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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Nov 11, 1980
|Filing date
|Oct 4, 1978
|Priority date
|Oct 4, 1978
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|Publication number
|Henry W. Mahler
|Original Assignee
|Cbs Inc.
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|Patent Citations (7), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (35), Classifications (10)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to television apparatus, and more particularly, to a system for providing a television display which portrays the path of motion of a moving object in an otherwise static scene wherein a limited number of decaying images appear behind the latest image of the moving object.
Commonly assigned patent applications Ser. Nos. 864,405 filed Dec. 27, 1977 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,179,704, and 944,236 filed Sept. 20, 1978, both entitled "Television System for Displaying and Recording Paths of Motion", describe systems for providing a television display which portrays the motion of an object in a scene during a selectable time interval such that, in addition to its present position being shown, a plurality of earlier positions commencing with the start of the time interval, are also depicted. This effect is achieved by storing a reference field of video representing the scene at the start of the desired action, comparing picture elements of subsequently arriving video with those of the reference field, tagging and storing those picture elements measurably different from corresponding picture elements in the reference field, and displaying the real time video with the substitution of those tagged and stored picture elements which comprise the successive images of the moving object. While similar results are theoretically possible if subsequently arriving television frames are compared with a stored reference frame, because one cannot effectively display a frozen frame of video, where image motion is involved, without causing inter-field flutter, the data preferably is stored in a one field format, and as this data is recirculated, this single field is interlaced with itself. Thus, the term "field" uniformly used in the present description and claims is intended to also encompass "frame", unless obviously inapplicable or unless specific exception is made. The system provides television special effects with most of the benefits of stroboscopic photography, and additionally provides functions previously unavailable in film or television. These results are obtained without special lighting setups or black backgrounds, as are required for stroboscopic photography, and are available both live and in replay during the normal course of coverage of sporting or other events.
Although the systems described in the copending applications provide display of successive positions of a moving object moving over a selectable time period in an otherwise static scene, in situations where it is desired to display a multiplicity of sometimes overlapping paths of motion of an object, for example, repeated flights of a tennis ball back and forth across the net, the separated images of the ball in the earlier occurring trajectories would tend to obscure the images recorded in later flights, resulting in a confusing overlap of image positions which would give little useful or aesthetic information on any given trajectory, including the latest. When watching a televised tennis match, particularly in situations where there is a sustained volley, the viewer will have little interest in already completed volleys and is really interested only in the trajectory of the ball back and forth across the net in the latest one or two volleys, with major interest in the most recent trajectory. Thus, a system for displaying multiple, possibly crisscrossing, paths of motion of a moving object desirably should delete or "erase" from the display those images of the moving object representative of an eariler trajectory of the moving object so as to display only spaced apart images of more recent successive positions of the moving object. A particularly desirable display is one in which the image representing the current or present position of the object has a predetermined brightness behind which appear a limited number of spaced apart images of continuously and progressively decaying intensity.
The primary object of the present invention is to improve the viewability of a television display of the kind described above, particularly in situations in which multiple successive paths of motion of the object whose motion is to be portrayed tend to crisscross each other, or in which the viewer would be interested in only a limited number of images preceding the current image of a moving object.
Briefly, this object is achieved by a system similar to those described in the aforementioned copending applications in that it includes a reference field store for storing video representing a scene at the start of an action cycle, a comparator for comparing picture elements of selected subsequently arriving television fields with corresponding picture elements of the stored reference field, and means for tagging and storing those picture elements of the selected subsequently arriving fields shown by the comparison to be measurably different from corresponding picture elements in the reference field. However, whereas the action cycle of the previous systems is terminated by the operator, at which time there is provided a video signal for display representing the substantially static scene with the substitution therein of those picture elements stored during the selected time period, in the present system the action is live and continuous, with a preselected amplitude proportion of the tagged picture elements mixed with a complementary amplitude proportion of the real time video, thereby to cause the tagged picture elements to decay in amplitude at a selectable rate. The system operates in a recursive mode thereby to cause earlier images of the moving object each to decay by a predetermined amount with each sampled mix of a subsequently arriving field and the stored field, and causing earlier images to decay into the background of the scene.
Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent, and its construction and operation better understood, from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the system described in aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 4,179,704;
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a motion display system embodying the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a circuit for performing the mixing function in the system of FIG. 2; and
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the effect on the display of the operation of the system of FIG. 2.
The following detailed description is of the best presently contemplated mode of carrying out the invention. This description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for purposes of illustrating the general principles of the invention since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.
As background for an understanding of the present invention, the motion display system described in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 4,179,704 will be briefly described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. 1. Assuming implementation in the digital domain for use with NTSC color television, an encoded video input signal on input line 10 is applied to the "1" input terminal of a first multiplexer 12, to the "0" input terminal of a second multiplexer 14, and to one input terminal of a motion detector 16. At the start of an "action interval" initiated by the operator, the first field of video is coupled via multiplexer 12 to a digital field store 18 having the capability of storing one pulse code modulated video field. This initial reference field is stored leaving all LSBs=0, the least significant bit being used as a control bit for purposes to be described below. The output of field store 18 is applied to a chroma inversion and intensification circuit 20, which may include a comb filter chrominance inverter of known construction synchronized to the input chrominance reference, for ensuring the proper phase relationship between the color subcarrier of the output of field store 18 and the input chrominance reference. The output of field store 18 is also connected to the "0" input of multiplexer 12 and to a second input of motion detector 16. The dashed data line from the output of multiplexer 12 through field store 18 and back to the "0" input of multiplexer 12 represents a circulating loop for the reference field stored in field store 18. The least significant bit of the words stored in field store 18 is used as a control bit which is applied to a first input of a control logic 22, which, in response to the control bit and an appropriate signal from motion detector 16, generates a logic signal LSB' for controlling multiplexer 14. The input to control logic 22 marked "CONTROL" is an enabling logic level for the control of both multiplexers, when other conditions are satisfied, for establishing sampling rates, keying, etc.
