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Office Assistant and Accounting Clerk Certificate Program: Office Assistant and Accounting Clerk Certificates are now available. The Office Skills program is designed for anyone preparing for entry-level jobs, re-entering the business world, upgrading skills or seeking a promotion. Specific information about each course can be found in this brochure under the Certification for Job Training Program. Students with some office skills may receive credit for up to three (3) courses, if proficiency is demonstrated.


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The BioCyc Webinar series introduces basic and advanced features of the BioCyc website and the Pathway Tools software system via a combination of narration and practical demonstration. Webinar videos can be downloaded directly from this site or acquired from our podcast feed as they come out. Download a BioCyc webinar and learn more about BioCyc today.
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- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 eggs, slighty beaten
- 1 cup beer
- 1⁄2 quart vegetable oil
- 8 -10 medium jalapeno peppers (sliced in half or quarters)
- In a bowl mix together flour, salt, pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, eggs and beer together until well combined.
- Heat vegetable oil in a deep fryer or a large heavy pot to 365 degrees.
- Dip/coat the jalapeno slices into the batter, then carefully drop into the hot oil.
- Fry until browned (the slices will float to the surface when fully cooked, they should be browned and crispy).
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These were very good, but the seasonings didn't really stand out for me, so they were a bit bland. I did use fresh jalapenos and sliced them and they turned out very spicy. I think this would be much better with a sweet dipping sauce (sweet & sour or melted preserves) as a counterpoint, or even ranch dressing as another reviewer has said. Thanks for sharing. ~Sue
These were delicious. Both my hubby and I dipped them in ranch dressing. I used the jarred jalapeno slices instead of slicing my own, but still wonderful! I will make these often!


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The most pressing team need has been well-documented since the start of 2013. The Jets desperately need playmakers on offense, specifically at wide receiver and tight end.
New York should be able to address a majority of its depth issues during the draft, where it holds four picks in the first three rounds and could collect as many as 12 selections in total.
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Author Affiliations: Division of Cancer Medicine, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics (Phase I Clinical Trials Program) (Drs Falchook, Hong, and Kurzrock), Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Dermatology (Dr Hymes), and Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology (Dr Prieto), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Drs Rady and Tyring). Mr Nguyen is a student at Rice University, Houston, Texas.
Importance Approximately 10% to 25% of patients treated with BRAF inhibitors develop cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), but the mechanism responsible has not yet been determined. We report what we believe to be the first case in which Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) and human papillomavirus subtype 17 (HPV-17) were associated with cutaneous SCC that developed during treatment with the BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib.
Observations A 62-year-old woman with V600E BRAF -mutant metastatic melanoma enrolled in a phase 1 trial of dabrafenib, a selective inhibitor of V600-mutant BRAF kinase. During the first 6 weeks of treatment, the patient developed multiple skin lesions, including a 6-mm crusted papule on the left eyebrow, which was resected and, on pathology examination, revealed SCC. The DNA extracted from paraffin-embedded tissue was amplified by polymerase chain reaction for detection of MCPyV and epidermodysplasia verruciformis HPV (EV-HPV) types. Analysis of the cloned and sequenced polymerase chain reaction products revealed the presence of MCPyV and HPV-17 DNA. Other EV-HPV subtypes were not detected.
Conclusions and Relevance To our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating the coexistence of MCPyV and HPV-17 in cutaneous SCC. Because both viruses have oncogenic potential, their role in the development of BRAF inhibitor–related SCC merits further investigation.
