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With the rise of electronic stereoscopy in the last two decades, different formats have been used to produce stereoscopic images. The subject is discussed in Lipton's paper in the 1997 SPIE Proceedings Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems IV volume 3012 entitled Stereovision Formats For Video And Computer Graphics. The formats sometimes involve means for producing a sequence of fields, and require selection devices employing electro-optical shutters for occluding and passing fields. In this way each eye of the viewer sees its appropriate perspective view. In some cases, the parts of the electro-optical system are distributed, covering the monitor with a modulator and passive eyewear at the eyes of the beholder.
Many formats come down to the same thing—an alternating sequence of left and right fields. Also common is page flipping, which requires a stereo-ready video graphics board that can accept the proper calls from, typically, an open GL application, which can then signify or index the appropriate field so that each eye sees its appropriate image. Other means have been created in addition to the page-flipping mode, which is one that is common on UNIX workstations but less common on Windows workstations. The above/below format (sometimes called sync doubling) invented by Lipton et al. is a format that is not board dependent, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,523,226, entitled Stereoscopic Television System. This is a commonly used technique, but it does not allow stereoscopic windows to be produced, and it has other disadvantages, although it will function without regard to the video board used.
Another approach, the interlace approach, uses alternating fields running at the usual repetition rate, for example, 60 or 70 fields per second, and thereby produces a flickering image. This is a method that has been used for video systems, and it can be used for DVD encoding of stereo images as described in co-pending and commonly assigned U.S. application Ser. No. 10/150,595 entitled Plano-Stereoscopic DVD Movies.
Another method, the interline method, writes left and right lines on the same video field and squelches them using a "dongle" which connects to the VGA video port of the computer. In this way, left and right images are passed at the discretion of the dongle, which alternately squelches left and right lines.
There are some people (children especially) who are perfectly content with the redoubtable anaglyph which uses color encoding of the left and right images. This method was described almost a century-and-a-half ago and is most often used with red and green or red and blue filters. There are two major variants. One is a polychrome anaglyph that attempts to give some semblance of color. The other is a more traditional monochrome anaglyph that is probably more pleasant for most people to look at, but lacks the pizzazz of having a color effect.
CRT monitors allow for field-sequential or alternate-field stereoscopic displays (described above), whereas liquid crystal displays do not because of image lag. In order to see a stereo image on a liquid crystal display, the anaglyph is required. Another method for use on such an uncooperative monitor would be to place the left and right images side by side, in which case they can be free viewed (no selection device) by people who have the knack. There's also the possibility of using lorgnettes, or eyewear that have prisms in them, so that the images can be converged for the observer.
StereoGraphics Corp. of San Rafael, Calif., sells SynthaGram� autostereoscopic monitors which use a special multi-tile format; yet another format variation to be reckoned with.
This disclosure addresses material that is produced in one format and then disseminated to users without knowledge of the user's hardware or its ability to play back the image. For example, an above-and-below formatted image might be sent to someone who has a laptop with a built-in liquid crystal display screen. Can he/she view the stereo image? Generally no—unless, for example, the image can be transformed into an anaglyph which is independent of the display's ability to refresh at a given rate without fields blending into each other.
In general, there are a wide variety of formats and many kinds of PC's and monitors in use and not a high degree of certainty that a user will be able to view stereoscopically in the format received.
In addition, there are people who would like to see stereoscopic images but who have planar stills or movies to look at. These people might enjoy seeing a stereoscopic image for the novelty's sake. Even if it isn't a true stereoscopic image, it might be pleasant, in some circumstances, to provide an ersatz stereoscopic image.
A device and method for converting one stereoscopic format into another is disclosed. In addition, a method for creating ersatz stereo images is disclosed. In general, an input image and an output image are each defined by a plurality of pixels. According to the invention, a software-enabled matrix is used to set forth predefined relationships between one type of format as an input image and another type of format as an output image. More specifically, the matrix is a look-up table that defines a correspondence between input pixels and output pixels for the desired format conversion.
The content player 10 handles two basic forms of digital content—still images and movies. For simplicity, this description assumes a movie is a series of still image frames and does not consider intermediate compression, headers, or other storage details that are routinely handled by the software media framework. It is assumed that all data is digital, either created by means of a photographic film process and later digitized, or directly captured or authored in a digital form. As currently implemented and tested, the stereoscopic content converter 10 is able to run on a number of Windows Operating Systems and read in a broad selection of contemporary file formats. However, it would be a routine matter for a programmer to convert the application to run on a different operating system.
