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Be one of the first to travel in this captivating new country—an MTS exclusive!
Mountain Travel Sobek was the first adventure company to organize tours in Nepal, the Galápagos Islands, Bhutan, Slovenia and Libya—and our pioneering spirit continues with this exciting multi-sport journey to Timor-Leste, one of the world's newest countries. We are the only U. S. company to offer trips here, which means a rare opportunity to see this pristine and culturally diverse nation while it's still unchanged by tourism.
Also known as East Timor, the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste has had a turbulent history. A Portuguese colony up until 1975, Timor was occupied by the Japanese during WWII (though technically neutral), and its mountains were the scene of a guerrilla campaign by Allied forces and Timorese volunteers against the Japanese. Decolonized in 1975, East Timor had just announced its independence when it was occupied by Indonesia. East Timorese resistance forces fought the often brutal occupation for nearly 20 years—after the 1991 Dili Massacre, in which over 250 East Timorese protestors were killed, international support for the resistance grew, and Indonesia relinquished control in 1999. Timor-Leste became the first sovereign state of the 21st century in 2002, and with stability restored, the country has been busy building its infrastructure and economy (with ecotourism as a part of the plan).
On our journey of discovery, you'll visit monuments to Timor-Leste's history and the valiance of its people, including the Chega!Exhibition (at the former Balide prison), the Resistance Museum, the site of the Dili massacre, and the WWII Australian War Memorial. You'll mingle with the local culture as you meet the local Timorese in traditional villages, shop in the markets, learn about their handicrafts, and join in their feasts. You'll climb to the 9,721-foot summit of Mt. Ramelau, the country's highest mountain, and enjoy a spectacular sunset and sunrise as you camp at its peak. You'll trek through ancient tropical forests and past waterfalls on your way to resistance-leader hideouts and caves decorated with prehistoric rock paintings. You'll spot unique bird and animal life at Nino Konis Santana National Park and Iralalaro Lake (including rare birds like the yellow-crested cockatoo and the endemic Timor green pigeon) and take an outrigger canoe to remote Jaco Island, sacred to the Fataluku tribe, where you can kayak, snorkel, and swim in the azure waters or just relax on the sugar-white sand. Along the way, you'll stay at the very best of Timor-Leste's newly built lodges and guesthouses, and you'll have the exceptional and increasingly uncommon experience of being one of the first visitors to see this little-known country. Come be a true explorer on this new and very special MTS adventure.
6 Days of moderate hiking on uneven terrain.
3 Days easy cultural touring.
2 Days of swimming, snorkeling and fishing on remote islands
- Join MTS—the only U.S. company to offer tours in Timor-Leste—and discover the diverse cultures of this new nation, only recently open to tourism
- Trek through primeval forests on your way to sacred gardens, waterfalls, hot springs and caves, and kayak and snorkel on pristine, remote islands
- Learn about Timor-Leste's turbulent history with our local guides, as you visit the moving Resistance Museum, National WWII Museum and Chega! Exhibition
- Climb imposing Mt. Ramelau, the country's tallest peak, and camp at its summit
- Share in the friendly Timor culture as you join in feasts and watch traditional dances
Duration: 12 days Start Location: Dili End Location: DiliDownload Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 : Welcome to Dili
Arrive in Dili, Timor Leste. Spend the afternoon on an introductory tour of Dili, visiting historic sites and landmark monuments. Welcome dinner in the evening with your group.
Day 2 : From traditional farmland villages to Mt Ramelau
A scenic drive up the back hills of Dili towards the central ranges of Timor Leste. Passing through many traditional farmland villages on our way to Mount Ramelau. Trek to the base camp of Mount Ramelau arriving in time to watch the spectacular sunset.
Day 3 : Summit of Mt Ramelau
An early start this morning to watch the sunrise from the summit of Mount Ramelau. Return to the town of Maubisse where we will spend the afternoon walking around the village and chatting to the friendly local people. Spend the night in an old Portuguese guesthouseoverlooking the town of Maubisse.
Day 4 : Historic town of Aileu
We start to make our way back to Dili, stopping at the historic town of Aileu. Aileu which is surrounded by rice paddies and garden plots has a plethora of historical structures that are scattered throughout the town.
We'll also visit the WWII Australian War Memorial at Fatunaba where you can learn about the war history and the impact on the lives of the Timorese on this then colony of Portugal and neutral to the war. Return to the laid-back city, Dili for the evening.
Day 5 : Along the North Coast
Early start as we make our way to Loihuno, a town situated at the central eastern part of Timor Leste. This is a drive along the North Coast passing the cities of Manatuto and Baucau. Baucau is the second largest city of Timor Leste, set up on the limestone hills on the North coast.
Day 6 : Waterfalls and Caves
Light trekking around the grounds, which will have us visiting waterfalls and caves. One of the more famous caves was a hideout for one of the leaders of the resistance fighters during the Indonesian invasion (1975 to 1999). Return to lunch at the lodge then in the afternoon transfer to the town of Baucau and free time to explore the towns local markets.
Day 7 : Nino Konis Santana National Park
Today we make our way to idilic Valu Beach in Tutuala. Stopping along the way at Com Beach, Lake Ira Lalaro which is the largest lake in Timor Leste, and a favorite spot for many of the island's birds.We will have plenty of time to swim, snorkel and hike throughout this area.
Day 8 : Jaco Island
Today we will trek to the Ile Kére Kére and Leneara caves featuring ancient rock paintings dating back as far as 35,000-40,000 years. The afternoon will be spent on Jaco Island, a part of the protected Nino Konis Santana National Park. Here you will have the option to bush walking, swim and snorkel in the most pristine azure waters.
Day 9 : Village of Maupitine
Today we take a light safari drive around Iralalaro lake to the village of Maupitine. Maupitine is a small farming village set on the fringe of lake Iralalaro. During the safari we travel through grassy lowlands and many other small villages. Drive to the fishing village of Com where traditional weavers sell their "Tais", the colourful locally weaved traditional cloth. Learn how weaving and basketry are contributing to community development.
Day 10 : Monkey's Lagoon
This morning we start our slow transfer back to Dili. Our first stop on the way back is a visit to fossilized monkey's lagoon for a chance to see the giant clam fossils and the monkey community. There will be plenty of stops along the way to stretch the legs and take photos.
Day 11 : Dili Day
After several days of adventurous hiking and touring you'll relish the opportunity to relax and take in many options in and around Dili.
Your guides will help you plan some optional activities or point out the best local hikes. But don't worry, if you simply want to
relax and soak up the atmosphere, you'll enjoy stretching your legs in Dili.
At the end of the day, we'll celebrate our last night together at the local restaurant .
Day 12 : Depart Timor-Leste
We'll have a relaxed breakfast in Dili before heading to the airport to connect with your homeward-bound flights.
DATES: Best time to go: July - September Departures: No group departures scheduled. Private departures are available on the dates of your choice, pending availablity. Call us for details.
2013 Prices
$3,495 (4-14 members)
Properties shown are representative of the accommodations we use on this trip, may not be inclusive of all accommodations we use, and are subject to change.


