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An image processing system for producing an augmented image of a real world scene uses an image capturing device that captures a digital image of the real world scene and uses a database of real world scene information. The system includes the storage resources that locate the selected real world scene information in the database using information from at least one of a position determining device for determining a real world position, an attitude determining device for determining a real world attitude, and the image capturing device. The system also includes a video interface chipset for receiving data from the image capturing device and transforming it to a format used by the data processor. The system processes the digital image of the real world scene and the selected real world scene information to form processed data that represents an augmented image of the real world scene.
1. An image processing system for producing an augmented image of a real world scene using an image capturing device that captures a digital image of the real world scene and using a database of real world scene information, the image processing system comprising:
a data processor operatively connected to a 3D graphic processor;
first communication resources that deliver the digital image of the real world scene from the image capturing device to the data processor;
storage resources that retrieve from the database selected real world scene information that relates to the real world scene wherein the storage resources locate the selected real world scene information in the database using information from at least one of a position determining device for determining a real world position, an attitude determining device for determining a real world attitude, and the image capturing device;
second communication resources that deliver the selected real world scene information from the database to the data processor, wherein the second communication resources includes a video interface chipset for receiving data from the image capturing device and transforming said receiver data to a format used by the data processor, and wherein the data processor processes the digital image of the real world scene and the selected real world scene information to form processed data that represents an augmented image of the real world scene; and
a display system that receives the processed data and displays the augmented image.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the storage resources comprise:
a storage system containing the database;
the position determining device; and
processing resources,
wherein the position determining device determines an approximate three-dimensional real world position of the image processing system, and the processing resources use the real world position to search the database and retrieve from the database the selected real world scene information related to the real world position.
3. The system of claim 2 wherein the position, determining device comprises a satellite navigation system.
4. The system of claim 3 wherein the satellite navigation system comprises a Global Navigational Satellite System.
5. The system of claim 3 wherein the satellite navigation system comprises a Global Positioning System.
6. The system of claim 3 wherein the satellite navigation system comprises a differential Global Positioning System.
7. The system of claim 2 wherein the database is Geographic Information System database.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein the storage resources comprise:
a storage system containing the database;
the attitude determining device; and
processing resources,
wherein the attitude determining device determines an approximate real world attitude of the image processing system, and the processing resources-use the real world attitude to search the database and retrieve from the database the selected real world scene information related to the attitude information.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein the attitude determining device comprises a tri-axial magnetometer.
10. The system of claim 1 wherein the real world scene information includes images and the storage resources further comprise:
processing resources that determine an approximate shape of an object captured by the image capturing device, and compare the approximate shape to the images in the database to find a close match, and include the close match in the selected real world scene information.
11. The system of claim 1 wherein the data processor and the 3D graphic processor are contained in a single integrated circuit having a central processing unit capable of executing a set of multimedia instructions.
12. The system of claim 1 further including one or more accelerometers for generating signals that are used by at least one of the data processor and the display system in image stabilization.
13. The system of claim 1 fturther including a wireless communication device that provides information to the data processor.
14. The system of claim 1 further including a range finder that provides information to the data processor.
15. The system of claim 1 further comprising at least one user interface device that provides information to the data processor.
16. The system of claim 1 wherein the data processor comprises a general purpose central processing unit running in parallel with the 3D graphic processor.
17. The system of claim 16 wherein the image processor enhances comprises means for enhancing the digital image of the real world scene.
18. The system of claim 16 wherein the image processor is adapted to perform a fast Fourier Transform.
19. The system of claim 1 wherein the display system comprises:
a display graphic processor for generating the augmented image from the processed data and for displaying the augmented image on a display.
20. The system of claim 1 wherein
the position determining device determines the real world position from the the real world position of the image processing system; and
the attitude determining device determines the real world attitude from the real world attitude of the image image processing system.
21. The system of claim 1 wherein
the augmented image is formed and displayed substantially in real time.
This application is a continuation-in-part of the following patent applications; Ser. No. 08/119,360, filed on Sep. 10, 1993; Ser. No. 08/307,360, filed on Sep. 14, 1994; Ser. No. 08/335,912, filed on Nov. 8, 1994, now issued U.S. Pat. No. 5,682,332, Ser. No. 08/335,940, filed on Nov. 8, 1994 now issued U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,765; Ser. No. 08/335,710, filed on Dec. 14, 1994; Ser. No. 08/441,299, filed on Mar. 27, 1995; Ser. No. 08/480,689, filed on Jun. 7, 1995; Ser. No. 08/482,943, filed on Jun. 7, 1995; and Ser. No. 08/571,096, filed on Dec. 12, 1995.
The present invention is generally related to electronic vision devices and methods, and is specifically related to image augmentation in combination with navigation, position, and attitude devices.
One may have to look quite far into the annals of history to find the first uses of maps. Maps generally provide information to alert a user to things that are not readily apparent from simple viewing of a real scene from the users location. For example, a user of a city road map may not be able to see a tunnel on Elm Street if the user is currently seven miles away on First Street and looking in the direction of the Elm Street tunnel. However, from the First Street location, the user could determine from a road map that there is a tunnel on Elm Street. He could learn that the tunnel is three miles long, starts on Eighth Street and ends on Eleventh Street. There may even be an indication of the size of the tunnel such that it could accommodate four traffic lanes and a bicycle lane.
Unfortunately, it is not always possible to translate the information from a map to the real scene that the information represents as the scene is actually viewed. It is common for users of maps to attempt to align the map to reality to get a better "feel" of where things are in relation to the real world. Those who are familiar with maps can verify that the fact that maps are drawn with north being generally in the direction of the top of the map, is of little use when translating the information to the scene of interest. Regardless of where north is, one tends to turn the map so that the direction ahead of the user, or in the direction of travel, in a real scene matches that direction on the map. This may result in the condition of an "upside down" map that is quite difficult to read (the case when the user is traveling south). Although translating the directions of the map to reality is a formidable task, it is an even greater problem to translate the symbols on the map to those objects in reality which they represent. The tunnel symbol on the map does not show what the real tunnel actually looks like. The fact that the appearance of the tunnel from infinitely many points of view is prohibitively difficult to represent on a map accounts for the use of a simple symbol. Furthermore, the map does not have any indication from which point of view the user will first see the tunnel, nor any indication of the path which the user will take to approach the tunnel.
It is now possible to computerize city road map information and display the maps according to the path taken by a user. The map is updated in "real-time" according to the progress of the user through the city streets. It is therefore possible to relieve the problem of upside-down maps as the computer could re-draw the map with the text in correct orientation relative to the user even when one is traveling in a southerly direction. The computer generated map is displayed at a monitor that can be easily refreshed with new information as the user progresses along his journey. Maps of this type for automobiles are well known in the art. Even very sophisticated maps with computer generated indicia to assist the user in decision making are available and described in patents such as DeJong U.S. Pat. No. 5,115,398. This device can display a local scene as it may appear and superimpose onto the scene, symbolic information that suggests an action to be taken by the user. Even in these advanced systems, a high level of translation is required of the user. The computer generated map does not attempt to present an accurate alignment of displayed images to the real object which they represent.
