livin' Proof issued the following statement about the show:
To everyone who came down to our Livin' DOOM event on Saturday and are questioning whether that was the real DOOM – we are in the same position as you. We had a legitimate contracted gig from his official booking agent and were in contact throughout the booking process with his US management, and label. We were even talking and working with the promoters of DOOM's forthcoming London live shows in October and November.
As far as we were concerned, the real DOOM was going to appear… we received news from DOOM's management on the morning of the gig that DOOM wanted more money or he would not show up. This show was done and intended as a very special and intimate show which was not about making money but putting on an incredible party in a very small capacity venue. As we wanted the show to go ahead and was left to ransom to this extortionate request, we agreed this even though this was a breach of our agreed contract. In hindsight, we should have cancelled the show then and there…
At 9.30pm after we had open the doors, we were told by management that he would appear but would not DJ and was just going to sign autographs. We said this was unacceptable as we had agreed and paid for a DJ set… 10 minutes later we received a call saying that he would DJ… Or that's what we were led to believe.
As many of the people in the venue noticed, there is a very strong possibility the person that was finally sent down was not DOOM himself.
Doing this show has taught us a lot about how some artists operate and how they feel they can treat others and, most importantly, their fans. As fans of DOOM ourselves, this has left a very sour taste in our mouth.
Anyone who has been to Livin' Proof parties always know that we do our utmost to provide the best quality show and we are so sorry for anyone who came down and were disappointed by the DJ set from the artist supposedly meant to be DOOM.
We will do our utmost to make this up to anyone who purchased a ticket for this event. We paid the fee upfront to Daniel Dumile's bank account and have the receipts to prove this. We will be seeking legal advice and are doing our best to get his show fee refunded from DOOM and his management and will then take suitable steps after this action.
Livin' Proof Crew.
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It's that time of the year, when "Best Of" lists are being released and according to what we've seen this morning, local musicians are going to be everywhere.
And that's not all - more locals are up for the prize, including GAYNGS' Jagjaguwar labelmate Peter Wolf Crier, Cloud Cult and sorta-local S. Carey, as is Duluth band Trampled by Turtles, plus Free Energy and The Hold Steady (both of which have Minnesota roots). Vote for the albums by clicking here! NPR will reveal the results on December 14.
Also, Paste Magazine published their list of the "25 Best Music Videos of 2010" and Jeremy Messersmith's Star Wars-inspired video for "Tatooine" is number 22.


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NEW BEDFORD - A fire in New Bedford's North End on Wednesday has been brought under control.
The fire was reported on the third floor of a four story multi-family home at 237-239 Ashley Boulevard at 5:46 a.m. Wednesday.
New Bedford Fire Chief Michael Gomes tells WBSM News all of the families in the ten-unit building were able to escape without injury. A dog was safely removed from the building by firefighters.
Chief Gomes says the fire was contained to the room of origin, and was brought under control within half an hour.
One family has been displaced. They will be receiving assistance from the American Red Cross.
Chief Gomes says the cause of the fire remains under investigation, but it appears to be accidental.


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from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
__metaclass__ = type

ANSIBLE_METADATA = {
    'metadata_version': '1.1',
    'status': ['preview'],
    'supported_by': 'community'
}

DOCUMENTATION = r'''
---
module: vmware_host_firewall_info
short_description: Gathers info about an ESXi host's firewall configuration information
description:
- This module can be used to gather information about an ESXi host's firewall configuration information when ESXi hostname or Cluster name is given.
version_added: '2.9'
author:
- Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)
notes:
- Tested on vSphere 6.5
requirements:
- python >= 2.6
- PyVmomi
options:
  cluster_name:
    description:
    - Name of the cluster from which the ESXi host belong to.
    - If C(esxi_hostname) is not given, this parameter is required.
    type: str
  esxi_hostname:
    description:
    - ESXi hostname to gather information from.
    - If C(cluster_name) is not given, this parameter is required.
    type: str
extends_documentation_fragment: vmware.documentation
'''

EXAMPLES = r'''
- name: Gather firewall info about all ESXi Host in given Cluster
  vmware_host_firewall_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    cluster_name: cluster_name
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Gather firewall info about ESXi Host
  vmware_host_firewall_info:
    hostname: '{{ vcenter_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ vcenter_username }}'
    password: '{{ vcenter_password }}'
    esxi_hostname: '{{ esxi_hostname }}'
  delegate_to: localhost
'''