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So it's only the seventh and this game might last for a long while yet, but the top of the seventh inning has taken the lead in the "Weirdest Half-Inning of Game 5 Pageant".
Alexi Ogando took over on the mound for the Rangers to start the inning, and struck out leadoff man Rafael Furcal. But Allen Craig drew a walk, and with Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday and (maybe) Lance Berkman coming up next, this had the makings of a pretty scary and perhaps devastating inning for Texas.
But a moment later, Craig alit for second base and Mike Napoli threw him out by eight feet.
In the radio booth, ESPN's Bobby Valentine said, "I don't get that play at all."
Here in my house, I didn't get the next play at all: With the count already 1-and-1 on Pujols, Ron Washington ordered Ogando intentionally walk Pujols. Because, you know, Matt Holliday's not capable of hitting a single or a double or a home run.
Holliday drilled a single to left-center. Pujols reached third, and Holliday second base on the throw. Washington ordered another intentional walk, this time for Berkman.
Which gave the Cardinals a bases-loaded opportunity for the third time in three innings ... and for the third time in three innings, they didn't score; this time, David Freese drove a routine fly to center field, where Josh Hamilton squelched yet another St. Louis rally.


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Day 01: Drive Kathmandu to Dhunche (1,950m)
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MONSTER SQUAD Q&A with Dekker and Cast! Trivia! Pics! And DVD info!!!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Last weekend I had the pleasure of organizing a reunion screening of THE MONSTER SQUAD at the Alamo Drafthouse here in Austin. We had director Fred Dekker as well as cast member Andre Gower (Sean, leader of The Monster Squad), Ryan Lambert (Rudy, the cool kid and friend to fat kids everywhere) and little Ashley Bank (Phoebe the Feeb) who has grown into a quite a hottie.
Both screenings sold out, on Easter Sunday no less, and the love the crowd showed to the movie made my heart smile. There were cheers throughout, the nearly 20 year old jokes got even bigger laughs today than they did back in '87 and the big action sequences got massive applause. For a MONSTER SQUAD geek it was nirvana.
Over the weekend my buddy Kraken and I had the task of picking up the guests as they arrived at the airport and taking them around town. I got to know all of them over the weekend and was very happy to find them all very cool, grounded and nice.
Kraken wrote up the experience, which you can read below, so I won't go through the weekend step by step, but I will answer the question that everyone has asked since I first mentioned Monster Squad on this site. Where the hell is the Monster Squad DVD?
The short answer is the rights to the movie has been packaged and traded around so many times it was difficult to track down exactly where they are. It turns out Viacom has the rights. I've talked with Anchor Bay repeatedly about both of Fred Dekker's movies, NIGHT OF THE CREEPS and MONSTER SQUAD and I know they are champing at the bit to get the DVD rights to both of these films, but have met with much resistance in their attempts, yet there was no interest to release the DVD from the studio itself.
I think there's a huge audience for this movie and I've seen the evidence of it first hand. The people who showed up to the screenings didn't just go for the hell of it. They were as rabid fans of MONSTER SQUAD as the fans of the similar GOONIES are about that film. If there was a special edition DVD put out, they'd sell. If they started putting out t-shirts at places like Hot Topic and Suncoast, they'd sell. If they teamed with Neca to make to toys out of the creatures and the squad, they'd sell.
So, how do we let the studio know we want MONSTER SQUAD on DVD? Online petitions? Emails? Dekker thinks neither of those will work. He said it's too easy to delete emails and an internet petition doesn't mean anything to an exec. His thoughts go back to the good old days. Write a snail mail letter. He said it's harder for them to ignore stacks of letters, something physical. An internet site with a bunch of names on it isn't tangible enough to make an impact. The rights owners have to see that there is money to be made.
Fred dug up the address for the rights holders to both MONSTER SQUAD and his previous film, NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (which also screened last weekend and got the midnight audience pumped up as well). So, if you want either MONSTER SQUAD or NIGHT OF THE CREEPS in a special edition with cast commentary, special features (he mentioned over 13 minutes were cut out of MONSTER SQUAD for time) and digitally remastered picture and sound, then you need to write to the addresses below. Keep it civil, but let them know how much you love the movie. Send a postcard, letter, brick, flowers... anything that'll show the studio you want to buy this DVD.
If you want a MONSTER SQUAD DVD write to:
Mr. Sumner M. Redstone
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
If you want a NIGHT OF THE CREEPS DVD write to:
Mr. Michael Lynton
Mr. Bob Osher
Sony Pictures Entertainment
10202 West Washingtopn Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
Below you'll find Kraken's impressions from this past weekend as well as tons of trivia gleaned from the Q&As at both screenings and pics of the guests. I'll be back at the end! Enjoy!
I was lucky kid. The entirety of my childhood I grew up living down the street from a movie theater. It was a theater that screened first run movies, but during the afternoon only charged a dollar to see them. Most days I would go and watch every movie playing at the theater for less than $5. But some movies were so magical, meant so much to me, that I'd blow my entire ticket budget on seeing that one film over and over again. MONSTER SQUAD was one of those movies that captured my little movie geek heart, and also all of my ticket money for that weekend.
I'm glad I had the chance to see it in the theater back then so many times, because for years after that time, almost two decades, the only way I got to see MONSTER SQUAD was on a worn out old VHS tape. But, that all changed last weekend. Monster Squad is one of those movies that Quint and I bonded over when we became friends. It seemed like the perfect cinematic representation of what it was to be a kid, a movie buff and a monster geek, especially back in the 1980's when a lot of the movies about kids were about forming clubs to either explore space, or explore caves for treasure, or to defend the world from the forces of darkness and monsters. I mean, who'd want to join any other club other than the MONSTER SQUAD when faced with those choices?? As long as I've known Quint, he'd always talked about his dream project, putting together a Monster Squad reunion screening at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (and apparently he'd been bugging Tim the owner of the Alamo Drafthouse about that for years even before we met). But it was something that seemed like it was going to have to wait for the right catalyst to get going.
When Quint told me that he'd been able to track down one of the Squaders (Ryan "Cool Kid" Lambert) and was thinking that this was the right time for a Squad screening, I can't tell you how amazingly excited I got at the thought of this happening. Then when the other Squaders (Andre "Sean" Gower & Ashley "Phoebe the Feeb" Banks) started to fall into place, the print was secured and the director, Fred Dekker, was confirmed to show up, it was truly a dream come true for a lot of Monster Squad fans out there. The date was set... Jesus resurrection day... the Monster Squad would also rise again.
The weekend of the event, Quint, my wife and I were driving the cast and crew around Austin showing off our amazing city. The afternoon of the MONSTER SQUAD event we made it out to the wondrous BBQ place, the SALT LICK; If God ate BBQ this would be the place he would go to gorge himself. When the first giant plate of unlimited meat came out and Fred Dekker placed it on our table, the look of amazement on Ashley Bank's face was priceless.
After the lunch we headed back to the hotel where everyone was staying so they could relax a bit before the screening. Our friend Rav went on to the Alamo Drafthouse to scope us out some seats. A few minutes later though, Rav calls us and tells us we need to get to the Drafthouse as soon as possible. That the first screening is completely full, they're turning people away and he wasn't sure where we were going to sit together since there were not many seats left! HOLY SHIT! SOLD OUT!