Inhibition of BRAF is a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of patients with BRAF -mutant cancer (NCBI Entrez Gene NM_004333.4). Clinical trials of tyrosine kinase inhibitors that are highly selective for V600 BRAF mutations have demonstrated high response rates (50%-80%) at therapeutic doses, as well as improvement in overall and progression-free survival.1- 3 Approximately 10% to 30% of patients who are treated with BRAF inhibitors develop squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin.1- 3 A prevailing hypothesis suggests that compensatory CRAF activation in the setting of BRAF inhibition and in the presence of a RAS mutation plays a role in the development of these squamous cell tumors, but the underlying causes of these tumors are not definitively elucidated.4- 9 Indeed, approximately 60% of SCC developing in patients treated with BRAF inhibitors harbor HRAS and KRAS mutations.4
Several viruses are associated with the development of cancer, including human papillomavirus (HPV), human herpes virus, Epstein-Barr virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and human T-lymphotropic virus 1.10,11 Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) was first described in 2008 and is present in approximately 80% of Merkel cell carcinoma tumors, which is a primary neuroendocrine tumor of the skin.12,13 In addition, MCPyV is found in approximately 13% to 25% of cutaneous SCCs among immunocompetent individuals14- 16 and less than 1% of nonmelanoma skin cancers among organ transplant recipients.17 Human papillomavirus infection, usually subtypes 16 and 18, is associated with SCCs of the oropharynx, cervix, penis, anus, and skin.18- 22 Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin associated with HPV-17 has been reported23- 25 in epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV), a disorder in which flat wartlike lesions frequently evolve to SCC, and HPV-17 is present in approximately 22% of cutaneous SCCs. Coexistence of HPV-17 and MCPyV has not been previously reported. We report a case in which coexisting MCPyV and HPV-17 were found in a cutaneous SCC that developed in a patient with melanoma during treatment with the BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib.
A 62-year-old woman with V600E BRAF -mutant melanoma metastatic to the lungs and in-transit lesions involving the left thigh and lower leg enrolled in a phase 1 trial of dabrafenib, 200 mg twice daily, which is a selective inhibitor of V600 mutant BRAF kinase.2 During the first 3 weeks, the patient developed a mildly pruritic, grade 2, maculopapular, folliculitis-like rash involving the face, scalp, chest, abdomen, and axillary area. The rash improved after treatment with oral diphenhydramine hydrochloride and methylprednisolone. The patient also developed keratoderma on the soles of both feet during this time, which worsened during weeks 4 to 6, and was treated with topical carbamide, 20%, cream.
Several skin lesions not present at the baseline examination were noted at the end of 6 weeks of treatment, including a 6-mm crusted papule on the left eyebrow in the midline approximately 2 cm superior from the eyelid margin (Figure 1), a 4-mm crusted hyperkeratotic papule on the right scalp vertex, a 3-mm crusted papule on the anterior neck, several scattered pedunculated papules on the neck consistent with acrochordons, and many 2- to 3-mm pink hyperkeratotic papules scattered on the chest, back, arms, and legs. The lesions on the scalp vertex, left lateral arm, and left eyebrow were biopsied and reviewed by a University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center dermatopathologist (V.G.P.). The right scalp vertex biopsy contained verruca vulgaris. The left lateral arm biopsy contained hyperplastic actinic keratosis. Dermatopathology evaluation of the left eyebrow lesion demonstrated invasive SCC, moderately differentiated, at least 3.3 mm thick, and present at the deep tissue edge (Figure 2). Perineural invasion was not identified. Because of the positive margin on the left eyebrow SCC biopsy, the patient subsequently underwent Mohs surgery. Histologic tumor clearance was obtained after 1 stage and 2 sections.
Figure 1. Left eyebrow squamous cell carcinoma before resection.
Figure 2. Invasive squamous cell carcinoma, moderately differentiated, 3.3 mm thick. A, Marked cytologic atypia at the interface between the tumor and the dermis (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×20). B, Notice the presence of large nuclei, prominent nucleoli, and mitotic figures (original magnification ×40).
The patient's multiple hypertrophic actinic keratoses and verruca vulgaris lesions were treated with cryotherapy. At the end of cycle 5 (each cycle being 3 weeks), results of a biopsy of a right forearm lesion revealed verruca vulgaris with focal cytologic atypia of keratinocytes, and results of a biopsy of a right temple lesion demonstrated actinic keratosis, present at tissue edges, with focal cytologic atypia of keratinocytes. A biopsy of normal skin from the left gluteal area was later performed at the end of cycle 23 for comparison. At the time of writing, the patient's melanoma lesions had decreased in size by 22% according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1.26 In addition, she had completed 22 cycles (66 weeks) of treatment and continued to receive dabrafenib.