A selectable number of fields following storage of the reference field, as determined by the "CONTROL" to control logic 22, the input digital video on line 10 is compared in motion detector 16 to that stored in field store 18. The motion detector subtracts the picture elements stored in field store 18 from corresponding elements of the input video, and the absolute value of the difference is compared with a preset number to produce a control signal Δ which is fed to control logic 22 to produce a logic signal output, Δ', for controlling multiplexer 12. When the difference exceeds the preset threshold level, motion is assumed to have occurred and the associated input video picture element is stored in field store 18 by the control action of Δ' providing LSB=0. This process is continued at the selected field sampling rate until the operator terminates the cycle. For convenience in logic and control, the least significant bit of each video picture element substituted in field store 18 as a result of motion is made a logic "1"; this provides the added function that a video motion element which has been stored with LSB=1 will not thereafter be changed even if motion is detected. The latter is necessary so that the reappearance of the static background after the passage of the moving object will not delete the true stored object position.
While the "action cycle" is underway, input video is coupled to the output via multiplexer 14, which is controlled by LSB' which, as has been noted, is a logic signal generated by control logic 22 from the least significant bit out of field store 18. When that bit is logic "1", the output video is derived from field store 18 rather than from the input video. Thus, the output signal available is the live video with the earlier images of any moving objects added. When the cycle is terminated by the operator, the last field of video is combined with the stored images in field store 18 and retained as a frozen composite frame in field store 18, and is available as an "instant replay" freeze frame with the action which has occurred during the cycle shown stroboscopically.
The field store 18 preferably contains data in a one field format only. While recirculating data, this single field is interlaced with itself to eliminate inter-field flutter, a problem encountered with still-frame reproduction of scenes containing rapid motion. To preserve the chrominance phase continuity for successive frames, an alternating chroma inverter 20 is employed in the feed to multiplexer 14. In the described system, precedence is given to earlier positions of the moving object when overlap of successive images occurs. However, precedence can be given to the most recent motion so that, during image overlap conditions, the more recent information is retained and the earlier overlap information is replaced, by modifying the system of FIG. 1 in accordance with the teachings of aforementioned co-pending application Ser. No. 944,236, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
In both implementations, the key element to the system is the differentiation between the static elements of the scene and those which have been subject to motion, making it possible to identify and selectively modify the stroboscopic images. Thus, the stroboscopic tracks of moving objects can, at the choice of the operator, be contrast enhanced or caused to blink at a selectable rate, as more fully described in commonly assigned co-pending application Ser. No. 869,567 filed Jan. 16, 1978, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,168,510. The present invention expands upon the above-mentioned control features to cause a limited number of decaying images of a moving object to appear in the display behind the latest image of the object.
The present invention, which is equally useful in either of the two implementations of the motion display systems alluded to above, will now be described by way of illustrative example as embodied in the implementation of FIG. 1, reference being had to the functional block diagram of FIG. 2 in which elements corresponding to those found in FIG. 1 are identified by the same reference numerals. It will be noted that the system of FIG. 2 differs from that of FIG. 1 in the addition of a mixer 24 having two inputs, one of which is connected to the output of field store 18 and the other of which is connected to input line 10 for receiving the encoded input video signal. The output of mixer 24 is applied to the "0" input of multiplexer 12. Thus, mixer 24 is, in effect, inserted in the recirculating loop which includes multiplexer 12 and field store 18. As in the system of FIG. 1, the input video is applied to the "1" input of multiplexer 12. The function of mixer 24 is to produce a signal consisting of a mix of a predetermined proportion of the amplitude of those picture elements substituted in field store 18 that have been subject to motion with a complementary proportion of the amplitude of the real time video during each update of the information contained in field store 18. For example, the parameters of the mixer 24 may be chosen so as to mix one-fourth of the amplitude of the input video signal with three-fourths of the amplitude of the stored picture elements which have been subject to motion, thereby to cause the amplitude of the motion elements to decay at a rate determined by the rate of comparison of subsequently arriving fields with the reference field ("update rate") and the percentage of mix. This action provides a continuous "decay" or "fade-out" of the images representing earlier positions of the object in motion, with their eventual disappearance from the scene. Thus, a ball bounced repeatedly back and forth in an otherwise substantially static scene will generate a decaying trailing image of previous positions of the ball.
The effect achieved by the invention is graphically illustrated in FIG. 4, wherein the object in motion is a man walking from left to right and, as in the just described example, the arriving video and the video stored in the recirculating loop are mixed in the amplitude proportions one-fourth and three-fourths, respectively. In this example, then, at the latest position of the figure the stored picture elements added to field store 18 as a result of motion to that position are at full or 100% amplitude as indicated above the image in the far right position. The stored picture elements representing the next previous position are at 75% of their initial amplitude, and the stored picture elements representative of the image of the second previous position is 56% of the current update amplitude, and so on, until at the position six updates earlier than the current update, the amplitude of the stored motion elements is 18% of the current update amplitude. It is to be noted that in each case the amplitude of the picture elements resulting from motion is three-fourths of what it is for the next latest position; continuing the process it will be seen that the amplitude of the motion elements representing the image twelve updates earlier than the current update will have an amplitude of about 3% that of the current update amplitude. Thus, there is a continuous decay or fade-out of the images representing earlier positions of the moving object, and they eventually disappear from the display. It will now be appreciated that if a smaller percentage of the amplitude of the stored video, say 50%, is mixed with 50% amplitude new video, the decay process would be accelerated; in this case, the amplitude of the stored motion element information representing the moving object image five updates previous to the current update would have only 3% of the current update amplitude. Thus, it is seen that stored picture elements resulting from motion will decay in amplitude toward the live video amplitude at a rate determined by the percentage of mix of stored and live video and the update rate of the system. As has been noted earlier, the "CONTROL" for control logic 22 includes control of the update rate, and as will be seen from the description of FIG. 3 to follow, provision is made for preselecting, from several values, the percentage mix of new and stored video. Thus, it is possible to adjust the decay rate so as to be appropriate for the display of a variety of different moving objects and motion rates. For example, a different decay rate may be required to enhance the stroboscopic display of a ballet dancer than would be used in displaying the trajectory of a tennis ball.