Devices employing image supplementation are known and include Head Up Displays (HUDs) and Helmet Mounted Displays (HMDs). A HUD is a useful vision system which allows a user to view a real scene, usually through an optical image combiner such as a holographic mirror or a dichroic beamsplitter, and have superimposed thereon, navigational information for example symbols of real or imaginary objects, vehicle speed and altitude data, et cetera. It is a primary goal of the HUD to maximize the time that the user is looking into the scene of interest. For a fighter pilot, looking at a display device located nearby on an instrument panel, and changing the focus of ones' eyes to read that device, and to return to the scene of interest, requires a critically long time and could cause a fatal error. A HUD allows a fighter pilot to maintain continuous concentration on a scene at optical infinity while reading instruments that appear to the eye to also be located at optical infinity and thereby eliminating the need to refocus ones' eyes. A HUD allows a pilot to maintain a "head-up" position at all times. For the airline industry, HUDs have been used to land airplanes in low visibility conditions. HUDs are particularly useful in a landing situation where the boundaries of a runway are obscured in the pilots field of view by fog but artificial boundaries can be projected onto the optical combiner of the HUD system to show where in the user's vision field the real runway boundaries are. The virtual runway projection is positioned in the vision field according to data generated by communication between a computer with and the airport instrument landing system (ILS) which employs a VHF radio beam. The system provides the computer with two data figures. First a glide slope figure, and second, a localizer which is a lateral position figure. With these data, the computer is able to generate an optical image (photon) to be projected and combined with the real scene (photon) that passes through the combiner and thereby enhancing certain features of the real scene; for example runway boundaries. The positioning of the overlay depends on the accuracy of the airplane boresight being in alignment with the ILS beam and other physical limitations. The computer is not able to recognize images in the real scene and does not attempt to manipulate the real scene except for highlighting parts thereof. HUDs are particularly characterized in that they are an optical combination of two photon scenes. The combination being a first scene, one that is normally viewed by the users eyes passes through an optical combiner, and a second, computer generated photon image which is combined with the real image at an optical element. In a HUD device it is not possible for the computer to address objects of the real scene, for example to alter or delete them. The system only adds enhancement to a feature of the real image by drawing interesting features thereon. Finally, HUDs are very bulky and are typically mounted into an airplane or automobile and require a great deal of space and complex optics including holograms and specially designed lenses.
HMDs are similar to HUDs in that they also combine enhancement images with real scene photon images but they typically have very portable components. Micro CRTs and small combiners make the entire system helmet mountable. It is a complicated matter to align computer generated images to a real scene in relation to a fast moving helmet. HUDs can align the data generated image that is indexed to the slow moving airplane axis which moves slowly in relation to a runway. For this reason, HMDs generally display data that does not change with the pilots head movements such as altitude and airspeed. HMDs suffer the same limitation as the HUDs in that they do not provide the capacity to remove or augment elements of the real image.
Another related concept that has resulted in a rapidly developing field of computer assisted vision systems is known as virtual reality (VR). Probably best embodied in the fictional television program "Star Trek; The Next Generation", the "Holodeck" is a place where a user can go to have all of his surroundings generated by a computer so as to appear to the user to be another place or another place and time.
Virtual reality systems are useful in particular for a training means. For example in aircraft simulation devices. A student pilot can be surrounded by a virtual "cockpit" which is essentially a computer interface whereby the user "feels" the environment that may be present in a real aircraft, in a very real way and perhaps enhanced with computer generated sounds, images and even mechanical stimuli. Actions taken by the user may be interpreted by the computer and the computer can respond to those actions to control the stimuli that surround the user. VR machines can create an entire visual scene and there is no effort to superimpose a computer generated scene onto a real scene. A VR device generally does not have any communication between its actual location in reality and the stimuli being presented to the user. The location of the VR machine and the location of the scene being generated generally have no physical relationship.
VR systems can be used to visualize things that do not yet exist. For example, a home can be completely modeled with a computer so that a potential buyer can "walk-through" before it is even built. The buyer could enter the VR atmosphere and proceed through computer generated images and stimuli that accurately represent what a home would be like once it is built. In this way, one could know if a particular style of home is likable before the large cost of building the home is incurred. The VR machine being entirely programmed with information from a designer does not anticipate things that presently exist and there is no communication between the elements presented in the VR system to those elements existing in reality.
While the systems and inventions of the prior art are designed to achieve particular goals, features, advantages, and objectives, some of those being no less than remarkable, these systems and inventions have limitations and faults that prevent their use in ways that are only possible by way of the present invention. The prior art systems and inventions can not be used to realize the advantages and objectives of the present invention.
The present invention involves a vision system including devices and methods of augmented reality wherein an image of some real scene is altered by a computer processor to include information from a data base having stored information of that scene in a storage location that is identified by the real time position and attitude of the vision system.
One embodiment of the present invention comprises an image processing system used in an electro-optic apparatus having an image capturing means, position determining means, attitude determining means, database of real scene information, and a display means. The image capturing means generating a digital image representing an object. The image processing system comprises a data processor and a graphic processor generating an image to be displayed by the display means based on data generated by the data processor. The image processing system further comprises means for delivering the digital image to the data processor and means for identifying information related to the digital image from the database information. The related information is delivered to the data processor. The data processor combining and processing the digital image and the related information. As a result, a user of the electro-optic apparatus can see an augmented image
These and other features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description when read in conjunction with the drawings and the appended claims.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electro-optic system of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an image processing system of the present invention used in the electro-optic system of FIG. 1.