This study and treatment were performed in accordance with the guidelines of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Institutional Review Board. The DNA was extracted from paraffin-embedded tissue biopsies (SCC of the left eyebrow, actinic keratosis of the left arm, and normal skin of the left gluteal area) (Gentra Puregene Genomic DNA Purification Kit; Qiagen Inc). The DNA quality was assessed by β-globin reference gene polymerase chain reaction (PCR).27
PCR amplification of HPV DNA was conducted using a nested primer system designed for detection of EV-HPV types, including HPV-5b, -8, -9, -12, -14a, -15, -17, -19, -20, -21, -22, -23, -24, -36, -37, -38, -46, and -49.28 The EV-HPV includes HPV subtypes that are associated with EV.24 Isolation, cloning, and sequencing of putative HPV-PCR products were carried out as described earlier.29 Briefly, the obtained putative HPV sequence information was aligned and compared with HPV types available through the GenBank database using the BLAST program (National Center for Biotechnology Information [NCBI], National Institutes of Health). The PCR mixtures and products were analyzed on 2.0% agarose gel electrophoresis and visualized on a UV transilluminator.
The NCBI-BLAST analysis of the cloned and sequenced HPV-PCR product determined that the SCC sample had a single infection of HPV-17 (Figure 3A and B). Other EV-HPV subtypes (HPV-5b, -8, -9, -12, -14a, -15, -17, -19, -20, -21, -22, -23, -24, -36, -37, -38, -46, and -49) were not detected. HPV-17, a β2-HPV, has been associated with development of SCC in EV.30 No EV-HPV was detected in the actinic keratosis lesion or in the normal skin from the left gluteal area.
Figure 3. Detection of epidermodysplasia verruciformis–human papillomavirus (EV-HPV) DNA, β-globin reference gene DNA, and Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in skin squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) from a patient with melanoma treated with a BRAF inhibitor. A, EV-HPV detection. Putative EV-HPV PCR products can be seen in the lanes for SCC and the viral-positive control (PC). B, β-Globin detection. β-Globin PCR fragments can be seen in the lanes for SCC, actinic keratosis (AK), the viral-negative control (NC), and the viral PC. C, Merkel cell polyomavirus detection. The PCR products can be seen in the lanes for the PC, SCC, and AK. A and B, The NC was HPV-negative DNA extracted from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) (Promega Co), and the PC was EV-HPV DNA. C, The NC was MCPyV-negative DNA extracted from PBMCs, and the PC was MCPyV-positive DNA (plasmid with MCPyV DNA insert derived from the small T viral gene). bp Indicates base pair; M, ΦX174RF DNA marker (Promega Co); and R, reagent control.
Polymerase chain reaction was used for MCPyV detection. The assay was performed twice on tissue acquired from different tissue blocks of the left eyebrow lesion. The forward PCR primer sequence was 5′GCGCTTGTATTAGCTGTAAGTTGT3′, and the reverse primer sequence was 5′ACCAGTCAAAACTTTCCCAAGTAG3′. These primers were derived from the small T antigen viral gene region of MCPyV and were expected to generate a 150–base pair (bp) MCPyV-PCR product.12 The PCR steps were 1 minute at 94°C, followed by 40 cycles each at 94°C for 1 minute, 63°C for 1 minute, and 72°C for 1 minute, and final extension of 10 minutes at 72°C. The PCR products were run on 2.0% agarose gel electrophoresis and visualized on a UV transilluminator. The obtained MCPyV-PCR fragment was excised from agarose gel, cloned (TOPO TA cloning kit for sequencing; Invitrogen Co), and sequenced. The obtained DNA sequences were subjected to computer-assisted alignment by the NCBI-BLAST program using sequence information from NCBI-GenBank.
Expected 150-bp putative MCPyV PCR fragments were generated in the SCC and actinic keratosis samples (Figure 3C). The cloning and sequencing of PCR products, as well as the computer analysis of the obtained sequencing data, confirmed the presence of MCPyV DNA in these samples. Subsequent testing at a different time and performed on a second distinct piece of the SCC sample again demonstrated the presence of MCPyV DNA. No MCPyV DNA was detected in the normal skin sample.
Mutation detection was performed by amplifying purified DNA with primers designed to amplify coding regions of the gene. Primers were designed using a variety of software applications (Primer Express v3.0 [Applied Biosystems], Primer Quest [Integrated DNA Technologies], and Primer Blast [National Center for Biotechnology Information]). The PCR products were purified (ExoSAP-IT; USB) and sequenced in both directions (BigDye Terminator; Applied Biosystems) and run on a DNA analyzer (3730 DNA Analyzer; Applied Biosystems). The sequence data files were aligned and compared with a reference sequence (from Ensembl) in commercial software (SeqScape Software v2.5; Applied Biosystems), and mutations were analyzed.