RETURN = r'''
hosts_firewall_info:
    description: metadata about host's firewall configuration
    returned: on success
    type: dict
    sample: {
            "esxi_hostname_0001": [
                {
                    "allowed_hosts": {
                        "all_ip": true,
                        "ip_address": [
                            "10.10.10.1",
                        ],
                        "ip_network": [
                            "11.111.112.0/22",
                            "192.168.10.1/24"
                        ],
                    },
                    "enabled": true,
                    "key": "CIMHttpServer",
                    "rule": [
                        {
                            "direction": "inbound",
                            "end_port": null,
                            "port": 5988,
                            "port_type": "dst",
                            "protocol": "tcp"
                        }
                    ],
                    "service": "sfcbd-watchdog"
                },
            ]
        }
'''

from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
from ansible.module_utils.vmware import vmware_argument_spec, PyVmomi

class FirewallInfoManager(PyVmomi):
    def __init__(self, module):
        super(FirewallInfoManager, self).__init__(module)
        cluster_name = self.params.get('cluster_name', None)
        esxi_host_name = self.params.get('esxi_hostname', None)
        self.hosts = self.get_all_host_objs(cluster_name=cluster_name, esxi_host_name=esxi_host_name)

    @staticmethod
    def normalize_rule_set(rule_obj):
        rule_dict = dict()
        rule_dict['key'] = rule_obj.key
        rule_dict['service'] = rule_obj.service
        rule_dict['enabled'] = rule_obj.enabled
        rule_dict['rule'] = []

        for rule in rule_obj.rule:
            rule_set_dict = dict()
            rule_set_dict['port'] = rule.port
            rule_set_dict['end_port'] = rule.endPort
            rule_set_dict['direction'] = rule.direction
            rule_set_dict['port_type'] = rule.portType
            rule_set_dict['protocol'] = rule.protocol
            rule_dict['rule'].append(rule_set_dict)

        allowed_host = rule_obj.allowedHosts
        rule_allow_host = dict()
        rule_allow_host['ip_address'] = [ip for ip in allowed_host.ipAddress]
        rule_allow_host['ip_network'] = [ip.network + "/" + str(ip.prefixLength) for ip in allowed_host.ipNetwork]
        rule_allow_host['all_ip'] = allowed_host.allIp
        rule_dict['allowed_hosts'] = rule_allow_host
        return rule_dict

    def gather_host_firewall_info(self):
        hosts_firewall_info = dict()
        for host in self.hosts:
            firewall_system = host.configManager.firewallSystem
            if firewall_system:
                hosts_firewall_info[host.name] = []
                for rule_set_obj in firewall_system.firewallInfo.ruleset:
                    hosts_firewall_info[host.name].append(self.normalize_rule_set(rule_obj=rule_set_obj))
        return hosts_firewall_info

def main():
    argument_spec = vmware_argument_spec()
    argument_spec.update(
        cluster_name=dict(type='str', required=False),
        esxi_hostname=dict(type='str', required=False),
    )

    module = AnsibleModule(
        argument_spec=argument_spec,
        required_one_of=[
            ['cluster_name', 'esxi_hostname'],
        ],
        supports_check_mode=True
    )

    vmware_host_firewall = FirewallInfoManager(module)
    module.exit_json(changed=False, hosts_firewall_info=vmware_host_firewall.gather_host_firewall_info())

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()


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Neymar return would be bad for Barcelona – Del Bosque
Former Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has said that he would not bring back Neymar if he was in charge of Barcelona.
Matt Dorman
05 September, 2019 17:46 IST
Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar was linked with a move back to former club FC Barcelona, the entire summer transfer window. - Getty Images
Barcelona should view its failure to seal a deal for Neymar as a blessing in disguise, according to Vicente del Bosque.
The La Liga champion was unable to reach an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain prior to Monday's transfer deadline.
Brazil international Neymar, who is said to be unhappy in France, could still return to Camp Nou in future, while Real Madrid reportedly remain interested.
But former Madrid and Spain boss Del Bosque believes the talented 27-year-old represents more trouble than he is worth.
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"It would have been good for the Spanish league for him to return but if I was involved with a club, I wouldn't have signed him," Del Bosque told RTVE programme Estudio Estadio.
"He is a great player, but there are other things I don't like. He did not behave well at Barcelona. He behaved badly, or very badly.
"If you did a survey in Barcelona, there would surely be more than 50 per cent who would be reluctant to have him back."
Another of the close season's transfer sagas took place over at Del Bosque's former employers Madrid as Zinedine Zidane unsuccessfully attempted to remove Gareth Bale from his squad.
The Wales international appeared destined for the Chinese Super League until Madrid's board blocked his departure.
Bale has since returned to favour, starting each of the club's three La Liga matches this term, and Del Bosque thinks the four-time Champions League winner will prove useful to Zidane.
"No one thought his behaviour was bad, just that he did not adapt to Madrid. Very few people doubted his qualities," the retired World Cup winner said.
"I think he will perform for them because he is a very good player."
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Open shade structures offer lots of roosting and nesting locations and are ideal for pigeons and other nuisance types of birds. The 2 different types of structures below offer a good example of how the work looks after we finish.
The first structure is an open beam steel truss structure and the second is a wooden truss structure.
Open steel beam structure was pressured washed and then using 2" square black pigeon net to close off the sides and underside.
We used girder clips hammered onto the steel trusses and then attached a cable support system to hold up the netting.
Pigeons and Sparrows were nesting.
Open wooden beam structure was netted on the front and back face and along the underside of the wooden trusses using black 3/4" netting.
Stainless steel lags screws were used to hold the cable to the walls and net was attached to the cable.