Having described the function of the mixer 24 in FIG. 2, a circuit for performing this function, illustrated in the functional block diagram of FIG. 3, will now be described. Again assuming digital implementation and 8-bit PCM-encoded input video signals, and designating the input video signal on line 10 as x and the recirculating video at the output of field store 18 as y, the total past value of the stored video is compared element-by-element with the incoming or live video signal. That is, the 8-bit word representing the amplitude of the total past signal in field store 18 is compared bit-by-bit with the 8-bit word representing the amplitude of the arriving video signal. To this end, the 8-bit words representing the stored signal y and the arriving video signal x are applied to the minus and plus input terminals, respectively, of a difference amplifier 30 which is operative to subtract the y signal from the x signal. The measured difference, if any, an 8-bit word designated (x-y), is applied to a digital divider 32 which is operative to divide the different signal by the factor "M", the value of which may be selected by the operator from among several values, say, 2, 4 and 8, by actuation of a control knob on the front panel of the equipment, diagrammatically shown in block 32. If M=2, the least significant bit of the 8-bit word representing the amplitude of (x-y) is dropped; if M=4, the two least significant bits are dropped; and, if M= 8, the three least significant bits are dropped. The output signal from the divider 32, designated x-y/M, is added in a summer circuit 34 to the y signal from field store 18 to produce at the output of the summer an 8-bit word having a value of y+(x-y/M). This signal is applied to the "0" input of multiplexer 12 and is returned to the field store 18 to become the latest recirculating data.
How mixer 24 functions to achieve the desired effect will be clear from an illustrative numerical example, in which "M" is assumed to have a value of four so as to correspond with the earlier example depicted in FIG. 4. The amplitude of a current update signal, x, which is coupled to field store 18 via the "1" input of multiplexer 12, is assumed to have an initial value of unity or 100%. A current update signal x becomes y after the delay determined by field store 18 and the selected update rate. At that later time, x will have vanished because of continuing motion of the object. Therefore, initially x=1 and y=0; the selected time later, x=0 and y=1. After one update passage of that signal y through the recirculating loop and operation of the mixer thereon according to the equation (x-y)/M+y, the amplitude will be (0-1)/4+1=3/4, or 75% of the initial amplitude. After the next update passage, the amplitude decays to (0-3/4)/4+3/4=9/16, or 56.25% of the initial value; after the third passage, the amplitude decays to about 42% of the initial value, and so on, until y ultimately equals x, the level of the background, whereupon the image disappears into the background and is no longer displayed.
The operation of the system of FIG. 2 is essentially the same as that described above for the FIG. 1 system, with the important difference that once initiated by the operator, the operation is continuous and need not be terminated to achieve the desired display. That is, by virtue of the fact that only a limited number of decaying images appear behind the latest image of the moving object (the number being determined by the update rate and the value of the factor "M"), the system is "self-timing" as to what appears in the ultimate display. More specifically, when the system is in operation, input video is coupled to the output via multiplexer 14, which is controlled by LSB', the logic signal generated by control logic 22 from the least significant bit out of field store 18. When that bit is logic "1", the output video is derived from field store 18 rather than from the input video. Thus, by virtue of the operation of mixer 24, the output signal available is the live video with a selectable number of earlier images of any moving objects added, the intensity of which decay as a function of the time they are displaced from the current or present position of the object. Thus, the system may be allowed to function so long as it is desired to display with this effect an object in motion, it being unnecessary to establish any particular "action cycle". However, if at any time the operator wishes to terminate this type of display, he can do so by actuation of the "STOP" control (included in the CONTROL for control logic 22) which is operative to disable mixer 24 to thereby prevent further decay of the then present images of the moving object, and cause the output signal to represent a display of images of the moving object at their then state of decaying amplitude.
Although all images of earlier positions of the moving object eventually disappear in the background, the information concerning the faded out images is still contained in field store 18 as tagged elements which cannot be changed even if motion at the same position in the scene is subsequently detected by motion detector 16. In order to permit later information regarding movement of an object to occur where previous tagged information elements existed, means may be provided to remove the "tag" from a previously stored motion element when it no longer generates a significant difference signal in mixer 24; that is, once the amplitude of the tagged picture elements drop below the amplitude of the motion threshold, such elements are replaced by background information and the tag removed. Thus, in the previously described example of the mixing ratio of 50% stored video and 50% new, when the moving object has decayed to say 6% of the current update amplitude, the originally tagged picture elements representing that position would be removed from the field store and those elements of the store again made available for capturing later motion and generation of new tags.
It will be recognized from the foregoing description that the origin of the input video signal, provided it has the characteristics of the conventional NTSC color television, does not affect its operation; that is, the incoming video may be derived from a color television camera, from a video tape recorder, from a slow motion reproducer, or from telecine apparatus.
Although the invention has been described as applied to the NTSC system of color television, it is obviously directly applicable to monochrome television, and also, with relatively minor modification in the circuitry for handling the color component, to other known color television systems, such as PAL and SECAM. Thus, while the invention has been described with reference to a specific preferred embodiment, along with suggested modifications to adapt it to other applications, it is intended that such modifications, and others that will now be apparent to ones skilled in the art, be encompassed by the following claims.
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text: Set in Detroit but primarily filmed in Cleveland, Alex Cross pulls a switch and bait doesn't work, especially since the filmmakers didn't bother to change the street signs in downtown Cleveland to ensure they'd be consistent with the film's Detroit-centric script. But the lack of attention to detail is really the least of this film's problems. Based on the James Patterson series of novels that revolve around brainy detective Alex Cross, the movie suffers from the miscasting of funnyman Tyler Perry, who's really out of sorts here as the film's title character. It's not just that Perry, who's most famous for putting on women's clothes to the play the crotchety old woman Madea in his own movies, is a crappy actor. He's not an incompetent; he's just not right for the role. And the same goes for Edward Burns, who plays his crime-fighting sidekick Tommy. Together the two try to stop a cold-blooded serial killer who goes by the name of Picasso (Matthew Fox) and his plans to take out a Detroit developer. But instead of coming off as a couple of heroes, Alex and Tommy seem more like a couple of crime-fighting clowns. (Niesel)


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Hong Kong Disneyland, as one of the most popular theme parks in Hong Kong, is always a dreamland for kids as well as adults like me.
If you are interested to know what you can do in Hong Kong Disneyland, you can check my previous article "Hong Kong Disneyland". I have discussed enough about Disneyland in that article.
Here I just want to discuss and compare the two Disneyland hotels " Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel" and "Disney's Hollywood Hotel" to help you make a better decision.
Why Staying in Disney Hotels ?
Planning a family trip to Hong Kong Disneyland can be quite exhausting. Is it necessary to stay in the Disney hotels ?
Although Hong Kong Disneyland is not as big as its counterparts in the USA (Hong Kong Disneyland has 7 theme parks now), there is still plenty to plan, see and do. To my experience, one day, even staying for the complete opening hour, is only sufficient for a superficial visit and can only cover parts of the park.
Staying in one of the Disney hotels brings lots of benefits. Especially for those who travel with the whole family and kids and are huge fans of Disneyland, staying at the Disney hotels can be considered as adding the icing on a cake and is a must for many Mickey Mouse fans to experience the full Disney Magic (I will discuss this "Magic" part later).