In the SCC sample, HRAS analysis revealed no mutations in codons 12, 13, or 61 but did identify a silent base change in codon 27 (81T>C) and noncoding base changes in introns 3 (11-22delGCTGGGCCTGGG) and 6 (55G>T). The HRAS analysis included only exons 1 and 2 because the sample did not amplify other exons. The KRAS analysis revealed no mutations in codons 12 or 13. The KRAS codon 61 could not be evaluated because the sample did not amplify exon 2. The KRAS analysis included only exon 1 because the sample did not amplify other exons. Analysis of HRAS and KRAS mutation was attempted in the actinic keratosis, verruca vulgaris, and normal skin samples, but the available samples were inadequate for analysis.
The BRAF inhibitors have demonstrated significant antitumor activity in clinical trials.1- 3 Therefore, further investigation is needed to determine why 10% to 30% of patients receiving these treatments develop cutaneous SCC.1- 3 One hypothesis suggests that, in BRAF wild-type cells, binding of the BRAF inhibitor to BRAF induces RAS-dependent BRAF/CRAF dimerization, resulting in CRAF activation.4- 9
In addition to SCC, a spectrum of keratinizing SCCs has been observed during treatment with BRAF inhibitors, including keratoacanthomas, actinic keratoses, and verruca vulgaris, and many of these lesions demonstrate focal cytologic atypia of keratinocytes.1- 3 Indeed, our patient developed actinic keratosis and verruca vulgaris in addition to SCC of the skin. Similar findings have been reported31- 33 among patients receiving sorafenib tosylate, a multikinase inhibitor that inhibits intracellular RAF kinases (CRAF, BRAF, and mutant BRAF) and cell surface kinase receptors (vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 [VEGFR-2], VEGFR-3, platelet-derived growth factor receptor β, c-Kit [CD117], and Fms-like tyrosine kinase [FLT-3]).
We report what we believe to be the first case of HPV-17 and MCPyV co-infection associated with SCC of the skin in a patient with melanoma treated with a BRAF inhibitor. It is conceivable that some cells have some degree of transformation due to HPV or MCPyV and that the transformation processes are progressed and/or accelerated by paradoxical CRAF activation.34 Another possibility is that viral reactivation caused by BRAF inhibition occurs. Indeed, β-HPVs occur in normal skin, including HPV-17 in 13% to 31% of normal eyebrow hair samples, and MCPyV is found in 0% to 17% of normal skin tissue samples.12,16,35- 37 Of interest in this regard, a recent large study38 demonstrated a correlation between genus β-HPV infection (including HPV-17) and the incidence of SCC of the skin in the general population, as well as potential enhancement of risk by immunosuppression. Furthermore, the eruption of verruca vulgaris, also known to be associated with HPV, in the BRAF inhibitor–treated patient described herein further supports a viral role for the simultaneous SCC of the skin. In addition, MCPyV has been detected frequently in SCCs from both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients.14,16 In the general population, UV radiation is the major risk factor for SCC of the skin, and HPV may be a cofactor, working by disturbing cellular DNA repair and/or apoptosis in sun-exposed keratinocytes.34 Preclinical models show that activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway by RAF inhibitors requires concurrent RAS activation, and one potential cause of RAS activation is occult viral infection of keratinocytes.8 Therefore, BRAF inhibitor–mediated CRAF activation could accelerate transformation of previously infected cells. Preliminary results of a trial combining the BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib with the MAPK kinase inhibitor trametinib demonstrated a markedly lower incidence of cutaneous SCC (<1%) and other hyperproliferative skin lesions, further supporting a role for activated CRAF in the development of cutaneous SCC.39 The silent base change in codon 27 of HRAS and the noncoding base changes in introns 3 and 6 that were identified in our patient have not been reported previously in association with BRAF inhibitor–induced SCC, and their potential relationship to this patient's SCC is unknown.
