Working with AR technology starts rather mundane with getting some sort of video from a video source, usually an USB webcam or built in camera in a phone. One would believe that is the easiest part. But trust me it is not. There are more APIs and approaches out there then you care to learn about. Everybody trying to do things different or easier. And for what is worth it, the underlying device drivers are doing the "right thing" sometimes, but not always. One has to deal with threads that are spawned by the underlying APIs and whatever format the frames come up. Almost always, there are not enough controls for the camera parameters and so on ...
To make matters worse for realtime things like AR, some APIs are blocking, some are buffering like crazy and almost always the frame-rate can't be set reliably only leaving the option to measure it post-hoc.
The state of affairs can be briefly described as follows. On Windows DirectShow was broken and still is. That is on multiple levels. The headers are broken even now if you try to use some specific things. Sometimes drivers honor stuff that is set in the Pins, sometimes not. And for some time there is WMF which supposedly was the successor. But if you look at it, its just DirectShow + DRM with documentation telling us poor developers to stay clear if you want to capture video from a device.
Lets move on to Mac OS X. Long time ago there was the mess that is QuickTIme capture that has been long gone. For a while we were supposed to use CoreVideo and QTKit which actually was working reasonably until it is now marked deprecated again. Already here there was basically no control over how to set a reasonable sized format or have control over the capturing thread. Now in Lion we are supposed to use AVFoundation and hell is that thing broken again. It turns out that none of the good web cameras - basically everything except the built in iSights - is having problems. Point in case, a Logitech camera does squeeze the original image in whatever you request from it. Or for instance a Microsoft camera is basically unusable as none of the automatic adjustments or previous settings are honored making the video appear over saturated. And did I mention, there are no controls or API calls to allow an adjustment. And yes, the iSight or FaceTime camera is getting worse and worse each iteration. Nothing left of the marketing "magic".
Lets move over to Linux and maybe I shouldn't get started on V4L2. But we are already here. Depending on distribution, Dollar-to-Euro exchange rate and last weeks coin toss it comes with the user space conversion libraries or not and is able to load firmware files or not. And if you try to avoid it, lets have a look at GStreamer where yet another way of getting buffer probes has been introduced. And depending on the device you are using the v4l2_source needs to have this or that property set to actually get the pipeline running. And lets forget about the 1.0 incarnation. I haven't played with it but I guess nothing has been done on that part - but probably, or better most likely the API has been changed.
If we look at the relevant mobile OS we can go in with the iOS specifics of AVFoundation and the crutches needed in Android. Still now on Android there is the trade off with the Preview based capture interface where you get a buffer some random time after it has appeared on the screen or you have to pull some magic to get native access to the relevant interfaces.
And all of this was for devices only. The whole thing can be repeated with video files again.
In light of this I have decided to actually cushion myself from the pain of this and revamped an old project of mine where I will put all the code of the capturing parts of SSTT inside.


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Welcome Josh in his debut class all about Balloon Buddies! Do you want to learn how to twist fun light sabres & swords? Let Josh show you how its done in this class!These designs are sure to be a hit at your next Gig!So let's get your supplies ready and lets twist!
For your convenience each artist has a class page on Silly Farm Supplies where you can view all the products used in their classes and help you choose the products you want and need. Each FabaTV artist also wanted to share with you some of their most useful tips and tricks as well as free tutorials to give you inspiration throughout the year. You can find these free videos in the FabaTV Tutorials section.

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Organ transplant at Columbia University Medical Center not only saves patients' lives but fundamentally changes the lives of their families and loved ones. Read some of their inspiring stories to learn more.
"The Columbia Lung Transplant Program is the best there is. I have been blessed by their medical expertise and honored to get to know them personally."
"[Dana's] relationship, first with Dr. Mario Deng, and then, Dr. Farhana Latif was warm and supportive. She relied on them and had total trust in them."
"It’s hard to explain to anyone outside of the transplant bubble what a team of medical professionals can mean in your life. I wouldn’t be alive without many of them, which lends you to almost falling in love with these people."
"Dr. Mercedes Martinez was so knowledgeable, she had the right answers and she instilled in us so much confidence on the outcome that we knew then that Aiden could not be in better hands."
"Dr. Emond was the only surgeon I had met who thought he could fix my problem surgically, without another transplant. He was successful and I’ve had my care at Columbia since."
"The Lung Transplant Team [at Columbia] is amazing!! They are not just a team of medical professionals, they are our FAMILY."
"I don’t think there are words that can describe how thankful we are for Dr. Martinez and the Columbia team. They not only saved Aiden’s life, they saved our family."
"My transplant team [at Columbia] is my second family. I will be forever grateful to them."
"The transplant team [at Columbia] knows me by name, greets me with a hug and makes me feel special. They truly have a heart for all that they do."
"Rick is fully back to his life, both at home and at work. He has lived to see his children get married and the next generation get started. This was truly a second beginning – for the whole family."
The number of liver transplants performed on children less than 1 year old is fewer than 100 per year. And yet, we’re lucky James is alive. We’re lucky we landed at a hospital like Columbia, which has one of the best success rates for liver transplants in the world.
Our family has received a second chance at life thanks to the pioneering work of Dr. Colombo and his team, and we are honored to pay this forward to future patients by supporting the transformative research pioneered by Dr. Colombo.
Dr. Martinez was by our side from day one. She promised me Aiden would be okay, which I have never heard a doctor do before. But it wasn’t her promise that kept me at ease as much as her passion, knowledge, bedside manner, and caring personality.

