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In this article written by Prateek Joshi, author of the book OpenCV with Python By Example, you are going to learn about augmented reality and how you can use it to build cool applications. We will discuss pose estimation and plane tracking. You will learn how to map the coordinates from 2D to 3D, and how we can overlay graphics on top of a live video.
You will get a brief overview on the following topics:
- What is the premise of augmented reality
- What is pose estimation
- How to track a planar object
- How to map coordinates from 3D to 2D
- How to overlay graphics on top of a video in real time
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What is the premise of augmented reality?
Before we jump into all the fun stuff, let's understand what augmented reality means. You would have probably seen the term "augmented reality" being used in a variety of contexts. So, we should understand the premise of augmented reality before we start discussing the implementation details. Augmented Reality refers to the superposition of computer-generated input such as imagery, sounds, graphics, and text on top of the real world.
Augmented reality tries to blur the line between what's real and what's computer-generated by seamlessly merging the information and enhancing what we see and feel. It is actually closely related to a concept called mediated reality where a computer modifies our view of the reality. As a result of this, the technology works by enhancing our current perception of reality. Now the challenge here is to make it look seamless to the user. It's easy to just overlay something on top of the input video, but we need to make it look like it is part of the video. The user should feel that the computer-generated input is closely following the real world. This is what we want to achieve when we build an augmented reality system.
Computer vision research in this context explores how we can apply computer-generated imagery to live video streams so that we can enhance the perception of the real world. Augmented reality technology has a wide variety of applications including, but not limited to, head-mounted displays, automobiles, data visualization, gaming, construction and so on. Now that we have powerful smartphones and smarter machines, we can build high-end augmented reality applications with ease.
What does an augmented reality system look like?
Let's consider the following figure:
As we can see here, the camera captures the real world video to get the reference point. The graphics system generates the virtual objects that need to be overlaid on top of the video. Now the video-merging block is where all the magic happens. This block should be smart enough to understand how to overlay the virtual objects on top of the real world in the best way possible.
Geometric transformations for Augmented Reality
The outcome of augmented reality is amazing, but there are a lot of mathematical things going on underneath. Augmented reality utilizes a lot of geometric transformations and the associated mathematical functions to make sure everything looks seamless. When talking about a live video for augmented reality, we need to precisely register the virtual objects on top of the real world. To understand it better, let's think of it as an alignment of two cameras—the real one through which we see the world, and the virtual one that projects the computer generated graphical objects.
In order to build an augmented reality system, the following geometric transformations need to be established:
- Object-to-scene: This transformation refers to transforming the 3D coordinates of a virtual object and expressing them in the coordinate frame of our real-world scene. This ensures that we are positioning the virtual object in the right location.
- Scene-to-camera: This transformation refers to the pose of the camera in the real world. By "pose", we mean the orientation and location of the camera. We need to estimate the point of view of the camera so that we know how to overlay the virtual object.
- Camera-to-image: This refers to the calibration parameters of the camera. This defines how we can project a 3D object onto a 2D image plane. This is the image that we will actually see in the end.
Consider the following image:
As we can see here, the car is trying to fit into the scene but it looks very artificial. If we don't convert the coordinates in the right way, it looks unnatural. This is what we were talking about in the object-to-scene transformation! Once we transform the 3D coordinates of the virtual object into the coordinate frame of the real world, we need to estimate the pose of the camera:
We need to understand the position and rotation of the camera because that's what the user will see. Once we estimate the camera pose, we are ready to put this 3D scene on a 2D image.
Once we have these transformations, we can build the complete system.
What is pose estimation?
Before we proceed, we need to understand how to estimate the camera pose. This is a very critical step in an augmented reality system and we need to get it right if we want our experience to be seamless. In the world of augmented reality, we overlay graphics on top of an object in real time. In order to do that, we need to know the location and orientation of the camera, and we need to do it quickly. This is where pose estimation becomes very important. If you don't track the pose correctly, the overlaid graphics will not look natural.
Consider the following image:
The arrow line represents that the surface is normal. Let's say the object changes its orientation:
Now even though the location is the same, the orientation has changed. We need to have this information so that the overlaid graphics looks natural. We need to make sure that it's aligned to this orientation as well as position.
How to track planar objects?
Now that you understand what pose estimation is, let's see how you can use it to track planar objects. Let's consider the following planar object:
Now if we extract feature points from this image, we will see something like this:
Let's tilt the cardboard:
As we can see, the cardboard is tilted in this image. Now if we want to make sure our virtual object is overlaid on top of this surface, we need to gather this planar tilt information. One way to do this is by using the relative positions of those feature points. If we extract the feature points from the preceding image, it will look like this:
As you can see, the feature points got closer horizontally on the far end of the plane as compared to the ones on the near end.
So we can utilize this information to extract the orientation information from the image. If you remember, we discussed perspective transformation in detail when we were discussing geometric transformations as well as panoramic imaging. All we need to do is use those two sets of points and extract the homography matrix. This homography matrix will tell us how the cardboard turned.
Consider the following image:
We start by selecting the region of interest.
We then extract feature points from this region of interest. Since we are tracking planar objects, the algorithm assumes that this region of interest is a plane. That was obvious, but it's better to state it explicitly! So make sure you have a cardboard in your hand when you select this region of interest. Also, it'll be better if the cardboard has a bunch of patterns and distinctive points so that it's easy to detect and track the feature points on it.