Besides, if you stay for the fireworks and Hong Kong Disneyland's latest Paint The Night Parade at night, you don't need to fight with the crowds for a place in the train traveling back all over the city to your accommodation.
However, if all you want is only to have a quick look of Disneyland and hurry back to downtown area, you may consider to stay in other hotels in Hong Kong. You can read my previous review about "Where Is The Best Place to Stay in Hong Kong" to find out better hotel options.
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Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel vs. Disney's Hollywood Hotel
Hong Kong Disneyland has two hotels for the moment: Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Hollywood Hotel. They are both located in the close vicinity of Hong Kong Disneyland. It is a bit confusing to decide which one you should choose. A new hotel with 750 rooms is planned for 2017. I will discuss about that next time.
Hotel Location and Shuttle Service
Apparently location is the first priority of choosing Disney hotels. Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Hollywood Hotel are both located near the main entrance of Disneyland. Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel is a little bit closer to the entrance than Disney Hollywood Hotel (see the map below).
Both hotels provide 24-hour free shuttle bus service, which leave every 10-20min (from 6:00am to 1:00am). Between 1:00am till 6:00am, hotels will send out shuttle bus on request (you can call 35105000 asking for service during this period).
Shuttle bus will start from Disneyland Hotel and stop by Hollywood Hotel on the way (the blue line on the map). However, since all the shuttle buses are big coaches, you don't need to worry if you stay in Hollywood Hotel the buses will be full. Or you easily can walk the few minutes to the entrance yourself what is a nice stroll if it is not too hot and humid.
Hotel Theme and Style
Many people think Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel is definitely better since it is a 5-star hotel but Disney's Hollywood Hotel is a 4-star hotel. I personally don't feel much difference on service between these two hotels. To me, it all depends on what your princess fantasy or Disneyland dream is about.
The Victorian themed Disneyland Hotel is a 5-star hotel and the theme park's flagship hotel with about 400 rooms spanning over 6 floors. It looks like a huge palace and fulfills the dream of fairy tale lovers.
Not only the outside, but also everything inside of the hotel brings you back to early 1900s. The elegant Victorian style interior and decorations made me feel like walking into an European castle.
A huge chandelier is hanging on the 4-floor high ceiling and stairs are winded up to the 4th floor. Since the Disney movie "Frozen" became extremely popular among girls, you can see kids standing on the stairs and singing "Let It Go".
If you are lucky, you may meet some of those princesses in the lobby and signing names for the fans.
Cinderella Ball Room, Sleeping Beauty Rom, Snow White Room, Prince Charming Meeting Room ! Don't you feel like dropping into a complete fairy tale ?
The Victorian princess style even shows in the toilet.
Don't miss the most popular photo spots – the Mickey and Minnie statues. You can find their statues in Hollywood Hotel as well.
The Disney's Hollywood Hotel is a 4-star hotel and is a little bit further away from the park entrance. However, it is bigger than Disneyland Hotel, providing 600 rooms on 8 floors.
Unlike Disneyland Hotels's Victorian style, Disney's Hollywood Hotel is decorated with a Hollywood like theme as its name implies. Movie buffs, Hollywood fans as well as car lovers will love the manifold decorations and photos opportunities around this hotel.
Stepping inside this hotel you will feel a combination of the golden era of Hollywood's 1930s and 1940s mixed with the Disney Magic. The exterior of the hotel is held in a classic and elegant Art Deco style with the iconic Mickey's head.
I would rather call it a Mickey themed hotel than Hollywood hotel. Hotel logo, the walls, the pillars, the lobby, the restaurants, the elevators, the tables and chairs, you can easily find Mickey everywhere in the hotel.
Be careful of the big TV and comfort sofa in the lobby, because it plays Mickey's cartoon all day long that you hardly can drive your kids away once they sit down.
Hotel Rooms and Price
Both hotels locate close to the ocean and both of them provide sea-view room type (with/without balcony).
Most of the hotels in Hong Kong allow maximum 3 persons (adults + children) in one room. However, since Disneyland is a place for family activity, both Disney hotels have rooms for 4 persons (two double beds in one room).
Same with its architecture style, the hotel rooms are designed accordingly to the Victorian and Snow White theme (It wouldn't be Disney if the Disney magic wouldn't be spilled everywhere !). The rooms are equipped with all the necessary amenities, such as mini bar, bathroom, hair dryer, in-room safe, flat-screen TV, etc..
When you walk in your room, don't forget to look for the lovely towel animals placing on the beds. If it happens to be your birthday during your stay, you will also find a lovely towel birthday cake on the table with a sweet birthday card.
The cuteness does not stop at the room amenities and the small details. The toiletries feature the 7 dwarfs and even mini room slippers and bathrobes for the little ones are taken care of.
Keeping Hong Kong's standard hotel rooms (with their limited space) in mind the room sizes of the Hong Kong Disneyland are actually quite big and spacious. It is one of the few hotels, which truly can accommodate a larger family with 2-3 kids and/or families traveling with a nanny. Hotel prices range from HK$ 2,400 to 7,500 depending on the room type (sea view, balcony etc.).
The rooms of Disney's Hollywood remains its classic, elegant but modern design. The rooms are equipped with all the necessary amenities, such as mini bar, bathroom, hair dryer, in-room safe, flat-screen TV, etc..
Get ready for the "WOW" surprise when you step in the rooms because all the rooms are completely filled with Mickey elements. It's like a Mickey themed rooms and Mickey is on the wall, the carpet, the bed as well as the table.
Don't ignore the lovely towel animals on the bed. Same to Disneyland Hotel, if you happened to spend Birthday in the hotel, you will get a nice birthday card and birthday towel cake as presents.
Don't forget the bathrooms amenities, slippers and bathrobes which are all featured with Mickey's iconic head.
The Disney's Hollywood Hotel offers just three types of hotel rooms (with Garden View, Sea View and Park View) ranging from HK$ 1,700 to HK$ 2,950 per night which could be considered as the budget option out of the two Disney hotels and easily can accommodate a family of four.
Last but not least, both hotels offer free wi-fi access in all their guest rooms, hotel lobby and dining locations. Both hotels have a check-in at 3:00pm and request a check-out at 11:00am.
Character Dinnig and Restaurants
Disneyland is located far from the downtown area of Hong Kong. It means if you stay in the Disney hotels, dining in the restaurants of the hotels or inside the park are the only dining options.
