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As President of Bowers & Wilkins North America, Doug Henderson is helping to lead the premium audio electronics company into a new age while respecting the heritage of the British brand. Bowers & Wilkins, or B&W as it is sometimes abbreviated, creates class A equipment that delivers an exceptional experience for the ears, but also for the eyes. With exquisitely designed pieces, Bowers & Wilkins has been welcomed into residences of the elite around the world because of its ability to deliver quality in all aspects. Henderson's near 30 years of experience in the consumer electronics industry makes him an exceptional member of the team that's constantly looking for the brand's next opportunity to innovate.
6 Questions with Doug Henderson:
1. How does your team generate new ideas?
It's a combination of several things; we try to stay tightly connected with the industry. I have 20 highly experienced sales people on my team that I stay in constant contact with, and I make it a point to stay up-to-date on what they're thinking. I also get very involved with our retailers, through dealer events and simply spending time on the retail sales floor to try to stay in touch with consumers, too.
We'll also bring together several times a year the key stakeholders for the brand on a global level to help boost the ideation process. Maintaining that connection is key to making sure that we continue to develop our global brand identity in a positive way.
2. How do you identify trends? What resources does your team use to spot trends and consumer insights?
We'll take a lot of the major reports into account, but it's really on the ground level with our customers that we develop our best ideas. We're trying to lead not follow. For us, it's all about pinpointing how we can enhance the experience that we've been providing for nearly fifty years.
3. What is the biggest challenge you face when innovating?
Making sure as we move forward that we aren't weakening the heritage of our brand. There's certainly always a desire to push forward, but we're fully aware that we need to balance the new with our traditional position. We try to connect our newer mobile entertainment products back to our free standing speakers; the "in-head" experience to the "in-room" experience. We want to provide that great experience outside of the home, but we want to grow our new relationships to ones that include choosing our products for at-home enjoyment.
4. Have you identified any gaps in your innovation process that you're looking to improve on?
We're always looking to improve. That's what's part of being an innovative brand is all about. While there aren't any particular gaps that come to mind, there are certain aspects that we're always looking to work on. Moving from wired to wireless technology has brought a variety of obstacles to overcome. It's really about building a team that's prepared and eager to solve the problems.
5. Has there ever been an instance where another industry has influenced an innovation at your company?
Apple has become pervasive and definitely one of the brands that we're constantly keeping an eye on. We'll look at architectural trends in terms of finishes and from an industrial design standpoint. Custom installation products are something that we've dedicated a lot of time to as many high end customers today appreciate great sound but want a near invisible footprint. Scratch the surface of our custom installation models and you'll see our "DNA" is fully evident. Paying attention to the macro trends, but continuing to define our own position is essential.
6. Looking to the future, how is Bowers & Wilkins going to be a leader in innovation?
We're guided by a very strong heritage. We have succeeded in broadening and modernizing the brand while still paying attention to the rich history that we have. In relation to that, we're also always thinking of the consumer. Finding out exactly what they're looking for, what the consumer really wants and needs. I think that's the important aspect of what a really important brand needs to do: appreciate its fans and deliver something exceptional.
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Many people shy away from Crisis Management, either unwilling to consider that they could be susceptible or unaware of the potential damage that could follow a string of rapidly changing events. Any business however, can find itself in a crisis and by being prepared it is possible to considerably mitigate the harm your business suffers as a result.
What is Crisis Management?
Crisis Management refers to the process of planning ahead, to ensure that were a crisis to occur, decision making can be swift and effective, limiting the negative impact of the events. This can be difficult, as plans often need to be made using incomplete information and with a number of unknown and unquantifiable elements in mind.
A crisis can occur in a number of different forms; it could be an internal issue such as product contamination, or fire or water damage on your premises. However, it could also be something further beyond your control, from a natural disaster such as an earthquake or volcanic eruption, to a political or criminal occurrence such as terrorism or political violence. It is crucial to consider the various threats to your business, and ensure that you limit property damage, business interruption and longer term damage to your organisation's brand and reputation.
Undertaking Crisis Management
Crisis Management is becoming increasingly complex as businesses begin to operate on a more global scale. The need for a robust and comprehensive strategy is greater than ever, and can be the difference between growing back stronger or failing to recover. A comprehensive Crisis Management plan will not only aid your recovery, but help to relieve stress on your employees and maintain the trust of stakeholders.
As an organisation, your ability to manage and respond to a crisis, and the way in which you do so can dramatically affect recovery. Timely, compassionate and transparent responses not only limit the extent of the damage but also help you to build upon your reputation as a brand – a valuable asset in a time of crisis.
Regents' Approach
At Regents, we believe that pre-incident reviews are crucial to determining the risks that are most relevant to your organisation. With regular reviews of the Crisis Management plans you have in place, you can ensure that all stakeholders feel confident, from employees to shareholders who rely on you for the ongoing success of the business.
It can be difficult to be sure that you have considered all the potential risks that your organisation is facing, and employing an external consultant can help you to ensure that you have adequate measures in place to protect your people, assets and brand. At Regents, we review and train your Crisis Management team, ensuring that they have everything they need to pre-empt a crisis, rather than having to learn in the midst of a crisis.
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Here's this week's schedule at Splatspace:
- Tuesday, from 7pm, we are having our weekly Open Meeting.
- On Sunday, from 6pm, we're having our weekly Software Project night.
Also, NC Maker Faire is this weekend! It's on Saturday, from 10am to 6pm, in the Exposition Building at NC Fairgrounds in Raleigh. Maker Faire is always a ton of fun, with interesting hackers and makers from all over the state. You should really come check it out.
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Adapted from November, 2010 Cook's Illustrated. Serves 4 to 6.
- 1 1/2 lb. carrots, cut in whatever manner you prefer, so long as they're uniform size
- 2 tbs. unsalted butter, melted
- table salt and pepper to taste
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 425 degrees.
- In large bowl, combine carrots with butter, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper; toss to coat. Transfer carrots to foil- or parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet and spread in single layer.
- Cover baking sheet tightly with foil and cook for 15 minutes.
- Remove foil and continue to cook, stirring twice, until carrots are well browned and tender, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to serving platter, season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve.


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Volvo cuts North American market outlook as orders slump
[MUNICH] Volvo AB cut its outlook for the North American truck market for the third time this year after orders slumped nearly one-third in the second quarter, as other key markets also declined.
Truck orders in North America fell 29 per cent, and manufacturers as a whole will probably sell about 240,000 vehicles there this year, the Gothenburg, Sweden-based company said Tuesday in a statement. That's 10,000 less than its previous forecast and would be 20 per cent fewer than in 2015.
Europe failed to offset the drop, as orders in the region fell 2 per cent in the second quarter.
Slowing demand in the US and the Middle East and recession in Brazil have wreaked havoc on truckmakers' expectations for the year. Daimler AG, the biggest commercial-vehicle manufacturer, cut its trucks forecast in May, saying profits will be "significantly lower."
Volvo, which owns the Mack Trucks brand in the US, announced production cuts in North America and Brazil in February. Volvo will lower US output further this summer, chief executive officer Martin Lundstedt said in June.
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"This result isn't looking so good for Volvo," said Hans-Peter Wodniok, a Frankfurt-based analyst with Fairesearch GmbH.
"Further steps on restructuring the business are likely."
Volvo rose 1.1 per cent to 89.75 kronor at 9:15 am in Stockholm. The stock has gained 14 per cent this year.
The company had been working through a restructuring program to cut annual spending this year by 10 billion kronor (S$1.58 billion) from 2012 levels.
On top of the market slowdowns the trucks unit is facing, the smaller construction-equipment division is also suffering from tepid demand as low oil prices and price declines for other commodities delay new projects.
