 0), duration, "0 + 1 =?");

            duration.IncreaseBeat(3, CommonTimeSignature);
            Assert.AreEqual(new MeasuredDuration(1, 0, 0), duration, "/shrug Apparently 4 beats in 4/4 are not equal to a single measure in duration");

            duration.IncreaseBeat(3, WaltzTimeSignature);
            Assert.AreEqual(new MeasuredDuration(2, 0, 0), duration, "Being honest, adding 4/4 and 3/4 is a bit illegal (not really)");

            duration.IncreaseBeat(5, UncommonTimeSignature);
            Assert.AreEqual(new MeasuredDuration(3, 0, 0), duration, "And 5/4 are here to save the day");

            duration.IncreaseBeat(-5, CommonTimeSignature);
            Assert.AreEqual(new MeasuredDuration(1, 3, 0), duration, "Subtraction time failed");
        }
        [Test]
        public void IncreaseFraction()
        {
            var duration = MeasuredDuration.Zero;

            duration.IncreaseFraction(0.5f, CommonTimeSignature);
            Assert.AreEqual(new MeasuredDuration(0, 0, 0.5f), duration, "Fractions seem to be hard to work with");

            duration.IncreaseFraction(1.5f, CommonTimeSignature);
            Assert.AreEqual(new MeasuredDuration(0, 2, 0), duration, "Adding full beats and the fraction itself");

            duration.IncreaseFraction(2.5f, WaltzTimeSignature);
            Assert.AreEqual(new MeasuredDuration(1, 1, 0.5f), duration, "Okay, adding part of a 4/4 measure and part of a 3/4 one is definitely illegal");

            duration.IncreaseFraction(-4, UncommonTimeSignature);
            Assert.AreEqual(new MeasuredDuration(0, 2, 0.5f), duration, "I've honestly lost count");
        }
        [Test]
        public void IncreaseMeasure()
        {
            var duration = MeasuredDuration.Zero;

            duration.IncreaseMeasure(1);
            Assert.AreEqual(new MeasuredDuration(1, 0, 0), duration, "I cannot believe I wrote a test case for this");

            duration.IncreaseMeasure(3);
            Assert.AreEqual(new MeasuredDuration(4, 0, 0), duration, "I cannot believe I wrote a test case for this");

            duration.IncreaseMeasure(-4);
            Assert.AreEqual(MeasuredDuration.Zero, duration, "Ekko R broke or something?");
        }
        [Test]
        public void Comparison()
        {
            var durations = new MeasuredDuration[]
            {
                new MeasuredDuration(0, 0, 0.5f),
                new MeasuredDuration(0, 1, 0.5f),
                new MeasuredDuration(1, 0, 0),
                new MeasuredDuration(1, 420, 0.1337f),
                new MeasuredDuration(2, 1, 0),
            };

            for (int i = 0; i < durations.Length; i++)
            {
                for (int j = 0; j < i; j++)
                    Assert.IsTrue(durations[i] > durations[j]);

                Assert.IsTrue(durations[i] == durations[i]);

                for (int j = i + 1; j < durations.Length; j++)
                    Assert.IsTrue(durations[i] < durations[j]);
            }
        }
        [Test]
        public void Parse()
        {
            bool success = MeasuredDuration.TryParse("1:1.500", out var duration);

            Assert.IsTrue(success, "Unparsable because???");
            Assert.AreEqual(new MeasuredDuration(1, 1, 0.5f), duration, "Something wrong with parsing");
        }
        [Test]
        public void Stringify()
        {
            Assert.AreEqual("1:2.300", new MeasuredDuration(1, 2, 0.3f).ToString(), "Bad stringification");
            Assert.AreEqual("1:2.346", new MeasuredDuration(1, 2, 0.34567f).ToString(), "Bad rounded stringification");
        }
    }
}News broke on Sunday afternoon that basketball legend Kobe Bryant, 41, died in a fatal helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif. that killed nine, including Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Bryant.
In the ensuing hours, as the world was still grappling with the former Lakers player’s sudden and tragic death, sports memorabilia traders were already back to business in full force, trying to plow fat profits from objects touched by Bryant that are now ever more permanent and precious.
As of 10 a.m. Monday morning, there were 65,147 pieces of Bryant memorabilia listed on eBay, with new listings popping up by the minutes. That’s about 14,000 more items than what Inquisitr counted 12 hours ago.
Popular items up for bidding include autographed basketball cards, Lakers jerseys, shoes, balls and various types of prints.
The most expensive Bryant collectible on eBay right now—also marked as “new listing” by the auction site—is a Spalding ball used in Bryant’s first NBA Championship in 2000 and autographed by himself and other Lakers players. This important ball is selling for $2.888 million, plus $240 in shipping from Beverly Hills, California.
“Kobe’s autograph will only continue to rise as he died at age 41 and will never sign again,” reads the item description. The seller claims that the ball could be worth $10 million in 10 years.
Another pricey piece, priced at $788,888.24, is a “#8 Sign of the Time” card autographed by Bryant from his 1999-2000 season.
In the auction category, a Lakers flatcap signed by Bryant and his teammates is up for grabs starting at $350,000 or buy-it-now at $500,000; a towel used by Bryant in a game and signed by him is asking for a minimum of $90,000; and a limited-edition (un-autographed) “Kobe Bryant 24 Collection” leather hat made by New Era aims to fetch $50,000.
Dear Division 45 Family
I hope the holiday season is joyful for each of you and your families!
It has been my honor to serve as your president this past year, but we still have one last task. As you will recall I pledged to address the possibility of a name change for our division. I am enclosing the process by which the Executive Committee, with the assistance of APA Division Services, will engage this important issue. For those perhaps unaware, some of our members have pressed for a name change recently and even longer. According to our By-Laws a change would require a 2/3 majority of those voting (i.e. a Qualified SuperMajority) to bring about a change. Complicating the issue is the question of “What would the new name be?”. I’ve consulted with many of our leaders and attempted to craft a plan that I hope is inclusive, transparent, and will addresses this issue directly and decisively, one way or the other. Let me be clear that we do not HAVE to change the name, and we have relatives on both sides of this issue that passionately and logically state their viewpoint, and, like myself, there are those who are in the middle who can live with either outcome. Wherever you stand on this issue, I wanted your voice to be heard. Thus Dr. Vazquez and I will be calling for a membership-wide vote in a month that will be conducted both electronically and by paper ballot for those requesting it by APA Division Services as outlined below. When you recieve your ballot, please don’t delete or discard it – remember, the issue will be decided by those members VOTING – so please participate in this important event. Please take this time to peruse this proposal and provide me with feedback during the next month. I will ask Division Services to send out ballots immediately following the Multicultural Summit (during wich I hope to garner any last-minute suggestions). My contact information is at the bottom of this post.
Love and Respects
Doug Cetan Gleska (Spotted Hawk) McDonald
Division 45 Potential Name-Change Process
Submitted by Doug McDonald, Ph.D
President, APA Division 45
I. Background. The Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues has been APA Division 45’s name since its inception in 1986. Some prominent division founders, leaders and members have suggested the use of the term “Minority” in the name is becoming increasingly irrelevant and inappropriate. This issue is not a new one. Some members have never been satisfied with the name, although no previous efforts to quantify what “some” is have been undertaken. With that said, it has become increasingly clear that a sufficient threshold of members has wanted the division leadership(s) to address the issue. I believe it also fair to state that many of us are ambivalent, recognizing credence in either argument for changing and retaining the name. The issue