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Q: How to customize the form of rounding My question may seem simple, but still can not get something that works.
I need to customize the Math.round rounding format or something to make it work as follows:
If the number is 1.6 he should round to 1, if greater than or equal to 1.7 should round to 2.0 . And so to all other decimal results with # .6
The way I'm doing the 1.6 being rounded to 2 shall be rounded to 1.
How can I do that?
Thank you!

A: Simply do this:
double threshold = 0.7;
Math.round(x - threshold + 0.5);

A: You could write a method that takes a double variable as input and returns the integer based on the first digit after the point. For instance, you could convert the input to a String and delimit it at the decimal point. Then check if the first digit after the point is less or greater than 6.

A: Math.floor(x + 0.6);

It possibly may solve your question.


I've been doing some shopping on Become and found some really cute things! Have you guys seen these donna sharp handbags yet? I love the polka dot one in the first picture. It's a great site seeing bag. She makes a wide variety of bags. You'll have no trouble finding one you like!
I also found some great waterproof jackets. School is almost back in and everyone needs a great coat for those rainy days! But just because it's raining doesn't mean you have to wear a big rubber rain coat. This Columbia jacket in the second picture is great.
Speaking of back to school, I found a too cute school backpack. Look at the third picture. Isn't that so adorable? It's taking all of my personal restraint not to buy that. I think that is without a doubt the cutest backpack ever created. No worries if you're not in the market for a cutesy backpack. They have plenty of backpacks for other age groups.


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Q: MFC SDI app: do work automatically after UI is shown I have an existing (legacy) SDI app, and I want to call some functions immediately after the UI is shown, i.e. when it would normally sit idle and wait for user input.
Normally I'd put the calls in CView::OnInitialUpdate, e.g.:
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... but this gets executed before the UI is shown. For this I want to show some UI feedback while it runs (it takes a while and should probably be in its own thread, but that's a different problem); the function also shows a dialog at the end of it, so I do need the UI to be visible.
What's the "best practice" on how to do this?

A: Use PostMessage in your init code with a WM_APP+x message.
When the message pump runs your message is delivered to the window and you can do your lazy init.
Use a ON_MESSAGE(MY_WM_APP_INIT,OnMyInit) entry in the message map.
Other way would be to use CWinApp::OnIdle, but this isn't view specific.
Or use a "one time" Timer... start a timer handle it and kill it.


System Engineer at first, Isabelle Van Campenhoudt have been working on databases for more than ten years. Trainer, speaker and consultant, her work led her to constantly collaborate with developers to help in the design and improvement of their SQL databases. She also provides classes at EPHEC for the Bachelor of Computer Science curriculum. Finally she took part in user group CLUG and is recognized as a SQL Server MVP.


Abstract Red clump stars are fundamental distance indicators in astrophysics, although theoretical stellar models predict a dependence of absolute magnitudes with age. This effect is particularly strong below similar to 2 Gyr, but even above this limit a mild age dependence is still expected. We use seismically identified red clump stars in the Kepler field for which we have reliable distances, masses, and ages from the SAGA survey, to first explore this effect. By excluding red clump stars with masses larger than 1.6 M circle dot (corresponding to ages younger than 2 Gyr), we derive robust calibrations linking intrinsic colors to absolute magnitudes in the following photometric systems: Stromgren by, Johnson BV, Sloan griz, 2MASS JHK(s), and WISE W1W2W3. With the precision achieved we also detect a slope of absolute magnitudes similar to 0.020 +/- 0.003 mag Gyr(-1) in the infrared, implying that distance calibrations of clump stars can be off by up to similar to 0.2 mag in the infrared (over the range from 2 to 12 Gyr) if their ages are unknown. Even larger uncertainties affect optical bands, because of the stronger interdependency of absolute magnitudes on colors and age. Our distance calibrations are ultimately based on asteroseismology, and we show how the distance scale can be used to test the accuracy of seismic scaling relations. Within the uncertainties our calibrations are in agreement with those built upon local red clumps with Hipparcos parallaxes, although we find a tension, which, if confirmed, would imply that scaling relations overestimate the radii of red clump stars by 2 +/- 2%. Data releases post Gaia DR1 will provide an important testbed for our results.
GB/T 7714 Chen, Y. Q.,Casagrande, L.,Zhao, G.,et al. Absolute Magnitudes of Seismic Red Clumps in the Kepler Field and SAGA: The Age Dependency of the Distance Scale[J]. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL,2017,840(2).
APA Chen, Y. Q..,Casagrande, L..,Zhao, G..,Bovy, J..,Aguirre, V. Silva.,...&Jia, Y. P..(2017).Absolute Magnitudes of Seismic Red Clumps in the Kepler Field and SAGA: The Age Dependency of the Distance Scale.ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL,840(2).
MLA Chen, Y. Q.,et al."Absolute Magnitudes of Seismic Red Clumps in the Kepler Field and SAGA: The Age Dependency of the Distance Scale".ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL 840.2(2017).