The present invention comprises a novel electro-optic system and associated image processing devices. The following description is presented to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the invention. Descriptions of specific applications are provided only as examples. Various modifications to the preferred embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and features disclosed herein.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electro-optic system 10 of the present invention. System 10 comprises a position determining means 16, an attitude determining means 15, a camera 19, an image processing unit 14, and a display 13. Camera 19 comprises an electro-optic device capable of converting a photon input (from a field of view) into an electronic image. Camera 19 then transmits the electronic image to image processing unit 14. Position determining means 16 determines the position of the camera and transmit the information to image processing unit 14. Similarly, attitude determining means determines the camera pointing attitude of the camera defined by, e.g., the symmetry axis of the camera field of view. Attitude determining means 15 transmits the attitude information to image processing unit 14. Image processing unit 14 analyzes and processes inputs from position determining means 16, attitude determining means 15, and camera 19 so as to generate real and augmented images. These images are then transmitted to display 13 for use by the user. Various applications and advantages of electro-optic system 10 have been disclosed in the following copending patent applications: Ser. No. 08/116,360, entitled "An Electro-Optic Vision System Which Exploits Position and Attitude" and filed Sep. 10, 1993; Ser. No. 08/119,360, entitled "An Electro-Optic Vision System Which Exploits Position and Attitude" and filed Sep. 10, 1993; Ser. No. 08/307,360, entitled "Vision System For Viewing A Sporting Event" and filed Sep. 14, 1994; Ser. No. 08/335,912, entitled "Vision Imaging Devices and Methods Exploiting Position And Attitude" and filed Nov. 8, 1994; Ser. No. 08/335,940, entitled "Vision Imaging Devices And Methods Having An Unlimited Zoom Range" and filed Nov. 8, 1994; Ser. No. 08/335,710, entitled "Computer Games Having Optically Acquired Images Which Are Combined With Computer Generated Graphics And Images" and filed Dec. 4, 1994; Ser. No. 08/441,299, entitled "Augmented Reality Vision Systems Which Derive Image Information From Other Vision Systems" and filed Mar. 27, 1995; Ser. No. 08/480,689, entitled "Vision Systems For Viewing Objects That Identify Themselves" and filed Jun. 7, 1995; Ser. No. 08/482,943, entitled "An Electro-Optic Vision System Which Exploits Position And Altitude" and filed Jun. 7, 1995; Ser. No. 08/482,944, entitled "Vision System Computer Modeling Apparatus" and filed Jun. 7, 1995; Ser. No. 08/571,096, entitled "Computer Vision System Which Determines Identify, Position and Orientation Of Objects In A Scene And Displays Augmented Images Thereof" and filed Dec. 12, 1995. These patent applications are incorporated herein by reference.
It should be appreciated that electro-optic system 10 of FIG. 1 may contains additional components. For example, it may be desirable to include a set of user inputs so that an user can enter data to image processing unit 14. Other measuring devices, such as temperature gauge, accelerometer, range finder, etc., can also be coupled to image processing unit 14.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of an electro-optic system 100 showing the detail structure of its image processing unit. System 100 comprises a video input device, such as a camera 102, which accepts optical image information and generates a corresponding digital video in the form of IEEE 1394 (FireWire) data. Camera 102 can optionally generate information relating to iris, exposure time, zoom (image magnification) ratio and stabilizer data (e.g., 1, 2, or 3 axis acceleration). FireWire is a high speed serial interface bus specification especially tuned for transferring digital video information at rates of up to 400 Megabits per second (Mbits/second). This interface has been implemented in Sony Corporation's Digital HandyCam series of camcorders. An exemplary camera contains one or more charged coupled device (CCD) area imaging sensors. It produces information which is digitized and encoded to an industry standard video format. This data is then transmitted serially at up to 400 Mbits/second via the FireWire data bus. Control and configuration information can be passed bi-directionally over this bus as well.
It should be noted that although IEEE 1394 is the presently preferred digital interface for video data, the invention could be implemented using other digital interfaces, now available or to be developed in the future.
The output of camera 102 is connected to a FireWire video interface chipset 104. This chipset accepts the IEEE 1394 data from camera 102 and generates command and data in a Zoom Video bus 106 and a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus 108. Zoom Video (or Zoomed Video) is an interface standard used by Personal Computer Manufacturing Card Industry Association (PCMCIA) card manufacturers and graphics controller manufacturers to provide a central processing unit (CPU) independent path to a graphics controller for digital video information. It is a bit parallel (YUV encoded) serial data interface (i.e., the pixels arrive serially for each line). Vertical, horizontal sync as well as dotclock is provided. PCI bus 108 is a 32 (expandable to 64) bit high speed parallel databus standard. The bus operates currently at 33 Mhz so as to provide up to 132 Mbytes/second data transfer rate. Future implementations will increase the bus speed. This bus is described in detail in the "PCI Specification, version 2.1" published by the PCI Special Interest Group. Chipset 104 receives the IEEE 1394 serial data stream (at up to 400 Mbits/second) and converts the data into parallel data suitable for sending over the PCI and/or Zoom Video data busses. The data that goes out on Zoom Video bus 106 is arranged to fit the YUV encoding format with vertical and horizontal syncs. Chipset 104 can also operate as a PCI Bus Master, thus can burst image data to anywhere in the CPU's main memory or to any PCI slave device's memory.
It should again be pointed out that Zoom Video bus 106 and PCI bus 108 are exemplary digital buses. The present invention could be implemented using other high bandwidth buses.
The output of chipset 104 is coupled to an image processor (IP) 110. The Zoom Video bus allows IP 110 to receive video data in parallel with a CPU system, shown in FIG. 2 as reference numeral 114. IP 110 could perform many tasks, from complex to simple. At the complex end, IP 110 may be responsible for processing video on a frame by frame basis to extract data from, or to enhance the image. An example is the V-LACE™ real time image enhancement algorithm from DigiVision. At the simple end, IP 110 may be asked to shut down and passively pass the image data through to a 3D Graphics accelerator 116. Other examples may involve feature extraction from the image, classification of those features and alerting the main CPU of those results.
IP 110 could be implemented as a DSP like subsystem with its own memory, CPU and I/O capability. A high performance parallel execution unit CPU like the TMS320C80 is preferably used to execute algorithms which may employ fast Fourier Transform (FFT) like calculations. An example of IP 110 is Ariel Corp's TMS320C80 based Griffin PCI bus image processing board.
Zoom Video is preferably used to pass the image data in real time to IP 110 and deliver the results to 3D graphics processor 116. PCI bus 108 provides an alternate path for the result or input data. Main CPU system 114 may utilize IP 110 as a parallel processor (to itself), pre-processor, or post-processor of image information.
3D graphics processor 116 is used to off load time-consuming graphics operations from the CPU. Although all functions could be implemented in the main CPU, that would consume a substantial amount of the power of present generation of CPUs, leaving little power for other tasks. Graphics processor 116 receives image information from Zoom Video bus 106. It contains a PCI interface, which provides a high bandwidth bus to the CPU for image rendering primitives, background information, text etc. Graphics processor 116 provides near real time rendering of the augmentation objects using dedicated hardware specifically designed for 3D graphics operations.
Alternately, it is possible for video data to flow at full speed, about 27 Mbytes per second, from the FireWire interface over the PCI bus and directly to the memory of graphic processor 116.
The image generated by graphics processor 116 is sent to a display 118. It converts RGB encoded digital data into light. The preferred display is small size, low power consumption, and high resolution. Examples of suitable displays are active matrix color liquid crystal display (LCD), LCD projection panel, digital micromirror device (DMD), and vacuum fluorescent display (VFD).
CPU system 114 could be a single CPU. Alternatively, it could be a multiprocessing system. Examples are MIPS 10000, DEC ALPHA, SUN Ultra SPARC. The preferred system is a Pentium Pro single or multiprocessor system (this choice is based on costs and availability of development tools).