We rushed the Squaders over to the Drafthouse. It was teeming with activity from Monster Squad fans. Tim 2.0 , the guy that runs Mondo Tees out of the Drafthouse lobby, had created some kick ass Monster Squad t-shirts (Stephen King Rules & Wolf Man Has Nards) for the event and they were flying off the shelves. We found out that they had reserved some seats for us (the comfy couches in the back of the theater) so we were relieved that we'd be able to sit together. Sitting there waiting for the movie to start, Fred made the comment that this was the first time that he'd seen the movie in a theater with an audience since 1988! You could feel the energy in the air, the electricity generated by the excitement of the fans was fantastic.
Quint got up to introduce the film. He spoke about his love of the film and how this screening was a dream come true for him. He also said that we were all there to enjoy the film, react to our favorite scenes of course... but not put ourselves above the film; he mentioned if anyone was caught talking out of place or being an asshole during the movie that "a huge group of Monster Squad fans would unite to personally drive a stake though your mother fucking heart". The crowd cheered at Quint's sentiments and the film began. The opening scroll started and when the words "They Blew It" appeared... everyone started to laugh and cheer at the same time. We knew this was going to be an amazing screening.
The movie played so well, everyone cheered, laughed and even cried ("don't go Frakenstien, don't go..."). Rudy the cool kid got a HUGE reaction the first time he showed up in the film to save his friend Horace from E.J. and his goon, but I think the crowd almost blew the roof off the Alamo when the line "Wolf Man has nards?!" was uttered by Fat Kid (this crowd reaction happened in both screenings of the movie that day).
After the film was over, Tim League got up to introduce Fred Dekker and the Squaders for the first Q&A of the day. They all took the stage to thunderous applause and Fred took the mic first. He said "Okay, let me get this out of the way first. Eric (Quint), please come up to the stage" ... to this Quint took the stage. Fred then produced from a bag the AMULET. Yes folks, "THE" AMULET ... he let Quint know what the weekend had meant to him, and then proceeded to give Quint the amulet for safe keeping, forever. There was a gasp in the crowd and everyone cheered. Quint left the stage shaking with a look of shock and pure joy on his face. Audience members ran up for a chance to take a picture with the hero prop from the movie and the Q&A with the cast and director continued.
I want to go over the highlights of what I can remember from both screenings Q&A sessions now. The second screening of the movie was just as electric as the first, and once again they were having to turn people away for this screening as well, both of the showings were completely full!
Questions from the audience from both screenings -
Q. What are all the cast members doing now?
Andre Gower (Sean) was the first to answer this question. He joked that he mostly sat around the house watching his Monster Squad VHS. But went on to say that after his childhood of acting, he went off to college and then started up his own business. He is also still interested in acting and producing his own projects.
Ryan Lambert (Rudy, the cool kid) said that he has started a band called Elephone and was about to go on tour with the band. He was hoping to stop off in Austin again and possibly play at EMO's club if he could work that out.
Ashley Bank (Phoebe) was living in NYC for a time producing for Television, but has recently moved back to Los Angeles to start up her acting career again. But, she is still active in producing independent film while she is out there.
Q. What was the director, Fred Dekker, up to?
Fred mentioned that his most recent work was writing for ENTERPRISE, the Star Trek series, but that he was working on a feature project now with Lightstorm (James Cameron's production company) and a few other producers. A project that he would direct. The film was an apocalyptic, nightmare horror film that would be more hardcore than his previous films. He was very excited about the idea of the project, but since it's in a very early stage he couldn't really talk about it.
Q. What were some of the casts favorite lines from the movie?
Ryan Lambert mostly took this question. He said that he really enjoyed watching the movie for the first time in a very long time, and loved most of his lines. He said the one line that always drove him crazy, and still does is (said in a very high pitched, nasal mock voice) SEE YA LATER... BAND...AID...BREATH. When he said this the audience erupted in applause. He said that he originally said the line in a very cool and unaffected manner, but that Dekker told him he wanted him to "sing" the line out in a way. Dekker mentioned at this point that he was just tapping into Ryan's obvious musical talent even at that age.
Ashley mentioned that she loved getting to say the line "don't be chicken-shit" being that she was only 5 years old at the time. She said she remembered her father having to sign off on it, but she didn't think her parents really cared. Ashley said the next time she was at school she bragged to all of her friends that she got to say the word on set!
Q. (from a young woman in the audience) How do you feel about the use of the word "faggot" and "homo'ing out" in your movie? Don't you think that's a little un-pc?
Fred Dekker answered this question with a question. He asked the young woman if she'd ever been a 10 year old boy. She was a bit insulted by this question being that she was obviously a woman, but Fred was trying to make a point. He said that he wanted to make a movie that didn't think in the terms of a PC world, but instead, in a realistic 9 to 12 year old boy's world and the way they spoke. This was a minor part in the dialogue but added a realism to the conversations between the friends (along with using curse words and such when parents weren't around, as most young boys still do). He then asked the audience if they felt insulted or offended in any way by the film... I'd say at least 98% of the audience gave a resounding NO to that question and the rest didn't say anything.
Q. Where is Dracula's car now from the movie??
This was asked at both Q&A sessions. Fred wasn't sure where the car was "you just rent cars like that usually, I'm really not sure." Andre joked that Ryan probably wrecked it.
Q. So are there really Armadillos in Trasylvania?
Fred Dekker laughed at this question and said "okay, yeah, the Armadillos in Dracula's tomb at the beginning of the movie... a movie geek should be able to answer this question for you, does anyone know?" ... No one from the audience knew. Fred explained that most of the monsters were inspired from Universal's classic monster films, and that in the original Tod Browning 1931 "Dracula" film, there was an odd shot of Armadillos that appeared in that film. So it was an in-joke from that movie that the Armadillos were roaming around in Dracula's castle in the beginning of MONSTER SQUAD.
Q. Why did you kill the black cop?
Fred Dekker made mention of the fact that in the scene where Stan Shaw's character is blown up by Dracula someone during the second screening yelled out "racist" ... the comment of course directed toward Dracula's character as a joke. But that he's had that question before. He said that when he cast the role, that the character dies in the script, he didn't cast Shaw because he was a black man, he cast him because he was a fantastic actor and was right for the part. Dekker said that honestly, to think in terms of the only reason he died in the movie was because he was black felt bigoted to him because it didn't even occur to him at the time to think of Shaw in that way (as just a black man) ... in any other way really other than a great actor.
It was also said later by a fan (not Dekker) that if it was a racist move to kill of Shaw, then Dekker and the writers must have also hated white people because Dracula later on in the movie kills plenty of white cops.
Q. Did Ashley ever get really scared during the filming of the movie?
Ashley said one of her favorite memories from shooting Monster Squad was the scene with Dracula picking her up. She said at that point Duncan Regher (Dracula) had never worn his red eye contacts or fangs around her on set because it scared her too much. But for that scene, Dekker walked up to her and said "okay, you're going to be lifted up on the platform, and then you're going to scream" ... she asked "when" and Fred Dekker replied "oh, you'll know". She said that when Duncan opened his eyes and hissed at her that it only took one take for that scene. She said the scream you see in the movie is a real scream.