Second-quarter earnings before interest and taxes, and excluding capital gains, a provision related to a European Union competition investigation and restructuring costs, increased to 6.13 billion kronor from 5.98 billion kronor a year earlier, as production cuts to save costs helped offset the intensifying slowdown. That beat the 5.5 billion-krona average of 11 estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Group sales fell 7 per cent to 78.9 billion kronor. Orders for construction equipment dropped 17 per cent.
Volvo set aside an additional 250 million euros (S$374 million) last month for a possible European Commission fine for a suspected cartel, bringing its total provision for the price-fixing investigation to 650 million euros.
The commission may impose the fines as soon as the end of the month, people familiar with the probe said.
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We dropped in to see some great cleaning skills from our staff. We used our Drone skills in the video below to record our staff cleaning a beautiful house in Berlin MD.
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Q. My home was struck by lightning a few weeks ago. Since that time, I have not been able to use my fax/modem. Can you tell me what steps I need to take to get back online?
A. Right up front my first guess is going to be that your modem is fried. When lightning hit your house, it probably traveled into the phone lines and zapped your modem. This is extremely common. Your most likely solution is going to be to replace the modem on your computer.
Most people tend to put a surge protector between their PC and the power outlet. But few think to protect the phone line.
There are surge protectors available with a plug for you phone cord as well as the electrical cords on your PC. This added protection can go a long way in preventing electrical damage to your modem.
You should also be aware that an electrical surge via your modem has the potential to damage more than just the modem. Strong enough electrical surges entering your PC via the phone line can also damage your system board.


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Thousands of trade union members rallied in Perth's Solidarity Park on October 18 to kick off the nationwide series of Change the Rules protests organised by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU).
Anti-poverty campaigners braved the rain on October 13 to march through Perth's CBD, calling for an immediate rise of the Newstart allowance, social housing and an end to welfare drug testing and income quarantining. The protest was part of Anti-Poverty Week events being held around the country until October 20.
This is the second year in a row that the Rally Against Poverty has been organised by the newly-formed Anti-Poverty Network (APN) Perth.
Workers from five Alcoa sites throughout Western Australia voted at a mass meeting in Pinjarra on September 28 to end their seven-week strike. The vote occurred after the Australian Workers' Union (AWU), which covers the 1600 Alcoa workers, secured an agreement guaranteeing job security and ensuring that no workers would be replaced through casualisation, contracting or labour-hire companies.
An indefinite strike by 1600 Alcoa workers in Western Australia that began on August 8 has entered a new stage with the start of a Fair Work Commission (FWC) hearing in which the company is seeking to terminate the existing enterprise agreement. If the company's move is successful, workers at the multi-billion dollar company's aluminium refineries and bauxite mines would be forced onto an inferior agreement that offers no job security and a possible wage cut of up to 50%.
An indefinite strike by 1600 workers at Alcoa in Western Australia is set to enter its second month, after a company offer was voted down by 80% of the workforce. Alcoa's proposed enterprise agreement would mean workers would lose job security and, in some cases, up to 50% of their pay.
Australian Workers' Union (AWU) members from various Alcoa refinery plants in Western Australia have been on strike since August 8, following a breakdown in enterprise bargaining agreement negotiations between the union and management.
The Perth branch of the Australian Unemployed Workers Union (AUWU) launched the "Dump your demerit points" campaign on July 20 at the Perth Trades Hall.
It is bad enough that Australia is not on track to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 26–28% on 2005 levels by 2030, as it is notionally committed to doing, but according to the government's own figures, it is only set to reduce them by 5%. What makes it worse is that even the 26–28% target is very conservative and unlikely to be sufficient.
In truth, wealthy industrialised countries like ours should be seeking to become net zero emission economies and societies, both because we can and because it is simply not worth gambling with the continued existence of life as we know it.
Green Left Weekly hosted a screening of the film Kurdistan: Women at War on March 9 to celebrate International Women's Day. The film, directed by Mylene Sauloy, follows the historical development of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) and other similar groups defending and transforming their communities across Northern Syria.
Green Left Weekly hosted a screening in Perth of the film Kurdistan: Women at War on March 9 to celebrate International Women's Day. The film, directed by Mylene Sauloy, follows the historical development of the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) and other similar groups defending and transforming their communities across Northern Syria.


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Protein-Protein Interactions Regulate Iron Homeostasis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Wang, Yan
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Our lab had previously shown that the interaction between bacterioferritin (BfrB) and its associated ferredoxin (Bfd) enables mobilization of iron stored in BfrB. My research was aimed at understanding the mechanism of the BfrB-Bfd interaction and how this interaction facilitates electron transfer into the ferric core in BfrB for subsequent mobilization of Fe2+ from the core. Results from biochemical and structural studies allowed us to conclude that the BfrB-Bfd interaction enables heme-mediated electron transfer from the [2Fe-2S] cluster in Bfd to the Fe3+ mineral stored in BfrB. The Bfd fold was revealed for the first time in the X-ray crystal structure of BfrB-Bfd complex. The crystal structure revealed that Bfd has a helix-turn-helix fold, which is distinct from the canonical ferredoxin fold. Analysis of the structure, followed by studies in solution showed that the [2Fe-2S] cluster in Bfd is important to stabilizing the Bfd fold. In addition, evidence from X-ray crystallography, in vitro assays, and in silico experiments, showed that Bfd is also stabilized by the binding of a phosphate anion. The crystal structure of the BfrB-Bfd complex showed that 12 Bfd molecules bind a 24-mer BfrB, with each heme binding almost immediately above each of the 12 hemes in BfrB. The crystal structure of the BfrB/Bfd complex also allowed us to identify the residues from each of the two proteins that participate at the complex interface, and to analyze specific interactions among these residues. The interaction between BfrB and Bfd was also characterized in solution by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). The results show Bfd binds at each of the sites on BfrB with Kd of ~ 3 M, in an association that is driven entropically. In addition, contributions of the residues that participate at the BfrB-Bfd complex interface were evaluated in solution, which led to the identification of the hotspot for the BfrB-Bfd interaction.
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HCC Conference
Human-Centered Computing (HCC) is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field of human-computer interaction (HCI), computer supported cooperative work (CSCW), social computing, collaborative computing, ubiquitous computing, services computing, etc., which focuses on the innovative theory, principles, technology, design, implementation and deployment of computing systems, cognitive and social systems, and physical facilities and environments that supporting human's activities. With the advance in networking and communication technologies, we, as the ordinary people (either technology savvy or technology averse) become increasingly a "digital pixel" in the picture of the hyper-connected world. Hyper-connectivity envisions a change of mentality at both technical and societal levels. At the technical level, it extends the current communication network to encompass pervasive human-to-machine and machine-to-machine communication through sensors and effectors. At the societal level, it tries to digitise and quantify our online and off-line behaviours, so as to offer better services and user experiences. This vision not only extends the current "norm" of how humans interact with the digital world, but also profoundly sharps how we interact with other human beings. Research challenges presented by hyper-connectivity cover a wide spectrum of topics, including computer, mobile, and sensor network, human-computer interaction, security and privacy, etc. just to name but a few. The multidisciplinary nature of the domain of discourse dictates the breadth of issues that need to be investigated. Without enumerating superficially all the relevant research topics, the Human-Center Computer (HCC) conference would like to inspire discussions and foster collaboration in a wide spectrum of key enabling technologies. At the most fundamental level, the vision of HCC cannot be realised without enabling infrastructure. HCC would like to focus on wireless networks and mobile communication, sensor network, and Internet of (every)thing. Residing on the infrastructure are services that not only support human-to-human interaction but also facilitate the interplay between humans and machines as well as machines and machines with improved accessibility and mobility, through cloud computing, mobile computing, virtualisation at different abstraction levels, and multi-module sensor integration. A large amount of data is thereof produced through such interactions, broaching the "data" utilisation challenge that fuels the innovation of modern human societies. In particular, HCC would like to further our understanding on Open data, Linked data, and Big Data storage, visualisation, and analytics. Eventually, all these contribute an intelligent society that centred the real needs of individual human beings. Research topics such as personalisation, context-aware computing, social computing, and service computing can help to develop and deploy physical facilities and environments that supporting our everyday life, from work to entertainment.