At its heart the Modesto Chamber is a community of likeminded business owners who share the vision for enjoying a thriving economy and creating and maintaining our community as a vibrant place to live, work and play. The Modesto Chamber is the go-to resource and facilitator of ideas and communication for nonprofits, governmental agencies, and community leaders. More than just a business club, the Modesto Chamber strives to affect its environment for positive transformation by supporting change agents in the community.
Relations, are engaged and proactively representing our members by addressing business initiatives, addressing issues in our community and working to relieve the regulatory burdens businesses endure due to local and state governments. The Modesto Chamber gets results, as shown by recent victories in forming more rational ADA legislation, defeating a no-growth measure, electing business friendly candidates, working alongside others to pass Measure L, a local self-help transportation measure, and championing for more water for our agribusiness, industry and citizens. By working together, our members are stronger together than they could ever be on their own.
The Modesto Chamber specializes in building relationships among business and serving as the nexus to businesses, nonprofit organizations, and governmental agencies. We host monthly networking events, annual special events, an annual trade show, and our long-running Gala. Members also may serve on committees or go through the Leadership Modesto program where they will build longterm relationships with key leaders in the business world and local community.
The Chamber serves the education community by hosting the annual State of Business and Education event, by fund-raising for local students at the Ag Aware and Harvest Luncheon annual series, and partnering with local schools and colleges to train and educate young men and women, all in keeping with our pledge to help provide a ready workforce to serve local employers. Additionally, the Chamber educates its members on practical solutions and best practices through its Progress Magazine articles, monthly Chamber University and Seeds of Success speaker series, workshops and seminars, monthly committee meetings, and SCORE counseling.
The Chamber believes in service to the community and to its members. The Chamber Board and staff are active on many nonprofit and government committees, donating their business expertise, time and resources. The Chamber also serves its individual members by hosting ribbon cuttings which introduce a new business to the community, valuable and cost effective (free) marketing opportunities, exposure to social media, workshops and training for our business partners and their associates, and other free and discounted resources.


The 16 blocks in the quilt depict four examples of uniform motion (with paired x-t and v-t graphs) and three examples of accelerated motion – the ultimate project for a science-oriented quilter.
Set it up as a puzzle quilt for your classroom. Options are provided to make the puzzle hard or easy, your choice.
This quilt can be made with prints, batiks or blocks. The pattern makes a 50″ x 50″ quilt.


Best wishes for your Christmas Is all you get from me, 'Cause I aint no Santa Claus— Don't own no Christmas tree.
But if wishes was health and money, I'd fill your buck-skin poke, Your doctor would go hungry An' you never would be broke.
May you all have a safe and happy holiday season and bring in 2017 for the best year yet. From the Dude Ranchers' Association, your dude ranch planning resource since 1926.


This cache is located in Sutton, Essex.
Sutton is a civil parish in the Rochford District of Essex. The civil parish of Shopland was amalgamated with Sutton in 1933 and became a hamlet. In 2011, the parish had a population of 135, the smallest in the District, although at the time of the Domesday Book it had a flourishing village with its own market and fair.
Sutton means "Southern farm", from Old English sūð (south) and tūn (farmstead). This probably refers to south of the River Roach. Shopland, actually means exactly what you think - "land with shop". This could be a reference to the markets that took place here in the past.