Fred said he felt bad all these years because he wondered if he'd traumatized the poor girl. Ashley then assured Fred that it didn't affect her at all and it was actually a happy memory for her. That she loved making the movie and that it was a 6 year old girls dream come true to be surrounded by cute 12 year old boys. She said she had a crush on all of them. Andre said something to the effect of "oh, why didn't you say something when you got to college??"
Q. (To Fred Dekker) Have you seen the movie SLITHER?
Fred said "oh, come on now, that's a CREEPS question" ... but he proceeded to answer anyway. He said that he'd read somewhere that James Gunn had never seen NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (Fred's first film, that also screened the midnight before Monster Squad at the Alamo) before he made Slither. He said that he believed what Gunn claimed and said that he didn't feel there was anything particularly original about CREEPS as well. He said that Gunn and himself probably pulled from the same sources of inspiration for their films and that even Monster Squad was inspired by movies like "Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein". He said he had no hard feelings toward SLITHER and wished it well.
Q. (To Ryan Lambert) What were you smoking?
It took Ryan and everyone on stage a second to figure out what this question meant. But then it hit them all at once "OH yeaaah..." Rudy in the movie was smoking cigarettes! Fred kind of laughed and said "ut oh, you have your buddy Shane to thank for that" and let Ryan answer the question. When Ryan came in to read for the script, the original script (that Shane Black & Dekker wrote) called for the character of Rudy to smoke. So Ryan was already a smoker at that age and had no problem with it. He said, when I got to the audition to read for Shane and Fred, I actually smoked while doing my line readings, I didn't smoke very much at that age, but I knew how... when I got to the set though, they gave me these vegetable herb cigarette things. They were horrible. So when the props guy handed me the pack, I would stick them in my jacket and then pull out my real cigarettes. No one knew about that. They were Marlboro lites.
Ryan then noticed that there were some kids (mostly teenagers) in the audience at the screening. He noted "oh, gosh, there are kids here... umm... DON'T SMOKE KIDS... it's really not good for you".
Q. What was it like working with Tom Noonan (Frankenstein)?
Fred Dekker said it was great working with him. That he was an amazing method actor and brought a lot of heart to that character. Ryan mentioned that the method acting could be a little strange at times though. He said he remembered a day on set when it was just him and Noonan shooting a scene, and he'd say something like "Hey Tom, how's it going" ... and Noonan would respond back with something like (in Frankenstein voice) "uuuh... Scary?" and Ryan said "Um, I'm 15 Tom, you don't have to pretend with me, I uh, don't really think you're Frankenstein, you know that right?" and then Tom would just grunt or something. Ryan said he was thinking "great... I'm going to have to sit here for hours with no one to talk to now". He said that overall though that Noonan was incredible and that all the kids learned a lot about acting from him.
THEN... the BIG question of the day. EVERYONE asked this question... at not only both screenings of MONSTER SQUAD but at NIGHT OF THE CREEPS the night before.
WHERE ... ARE... THE... DVDS for MONSTER SQUAD & NIGHT OF THE CREEPS??????????
When this question was asked, at any of the screenings the audience went wild. Clapped and cheered in agreement.
Fred Dekker had this answer verbatim when the question was asked. He said the only way to get the films release on DVD was to write an honest to God snail mail letter campaign to the rights holders. Simply write WE WANT MONSTER SQUAD/NIGHT OF THE CREEPS on DVD now! Write it down, put a stamp on it and send it in.
He said that honestly, e-mails and online petitions don't work. They go ignored by the studios because they CAN be ignored so easily with just the push of a delete button. But that if they actually have a room filling up with real letters, they can't ignore that. It also helps them see the money that can be made by releasing these movies on DVD.
Honestly, I wish that every rights holder could have been at the NIGHT OF THE CREEPS and both MONSTER SQUAD screenings and seen the fan adoration for these movies; AND this was just AUSTIN TEXAS... on the EASTER holiday no less. TWO Sold out screenings for this film. After the movie there were lines for autographs running down the stairs of the Alamo Drafthouse and out into the street.
The cast said that they would be willing to do commentaries for MONSTER SQUAD and Dekker said there is also an estimated 13 minutes of deleted scenes from Monster Squad out there because at the time the executives demanded it not run over 90 minutes!!! These were not scenes cut because they were bad, but scenes cut for TIME folks. So that means there might be some Monster Squad gold out there for all of us yet to see! Man, we need these DVDS out RIGHT NOW!
So, if you want to write a letter, if you want to make the MONSTER SQUAD DVD happen... here is the address.
Mr. Sumner M. Redstone
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Well, that's about it. It was an amazing weekend for Monster Squad and Night of the Creeps fans. I think it was pretty magical for the director and cast as well. Big thanks to Quint and Tim and all the others at the Alamo Drafthouse who made this weekend possible. Also thanks to all of you that came out for the screening, all the fans that showed thier support and to all the fans that are going to show their support by writing in the letters. You guys rule! GO MONSTER SQUAD!
A couple bits of trivia Kraken forget to mention: Dustin Diamond, Screech himself, was cut out of the movie. He played a geeky little kid who tries to sell Patrick and Sean comic books after they leave the principal's office at the beginning of the film. The kids had nothing but nice things to say about him.
The other bit that stuck to me was a sequence that was in Shane Black's original script. It was cut before shooting began, but was such a late decision that they had already cast the actor. The scene was a payoff to the Scary German Guy scene where he points to the mirror proving he was not a vampire because has a reflection. It took place right when the Squad enters the house on Shadowbrook Road, looking for the amulet and after Frankenstein goes down for the count.
They were met by a kind looking, but slightly crazed person who is also looking for the amulet, saying he wants to keep it away from Dracula and the other monsters. They catch a glimpse of the man in a mirror and see his eyes are hollow and that it's Dracula wearing a mask, trying to get them to bring him the amulet.
Dekker said he didn't want to just put Duncan Regehr in a mask or make-up because that never works. The audience is clued in from the get go. So, he hired a completely different actor for this part. When he ended up cutting the scene, the production paid off the actor who never shot one frame of film. That actor was Liam Neeson.
I love that kind of shit. The what if's, the near misses, the almosts.
Thanks Kraken for the report. Thanks to Tim and Kier-La at the Alamo for making this screening a reality, thanks to all the fans that came out to the screenings and Thanks Fred Dekker, Ashley Bank, Ryan Lambert and Andre Gower for coming out. Get those letters out. We want our DVDs!!!
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April 22, 2006, 9:59 p.m. CST
Um, I don't think writing to Sumner Redstone makes sens
by SmileyBone
Wouldn't the heads of Paramount Home make more sense?
April 22, 2006, 10:06 p.m. CST
Here Here
by johne5
Let me say first off, a big thanks to Quint for getting this organized. I'd always been bitching at Drafthouse for a screening of The Monster Squad, but you got a cast reunion! Which was even better. The show was amazing as was the atmosphere. I wish the Alamo would show the movie frequently. But it was great hearing those little stories about the movie and getting info about the dvds.