The preferred CPU system typically requires a core logic chipset (shown in FIG. 2 as reference numeral 120). It provides the interface between CPU system 114, a main memory 122, and PCI data bus 108. Examples of chipsets are Intel's Orion Core Logic chipset, 440FX, 450GX, and 450KX. The Orion chipset provides multi-processing support for up to four processors. A PCI bus and an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus (shown as reference numeral 126) are supported. The preferred CPU system also requires random access memory (RAM) 122 to provide storage for program execution.
It should be noted that the use of 3D graphics processor 116 is optional. Some microprocessors contain multimedia instructions which allow multimedia tasks to be easily performed. Examples of such microprocessors are Intel's Pentium-X (code named the P55C) and Sun's UltraSPARC. It should also be pointed out that graphics processors could be used in combination with this kind of microprocessors (i.e., having instructions designed to execute multimedia instructions) in order to obtain enhanced performance.
System 100 comprises a mass storage unit 130, which is coupled to PCI bus 108 by a hard disk interface 131. Examples of interface 131 are an Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics (EIDE) interface and a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI). Unit 130 provides storage space for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) database information, algorithm and program information for IP 110, and operating system software for main CPU system 114. System 100 contains software (which could be stored in mass storage unit 130 and loaded into RAM 122 or burnt into read-only memory) for searching and retrieving data from the GIS database. The searching preferably uses position, attitude, and other data for identifying the location and point of view of camera 102.
Although there are mass storage units having several gigabytes of storage, their physical sizes are too large for the present embodiment. The preferred mass storage unit 130 is a balance between size, weight, cost and performance. At the present time, a rotating magnetic medium storage using 1.2 gigabyte 2.5" technology is considered the preferred storage unit.
System 100 also comprises a real time clock (RTC) 134. It provides local timekeeping and (optionally) non-volatile storage of system parameters during power off conditions. The design of RTC 134 depends on the requirements of CPU system 114 and core chipset 120. Many companies, such as Dallas Semiconductors, Inc., Benchmarq Semiconductors, and Chips & Technologies, Inc. manufacture RTCs for various CPU system architectures.
The connection to various peripheral devices is now described. Ser. ports (shown as numerals 136, 137 and 160), such as RS232, NMEA-183, and RS422, could be used to provide the connection. The serial ports provide serial to parallel conversion, which converts asynchronously formatted data (received from the peripheral devices) to parallel data. The data is sent over ISA bus 126 to CPU system 114 for processing. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to using asynchronous serial ports as means for interfacing with peripheral devices. For example, parallel ports or synchronous serial ports could also be used.
An example of a peripheral device that can be connected to serial ports 137 is a Global Positioning System (GPS) 140. It derives 3-dimensional position information from a GPS satellite navigation system (not shown). Typically, the 3-dimensional position information is derived by a "GPS Core" module which measures transit times of the L-band signals broadcast by the twenty four satellites of the GPS constellation. In the present embodiment, GPS 140 is interfaced via one of the serial ports using NMEA 183 format data. As an alternative, a proprietary format may be used from one of the many GPS core module makers (e.g., Motorola, Garmin, Trimble, Furuno, Ashtech, Rockwell, Plessy, Canadian Marconi, etc.).
If it is desirable to improve the accuracy of GPS 140, a differential GPS (DGPS) 141 could be used. It provides correction information to GPS receiver 140 in order to increase the accuracy and remove the effects of selective availability. DGPS is developed by a precisely surveyed reference GPS receiver base station. Correction data derived for each satellite is formatted in RCTM-104 format and broadcast via a communications system to the user. These corrections are applied to each of the measurements made in the users GPS receiver so as to produce a more accurate result. DGPS 141 it is interfaced to the GPS receiver via a serial interface supporting RCTM-104 format data.
Alternatively, devices that can receive GPS and/or Glonass (Global Navigational Satellite System) signals can be connected to serial port 137. An example of a device that can receive both GPS and Glonass signals is GG24 developed by Ashtech Inc. A further alternative embodiment is to use real time kinematic surveying techniques. These techniques are able to achieve higher accuracy than DGPS.
Another peripheral device that may be used in electro-optic system 100 is a spread spectrum (SS) radio 144. It provides wireless communication between peer units or between master and slave units. Major advantages of SS are spectrum re-use, simultaneous existence of multiple networks, data security and low probability of intercept. An example of a SS radio is Proxim RangeLan 2, which operates at 2.4 GHz and has a data rate of 1.6 Mbits per second.
An accelerometer 148 can also be coupled to one of the serial ports. In one embodiment of accelerometer 148, an integrated circuit (e.g., Analog Devices' ADXL05) is used to generate an analog voltage which is proportional to the instantaneous acceleration along a specified axis. The analog voltage can be converted to a digital value (by an analog-to-digital converter) and then serialized so as to be compatible with a chosen serial port communication protocol. The acceleration information could be used in image stabilization efforts and in augmenting the information from the GPS and tri-axial magnetometers.
A tri-axial magnetometer, such as a TCM-2 module from Precision Navigation Inc., can also be connected to one of the serial ports. Such a device provides attitude information, in all three degrees of freedom, regarding the pointing direction of the optical axis of the camera.
In FIG. 2, a laser range finder 162 is connected to serial port 160. An example of a range finder is Leica's Data Disto RS232.
System 100 also allows various user interface devices 154 to be connected to ISA bus 126. These interface devices include devices that can accept input signal and generate output signals. Examples of user interface devices are control buttons, switches, optical indicators (e.g., LEDs) and alarms.
In the present specification, four exemplary applications of system 100 are described. The first application is an electronic binoculars having a "text box" superimposed on a real image. The text box contains text data related to the real image. The second application is "0--0" visibility navigation system which can help a user to navigate a movable object (e.g., ships, planes, and vehicles) under adverse visual environment. The third application is an object identification system which attempts to identify an object under adverse viewing conditions. The fourth application is an advanced image augmentation application which can process, enhance, and augment images.
Electronic Binocular
Camera 102 is used to capture a view and delivers a corresponding video data to FireWire chipset 104. The data flows to IPI 110. In this application, IP 110 is configured as a pass-through device and just passes the data, without processing, on to graphics processor 116. CPU system 114 is not used to process the image data, so none flows over PCI bus 108. CPU system 114 sends text data to graphics processor 116 which renders it at points in the image that correspond to the attitude and location "text boxes." Location data is read from GPS 140 and if appropriate, DGPS 141, via serial port 137. Attitude information is read from tri-axial magnetometer 150 via serial port interface 136. GIS data is retrieved from the database on storage system unit 130. In one embodiment, CPU system 114 sets the optical and electronic zoom factors in camera 102. Zoom factors are read back along with exposure and iris information from the camera via the FireWire. Information on zoom factors is used by CPU system 114 to properly generate augmentation images.