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Melijoe.com raises 9 million euro to become worldwide leader
Karin Bosteels
Melijoe.com, a French multi-brand children's fashion etailer, has managed to raise 9 million euro to fulfil its ambitious goals of becoming the world's largest online children's fashion platform.
A web shop "like a magazine"
"Melijoe works like a magazine that delivers the best children's brands anywhere in the world within 24 to 48 hours. We target a clientele of fashion-savvy mums who appreciate designer clothes for themselves and their children", Melijoe.com's founder Nathalie Christen-Genty said.
The atypical web shop, managed from Paris, is now available in six languages and already generates more than half of its turnover from outside France. Christen-Genty ambitions reach much further though, because she wants to become the world's number one in the online world of children's fashion by 2017.
Her company has recently raised 9 million euro in a capital round, led by Belgian investment fund Gimv. Melijoe.com's historical shareholder CM-CIC Capital Privé also participated. "Melijoe is more than an e-commerce site. It is recognised by its suppliers – the mid and higher-end kidswear brands – as the multi-brand website that represents best their image", Gimv's Gert Kerkstoel said.
"Melijoe is a strategic partner for brands that are in an ongoing process of reviewing their distribution strategy to reflect the global, multi-channel retail reality. The challenge of adapting distribution to new consumer purchasing habits is far from over and kidswear is a perfect example of this evolution. We want to support Melijoe in further building out a global leading position in the industry", he concluded.


They are easy objects to see even in a small telescope as they flit back & forth around Jupiter, often crossing in front of the planet...& then their small disks (even in small scopes they appear as such) with their dark shadows trailing behind (or ahead, depending upon from which side the sunlight is coming from!) creating regular "eclipses" across the Jovian surface.
Note: Most of the images on this page are "clickable" and will open up as "full scale images" in a new tab.
Jupiter is one of the "Gas Giants" but its gravity is such that the gases at the core of this planet act in many ways like metal, such is the extreme pressure therein...& around this giant planet there is a magnetic field nearly 20,000X that of Earth's. The magnetosphere of Jupiter, which is composed of this field as well as extremely high radiation levels swells out from the planet some 600,000 to 2 million miles (1 million to 3 million km) toward the sun and tapers to a tail extending more than 600 million miles (1 billion km) behind Jupiter...!
The planet's gaseous nature provides a truly spectacular view in a telescope from down here on Earth...Jupiter is the planet where we see the ever-changing extremes of raging storms & other weather systems interacting constantly, the different & more denser compositions of gases from layers below the surface being constantly dredged up or intermingled/exchanged with the surface/cloud top compositions to create amazing panoramas of colour & intricate, changing patterns..!
No general description of this planet's appearance would be complete without mentioning the "Great Red Spot" or "GRS" - possibly first seen about 350 years ago, this gargantuan hurricane-like storm is approximately 3X as wide as our Earth across its width. This feature, whose colour fades & then intensifies over time spins at about 350kph counter-clockwise around its centre.
One of the few reasonably successful colour (rgb) images we managed of Jupiter this year, again at that low elevation of 38°...we can see the Great Red Spot (GRS) sitting part-cradled in the SEB & rotating out of view on the far left of the disk.
This infrared image displays some nice detail on Jove, the dark thin ribbon-like "extensions" from the 2 dark belts (the SEB & NEB) that protrude into the bright central band (the "Equatorial Band/Zone" or "EZ") like threads or tendrils are termed "festoons".
Another "passable" rgb/colour image for the low elevation - one of those long "tendrils" mentioned in the preceding image is very long in this image!
Another Jovian/Galilean moon event, again featuring Io passing in front of (transiting) Ganymede. But this time Io (the smaller moon) passes across Ganymede more fully than in the image before where it just "grazed' the lower section of Ganymede: here the animation is a more "close-up" view than the previous one.
We wind back the clock over 2 years to an image where Jupiter is a little higher in elevation in this image...we had travelled a fair distance North to try & achieve the better imaging possibilities here although Jupiter was still only a few degrees above 40 degrees elevation.
Regardless, this image was still quite pleasing as not only the GRS was visible but one of Jove's large moons (Io) can be seen on the left crossing in front of the planet's disk with its black shadow trailing along behind...if you realise the direction of the sunlight is coming from the left you will understand why the shadow is far to the right of the moon itself! :) Also, you will notice that Io has a very dark "top & bottom" due to the fact that the poles of this moon appear very dark in comparison to the rest of the moon's disk.
Back to even lower elevation down South than Jupiter is in 2015...30° actually - but for the elevation a reasonable outcome with the GRS visible.
Taken at 28° there is still a wealth of detail in this image...the festoon/"tendril" reaching out from one of the dark belts looks almost like a claw (seen in the image above also) whilst down towards the bottom of the disk are 2 circular white spots, polar storms.
Incidentally the "Wet Season" was unleashed this particular night - luckily after a couple of hours of imaging Pat noticed a large cloud-bank building up from the south-east & we hurriedly packed & covered everything up...the subsequent thunderstorms & rain was the heaviest we have ever experienced in our entire lives..!
Here are the individual channels for the rgb/colour image above - notable in that the blue channel was pretty reasonable.
You will notice that in this image of Jupiter there is only one dark belt/band instead of the usual 2...these 2 dark bands are the NEB (Northern Equatorial Belt) & the SEB (Southern Equatorial Belt) except in this image the SEB is missing..!
However, if you look where the SEB is normally situated you will see that in the blue/grey/white space there are a couple of darker "squiggles" - these markings/details are important especially when viewed alongside the next few images below this particular one!
These "squiggles" are in fact the first signs that the SEB is starting to reform after having gone missing for some time..! It is in this particular area that what is termed "an SEB revival" has started.
Interestingly on examining this image I realise that a very similar vista is presented here to the image above...2 weeks earlier here & "less-rotated" than the one above - rotation is from left to right in these 2 images - but there does appear to be some dark detail in the same position that heralded the SEB revival in the image above - perhaps an earlier indication of this "revival" is shown here..?!?
Here are 2 images side-by-side, taken 10 days apart: the image on the right is a colour/rgb image of the red channel mono image directly above.
This is one of the very first images of Jupiter we ever captured –albeit with a smaller telescope & (much) inferior camera: back then (2009) Jupiter was much higher in the sky than it is now before it started on its' regular journey North where it has been for the last few years.