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"It looks as though we avoided a DL stint," Black said before the Padres faced the Dodgers in the finale of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium.
Benoit, who played catch on Wednesday, said he woke up Thursday morning not feeling any pain and that led him to believe he was in a good place. Then, in the afternoon, he played catch, the long toss before heading to the bullpen where he threw for five minutes.
"It went well today, everything was fine," he said. "I think we're on the right track."
The Padres have only needed a closer once since Benoit has been unavailable and that was Wednesday as rookie Kevin Quackenbush earned his first career save in the Padres' 4-1 victory over the Dodgers.
As for Benoit, he won't pitch Thursday and Black said he'll likely try to steer clear of him Friday when the team opens a three-game series in Arizona. But if all goes well, a Saturday return appears to be on target.
"I think the problem is a little workload and [being] a little tired," said Benoit, who hasn't been on the disabled list since 2009. "I think a couple of days of rest and medicine did the trick."
Benoit took over as closer last month when the Padres traded All-Star Huston Street to the Angels. He's 4-2 with seven saves in 48 games and has thrown 49 1/3 innings.


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1. Accompaniment for older adults
By 2030 the National Population Council (Conapo) estimates that the number of older adults will be 20.4 million, which will represent 14.8% of the population. This sector requires from company to support in daily activities such as going to the doctor, buying the pantry, reading or simply going for a walk. Form a team of people of mature age who can provide this service for a few hours a day. They must first pass a selection and trust filter before starting to provide services.

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Whenever we hear of the word cardiac, the first thing that comes to mind is the cardiac arrest. However, the use of the word cardiac is meant to refer to the heart and below we study the cardiac cycle.
Cardiac cycle quiz: how well you know? The cardiac cycle involves the functioning of the heart where it contracts and expands and performs one beat to the next. The whole cycle describes what happens when the heart muscles expand...
Questions: 33 | Attempts: 2541 | Last updated: Nov 26, 2020
The _________ is a description of all the mechanical events that occur during one beat of the heart.


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Superfund Research Program
Heme Pathway Polymorphisms in Mercury Neurotoxicity in Adults and Children
Project Leader: James S. Woods
Grant Number: P42ES004696
Funding Period: 1995 - 2009
Final Progress Reports
Dr. Woods and his team of researchers confirmed that a previously identified polymorphism in the human coproporphyrinogen oxidase (CPOX) gene modifies effect of mercury exposure on a number of neurobehavioral functions, including attention span, motor function and visual memory. These finding establish, for the first time, a possible genetic predisposition to altered susceptibility to mercury toxicity in humans. In related studies, project researchers described a novel computational approach to risk assessment using cascade analysis of the interaction of mercury and CPOX polymorphism on porphyrin production to characterize complex metabolic responses and interactions associated with toxicant exposure and genetic variation in humans.
In additional studies, the researchers performed preliminary genotyping assays for the 5-HTTLPR-S polymorphism in the current study population of dental professionals with long-term occupational mercury exposure. This polymorphism in the serotonin (5-HT) transporter is associated with depressive symptoms, behavioral disorders and excessive shyness, similar to symptoms of prolonged mercury exposure (“mad hatter syndrome”). Genotypes were distributed according to the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium: 31% +/+, 51% +/-, 18% -/-, attesting to the widespread prevalence of the polymorphisms in this population. Continuing studies will determine if 5-HTTLPR-S modifies the effect of mercury exposure neurobehavioral parameters in both adults and children.