You don't need to worry about starving since both hotels have plenty of restaurants that provide one-stop solution to their guests. Besides, both hotels have Disney-themed restaurants where you can enjoy your meal with Disney's characters.
Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel has six different dining options (Enchanted Garden Restaurant, Walt's Café, Crystal Lotus, Grand Salon, Sea Breeze Bar as well as dining options at Kingdom Club Level) ranging from European to Chinese cuisines.
One of the highlights (also my favorite moment of a day) of the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel is to have buffet in the Enchanted Garden Restaurant. Why? Because you can meet your favorite Disney characters.
From the name "Enchanted Garden" you already can tell what kind of style this restaurant is.
The Enchanted Garden serves breakfast, lunch and dinner buffet, covering both Asian (Chinese) and Western food. Be prepared that Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, Donald and Daisy will walk to you, hug you and take a photo with you while you are having your meal. The most popular buffet is the breakfast session. There is no better way to start a wonderful day in Disneyland.
If it's your birthday, you will get a special birthday badge. All the characters will delight you first and wish you a Happy Birthday.
The hotel also arranges professional photographer to take picture for you in case you forget your camera or would like to have a framed picture or keychain as souvenir.
If you decide to have buffet in Enchanted Garden, remember to book it in advance. It's better to book it when you book the hotel because it's always fully booked. Although, the buffet is quite pricey (starting from HK$ 388/breakfast to HK$ 728/dinner) and may be does not offer anything out of the unusual or fancy, it is a great experience for kids.
The breakfast buffer starts everyday 7:30am till 10:30am. There are two sessions : 7:30am – 9:00am and 9:00am – 10:30am. You need to inform the hotel which session you would like to join.
The dinner buffer lasts till 10:00pm everyday. So it is still possible to have dinner there after you watch the fireworks in Disneyland. Remember to keep an eye on the booking status from their official website (check here).
Besides Enchanted Garden, Disneyland Hotel also serves cute gourmet in Crystal Lotus and Walt's Cafe.
Although every Disney restaurant is quite pricey we would like to point out the Walt's Café to all of you who might want to save a few dollars. The Walt Café can be a good choice to grab something to eat and save a dollar or two, which you can spend in souvenirs.
Disney Hollywood Hotel also has plenty of dining options. There are five restaurants in this hotel. Similar to the Enchanted Garden Restaurant at Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel, Disney Hollywood Hotel offers a meet-and-greet with Mickey Mouse at the Chef Mickey Restaurant.
The restaurant is actually a Mickey-themed restaurant. Here serves breakfast, lunch as well as dinner buffer. As a Mickey-themed restaurant, Mickey related food is apparently expected.
What's more ? Mickey will come out to greet to the guests (only Mickey, no other characters). It's his restaurant, isn't it?
In everyday's breakfast buffer (7:00am-10:30am), lunch buffet on Sat/Sun/Holidays (12:00noon-14:30) as well as dinner buffet on Sat/Sun/Holidays (17:30-19:30/20:00-22:30), Chef Mickey will wait the guests at the entrance of the restaurants and you can capture a photo with him.
It's different with Disneyland Hotel's Enchanted Garden that Mickey will not step into the restaurant and walk to guest's tables.
As mentioned before, the breakfast and dinner buffet don't come in cheap (starting from HK$ 218/breakfast to HK$ 598/dinner) and offer nothing fancy (a nice plus is that they do provide some good vegetarian choices). However, it is a good opportunity to take some pictures with Disney's superstar Mickey Mouse together with your kids without standing in line or fighting with too many people like insight the park.
Insider Tips: Check-out the Chef Mickey Restaurant website. From time to time, they have special discount voucher which can save quite a bit of money (Check here). If you prefer the Enchanted Garden and would like to meet other characters too, you also can make a reservation even you stay in Disney's Hollywood.
Besides Mickey Chef, be prepared that the "Studio Lounge" as well as the "Hollywood & Dine" Restaurant only offer small snacks and drinks such as sandwiches, salads, congees, fruits, pastries and drinks. At the time of the writing of this updated article (May 2014), the two dining options (the Sunset Terrace as well as the Piano Pool Bar) have been closed until further notice.
Shopping Options
Who can visit Disneyland and leave with empty hands ? If you don't want to wait your precious time on shopping in Disneyland park or you are not satisfied on shopping, both Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Hollywood have in-hotel souvenir stores.
The souvenir store "Kingdom Gifts" in Disneyland Hotel has a little more selections than the store in Disney's Hollywood. You can find many Disneyland related items, from toys, t-shirts, stationaries to accessories, just like the stores in Disneyland park.
The souvenir store in Disney's Hollywood is called "Celebrity Gifts". It is located right opposite studio lounge and beside the lobby entrance. The selections is a little bit less than "Kingdom Gifts" in Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel.
As a matter of fact, you can find more variety of Disney souvenirs inside the Disneyland park. So to me, the stores in the hotels are just for the last minute shopping.
Special Services and Facilities
Both hotels provide some special services that can entertain their guests, especially children.
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique is a dream room for all the girls who have ever dreamt of being a princess. From hair styling, gown choosing, making up to finger polishing, photo shooting, here provides you a one-stop service to transform your daughter, niece or granddaughter to a Disney princess whoever she would like to be.
It is very popular among girls although it is quite pricey (the price starts from HK$ 650 to HK$ 1380). If you intent to give your kids an unforgettable memory here, do make a reservation in advance since it's also usually fully booked.
For those who stay in Disney's Hollywood Hotel, you also can book this service.
Mickey Maze is located right in front of the Disneyland Hotel. It's a huge maze made for all ages.
It's a great playground to have some fun with your kids.
All the in-house guests can have free fun time in the Malibu Games room where has many game machines. It opens daily from 9:00 to 22:30.
Prepare to get your adrenaline pumping when you engage in classic air hockey playoffs, slam dunk and bowling machines with your friends. You also can test your cowboy aim or battle with space invaders to demonstrate your heroic skills.
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In the almost 14 months since Delta Air Lines declared bankruptcy, it has been on a desperate, breakneck drive to remake itself. It has canned Song, its low-fare service; slashed its domestic route network; dumped more than 120 planes; embarked on a massive international expansion; and, lately, declared itself on the way to recovery. It even giddily reported a modest quarterly profit last week.