"0--0" Visibility Navigation
Camera 102 is used to capture a view and deliver a corresponding video data to FireWire chipset 104. The data flows to IP 110, which attempts to extract features from the data using a plurality of frames. Location data is read from GPS 140 and if appropriate, DGPS 141, via serial port 137. Attitude information is read from tri-axial magnetometer 150 via serial port interface 136. CPU system 114 retrieves GIS data from storage unit 130 relative to the current position. It then sends "wire frame" graphics to graphics processor 116, which renders and textures those wire frames into realistic looking images of what "should" be in the field of view of the system.
Vessel Identification
Camera 102 is used to capture a view and delivers a corresponding video data to FireWire chipset 104. The data flows to IP 110. CPU system 114 has previously retrieved (at the user's request) several 3D models of ships that are due to pass by. The 3D models of ships are retrieved from storage unit 130. This information is sent to IP 110 via PCI bus 108. IPI 110 searches the field of view (obtained from camera 102) for objects. Upon identifying an object, it is compared with various aspects of the 3D models. Upon finding a "match," information is sent to CPU system 114, which sends a signal to alert the user.
Advanced Image Augmentation
Camera 102 is used to capture a view and deliver a corresponding video data to FireWire chipset 104. The data flows to IP 110, which enhances the image and attempts to extract features from the data using a plurality of frames. CPU system 114 has previously loaded IP 110 with the appropriate algorithm and program information. The enhanced image flows to graphics processor 116 (via Zoom Video 106) and the features to CPU system 114 (via PCI bus 108). Meanwhile the image data also flows to CPU system 114 (via PCI bus 108) which uses the feature locations to identify objects in the image and create a "mask" to be used by graphics processor 116 to "remove" those features from the final view. CPU system 114 sends the "masks" to graphics processor 116 along with text and drawing primitives. Graphics processor 116 renders the text, removes the "masked" objects, and renders non-existent objects as directed by CPU system 114.
Location data is read from GPS 140 and if appropriate, DGPS 141, via serial port 137. Attitude information is read from tri-axial magnetometer 150 via serial port interface 136. CPU system 114 retrieves GIS data relative to the current position from storage unit 130.
In this application, camera 102 is configured to achieve a desired stabilization factors. Graphics processor 116 is configured to display image data (received from Zoom Video bus 106) while applying the "mask", text and graphics as overlays. Zoom factors are read back along with exposure and iris information from camera 104 via FireWire chipset 104.
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"Turkey has learnt how to be in a crisis"
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World Architecture Festival 2012: Murat
Cengiz Tabanlıoğlu of Tabanlıoğlu Architects says that Turkey has one of the fastest-growing economies in the world because they have "learnt how to be in a crisis," in this interview we filmed about the firm's airport project that topped the transport category at this year's World Architecture Festival. More »
"If China doesn't go green it's the end of
the world" - Li Xiaodong on Liyuan Library
World Architecture Festival 2012: in this movie we filmed at the World Architecture Festival, Chinese architect Li Xiaodong tells Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs how "sustainability is a must" for new buildings in China, because if the country doesn't get it right it's "the end of the world". More »
"People want Stockholm to be a low city"
- Josefin Larsson on Victoria Tower
World Architecture Festival 2012: in this movie we filmed, architect Josefin Larsson of Wingårdhs tells Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs how the residents of Stockholm want it to be a "low city", but that her studio's controversial high-rise hotel there is a "real midget" compared to the skyscrapers of Singapore, where the World Architecture Festival took place. More »
"Small projects are good grounding for research" - John Wardle on Shearer's Quarters
World Architecture Festival 2012: Australian architect John Wardle tells Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs how small projects can be "a good grounding for research and testing of ideas" in this movie we filmed about his award-winning Shearer's Quarters at the World Architecture Festival earlier this month. More »
"There's a very strong future for books"
- Mark Dytham on Daikanyama T-Site
World Architecture Festival 2012: architect Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the future of books in the digital age in this movie we filmed at the World Architecture Festival earlier this month, where a bookstore he designed in Japan won the prize in the shopping centres category. More »
Movie: Chris Wilkinson
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World Architecture Festival 2012: "No one's ever seen anything like it before," director of Wilkinson Eyre Architects Chris Wilkinson tells Dezeen in this movie we filmed overlooking the Gardens by the Bay tropical garden in Singapore, which was named World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival earlier this month. More »
Movie: Toblerone House by Studio MK27
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Movie: Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan of Studio MK27 used cinematic techniques he picked up in his early career as a movie director to film one of his latest projects through the eyes of the client's pet cat. More »
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News: Spanish architects Alarcon+Asociados have developed a new construction product that allows a six-storey building to fit into a five-storey volume. (+ movie). More »
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World Architecture Festival 2012: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to Wilkinson Eyre Architects' Paul Baker in this interview filmed just moments after the firm's Gardens by the Bay project in Singapore was named World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival today. More »
"Architecture is a discipline that speaks
to all your senses" - Pierre de Meuron
To coincide with the final weeks of the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, here's an interview we filmed at the opening in May with Pierre de Meuron of architects Herzog & de Meuron, in which he talks to Dezeen about how the pavilion was realised in cork to appeal to all the senses and "not only your eyes". More »
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know how to do everything" - Studio Weave
In this first movie from the series we filmed at our Designed in Hackney Day of talks and discussions, architects Maria Smith and Je Ahn of Studio Weave speak to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about projects including a bench for 300 people and how they believe "a trap that architects can fall into is thinking that they know how to do everything." More »
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for money" - Peter Zumthor
As Peter Zumthor has this week been named as the recipient of this year's Royal Gold Medal for architecture, here's another chance to watch the movie interview Dezeen filmed with him last summer, in which he told us "I'm a passionate architect and I think it's a beautiful profession." Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More »
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as an overdose" - Reinier de Graaf
In the final movie we filmed with Reinier de Graaf of OMA at the Venice Architecture Biennale, he discusses the firm's fascination with architecture of the late 1960s and how there is an "inherent paradox between the brutal appearance of these buildings and the social mission that they were part of." More »
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Reinier de Graaf of OMA talks to Dezeen about "architecture with a degree of social conscience" by anonymous local authority architects in France and Italy in the second of three movies we filmed at the firm's Public Works exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2012. More »
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In a movie Dezeen filmed at his Golden Lion-winning installation in collaboration with Justin McGuirk and Urban-Think Tank at the Venice Architecture Biennale, architectural photographer Iwan Baan talks about how residents have built their own homes between the columns and floor plates of the unfinished Torre David skyscraper in Caracas. More »
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to architecture" - Sam Jacob of FAT
FAT director Sam Jacob explains why he believes that "copying is both fundamental to how architecture develops and something that threatens its foundational belief in originality," in this movie we filmed at the Venice Architecture Biennale, where the firm has created an installation called The Museum of Copying. More »
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empty offices in the city?" - Justin McGuirk
Curator Justin McGuirk tells us why his Golden Lion-winning installation about a community living in a vertical slum in Caracas could set an example for new forms of urban housing, in this movie we filmed at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More »
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Here is something that is seemingly so simple, but actually has some subtle, tips and tricks. This has to do with aligning objects. So first of all, I threw a bunch of objects on the screen and I filled them with various colors. Now you probably already know how to use, smart guides. Since they introduced smart guides a couple versions ago, I've found that I very seldom need to actually open up the align panel. So as you drag an object, you'll see little flashes telling you when something is aligning in a particular way.