The entire financial system and the laws on which it is governed that many believe to be an exact science is, in reality, based on a gigantic illusion. By not basing money on anything material whatsoever, central banks are able to create limitless amounts of cash.
The TTIP will effectively mean that corporate lawyers across the EU and US will be allowed to overturn the laws of individual democratic governments' with a view to them seeking massive compensation claims on behalf of the corporations they represent on the basis that likely "future anticipated profits" would be adversely affected.
Is Western Corruption & Duplicity Fanning the Flames of ISIS?
The prospect of lengthy war provides a boost to the profits of the arms and weapons companies'. ISIS have gained access to weapons allegedly exported by the UK to the Middle East in the wake of 2003 invasion.


Last week, i.e. in a single week, Microsoft was on real tear: the company announced a release date for Windows 7, disclosed details of Zune HD and Zune's integration into Xbox Live, discussed Project Natal and other coming improvements to Xbox, and launched its Bing "decision" engine.
I'm attending that SDR myself this week. And I'm wondering: is Microsoft gaining traction, in a way it hasn't recently? And if it is, will it keep its eye on the ball and keep climbing the trajectory toward success?
Microsoft sure is the underdog. Its flagship operating system, music player and search engine have all been bona fide laughing stocks in their respective spaces. Is a comeback possible? Even if Windows 7 is stable, relatively pleasurable to use and modern, can it erase the black marks left by Vista? Can it disarm the humor in Apple's television advertisements and somehow thwart that company's famed Halo Effect?
Even if Bing provides better relevancy and some innovative ways to organize and cross-reference related searches, will that really tempt people to stop using Google? And if they do, will it be for more than a novelty trial period?
Despite Zune's relative elegance and proverbially strong version 3 software, will people, in any significant numbers, give up their iPods and iPhones, especially when Zune offers no converged mobile phone device (and when Windows Mobile is not exactly a good omen in that department)?
And as marvelously successful as the Xbox franchise has been, will Project Natal technology really work reliably outside a demo scenario? What if even one in every 300 gestures is missed by the cameras? Imagine losing a game because controller-less play caused your maneuver to be missed. What if people take a test drive with Natal and then just go back to using their controllers? What if the tweets and blog posts and comments turn into a flame war death match against Microsoft?
Let's be honest. These battles are all still enormously uphill, and common wisdom says the answer to many, if not all, of the above questions is a big, fat "no."
Windows 7 will probably suffer from at least some guilt-by-association with Vista, and netbooks pose a huge danger to its license revenue story anyway. Bing will likely gain only some share in the search market and even if Redmond does consummate a deal with Yahoo, Google will still be king. The iPod's not going to lose its franchise overnight; not even close. The Xbox is cool, no doubt, but it's a long shot for the game console to turn what was science fiction into marketable reality.
Microsoft should do what it has always done to win its competitive battles. Work diligently, stay focused and gradually improve products in the stack, despite what the critics stay (even if the critics are kind). Microsoft needs to take the long view, and avoid trying to score some sudden, dramatic comeback on these fronts.
More consistency and tenacity; less hubris. Acknowledgement of the competitive threat, rather than dismissal of it. Smart people leading teams and less talented people not rising to leadership positions out of mere seniority. That's what Microsoft needs, and I'd argue that's the playbook the Windows 7 team, the Bing team, and the Zune team have been playing from.
I just hope they keep that book open and near them at all times. Grit, not heroics, constitutes the winning formula.


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Keri Russell isn't ready to spill on Star Wars: Episode IX!
The 43-year-old actress reacted to some of Stephen Colbert's predictions about the upcoming movie while making an appearance on The Late Show.
While Stephen's ideas about the film were a little wild, Keri did share one interesting snippet about the movie.
"I do have the coolest costume. I will say that," Keri dished.