Let the tracking begin! We'll move the cardboard around to see what happens:
As you can see, the feature points are being tracked inside the region of interest. Let's tilt it and see what happens:
Looks like it is being tracked properly. As we can see, the overlaid rectangle is changing its orientation according to the surface of the cardboard.
Here is the code to do it:
import sys
from collections import namedtuple
import cv2
import numpy as np
class PoseEstimator(object):
def __init__(self):
# Use locality sensitive hashing algorithm
flann_params = dict(algorithm = 6, table_number = 6,
key_size = 12, multi_probe_level = 1)
self.min_matches = 10
self.cur_target = namedtuple('Current', 'image, rect, keypoints, descriptors, data')
self.tracked_target = namedtuple('Tracked', 'target, points_prev, points_cur, H, quad')
self.feature_detector = cv2.ORB(nfeatures=1000)
self.feature_matcher = cv2.FlannBasedMatcher(flann_params, {})
self.tracking_targets = []
# Function to add a new target for tracking
def add_target(self, image, rect, data=None):
x_start, y_start, x_end, y_end = rect
keypoints, descriptors = [], []
for keypoint, descriptor in zip(*self.detect_features(image)):
x, y = keypoint.pt
if x_start <= x <= x_end and y_start <= y <= y_end:
descriptors = np.array(descriptors, dtype='uint8')
target = self.cur_target(image=image, rect=rect, keypoints=keypoints,
descriptors=descriptors, data=None)
# To get a list of detected objects
def track_target(self, frame):
self.cur_keypoints, self.cur_descriptors = self.detect_features(frame)
if len(self.cur_keypoints) < self.min_matches:
return []
matches = self.feature_matcher.knnMatch(self.cur_descriptors, k=2)
matches = [match[0] for match in matches if len(match) == 2 and
match[0].distance < match[1].distance * 0.75]
if len(matches) < self.min_matches:
return []
matches_using_index = [[] for _ in xrange(len(self.tracking_targets))]
for match in matches:
tracked = []
for image_index, matches in enumerate(matches_using_index):
if len(matches) < self.min_matches:
target = self.tracking_targets[image_index]
points_prev = [target.keypoints[m.trainIdx].pt for m in matches]
points_cur = [self.cur_keypoints[m.queryIdx].pt for m in matches]
points_prev, points_cur = np.float32((points_prev, points_cur))
H, status = cv2.findHomography(points_prev, points_cur, cv2.RANSAC, 3.0)
status = status.ravel() != 0
if status.sum() < self.min_matches:
points_prev, points_cur = points_prev[status], points_cur[status]
x_start, y_start, x_end, y_end = target.rect
quad = np.float32([[x_start, y_start], [x_end, y_start], [x_end, y_end], [x_start, y_end]])
quad = cv2.perspectiveTransform(quad.reshape(1, -1, 2), H).reshape(-1, 2)
track = self.tracked_target(target=target, points_prev=points_prev,
points_cur=points_cur, H=H, quad=quad)
tracked.sort(key = lambda x: len(x.points_prev), reverse=True)
return tracked
# Detect features in the selected ROIs and return the keypoints and descriptors
def detect_features(self, frame):
keypoints, descriptors = self.feature_detector.detectAndCompute(frame, None)
if descriptors is None:
descriptors = []
return keypoints, descriptors
# Function to clear all the existing targets
def clear_targets(self):
self.tracking_targets = []
class VideoHandler(object):
def __init__(self):
self.cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)
self.paused = False
self.frame = None
self.pose_tracker = PoseEstimator()
self.roi_selector = ROISelector('Tracker', self.on_rect)
def on_rect(self, rect):
self.pose_tracker.add_target(self.frame, rect)
def start(self):
while True:
is_running = not self.paused and self.roi_selector.selected_rect is None
if is_running or self.frame is None:
ret, frame = self.cap.read()
scaling_factor = 0.5
frame = cv2.resize(frame, None, fx=scaling_factor, fy=scaling_factor,
if not ret:
self.frame = frame.copy()
img = self.frame.copy()
if is_running:
tracked = self.pose_tracker.track_target(self.frame)
for item in tracked:
cv2.polylines(img, [np.int32(item.quad)], True, (255, 255, 255), 2)
for (x, y) in np.int32(item.points_cur):
cv2.circle(img, (x, y), 2, (255, 255, 255))
cv2.imshow('Tracker', img)
ch = cv2.waitKey(1)
if ch == ord(' '):
self.paused = not self.paused
if ch == ord('c'):
if ch == 27:
class ROISelector(object):
def __init__(self, win_name, callback_func):
self.win_name = win_name
self.callback_func = callback_func
cv2.setMouseCallback(self.win_name, self.on_mouse_event)
self.selection_start = None
self.selected_rect = None
def on_mouse_event(self, event, x, y, flags, param):
if event == cv2.EVENT_LBUTTONDOWN:
self.selection_start = (x, y)
if self.selection_start:
if flags & cv2.EVENT_FLAG_LBUTTON:
x_orig, y_orig = self.selection_start
x_start, y_start = np.minimum([x_orig, y_orig], [x, y])
x_end, y_end = np.maximum([x_orig, y_orig], [x, y])
self.selected_rect = None
if x_end > x_start and y_end > y_start:
self.selected_rect = (x_start, y_start, x_end, y_end)
rect = self.selected_rect
self.selection_start = None
self.selected_rect = None
if rect:
def draw_rect(self, img):
if not self.selected_rect:
return False
x_start, y_start, x_end, y_end = self.selected_rect
cv2.rectangle(img, (x_start, y_start), (x_end, y_end), (0, 255, 0), 2)
return True
if __name__ == '__main__':
What happened inside the code?