There are numerous conventional media frameworks available today to allow an application to process movie data. Typical processing steps include opening, starting, stopping, pausing and seeking. The preferred framework used in the present implementation of the stereoscopic content converter 10 is Microsoft's DirectShow (a component of Microsoft's Direct X technology). Other frameworks, such as Apple's Quick Time Player, could also be used. Although typically used in the context of movie data, media frameworks can also handle still image data as well.
A user interface is provided for the converter 10 and preferably includes a set of VCR-like controls for manipulating the video—start, stop, pause, rewind and fast forward. The user can also adjust the speed, volume control, and balance. The converter can provide visual control feedback in the interface to allow the user to precisely adjust these settings. As with most modern media viewers, the stereoscopic content converter 10 is configured to allow a user to view content in both windowed and full screen display modes.
This media content is opened by the stereoscopic content converter 10 and displayed to a user. In its current implementation, the converter 10 is used as a real-time format converter. No storage of the displayed content is provided. It is an obvious extension to provide for this, but because of extensive output disk operations, this would typically compromise the playback speed performance.
The word "Source" as used herein refers to the input format of the media. An illustration of the various potential source formats that a versatile software stereo player should be able to handle is shown in
The following is a guide to understanding
Planar: A non-stereo image.
Above/below: Two vertically squashed stereo images with the right image on top of the left image.
Side-by-side: Two full size images with the right image on the left side.
Side-by-side Squashed: Two horizontally squashed image pairs with the right image on the left side.
Interline: Two horizontally squashed image pairs interwoven, with the first line containing the first line from the right image, the second line containing the first line from the left image, the third line containing the second line from the right image, and so forth.
Interlace: Relies on using the odd and even fields of a video image to display left and right (or right and left) images.
Stereo pair: Two full size images, one left and one right.
Nine Tile: Nine ⅓ sized stereo images stored in a 3�3 grid. The upper left image is the far left image and the lower right is the far right image. This format is used for StereoGraphics' SynthaGram� monitor.
Stereo-ize: Two stereo synthesized full size images, one left and one right.
Interzigged image: A full size image comprising an optically formed pattern of 9 stereo images. This format is used for StereoGraphics' SynthaGram� monitor.
Anaglyph: A full size image comprising a red/blue colored image from stereo pairs.
The word "Display" refers the output technique used to present the stereo content to the user. An illustration of the various potential displays that a versatile software stereo player should be able to handle is shown in
The following is a guide to understanding
Left view: The left view of a stereo pair.
Right view: The right view of a stereo pair.
Free viewing: Both left and right views shown together, with the left on the left side and the right on the right side.
Page flipped: The left and right views shown alternatively by means of a graphics card flipping operation, with the flipping occurring in sequence with synchronized active shuttering eyewear.
Sync doubled: The left and right views shown alternatively by means of a video signal modifier, which introduces vertical sync pulses between artificially created sub-fields. Shuttering eyewear are synchronized with the resultant field sequential images displayed on an appropriate monitor. The term sync doubled is synonymous with the above/below format.
SynthaGram: Nine views are shown together by means of a special optically designed autostereo monitor requiring no eyewear.
Anaglyph—monochromatic: Left and Right view intensity information stored in the color channels and viewed with red/blue-filtered eyewear.
Anaglyph—polychromatic: Left and Right view color information stored in the color channels and viewed with red/blue filtered passive eyewear.
As illustrated in
All of this information is enumerated into a support matrix table 20, which can be software enabled in the stereoscopic content converter 10. Aside from properly handling the scaling aspects, this table 20 is used to prevent invalid combinations from being available and selectable by the user.
Given any single supported combination of source and display selections, a hardcoded geometric based transformation can be developed and used in a specialized software application. Although this approach would be quite efficient, it is limited to that particular combination.
To support the more generic approach to many combinations of source and display selections, a generalized processing pipeline has been developed. This pipeline contains well-defined processing stages that handle an input frame and move it along on its way to eventually being displayed to the user. The input frame is either a single frame in a movie file or an individual image file. In this model, the output of one stage is taken as the input of the next stage. If a stage is not required, the output is efficiently passed through onto the next stage.
A tradeoff between processing speed and accuracy needs to be taken into account. In many cases, exact scaling or color handling is not nearly as critical as the ability to play at a predefined frame rate. Also, the ability to leverage the specialized graphics processing power in current video cards is important to achieve. Rather than designing for the least capable graphics card, a scheme of querying for supported capability is used.
For this implementation of the above mentioned source formats, a maximum of nine stereo views is required. This is not a rigid requirement, and the implementation can be easily expanded to handle stereo solutions requiring more views.