April 22, 2006, 10:32 p.m. CST
by troutpencil
I am too lazy to write a letter but it pisses me off that there's no DVD.
April 22, 2006, 10:46 p.m. CST
70s tv flashback...
by EriamJH
So what you're telling me is that this is NOT the 1970s-era Saturday morning live action show featuring pre-Love Boat-now-state-senator Fred "Gopher" Grandy?
April 22, 2006, 11:07 p.m. CST
by WolfmanNards
I really did think I was the only one who knew and or cared about monster squad. Fuckin rock on, fellow squad fans!
April 22, 2006, 11:15 p.m. CST
my name is horance!
by georges garvaren
funniest line EVER. 'nuff said. i'll write a letter to get this out on dvd...horance...shit...man...fun...
April 22, 2006, 11:40 p.m. CST
"how does that dog get up here anyway?"
by Lt. Kaffee
Man, I lived in Austin for 6 years and this is one event I'm damn pissed to have missed. Let me tell ya, my friends and I used to watch Monster Squad over and over again in elementary school. And while even then I knew it was a Goonies-rip off, its clever writing and cheese factor transcends. When Rudy shoots one of Dracula's ladies with a stake and Patrick's got this whole, "whoa this shit got real" thing going on. CLASSIC STUFF.
April 23, 2006, 12:08 a.m. CST
It's "Horace."
by kintar0
Where the fuck do you get "Horance?" And you did it twice. You get a movie geek demerit.
April 23, 2006, 12:31 a.m. CST
Awww, cut georges garvaren a break...
by Kraken
He hasn't been able to watch the movie since 1987, unless he watched it on some crappy VHS back in 1996 or something. Either way, that's why we need a DVD NOW so poor garvaren will be able to watch it on DVD over and over and know that his name is (shotgun cocking) Horace!! I'm sending my letters out on Monday because I also hear that if we send our snail mail letters in, that we'll have good luck for 10 years, meet the loves our our lives, our pensis will grow +3 inches (even for the ladies! Hooyah!) and hopefully we'll have our MONSTER SQUAD dvds out by this Halloween!!! Now get to typing, printing, and mailing!
April 23, 2006, 12:32 a.m. CST
Wolfman's got nards!
by BeeDub
Hey, someone had to say it.
April 23, 2006, 1:26 a.m. CST
by georges garvaren
DO cut me some slack. i just like hitting the 'n' key. okn?
April 23, 2006, 3:05 a.m. CST
Ashley is very attractive.
by DarthCorleone
April 23, 2006, 3:06 a.m. CST
No Eugene?! Where's Eugene?! Dear Mr. Redstone...
by Regis Travolta
If you don't put your home video department to work immediately on a DVD of Monster Squad, I am going to tell the whole world your real name is Murray Rothstein but you changed it because it was too Jewish. So Mr. Rothstein if you want the world to continue knowing you only as Anglo-Saxon WASPy sounding Redstone which is simply an English translation of the German Rothstein then you had better get Monster Squad ready for DVD release this October in time for Halloween! Get it? Got it? Good. And where the hell was Eugene!? Had I gone and Eugene wasn't there I would've been very disappointed. Glad a fun time was had by all though. Mummy came in my room...
April 23, 2006, 6:05 a.m. CST
taped it
by stvnhthr
Did anyone tape the weekend's highlights? That would be awesome on the dvd release. It may also be effective to send in with the petitions.
April 23, 2006, 6:16 a.m. CST
Forgot how insensitive and rascist this film was....
by Swarmy
Haven't seen it in a long time, but kids throwing out 'faggot' and killing black cops with no disclaimers on it isn't something our kids today should watch. Last thing we need is more bad role models for today's youths. Maybe they can edit that out on the DVD.
April 23, 2006, 8:05 a.m. CST
If someone taped it...
by RenoNevada2000
...Send a copy to Viacom so they can see the fan reaction the movie got.
April 23, 2006, 8:08 a.m. CST
Monster Squad 2?
by TheJake
I can't believe nobody asked if they would ever make a sequel.
April 23, 2006, 8:25 a.m. CST
No mention of Horace AKA fat kid?
by hiperaktiv
I know he passed away some years back. Could have at least talked about him...
April 23, 2006, 9:30 a.m. CST
Even when I was a kid I thought this movie was lame...
by Batutta
Rabid Monster Squad fans??? Dear God.
April 23, 2006, 12:20 p.m. CST
Start a petition but until then- Laserdisc rip on Emule
by workshed
It's pretty good too and more than make up for my shitty vhs copy being worn out/unplayable.
April 23, 2006, 12:51 p.m. CST
by ODM
Honestly, the retards at VIACOM wouldn't know a good thing if it tossed their collective salad.
April 23, 2006, 12:54 p.m. CST
by ODM
Monster Squad deserves it.
April 23, 2006, 1:25 p.m. CST
GreatOne2-- What?!?
by ZeroCorpse
I'm a liberal, and I don't think Monster Squad is racist or anti-homo, but I DO think YOU are a racist homo for using blanket statements regarding all liberals based on the words of one poster who doesn't even identify his/her political affiliation. Kindly refrain from lumping me in with the PC police, thanks. Personally, I think the original comment was meant to be a troll, and you fell for it.
April 23, 2006, 2:24 p.m. CST
A suggestion:
by DocPazuzu
Hit the rights holders where it hurts in your letters. Gently suggest to them to go to eBay and do a search for "monster squad" and "night of the creeps" so that they can see, first hand, how much money they're losing any given day of the week on the bootleg discs. If they can sense the acrid stench of lost revenue they'll be more inclined to release official versions of the films.
April 23, 2006, 2:33 p.m. CST
Got both movies on dvd....
by Doom II
for about 8 dollars each. They are decent quality from an Ebay seller. I would still re-ebuy them whe they are officially released, but for now these look & sound pretty good. A little better quality than a new VHS being played with a 4 head hi-fi vcr. A LOT of sellers have these movies on Ebay. I would be willing to be that every year these are not released, Sony & Viacom are losing thousands of dollars from bootlegs.
April 24, 2006, 6:53 a.m. CST
Damn, those two boys grew up pretty damn well...
by Anna Valerious
And to think most of Ryan's career was spent on "Kids, Incorporated"....but look at Jennifer Love Hewitt and Fergie and Renee from Wild Orchid....though I can't think of anyone else from that show who made it...
April 24, 2006, 7:10 a.m. CST
Sad I missed it
by macgruder
But i'm glad the screening was a hit. Looks like everyone had a great time.
April 24, 2006, 9:21 a.m. CST
by ZO
doesnt know that kids use faggot and terms like that and dont hate homos because they use it? the person who asked the question should be smart enough to realize it even if she is a pc-liberal.
April 24, 2006, 10:57 a.m. CST
Love the 10 yr old boy line.
by modlight
My buddy and I were just discussing how the foulest our mouths were was when we were in 4th grade.
April 24, 2006, 11:14 a.m. CST
Dekker nailed the bit about language
by Mattapooh
I was 8 or 9 years old when I first saw this and that's definitely how kids talked back in the day. You still get it now, I'm sure, but the homophobic comments were all the rage in the late 80s for kids. 95% of us have since grown out of it, which is why it seems so out of place now.
