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Posts Tagged ‘innovation’

Bambi’s Father Dies

By Denis Campbell • Apr 22nd, 2008 • Category: Living Abroad

Yes, in the movie his Mom is shot by the hunter, but the real life creator and the last of Disney’s Nine Old Men died last week. Ollie Johnston, passed away at the age of 95. His creations are legend, and his book The Illusion of Life is considered an animator’s bible.



Toys in Shoes - Marketing Run Amok

By Denis Campbell • Apr 22nd, 2008 • Category: Features

Over a school holiday term break we headed to SE England to temporarily escape the Welsh monsoon season (when friends visit from abroad and comment on how lushly green everything is here, I say, “it’s mold”).
After a week eating sign advertised “Great British Food” (your pun goes here about this oxy-moron) in



The Coveted Golden Toilet Award

By Denis Campbell • Apr 22nd, 2008 • Category: Entertainment

SO did you require an extra cuppa after watching Hollywood’s Oscars until 5am?
Who got your vote? How did you do against the other punters? Were you glued to the tube watching breathless reportage of celebrity parties?



Service the Rochester Way

By Denis Campbell • Apr 22nd, 2008 • Category: Innovators

CASUAL Male Group’s Rochester Big and Tall chain has had my custom for 20 years. As my girth crept upwards, the US firm’s selection is hard to duplicate.
Their hallmark is providing exceptional one-to-one in-store service through dedicated and