These stages are set up ahead of time so that processing of animation frames can be done as efficiently as possible. A small performance hit is taken every time the source/display combination is changed. However, during a movie playback, the processing of each frame is made as efficient as possible. These stages are illustrated in
Stage 1—Color Space Conversion 51: A uniform color space is needed throughout the pipeline. In a preferred implementation, the color space chosen is a R8G8B8, where each Red, Green, and Blue component is defined as one byte each.
Stage 2—Software Scaling 52: The frame is symmetrically scaled to a larger or smaller size. Although various averaging techniques (e.g. bilinear filtering) can be implemented, for efficient mapping processing (described below), a simpler scheme was implemented. For each output pixel in the scaled frame, the single closest input pixel is chosen.
The software scale factor used is the same horizontally and vertically. The value of the scale factor is determined by the specific source/display combination, the size of the output window, and whether the graphics card can perform scaling.
Many graphics cards are capable of efficiently doing image scaling as a final step before presenting the image on the screen. However to take advantage of that feature, all scaling needs to be deferred until the last stage.
Stage 3—Inversion 53: Based on some image formats, the frame may need to be inverted so that the bottom line becomes the top line. In some cases, this is required because the media framework inverts, in other cases, the output graphics system convention requires it.
Stage 4—Views 54: The objective of this stage is to create the various stereo views that will be needed later in the pipeline. Depending on the source/display combination—one, two or nine views may be needed. These views can be easily extracted in a geometric manner from the input of the previous stage. The special case of stereo-izing is discussed below.
Stage 5—Alignment 55: For correct stereo viewing, the views may need to be aligned in a horizontal or vertical direction, or even rotational. Allowing for alignment gives the user an easy tool to compensate for ill formed stereo views. This calculation is a simple shifting (or rotating) of the views, replacing lost pixels with black ones. Pixel units used in defining the shifting must correlate to final screen units. Hence, no hardware scaling is done when an alignment is to occur.
Stage 6—Swapping 56: The need to swap views is an inherent requirement when viewing stereo media. At various points during the creation to viewing of stereo images, there lies the opportunity to introduce an unwanted swap of the left/right pair. During this stage, either the two views are swapped (views 1,2 become views 2,1) or all nine views are swapped (views 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 become views 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1).
Stage 7—Pre-Interzig 57: This stage is required for SynthaGram� Autostereo displays, which require an optically defined arrangement of pixels created by an "interzigging" process. To prepare for this interzigging operation, a predefined view arrangement needs to be set up. This arrangement is equivalent to the nine tile source format described above where a single frame contains nine tiles, each tile containing a scaled down version of one of the nine views. Two views can also be supported in this format by duplicating the views in the nine tile arrangement (e.g. View 1 is used in Tiles 1-4 and View 2 is used in Tiles 5-9). If no interzigging is to be performed, this stage is passed through.
Stage 8—Interzig 58: The algorithm used to interzig may be considered a black box and hence hidden to the application. The interzig algorithm may be accessed through various software methods including a single function call. Depending on the model of autostereo monitor used, a different algorithm or the same algorithm with different parameters is used. Using the pixel arrangement set up in the previous stage, the interzigging operation is now performed. The result is an interzigged image, which is viewable on a SynthaGram monitor. Because of the precise arrangement of views stored in the pixels, interzigged images can not be scaled. If no interzigging is to be performed, this stage is passed through.
Stage 9—Presentation 59: The image now needs to be prepared on a presentation area that corresponds to the particular display method. This presentation represents the image that the user will eventually see on the screen. This stage is either a simple copy of the previous stage, or involves combining several views for the presentation. One example is that in the case of a sync-doubled display, both the left and right views are combined in a single presentation. Another example is that for an anaglyph representation, color components from both the left and right pixel views are combined. A third example is that for a page-flipped display, two presentations (one for each view) are required to be constructed.
Stage 10—Centering 60: The presentation needs to be properly placed so that it appears centered to the user. This stage looks at the size of the display window (or full screen dimensions) and centers the presentation. For some displays (such as the SynthaGram), correct placement of the image relative to the monitor is critical to achieve a balanced viewing effect of the stereo images.
Stage 11—Device Format 61: Up until now, the previous stages have used a predefined color space. In this stage, the presentation is converted to the color format used by the graphics display. For some display techniques, such as those using OpenGL libraries, this stage is performed transparently in graphics libraries. In other cases, a conversion to a specific color space is needed (e.g. R8G8B8 to R5G6B6 or R8G8B8 to R8G8B8A8). This conversion typically involves rearranging the components, adding an alpha component, quantizing components from 8 bits to 6 bits, and reorganizing components into a different number of bytes.
Stage 12—Display 62: In this stage, the image is actually displayed to the user using one of several display techniques including page flipping. Hardware scaling of the image may occur here as well.