To start with, we have a PoseEstimator class that does all the heavy lifting here. We need something to detect the features in the image and something to match the features between successive images. So we use the ORB feature detector and the Flann feature matcher. As we can see, we initialize the class with these parameters in the constructor.
Whenever we select a region of interest, we call the add_target method to add that to our list of tracking targets. This method just extracts the features from that region of interest and stores in one of the class variables. Now that we have a target, we are ready to track it!
The track_target method handles all the tracking. We take the current frame and extract all the keypoints. However, we are not really interested in all the keypoints in the current frame of the video. We just want the keypoints that belong to our target object. So now, our job is to find the closest keypoints in the current frame.
We now have a set of keypoints in the current frame and we have another set of keypoints from our target object in the previous frame. The next step is to extract the homography matrix from these matching points. This homography matrix tells us how to transform the overlaid rectangle so that it's aligned with the cardboard surface. We just need to take this homography matrix and apply it to the overlaid rectangle to obtain the new positions of all its points.
Over all we learnt about the premise of augmented reality and understood what an augmented reality system looks like. We discussed about the geometric transformations required for augmented reality. We learnt how to use those transformations to estimate the camera pose. We learnt how to track planar objects. We discussed about how we can add virtual objects on top of the real world. We learnt how to modify the virtual objects in different ways to add cool effects. Remember that the world of computer vision is filled with endless possibilities!
Resources for Article:
Further resources on this subject:
- How to do Machine Learning with Python [article]
- New functionality in OpenCV 3.0 [article]
- Wrapping OpenCV [article]


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For comparison, the 2014 S-Model variants of the 2014 E63 AMG and 2014 CLS63 AMG also produce 577 hp, but "only" 590 lb-ft.Helping put the power to the ground is a standard all-wheel-drive system. Like the 2014 E63 AMG and 2014 CLS63 AMG, all-wheel drive is now standard, likely making it easier to sell AMG models in areas that experience real winter weather. 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Only in the comfort mode will the car's engine stop-start go to work, while engaging Sport and Manual modes will reward drivers with faster and, Mercedes says, "more emotional" shifts.The 2014 S63 AMG rides on an improved adaptive air suspension that's been tweaked to handle the car and its new all-wheel-drive setup. Nineteen-inch wheels are standard, but AMG will be happy to sell you a car with 20-inch forged alloys. Mercedes will also offer two-piece carbon ceramic brakes (with 16.5-inch brake discs).Inside, the new S-Class' heated/cooled front seats with a hot stone massage function are standard, as is a special IWC-design analog clock, an AMG steering wheel, and aluminum shift paddles.So the new 2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG is more efficient, quicker, possibly more nimble, and more luxurious than the outgoing car. 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This was the first vacation I had since Christmas and New Years. So for nine months, which felt like an eternity, I didn't go anywhere. I had planned a 60th birthday cruise for my family and friends on the Carnival Fascination. I wanted to be there on my birthday in September, but had to wait so everyone could get off work. I must say, this vacation, even a short one was much needed. I flew from Washington DC with three friends on Wednesday. Great flight on Jet Blue. I met my other three friends at the Aloft Hotel, Jacksonville airport. My daughters drove from Charlotte NC, that evening. They stayed at the Jacksonville Plaza Hotel. The Aloft was in a great location near shopping and restaurants. The next morning after talking to my daughters, my friends went shopping and I went down to the lobby to see what was for breakfast. It didn't look that great for $7.50 plus the cost of a drink, so I went to McDonald's. We all finally made it back to the hotel to get the shuttle to the ship. After a short ride, we were in line to get on the ship. The line wasn't too long however, my friend forgot to take a bottle of water out of her purse and security made her walk all the way to the back of the building to dispose of the bottle although I saw others bottle thrown away near the x-ray machines. After checking in and pictures, up to the Lido deck. I made a bee line for the Coconut Grove buffet. I sat near the entrance to wait for my daughters. My daughters arrived at different times because for some reason the shuttles had lists and they were not aware of this so they came at different times. I was extremely happy when I saw them. My daughters and I went to the front of the ship to see the bridge. It was very windy but just as exciting. I was a little puzzled by US Coast guard giving us an escort out. I have been on three previous cruises and never saw this. Finally made it to the room. There were three of the us and the layout was horrible, the only good thing was I am not a room person. It was two twin beds and a bunk at the bottom of the first bed. My one friend had the window and she had to either climb over the first bed or bend over and walk under the bed. I just could not see any other arrangement because I waited on another friend who said she wanted to go only to back out so we made do. I really enjoyed the Motown Show, but my other friends and family enjoyed all of the shows especially the Hasbro Show. I thought the food was great in the Inspiration Dining Room. Our ports were Freeport, which I liked and Nassau, not one of my favorites. We went to Lucaya to shop in Freeport and in Nassau we walked to the ferry port and went to Atlantis. The skies open and the down came the rain. My daughters walked over to Cabbage Beach while I waited for them to return. We got soaked walking back to the ferry. I did enjoy the guides taking about the history of Paradise Island. Walking back to the ship was fun because we were already wet. I went to my room to take off the wet clothes and went to sleep. Got up and looked for family and friends and found some of them in the casino. I lost $20. That was my limit. I did enjoy shopping at the $10 store. They had a special, buy 4 get the 5th item free so my friend bought a shawl, bag, a watch, and I bought a shawl and a bag. We split the cost. On the sea day, my daughter renewed her vows. It was in the library. There were 13 of total and it was set up very nice. I knew the planner said the captain would read the vows but I was surprised it wasn't his assistant. He was very nice and everything went off without a hitch. The cake was beautiful and they served champagne for the adults and apple juice for the children. The last night of the cruise the winds were rough. The Lido deck was closed. I took a nap and missed my dinner time. I went to my regular dining room and although I missed my setting, I was seated with a friendly group. I went to find my family and friend again and they were in the usual place, the casino. This cruise was great for my friends and family. The price was excellent for what we received. It is not a cruise for someone who like the bells and whistles of a large ship.