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Happy Sunday! Welcome to Holy Shift, where we highlight big innovations in the auto and racing industries each week—whether they be necessary or simply for comfort.
Several hundred New York City-based Uber drivers are collectively striking against the car-sharing startup today, according to fliers distributed to riders over the past few days and a Facebook event page administered by a driver named Farrukh Khamdamov. According to that page’s description, the strike (and an…
Decrypting copyrighted materials is, according to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, an illegal act. Yesterday, the Library of Congress issued a set of exemptions to the DMCA’s decryption ban, which many outlets, including Gizmodo, hailed as “victories” and “big wins.” They’re not. At best, the new rules allow…
Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee began safety hearings with a proposed bill to reform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That bill contains a provision which completely outlaws car owners from hacking their own cars. Which a giant mistake.
So, you’re going to Japan, huh? Fantastic. You might have some questions. Hopefully, I’ll have some answers.
The term “patent troll” wasn’t coined until the late 20th century, used to describe someone who filed a patent in order not to manufacture products, but to collect licensing fees. But more than 100 years ago, a patent attorney was a proto-patent troll, exploiting the system to profit off of the burgeoning auto…
At some point in your life you will be asked to order pizza for a group. When that time comes, don’t be afraid. All the information you need to determine how many pies to order can be found in the pizza itself. Because what is a pizza if not a tool for learning fractions?
Even in the age of internet car shopping, I still hear stories from people who spent half their day at a dealership to purchase a car. Cars are one of the few purchases that take a marathon to buy. According to a recent study, once a customer is at the dealer longer than 90 minutes, satisfaction rapidly declines.
We all know that certain cars that are either limited production models or high demand will often be "marked up" above sticker price. In some states this is illegal if not documented correctly. But you could be paying too much for that car even if you are not buying a hot model.
Every profession has their own jargon or slang and automotive sales is no different. Most of the vocabulary is meant to streamline communication, but knowing these terms could make the difference of you being ripped off or not.
You slow down for a red light and the moron behind you is texting. He doesn't stop in time and hits you from behind, not hard, but just enough to damage your bumper. You make a claim with your insurance and pay your deductible. Then you go to trade your car and find out that the accident has cost you in the way of…
I desperately need a new car, the one that I have is becoming an unreliable money pit. The problem is I owe $4000 more than it is worth. I have no cash for a down-payment, but I can handle $350 per month. How do I get into another vehicle and break the cycle of being underwater on a car loan?
Labor Day Weekend is one of the most popular times to buy a car. Dealerships advertise "huge savings" and many manufactures have some great incentives in the way of factory discounts or super cheap financing. So how many of you have a new car in your driveway?
I am shopping for a new car and I keep seeing dealers advertise an "internet price." Often it is lower than the other dealers. Sometimes the ad says "call for internet price," but it won't say a number. Is it really the lowest price?
The auto industry is constantly trying to capitalize on the next big "target market." Seeing as female buyers influence more than 80% of carbuying decisions, dealers and automakers are trying figure out what makes them tick, but it is really not that complicated.
Last week gave I you dealerships folks an opportunity to tell the most off-the-wall and unbelievable customer stories. What surprised me the most is the amount of criminals that make their way into the showroom. So I decided to dedicate an entire post to some of the more unsavory characters.
As a motorist, you are one of the good ones. You're part of the solution; you do the right thing. Alas, you have the situational awareness of a half-grapefruit, so you make moves in the moment that could get someone killed. Here's how not to let that happen.
Last week's deadly Metro-North commuter train derailment was an undeniable tragedy. It's also one that could potentially have been avoided regardless of human error. An automated train speed control system already exists, but neither Congress nor the rail transportation industry has actually gotten around to…
Starting today, Americans will engage in the county's annual combat ritual: Holiday Travel Season—a brutal tradition pitting travelers against the monolithic security and transportation apparatus in a race to their respective destinations. Believe it or not, it's possible to make it through with your dignity intact.…
You've heard it before: Person wakes up in a bathtub of ice, only to find a kidney has been harvested. It's an urban legend that, according to Snopes, has been around since 1991. Now in South Korea, there's a somewhat similar story that involves taxicabs. And it's taking the internet by storm.

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Good day forex traders.
We last spoke of the EUR/USD bouncing between the ranges of an immediate channel. It was difficult to determine a direction as demand swayed amongst the various sentiments.
Having said so, we are at a critical situation and it is important that we understand the EUR/USD.
Looking at the EUR/USD chart above, we note that the currency pair is testing a strong resistance. This region has held since 2015.
This is crucial for both buyers and sellers as it might be the start of a reversal or a new trend.
A successful breach may open up 1.16 while a failure will send the EUR/USD back down to the previous channel limits. The middle bollinger bandar 1.115 may be a support.
There seems to be an increase in negative sentiments with regards to the US economy. The weak US first quarter GDP of 0.5% brought renewed concerns that the interest rate hike will be stopped. A few analyst are even calling for an end to the strong US dollar trend.
In the meanwhile, the price of oil has risen above $45. The is encouraging the rally of the commodities currencies, adding further downwards pressure to the US dollar.
We need to continue to monitor the progress of the US economy. It is supposed to be in a tightening phase of the economy cycle but yet real performance leaves more to be seen.
As mentioned earlier, we need to monitor the resistance region and hence we should drop down to a shorter time frame.


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BY JOHN REID BLACKWELL Richmond Times-Dispatch
Aluminum products maker Service Center Metals Inc. is marking its 10th year in business with an expansion of its plant in Prince George County.
The company has started construction on an 80,000-square-foot building adjacent to its plant in the SouthPoint Business Park.
The expansion is expected to be complete in the spring, and Service Center Metals also is adding about 20 jobs — a 16 percent increase in the number of positions.
Hiring for those jobs, mostly production positions, has started and will continue into early 2014, company co-founder and President Scott Kelley said.
The company’s business has recovered from a steep drop in demand during the recession, he said.
“We are at a record pace right now,” he said. “The economy has rebounded, our plant has become more efficient and we have picked up market share.”
Kelley co-founded Service Center Metals with Randy Weis and Chip Dollins Jr., who also are executives with the company.
Service Center Metals makes aluminum rods, bars and tubing used in various industries including machinery and equipment, transportation and consumer products.
The company, which employs about 120 people, supplies those aluminum extrusions to metal service centers, which supply manufacturers and other customers in the United States and Canada.
The current plant has two metal presses — named Elvis and The Boss for rock ’n’ roll stars — that produce extrusions.
The new addition will house a compact remelt plant, which will enable Service Center Metals to recycle about 75 million pounds of its own scrap metal a year for fabrication into extrusions, instead of sourcing it from a supplier.
The addition is being built by The Hollingsworth Cos., the private developer of SouthPoint Business Park. Service Center Metals will lease the building.
The three co-founders worked for Henrico County-based Reynolds Metals Co. before its acquisition by Alcoa Inc. in 2000. They started Service Center Metals in 2002 and opened the plant the following year.
Since its founding, the company has produced 635 million pounds of aluminum extrusions. It doubled the size of its plant in 2006, then survived a 40 percent drop in demand during the recession of 2008.
The company celebrated its new expansion and its 10-year anniversary on Monday with a ceremony and open house at its plant, attended by several hundred people including Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling.
The founders even had a Ferris wheel brought in for the celebration.
Bolling called Service Center Metals an example of a home-grown business that proves how manufacturing can work well in America.
“We want Virginia to be a leader in advanced manufacturing,” he said.
Kelley told the crowd that the company has been successful not because of any complex business strategy, but because of its employees and the people who have supported it, financially and with advice.
“Since the very beginning, we have surrounded ourselves with great people,” he said.