What Delta won't tell you, however, is that it is currently the least-reliable, most-delayed, most-likely-to-lose-your-luggage carrier in the nation. If you are forced to fly Delta a lot, you probably already know all that. But if you don't have to fly Delta frequently, you may have missed some of the chilling specifics of the carrier's operational morass. According to the monthly Air Travel Consumer Report released by the Department of Transportation (DOT) last week, Delta and its commuter vassals are now at the bottom of the on-time, cancelled-flights and lost-bag ratings.
In September, the latest month for which results are available, Delta finished 18th out of 20 carriers with a dreary 68.8% on-time rating. That's almost eight percentage points worse than the industry on-time average of 76.2%. The only carriers to fare worse?: Delta's two primary Delta Connection commuter carriers, Atlantic Southeast (ASA) and the wholly owned Comair. Comair posted a similar 68.6% rating, and ASA racked up an appalling 55.5% on-time rating.
Delta, Comair and ASA are also worst in the nation when it comes to the "regularity" of being late. According to the DOT, 1.4% of the airline industry's flights ran late in September at least 70% of the time. Delta's rate was twice the industry average, however. Comair was about six times worse because 8.3% of its flights ran late at least 70% of the time. ASA was the worst of all, operating 10.7% of its scheduled flights late at least 70% of the time. (In August, Delta itself was better than the industry average in this category, Comair was about as bad as it was in September and ASA racked up an astounding 15.7% rate of flights delayed 70% of the time.)
As if running late wasn't enough, Delta and its commuter airlines were much more likely than any other Big Six network to simply cancel your flight. Industry-wide, September's flight-cancellation rate was 1.7%. But Delta and Northwest tied as the worst Big Six carrier with a cancellation rate of 1.9%. Comair cancelled 2.8% of its flights and ASA was at 3.1%, good for 18th and 19th place in the ratings.
Last month, the DOT reported on denied-boarding rates for the first six months of the year and guess which carriers finished at the bottom of the barrel? Yup. As an industry, 1.22 passengers out of 10,000 were involuntarily denied boarding. But Delta was almost twice as bad, with a rate of 2.07. And Comair (2.63) and ASA (at 5.19 per 10,000) were the two worst carriers rated by the DOT.
All of these delays, cancellations and denied boardings naturally created havoc with Delta's baggage-handling skills. In September, the first full month of the new restrictions on carry-on liquids and gels, the entire industry was hit with rising "mishandled baggage" rates. The industry average of 8.25 reports per 1,000 passengers was nearly twice as bad as the industry average in September, 2005. But even within those widened parameters, Delta, Comair and ASA were dreadful.
Delta's mishandled baggage rate of 9.58 per 1,000 passengers was the worst among Big Six airlines. And the performance of Comair (18.00) and ASA (24.13) was downright alarming. To put those numbers in some kind of perspective, consider this. Delta's old Song planes, many of which are still flying, put 199 seats on a Boeing 757-200. At a mishandled-bag rate of 9.58, it essentially means that about two passengers on each of those planes has a problem with their luggage. Comair's fleet is largely composed of 50-seat regional jets (RJs). With a botched-bag rate of 18 reports per 1,000 passengers, it means that about one passenger on each and every Comair RJ in the air is separated from their luggage.
Delta executives I talked to this week insisted that the root of the carrier's problems was the state of the runways at Atlanta/Hartsfield, the airline's primary hub. One of Hartsfield's five runways has been out of service for repaving recently.
True enough. But that excuse does not explain Delta's atrocious performance at Kennedy Airport in New York, where the airline's runaway expansion this year has severely stressed its aging facilities at Terminals 2 and 3. A $20 million spruce-up of the generations-old buildings—the oval-fronted Terminal 3 is the former Pan Am Worldport that first opened in 1960—simply hasn't been able to keep pace with Delta's JFK expansion.
By Delta's own figures, it has added flights to 15 new international destinations and a dozen domestic cities from Kennedy in the last year. That doesn't even include the new flights to Mumbai, launched on November 1, or the new flights to London/Gatwick and Accra, Ghana, which begin later this fall.
The JFK ramp-up has been an operational nightmare. The old terminals are crowded, cramped and uncomfortable. They were never designed for in-tandem operation and a dreary walkway connects the two facilities. Neither building is capable of handling the number of planes, passengers and bags that Delta's new schedule—a mix of long-haul international flights and regional-jet commuter flights—has generated. And JFK itself is plagued by delays, especially when Delta's international flight banks are scheduled to arrive and depart.
The result? According to the DOT report, just 69% of Delta's 988 flights operated on-time in September. Tasked with flying Delta's recently launched feeder network into JFK, Comair fared much, much worse. It had 1,740 arrivals at JFK in September but just 48.9% of them landed on-time. In comparison, JetBlue Airways, JFK's largest, had more than 4,100 arrivals at Kennedy in September and managed a 76% on-time rating. American Airlines, which also operates an overseas hub with connecting domestic flights at JFK, managed a 74.1% on-time rating for its 936 Kennedy arrivals in September.
The depth of the collapse of the Delta network in general—and JFK in specific—can be seen by the DOT's monthly list of flights that arrive late 80% of the time or more. All 25 of the most-delayed flights in the nation in September were operated by Delta, Comair or Atlantic Southeast and 17 of them operated to or from Kennedy. Half of the 50 most-delayed flights in the nation in September were Delta or Delta Connection flights using Kennedy.
And the specifics of the delays would be hilarious if they weren't so unbelievable. Comair Flight 5283 between Kennedy and Washington's Reagan National was late all 30 times it operated in September. The average delay was 79 minutes—for a flight that is only scheduled for 77 minutes. Comair 4954 between National and JFK was late 20 of the 21 times it flew in September. The average delay was 91 minutes! Two separate Comair flights from JFK to Richmond, Virginia, were late 77 and 78 minutes on average during September.
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Delta management will tell you that all of the delays, cancellations, lost bags, fleet changes and route upheaval were necessary for the airline's long-term survival. But that just raises the obvious question: Does any airline with this kind of record deserve to survive?
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The arrest of Nikita Belykh, head of the Kirov region suspected of receiving a bribe of 400 thousand euros, was another milestone in a series of cases against the Russian regional leaders. And although the official representative of the Investigative Committee of Russia Vladimir Markin said the lack of "political color" of corruption crimes, with it agree not all.