If each frame of an animation is processed using these stages, the correct display will result—however, the processing performance will be quite slow. A mapping technique can be employed to efficiently combine most of these stages into a single operation.
Each stage represents a transformation from an input image space to an output image space. A map can be defined as shown in
The following maps can now be defined:
Stage 1 Map: Color Space Conversion to input frame
Stage 2 Map: Software Scaled to Color Space Conversion
Stage 3 Map: Inversion to Software Scaled
Stage 4 Map(s): Views to Inversion
Stage 5 Map(s): Aligned Views to Views
Stage 6 Map(s): Swapped Views to Aligned Views
Stage 7 Map: Pre-Interzig to Swapped Views
Stage 8 Map: Interzig to Pre-Interzig
Stage 9 Map: Presentation to Interzig
Stage 10 Map: Centering to Presentation
Stages 11 and 12 cannot be handled in the same pixel format, so no map is created for them.
Once these maps are defined, it is a greatly efficient step to concatenate them, creating a single multistage map 65 for performing all ten stages, as shown in
We will now describe what we call the "Stereo-ize" function. A user may desire to create stereo image pairs from a single planar source that has been created with no stereo information. The stereoscopic content converter 10 uses two methods to synthesize these pairs, both of which are congruent with the mapping approach described above. These methods are simplistic approximations to a more difficult problem of accurately synthesizing stereo views by analyzing structure within the source image. These approximations are based on simple 3D rotations of the source image to create a second image. Using the original source image and the created second image together gives an implied stereo effect. This technique is also well-suited for the stereoscopic content converter architecture.
The first method, "Shifting", as shown in
a) Symmetrically scaling the image by a fixed percentage as shown in step 70. We have found that 4% works well for many images. Consider this scaled image to be the scaled left image.
b) Make a copy of the scaled left image to create a scaled right image as shown in step 71.
c) Shift the scaled right image by half of the scaling percentage, as shown in step 72. Ignore any pixels "lost" and "gained" during the shifting.
d) Extract a centered image of the original image size from the scaled left image, as shown in step 73. This is the stereo-ized left image.
e) Extract a centered image of the original image size from the shifted/scaled right image, as shown in step 74. This is the stereo-ized right image.
The second method, "Skewing", as shown in
a) Symmetrically scaling the image by a fixed percentage, as shown in step 70. We have found that 4% works well for many images. Consider this scaled image to be the scaled left image.
b) Make a copy of the scaled left image to create a scaled right image, as shown in step 71.
c) Skew the scaled right image by half of the scaling percentage, as shown in step 82. Ignore any pixels "lost" and "gained" during the shifting.
d) Extract a centered image of the original image-size from the scaled left image, as shown in step 73. This is the stereo-ized left image.
e) Extract a centered image of the original image size from the shifted/scaled right image, as shown in step 74. This is the stereo-ized right image.
Although the scaling/skewing percentage is preferably fixed in the stereoscopic content converter 10, it is an obvious extension to allow the user to define the percentage. Also, as shown in
Implementing these methods in the staged pipeline described above is straightforward. Steps a and b are performed in the software scaling stage. Steps c, d, and e are performed in the view stage.
The Shifting method is known in the prior art and has been implemented by inventors and manufacturers on many occasions. It is a direct outgrowth of experiments done more than a century ago that established that horizontal shifting of one image of a stereo pair can move the entire image away from the observer.
The Skewing method provides an ersatz stereo effect and is based on a prior art method that was disclosed as a hardware implementation. Skewing, as described here, is produced by software or algorithmic means described above to slope the image as if it were projected on a receding plane whose front is the lower horizontal edge of the picture, and whose far edge is at the top. M. Weiner, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,339,454, first described the method of slanting or sloping a planar photo or projected image and placing it behind a frame through which it might be viewed. Weiner sought to approximate stereoscopic depth by this means. He reasoned that typical scenes have the lower portion closer to the observer than the top portion of the scene. (Shanks, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,441,565 discusses a similar method but relies on projecting a planar image on a saddle shaped curve or surface.)
Parallax will be generated using this slanted or tipped image, but the parallax is only associated with the sloped plane of the screen rather than with an image specific set of homologous points contained within a conventional stereo pair. The addition of the frame is an ingenious touch and provides a means for comparing the depth of the receding image with the frame. The surrounding computer screen serves the same function as Weiner's frame, and provides a reference for the ersatz stereo image formed by the stereoscopic content converter 10.
Skewing is also of interest because, unlike other methods that have been proposed for ersatz stereo, this one can be computed on the fly, virtually in real time. Therefore, no preprocessing of the image is required. The effect tests remarkably well. For many individuals there is little distinguishable difference between a skewed image and a true stereo image.