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Enjoyed your report. You sound like a really nice person to travel with. Glad it was fun for you.
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Sassafrass, I learned from my mother that life is to be enjoyed, although that is not always possible, but when I had control over it, I live it to the fullest, I would love to travel with you, because I read your reports and can visualize what happened and also see you enjoying your trips.
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Nice report. Yes it is wise to have realistic expectations and make the most of it. A few yrs. ago some friends took a RCI cruise on one of their Freedom class ships and loved it. Their next cruise was on an older CCL ship and they were disappointed by the contrast but hey you get what you pay for. As long as you know that then its all good. Glad you had a great time. .
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Larry you are so right. I was on the Independence of the Seas for my New Year's cruise and it was good but I like the smaller ship better because I don't like all the walking. I like the shopping better on Carnival and Norwegian. For me food is food, I know most people are foodies, but, I only need food to survive. Anyway, thanks for replying.
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Tch912, fascinating TR on the Fascination! Happy go lucky, and a bad day on a cruise is still better than a good day at work.
I am surprised at the water bottle part. It is not an airport, why would they care? I carry a water bottle all the time, right on the side of my back pack, going on a cruise and was never asked once to dump the content or was told that I can't take it with me.
I am surprised at the water bottle part. It is not an airport, why would they care? I carry a water bottle all the time, right on the side of my back pack, going on a cruise and was never asked once to dump the content or was told that I can't take it with me.
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United Way Hosts local Government Forum to End Homelessness in Peel Region
PEEL REGION (May 10, 2016) – On Friday, May 6, 2016, United Way of Peel Region hosted a summit to find solutions to reduce homelessness and increase access to affordable housing in Peel. The meeting included elected officials from all levels of government, United Way donors, community leaders and representatives from community partners including Peel Poverty Reduction Strategy Committee, Fair Share Taskforce, Peel Newcomer Strategy Group, and the 20,000 Homes Campaign Committee.
The purpose of the symposium was to increase awareness of poverty and homelessness in Peel and to identify opportunities for all levels of government and community based organizations to work together to address this critical social issue.
"Peel has one of the longest subsidized housing wait lists in the country. There are over 12,000 in Peel waiting for subsidized housing, and the average wait time is 5.3 years," says Shelley White, United Way of Peel Region President and CEO. "Recently we have seen unprecedented momentum on the issue of homelessness from provincial, federal and regional governments. The discussion today took that a step further, we're building the platform to work together to ensure that everyone in Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga has a warm place to sleep."
Attendees discussed strategies to reduce poverty and the negative effect it has on the economy. Many critical issues were examined including:
- The growing income inequality and poverty rates in Peel Region
- The significant underfunding of the region which has led to few services being available, long wait lists and services that are not available at all within the Region of Peel.
- Child poverty and youth homelessness
- The need to increase affordable housing
- The lack of mental health services available for children and youth
"The time is now to increase our levels of cooperation and collaboration among government and key community partners to ensure needs within Peel are identified and met," said Dr. Anil Gupta, United Way of Peel Region Public Policy Committee Chair and Staff Cardiologist, Trillium Health Partners. "We're looking forward to the future."
"Peel Regional Council recognizes the significant impact poverty and homelessness has on many of our residents. It has directed staff to make a positive and material difference to reduce the impact within this Council term. The course of that work will need to include community partners like United Way to be effective." said David Szwarc, Chief Administrative Officer, Region of Peel.
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Just got back from Lake Worth, Florida. Had a wonderful week. Stayed at The Mango Inn. Chet & Staff do a nice job. Friendly staff, clean rooms & grounds, excellent breakfasts. Since they don't offer breakfast until 8 (same as me) 🙂 and I get up early, I would walk over to the beach and get a coffee at Benny's on the Beach, drink it, read my book and watch the sun rise. I took a picture each morning, here's two of my favorites:
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What a great way to start a day. 🙂
I had about a dozen friends on my dance card for lunch, dinner or cocktails up in the Lake Worth/West Palm area. John is an architect/interior designer that stayed with me when I first opened. He came down from Manhattan to work on Nancy's new West Palm residence and we've stayed in touch. He now lives in Ft Lauderdale. My suggestion was we go to Monkey Jungle, one of my favorites down in South Florida. Turns out he hates monkeys and wanted to go to John Deering's Vizcaya in South Miami. It was something always on my list but never made it. It turned out to be such a great choice. I loved it, here's the front:
They built a barge as a breaker to protect the mansion:
Originally there was a pergola on the one end. When he had parties, they would shuttle the guests out on a gondola.