When you see the magenta line appear, that means you are aligning to something on the page itself. So here, the left edge of the item that I'm dragging is aligned to the exact horizontal center of the page. If I want the center of the object aligned with the center of the page, I would drag down until I see a horizontal line bisect my object horizontally, and that stretches from page edge to page edge. Also, as you drag, you'll see these little green lines flash on and off.
And that means that you're aligning with objects next to or near this item. So, if I wanted to align the center of this object to the left edge of the blue square, this is where I would drop it. If I wanted to align the left edge of this object that I'm dragging to the left edge of the gold gradient object, then that's where I would release it. You also have in the Control panel, you have a bunch of alignment icons. And then if you have two or more items selected, you'll also see some distribute icons.
Let's grab three of these guys. Say that we wanted to align the top edge of these three guys. I select all three. And I double check under my drop down menu that I want to align these things to the selection. This is actually the default choice. And then I want to align the top edges so I find the top edge, and I click, and now they're all aligned. Let me undo that. Notice that they all align to the topmost item. That's the default behavior. If you wanted the top edges to align to the top edge of this blue square here, which is not the topmost object, you need to make blue square the key object, and the way to do that is, after you've selected all these items, you hold down the Cmd key, or the Ctrl key on the PC.
And click it once again, and it gets this blue line around it. And that's exactly the same as choosing Align to Key Object from here. And now that we have a key object selected, now we choose Align Top Edges again, and everything moves down to a line with a top edge of that item. Other choices that we have. Let's grab these three. Our align to margins, page and spread. So let's say Align to Margins. When you choose Align to Margins, and this stops a lot of people, you might think, why isn't it aligning to the margin? I told it to. Well, you're telling InDesign, what it should measure to.
Now you actually have to tell it what it should align to that measure. So we want the right edges to align to the margin. So you have to click one of these buttons after you choose something from that menu. So they align to the margin. If I set align to the page, and we did it again, they'd jump over to the page. Let me drag these over and space them out a little bit. Now, actually, the distribute commands also work according to this drop down menu. So you may wonder, how come there's no drop down menu for distribute to a certain locations? Well, they use this one.
But if I wanted these objects, say, distributed to the margins. I would choose margins, here, and then choose a distribute like distribute the top edges to the margins, let's see what happens. When it hits the margin, the top one and the bottom one, then they stop moving and then everything else is distributed evenly. Which I think is pretty cool. So you can distribute to the margins or the pages. You can do left horizontal distribute or vertical distribute. I find what a lot of people want to do is they want to add the same amount of space in between objects, and the objects might have quite different widths like these three things.
Let's do one more, let's add this guy. For that you do need the panel. So let's go and open up the panel. Go to Window > Object & Layout > Align, which also has distribute. What you want to choose is after you've selected these guys, you have to turn on Use Spacing. Because if you just say, distribute horizontal space, it's going to, equalize the amount of space in between each object. But if you're trying to set a certain amount of space in between each one, like say, 1.5 inches, then you have to use Use Spacing.
Come here and we'll say three pike, is a half an inch. And now we'll say distribute spacing horizontally and it adds exacly three-pike is in-between all these items, and it moves the position of the left and right items if necessary. So those are all my tips for aligning and distributing in InDesign.
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"This is a most unusual plotline — three men's lives are paralleled throughout history at times of great spiritual and political crisis and how each comes to terms with their significant roles that must be played out. So, we have the fall of the Roman Empire, the Black Death, and World War II all set against France as the backdrop. It is an intricate and beautifully thought through story."
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"May well be the best historical mystery ever written," proclaimed The Sunday Boston Globe about Iain Pears's An Instance of the Fingerpost, while Booklist called its publication "a major literary event." Iain Pears's international bestseller was greeted with front-page reviews ("A crafty, utterly mesmerizing intellectual thriller"-The Washington Post Book World), named a New York Times Notable Book, and hailed as a Book to Remember by the New York Public Library. Now he returns with a greatly anticipated novel that is so brilliantly constructed, the author himself describes it as "a complexity."
The centuries are the fifth (the final days of the Roman Empire); the fourteenth (the years of the Black Death); and the twentieth (World War II). The setting for each is the same-Provence-and each has at its heart a love story. The narratives intertwine seamlessly, but what joins them thematically is an ancient text-"The Dream of Scipio"-a work of neo-Platonism that poses timeless philosophical questions. What is the obligation of the individual in a society under siege? What is the role of learning when civilization itself is threatened, whether by acts of man or nature? Does virtue lie more in engagement or in neutrality? "Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is pointless," warns one of Pears's characters.
"[Pears's] latest novel, The Dream of Scipio, is another category-buster, a work of such philosophical and cultural complexity that its greatest mystery is 'How can Pears know so much?' Pears's canvas has never been larger (Western culture), or his concerns more profound (What is civilization?). Summarizing this complicated story risks intimidating readers away, but — while it's good to be prepared for some work — this is another wildly entertaining novel....Each of these three story lines is so compelling that every break inspires a little regret that you have to leave one and a little thrill that you get to rejoin another....This is a novel for our time about all time. Those who ignore Iain Pears are doomed to repeat the past." Ron Charles, The Christian Science Monitor (read the entire CSM review)
"The Dream of Scipio is complex, surprising and thought-provoking, a dream of a novel in more senses than one." The Wall Street Journal
"Pears' elaborate narrative triptych is dazzling for its structure, its complexity, and the richness of thought that gives it texture. But, finally, it is the passion of the love stories, undercutting bloodless philosophy while embracing the messiness of life, that lets the novel soar." Bill Ott, Booklist (Starred Review)
"Pears has a nice sense of what it means to live in a time when things fall apart, and not only the center but even the peripheries will not hold. But the readers who flocked to An Instance of the Fingerpost might not find the pages turning so fast in this less mystery-driven outing." Publishers Weekly
The bestselling author of "An Instance of the Fingerpost" intertwines three intellectual mysteries, three love stories--and three of the darkest moments in human history: the final days of the Roman Empire, the grim years of the Black Death, and the direst hours of World War II.