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Just because our house is "off limits" while the floors are being refinished, doesn't mean we can't talk about what's going on over there. In the comments section of Wednesday's post, we mentioned how our floor guy is "water popping" the floor. A few of you asked what that meant, so here we are to give you the rundown…
When we decided on Dark Walnut (far left), we told Frank, our awesome floor guy, we wanted it somewhat darker than the sample. Basically, we love the tone of Dark Walnut, but we wanted it to saturate the wood a bit more. Frank's answer? Water popping!
Water popping, also called grain popping, is when you evenly dampen the sanded wood with water to make the grain contrast more with the wood around it, making the floor "pop". Time for some geeky science content! Even after the tree is dead, some of the wood's basic functions continue to work. The basic function we're interested in is how the wood's cells expand upon contact with water. When you dampen the wood, its cells swell slightly to draw in the moisture. This allows the wood to absorb more stain, which results in a darker, richer finished product. Water popping is especially helpful when applying dark stain to lighter-colored wood (like our floors).
Here is a nifty demonstration from Russet Street Reno (who were brave enough to tackle floor finishing, unlike us!). The left side is espresso stain on a piece of freshly sanded pine. The right side was dampened with water prior to applying the stain:
As you can see, the right side of this piece of wood is much more saturated with stain than the left. To read more about Russet Street Reno's water popping experience, check it out here.
This process, and floor staining in general, is definitely not in our "DIY comfort zone" at the moment, so we left this project up to the professionals. However, if any of you out there are brave enough to conquer this type of project on your own, here are some tips from the National Wood Flooring Association. (Who knew there was such a thing?!):
- Before attempting to use the water popping technique on a floor, do a test on a sample board. The key to successful water popping is controlling the amount of water applied to the wood and the amount of time the wood needs to dry before applying the stain. Measure the moisture content before water popping to establish the baseline moisture content, and then test to see how long it takes for the wood to return to its original moisture content.
- The effect of water popping will vary, depending on the amount of water used, the length of time it's allowed to dry, the species of wood, and the type and color of stain to be applied.
- Record the moisture content of the wood flooring before water popping. The wood must be allowed to dry completely and the flooring must return to the correct moisture content before proceeding with finish application.
So that's what is going on behind closed doors at our place. We are so anxious to see the finished product and how water popping enhanced our stain of choice! In the meantime, we're going to go take a sneak peek in the window. 🙂
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PLEASANTON, Calif. - Safeway c.e.o. Steven Burd has retained his position as chairman, beating back a months-long pension fund proxy challenge at the supermarket chain's annual shareholders meeting yesterday.
PLEASANTON, Calif. - Safeway c.e.o. Steven Burd has retained his position as chairman, beating back a months-long pension fund proxy challenge at the supermarket chain's annual shareholders meeting yesterday.
Several state pension funds, among them the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), had worked to prevent Burd's re-election. Fund officials have expressed dissatisfaction with Safeway's low profits, expensive labor wrangles, and ties between its board and management.
Burd, however, was re-elected as chairman with 83 percent of shareholder votes, according to preliminary totals announced during an often tumultuous meeting at company headquarters. Two other directors whom critics had decried as insufficiently independent, Robert MacDonnell and William Tauscher, also won re-election by wide margins. A separate shareholder proposal to separate the roles of c.e.o. and chairman was beaten, earning only 33.2 percent approval.
Some shareholders made use of a question-and-answer period to chastize Burd and his fellow directors for Safeway's worsening relationship with its unions, and the lack of distance between executives and board members. Several current and former store workers made emotional pleas for executives to find ways to increase profit other than by reducing hourly wages and benefits.
After the four-month supermarket strike in Southern California, the United Food and Commercial Workers, which represents Safeway employees, strongly supported the campaign to replace Burd as chairman. Safeway has claimed that its pension fund critics have close links to labor, among them Sean Harrigan, CalPERS board President, who is also a senior UFCW official.
Burd admitted that the strike was costly in monetary and human terms, but said that even after the subsequent salary and benefit reductions, Safeway store workers are still better paid than most of their industry peers.
Burd said that Safeway plans to keep cutting labor costs during contract negotiations in Northern California, the Sacramento area, and other locations.
While the meeting went on, a few hundred union workers and their supporters held a demonstration outside calling for the c.e.o.'s ouster.
In response to criticism about its board of directors, Safeway announced earlier in the month that it would replace three of its nine directors. Two of the departing directors are connected with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., the investment firm that privatized Safeway in 1986. Some shareholders contended yesterday that the changes were not enough, but Safeway maintains the move will make it a leader in corporate governance.


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Vicki Mackenzie (born 1947), an author and journalist, was born in England and spent much of her early life in Australia. The daughter of a naval officer, she graduated from Queensland University and became a reporter at the Sun newspaper in Sydney.
Later she moved on to London where she worked as a features writer on the Daily Sketch and the Daily Mail. She went on to write for the Sunday Times, The Observer, the Daily Telegraph, the Sunday Telegraph, the Daily Express, the Mail on Sunday and many national magazines.[1]
Since taking a month-long meditation course in Nepal in 1976, her primary interest has been to make the profundity of Buddhist philosophy accessible to the general public. [2] Her books on Buddhism and reincarnation include:
- Reincarnation: The Boy Lama
- Reborn in the West: The Reincarnation Masters
- Cave in the Snow: A Western Woman's Quest for Enlightenment (a biography of Tenzin Palmo)
- Why Buddhism?: Westerners in Search of Wisdom
- Child of Tibet (Co-authored with Sonam Yangchen)
She was interviewed by for the Radio National program The Spirit of Things in 2002 about her book, Why Buddhism? Westerners in Search of Wisdom.[3] Her book ''Cave in the Snow: A Woman's Quest for Enlightenment was reviewed in Minneapolis City Pages.[4]
See also
- ↑ Mackenzie, Vicki (1998). Cave in the Snow: A Western Woman's Quest for Enlightenment. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. jacket flap. ISBN 978-1582340456.
- ↑ "1st International Conference on Mind and Its Potential". 2005. http://www.terrapinn.com/2005/mandp/SpeakerList.stm. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ↑ "The Spirit of Things – Today's Buddhists: City Slickers and Forest Dwellers". Radio National. 2002-01-27. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/relig/spirit/stories/s445732.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ↑ Petrovic, Jelena (October 14, 1998). "Vicki Mackenzie: Cave in the Snow". Minneapolis City Pages. http://www.citypages.com/1998-10-14/books/vicki-mackenzie-cave-in-the-snow/. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
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- Cave in the Snow: A Woman's Quest for Enlightenment
- Reincarnation: The Boy Lama
- Reborn in the West: The Reincarnation Masters
- Why Buddhism? Westerners in Search of Wisdom


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Tallmadge City Schools to host Citizen Open House,
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Tallmadge City Schools will host a Citizen Open House and building tours Sept. 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. Citizens are invited to tour the Dunbar Primary, Munroe Elementary and Tallmadge Middle School buildings to learn more about the buildings' needs and the upcoming bond issues.