I've often seen things called a casino, I always assumed it meant a gambling hall, I guess I assumed that because of the years I worked at the Atlantic City casinos. In Italian, it can also mean small room or brothel 🙂 Vizcaya also has a casino, small room. Mr. Deering seemed to love coral rock, you find it everywhere. Here's his casino from the outside:
This inside picture shows some of his use of coral rock:
And this picture shows some detail work in the original orchid garden:
I was planning on returning today, Monday, January 23. It's just over an 18 hour drive and initially planned get up early this morning and drive up. Sunday was my free day and thought I'd drive half way, pull over for awhile, watch the Steelers in some hotel. I drove through all that nasty weather the South had on Sunday, every five minutes they had tornado warnings break into the radio. I got into Virginia, grabbed a bite, got a second wind and decided to push on through and listen to the game on the radio, maybe stop at a bar in Beckley and watch the last quarter. I heard the first two quarters then went through the tunnels on I77 and lost that station. Apparently, the Steelers aren't real popular in southern WV, couldn't find another station strong enough to hear well. I was arriving close to Bekley when Roethlisberger threw the interception and I decided why waste my time. Got in around 2 am safe and sound to the great joy of da kidz, they were dancing and jumping. Dogs always make you feel special.
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Dolphins player rep John Denney hasn't read 'overblown' Wells report
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — The players' union representative from the Miami Dolphins says the fallout from their bullying scandal is overblown because every NFL team has a similar locker-room culture.
Long snapper John Denney, a nine-year veteran, said Monday he hadn't read Ted Wells' investigative report on the Dolphins case. But any harassment among players is nothing new, he said.
"It's overblown, because this has been my experience with the league my entire career from Day One," Denney said in a telephone interview. "If something needed to be done, it needed to be done a long time ago. It has never escalated. I never saw conditions worsen. I guess we're late in getting to the issue.
"I would be comfortable in saying if you put an investigation on any of the 32 teams in the NFL, you're going to come out with the exact same results."
In a report released Feb. 14, investigators found guard Richie Incognito and two other offensive linemen engaged in persistent harassment directed at tackle Jonathan Martin, another offensive lineman and an assistant trainer.
Denney, at 35 the Dolphins' oldest player, said behavior among players was no different last year than when his NFL career began in 2005. Bullying of rookies was common then, too, he said.
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Denney made his comments following a celebrity golf tournament organized by former Dolphins star Jason Taylor that included several current Miami players.
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I have a confession: I am a Francophile. The name of our blog was no accident– I have a bad addiction to everything French, from wine to cheese to fashion to language to…pastries. It's no wonder that I call the macaron my favorite cookie. I have a strong aversion to coconut, and I previously stayed clear of French macarons because I confused them with American macaroons, which are quite coconut-y. (Notice: the French version has one "O," and the two are quite different). The first time I remember trying a true French macaron was 4 years ago when I was studying abroad during college in Bordeaux, France. They were literally everywhere I turned, in every bakery and patisserie. (It's ironic that by the time I came back to the US the trend had suddenly caught on and I was able to find macarons all over LA, too). I finally tried a salted caramel one from Baillardan, a sweet shop famous for caneles de Bordeaux, but also makes great macarons. One bite and I was hooked.
Macarons are basically two dense meringue cookies sandwiched with some sort of flavored filling like raspberry buttercream or salted caramel. One great benefit is that they are naturally gluten-free. I was a little nervous to tackle these on my own for quite some time, since they look super fancy and hard to make. Plus they sell at around $3-$4 a pop (pretty much one bite…), so I thought they must be very difficult to make, right? Sort of right. Cathy and I ended up taking a macaron making class in Santa Monica last year at the Gourmandise School of Sweets and Savory, which is a fantastic cooking and baking school. Macarons would be fairly easy for someone familiar with meringue (like my Mom, for instance) and following a recipe would be sufficient, but I personally was not. The class we took was worth-while for me to see the subtle techniques like folding the egg whites slowly without mixing, etc. However, I would say after taking this one class, I don't blink twice.
The ingredients and recipe are actually quite simple, and once you've made them one time, it's easy to become an expert and begin experimenting with flavors and colors. As much as I like experimenting, plain vanilla bean macarons remain my favorite flavor. I also haven't perfected adding food dye, so the vanilla bean macaron cookies end up having the best texture. So here they are, plain and simple vanilla bean macarons. Put them in a cute box and it makes a great holiday gift!
Vanilla Bean Macarons (Recipe from The Gourmandise School)
4 Egg Whites
1/2 Tsp Cream of Tartar
2 Scant Cups Almond Flour
2 Cups Powdered (Icing) Sugar
A pinch of Salt
6 Tbsp Sugar
1 Vanilla Bean (you will use half for the cookie and half for the filling)
Place almond flour, powdered sugar and salt in a food processor and pulse several times. Set aside. Measure the sugar into a small bowl and add 1/2 of the vanilla bean (cut bean lengthwise and in half, and scrape the insides). Mix together and set aside.
In a stand mixer, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Slowly add the vanilla sugar remaining on medium-high speed until stiff peaks are formed. Remove from the mixer. Sift 1/3 of the almond flour mixture into the bowl and carefully fold the mixture until just combined. (Note: use a spatula and scrape the bowl in circular movements, occasionally cutting through the center). Add the two remaining thirds one at a time through the sifter, and repeat the same slow combining motion until a ribbon forms.