Interested authors must submit an electronic PDF or MS Words copy of their complete manuscript. Each article should be submitted to a single conference track and please do not submit an article multiple times to multiple tracks. All submissions must be original work and not submitted concurrently to another conference. Accepted special track papers will be published in the main conference proceedings.
General Conference Chair
|Yong Tang, South China Normal University, China
|Ning Gu, Fudan University, China
Steering Committee
|Lin, Zongkai, ICT, CAS, China
|Bin Hu, Lanzhou University, China
|Vic Callaghan, University of Essex, UK
|Bo Hu, Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe Limited, UK
|Ning Gu, Fudan University, China
|Qiaohong Zu, Wuhan University of Technology, Chinaa
Conference organisation committee co-chair
|Bo Hu, Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe Limited, UK
|Qiaohong Zu, Wuhan University of Technology, China
|Tun Lu, Fudan University, China
|Jizheng Wan, Coventry University, UK
International Advisory Committee
|Alcaniz Mariano, Human Lab,Technical University of Valencia, Spain
|Atilla Elci, Aksaray Üniversittesi, Turkey
|Hai Jin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology,China
|Callaghan Vic, University of Essex, UK
|Ning Gu, Fudan University, China
|Greiner Russ, University of Alberta, Canada
|Greunen Darelle van, NMMU, South Africa
|Gutknecht Jürg, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
|Daqing He, University of Pittsburgh, USA
|Holzinger Andreas, TUGraz, Austria
|Bin Hu, Birmingham City University, UK
|Kuan-Ching Li, Providence University, Taiwan
|Zongkai Lin, ICT, CAS, China
|Lindner Maik, SAP Research, USA
|Junzhou Luo, Southeast University, China
|Malyshkin Victor, Russian Academy of Science, Russia
|Majoe Dennis, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
|Reynolds Paul, France Telecom, France
|Riss Uwe, SAP Research, Germany
|Dingfang Chen, Wuhan University of Technology, China
|Junde Song, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
|Salvadores Manuel, Stanford University, USA
|Terada Tsutomu, Osaka University, Japan
|Shaojun Wang, Wright State University, USA
|Tingshao Zhu, Chinese Academy of Science, China
Programme Committee Co-Chair
|Xianghua Ding, Fudan University, China
|Yong Ming Kow, City University of Hong Kong
|Rapid Sun, NIPTICT, Cambodia
Programme Committee
|Nidhal Bouaynaya
|Baomin Xu
|Bin Wang
|Bin Hu
|Changsheng Xu
|Dajun Zeng
|Dan He
|Deyuan Chen
|Guoray Cai
|Haibo He
|Hanqing Lu
|Jie Tang
|Jingzhi Yan
|Kuanchang Gao
|Lehua Cheng
|Li Cheng
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|Peng Gao
|Qi Tian
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|Ronghui Liu
|Shaohua Huang
|Shufen Liu
|Tao Jiang
|Tiejun Ma
|Tiejian Luo
|Wei Qu
|Weidong Wang
|Weiming Hu
|Weiqiang Wang
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|Xiaojun Wang
|Yalou Huang
|Ying Liu
|Ying Zhao
|Yong Shi
|Yongzhong Sha
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|Kan Shi
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|Liyou Yang
|Qianping Wang
|Rong Hu
|Rui Zheng
|Shuying Bai
|Tao Zhou
|Tieer Shi
|Tong Zhang
|Wenyong Qu
|Xiaoli Ni
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|Sobah Abbas Petersen
|Ayman Abdel-Hamid
|Ralf Ackermann
|Matthew Adigun
|Marco Aiello
|Natasha Alechina
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I Am David Sparkle - Jaded Afghan
I Am David Sparkle – Jaded Afghan from eduardo omine on Vimeo.
After watching Moscow Olympics' Second Trace video, Errol from KittyWu Records invited me to make a video for Singaporean band I Am David Sparkle.
Jaded Afghan is one of the best tracks on their 2007 album This Is The New and also a song well suited to my beat detection algorithm (based on this gamedev.net article — look for "frequency selected sound energy algorithm #2").
Inspired by this thread (especially comments from Chris O'Shea and Dave Bollinger), this Processing sketch has two modes: capture and render. In capture mode, there's audio playback, FFT analysis and beat detection — the resulting data is saved to a text file. In render mode, there's no audio: all data is retrieved from the text file and PNG still frames are rendered. It took approximately 1h30 to render the 6779 frames for this video, at 800×450 pixels, 24FPS. The movie file with audio was assembled in Adobe Premiere.
It's highly recommended to download the original 170MB Quicktime file — the link is at the bottom of the page, below "Statistics". A Vimeo account is required, but it's free.
Libraries and code snippets used in this project:
- geomutils by Karsten Schmidt
- _gl.pde from Robert Hodgin
- Minim by Damien Di Fede
- mouseWheel.pde by Marius Watz
- OCD by Kristian Damkjer
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Upcoming Roosevelt Island Bike NY Classes And Events - Sunday Bike Maintenance 101 Class, November 6 Street Skills & November 16 Historic Ride
Bike New York's Roosevelt Island Community Outreach Manager Caitlin Goodspeed reports on upcoming bicycle classes and events:
We have a couple (free) classes coming up at Sportspark
The first class is for Roosevelt Island residents only. It's a Bike Maintenance 101 class designed to teach participants how to do basic tune-ups and repairs on their own bikes. It's happening this Sunday from 1pm - 3pm. Here is the registration link.
The second class is happening November 6 at 6:30pm. It's a Street Skills class where we teach people what their rights and responsibilities are as a New York City cyclist. We want people to feel confident and comfortable on the city streets! You can click here to register for this class.
In Other News:
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Mike / October 22nd, 2010
October 22, 2010 at 3:02 am
First, for the third timemkp4peace
October 22, 2010 at 3:03 am
awesome reviewmind_challenge
October 22, 2010 at 3:04 am
Hello from Croatia, awesome revieworc145626
October 22, 2010 at 3:05 am
October 22, 2010 at 3:08 am
Another "great" one! The second movie this month that I have seen before the review 🙂
I love Monster Madness but staying up every night is killing me… somehow I can't wait the 4 extra hours.
October 22, 2010 at 3:15 am
Hey James, I hope you're reading this because here's a suggestion for next years monster movie reviews:
Horror/Monster movie sequels (the good and the bad though I'm sure mostly bad)
There are so many memorable (or hilariously bad) sequels out there I'd like to see you dedicate next Halloween to them. I know that's a year away but hey – I'm a patient person.
Anybody else like this idea post a comment with "Monster Movie Sequels 2011!!!"kaijufan43
October 22, 2010 at 3:25 am
Troma makes for awesome watching watching. Cannibal: The musical was by far one of their funniest.AdamLaws
October 22, 2010 at 3:37 am
Betchya 10 e-bucks Deadly Friend is next.
October 22, 2010 at 3:41 am
towards ThePinkLadyJ comment…
Should also be remakes 2. The good and bad….Gonzalo_vm
October 22, 2010 at 3:44 am
i will burn my closet now LOL. Im hoping to see the king kong flipping the bird review!!!