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Roger Federer has been one of the most consistently, dominant figures in any sport over the past decade. He holds records for most Grand Slam tennis titles (17) and weeks ranked No. 1 in the world (302). He appeared in a staggering 18 out of 19 Slam finals between 2005 and 2010. But the Swiss star faced his doubters last year when he struggled with injuries and poor play. Federer's ranking dropped to No. 7—its lowest since 2003—and he won only a single tournament at the lower tier Gerry Weber Open.
Federer roared back this year at the age of 33 when most tennis players have hung up their rackets for good. The U.S. Open kicks off Monday and Federer is ranked second in the men's draw after racking up three titles so far in 2014. His most impressive performance may have come in defeat in an epic five-set loss to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic at the Wimbledon final.
Federer's long run at the top cements him as the highest-paid player in tennis with earnings of $56.2 million between June 2013 and June 2014.
Worldwide tennis sponsorship spending is expected to hit $739 million in 2014, according to IEG, and no player secures a bigger piece of the pie than Federer. His loaded endorsement portfolio includes 10 brands like Nike, Wilson, Credit Suisse, Mercedes-Benz, Gillette and Moet & Chandon. They collectively pay him more than $40 million annually to pitch their wares. Federer's strong performance and good health has kept him playing deep into tournaments almost year-round for more than 10 years. He is as reliable as the watches of his sponsor Rolex Rolex and provides great value for his partners.
The world's 10 highest-paid tennis players made a combined $61 million in prize money between June 2012 and June 2013, but the big money is off the court where this group banked nearly $200 million from endorsements, exhibitions and appearance fees. The sport's global nature is clear looking at tennis' best-paid stars, as they hail from 10 different countries. The top 10 is split evenly between men and women.
Rafael Nadal ranks second with earnings of $44.5 million. He is the defending U.S. Open champion, but will miss the 2014 event with a wrist injury. Nadal had a monster 2013 when he won two Grand Slams (French Open, U.S. Open) and finished the year ranked No. 1 in the world. The wins and top year-end ranking kicked in bonuses from sponsors in addition to the $14.5 million in prize money he earned between June and June. Nadal added a ninth French Open title in June and is now 66-1 all time at Roland Garros. Nadal's biggest endorsement partner is Nike where his earnings are heavily tied to his year-end rank. Other current sponsors include Babolat, Mapfre, Banc Sabadell, Richard Mille, Kia Motors, Mueller and Poker Stars.
Novak Djokovic earned $33.1 million, including $12.1 million in prize money, and ranks No. 3 among the best-paid. The world's top-ranked player has been on an incredible roll since he elevated his game starting in 2011. He appeared in the finals of nine of the 12 Grand Slams (winning five) and pocketed $38 million in prize money between 2011 and 2013. Djokovic is the favorite at Flushing Meadow with Bovada's pre-tournament odds at 11/8 he wins his second Open title. Djokovic's endorsement profile has picked up in recent years and is starting to match his game. He signed lucrative deals with Peugot and Seiko this year. Djokovic also cashes in with $1 million a pop exhibition fees, as he is a popular draw for his spot-on impersonations of other players during these informal events. Djokovic donated his $750,000 winner's check for winning the Italian Open in May to relief efforts from flooding in his native Serbia.
It has been a Golden Era for men's tennis with the play of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. The Big Three has collectively won 38 Grand Slam titles and $220 million in prize money during their careers (Andy Murray has made it a Big Four in recent years, but still has just two Slams to his name). They rank as the top three on the ATP's career prize money list with Federer on top at $84 million, but Nadal ($71 million) and Djokovic ($65 million) have closed the gap in recent years. Total prize money at the 2014 Open is $36.2 million with the men's and women's winner each pocketing $3 million.
Maria Sharapova leads a group of five women among the 10 best-paid. She earned $24.4 million and ranks No. 4 overall. Sharapova has been the highest-paid female athlete for a decade since she broke through and won Wimbledon at 17 years old in 2004. Sharapova added a deal with Avon Products Avon Products this spring. The company will use Sharapova as the face of its new fragrance for men and women: Avon Luck. Her other partners include Nike, Head, Samsung, Tag Heuer, Porsche and Evian.
Murray is one of the biggest movers this year with his earnings up more than $4 million after he became the first Brit to win Wimbledon since 1936, triggering lucrative bonuses from sponsors Adidas and Head. He ranks No. 7 with total earnings of $19.1 million. Murray's Adidas deal expires this year, and he is expected to ink a lucrative new agreement with either Adidas or Nike. Murray added a patch deal with Scottish financial services firm Standard Life in 2014 worth more than $2 million a year.
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The Terrace Theater at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center is set to present AINADAMAR, the operatic biography of Federico Garcia Lorca, late this month for a limited engagement. The show is scheduled to perform for two nights only on May 20 and May 26. See photos of Suzan Hanson, Peabody Southwell and Ani Maldjian on stage below!
Composed by Osvaldo Golijov and written by David Henry Hwang, this double Grammy Award-winning show is an immersion into Spanish history. This passionate opera recreates the life of Federico Garcia Lorca, Spain's most celebrated modern poet, and the shocking 1936 execution of the internationally famous Lorca at Ainadamar, Arabic for "fountain of tears." The genre-defying work also tells the emotional story of the poet's relationship with his close friend and muse, the actress Margarita Xirgu. She is a central figure in this uplifting celebration of Lorca as a symbol of artistic and political freedom.
A fusion of flamenco, Arabic and Western music with electronic sound design, Alex Ross in the New Yorker called Ainadamar "sensationally beautiful throughout." International flamenco singer Jesus Montoya, featured performer on the Grammy Award-winning CD recording of the opera, reprises his role as Ruiz Alonso, the Falangist guard who arrests Lorca.
Joining Montoya in the cast, Suzan Hanson sings the role of Lorca's companion Margarita Xirgu, Peabody Southwell is the poet Lorca and Ani Maldjian takes on the part of Nuria, Xirgu's pupil. The LBO chorus and orchestra will be led by Metropolitan Opera Assistant Conductor Steven R Osgood with movement and aerial feats by the Nannette Brodie Dance Theatre and interactive projections by German video designer Frieder Weiss in a production directed and designed by Andreas Mitisek.
To watch a video interview by conductor Steven Osgood with Jesus Montoya, a Flamenco singer appearing in the production and CD recording, click here.
Tickets for AINADAMAR range from $29-$150, and are available at www.longbeachopera.org/tickets or the LBO Box Office at 562-432-5934. Group discounts available by calling the Box Office.
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As if depression isn't bad enough, now there's Facebook depression.
Doctors are warning that teenagers who are already suffering from low self-esteem can be particularly susceptible to depression brought on by hours on Facebook. Constantly viewing happy looking teens can make one feel inadequate.
Well, I was a teen once, and I remember that feeling inadequate was a permanent part of the landscape.