Spoon batter into a piping bag (or corner of a ziplock bag with the corner cut off), and pipe even circles onto a parchment paper lined tray. (Place piping bag end close to parchment, squeeze and lift). Let set for about an hour.
Pre-heat oven to 300 deg. F and cook for about 12-15 minutes.
Italian Meringue Butter Cream:
5 Egg Whites
1 Cup Sugar
Pinch of Salt
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
1/2 Vanilla Bean
1 Pound of Butter at room temperature, cut into pieces
Fill a medium saucepan 1/3 with water and bring to a simmer. In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk egg whites, sugar and salt over the saucepan until mixture is warm to the touch. Remove from heat and place on the stand mixer. Whisk until stiff peaks form and the bowl is completely cool to the touch (*This is very important for the butter not to curdle). Continue to whip on medium-high speed and add the butter, one chunk at a time until combined. Add the vanilla extract and vanilla bean, and whip until smooth.
Once macaron cookies have completely cooled, pipe a dollop of the butter cream in the center of a cookie. Add another cookie on top, gently pressing down to spread the buttercream. Macarons keep great in the freezer (remove 5-7 minutes before eating).
December 3, 2014
Oh wow they look so cute and delicious!! <3 Love your post
December 8, 2014
Thank you Arielle!
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December 3, 2014
Looks so good. Would love to try them!
December 5, 2014
Lovely pictures!!
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Thank you for the compliment!
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Online abaya store delivers couture to your doorstep
If you've always wanted a chance to buy some of those amazing abayas from the runways then check out this online store called 3abaya.com
You can also read a recent article about them here.
Although it seems for the time being they are doing deliveries to Gulf countries, we're hopeful they will expand their services.
Would you buy from them if they shipped to other countries outside the Gulf?
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Hmm, yes and no…Im in KSA right now and while I could find abayaat worth $500 here I don't have any real desire to buy one as they are usually only purchased and worn at special occasions…like the sorts of thing which the average woman goes to maybe once every few years-a social occasion, or whatever…the wealthy woman who attends such functions often obviously does buy them. But most women here don't buy them either.
I personally though AM a huge fan of the higher quality PLAIN abayaat-I dont mind paying $100-$150 for a PLAIN abaya as they are investment pieces and the fabric used on those ones is extremely high quality with cording on all edges so they really, really last. But for a trendy style or something with embellishments…my max is $80 or so, as designs go out of style.
I don't see myself needing a $500+ abaya anytime soon…So, not anytime soon lol. Some of them are gorgeous (I wish the pix were a little bigger!) but not practical for me.


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Supreme has partnered again with Timberland, this time to release two exclusive new colorways of Timberland's iconic 6-Inch Premium Waterproof Boot, just in time for holiday shopping.
Supreme has partnered again with Timberland, this time to release two exclusive new colorways of Timberland's iconic 6-Inch Premium Waterproof Boot, just in time for holiday shopping.
The extended Kering Group is believed to be about to complete negotiations to buy a substantial stake in Courrèges, the French fashion house famed for its Futurist style.
Relatively few early-morning shoppers turned out on Black Friday to mark the start of the U.S. holiday shopping season, as more people shopped online and the traditional rush was split by stores opening the night before.
Burberry has been named Britain's most popular brand on Instagram for the second year running, but the luxury retailer's follower numbers are dwarfed by its international competitors.
The relationship between luxury labels and investment funds isn't always simple, and the participants of the Milan Fashion Global Summit 2017 offered guidance on how to avoid pitfalls.
Scottish businesswoman Michelle Mone has announced she is returning to return to the UK lingerie market after a three-year hiatus with a new brand, which will be "bigger than all the others".
Fashion designers and movie stars are shining the spotlight on violence against girls and women as part of a new social campaign for the fashion conglomerate Kering.
On Thursday 23 November, Dutch cities Almere and Breda were awarded with the title of 'Best City Centre 2017-2019'. The cities stood out for their development, versatility and technology.
Luxury shoe label Charlotte Olympia teamed up with the Zaha Hadid agency to create a pair of shoes and a clutch bag as a tribute to the renowned architect, who passed away in 2016.
Bagir has announced it has reached an agreement to be acquired by Shangdong Ruyi Technology Group. The partnership is expected to help the company win major contracts from the world's largest retailers.
Investors in British retailer Sports Direct will vote on whether to pay 11 million pounds to the brother of billionaire founder Mike Ashley - a move that could reignite tensions between shareholders and the board.
The US online brand specialising in technical, sustainable apparel has completed a new financing round to boost its expansion, and is planning to open a first brick-and-mortar store in 2018.
John Lewis's weekly sales may have been sluggish in recent periods but Black Friday saw some pent-up demand being unleashed as the company said it saw 495 units being ordered online per minute between 07:00 and 08:00.
There may be huge discounts on the UK high street at present but British stores are feeling surprisingly upbeat about the Christmas shopping season overall, a new survey shows, although fashion sales could be weak.
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The certification of the Mondex electronic purse to ITSEC Level E6
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Ten years ago the Mondex electronic purse was certified to ITSEC Level E6, the highest level of assurance for secure systems. This involved building formal models in the Z notation, linking them with refinement, and proving that they correctly implement the required security properties. The work has been revived recently as a pilot project for the international Grand Challenge in Verified Software. This paper records the history of the original project and gives an overview of the formal models and proofs used.