October 22, 2010 at 4:06 am
The monster looks like the Rancor. Hilarious.btrx
October 22, 2010 at 4:16 am
Hello James and you guys I am from Japan.
Well, in the 1986, we couldn't have katana swords.
And also the Japnanese closet are not like those.
Oh, you guys knew it? excuse me lolRambling Man
October 22, 2010 at 4:31 am
Here's hoping Troll 2 is nextZombiekiller
October 22, 2010 at 5:02 am
I just love that monster 😛JOEBLOW
October 22, 2010 at 5:07 am
Nice one James.
You know a great campy slasher movie you could do? Shocker.
Not only is it made by Wes Craven, but it's also got an awesome Megadeth song, and it's about a villain that kills people by possessing their souls with lightning, FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE!
Check it out, it's pretty goodhorrorfanboy
October 22, 2010 at 5:54 am
A Troma film! YES! The Asian slicing up the closet is hilarious. Glad to see we're still in 1986.franctudja
October 22, 2010 at 6:02 am
At first i thought its the Rancor from Return of the jedi:DD
ps: James you are pure awesomeness! Keep up the good work:)
Greetings from HungarySwedish Video Game Nerd
October 22, 2010 at 6:03 am
If a Xenonmorph facehugger attacked a Rancor, then the resulting offspring would be The Monster in The Closet!CephalicZombie
October 22, 2010 at 6:25 am
whats funny is the little boy with glasses is Paul Walker from fast and furious and running scared the the little girl looking in the closet is fucking fergie from the black eye peas:-p hard to believe where people get their starts but hey! gotta start somewhere right?
October 22, 2010 at 6:31 am
Wonder how the toilet monster i was afraid of would look like.robertjlong
October 22, 2010 at 6:46 am
that little boy was paul walkerrobertjlong
October 22, 2010 at 6:49 am
that little boy with the glasses on was paul walker
October 22, 2010 at 7:05 am
Yet another movie from my childhood i didnt know the name of, and know i do. classic!asnaes1981
October 22, 2010 at 7:23 am
Yay Troma!GialloHorror
October 22, 2010 at 7:30 am
LMAO! Troma is the king of CRAP! But I love that shit!
Would've loved to have seen "Redneck Zombies" in here, because that is a real turd lol!
I saw one comment talking about Monster Madness for 2011 and sequels. Not a bad idea, but I'd love to see you do Monster Madness on the Italian, or just foreign horror, in general.
A lot of GREAT shit form overseas and Mexicokevenz
October 22, 2010 at 8:40 am
Travis Maciejewski: you must be like 12 or something…. a grown up man can't be proud being the first to comment on a video on the internet.
Or you're really a very depressing person.Kavaloosh
October 22, 2010 at 8:44 am
I hate these ads, they are so annoying.Tall Cool One
October 22, 2010 at 8:51 am
I had this on while I was working. What I saw of it looked stupid so I almost deleted it from my Netflix queue. Now I think I will give it another chance and my full attention. Thanks, James.Schloss Ritter
October 22, 2010 at 9:17 am
And now we're back to movies I've never even heard of.Cory Power
October 22, 2010 at 9:18 am
@Kavaloosh Ads = money. James ain't doing this for free.Rasmus
October 22, 2010 at 9:26 am
When in The Thing do they try to kill the "thing" with electricity?
February 27, 2017 at 2:38 am
They did in the original The Thing, not the John Carpenter remake. If you're wondering why I waited 7 years to tell you that, I just watched Monster in the Closet tonight and revisited James' old review. 🙂
October 22, 2010 at 9:40 am
I had no idea this even existed. Learn something new everyday.SpeedyEric
October 22, 2010 at 10:12 am
1:18- I think the monster IS gay. I mean the title pretty much hints that. He's a monster in a closet, and he came out of it. =)Phill6
October 22, 2010 at 10:25 am
Wow, That monster looks like shit, lol Seems like an interesting movie, sort of, the monster is really ugly, eww, he looks like poop, I really wish the monster looked better because this seems like a great idea for a movie, really good idea because we all fear the closet at night, and it could have been a good monster movie, But the creature is too fucking ugly for me to be able to watch it, I don't think I could stand looking at that thing for too long,
Why was he taking the guy? I wish you told us more about that, did the monster do something to the guy?Lozzo
October 22, 2010 at 10:26 am
lmao @ the people burning their closet and the asian guy doing Closet Fusnowstorm209
October 22, 2010 at 11:00 am
I remember watching this movie and nearly laughing my ass off.
You should definitely do a review special on all the Troma Films.
keep up the great work
October 22, 2010 at 11:08 am
Haha, that looks like one f*cked up movie…ASC1980
October 22, 2010 at 11:15 am
Another "classic" from my childhood.AttitudeEra
October 22, 2010 at 11:15 am
his growl reminds me of Lou Ferrigno playing the HULK!
October 22, 2010 at 11:34 am
That monsters skin reminded me of shit demon from Dogma.
October 22, 2010 at 11:37 am
I never had a monster in my closet, I had a monster outside my bedroom window. I was big, red, and always grinning.
(Yes, I still remember ever since I was ,like, 4.)Vaudeville
October 22, 2010 at 11:46 am
@ Phill6
Monsters are not supposed to look "cool" but VERY UGLY! Ha ha!Squall85
October 22, 2010 at 12:05 pm
David Carradine 🙁lartrak2
October 22, 2010 at 12:10 pm
@ Rasmus – at the end of the movie. This is the original thing we're talking about, by the way, not the John Carpenter remake.5hower5horts
October 22, 2010 at 1:21 pm
"Hi I'm James and I've been travelling in Spain…" FUCK YOU JAMES I DON'T CARE.Necramonium
October 22, 2010 at 1:52 pm
Lol, the Asian dude going kung fu on his closet with a sword… classic.Dr Robofiend
October 22, 2010 at 1:58 pm
James you are awesome I'm totally loving MONSTER MADNESS! I'm bummed out cos October is almost over Nooooooooooooo! more monster madness :'(Speed_Racer
October 22, 2010 at 2:17 pm
i love the movie reviews but i hate how the ads aren't even relevant… you should just use youtube…rickychickens
October 22, 2010 at 2:33 pm
The little girl who gets killed in the begining of this movie is actually Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas.Undertaker
October 22, 2010 at 2:56 pm
wow that looked stupid and really cheesyAnKun
October 22, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Let's get this straight. Does anybody in the movie explain, HOW the monster forms the portal, and WHY in the closet? Why cant it materialize, say, in the basement? No? Then fuck this irrational piece of shit.
James, it would be mega cool if you make a special episode about Tarman, the most awesome zombie in history.piratinflas
October 22, 2010 at 3:47 pm
The sound effect is similar to the one of the character Ludo from Labyrinth.markulin
October 22, 2010 at 3:48 pm
I have been your and Nostalgia critics fan for a while now.
havent seen this video yet – just wanted u to know!Luke on ice
October 22, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Carrying a man… Well the monster was In The Closet.Butch Bitch
October 22, 2010 at 4:10 pm
That has got to be one of the best growls i've ever heard. Seriously.
I'm surprised you resisted the temptation of playing the Brokeback Mountain theme song during the monster/guy scene.
October 22, 2010 at 4:39 pm
Just a quick heads up, this movie is available as an Instant Watch on Netflix! I'm a-gonna go check it out right now!Zildjian
October 22, 2010 at 4:39 pm
I've always wanted James to talk about Troma. Lloyd Kaufman is my filmmaking idol. I'm still disappointed that he didn't talk about Toxic Avenger though. That shit's classic; and it had 4 sequels. Oh god. Good stuff, good stuff.BloodyTomSavini
October 22, 2010 at 5:24 pm
The cover art shows the monster has six digits on it's hand.How odd(or even in this case.PatrickCoffey
October 22, 2010 at 5:24 pm
no mention of Fergie? what about they guy that played on the fast and the furious? how bout this being one of the only pg rated Troma movies i can think of? Troma is the essence of independent film making, don't they deserve at least half as much love as you gave "Fright Night?"