The content converter 10 also performs a unique and interesting process that we call anaglyph deconstruction (and reconstruction). In this process, an anaglyph, as an inputted format, is outputted as one of the other formats. For example, an anaglyph may be deconstructed and turned into the above/below format or the page flipped format for display on a CRT monitor for use with shuttering eyewear. Thus, the user is able to view and evaluate an image stereoscopically, but without the eye fatigue associated with the anaglyph. In this case, the image no longer has complimentary color components. Instead, the stereo pair is made up of two monochromatic components that are easier to view for most people.
A special case is created for handling stereo image pairs, i.e., a set of two individual files. The pipeline as well as the media framework is optimized for handling a single media file at a time. As shown in
Because of the lack of support in the media framework for simultaneously playing multiple files, stereo movie pairs are not currently supported. It would be a straightforward task to develop a utility program or utilize a video-editing program (such as Adobe Premiere) to combine left and right movies into a single movie with left and right content in each frame.
Viewing content on the SynthaGram autostereo monitor requires the user to stay in a relatively small viewing zone. This zone is easy to find when viewing some content (e.g. test images), but more difficult when viewing other types of content. We have experimented with some techniques and discovered that a properly formatted view alignment strip 102 located at the top of the displayed frame 100, as shown in
The strip 102 is constructed using the same SynthaGram settings that the content is formatted with. As shown in
We have described a series of methods for converting from one stereo format to another. We have crafted our method to be compatible with the ubiquitous Windows operating system, but obviously it is not limited to Windows. We have also described simple for producing an ersatz stereo image from a planar image. Although the present invention has been described with reference to specific exemplary embodiments, it will be evident that various modifications and changes may be made to these embodiments without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the specification and drawings are to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. Thus, with regard to the claims appended to this application, the full range of scope afforded by the language of these claims is not to be limited by any of the embodiments set forth above.
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"In his text he said 'Play me or trade me,' " Johnson said Saturday. "And so since trading's out of the question I guess I'm going to play him."
Johnson laughed when he read the text and sent Harper a text to come in and see him Saturday. The two met before the Nationals beat San Diego, 5-4, in Washington.
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Harper went 1 for 2 and drove in three runs.
He walked with the bases loaded in the third, hit an RBI single in the fifth and drove in the tying run in the seventh with a sacrifice fly.
Since returning from the disabled list and homering in his first at-bat Monday against Milwaukee, Harper had gone 0 for 18.
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina topped NL vote-getters for the All-Star Game. He wasn't around to celebrate with the team's other four All-Stars.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Jonny Gomes made it very clear Wednesday that he does not consider himself a platoon player. He considers himself an everyday major league outfielder, ready to contribute to another winner.
"Platooning isn't a position," Gomes began. "There's not platooning in high school, there's not platooning in 12-year-old all-stars. We're baseball players. Baseball players, there's two 'L's. There's leather, lumber and you play every single day. Have I platooned in the past? Yeah, and it's helped us win. I figure, if you succeed at platooning, you should have the opportunity to have more on your plate. If you succeed at a task, you should be able to have more on your plate.
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"What can I add? Hopefully, some right-handed sock," Gomes said. "I've got some speed as well. Just continue to play the game right. I'm open to batting anywhere in the lineup so up, down, move around, protect some guys, help some guys touch the plate.
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"Time will tell, right?," he said.
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The over-water AWAY Spa encompasses 217 square feet of indoor and outdoor treatment areas. Natural healing therapy is performed within four treatment villas. Guests can enjoy massages, wraps, and facials under the Dhow-inspired sunshade.
DiningSorce - Overlooking the ocean, this restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Wet - This poolside bar serves lunch only.
Living Room - Onsite lobby lounge.
On Site
- Outdoor tennis courts - 2
- Tennis on site
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
W Retreat & Spa - Vieques Island, Vieques Island's small print
Also known as
- Vieques Island W
- W Vieques Island
- W Retreat Vieques Island Hotel
- Vieques W
- Vieques W Retreat
- W Retreat Island
- W Retreat Island Hotel
- W Retreat Island Hotel Vieques
- W Retreat Vieques
- W Retreat Vieques Island
- W Vieques
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
This property does not have elevators.
Transfers via airplane are required and must be arranged at least 48 hours before travel by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
For transfers, guests must contact the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
The charges below are included in the total price displayed:
- Resort fee
Resort fee inclusions:
- Pool access
- Beach access
- Beach loungers
- Beach towels
- Fitness center access
- Fitness/yoga classes
- Sporting facilities or equipment
- Airport shuttle
- Business center/computer access
- Internet access (may be limited)
- Phone calls (may be limited)
- Faxes
- In-room safe
- In-room bottled water
- Concierge/valet service
- Self parking
- Valet parking
- Parking
- Housekeeping
- Additional inclusions
Inclusions may be listed elsewhere on the page as free or for a surcharge.