Keywords.Certification Correctness Electronic finance Grand challenges Grand Challenge in Verified Software ITSEC Level E6 Mondex Refinement Security Smart cards Theorem proving Verification Verified Software Repository Z notation
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1,000 incredible costume and cosplay ideas : A Showcase of Creative Characters from Anime, Manga, Video Games, Movies, Comics, and More. / Yaya Han.
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The Insider's Guide to Living Brilliantly: Wicked Cool Tool Wednesday #9
A daily personal growth micro-practice with mind-blowing results! Beliefs are the driving factors behind your decisions, your behavior, and behind what you attract into your life. Many people are unaware that their negative beliefs even exist! The Insider's Guide to Living Brilliantly app will assist you in focusing on the positive side of beliefs held at the soul level so that you can begin to experience a life in which you BELIEVE (and therefore experience) that you are worthy, deserving, lovable, safe, supported, protected, and awesome. And when you go through life with beliefs like that, your life will naturally re-align with those beliefs!


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Assortment of Special Dresses for those Moms who Are Expecting
My dear ladies if you are worried about what you should wear when you are pregnant? Then don't worry because this following guide lines would surely helps you on the issue what clothes should you wear? First rule in selection of dress is that you should buy only those dresses in which you feel relaxation & comfort. The only outfit in which you feel leisure in this condition is the flared gown; yes a simple plated flared & loose long gown can make you to feel easy.
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Young children learn about the world through exposure, interaction and experience.
On this episode of Strength In Words, Ayelet explores the notion of experiential learning and how we can most effectively provide those experiences.
Below is the transcript of this week's "Developmental Thought," an excerpt from the full episode. For additional information, music, play ideas and the complete interactive family experience, please listen to the entire episode.
So much of what we discuss in Strength In Words episodes is related to the notion of exposing young children to many different types of experiences – those that they can learn from through touch, sound, vision, movement, taste, and those that can combine those different sensory elements. Psychologist Jean Piaget defined several stages of cognitive development that children move through – now, over the years, the specifics of certain details have met with some contention when new research comes out, but Piaget's stages of development remain a basic model for our understanding of development – especially in the early years.
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Remember, this is a model for cognitive development – but, as we've talked about in previous episodes, such as "Holistic Learning," so much of early development is interrelated – it is impossible to completely separate an infant or toddler's cognitive development from her motor, social/emotional, or even communication development. This is because infants and toddlers experience the senses and integrate information in a very different way than adults – they are constantly being stimulated – if not bombarded – by all their senses, and to ensure that life is not a completely overwhelming experience, their brains and bodies must learn to make sense of the world through patterns – of behavior, of movement, etc.
Music and Literary Experiences
I want to touch upon the first two of Piaget's stages to give you a better sense of how all this is related to experiential learning, but first, as you might have guessed, I want to remind you that musical and literary experiences are the perfect vehicle for movement, auditory, visual, tactile, and emotional experiences, and can focus a young child's attention as well as engage the senses to help solidify experiences – with vocabulary, with movement patterns, and with bonding between child and caregiver.
The first stage, which lasts from the newborn stage through about two years old, is known as the "Sensorimotor" stage. Within this stage, infants and younger toddlers explore the world by coming into direct contact with it, primarily through sensory and motor experiences. What this means is that young children learn primarily through movement, touch, and other sensory experiences, as my lovely guest, Ania Witkowska, reiterated in our episode, "Understanding Babies Through Movement." What these little ones are doing by touching, listening, looking, moving through space, and tasting or mouthing, is learning. They are constantly processing this world through their experiences.
Symbols and Pretend Play
So, what changes at age two? Piaget calls the next stage of cognitive development the "Preoperational" stage, and within this stage, which carries on through the bulk of early childhood, from age two through age 7, a young child starts to use symbols (such as words, signs or gestures) to represent the people, objects, environments, thoughts and ideas in they experience in the world. Reason and logic continue to be emerging skills, and children within this stage are quite ego-centric, meaning the "self" is all important. Remember our recent discussion about the term, theory of mind, in episode 23, "A Theory of the Mind?" Young children are learning how to integrate information about others, and attempting to understand how others think and perceive the world, but this process of learning the ability to take another's perspective, to understand the notion that the world may look different to different people… that has to do with the ability to think outside of oneself. This is a big part of why pretend play (such as reenacting situations, interactions, or stories) and symbolic play (or the use of one object to represent another, like using a wooden block to pretend to brush one's hair), are such important areas to encourage in young children.
Practice Play
We see that infants and toddlers often repeat actions, explore through touch, put things (including hands) in their mouths, and that they benefit greatly from multi-sensory experiences that allow them to – and, in fact, require them to process different kinds of sensory information at the same time… Again, this is why music is the perfect vehicle for movement, auditory, tactile and social/emotional experiences.
You can see why if a child doesn't have the benefit of experiencing the world with her body and brain from an early age, then there is a smaller collection of experiences for that child to draw upon in terms of the vocabulary and personal experiences that child has integrated into her own knowledge of the world.
Extend Experiences
A young child whose mobility is affected by disability or a pre-existing condition can really be limited in experiences – not only because they cannot as readily physically explore the world around them, but also, of course, due to logistical issues… finding and being fitted with the right kind of gear to ease mobility, getting out into the community, finding good care providers, etc…. but the more exposure any child of any level of ability has to a varied set of experiences of the world – vocabulary and textures, environments and sensations – the richer a young child's experience will be.