Still a fan, but not everything has to be spielberg, or lucas. youre a litlte guy thats on the cusp of making it, give the little guys that really have made it there moment to.80sMade
October 22, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Yo AnKun, like the man said "leave your brain at the door". It's best not to even try and comprehend this crazy flick.
October 22, 2010 at 6:57 pm
James, I LOVE THIS MOVIE!! I'm so happy you reviewed it. I got to say though I love the fact that the monster takes the guy, as it is ridiculously rare in comparison to see a "damso" in distress. Movie is hilarious!
October 22, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Fantastic review. Troma-rific even.
Torrent is up! (now with alternate torrents, just in case.)mitchbitch
October 22, 2010 at 7:20 pm
it looks like the monster from HOWARD THE DUCK!Belligeron
October 22, 2010 at 8:18 pm
^^ You beat me to it, I was going to mention the aliens from "Howard the Duck" It would be funny if he reviewed that movie but I doubt it.
We are coming up on the 90's and I think he HAS to do "The Guyver"! it would fit this month's Monster Madness perfectly, and how can you deny the awesomeness of Mark Hamill turning into a giant alien cockroach lol! I have a feeling this one is on the list.brainofjtd
October 22, 2010 at 9:04 pm
It's funny when people ask for shitstupid things like "rational explanations" in monster movies. On the one hand it's already dumb just for the subject matter if you want to be so technical and regardless of that, having everything explained to you ruins the fun a lot of the time. Those who demand to be handed everything to them over explaining every detail in a movie are gits.angelspawn77
October 22, 2010 at 10:39 pm
lol at the monster is gay, not that there is anything wrong with being gay, haha. Also WTF at the people destroying their closets, movie seems pretty shitty to me, haha.Crust
October 22, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Good Lord… I remember catching this on a U.S.A. "Up All Night" showing with my dad back in the early 90s. I'll never forget that face. I'm really enjoying this Monster Mash, James. Thanks!!JerryRalph
October 22, 2010 at 11:32 pm
lol good onefelphero
October 22, 2010 at 11:57 pm
haha i remember watching this with my mom and my brother as a kid, we laughed our asses of, it's such an absurd movie, i can't believe you left the scene with the granny destroying her closet with a flame thrower out, and wow, the ending is probably the most ridiculous thing i've ever seen in my lifeGunParade
October 23, 2010 at 12:39 am
I think it would be cool to see a giant spider invasion review, especially when Bill Rebane is running for governor of Wisconsin. Gotta represent, after all it was made in my home town.
October 23, 2010 at 12:53 am
Can't wait for your review of Ernest Scared Stupid James. It's the campiest movie I know of from the early 90s, the best one of the Ernest series, it's the fucking shit.Huranshisuko
October 23, 2010 at 1:18 am
It strikes me as odd that they would make this movie about a monster that comes out of the closet and terrorizes the world, especially since it wasn't at least 167 feet tall or anything. Idk but I think that it would of been a better movie if it was about a monster in a closet that kills people in their homes using the closets… Meh maybe I should give it a watch and see what I think about it afterwards.
October 23, 2010 at 1:19 am
haha the scenes with the monster carrying that guy was hilarious!! he looked so confused!! and wasn't trying to struggle or nothin'…made me really wanna see what happened! xD
not a very scary looking monster tho..almost comical…I guess that was the point? Dunno if would have scared me if I saw it as a little kid…Valis77
October 23, 2010 at 1:23 am
lol the samurai was serious about that closetspeakman
October 23, 2010 at 2:13 am
0:47 that sound has to be the best sound i have ever herd.
October 23, 2010 at 3:03 am
This does look like a stupid fun movie. I'll keep it in mind.gdol
October 23, 2010 at 6:35 am
damn this shit looks so funny
October 23, 2010 at 2:38 pm
That voice in the beginning Saying It's Cinemassacre's MM sounds like Zoycite.DannyD
October 23, 2010 at 3:45 pm
James, one of these days, you should just cover some of the more infamous and maybe a couple of the lesser known of the Troma films. They're an experience unto themselves. (Toxie comes to mind…)
October 23, 2010 at 3:53 pm
I never saw this movie before, but I remember the hand coming out of the closet on the cover gave me nightmares. In the dreams the arm connected to that hand was incredibly long and would zoom through hallways and down stairs behind me while I never saw the creature it was connected to. All in all those dreams were a hell of a lot scarier than this movie looks…though I want to see it now just to see more of Carradine acting goofy.cej
October 23, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Fun Fact: the girl who plays the little girl Lucy in this movie is Fergie when she was a little girl! I'm not kidding.Ben_from_G-town
October 23, 2010 at 5:05 pm
You mean Fergie the singer? Really?!
Anyway, liked this review James. It's a spoof, but it almost seems serious at some points, looks like spoofs and references lots of old horror and classic monster b movies! Looks funny 🙂heejin
October 23, 2010 at 9:02 pm
wow…east asian guy destroying closet…Cause Japan looked like some Edo era on acid in the 80's. LOL
October 24, 2010 at 11:13 am
Fergie in a monster movie? Must see!
October 24, 2010 at 11:18 am
Nice Real Ghostbusters reference!Nin10dO
October 24, 2010 at 11:42 am
I think they should had take out the cloths before burning the closet.phoenix252005
October 25, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Wow…that movie looked fuckin funny! I would watch it if I was high or drunk or sumthin lolEpicKickboxer
October 25, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Perhaps it was the numerous fake-outs during the shower scene or the perfunctory King Kong reference at the end -or every scene in between- but this movie pissed me off. I guess you have to be in the right mood for this movie..
October 26, 2010 at 10:29 am
There may not be monsters thanks to the Monkey in there but there sure is a lot of monkey boom http://www.vizzed.com/vizzedboard/retro/index.php?ref=65348fedtemis
October 28, 2010 at 5:41 am
Something weird… the part in the montage, with the running crowd, is from the shitty danish monster movie "Reptilicus", take a look at around 7.17 in this youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=javwT9eyR9gsodadreamers
October 29, 2010 at 2:28 am
to right fedtemis, James has in a different monster madness series expressed hs love for reptilicus.. 🙂sodadreamers
October 29, 2010 at 2:34 am
sorry, he reviewed it in his "top 10 monster movies" of all time, not in "Monster madness"roxyrose
October 29, 2010 at 12:55 pm
That scene with people running looks like it's from the great Sid Pink's masterpiece "Reptilicus".Waitforthecrazypeopletokilleveryonealive
October 30, 2010 at 10:10 am
hahahaahaha at that samurai dude destroying his closet.The_CoolerKing
October 31, 2010 at 7:05 pm
It looks like the Rancor from 'Return of the Jedi'.Rokujyuuyonshou
November 1, 2010 at 2:01 pm
Well of course its gay thats why it comes out of closets.nammm3
November 13, 2010 at 1:20 am
stereotyping asians and destroying closet scene:-P goodness. Lol!
November 13, 2010 at 10:01 pm
wonder why it always has it's mouth open?BlackagarBoltagon
December 1, 2010 at 9:25 pm
This is on Hulu.com right now if anyone wants to watch it.nomad175
December 4, 2010 at 9:40 pm
Kung-fu closet destruction. How can you go wrong?Riknight36
January 3, 2011 at 5:18 pm
I. Love. Tromastatueofmike
September 20, 2011 at 8:50 pm
I like how the inner mouth starts to look around before retracting. I can't see what the outer monster sees? It's a different entity? Rent must be pretty cheap.Riddler
October 17, 2011 at 6:44 pm
I hate looking for Troma movies. Also, can you review rabid grannies? Although Troma released it, they cencored it down to nothing, like toxin avenger 2. I've seen some cut scenes and its pretty nasty.