April 24, 2006, 1:41 p.m. CST
Letter written
by Durendal
I'll send it out later today. Come on guys, do it! Write the guy a letter politely expressing your interest in a DVD release and pointing out that there are a ton of fans who would love to see this movie on something other than a bootleg DVD or old VHS copy (or laserdisc, if you're lucky).
April 24, 2006, 1:54 p.m. CST
I want a "Wolfman has Nards?" t-shirt.
by LHombreSiniestro
I found my old tape of Monster Squad the other day, but my mom taped THE WIZARD with Fred Savage and the chick from Rilo Kiley over the first of it. I was severely pissed.
May 3, 2007, 9:04 p.m. CST
by BadMrWonka
wait, this is weird...
May 13, 2011, 1:46 p.m. CST
cut 'virgin" line ??????????
by Mike
did they cut a line in the dvd when the German guy says "I hope so!" after the kid asks "is she a virgin" (regarding the little kid) ??????????????
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The food as either hit or miss. I enjoyed the selection. They had the main dining room. A deli which was excellent. The grill was better than average. The mongolian grill although always crowded was worth the wait. Ice cream was always available. Unfortuneatly some of the meals at the dining roomm was terribe. I had prime rib that I couldn't ever cut never mind chew. Anything fried was badly over cooked to the point where it was hard as a rock. But there enough good things to eat and I never went hungry.
Service was poor most of the time. Everyone seemed overworked, probably due to the obvious understaffing. Seems like no matter when i went to my cabin they were cleaning it. Often times there would be no coffee cups in the buffet as well as plates (i can't imagine running out of plates in a buffet). Often the would run out of certain food and they were very slow to replace it. They actually ran out of ginger ale in the main dining room. Waitstaff were very unfriendly and just seemed to be going thru the motions.
Entertainment was to bad it was funny. We've all remember the boy band NYNSC. I kept calling the dancers out of sync. One dancer couldn't keep up with the others and another one actually lost her wig. I was happy to see they had out door movies, its one of my favorite thing on Princess. But for the life of me I can't understand why they were showing movies up to 20 years old. Some of them were box office bombs.
The pools were nice. However they didn't enforce the adults only pool. Many people had their kids there and other passengers complained but it fell on deaf ears. Nobody seemed to care on the staff.
I like the casino, dealers were really good and I was very lucky. They pushed the drink constantly. There were also kids playing on the floor. I guess their parents don't worry about second hand smoke.
It sounds like i didn't have a good time but i really did have a nice time. I'm just warning people about a few things i wished i knew ahead of time.


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To the Editor:
I was very pleased to hear about the assistance that the Avon High School orchestra and their director, Dean Westman, gave to the students from New Jersey affected by Hurricane Sandy. I thank them for their noble acts to help those who lost so much from last year's tragic storm.
Hurricane Sandy changed many lives along our nation's Atlantic coastline, and the Avon students' generosity has helped make a difference for those students in Bridgewater, N.J. By potentially sacrificing their own success at the Grand Nationals to help out their competitors, they have demonstrated to our nation what Hoosier Hospitality is all about. In addition to helping the Bridgewater Raritan students, the more than $11,000 they collected for the Red Cross is just as impressive.
Throughout our nation's history, one of our greatest strengths has been the generosity of private citizens who help their neighbors in times of need. Indeed, caring citizens like the Avon High orchestra members can accomplish far more than the government could ever hope to do. Their efforts did not go unnoticed, and they are an inspiration to our community.
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita


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Updated Nov 24, 2012 - 1:15 am
Whisenhunt: No major changes for Ryan Lindley
Lindley saw action in his first ever regular season NFL game last week against the Falcons when he replaced John Skelton early in the game when the Cardinals had a 13-0 lead.
Whisenhunt said today that despite Lindley being a rookie, he doesn't plan on shrinking the playbook for the young quarterback.
"Not necessarily for him," Whisenhunt said. "I don't think he's uncomfortable with what we're doing from a schematic standpoint or the number of plays that we have."
Lindley was 9-of-20 for 64 yards against Atlanta, and he's trying to lead an offense that's ranked No. 31 overall and No. 30 in passing.
Whisenhunt says that if there are any changes to the play-calling or the playbook, it might be more about the offense and less about the quarterback.
"I think we're trying to do better at a lot of the things we do offensively." said Whisenhunt. "I don't necessarily think scaling back is the right thing. We're trying to do the things that we do well, better, and do more of those things."
The Cardinals remember their last matchup with the Rams this season very well. Arizona was 4-0 before getting beat by St. Louis 17-3 on October 4 -- a loss that started the current six-game slide. The Rams are also trying to end a rough stretch. They are winless in their last five games.
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An autopsy is being conducted on a woman who died on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation Tuesday.
As investigators look into what caused the death of a woman on Standing Rock, the tribal chairman says there's still a need for more heating assistance.
Tribal chairman Dave Archambault will only say that the death is still an open investigation being conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Sioux County Sheriff's department.
He says the autopsy results will be released on Friday, and they will not speculate further upon consideration of the victim's family.
This tragedy comes around a week after the chairman declared a state of emergency for more heating assistance.
The tribe did receive more funding, but the tribal chairman says it's still coming up short.
Extreme cold and costly propane has driven the tribal chairman to call for a state of emergency.
"The whole Midwest region was feeling this..."
After receiving assistance, the Standing Rock tribal chairman says they're currently maintaining, but still coming up short.
"When the price is so high, they're only able to put enough in to get by for two, three weeks with the assistance." says Dave Archambault, Tribal Chairman.
Archambault says tribal families need more assistance and they are feeling an impact from government cuts.
"About a million dollars were cut from 2 years ago..." says Archambault.
The Tribal Chairman says they are looking internally to fill the gap while asking federal and state governments for more assistance.
In the meantime, they are asking the people to help.
"We're asking communities to step up and make sure there's no elders or handicap without propane." says Archambault.
They have emergency shelters in each district on the reservation, as needed.
"If there's a family in the community that calls and says we have no heat, we have nowhere to go, the district and community steps up and they say we have cots, we have meals, we can help you..." says Archambault.
16 people had to use this shelter in Ft. Yates last week, there's still one family staying here, grateful for the warmth but afraid for where they'll have to go in the coming days.
Jessica says her family is homeless.
They are staying here as long as they can, and while she is happy to have a warm place for her, and her kids, she is worried about the future.
"This is supposed to be for the propane shortage, but where is the shelters for the families, sometimes there's fallings out, like what we had, and I don't think we should be overlooked, just because we're not in propane crisis, we're still struggling as well as everyone else." says Jessica P.
"When you have more and more homeless people come forward, that's an area we have to start to look at..." says Archambault.
Tribal leaders say there are improvements to be made on the reservation, but for now they are just trying to make sure that no one gets left out in the cold.
Jessica and her family recently moved to Ft. Yates from Eagle Butte.
She says she is applying for jobs and trying to save money to build a house on her land.
16 people stayed in a Ft. Yates shelter last week, and nine people stayed in a shelter in Wakpala.
