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Alley Cat (video Game)
Alley cat may refer to: Cat designations *Stray cat, a homeless domestic cat *Feral cat, a cat that has been born to other ferals or from stray cats, and that are unaccustomed to human interaction *Domestic short-haired cat or "moggie" cat more generally, as distinct from a pedigreed cat Organizations *Alley Cat Rescue, an organization that rescues feral and homeless cats Media and entertainment *Alley Cat (video game), ''Alley Cat'' (video game), a 1983 computer game by game designer Bill Williams *Alley Cat (film), ''Alley Cat'' (film), a 1984 action film *Alley Cat (2017 film), ''Alley Cat'' (2017 film), a Japanese buddy comedy film directed by Hideo Sakaki Music *The Yale Alley Cats, an all-male ''a cappella'' singing group from Yale University founded in 1943 *Alleycats (Malaysian rock band), a Malaysian musical group *The Alley Cats (1960s group), a Los Angeles doo-wop group *The Alley Cats (punk rock band), a Los Angeles punk rock band *Alley Cat (album), ''Alley Cat'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Feral Cat
A feral cat or a stray cat is an unowned domestic cat (''Felis catus'') that lives outdoors and avoids human contact; it does not allow itself to be handled or touched, and usually remains hidden from humans. Feral cats may breed over dozens of generations and become a local apex predator in urban, savannah and bushland environments, and especially on islands where native animals did not evolve alongside predators. Some feral cats may become more comfortable with people who regularly feed them, but even with long-term attempts at socialization of animals, socialization, they usually remain aloof and reject human touch. Of the 700 million cats in the world, an estimated 480 million are feral. Feral cats are devastating to wildlife, and conservation biologists consider them to be one of the worst invasive species on Earth. They are included in the list of 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species, the world's 100 worst invasive alien species. Attempts to control feral cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Domestic Short-haired Cat
A moggy is any cat which has not been intentionally bred. Moggies lack a consistent appearance unlike purebred cats that are Selective breeding, selectively bred for appearance conforming to a Breed standard, standard. In contexts where cats need to be registered—such as in veterinary practices or shelters—moggies may be called domestic short-haired (DSH) or domestic long-haired (DLH) cats, depending on coat length (and less common designations may include "domestic medium-haired (DMH)" or "domestic semi-long-haired"). The vast majority of cats worldwide lack any pedigree ancestry. History Cat fancying is relatively new and over 85% of cat breeds have come into existence since the 1930s. Demography In the United States, domestic short-haired cats make up 95% of the cat population. In the UK 89–92% of cats are of non-pedigree lineage. Domestic short-haired In the cat fancy, and among veterinarians and Animal control officer, animal control agencies, domestic short-hai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alley Cat Rescue
Alley Cat Rescue is an international nonprofit organization, headquartered in Mount Rainier, Maryland, that works to protect cats using trap–neuter–return for community cats; rescue, and neuter before adoption; promoting compassionate, non-lethal population control; and by providing national and international resources for cat caretakers. Mission Alley Cat Rescue is leading the way in promoting humane and compassionate care for ALL cats. Founding The organization was founded in 1997 by President Louise Holton, who had previously cofounded Alley Cat Allies. Holton worked in her home country of South Africa in the mid-1970s with the Johannesburg SPCA on TNR programs and brought to the U.S. her contacts in the United Kingdom to help set up TNR programs there. She has worked with biologist and world-famous author Roger Tabor, veterinarian and TNR pioneer Jenny Remfry, the Universities Federation of Animal Welfare (U.K.), as well as the British Cat Action Trust. Progra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alley Cat (video Game)