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for USD 40 per night
Breakfast costs between USD 22 and USD 35 per person (approximately)
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of USD 25 per pet, per night, plus a one-time cleaning fee of USD 100
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Recent reviews
Excellent 4.3 /5 from 129 reviews
The hotel and the facilities are very nice, it is perfect for resting because it's very quiet, no shows, no music, no ambiance, no shopping, just the beautiful pool of the hotel because the beach has stones
If you are looking for a tropical paradise to lay by the pool or on the beach with a drink in your hand, this is the place. Absolutely beautiful! There's not much to do on Vieques except relax, which was perfect for us! Service is excellent, food was great, this was a perfect resort!
Wonderful Island Retreat ... Location is remarkable and Puerto Rican Cuisine was amazing!
The W hotel in vieques is a very nice and well kept. Facilities and views are breathtaking! We arrived a hour after checking time, and after all day at the beach we were well greeted and informed that our room was not yet ready. So two complementary drink vouchers were issued to us. After a extended wait time of more than three hours and a hefty bar tab our room was ready! The room was gorgeous but with little lighting and the balcony was extremely dark. Not to mention it was impossible to keep our feet free of mud since it rained on and off through the night. We completed our one night stay with massages at the spa and it was the best massage i have ever experienced!
Very nice hotel with great service and facilities. The food is however not worth the price. There is a separate beach for children and it has stones in the water so its not optimal. You can borrow water sport equipment for free which is very nice. Would love to go back since the hotel is very nice but would recommend hiring a car to be able to visit the nice beaches on the south side of the island hand to have dinner in the two small towns.
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With a menu that includes ramerino in culo - rosemary up your bum - it's easy to see why a degustation lunch at a famous Panzano butchery might appeal to even the youngest of diners.
Antica Macelleria Cecchini is a Tuscan restaurant run by ebullient butcher Dario Cecchini, who counts Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman as fans.
Larger-than-life Dario presides over a meaty kingdom, where the crown jewel is a six-course beef extravaganza for the princely sum of €30 ($49) a head.
I won't lie: our two boys, Patrick, 5, and Braden, 7, were overwhelmed by so much carnivorous fare and eventually escaped with a vegetarian friend promising gelato, but not before their taste buds tucked in to some new treats.
The menu focuses on unusual cuts of grass-fed beef, taking you from the muzzle to the legs and tail, travelling from the frying pan to the grill, oven, pot and skillet.
The dishes included the aforementioned ramerino in culo - barely seared meatballs skewered on sticks of rosemary, and tenerumi in insalata, a salad of raw, marinated vegetables with warm slivers of beef from the cow's knee bone.
There was a more familiar-tasting spicy meat ragu, a roast beef dish and some tasty sides including crunchy fresh fennel and cooked white cannellini beans.
With so much meat on the menu, the kids were more willing than usual to tackle the vegetables. We rounded out this generous spread with a surprisingly flavoursome torta all'olio - olive oil cake - and coffee for dessert.
When the meal was over, diners spilled onto the cobblestone street, where Dario took the time to chat and pose for photos, cementing his connection between the people and the food.
This connection to the people behind the scenes seems to be a key drawcard for involving our boys in new food experiences.
When our family stayed overnight in a bed and breakfast in Parma, our host Bruno Maggiali offered to take us on a private tour of his Parmigiano Reggiano co-operative.
In the cool of the early morning, Bruno walked us through the cheese-making process, from milk collection in vast copper vats, to the addition of whey, the transfer to moulds, a minimum 12-month maturation in brine and finally to the shop front.
We were even introduced to the cows, who spend their entire lives in the farm barns.
Braden and Patrick were encouraged to ask questions and were stunned to discover it takes 1000 litres of milk to make just one round of cheese.
Each weighs about 40 kilograms and must meet strict guidelines in order to earn the much-lauded Parmigiano Reggiano stamp.
Back at the farmhouse, our appetites were primed for the lavish breakfast prepared by Bruno's wife, Simona.
Both the flaky, straw-coloured parmesan and another local hero, Parma ham, were on the menu, alongside freshly laid eggs, a variety of breads and home-made jams.
There was a glimmer of approval in our children's eyes - it was clear they were impressed by having met the people and the animals behind the feast before them.
Bruno had also organised for us to do a tour and tasting at his friend's balsamic vinegar aceteria.
Alessandra Medici is carrying on the work of several generations at Medici Ermete, near Modena, brewing the syrupy, aged vinegar that is so precious it is dispensed from an eye-dropper for tasting.