October 20, 2011 at 8:33 pm
I remember that RGB episode! There were actually two of them.
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October 21, 2011 at 1:18 am
I remember a few years ago my cousin told me about this movie and I thought she was joking. Then she showed me the IMDB page. I have since seen it and it is such a campy 80s movie.penpan
November 8, 2011 at 4:20 pm
Maybe the monster IS gay. And destroying all the closets? Classic!Shadowtheman
February 12, 2012 at 4:00 am
Yeah the monster kept coming out of the closet and every one had enough. Would you want that coming out of the closet to you.
July 12, 2013 at 2:36 pm
Such a cheesy roarHorgh666
November 2, 2013 at 1:10 pm
This isn't a Troma picture, it was merely released by Troma. That is to say they bought the rights to an existing movie and released it with Troma branded on it. They even released an Argento picture!
Troma itself has made only a handful of films, including the Toxic Avenger franchise and Mother's Day (a collaboration between Lloyd and his brother). Stuff like Rabid Grannies and Redneck Zombies were picked up by Troma after the fact.
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text: Ajit Raj Prathi Posted August 20, 2019 I recently came across a well known DP's story on Instagram in which it was seen two cameras were stacked on top of each other. It was noticable that both the cameras had different magnifications (different lenses). I can't help but wonder why he might have done this given that these cams shoot 4k/6k or so, he might as well have just cropped in as required. Would be great if someone with experience could explain why this is done. I have attached a screenshot for reference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Ayatollah Sheikh Hassan Shariati Niasar was born on 1934 (1312) in Kashan, Niasar to a family of science, piety and virtue. His father, grandfather, and a lot of people in his family were scholars and eminent personalities of their era. He is also the maternal descendants of the two unique scholars of Shia history, Hajj Ahmad Naraqi and Mirzaie Qomi. He started studyingreligious sciences in Gozr-e- Babavali in Kashan, then moved to Arak and took the preparatory of seminarylessons.
After that he went to Qom and he was learned seminarycourses (DetailedtotheKifaya) by such great masters like Imam Musa Sadr, Martyr Sadughi, Martyr Motahari, Late Lakani Rashti, Agha Mirza Javad Tabrizi, Mr. Meshkini, Late Mojahedi, and Late Sheikh Abdoljavad Sadhi Jabal Amel.
In this period he went to Mashhad shortly and passed a part of High Level by Late Ayatollah Sheikh Hashem Ghazvini, and Extra lessons by Late Ayatollah Milani.
Afterlearningthe commonbooks ofSeminary and finishing Preparatory and Level he attended Extra Discussion of Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi, and also Imam's Extra Jurisprudence and Principles Courses for several years, in addition attended the Extra Discussions of Sheikh Mohammad Taghi Borujerdi, Hajj Sheikh Morteza Haeri (son of thefounder of Qom's Seminary) and Haj Mirza Abolfazl Zahedi, and in Philosophy and Qoran Interpretation he was the student of Allama Tabatabaei , who was the greatphilosopher andinterpreter of the century. He also refined his ethic by using great moralteachers'meetings like Hajj Mirza Aliagha Shirazi (Master of Nahj-Al-Balagheh) and Hajj Sheikh Abbas Tehrani.
To continue education and using the presence of thegreat masters he went to Najaf and became the neighbor of holy Shrineof Imam Ali.
Records culturaland politicalactivities that assignedto him by Imam Khomeini:
• The examinant of the students and scholars of seminary (Higher level and Extra)
• Head ofa branchatthe Supreme Court
• TeachingHigherlevelsin holySeminary ofQom
Statement of the Prayer lessons of Ayatollah Hakim, Statement the Principles of Jurispeudence of Ayatollah Allama Isfahani(more than thousand pages), Statement of Imam Khomeini's lessons, Annotations on Masnad-Al Shia Molla by Ahmad Naraghi, Annotation on some parts of Tahrir Al Vasile of Imam Khomeini, Practical Treatise, Rites of Hajj, and….


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Teton County 5th Annual 'Practice Safer Tech' Media, Art & Writing Contest!
Check out Jackson Hole News&Guide's recent article "Contest promotes safe technology use"
The Environmental Health Trust is teaming up with local sponsors to promote safer, educated use of technology. We need your creative ideas to increase awareness about wireless radiation and safe tech habits! Research shows that cell phone radiation is absorbed more deeply in a child's or adolescent's brain than an adult brain. Teenagers' brains are not fully mature and it makes sense to take special steps to protect them socially and physically. Keeping a distance between your brain and the cell phone significantly reduces your exposure to this radiation.
Using your writing, media or art skills, incorporate EHT's simple Tips to Reduce Exposure in a creative submission detailing how you practice safer tech! Include your project on your resume and possibly be featured in local media, movie theaters, schools and other publications both nationally and internationally.
One way to #PracticeSafeTech is to use a corded – rather than wireless – phone. Check out how to use this recommendation in Aspen Jacquet's award-winning music video "A Little Chat", showing why and how to reduce cell phone radiation.
Eligibility: Public, private, or home-schooled Middle or High School student attending school in Teton County
Start Date: March 13, 2017
End Date: May 26, 2017
Submission Type: Project can be any type of media, art or writing, including (but not limited to): video (30sec. – 2min. length), picture collage, song, skit/play, poster, sculpture, drawing, painting, story, poem, website, social media event, etc. See the link below for tips on how to reduce your exposure and #PracticeSafeTech!
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American Academy of Pediatrics Responds to National Toxicology Program Study
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Scientific American Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer?
Public News Service: Parents Advised to Rethink Cell Phone Use
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Welcome to Magnolia Manor's Career Center. We appreciate your interest in employment opportunities and look forward to meeting you. Magnolia Manor is truly a great place to work.
Thank you for considering Magnolia Manor as your next potential employer. Our work environment is unmatched with our kind and caring staff. Click on the icons below to view open positions by campus.
Magnolia Manor has more than 1000 full-time and part-time staff members serving in a variety of positions among our various Georgia properties.


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Working out with your dog is fun!
The Nerdy Dog Fitness classes taught by Patti Fousek, Certified Personal Trainer and Canine Conditioning Specialist, this 60 minute class will have your heart pumping and your dog's tail wagging!
Each session incorporates fun body weight strength training, cardio, and special conditioning exercises we teach you to do with your dog!
Our Summer Session starts June 6th!
When: Thursdays at 6:15pm – 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27, 7/18 and 7/25 (no sessions 7/4 or 7/11)
Where: Right outside of Nerdy Girl Fitness. We meet to the right of our studio in the grassy area
Cost: $20 Per Session or $100 for all 6 sessions! (current NGF members save 10%)
Since space is limited to 10 participants/dogs, we prefer that you purchase directly through our website.
Sign up below for each session, or click here to register for the entire series!
Please email a copy of your pet's proof of rabies vaccine to email@example.com prior to your first class. Please bring water for you and your dog and a yoga mat. Your dog should be wearing a harness and a 6 foot leash. No retractable leashes or prong collars please. Limited to 10 people and dog companions.


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I had a great time working on 5 Weddings and experiencing the challenges of imagining and creating such a real, unique and colorful way of life as well as to explore Indian culture. It was a great pleasure to work with two young rising Bollywood stars – Nargis Fakhri and Rajkummar Rao, as well as with the well known Hollywood stars Cindy Clark and Bo Derek.