Alley cat may refer to: Cat designations *Stray cat, a homeless domestic cat *Feral cat, a cat that has been born to other ferals or from stray cats, and that are unaccustomed to human interaction *Domestic short-haired cat or "moggie" cat more generally, as distinct from a pedigreed cat Organizations *Alley Cat Rescue, an organization that rescues feral and homeless cats Media and entertainment *Alley Cat (video game), ''Alley Cat'' (video game), a 1983 computer game by game designer Bill Williams *Alley Cat (film), ''Alley Cat'' (film), a 1984 action film *Alley Cat (2017 film), ''Alley Cat'' (2017 film), a Japanese buddy comedy film directed by Hideo Sakaki Music *The Yale Alley Cats, an all-male ''a cappella'' singing group from Yale University founded in 1943 *Alleycats (Malaysian rock band), a Malaysian musical group *The Alley Cats (1960s group), a Los Angeles doo-wop group *The Alley Cats (punk rock band), a Los Angeles punk rock band *Alley Cat (album), ''Alley Cat'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alley Cat (film)
''Alley Cat'' is a 1984 American action film directed by Victor M. Ordonez, Eduardo Palmos, and Al Valletta (all under the alias Edward Victor) and starring Karin Mani and Robert Torti. Mani stars as a young female martial arts expert who becomes a one-woman vigilante against a local street gang. Cast * Karin Mani as Billie * Robert Torti as Johnny * Michael Wayne as Scarface * Jon Greene as Boyle * Jay Fisher as Charles Clark * Claudia Decea as Rose * Tim Cutt as Thomas Vernon * Jay Walker as Judge Taylor * Moriah Shannon as Sam * Marla Stone as Karen Stride * Tony Oliver Tony Oliver is a Puerto Rican voice actor and voice director. He is best known for voicing Rick Hunter from ''Robotech'', Lancer from '' Fate/stay night'', and Arsène Lupin III from '' Lupin the Third''. He helped produce the live action sh ... as Bob Mertel Reception DVD Talk gave it 3 out of 5. References External links * * 1984 films 1984 action films 1984 martial arts films America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alley Cat (2017 Film)
(born June 4, 1970) is a Japanese actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Japanese cult films ''Versus (2000 film), Versus'', ''Battlefield Baseball'', and ''Alive (2002 film), Alive''. He is a close friend of director Ryuhei Kitamura and appears in several of his films. Sexual assault allegations In March 2022, four actresses came forward with allegations that, beginning in 2011, Sakaki had coerced them into non-consensual sexual relationships. Sakaki had admitted to having intercourse with three of the four women, claiming it was consensual; he denied having any kind of relationship with the fourth woman. Houka Kinoshita, a close friend of Sakaki who had also appeared in several of Sakaki's films, had also been accused of sexual assault by three different women. The victims allege that Kinoshita and Sakaki collaborated in sexual coercion by introducing young women to each other that were looking to break into the film industry. Shortly after the allegations surface ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Yale Alley Cats
The Yale Alley Cats is an undergraduate a cappella singing group at Yale University, the college's third-oldest. In the summer of 1943, four Yale undergraduate students climbed Saybrook Tower to serenade the night with Henry Carey's "Sally in Our Alley." Their singing awoke the Saybrook Head of College, who yelled at them: "Stop it! Your singing sounds like a bunch of screeching alley cats!" and sent them to bed. The performance marked the founding of the group and gave it its name. While the group’s early performances centered on jazz, their current repertoire includes pop, R&B, Motown, folk, and other genres. The group has created more than 400 a cappella arrangements. Each April, The Alley Cats hosts its "Champagne Jamboree," or "Cham Jam", an on-campus performance that customarily features a non-male guest soloist from the senior class and a dance number featuring a soloist from the first-year class (known as "kittens"). Audience members toss shoes on stage if they f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alleycats (Malaysian Rock Band)
The Alleycats is a Malaysian pop band which was formed in 1969, and gained popularity in the late 1970s. It consists of musicians from Penang who were popular in their home state earlier on in their career. History There were earlier line-ups of this band but the original line-up mentioned were the ones that took the Alleycats to great height of achievements musically. The Alleycats was always on top of the musical scene in Malaysia even before it was signed up as a recording band. This line-up secured a performance contract in the Mocambo Club situated in Central, a business sector on Hong Kong island in 1976. It was supposed to be a three-month contract but the band's success in wooing the crowd earned it three yearly contracts bundled with TV and concert appearances as means of promoting the band. It became a hit with the locals in Hong Kong. It was not until it left Hong Kong to start a new performance contract in Singapore that the band was spotted by major recordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Alley Cats (1960s Group)