This doesn't have to translate into "traveling to distant lands" or "joining classes and visiting museums and learning centers every chance you get" – of course these are enriching experiences, but I'm talking about going outside. Feeling the breeze. Moving in the rain. Experiencing aspects of the local community. And learning to adapt and becoming flexible so that your child – at any age or stage of development – can access her environment.
What kinds of experiences are important to you to and your family, and what sorts of experiences do your young children enjoy most?
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The Flex 2 may lack the Yoga's hinge and the gorgeous display, but it more than makes up for that with its excellent performance and value, enough to earn this device a Best Buy from our test labs. But that's not all it takes. Read on to find out.
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Entry level 28nm Fermi GPU from the GeForce 800M series based on the GT 620M and 710M.Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards. » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
4210U: Haswell-based ULV dual-core processor clocked at 1.7 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 2.7 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4400 and a dual-channel DDR3 memory controller.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
Above all, this display size is used for subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles. For all three types, this size is quite large. The biggest variety of subnotebooks is represented with this size.
Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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This weight is typical for very big tablets, subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles with a 11-13 inch display-diagonal.
Lenovo: Lenovo ( "Le" as in the English word legend and "novo" (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. From 2004, the company has been the largest laptop manufacturer in China and got the fourth largest manufacturer worldwide after the acquisition of IBM's PC division in 2005. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company also produces monitors, projectors, servers, etc.
In 2011, Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer, owned the majority of the company. In 2014, Lenovo took over Motorola Mobility, which gave them a boost in the smartphone market.
From 2014 to 2016 Lenovo's market share in the global notebook market was 20-21%, ranking second behind HP. However, the distance decreased gradually. In the smartphone market, Lenovo did not belong to the Top 5 global manufacturers in 2016.
78%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
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text: Party Today at the Keep! Saturday December 8, 2007 • Howard Tayler Today is the Tub of Happiness Launch Party at Dragons Keep in downtown Provo. The store opens at 10am, and festivities will begin around noon. Food and drink is free! We're having DK Pizza delivered all day, and there will be other assorted snacks and goodies on-hand. Sandra will be there too, for those of you wishing to meet the woman behind the timely delivery of your books. I'll have all my pens and markers with me, I've got comic boards for free sketches, and I may have the time to knock out a few commissions. Those who know my current figmentia may seek to bribe a commission out of me with metal from the shelves at the Keep. You can pick up your Tub of Happiness and get it signed and sketched (no charge for that service!), or you can just hang out and play games. I'm bringing my Trollblood army, and we'll likely have several other board games and card games out and available, including my personal favorites: Munchkin, Frag, and Betrayal at House on the Hill. Dragons Keep is located at 260 North University Avenue in Provo, a block north of the construction project, and on the same (east) side of the road. The phone number is 801-373-3482, and there are some sales on if you feel like doing shopping for your favorite tabletop gamer. There's parking in back, but be warned! It's been raining and snowing, so there are some very cold, deep puddles back there.


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This set documents the four-night stand by John Coltrane (sax) and his quintet at the Village Vanguard in New York City, November 1 -- 5, 1961. Although these are not newly discovered tapes -- as the majority of the selections have turned up on no less than five separate releases -- their restoration is significant in assessing motifs in Coltrane's [read: multi-show] live appearances. Coltrane is accompanied by an all-star ensemble of Eric Dolphy (alto sax/bass clarinet), Garvin Bushell (oboe/contrabassoon), Ahmed Abdul-Malik (oud), McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bass), Reggie Workman (bass), Elvin Jones (drums), and Roy Haynes (drums). Their presence is as equally vital as Coltrane's -- inspiring as well as informing the dimensions of improvisation. With the knowledge that the entire run was being documented to create some sort of retail document, Coltrane chose nine specific compositions to concentrate on. The choice of material likewise had a tremendous impact on the personnel of the band -- evidenced by Bushnell's contributions during "Spiritual" and Abdul-Malik's within the context of the extended "India." Each set bears its own distinctive shading and emphasis. Parties wishing to hear the run in its entirety are encouraged to check out the multi-disc Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings (1997) as there are multiple takes of the same songs. This allows even the most unsophisticated jazz consumer the opportunity to note the difference in the various versions, while contrasting the player's widely diverse performance styles. The highly recommended box set also includes a nine-panel fold out poster, 48-page liner notes booklet -- with a complete discography for the included material -- and other ephemera, such as rarely published photographs. ~ Lindsay Planer
Release Date: 13 February 2012
Artist: John Coltrane
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In this plan both spouses could use the benefit pool and this plan is issued with simplified "underwriting" – meaning you do not have to see a nurse, draw blood or do any tests. It's as simple as a 15 minute questionnaire and then a 15 minute cognitive phone interview to find out if you qualify. We also love this solution because it can be used up to age 80.
At Retirement Prosperity Group we are experts at evaluating your overall retirement planning and Long Term Care needs and helping you achieve the important balance to ensure you can achieve your retirement dreams without becoming a burden financially or physically. We help people to live an independent retirement.
Call us today for a complimentary consultation to find out if you qualify for New Long Term Care insurance solutions.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Be certain any long term care plan being offered to you by a broker or advisor is in fact a "Qualified Long Term Care Plan".