The biggest challenge of telling the story, including the cinematography, was how to combine the two cultures, American and Indian. We tried to stay as close as possible to the real life, and at the same time build the emotions and send a message to the audience. One of the biggest visual challenges for me as Cinematographer was to make two different looks at the same actress (Bo Derek) with twenty years difference. We achieved these two different looks with lighting and optical treatment.
This is the second movie I've worked on with the director/producer Namrata Sing Gujral, and I admire her endless energy, consistence and obstinacy. It is very important to create and work in an atmosphere of collaborative effort and chemistry of the entire crew and cast on set, and that is exactly what Namrata does.


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Cat R. Waul is the main antagonist in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West. Cat R. Waul's devious scheme seemed a long way to go just to feast upon a large number of mice. Waul is a businesscat, above such primitive and gruesome methods of collecting his food as chasing the mice down and eating them; 'an unnecessary expenditure of calories'. Instead, his plan was to travel to New York from Green River and convince the impoverished mice there to move west, insisting that out west cats and mice were friends. And he forced his gang to keep up the act by being nice to the mice, much to their dismay.
In essence, Waul is a well pampered and cultured house cat, with a mind for complex and evil schemes. It could be that his owner makes frequent trips to and from Green River and New York. His schemes tend to be somewhat cruder in Fievel's American Tails, where he often actually does resort to simply chasing the mice down and trying to eat them, and he is treated more like a generic villain in the series.
Physical Appearance
Cat R. Waul is a slender brown cat with green eyes, and a pink nose. He wore a red top hat with a black band around the brim on top of his head, and a monocle on his left eye. Waul wore a red cape with a black satin lining, a pink long-sleeve vest with gold buttons, a white shirt with a black string tie, and white cuffs on his feet.
Cat R. Waul is a businessman above such primitive and gruesome methods of collecting his food as chasing mice down and eating them.
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
His plan was to orchestrate a cat attack on the mice of New York and then entice them in the sewers in order to trick them into moving out west using a mouse cowpoke marionette. Once gaining their trust and making them think Green River was a place where cats and mice peacefully coexist in harmony, he was going to kill them all with a giant mouse trap at the grand opening of his saloon and turn them into "mouse burgers." Fievel heard about his devious plot on the train, and he was pulled down to Cat R. Waul's paw. The boss tortures him with butter sauce and is about to eat him, but he realizes that his family will miss him and look for him if he eats the young mouse, so he decides to let him go. He told his spider lackey, T.R. Chula to give him "The Flying Ahhh!" and make it good, and Fievel is kicked off the train.
Later, while selecting someone to sing on stage at his saloon, Cat R. Waul was poked in the butt with a fork by Fievel, and he flew through the roof where he was cuddled by his owner. He sees Fievel and tries to eat him again, but he hears Tanya's beautiful singing voice while she sings "Dreams to Dream". Rather than eat her he decided to keep her alive and puts her on stage. Later, when he is about to unleash the giant mouse trap at the grand opening of his saloon, Fievel, Tiger and the former sheriff Wylie Burp show up to save the day. At one point in the ensuing shoot-out Cat R. Waul had the mice cornered and was about to shoot them, but Fievel had him and his gang in the giant mouse trap, and the cats were catapulted out of town and into a mail bag. Cat R. Waul swore vengeance, but was pulled into the train and cuddled again by his owner.
- His actor John Cleese later voiced Jean-Bob the Frog in "The Swan Princess"!
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Art Gallery : The Thanjavur Art Gallery
was established in 1951 and the huge building along with the art gallery also
encompasses the Saraswati Mahal Library and the Sangeetha Sabha or Music Hall.
The art gallery has fabulous collection in bronze icons. The Stone Sculptures
are unique and of priceless quality. The art gallery is divided into three sections;
Pooja Mahal, Indira Mandir and Rama Chowdam Hall, the private audience hall
during the rule of the Nayaks. There is a display of a selection of
glass painting of Thanjavur, covered with gold sheets, pearls and other gem stones
that were a part of the royal patronage.
9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 3.00 p.m
to 6.00 p.m.
Entrance Fee
Adult - Rs.10.00, Child - Rs.5.00
Adult - Rs.50.00, Child - Rs.25.00
Camera Charge Rs 30.00
Video Camera Rs.200.00
The gallery is closed on national holidays.
Phone No.239823
Saraswathi Mahal Library: Library was
established in the 16th century by the Nayak Kings and exhibits unparalleled repository
of cultural antiques and inexhaustible treasure house of knowledge Developed by
successive dynasties. The Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji's Saraswathi Mahal Library
is one among the few medieval libraries that exists in the world. It contains a
rare and valuable collection of manuscripts, books, maps and paintings of all aspects
of Art, Culture and Literature. The Encyclopaedia Britanica in its survey of the
Libraries of the world mentions and recognized this library as "the most remarkable
Library in India". There is a small museum in the Library complex.
Since 1918, the Government has made it a Public Library. Now, Both the Central Government
and the State Government of Tamil Nadu maintain this Library.
Saraswathi Mahal Library Museum
Library only for Research Scholars
Wednesday and all other Government Holidays
Sangeetha Mahal or The Hall of
Music : This is an acoustically perfect music hall located
within the Palace Premises. This show cases a striking example of the engineering
skills of the Architects of the yester years.
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Modernist structure is now a historic relic
The imposing Central Post Office along Charoen Krung Road is one of the last remains of the Pibunsongkhram architectural legacy in Bangkok. Plaek Pibunsongkhram is probably the most controversial figure in Thailand's history. One of the principle participants of the 1932 Constitutional Revolution, this powerful military figure served twice as Prime Minister—from 1938 to 1944, and from 1948 to 1957—before dying in exile in Japan.
His legacy is still fiercely discussed amongst historians, with his policy based on ultra-nationalism. But his most visible legacy these days are the modernist buildings constructed during this new era in Thai politics—buildings such as the Supreme Court, the Triam Udom Suksa School or the Rajamangala University of Technology's Poh Chang Campus. They all exemplify the values of Phibunsongkhram's political movement, the People's Party ('Khana Ratsadon'). Their ideology was to create a new society away from feudal Siam. As Prime Minister, he changed the name of Siam to Thailand (the 'Country of Free Men') in 1939. In architecture, the move was also radical. Phibunsongkhram turned his back to both vernacular Thai and European styles previously favoured by the monarchy and the court.
The Central Post Office on Charoen Krung is Bangkok's best surviving example of this Khana Ratsadon style, as the building was saved the sad fate of the Supreme Court at Sanam Luang (which was demolished two years ago). The imposing structure was built in 1940 by Thai architects Jittasen Apphaiwong and Sarot Sukkayang on the former grounds of the British delegation. This large street, which runs parallel to the Chao Phraya River, has been at the forefront of modernity in Bangkok. Named also "New Road", it was the first to get paved in order to provide the European community then with a first-class infrastructure. In fact, Charoen Krung served for many decades as a settlement for European traders, with goods being transported by boats on the river. It was a logical step therefore to have Bangkok's main post office in the area.
Built in a typical feature of Art Deco mixed with fascist style architecture, very much in vogue in nationalist states at that time, the imposing grand structure impresses viewers with its perfect proportion. A large central bay dominates, with two wings flanking, each of them are punctuated by six columns. Why six columns? They actually are the signature of the Khana Ratsadon ideology which is based on six principles (known in Thai as Lak Hok Prakan)—symbolizing the supreme power of the Thai people, national security, economic welfare, the equality of Thai people, the protection of people's rights and liberties, and public education for all citizens. Over the central façade, two huge Garuda sculptures dominate the structure. They are a more imposing reinterpretation of the rooster, the astrological sign of Phibunsongkhram. There is a legend running about both mythical animals, dating back to World War II, when allies started to bomb Bangkok (as the Thai government was a staunch supporter of Japan). It is said that both Garudas took flight, in order to protect the building.