Season: Spring 2017
Key Pieces: Full-length camouflage military jacket, half-and-half hoodie.
Editor’s Notes: There’s an incredible number of different materials and patterns on show, often across just one piece. It’s another solid drop from the NYC label.
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Today, we saw an extension of hatred from one man’s refusal to bow to the whole of his people. Haman, the Agagite, had just been promoted by king Ahasuerus above all the princes, and as commanded by the king, all the king’s servants within the court were to bow and pay homage to him.
We however have every reason to believe that this conflicted with Mordecai‘s belief system as a Jew, he refused to bow and pay homage to Haman. He eventually had to reveal the fact that he was a Jew, and when the allegations were to be made against him and his people, it was about the fact that they had a different law that conflicted with those of the king. Haman was enraged at Mordecai’s refusal to bow and pay homage, so he began to plot his revenge, the utter destruction of Mordecai and his people- the Jews!
So, Haman approached the king, and gained royal authority to carry on with the plot to destroy the Jews. Letters were written, sealed with the king’s signet ring and sent throughout the province, to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, little children and women, and to plunder their possessions.
What a massive leap, from hatred for one man, to hatred to his whole people, and a plot to destroy the all. Where would all these lead. We wait and see!

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The Tragically Hip - Cottage Time Mini Canoe Paddle
We brought back our ode to summer featuring The Tragically Hip mini paddle. This 24” paddle is made from white aspen and finished with a unique design offered by the band to decorate your cottage/cabin, home or office. Quantities are limited, so be sure to get yours before they run out.
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Stanford Cardinal quarterback Tanner McKee (18) throws a pass against the BYU Cougars defense at Stanford Stadium on Sat Nov 26, 2022 (AP News photo)
By Michael Roberson
STANFORD, Calf. — The Stanford Cardinal (3-9/1-8 P12) were the prey to the prolific pouncing of the Brigham Young University Cougars (7-5), on a late night in the final game of the 2022 season. 35-26.
The Cougars got on the scoreboard (7-0) just over three minutes into the contest with a 19-yard scramble by junior quarterback Jaren Hall. That wasn’t the end of their scoring barrage, as they proceeded to score a touchdown on all of their four possessions (28) in the first half.
Hall also tossed two TD’s to sophomore tight end Isaac Rex, and junior running back Hinckley Ropati rushed for a 43 yard scoring burst.
The Cardinal tallied their points on a 1-yard TD rush by sophomore running back Mitch Leigber and two field goals (34 & 54 yards) by junior kicker Joshua Karty. Joshua hit the longer field goal with one second to go in the half, but unfortunately missed the extra point on the aforementioned touchdown. At the half, 28-12 BYU.
The second half started off very blazay, as both teams failed to change the digits on the scoreboard in the third quarter.
However, the final stanza had plenty of excitement, as Stanford tried to close the gap.
BYU added to their total (35) with a 25-yard touchdown run by junior receiver Puka Nacua, putting them up by 23.
Stanford fought back with two consecutive TD’s to get the deficit down by nine points, 35-26, but the time on the clock was not on their side.
Freshman QB Ashton Daniels sneaked in for a 1-yard TD, and junior quarterback Tanner McKee rifled a 7-yard TD to senior receiver Brycen Tremayne, but it wasn’t enough after 60 minutes of action.
The cold Thanksgiving Weekend evening ended with a 9-point loss by the home team. Final score from the Farm, BYU 35, Stanford 26.
The Cardinal ended the season with three wins of their twelve games (.250), while the Cougars won 7 of their 12 contests, which all but guarantees they will have postseason play in the not too distant future.
Stanford’s Tanner Mckee threw for 310 yards and a TD. Brycen Tremayne had 130 receiving yards and a touchdown.
BYU’s Jaren Hall threw two touchdown passes and ran for one. Chris Brooks rushed for 164 yards and Isaac Rex caught two TD passes.
The Cardinal will have to forget this season and WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR for a better result in 2023.


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"Nabokov's Idioms: Translating Foreignness," a one-day symposium in honor of Don Barton Johnson, Professor Emeritus, will take place on Friday, February 19, 2016.
Entitled “Nabokov’s Idioms: Translating Foreignness,” this one-day symposium will investigate Nabokov’s writerly practice as a broadly conceived effort of translation. An émigré writer whose works were translated into many languages, Nabokov was himself a notorious translator. Yet translation, in his work, is much more than the mere transposition of a literary text from one language into another – it is a creative principle. In this symposium we propose to investigate what we see as Nabokov’s translational poetics – a comprehensive effort to relate to foreignness and the ‘Other’ that is, as such, also a powerful contribution to literary modernism, its media, and its critique. The symposium, which will be held at the University of California, Santa Barbara on Friday, February 19, 2016, is held in honor of Professor Emeritus Don Barton Johnson in recognition of his extensive contributions to the field of Nabokov studies.
Cover of the 1923 original edition of Nabokov's translation of Alice in Wonderland
The symposium is sponsored by the College of Letters and Science, Department of Germanic & Slavic Studies, Comparative Literature Program, Graduate Center for Literary Research (GCLR), Interdisciplinary Humanities Center (IHC), Department of English, College of Creative Studies, Department of French & Italian, Department of Spanish & Portuguese, Department of Linguistics, and the Translation Studies Emphasis at the University of California, Santa Barbara.