Limitations of this study include the single sample size. It remains unknown whether co-viral infection in SCCs of patients not receiving BRAF inhibitors occurs. If further studies demonstrate evidence of a viral role in such patients, then therapeutic strategies to prevent cell transformation could be investigated. However, since existing HPV vaccines (eg, Cervarix, GlaxoSmithKline; and Gardasil, Merck Inc) do not cross-react with HPV-17 and do not eliminate HPV in patients with latent infections, it seems unlikely that a vaccination strategy with these vaccines would be effective.
In conclusion, our study demonstrates MCPyV in an actinic keratosis and coexisting HPV-17 and MCPyV in a cutaneous SCC, developing within 3 weeks after starting a BRAF inhibitor in a patient in whom verruca vulgaris simultaneously appeared. To our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating the coexistence of these viruses in these lesions and, taken together with their potentially oncogenic nature, suggests that their role in the development of BRAF inhibitor–related SCC merits further investigation. Still, the active role of MCPyV in SCC needs to be proven by study of expression of the potential viral oncoproteins, specifically T antigens.40 In addition, larger quantitative viral copy number determination studies are needed to better evaluate the role of HPV-17 and other β-HPVs, as well as MCPyV, in SCC of the skin that develops during treatment with a BRAF inhibitor and to determine definitively whether these viruses play a driver rather than a passenger role.
Correspondence: Gerald S. Falchook, MD, MS, Division of Cancer Medicine, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics (Phase 1 Clinical Trials Program), Unit 455, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Accepted for Publication: September 27, 2012.
Author Contributions: Drs Falchook, Tyring, Hong, and Kurzrock and Mr Nguyen had full access to all the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Study concept and design: Falchook, Tyring, and Kurzrock. Acquisition of data: Falchook, Rady, Hymes, Tyring, Prieto, and Hong. Analysis and interpretation of data: Falchook, Rady, Tyring, and Prieto. Drafting of the manuscript: Falchook and Rady. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Falchook, Hymes, Tyring, Prieto, Hong, and Kurzrock. Administrative, technical, and material support: Rady, Hymes, and Tyring. Study supervision: Falchook, Tyring, Prieto, and Kurzrock.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Drs Falchook and Kurzrock received grant research support from GlaxoSmithKline, and Dr Falchook received travel reimbursement from GlaxoSmithKline for ESMO 2010.
Additional Contributions: Samuel Blackman, MD, PhD, and Vicki Goodman, MD, of GlaxoSmithKline provided comments on this article, and Sarah Nester, BA, of Rice University assisted with the HPV testing.
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Farewell Williamsport
November 3, 2013
Thank you, Williamsport, for an interesting two and a half month stay....
"I see Erik still has that huge bug up his arse." - CMReeder
You'd expect less, from a (typical) local who dreads Change?
I still find it hard to believe he's (actually) an adult.
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Mr. Reeder:
Anything we do has room for improvement....especially social programs.
Unfortunately, liberals block improvements to those programs, calling them "threats to the safety net" while simultaneously implementing regulations that tell everyone else how to do things better.
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Michelle Rago
It used to be said that our little town was twenty years behind the times, but we are catching up fast. Some changes are good others are not so good. Glad you enjoyed your stay with the 'Millionaires'.
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I see Erik still has that huge bug up his arse.
She points out that there is till room for improvement in Williamsport and that it would be worth doing so.
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Those of us who live in the Williamsport area understand how great it is, especially those who have traveled to places like California.
You look at the rental rates and wish to dictate how landlords spend their money. How nice.
California is not a paradise due to the state (and local) governments confiscating more and more income and spending it the "right way".
So, please do not visit here and tell us how to live. We don't want Williamsport to be anything like Southern California.
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Michelle, glad you had a nice summer and enjoyed Williamsport, Pa.!
Sorry to hear about your knee, and hope it recovers fully and quickly.
I'm hoping to get to California before my days run out!
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When the 48-year-old comedian and star of Bravo's My Life on the D-Listfound herself an unlikely contestant in a bikini poll on PEOPLE.com, she decided that she wasn't going to leave the results up to chance.
"I voted for myself obsessively – I mean many hundreds of times," Griffin tells PEOPLE. "Then I called my mother and had her vote, and then I had the staff drop all other work so they could do nothing but vote for me."