And these statues continue to protect the building against possible demolition. In 2013, the building was beautifully renovated and turned into a venue for special events, managed by IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Management. Special lighting was also created to turn the building into a permanent night time attraction on Charoen Krung Road.
The post office itself was, at that time, relocated to a small corner of the building, while the grand main hall was exclusively dedicated to private functions. A restaurant was also open for a while, serving Thai contemporary food.
Soon however, visitors will be able to gain access to the entire building. In 2014, the government made the decision to relocate the Thailand Creative and Design Centre (TCDC). Originally planned to open in 2016, the new TCDC will finally open its doors early 2017. This planned move is due to dramatically affect the entire area. In an interview in early 2016, Apisit Laistrooglai, Director of the TCDC, explained that the creative centre will be at the forefront of a new developing design district around Charoen Krung.
"We have seen a transformation of the area with a redevelopment to attract new galleries, designers as well as contemporary restaurants and fashion outlets around the newly established TCDC", explained Stephanie Grusenmeyer, one of the two designers running the exclusive furniture shop P.Tendercool, just next to the Central Post Office and the Portuguese Embassy. "A committee shared by architect Duangrit Bunnag has been working over the past months on a design community concept for the entire area", she added.
The Grand Central Post Office might then be at the forefront of the creative community of Bangkok with the ambition of attracting not only the public and designers, but also SMEs, start-ups, filmmakers, and art lovers. With the aim also to make Bangkok a 'World Design Capital' in 2021, the Central Post Office will be a source of contemporary inspiration, a function matching its radical architectural value.
The Grand Postal Building
1160 Charoen Krung Rd. | Tel: 02 105 7400
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Editors' Note: After a long fight to obtain affordable, accessible treatment for anyone wanting to give acupuncture a try, we are thrilled to have connected with Mats Sexton, LA.c, a seasoned eye acupuncturist based in Minneapolis who shares our fervent belief that acupuncturists everywhere should have access to this vital information and training so they […]Read the rest of this entry »
Acupuncturists Who Treat RP
So many of you have been asking for this that I'm re-posting what I have. Hopefully we can grow this list in a huge way over the next year — with a focus on affordable, ethical, skilled practitioners who are committed to treating Retinitis Pigmentosa and other degenerative eye diseases. If anyone has positive experiences […]Read the rest of this entry »
Riding the RP Rollercoaster
If there's one thing that's clear about RP it's that it's a moving target. Not only are our eyes in constant flux but the methods with which we treat them are an experimental roller coaster. And no two RP patients are alike. Ingrid and I embarked on our whole-body acupuncture study together yet from entirely […]Read the rest of this entry »
FFB Spokesperson Shares Thoughts/Experience with Acupuncture
I was immediately fascinated when I heard April Lufriu's story because of her role as a national spokesperson for the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB). April's involvement with FFB goes back to 2007, when she started doing vision walks to raise money and awareness that she hoped would help find a cure for her sister's RP. […]Read the rest of this entry »


text: We are happy to announce that we are now partners with Lancashire Partnership Against Crime (LANPAC). They work as a unique collaboration between Lancashire Constabulary, Lancashire Businesses and Public Services to reduce levels of crime and disorder across the county. The Partnership is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee and its primary role is to support various crime prevention and community safety schemes throughout Lancashire submitted by the local police on behalf of the community. We will be working hard to support LANPAC in the future.


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Hoya Highlight: Katherine K. Liu (B'98)
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Viacom International Media Networks
Describe your current position and what led you to your job:
I'm senior vice president of strategy and business development for Viacom International Media Networks. I set the strategic direction and priorities for the ex-U.S. operations of Viacom, which comprises TV channels, multi-platform media properties, live events, consumer products and content sales for brands like MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. We have over 200 channels in nearly as many countries around the world, so it is a large and complicated but also very exciting place to be.
I didn't start out in media originally. After graduating from Georgetown, I joined a two-year analyst program at an investment bank. The experience provided me with great training, but after my program was over I knew I wanted to work in a field that was more personally meaningful; I needed to feel more connected to the end product. We had a number of large media companies as banking clients, so colleagues at the bank helped me make inroads into news corporation and that was it. I've been working in this field ever since.
What has been the most rewarding moment in your career?
I don't have one single example, but my favorite experiences involve traveling around the world and thinking about the way people's lives are changing as technology, ideas and economic forces evolve. This, of course, has enormous implications for how they behave as consumers, what they are watching or listening to or thinking about and how our brands can build stronger connections with them.
What is the best career advice you have received?
During graduate school I had the good fortune to take a course taught by Clay Christensen. On the last day of class, he talked about the importance of having a clear vision of your priorities in life. "Without a clear vision of what those priorities are, and an explicit strategy for achieving them, the summary impact of how you choose to spend your time, money and energy will in the end constitute a de facto strategy that will probably lead you somewhere you don't want to be. So, develop an aggregate plan to give yourself backbone as the pressures of life demand more and more of your time, talent and energy. Remember that most of the big strategic decisions in your life will appear as small, tactical ones when you're making them."
What would you recommend to someone interested in working in your field?
Be able to distinguish between the enjoyment of consuming media and entertainment and the desire to actually spend long hours working in the industry because the first doesn't automatically lead to the second. If you think you want to work in this field, what do you specifically imagine yourself doing? How close do you want to get to the product—do you want to be part of the team that creates the stories and the pictures and the entertainment experience? Or do you envision yourself on the business side, perhaps selling or marketing or financing? In general, the creative and business paths are distinct and separate. Knowing which route you want to follow is a good way to start finding entry points into the business.
What challenges have you faced and how did you successfully manage one situation?
The toughest thing about working in international is communication. Not only are colleagues sitting in offices thousands of miles apart from each other, but there are so many spoken and unspoken cultural rules and behaviors to understand before you can really have a productive dialogue, let alone build trust and work positively together. I've had plenty of struggles working with teams across multiple time zones, wrestling with twelve-way conference calls and trying to find solutions that work for people with very different goals. The key is the ability to change your frame of reference, to look at a situation from three or four or maybe six different, possibly opposing angles, and then come up with a solution that is going to make sense from all of those angles. It requires a lot of patience, humility and empathy.
What skills are necessary or what prepared you the most for your career?
The single most important skill is to be able to build strong working relationships with all kinds of people. It's not enough to have good ideas; you need to be able to work with and influence others in order for your ideas to take hold and have impact. Otherwise, you may have a good strategy that is never executed. Beyond that, the basics are critical thinking, fluency with analytics and financials and the ability to communicate your ideas clearly—in person, on the phone, in a presentation, in an email or whatever the medium is.
What professional associations have aided in your professional development?
I'm very grateful to the Women in Cable & Telecom (WICT) organization, which sponsors several top-notch leadership and training programs that I have been very fortunate to be a part of and has introduced me to some remarkable people. My alumni networks and programs, including the ones Georgetown offers, have also been invaluable for providing great learning opportunities and connections.
If you could have another career what would it be?
I'm interested in the strategy behind brands and the business of creating something that generates powerful, meaningful experiences for users and audiences. Media and entertainment obviously hits the mark, but I think I'd be happy at any number of powerful consumer brands.
How did your time at Georgetown University influence you and your career path?
Georgetown has such a dynamic, global environment. There's a real curiosity about the world and all the different ideas, stories and people that shape it. I really loved that and the Jesuit tradition of educating the whole person. I think that gave me my internationally-focused outlook and helped me gravitate toward a career path where I'm truly interested and excited by what I'm learning and thinking about every day. You can't ask for more than that.