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- The temperature regulation range is between 20 and 33 ° C , which allows the heater to be used to treat many fish diseases. ULTRA HEATER also has a built-in system to prevent overheating of water in hot weather.


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Get into a new appearance for your next party; with one and only leisurely fabric of chanderi kota silk in yellow and magenta color with unparalleled golden zari buti work on the body, with traditional kadhua weaving on the pallu and the zari border making this saree one of the unique variety.
- Color: A shade of yellow and magenta color
- Technique: Amazing work of golden zari buti work on the body with traditional zari border on the rest of the saree
- Fabric: Chanderi Silk
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- Occasions: Festival, Party Wear, Cocktail
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This film was last shown on 4 September 2012
On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. LCD frontman James Murphy had made the conscious decision to disband one of the most celebrated and influential bands of its generation at the peak of its popularity, ensuring that the band would go out on top with the biggest and most ambitious concert of its career.
The instantly sold out, near four-hour extravaganza did just that, moving the thousands in attendance to tears of joy and grief, with NEW YORK magazine calling the event “a marvel of pure craft” and TIME magazine lamenting “we may never dance again.”
SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS is both a narrative film documenting this once in a life time performance and an intimate portrait of James Murphy as he navigates the lead-up to the show, the day after, and the personal and professional ramifications of his decision.
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Prospective study of family adversity and maladaptive parenting in childhood and borderline personality disorder symptoms in a non-clinical population at 11 years
Winsper, Catherine, Zanarini, Mary and Wolke, Dieter. (2012) Prospective study of family adversity and maladaptive parenting in childhood and borderline personality disorder symptoms in a non-clinical population at 11 years. Psychological Medicine, Volume 42 (Number 11). pp. 2405-2420. ISSN 0033-2917
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291712000542
Background Retrospective studies have consistently indicated an association between maladaptive parenting and borderline personality disorder (BPD). This requires corroboration with prospective, longitudinal designs. We investigated the association between suboptimal parenting and parent conflict in childhood and BPD symptoms in late childhood using a prospective sample.
Method A community sample of 6050 mothers and their children (born between April 1991 and December 1992) were assessed. Mothers' family adversity was assessed during pregnancy and parenting behaviours such as hitting, shouting, hostility and parent conflict across childhood. Intelligence quotient (IQ) and DSM-IV Axis I diagnoses were assessed at 7–8 years. Trained psychologists interviewed children at 11 years (mean age 11.74 years) to ascertain BPD symptoms.
Results After adjustment for confounders, family adversity in pregnancy predicted BPD probable 1 to 2 adversities: odds ratio (OR)=1.34 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01–1.77]; >2 adversities: OR 1.99 (95% CI 1.34–2.94) and definite 1 to 2 adversities: OR 2.48 (95% CI 1.01–6.08) symptoms. Each point increase in the suboptimal parenting index predicted BPD probable: OR 1.13 (95% CI 1.05–1.23) and definite: OR 1.28 (95% CI 1.03–1.60) symptoms. Parent conflict predicted BPD probable: OR 1.19 (95% CI 1.06–1.34) and definite: OR 1.42 (95% CI 1.06–1.91) symptoms. Within the path analysis, the association between suboptimal parenting and BPD outcome was partially mediated by DSM-IV diagnoses and IQ at 7–8 years.
Conclusions Children from adverse family backgrounds, who experience suboptimal parenting and more conflict between parents, have poor cognitive abilities and a DSM-IV diagnosis, are at increased risk of BPD symptoms at 11 years.
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|Subjects:||B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics
|Divisions:||Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing
Faculty of Science > Psychology
Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
|Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):||Parenting, Borderline personality disorder in children|
|Journal or Publication Title:||Psychological Medicine|
|Publisher:||Cambridge University Press|
|Number of Pages:||16|
|Page Range:||pp. 2405-2420|
|Access rights to Published version:||Restricted or Subscription Access|
|Funder:||Medical Research Council (Great Britain) (MRC), Wellcome Trust (London, England), University of Bristol, University of Warwick. Dept. of Psychology|
|Grant number:||74882 (MRC), 076467 (WT)|
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THE airlines that are most likely to suffer flight delays have been named.
The research looked at the airlines with the highest number of delays, as well as the airlines that are most likely to have delays by percentage.
Research from Which? looked at flights in and out of the UK between June 2017 to June 2018 and found that more than 13,000 flights were delayed by three hours or longer.
These delays affected 1.3million passengers – some 3,500 people per day.
EasyJet came in first place, with 2,618 delayed flights in the last year, while Ryanair came in second place with 1,868.
British Airways came in third place, with 1,668 flights delayed.
Long-haul airlines with the most delays
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Jet2 (0.7 per cent)
Monarch Airlines (0.7 per cent)
Thomson Airlines (0.6 per cent)
Ryanair (0.6 per cent)
EasyJet (0.6 per cent)
However it is worth noting that these airlines operate the most flights, which means there is more chance they will have delays.
The research also looked at the airlines that are most likely to be delayed by percentage.
Coming top for long-haul delays was Norwegian, with 2.4 per cent of its flight delayed over three hours.
This was followed by Thomas Cook, with 1.8 per cent delayed, and TUI with 1.6 per cent.
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With medium-haul flights, Thomas Cook was worst with 1.2 per cent delayed, TUI was second with 1.1 per cent delayed and Saudi Arabian Airlines came in third with 1 per cent delayed.