Adds Grffin, who beat out Lisa Rinna, 45 and Tara Reid, 33, in the bikini showdown, "I defy you, masters of PEOPLE.com, to have a contest that I am not going to win."
Crediting her new role as a late-blooming sex-symbol to Paris Hilton because the heiress convinced her to wear a bikini during the taping of her show, Griffin admits she loves all of the ogling.
"Finally, at 48-years-old I am seen as a stupid shallow sex object," she says. "That's right: there are guys now that are not gay – well as far as I know – that want to [sleep with] me, who don't think I am funny, or even smart. They just think I have a hot body and I'm all for that."
Continues Griffin, "I am here to be objectified. I am a piece of meat. There is nothing going on upstairs baby – when it comes to Kathy Griffin, it is all about the T & A."
Betty White, You're NextLike any true champion, Griffin is looking forward to putting her undefeated streak on the line. "What contests do you guys have coming up? Have you guys considered hottest muumuu? I will kick Betty White, Mrs. Roper and Grandma Lohan's collective butt. It will be brutal."
And if her mother is too busy to vote that day, no worries: Griffin has a secret weapon. "I'll call [her friend and Apple co-founder] Steve Wozniak and make him hack into your server. I can't lose."
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Policing the Markets: Structures and Policies
George Gilligan
University of Melbourne - Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation
May 16, 1999
Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 362-366, 1999
Scandals are a recurring feature of UK financial services and they were probably more common in the 1840s than today. There is no overwhelming evidence that general financial practice is less ethical than it was in the Victorian era and it appears more likely that ethical standards have risen. This paper considers the role that the criminal law can play in financial services regulation and how in the US it can be melded with other strategies such as deferred prosecution agreements.
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Keywords: financial scandals, regulation, criminal law
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Hospital Side Opening Preview
Some of our source material was lost, but we still wanted to share the work in progress! Every episode(chapter) following the hospital side cast will open with this.
Now that's how... Read more
First Look At The Hospital Side of AA.
Here we show the first look at the other side of Anonymous Agony's story.
Following the Zede Hospital cast, it centers on hospital life and helping the numerous patients... Read more
Anonymous Agony is not dead, - but reformed.
We have abandoned the episodic nature of Anonymous Agony.
The staff count on our team is not high enough any longer to handle the scope of five hour long episodes... Read more
Fiona's Character Trailer!
The next character trailer for Anonymous Agony has been released!
Featuring a young artist named Fiona!
Check out Fiona's section on the official website as well! http://www.anonymousagony.com/#!characters/cjg9
Stephen Knight Introduction Trailer
Character trailers and profiles on the official website will be released leading up to Anonymous Agony's launch. First up, meet Stephen Knight.
The character section of the website has also... Read more
Anonymous Agony FILE #0: Intrusion out now for free.
Anonymous Agony FILE #0: Intrusion is out now for free download from the official site below.
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Backers will get File #0 early!
All the backers will get FILE #0: Intrusion tomorrow night.
The public release for everyone else will be available Sunday night for free download at the below URL
Website Launched! FILE #0 release date.
The website for Anonymous Agony has launched and you can find the url below http://www.anonymousagony.com/
All future episodes will be purchasable from the site under the "Episodes" page on the website... Read more
Anonymous Agony off hiatus.
We've gotten our graphical work re-done and bypassed other speedbumps that put the project to sleep for awhile. Anonymous Agony File #1 is in need of a handful of extra... Read more
A warning to other indie developers | Release delay
A warning for all Indie game makers on Kickstarter and elsewhere.
We, Coded Emotion have had the astounding privilege of working with a graphic
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General Update
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New Graphic Designer.
Another talented individual has joined our team! Jordan Limbach brings his graphic designing talents to the table vastly improving some of Anonymous Agony's menus
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New Chat Preview!
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General Features Update.
Anonymous Agony adopts a unique way to credit it's voice actors and actresses that
lend their voices to the characters. On top of the default name in the credits, they ... Read more
Release delayed. Recruiting team members!
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15-Minute Final Build Trailer! Steam Greenlight!
Well, here's the final build trailer for File #1!
Youtube did kind of butcher the quality, but regardless check it out!
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The Voice Cast! Our Twitter!
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that have been revealed!
Haze Stratos: Matt Shipman
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(Another announcement!)
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Preview Our Original OST!