This traditional Italian balsamic, quite unlike the stuff we splash on salads in Australia, takes a minimum of 12 years to mature, with the top-of-the-line vinegar aged for 29 years in barrels of chestnut, cherry, mulberry, juniper and oak.
It's not a money-making exercise, Alessandra explains, but a labour of love and a family tradition. Braden and Patrick were understandably confused by the idea that a set of old barrels might be part of a daughter's dowry or bequeathed in a will.
Almost as tightly regulated as the Parmigiano industry, balsamic vinegar produced in the Reggio Emilia province must be made from grapes grown within the region.
The vinegar comes from the fermentation of "must", the product that remains after the grapes have been pressed and the stems and seeds removed.
The must is cooked, reduced by a third, then stored in tanks to kick off the fermentation process.
Later, the liquid is transferred to the barrels that allow evaporation via a small, cloth-covered opening, intensifying the flavour of the balsamic vinegar.
The barrels are stored in the attic of a stone farm building next to neat rows of vines and a farmhouse with a comfortable tasting room.
Long-held suspicions that our boys had expensive tastes were confirmed quickly - they licked their tasting spoons clean and were bold enough to ask for more.
At €80 ($132) for 100 millilitres, the balsamic is a luxury item but we couldn't resist buying this foodie souvenir, which tastes divine drizzled over vanilla ice-cream or strawberries.
A highlight of our foodie experiences with the kids was a half-day cooking lesson at our Tuscan villa in Arezzo.
Chef Fabrizio's enthusiasm for the local cuisine was a good match for the boys' energy levels and the menu ensured a hands-on afternoon for big as well as little people.
Fabrizio had already catered for a number of group lunches and dinners during our month-long stay at Villa Rossi Mattei, so we knew we were in good hands when our party of seven filed into the kitchen to make some Italian favourites.
First up, Fabrizio showed us how to make puff pastry, working a whole slab of butter into a chilled portion of dough, a process of rolling, folding and rotating until all the butter is incorporated.
Leaving the newly made pastry to chill, Fabrizio produced some he had made earlier so we could make Panzerotti toscani.
We helped Fabrizio stuff the pastry with tomato and mozzarella and made a tomato cream to drizzle over the top.
If, like me, good pastry makes you swoon, you'll appreciate the silence that enveloped the kitchen when these savoury pastries emerged from the oven for tasting. The boys passed on the sauce but thought the pastries were excellent.
Sealing these pastries with the back of a fork was fun, but nowhere near as entertaining as the hand-cranked pasta machine.
We took turns to make and knead the pasta dough for the ravioli, which would be stuffed with shrimp and a dash of squid ink.
Braden and Patrick clamoured to take first turn at the pasta machine, rolling out silky sheets of pasta with Fabrizio's expert guidance.
He let them crank out spaghetti just for laughs and they then each showed fabulous technique with the pasta cutter.
A hearty, tomato-based beef stew was left to simmer on the stovetop and for dessert we had requested tiramisu made the authentic way, with savoiardi biscuits and mascarpone cheese.
For this and for most of our Italian foodie experiences, the boys were free to run in and out at their leisure, taking their dustings of flour and straps of raw pasta dough into the sunshine for a break.
This meant the adults were able to indulge a love of cooking, eating and learning the history of some of Italy's beloved bounty without dumbed-down tours or frayed tempers.
And while I confess I'm yet to make pasta from scratch back home, I know I'll have two kitchen hands ready to crank when I do.
STAYING THERE In Arezzo, Villa Rossi Mattei is a large home dating to the 1800s and is ideal for group bookings. Prices start at $8000 for a group of 20 staying one week. tuscany-villas.com.
MORE INFORMATION Antica Macelleria Cecchini, Panzano, dariocecchini.com; Medici Ermete, Modena, acetaiamedici.it; Arezzo cooking classes and catering, mangiardivino.com.
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I was learning how to fly when I left Boise City
Like summer I was headin' for the fall
Now the bitter taste of truth it's gettin' hard to swallow
For a country boy who thought he knew it all
So cold and tired and broke I can't even pay attention
And loneliness ain't fit and warm to wear
And home is just a word it hurts me now to mention
Yes I've gone too far to get back there from here
Hear the Salvation Army band a playin' I hear questions but the answers I don't know
The silence fell the truth for me will soon be dead rain
Through this cold and lonely New York City snow
These old New York City sidewalks sure did thrill me
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Early Returns: Derek Roy's First Week with the Canucks
Thomas Drance
April 09 2013 12:05PM
Derek Roy selects his weapon of choice.