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30 Players Confirmed Big One for One Drop; Estimated $12,266,668 to Winner
This year, the World Series of Poker will host a $1 million buy-in tournament, the largest in history, called The Big One for One Drop. It is estimated that the tournament, which will take place from July 1 through 3, 2012, will award a $12,266,668 first-place prize. This prize was recently announced after eight more players confirmed their participation, bringing the total to 30.
Here's a look at the latest players to confirm their participation:
Erik Seidel
Justin "Boosted J" Smith
Richard Yong (Asian businessman)
Paul Phua (Asian Businessman)
Paul Newey (Co-founder, New Wave Ventures, LLP)
Arnaud Mimran (French businessman)
Cary Katz (CEO, College Loan Corporation)
Bob Bright (CEO, Bright Trading)
"It is an exciting moment and it is wonderful to see the poker community's generosity, where organizations, players and fans are all coming together to support One Drop," said Guy Laliberté, the founder of Cirque Du Soleil's who started the charity. "Whether entering the Big One for One Drop, becoming a poker ambassador, making a donation, or simply changing their water consumption habits, everyone can get involved and everyone should be concerned, because a child dies every 20 seconds from a water-related disease and that together we can beat the odds."
For those who don't know, One Drop is "a public charity that undertakes innovative activities in which water plays a central role as a creative force in generating positive, sustainable change worldwide. More specifically, One Drop is involved in raising awareness among individuals and communities on water-related issues to convince them of the need to mobilize for universal access to water and urges them to adopt sound habits for managing this precious resource for future generations."
In addition to the latest confirmations, 22 players have publicly declared their participation, though some have done so anonymously. Here is a look at the other players who've committed to the event thus far:
Guy Laliberté
Bobby Baldwin
Phil Ruffin
Patrik Antonius
Gus Hansen
Daniel Negreanu
Johnny Chan
Tom Dwan
Tony Guoga
Jonathan Duhamel
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
Sean O'Donnell (Montreal private citizen group)
Dan Shak
Loto-Québec/Casino Montreal seat (Lottery scratch-off/live satellite)
Anonymous – U.S. Venture Capitalist
Anonymous – European Hedge Fund Manager
Anonymous – U.S. Hedge Fund Manager
Anonymous – French businessman
Caesars Entertainment seat
Caesars Entertainment via June 30 $25,300 satellite at Rio
MGM Mirage Satellite seat
As you can see, a number of seats are reserved for giveaways and a Caesars Entertainment satellite. In regards to the latter, it was recently announced that the WSOP is offering players the opportunity to satellite into the event for as little as $65. Venues around the country will host live step-satellite poker tournaments that will culminate with a $25,300 buy-in finale that event will take place at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on June 30, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. That event will guarantee a seat into The Big One for One Drop. In addition, one seat will be created for every 40 entries in the mega satellite.
The Big One for One Drop is slated to have a prize pool in excess of $26 million, with the largest amount ever awarded to be paid out to the winner. Those numbers have the potential to increase if more players enter the fray, though the field will be capped at 48 players, meaning there is still room for 18 more entrants. For those interested in playing, a $50,000 deposit is required to reserve a spot with the entire buy in due two weeks before the event begins.
For more information on the Big One for One Drop satellite, visit WSOP.com.
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EM the MASTER with EM & the GEMS
Tue, Feb 1, 2022
Tue, Feb 15, 2022
EM The Master is a critically-acclaimed British pianist and singer-songwriter, (actress, activist, and recent New York Times Bestselling Author of CHANNEL KINDNESS, a book co-authored with Lady Gaga.)
Grounded in brutal honesty and an exploration of humanity - the good, the dark, the wild - EM's musical style is unique, due to her broad background. Unlike anything out there today, EM The Master fuses rock, jazz, classical, and pop as well as theatre, creating an eclectic sound. Trained as a classical pianist from the age of 4, EM grew up performing on large stages including The Royal Festival Hall in London, with renowned concert pianist Lang Lang, and the Fazioli Concert Hall in Italy, before venturing into other styles and genres.
A powerhouse performer and creative - with a mission to make a difference - EM The Master is a true force of nature, who will cause tears and laughter in one performance. Her theatricality on stage is as captivating as the technical intensity of her classical solos. EM The Master is happy to resume her residency at Harvelles with her band EM & The Gems. She has also headlined legendary LA venues such as The Viper Room, The Mint and The Baked Potato. With two albums out, produced by GRAMMY-nominated Bruce Witkin (Aerosmith, Johnny Depp), this evening will also feature an array of new material.
EM is so excited to be opening up Harvelles after over a year of closed doors! Featuring current "Gems" Melvin Brannon Jr. (Booker T. Jones), Dylan Elise (Dave Yaden, Haley Reinhart), Mahesh Balasooriya (Arturo Sandoval, Henry Mancini), and Adam Ray Burton (Geoff Emerick). Expect high energy, madness, excellence and something you have never seen before.
"My driving force? Truth. I strive to express an honest portrayal of humanity. To accept, embrace and celebrate what it is to be human, a being and a force that embodies all things - extreme light and extreme darkness. I can be crazy and rock 'n' roll and mad as hell. I can be deep and sensitive and broken. I strive not to follow the guidelines and confines. The extreme variety in my creations mirror the complex reality of what it is to be human. My message is about being human. Good, bad, ugly - all of it. I have all of it, and so do you. I'm not just going to sing about light and the good stuff… I'm gonna sing about the dark, weird, sadistic fucked up stuff too…"