Tribal leaders are also asking residents to try and conserve heat as much as they can.
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For the Record: September 20, 2012
Dean of the Faculty of Law
William Flanagan's term as dean of the Faculty of Law ends on June 30, 2013. Mr. Flanagan has indicated that he does not wish to be considered for another term as dean.
In accordance with the procedures established by Senate, a committee chaired by Alan Harrison, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), will be established to advise the Principal on the present state and future prospects of the Faculty of Law and on the selection of the dean. Members of the university community are also invited to offer comments on the present state and future prospects of the Faculty of Law and the deanship. These comments should be submitted in writing to Alan Harrison, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), via firstname.lastname@example.com by September 21, 2012. Respondents are asked to state whether they wish to have their letters shown, in confidence, to the members of the advisory committee.
Suggestions of individuals who might serve on this committee may also be submitted to email@example.com by September 21, 2012.
PARTEQ Board welcomes three new directors
Experts in knowledge management, intellectual property, and corporate communications are the newest members of the Board of Directors of PARTEQ Innovations, the technology transfer office of Queen's University.
Yolande Chan (Queen's School of Business), Ronald Dimock (Dimock, Stratton LLP) and Daniel Tisch (Argyle Communications) begin their three-year terms this month.
Faculty of Health Sciences
Stephen L. Archer — Head, Department of Medicine
Alan Harrison, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) at Queen's, and Sherri McCullough, Tom Buchanan and Glen Wood, chairs of the boards of directors for Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston General Hospital, and Providence Care, are pleased to announce that Stephen Archer has been appointed as Head of Medicine at Queen's University, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston General Hospital, and Providence Care for an initial term from November 1, 2012 to June 30, 2018.
Dr. Archer was awarded his MD at Queen's University in 1981 as a Gold Medal in Medicine recipient. After interning at the Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, British Columbia, he completed his training in medicine and cardiology at the University of Minnesota. He joined the Department of Medicine at the University of Minnesota in 1988, attaining the rank of associate professor in 1992 and professor in 1997.
Dr. Archer also worked as a staff cardiologist and director of the Echocardiography Laboratory at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center from 1988 to 1997. In 1998, he was appointed as professor of medicine and physiology, Heart and Stroke Chair in Cardiovascular Research, and director of the Cardiology Division at the University of Alberta. In 2007, Dr. Archer assumed the role of Harold Hines Jr. Professor of Medicine and director of the Heart and Vascular Research Group at the University of Chicago. From 2007 to 2010, he also served as chief of the Cardiology Section at the University of Chicago. In 2008, he was selected as a Pritzker Scholar at the University of Chicago.
An internationally renowned cardiologist and translational physician-scientist, accomplished author and dedicated educator, Dr. Archer's clinical interests include pulmonary hypertension, persistent ductus arteriosus, strategies for improving cardiovascular care, and training the next generation of physician-scientists. He has published 200 papers and his translational cardiovascular research has been recognized with numerous awards, including most recently in 2011 the Distinguished Scientist Award in the Translation Domain from the American College of Cardiology. His discovery of an epigenetic basis for pulmonary hypertension was selected by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute as one of their Top Discoveries of 2010. He also is the recipient of the 2004 Research Achievement Award from the Canadian Cardiovascular Society and the 2011 Award of Merit from the Cleveland Clinic Respiratory Institute.
He is the past chair of the American Heart Association's (AHA) Cardiopulmonary and Critical Care Council and past-president of the Chicago Board of the AHA. In the latter capacity he led the AHA, Chicago Affiliates participation in the creation of a regional system of care for patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (Mission Lifeline), culminating in system implementation in May 2012. In recognition of this achievement he has been named the Chicago AHA Coeur d'Or recipient for 2013.
In making this announcement, the Provost and Board Chairs would like to express their appreciation to Dr. John McCans for his excellent leadership and many contributions during the 10 years he served as head of the Department of Medicine.
Glenn D. Brown — reappointed as Head, Department of Family Medicine
Alan Harrison, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), and Sherri McCullough, Tom Buchanan and Glen Wood, chairs of the boards of directors for Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston General Hospital, and Providence Care, are pleased to announce that Glenn Brown has been reappointed as Head of Family Medicine at Queen's University, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston General Hospital and Providence Care for a second term from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2017. Dr. Brown was first appointed head of the department on July 1, 2007.
After graduating from McMaster University, Dr. Brown completed his residency training in family medicine and enhanced skills in anesthesia and emergency medicine at Queen's. He subsequently spent a number of years delivering family medicine and anesthesia services in northern Ontario and as a family physician in Napanee. Dr. Brown served as chief of staff at Lennox and Addington County General Hospital in Napanee and as director of emergency medicine.
Dr. Brown was cross-appointed to the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine in 2008 and he was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in 2009. Prior to his appointment as head of department, Dr. Brown served as a preceptor for residents and medical students in the Queen's Family Medicine program. He was also the departmental director of postgraduate education from 1997 to 2003 with responsibility for the Enhanced Skills Program, the first program of its kind in Canada to receive full accreditation. Dr. Brown has also served as departmental director of medical education.
Dr. Brown is a founding member of the Healthcare Network of Eastern Ontario, which was a pre-cursor to the now established Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN). He was the founding chair of the Primary Health Care Council for the South East LHIN, he is the Canadian representative for the Association of Chairs of Family Medicine (Canada) to the American Association of Departments of Family Medicine. He is the chair of the Family Medicine Council of the Ontario Faculties of Medicine. A highly productive and esteemed scholar, Dr. Brown has frequently been invited to speak at conferences and seminars in Canada and the United States and is involved internationally in health policy issues related to primary care and public health.
William Pickett — Head, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology
Alan Harrison, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), is pleased to announce that William Pickett has been appointed as head of the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Queen's University for an initial term from January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2018.
Dr. Pickett completed his post-secondary education at three Ontario universities receiving a BSc in biology from the University of Guelph in 1984, an MSc in epidemiology from Queen's in 1990, and a PhD in preventive medicine from the University of Toronto in 1995. Following the receipt of his PhD, he joined the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Queen's, with a special joint appointment with the Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Health. In 1999, Dr. Pickett joined Queen's full-time, being promoted to associate professor in 2000 and to professor in 2008. he also holds a cross‐appointment in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Queen's and an adjunct appointment in the Department of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan.
Maintaining an active program of research in the areas of child health, injury control science, and applied emergency medicine research, Dr. Pickett has undertaken significant studies funded by a number of agencies, including the Canadian Institute for Health Research, the Public Health Agency of Canada, the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety, and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Career Scientist Program. He has published 190 articles in peer‐reviewed journals as well as numerous abstracts, editorials, case reports and book chapters, in non‐peer reviewed journals.
Since 1996, Dr. Pickett has delivered 14 courses to graduate level students primarily involving epidemiological methods. He has received several departmental awards for graduate teaching and supervision and he continues to supervise a number of undergraduate and graduate students. He served as the director of the MSc Program in epidemiology at Queen's from 2007-11, and has been an active contributor to the department's teaching programs in undergraduate life sciences and medicine.