Icelandair was the worst for short-haul delays, with 1.7 per cent of its flights delayed by three hours or more, followed by Aurigny in second place with 1.6 per cent.
TUI came third, with 1.4 per cent of its planes delayed.
Short-haul airlines with the most delayed flights
Icelandair (1.7 per cent)
Aurigny Air (1.6 per cent)
TUI (1.4 per cent)
Eastern Airways (1.3 per cent)
Stobart Air (1.2 per cent)
Thomas Cook (1.2 per cent)
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BMI British Midland (0.9 per cent)
Alex Neill, Which? managing director of home products and services, said: "Severe delays can be a complete nightmare and totally wreck a long-awaited trip abroad, especially if it means you're stuck in an airport terminal for hours on end.
"Passengers are often entitled to compensation when airlines get it wrong."
He continued: “It is vital that automatic compensation is introduced across the industry so that people no longer have to jump through hoops to get what they are owed.”
Sun Online Travel has contacted the airlines mentioned for comment.
A Thomas Cook Airlines spokesperson said: “Our first priority is to fly our customers on holiday safely. We are very sorry to those customers who have experienced delays.
"Thomas Cook Airlines does not routinely cancel flights and will only do so in extreme circumstances.
"Therefore, when external factors such as industrial action, severe weather, congestion in the European airspace, or when aircraft technical issues occur, there can be a knock-on impact as we do our best to get our flights back on schedule.”
A British Airways spokesperson said: "We are the most punctual of the three big short-haul carriers flying from London.
"Our investment in bio-metric technology means we can now get all customers on board an aircraft in as little as seven minutes, and our fleet of remote control Mototok pushback vehicles has led to a sharp reduction in delays when an aircraft starts its journey."
An easyJet spokesperson said: “easyJet operates the largest number of flights per year of any UK airline (around 90 million passengers this year) and flies in the busiest airports and most congested airspace in Europe. In 2018 easyJet will operate 228% more flights compared to 2009.
“We have a continuous focus on punctuality as we know it is important to our customers. Our data shows easyJet’s network punctuality was at 80 percent for 2017.
“We will always pay compensation when it is due and customers can apply using simple web forms easily found on our website.
An Icelandair spokesperson said: “Icelandair is aware of the flight delays that have been highlighted within the Which? report published today.
"The safety of our passengers is our first priority and therefore on occasions the airline has to delay flights in order to provide the safest possible conditions for flights to take off and land.
"We are continuously working to improve our performance and hope customers will see these efforts reflected in their upcoming flight experiences with Icelandair.”
A Norwegian spokesperson said: “Norwegian carried more than 1.7 million long-haul passengers in the year to June 2018 from London Gatwick, Edinburgh and Belfast Airports with a vast majority of our customers departing and arriving on schedule.
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“We always strive to operate all flights on time but delays can be caused by a range of factors, many of which are beyond the control of airlines such as bad weather and air traffic control strikes but despite this, we do everything possible to operate flights to avoid cancellations.
“Norwegian is committed to keep improving punctuality, and where factors are within our direct control we have introduced new measures to continue delivering a smooth, efficient experience for our passengers.”
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In November 2013, we visited the SIndh province in Pakistan with photojournalist Mustafah Abdulaziz. In an area that suffered under the extreme floods of 2010 and 2011, the people of the Sindh province face daily water insecurity. In the coastal area of Thatta, the threat of flooding in the rainy season, drought in the dry season and the dependence on livelihoods that are reliant on water, such as farming and fishing, mean that water and its availability dictates the rhythm of daily life. “Women fall unconscious on their way to these dug wells,” said Marvi Bheel, 45, a local resident of Tharparkar village. On summer days temperatures hover around 48 to 50 degrees Celsius (118 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit), and the falling water table means that water must sometimes be hauled from a depth of 150 to 200 feet.
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In financial models of the term structure of interest rates, variation in the levels of rates, as well as day to day fluctuations in the value of rates, is explained by changes in the values of underlying stochastic state variables. This is unsatisfactory as the underlying state variables are often not associated with economic fundamentals. In this paper we present an economically motivated non-linear model of interest rates in which most of the large scale variation in rates is attributable to the chaotic evolution of explicitly modeled deterministic processes. A stochastic term with small variance is included in the model to represent 'noise' in the system. The model generalises existing stochastic mean models of interest rates. It successfully emulates certain properties of interest rates including a cyclical behaviour reminiscent of business cycles, and it casts light on the role of 'measurement error' in introducing risk into interest rate models.
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After yesterday's tomato juice disaster (okay, perhaps not a disaster) I got the cleaned up Victorio out again, put if back together, got a bushel of various tomatoes out of the store (anything that looked like it would not last the day) and got to work making tomatoes into juice. After an hour of vigorous grinding, I had 3+ gallons of juice in a 5 gallon pot. Soon it was simmering away and around noon I seasoned it with homemade garlic powder, kosher salt, rice wine vinegar and Worcester sauce. let the tomato juice and the seasoning marry for about 2 hours than got the canner out, cleaned up jars and lids, sterilized them, filled the jars with juice and now the first batch is boiling away. In another 15 minutes they will be done and I can sterilize the second round of jars, lids and rings and I should be done with 14 quarts of homemade and delicious tomato juice by around 6:30pm.