I feel bad for kids today. It was bad enough when I was in ninth grade and had to sit next to Mindy Berry in French class. She had the prettiest, most expensive clothes, and was allowed to wear a full face of makeup to school every day. I was allowed lip gloss only, and my Earth Shoes were not the real thing, they were a knock off. I also had a sweating problem, so I rarely took off my sweater or jacket.
But at least when I went home, I was safe. No one could post pictures of me and laugh at them, and I wasn't able to torture myself by going online to constantly view pictures of beautiful girls wearing makeup, going to pool parties and showing off their miraculously dry underarms.
Instead, I could call my friend Heather, and we could talk for hours on the phone, and whatever we said was just between the two of us, not posted for public consumption.
The only thing surprising to me about Facebook depression is that it is limited to teens. Adults spend just as much time on Facebook, and although I am not on Facebook, I hear that it's full of people's adorable, academically talented children, far-flung vacations, fancy parties with riotously happy guests, and other perfect moments from their lives.
That would depress me.
Facebook pages feature tallies and tags – so it can turn into a big popularity contest: who has the most friends, whose pictures have the most tags. As if high school itself wasn't a big enough popularity contest. Also, teens have a habit of posting nasty or judgmental messages on the walls of kids they don't like.
Pediatricians are cautioning parents that they need to talk to their kids about Facebook depression, sexting, cyberbullying and other online risks. I hope parents tell their kids "be nice". If every parent said to their child "You post one unkind message, and I take your Facebook for 3 months", then I bet that would cut down on the bullying.
But this is not necessarily about bullying as much as it is measuring up. Endlessly looking at pictures that say "I have this and you don't" is bound to make a person feel bad. But most of what is truly valuable in life can't be captured in a photograph. If kids had more experiences that reinforced that, perhaps the Facebook pages would have less of an impression.
I wonder if Mindy Berry is on Facebook. I better not check.
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No. 1 Cincinnati (26-5, 15-3 AAC)
The Bearcats earned the top seed by way of a coin flip after finishing the regular season tied with Louisville. Led by a pair of seniors in guard Sean Kilpatrick (20.9 points per game) and forward Justin Jackson (7.1 rebounds), Cincinnati has hung its hat on defense this season. The Bearcats allow fewer than 60 points per game, ranking among the top 10 in the country.
No. 2 Louisville (26-5, 15-3)
By now, everyone is aware of Russ Smith's ability to score (17.5 points per game). But it's the phenomenal play of forward Montrezl Harrell that has the Cardinals looking like a team capable of reaching the Final Four once again. Harrell is averaging 21.2 points and 9.4 rebounds in his last five games. Louisville soars into Memphis having won nine of its final 10 to close the regular season.
No. 3 Southern Methodist (23-8, 12-6)
There is perhaps no better story in college basketball this season than the resurgence of SMU under legendary head coach Larry Brown. The Mustangs, one year removed from a 15-win season, beat four ranked teams this year and turned their home arena — the freshly renovated Moody Coliseum — into one of the toughest venues in the league. Crafty point guard Nic Moore (13.9 points, 4.7 assists per game) and tenacious forward Markus Kennedy (12 points, 6.9 rebounds per game) are a formidable duo.
No. 4 Connecticut (24-7, 12-6)
For the Huskies, it starts and ends with senior guard Shabazz Napier, who is among the best players in the country this season. Napier leads the team in points, rebounds, assists, steals and minutes played, and has thrust himself into the All-America conversation. The Huskies come to Memphis having won 10 of their last 13.
No. 5 Memphis (23-8, 12-6)
Led by a quartet of senior guards, Memphis cemented itself among the upper echelon of the AAC with wins over Louisville (twice) and SMU. The Tigers stumbled a bit down the stretch and finished the regular season 2-2, but they have shown they can play with anyone in the league and will be aided by what figures to be a sellout crowd in their home building of FedExForum on Thursday night against Connecticut.
No. 6 Houston (16-15, 8-10)
The Cougars posted a strong finish to the regular season by winning four of their last five to surge into the top 6 of the AAC. Wins over Connecticut and Memphis in Hofheinz Pavilion showed they can keep pace with the elite teams at home, but the question of whether or not they can compete away from their home building remains. Do-it-all forward TaShawn Thomas (15.5 points, 8 rebounds per game) is among the most underrated players in the league.
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In a city where non-Turkish dining options are limited, Banyan stands out as one of Istanbul's most noteworthy Asian restaurants, thanks to its well-executed food and excellent location. Emphasizing organic ingredients, the menu spans a range of Asian cuisines and includes traditional dishes like dim sum, satays, and Thai curries. The kitchen also creates tantalizing modern dishes such as char-grilled filet mignon marinated in sake, and grouper in a white wine and coconut milk sauce. With an interior dominatd by sleek woods and an outdoor terrace dotted with bonsai trees—to say nothing of the spectacular Bosphorus view—Banyan is one of Ortaköy's most popular venues.
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Huge photodump incomming. Hope they're not too big.
Meeting up with ThatGuy, Mike and Dasha that morning.
Where you at AKDuc?
AKDuc showed up shortly after, and we headed out to Palmer. We met another rider on the highway out. Though I can't remember his name....he had a KLR.
Everyone lined up in the Taco Bell parking lot in Palmer.
You can see my wonderfull street slick on the far left....more about that later.
Up at the beginning of the pass, at the base of Archangel
We went up Archangel a bit, saw the troopers and turned around. Here is a few of us waiting for the rest of the crew to come back down, but they didn't and we went back up to see if they got busted. (They didn't)
After getting the group back together we continue through the pass. The view was amazing up here. I tried to get pics of everyone.
Heres Mushmallow, who we had just met up on top of Archangel, he joined us for the rest of the ride, and he had a damn cool bike that I never got a decent picture of.
Continuing on...
At the base of the Craggy Creek trail, This is were about half of us said our goodbyes. I didn't go up the trail with ThatGuy, Dasha and the rest because I was concerned about my fuel range (2.5gal tank) and my tires. I went with the other half down the other side of Hatchers pass to willow.
About 5 of us continued on. I paired up with the guy on the shiny new red KLR (Sorry, I forgot your name.) as One Eyed Mike and the other not so shiny red KLR proved too fast. (Forgot your name too...sorry..please remind me.
I got a bit ahead of him and pulled off onto this little mound, as I rolled down my lovely street tires decided traction was for chumps.
My bike managed to miss all that gross dirty mud and took a nap on the nice clean rocks.
A few miles down the road we catch up with One Eyed Mike and Dark red KLR, and instead of just telling them about my crash my bike decided to give them a demonstration by falling over again, this time in some nice soft mud.
No pictures this time, sorry folks.
Tired and beat up I decide to head home. Even with 2 spills you couldn't get that smile off my face...
And the DRZ? She felt the same way.
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