In making this announcement, Dr. Harrison would like to extend his sincere appreciation to Dr. William Mackillop for the outstanding leadership that he has provided to the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology since January 2002.
Dr. Roumen Milev — reappointed as Head, Department of Psychiatry
Alan Harrison, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), and Sherri McCullough, Tom Buchanan and Glen Wood, chairs of the boards of directors for Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston General Hospital, and Providence Care are pleased to announce that Roumen Milev has been reappointed as head of psychiatry at Queen's University, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston General Hospital and Providence Care for a second term from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2017. Dr. Milev was first appointed head of the department on October 1, 2007. Dr. Milev is also the program medical director of mental health for Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu Hospital.
Dr. Milev obtained his medical degree, doctorate in forensic psychiatry, and specialty in psychiatry in Sofia, Bulgaria. He subsequently re-trained in psychiatry and was appointed as a lecturer at Leeds University in England. He relocated to Canada in 1995 to take up a position as clinical lecturer in psychiatry with the University of Saskatchewan in Regina. He was promoted to clinical assistant professor in 2000. Dr. Milev came to Queen's in 2001 as an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry. He was promoted to associate professor in 2005 and to full professor in 2009. Dr. Milev also holds a cross-appointment in the Department of Psychology. He has served as chair of the Division of Adult Treatment and Rehabilitation Psychiatry, deputy head of department for the Providence Care Site, and program clinical director for the Adult Treatment and Rehabilitation Services Program.
Dr. Milev was instrumental in the development of a nationally and internationally recognized Mood Disorders Research and Treatment Service at Queen's, and he has a consistent record of scholarly publication. He serves on or chairs numerous committees and he is frequently invited to speak at conferences in Canada and internationally.
Dr. Milev's scholarship and contributions to the education of medical students and residents has been recognized internationally. Dr. Milev has been elected by his peers as a Fellow in the American Psychiatric Association, the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK), and as an inaugural Fellow of the Canadian Psychiatric Association.
Ralph M. Meyer — reappointed Edith and Carla Eisenhauer Chair in Clinical Cancer Research and Director, NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Alan Harrison, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), is very pleased to announce the reappointment of Ralph Meyer as holder of the Edith and Carla Eisenhauer Chair in Clinical Cancer Research and as director of the NCIC Clinical Trials Group (NCIC CTG) for a second term from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2017.
After attending the University of Guelph, Dr. Meyer undertook his undergraduate medical training at McMaster University, receiving his MD in 1978. Following his internship at the Ottawa General Hospital, he completed his residency training in both internal medicine and hematology at McMaster. He joined the faculty in the Department of Medicine at McMaster University in 1984 where he rose through the ranks, attaining the rank of professor in 1997. He served as head of the Hematology Program at the Juravinski Cancer Centre from 1999 to 2006, as director of the Division of Hematology in the Department of Medicine from 2000 to 2006, and as director of the Division of Hematology for the Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program from 2000 to 2006.
Dr. Meyer was recruited to Queen's from McMaster in April 2006 as director designate of the NCIC CTG. He assumed the dual role of holder of the Eisenhauer Chair and Director of the NCIC CTG in April 2007. A tenured professor in the Department of Oncology, Dr. Meyer also holds cross-appointments in the Departments of Medicine and Community Health and Epidemiology. As a hematologist, he also holds appointments in hematology and medical oncology at Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston General Hospital and the Cancer Centre of South Eastern Ontario.
As director of the NCIC CTG, Dr. Meyer is responsible for ensuring the quality of its scientific agenda and operational processes. He also takes an active part in the development, execution and analysis of many of the group's trials. His own research interests are in the hematologic malignancies and the generation of clinical trials evidence for use in health care policies. He has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed papers and, in 2008, Dr. Meyer's scholarly contributions were recognized with the Lymphoma Foundation Canada Commitment Award.
City seeks interested citizens to serve on committees
The City of Kingston is looking for 53 Kingston residents to sit on several different boards, commissions or committees that help conduct and advise on the work of the city.
The city will host a volunteer recruitment information sharing event on September 25 at 6 p.m. in Memorial Hall, City Hall, 216 Ontario St. The deadline for committee applications is September 28.
At the volunteer recruitment event, the public will have an opportunity to meet elected officials and senior staff, and to speak informally with chairs and vice chairs. There will also be formal presentations about the Corporate Strategic Plan and volunteerism, as well as committee chair remarks. A question and answer period will follow the presentations.
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I remember reading in a pre-season gameday thread that some people were interested in making bets about the number of games the Bobcats would score over 100 points. We've seen the pre-season games and the real ones are about to begin, so I ask you, RoF'ers, without us knowing what trades will be made: How many times will the Bobcats score over 100 points in a regular season game?
If anyone has any ideas for a award that can be given to the winner, I am all ears.
My guess will be 24.


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The Virginia State Police are continuing their investigation into a single vehicle crash that occurred early Sunday morning around 12:30 am on Route 221 one half mile north of Route 722 in Floyd County.
The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2005 Ford Focus was traveling southbound when the driver ran off the left side of the roadway striking a guard rail and then an embankment before overturning.
State Police say the driver Lisa Marie Reid, 29, of
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December is a great month for gardening in our area — in a way. Unlike in areas where the climate means soil is covered in snow, here we can still go outside and get a lot done.
One major problem detecting and neutralizing much of the current crop of malware is that the malware very effectively protects itself from detection and removal by many of the more traditional security methods. Since many of today's most prevalent PC security threats load when the computer is booted and often involve a rootkit, common security software may either be unable to detect the malware or may actually be deactivated by that malware but still appear to be running normally.
Q. I did a small construction job and was paid with a check after I completed the work. I deposited the check in my account, but it was returned because the person who gave me the check stopped payment. I went to his bank and they said it was not their problem. How do I get paid? Why doesn't his bank owe me the money?
As many of you already know, I occasionally volunteer to teach computer classes at the Best Years Senior Center. Seniors probably make up the largest group of new computer users, as many had lived their entire lives without utilizing many of the current technologies.
Determining what interests most of our friends and relatives would be a fun thing in my opinion. I'd like to know what these people I love and admire value and put stock in these days. With all of the commentary and writing about the banking industry and the loss of funds, changes in savings plans, retirement benefits, and the constant drain on our wallets, have we changed our perspective, or are we still all about making that next dollar?
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Jordan Hill was in town and the guards are coming Monday: Brandon Jennings, Jonny Flynn, Ty Lawson, and Jeff Teague.
With the 10th pick in the Ridiculous Upside mock draft, we decided to take Jordan Hill over Jonny Flynn and DeJuan Blair.
Jeff Adrien and Nando De Colo visited Milwaukee on Monday, Ersan Ilyasova picked a good time to get his game back in Spain, and Joe Alexander is doing his best to put a tough rookie year behind him.
In the latest notes, Milwaukee Bucks director of player personnel Dave Babcock sounds like a Jrue Holiday fan and offers some interesting commentary on Jerel McNeal.
In today's notes, we check up on Charlie Villanueva's free agency, Ersan Ilyasova's Spanish playoff exploits, and the latest workout buzz from the Cousins Center.
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