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I am a very secure actor: Dhanush
UPDATED: August 6, 2017 10:20 IST
Mumbai, Aug 6 (PTI) South star Dhanush says he is a very secure actor and does not worry about reaching a stage in his career where he wont be getting work.
"I am very happy right now with my work. I am a very secure actor. I dont think about whether I will get work tomorrow or not," Dhanush told PTI.
"What is meant for me is mine and God will not give me anything less or more. I am not going to take anything with me when I am buried six feet under," he says.
The 34-year-old actor says he doesnt believe in competition with his peers and rather focuses on doing his best with every film.
"I dont think competition is necessary in the film industry. There is no point in it. There has to be a reason for competition. Here in our profession, we all our winners if our film works well.
"I certainly compete with myself so that I can be better in my next film. I want to offer my best to the audience every time they come to watch my film," he says.
Dhanush is currently busy promoting his next film "Velaiilla Pattadhari 2", also known also as "VIP 2". It also stars Kajol and is directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth.
The Tamil-Telugu comedy-drama is a sequel to the 2014 film "Velaiilla Pattadhari".
"I have done promotional activities here (in Mumbai) before during Ranjhaana and Shamitabh. I know how it (promotions) works but I am not used to it. So it is tough."
He says the box office numbers are important to him.
His last Hindi film release was "Shamitabh", with megastar Amitabh Bachchan. The film bombed at the box office and Dhanush says the failure of the movie did hurt him.
"I would be lying if I said that the box office numbers did not hurt me. I am very proud of that film and if given a choice, I would like to do it again. If you can make all the decisions right as an actor then every film will be successful at the box office. Sometimes we get it right, sometimes we dont. Shamitabh is a great film and I am very proud of it," he says. PTI KKP JUR GK JCH


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DSM-VI: Reality TV Disorder?
You know how I like to pick apart professionals who make all sorts of logical fallacies when suggesting new diagnoses off the cuff because they've personally seen a rise of such cases. Sorry, it's my failing, and I'm working on it. But in the meantime…
It's funny, but once you start thinking you're an expert on a new disorder (that you either created from your imagination — or your patients' imaginations, or helped to do so), suddenly people start flocking to you for help. I call it the "moth to the light" phenomenon. Then you think it's a "real" diagnosis, because suddenly of all the people who come to see you. Can you say "self-fulfilling prophecy?"
Meet Joel and Ian Gold — brothers and psychiatrists — who believe in something they call the Truman Show Delusion:
While traditionalists insist that this delusion offers nothing new — it is no different from, say, a deranged man who believes that the CIA has planted a microchip in his tooth — the Gold brothers argue otherwise. […]
He also says that The Truman Show had an impact on patients that other films did not, no matter how powerful they were. "I never heard people say, ' The Godfather, that's my life.' "
Sure. And if we start diagnosing people based upon how much they identify with a particular movie, wow, we'll have tens of thousands of new diagnoses tomorrow! In fact, I see so many teenage and young adult men who think they're Batman and really identify with that character, I'm officially coining the "Batman Delusion." (You heard it here first.)
I mean, who cares — from a diagnostic standpoint — what the delusion is? The specific delusion helps inform psychotherapy treatment, but it doesn't tell a professional, "Oh, he thinks he's the King of the World, that means 20 mg of Prozac." And in terms of psychotherapy techniques or specific treatments for a particular delusion, well, our level of science and data isn't anywhere near that level.
So while intellectually, this may be a fun and interesting exercise to suggest the Truman Show Delusion is something new and diagnosable, it's really nothing more — in my mind — than professional grandstanding.
Excuse me, but there's a couple of emails from people now in my inbox wanting to get treatment for my new Batman Delusion. I have some replies to get working on.
Read the full article over at the National Post: Reality bites: Patients believe their lives are on TV: MDs
Grohol, J. (2018). DSM-VI: Reality TV Disorder?. Psych Central. Retrieved on January 18, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/dsm-vi-reality-tv-disorder/