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The day before the trade deadline Mike Gillis and the Canucks acquired centreman Derek Roy from the Dallas Stars. Though Gillis made more calls that day than Kobe will get in a first round matchup between the Lakers and Spurs later this month, it was his only meaningful move.
The lack of action disappointed some Canucks fans who empathized with Roberto Luongo and got ahead of themselves when Laurence Gilman went on the radio and told fans that the team was "all in." But as we wrote at the time, Mike Gillis managed to go out and get the one piece his team absolutely had to get - another NHL quality top-six centreman - and he did so at a relatively affordable rental price too.
So how is Derek Roy fitting in so far, and what changes has he wrought in the Canucks lineup? Let's wade into some numbers on the other side of the jump.
Canucks Pepper Mike Smith, Hurt His Feelings; Recap and Scoring Chance Data for 2-0 Win
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April 09 2013 01:03AM
Not only did Ryan Kesler make his return on Monday night, but he also wound up scoring the game-winning goal.
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There have been many times this season where the Vancouver Canucks - whether their hand was forced by injuries or not - seemed more than content to score a goal or two, and then spend the rest of the game hanging on for dear life until the final horn. In fact, Monday night marked the 4th time this season that the team won by a score of 1-0.
Except this time around, the fans surely left satisfied, with very few reservations to be had. What distinguished this particular performance from those other ones was the fact that the team was on the attack throughout, peppering the opposition. Realistically they could have easily scored 4 or 5 goals if not for a spectacular performance by Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith, who did everything he could to keep his team in it.
Most nights, though, the opposing goalie won't be able to do what Smith did, and if this effort was any indication, there won't be many snoozers to close out the remainder of the season.
Scoring Chance Data and Analysis of the Game are Just Past the Jump.
Late Afternoon Headshots April 8th
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April 08 2013 06:06PM
RIP Iron Lady. Long live Iron Man. (Via Sealcat.)
Today at Canucks Army we thought it was time to retire Bure's number (something I'm still personally unconvinced about because I'm the world's grumpiest young man), previewed tonight's Canucks home-game against the Phoenix Coyotes and looked at what we can expect from Vancouver's forward deployments headed into the postseason.
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Game #39 Preview: Coyotes @ Canucks
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April 08 2013 01:42PM
Last time out, Alex Edler laid the boom on Mike Smith. Will the Coyotes be seeking retribution?
With the seemingly rushed nature of this shortened season, it feels as if a significant amount of time has passed since these two teams last met; when in reality, that game in Glendale was less than 3 weeks ago. As you'll recall that game featured an impromptu Alex Edler-Mike Smith powwow behind the net (eventually leading to a 2 game suspension), and a makeshift lineup for Vancouver due to a myriad of injuries. Heck, the only two goals for the Canucks in that game came from Chris Tanev and Jordan Schroeder. I'd be willing to be that doesn't happen again, and since I'm a nice guy, I'll even give you some cushy odds.
Monday night's meeting at Rogers Arena will mark the 3rd and final game of the season series between the two, with the visiting team taking each of the first two meetings. The Canucks will be looking to buck that trend; a task which will surely be aided by the fact that they will be, for the most part, legitimately icing 12 NHL forwards and 6 NHL defensemen (though Tom Sestito would like to have a word about that, I'm sure).
More on the Game Right Past the Jump.
Looking Ahead to the Postseason: Forward Deployment
Jeff Angus
April 08 2013 10:10AM
How will Alain Vigneault deploy his forwards in the postseason? Assuming Henrik Sedin, Ryan Kesler, Derek Roy, and Max Lapierre are all healthy, it wouldn't be a stretch to expect Lapierre to bear the brunt of the heavy lifting (from a defensive zone start perspective), while the Roy line (with Chris Higgins and Jannik Hansen) would be another defensive/two-way line to lean on.
Roy isn't as strong at faceoffs as either Kesler or Sedin, and this also assumes that Zack Kassian is able to contribute on a line with Kesler (which may be a stretch).
Let's look a little further at this, shall we?


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Adrià Cañameras photographs Agustí Villaronga with a distinct air of cool!
Adrià Cañameras is a Barcelonian (it's a thing!) with a typically cool French heritage. Currently in his early twenties he spends his days taking tremendously stunning photographs in the Spanish sunshine, and probably sipping the odd sangria as he goes about it.
Photographing Balearic film director Agustí Villaronga back in 2011 with the sort of uncomfortable yet telling starkness that few portrait photographers manage to achieve, his talent, and his effortless cool for that matter (after all who doesn't want to be French AND ridiculously great at photography?), is undeniable.
But don't just take our word for it, with ultra cool Spanish Vice, Dazed and Confused and Rolling Stone all having featured Adrià's photographs it looks as if we're not the only ones he makes swoon.
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