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| Teen-dork chapter 4 . 8/10
Okay why is no one talking about the fact that Lauren and Edward are cousins!? Or it's okay just because they ain't siblings (ー) That's just messed up
| Flora Mile chapter 30 . 5/14
I can’t believe it has taken me years to read this story. I have loved every chapter, every paragraph, every sentence, we very word!
| Bad.Days chapter 29 . 4/2
I read this story when you first started posting it, and all these years later it's still a great read. Thank you for sharing your writing with us!
| CynMar Rom chapter 30 . 3/20
I'm obviously very late to this party. But this story was amazing! I love Bella's strength and drive and self-respect.
I love how Edward grew along with her and started to show Bella who he truly is.
Thanks for sharing and leaving it up for me to find!
| bozbaby chapter 30 . 2/18
I absolutely love this fic. Truly. It is, also, one of the very few out there that could have a strong spin-off like 50 Shades, meaning I could see so many different alternate storylines for this storyline, enough that it could have its own category with all the various scenarios found in fanfiction. What if Bella left before the imprint? What if Bella left after the imprint? What if Bella was a bit more of a badass and told Carlisle where to go? What if Bella chose to not participate in practice? What if Bella decked Lauren or banished her? Soooo many scenarios to list here. Regardless, live the story. Always have. 3
| VryUnique chapter 17 . 10/29/2022
Esme should have brought up that Lauren used her gift wrongly and almost killed someone. She did the same exact thing Renee did, being irresponsible with her gift almost killed people.
| Guest chapter 30 . 10/3/2022
I’m glad I kept reading. You were able to redeem the characters in a masterful way that only great writers can accomplish. And in terms of the elements of a good story, yours has then all. Thank you.
| Guest chapter 29 . 10/3/2022
Carlisle finally gets it! And Bella and Edward finally get to say it!
| Guest chapter 28 . 10/2/2022
| Guest chapter 27 . 10/2/2022
I’m very pleased with Charlie’s acknowledgment that they’d been treating Bella like a child. I’m glad it took some time for Bella to see them again—anything less would’ve undervalued the hurt they caused for their horrible (yet kinda understandable) decisions. Carlisle’s starting to understand that there’s leadership, and then there’s dictatorship. Leaders take time to learn the strengths of their team members and solicit their opinions.
| SianJohn chapter 30 . 10/4/2022
I've just re-read this wonderful story and I just wanted to thank you for sharing your epic tale with us.
| Guest chapter 19 . 10/2/2022
That was a sweet thing for Edward to do.