"The Tallmadge City School District is committed to fully explaining to our residents why we have these bond issues on the ballot," said Superintendent Jeff Ferguson. "This open house will allow us to show residents exactly what our buildings need and why the academic bond issue is so important."
This November, the district will have two bond issues on the ballot, one to address academic needs and one to address athletic needs. The 3.86-mill academic bond issue would consolidate the district's primary, elementary and middle schools into two buildings on the current middle school campus, a K-5 building and a 6-8 building. The 0.9-mill athletic bond issue would pay for the relocation of high school athletic facilities, including the stadium, football team room, baseball field and softball complex.
That same evening, citizens are invited to attend the Board of Education meeting at 6 p.m. at the middle school. The Board Meeting will provide further information about the bond issues and the needs of the district.
"It is wonderful to live in a community that is so active and engaged with what's happening in our district," Ferguson said. "I hope that many people come out to learn more about the bond issues they've been hearing about and to see firsthand why they are important."
For more information, visit www.tallmadgeschools.org and click on Bond Issue in the menu on the right side of the homepage.
Tallmadge Board of Education to meet at middle school Sept. 21
The regular Tallmadge City Schools Board of Education Meeting will take place Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. in the Les Bennett Center of Tallmadge Middle School, 484 East Ave., instead of at the high school, where the Board usually meets.
THS students, parents invited to travel to France,
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This year's awards, which have attracted more than 300 entries from agencies, brands and partners across 23 categories, will be presented by comedian Katherine Ryan.
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You may have already heard 'Chasm', the latest single from atmospheric electronic trio Swords, in micro-budget indie horror Stitches, but for those of you too distracted by Ross Noble's gruesome portrayal of a killer clown to notice what was happening to your ears, here's a quick, teaser trailer-length summary; boasting a delightfully nonchalant vocal from singer Diane Anglim and a 'Hot Butter'-style synth line, 'Chasm' is whole lot of frivolous fun. Much like the film it accompanies, actually.
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My husband, daughter, son in law, 2 grandchildren and myself had a 3 night stay at the resort November/December.
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- For the other weapons of the same name, see Wizardspike.
Wizardspike is a Unique Dagger from Diablo I which is randomly found. It is of great benefit to Sorcerers as their spellcasting prowess is enhanced, and it frees up a potential prefix due to its resistances. It is however, useful to all other classes, but only for reading books, and even then it will not last too long compared to the Dreamflange.
- Damage: 1-4
- +15 Magic
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- Durability: 16
- Quality Level: 11
- Availability: Single Player and Multiplayer
Diablo I Unique Swords — Black Razor (Dagger) • Gonnagal's Dirk (Dagger) • Wizardspike (Dagger) • The Defender (Sabre) • Lightsabre (Sabre) • The Falcon's Talon (Scimitar) • The Executioner's Blade (Falchion) • Gryphon's Claw (Falchion) • Ice Shank (Long Sword) • Inferno (Long Sword) • Bonesaw (Claymore) • Griswold's Edge (Broad Sword) • Gibbous Moon (Broad Sword) • Shadowhawk (Broad Sword) • Doombringer (Bastard Sword) • The Grizzly (Two-Handed Sword) • The Grandfather (Great Sword)
Hellfire Unique Swords — Diamondedge (Long Sword) • Eater of Souls (Two-Handed Sword) • Shirotachi (Great Sword)
Hellfire Unique Swords — Diamondedge (Long Sword) • Eater of Souls (Two-Handed Sword) • Shirotachi (Great Sword)


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Eternal Troy chronicles the story of an Ilium that continued to exist forevermore, forming a rival of Rome in its glory. The two form rival superpowers in an era unprepared for such things. Diplomacy, espionage, and treachery are rampant as war erupts time after time after time
Priam and his fifty sons rule. Helen remains a captive. Troy stands tall for all of eternity.


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Mohamud Hassan Suleiman
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|Mohamud Hassan Suleiman
محمود حسن سليمان
|Minister of Finance and Planning of Somalia
|In office
4 November 2012 – 17 January 2014
|Prime Minister
|Abdi Farah Shirdon
|Succeeded by
|Hussein Abdi Halane
Said Abdullahi Mohamed
Mohamud Hassan Suleiman (Somali: Maxamuud Xasan Suleymaan, Arabic: محمود حسن سليمان) is a Somali politician. On 4 November 2012, he was appointed the Minister of Finance and Planning of Somalia by Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon.[1] On 17 January 2014, Suleiman was succeeded as Minister of Finance by Hussein Abdi Halane and as Minister of Planning by Said Abdullahi Mohamed.[2]
- ^ "Somalia: Prime Minister Unveils His New Cabinet". Shabelle Media Network. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "SOMALIA PM Said "Cabinet will work tirelessly for the people of Somalia"". Midnimo. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.


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|Reviews for Confronting the Counselor
| Coyote Smith chapter 1 . 2/27/2013
Funnybot is the new hall monitor because of his guns right? I read in the internet that they planned to put armed guards in the schools of USA. Also, did they managed to pass this law?
And maybe is with due to a fight with Big gay Al or maybe he fell in love with him agian:) ?
And Stan last pharse was funny. I wonder if that happens in real life :)
PS. Have you heard that South Park is only coming back in septembera and with only 10 episodes? Too bad :(
| Colezilla chapter 1 . 2/26/2013
I'm amazed that Mr. Macky would be willing enough to share such sensitive information with two students (granted both students are honorable), but like he said nobody would believe Stan and Craig anyway. But hey, whatever his reasons, I'm sure they were justified.
Two more things I would like to shed some light on are...
Wow the school got Funnybot to serve as their hall monitor, well I bet kids are more than willing enough to get to class when the hall monitor has gatling guns (miniguns) for arms.
Does Big Gay Al know that his husband is possibly having an affair with his ex-lover?
Anyway, Good Fic mate.
| Stanleythegreat chapter 1 . 2/26/2013
Wow! Funnybot as the hall monitor? He sure is something else!


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