The Alley Cats were a musical group active in 1960s. One of their releases saw moderate airplay and chart action. Brice Coefield and Sheridan Spencer belonged to a group named "The Untouchables" who had released unsuccessful singles for the Madison Records, Madison and Liberty Records, Liberty labels. At the end of 1962, these two joined with James Barker and Gary Pipkin, who had been with The Robins, and lead singer Bobby Sheen, who was coming off success with Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, to form The Alley Cats, the brainchild of Lou Adler. The group was based out of Los Angeles. Lou Adler brought this combination to Philles Records, although Adler was soon to feel antagonism from Phil Spector because of this group. Their first record was their most popular: "Puddin N' Tain", a song based upon a children's playground chant, entered the charts January 1963 and achieved a chart position of 43 in the United States when released on Philles Records 45rpm #108. The group released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Alley Cats (punk Rock Band)
The Alley Cats are a Los Angeles, California-based punk rock Trio (music)#Popular-music group/band, trio formed in 1977. The original line-up, featuring Randy Stodola (guitar and vocals), Dianne Chai (bass and vocals) and John McCarthy (drums), was a fixture of the early L.A. punk rock scene. Signed to Dangerhouse Records alongside other seminal Punk rock in California, California-based punk bands including the Bags (Los Angeles band), Bags, Black Randy and the Metro Squad, and X (U.S. band), X, they released their first single "Nothing Means Nothing Anymore" backed with "Give Me a Little Pain" on March 30, 1978. They are among the six bands featured on the 1979 compilation album ''Yes L.A.'' and appear in the 1982 film ''Urgh! A Music War''. The Alley Cats were regular performers at such Los Angeles venues as Club 88, Hong Kong Café, The Masque, and the Whisky a Go Go. Music writer Chris Morris (music writer), Chris Morris remarked that the band "made some of the toughest, mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alley Cat (album)
''Alley Cat'' is the debut album by Danish pianist Bent Fabric. The album features the Grammy Award-winning single " Alley Cat", and was a charting album in 1962-63.(22 December 1962)Top LPs ''Billboard'' (listed as No. 14 mono album in this issue, 9 weeks on chart)(6 April 1963)Top LPs ''Billboard'' (listing mono album as #36, with 24 straight weeks on chart, and stereo version at #13, with 16 straight weeks on chart) The title song is used as a recurring gag on the short-lived 1990 TV show '' Get a Life''. The cover was designed by Haig Adishian, and was a ''Billboard'' Album Cover of the Week in October 1962. Track listing # "Alley Cat" (2:24) # " Across the Alley from the Alamo" (2:11) # " You Made Me Love You" (3:03) # "Trudie" (1:56) # "Markin' Time" (1:38) # "In the Arms of My Love" (2:28) # "Delilah" (2:15) # "Catsanova Walk" (1:58) # "Symphony" (2:19) # "Early Morning In Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alley Cat (song)
"Alley Cat", also known as "Alleycat" and "The Alley Cat," is a popular instrumental song made most famous by the Danish pianist and composer Bent Fabric, released in 1962. Fabric (born Bent Fabricius-Bjerre) wrote the tune under the pseudonym Frank Björn. History The song was originally released in November, 1961, under the Danish title "Omkring et flygel," which means "Around a Piano." In 1962, the Bent Fabric composition reached number 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and number 2 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. In Australia, it went to number 2 and in Germany it went to number 49. It also won a Grammy Award for Best Rock & Roll Recording during the 5th Grammy Awards. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. Siw Malmkvist recorded the song in Swedish, "Våran katt", in Danish, "Vores kat" and in German, "Schwarzer Kater Stanislaus" (1962). Critical reception The song received generally positive reviews. Matt Dennis of the '' Windsor Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