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At a convention in Barcelona over the weekend, Samsung unveiled its much anticipated Galaxy S6 smartphone, due for release in around 20 countries, including Australia, in April.
I will leave it to those much more au fait with the latest in all things smartphone to offer an opinion on how the S6 will go. But in China, the South Korean company has much riding on it. This article is not so much about Samsung as it is on what it takes for international brands to win in China. But we can nevertheless learn something from the varying fortunes of Apple and Samsung in recent times.
So what is the recent performance of both brands in what became the world’s largest smartphone market in 2012, and one that is behind one quarter of all smartphone sales each year?
In 2012-13, articles were all about how Samsung was eating Apple’s lunch in China. Samsung moved earlier into China and established a superior network of retail outlets and distribution and network agreements with local players. By the middle of 2013, Samsung had three times more retail outlets than its American rival in China. The Korean company had about one-fifth of the Chinese smartphone market, while Apple’s was one-tenth and falling (in percentage terms, although growing in absolute numbers.) Samsung’s advertising spend overwhelmed that of Apple’s.
It was not just about presence. The two brands pursued different strategies in China. While Apple released only one new smartphone each year positioned at the very premium end of the market, Samsung has a more diversified approach. The Korean brand brought out multiple phones each year at all position and price points in the market. Specific phones were loaded with specific features for particular markets. For example, some Samsung models were designed specifically to operate local apps such as POCO.cn, then the most popular photo sharing site in China.
So while Apple still represented California cool — something that never lost its sheen despite brand America suffering a slight downgrade of late — Samsung was praised for understanding its market. iPhones might have been the coolest thing on the market but cool was not the primary criteria for every consumer. While Apple appeared inflexible and even arrogant — with its limited premium offering too expensive for many consumers — Samsung was seen as flexible, agile and responsive.
Fast forward to 2014-15 and the Korean brand is no longer gloating. Some numbers and surveys tell the story. One study suggests that over 42 per cent of prospective smartphone buyers want an iPhone compared to less than 32 per cent for Samsung. Another survey asking the same question has the same figure for Apple and a 38 per cent figure for Samsung — better for the latter but still significantly below its major rival.
Tellingly, Apple hangs on to more than three-quarters of its users from year to year despite the intense bidding war going on between brands through offering more and more attractive smartphone plans to switch each year. In contrast, Samsung keeps only about one-third of its users from one year to the next. It is no surprise that in 2014, Apple was able to take three times as many Samsung customers (33 per cent) as Samsung was taking from Apple (11 per cent).
The bottom line is that Apple’s sales in China doubled in 2014 from the year before, while Samsung’s growth could well be close to single digits. Add to the fact that Apple makes far more from each phone sold in China than Samsung because of the former’s premium product positioning and pricing and it becomes clear that Apple is one large multinational doing well in China, even as it has been targeted by the country’s arbitrarily deployed anti-trust laws and agencies.
What are the lessons of Samsung’s struggle and Apple’s successes in China? The first goes back to basic branding principles that can be found in any textbook for a Marketing 101 class. Premium brands are extremely difficult to build and sustain. Yet, there are good reasons why companies covet them in their product stables.
For one, a premium brand is more price inelastic, meaning that one can protect price (and therefore maximise profit margin) in any market. In a Chinese market where the absolute numbers of those able to afford a premium smartphone are growing rapidly (even if the rise of a middle-class in proportionate terms is often over-stated,) maintaining premium standing offers Apple a pricing power that Samsung does not have. Indeed, the evidence in China is that Samsung will be pricing its S6 flagship product based on the iPhone price, not the other way around.
In contrast, Samsung’s approach of flooding the market at all price-points might have temporarily increased its sales but the Korean giant may have damaged its premium branding status at the same time. The problem for Samsung is that when it comes to the smartphone market it is being attacked at both ends: from the top-down and bottom-up.
Top-down is the enduring battle with Apple. As a premium-only smartphone maker, all studies confirm that Apple’s premium brand-equity is far superior to that of Samsung’s even if both offer similar products at the top end. The best evidence for this is the release of Apple’s iPhone plus which immediately devastated Samsung’s first moving advantage in the premium large smartphone Chinese market. Bottom-up are the growing list of Chinese brands taking massive chunks out of Samsung’s market share.
To wit, in August 2014, Samsung lost its distinction as the country’s best-selling smartphone to local brand Xiaomi. At the same time, other brands like Huawei and Taiwan’s HTC are stealing Samsung’s market share, with damage to Apple being fairly contained. This is consistent with marketing surveys of Chinese consumers, suggesting that while Chinese smartphone brands cannot compete with Apple’s brand equity and power at the top end, local phone brands are rapidly catching up to Samsung in the brand perception stakes. While Samsung is increasingly competing with local brands for a slice of the ‘commoditised’ smartphone market, premium brand Apple is actually ‘creating’ demand in China.
This is just a reminder that any foreign brand simply trying to tap into a vast Chinese commoditised market — even for relatively sophisticated products such as smartphones — will probably be outflanked by local competition eventually. True, Apple protects itself in foreign markets partially because it offers an exclusive suite of products and technologies that are highly integrated: iTunes only works properly on iPhones; many apps are exclusive to Apple computers, phones and tablets etc. But it is also true that China cannot simply replicate an Apple since premium brand equity is more than just the wires and micro-processors beneath the shiny casing.
Finally, having a premium product and brand that Chinese consumers really want can help offer a greater measure of protection from political risk factors. There is a suspicion that the Chinese government wants Chinese brands to thrive in the domestic market and will impose regulations on foreign firms to ensure this occurs. If that occurs with smartphones, Samsung will be more vulnerable than Apple since it is easier for Huawei and Xiaomi to take market share off Samsung than the American brand.
In fact, there will always be influential Chinese consumers demanding access to premium brands, but not so perceived commoditised brands. The well-heeled in China will still want to drive BMWs and Audis, while Toyota and Hyundai will be more vulnerable to the rise of Chery and Great Wall Motors.
Which all goes to show that the strategic marketing textbooks do have it right: commoditisation is simply a race to the bottom, especially in China.


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“Without my Coach I would not be where I am today.”
When Billy signed up to participate in Wellness Coaching to earn points for his incentive he was unsure of what to expect. What he did know was that he was feeling discouraged, but determined to make changes in his health. Billy weighed 250 pounds and was struggling to control his asthma and high blood pressure. He was looking for support to lose weight, eat better and find exercises that didn’t make him out of breath.
He learned to eat smaller portions, reduced his dependency on soda and cut back on high-fat, salty foods. In addition, he began to walk regularly.
Billy worked closely with his Wellness Coach and lost 52 pounds and 7 inches from his waist. As a result, his blood pressure lowered and breathing improved.
Billy recognizes it wasn’t easy to get to where he is today, but is thankful for his progress and the support of his Coach. He plans to continue to work with his Coach until he meets his ultimate goal of losing 90 pounds.

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Police are urgently seeking information into the whereabouts of a 33-year-old Canadian man who has vanished from his mine camp in the Pilbara.
Ambrose Walton was staying at the Marandoo Mine Camp — near Tom Price — in the Pilbara and has not been seen since Tuesday.
The 33-year-old had planned to travel to Brockman 4 Camp on Tuesday, as well as meet a friend in Karratha at 2 pm. However, he never arrived at either location.
Mr Walton — who has a very strong Canadian accent — is believed to be travelling in a white Toyota Hilux utility with registration 1GYE661.
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The vehicle is fitted with a black bull bar, light bar, UHF aerial, solar panel on the roof, and rear roof-mounted mining lights.
The rear canopy has a large Schlam Engineering decal on the side, along with a fluorescent yellow mining site decal — SE94.
The front doors of the Hilux also have a Schlam decal on them.
Concerns are held for Mr WALTON’s welfare, and anyone who sees him or has any information relating to his whereabouts is urged to contact police on 131 444 immediately.


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