(This isn't reallly an update, just an announcement!)
Check out Garden of Dreams from The Anonymous Agony soundtrack!
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Final Two Donor Characters!
Here are screens of the last two donor characters! Striker, and Lili!
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Full Soundtrack Track List ~Haze Side~
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Today I'd like to reveal the track list for the Haze Side.
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Showing off two more donor characters!
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I thought I'd go ahead and publicly show two more donor characters
-- Stephen & Charon!
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Some more screenshots!
Another smaller update! Sharing a couple more screenshots!
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General Update: The new art, release window, content.
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Introducing The In-Game Art Museum! CALLING ALL ARTISTS!
We were going to save this to reveal with the new trailer, but!
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Every episode we'll feature new artists... Read more
Donor Created Characters Update!
All of the donor created characters have been sketched and are ready to be finalized.
If you created a character for Anonymous Agony, expect a message very soon.
Please respond... Read more
Features Preview!
Firstly, here's Anonymous Agony's Task System. Pretty much the sidequests of the game.
We're aiming to have 20 to 25 per episode.
We are trying to incorporate human interaction into these Side... Read more
Craig Character Trailer.
While this isn't our proper trailer. We decided to do a fun little thing where the AA characters talk about what they think of each other. We'll do one of... Read more
Calling All VOICE ACTORS!
We have a good chunk of the main roles cast already, but there are SOME available!
So if you have any voice demos, send them here to be considered! -... Read more
Store Opening!
Sorry for the delay, we had some technical difficulties.
So now that the lame overused excuse is out of the way!
Our Shop, (albeit a bit less than we wanted... Read more
Coded Emotion Store Opening Tomorrow!
Sadly, all we'll have available at first are posters.
But there will be six available posters in 3 choice sizes!
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Making Test Soundtracks!
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Porting to PSN & XBLA
It's possible for us to convert Anonymous Agony, so that it runs in XNA format. Meaning, it could be submitted for release on Playstation network and Xbox Live Marketplace.
The... Read more
Pricing Update, Future Episodes Info!
File #1, as well as File #2 (Episode 2) will now be completely free to play as well.
We've decided to do this because of how drastically different File #2... Read more
Wallpapers & Posters! Etc...
We've added a wallpaper section to the site! More wallpapers will be added regularly!
We'll let ya know when there's a new new one!
Posters are also ready to be... Read more
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The future of Anonymous Agony!
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File #0 Beta Released! Download now!
Everyone can download the File #0: Intrusion Beta below!
While this is not a proper episode, it does act as the intro to the story.
File #0, does not allow player control,... Read more
File #0: Intrusion Releasing Tomorrow!
Hey everyone! Sorry for the lack up updates!
The prologue and demo for Anonymous Agony will be releasing tomorrow!
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New Poster Rewards Available!
Over huge request, posters will be available as last minute rewards!
One tier nabs you one poster of your choice, another nabs you two!
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Thank You!
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File #0: Intrusion
$100 Reward Limit Increased.
The $100 reward has been increased from three to ten. All backers will receive ALL the perks listed, not just the first three.
FAQ section has been added!
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Artist Amy Makuto joins the team!
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England Women strike back
England levelled the Women's Ashes courtesy of an impressive over Australia in the second NatWest one-day international at the BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground.
Charlotte Edwards led the way with 53 after winning the toss, but there were healthy contributions from every member of the top six as England posted 256 for six.
Australia lost both openers for ducks in reply and were ultimately dismissed for 205 in the 49th over despite a defiant 81 from number three Jess Cameron.
Seamer Anya Shrubsole said: "It was a really good all-round performance; the batters batted brilliantly and put the runs on the board and we knew we had to come out here and do a job with the ball and we did that.
"The series is poised again. We'll review this game, look at what we've done well and what we can improve on when we return for the final ODI here on Sunday."
After drawing the solitary Test at Wormsley and losing the 50-over opener three days ago, England knew they could ill afford to lose today.
Edwards duly stepped up, sharing in respective stands of 45 and 70 with Heather Knight and Sarah Taylor, who contributed 31 and 32.
Further momentum was provided by Lydia Greenway and Arran Brindle, the middle-order pair reaching 46 and 42 before falling to Sarah Coyte.
On her Ashes debut, 21-year-old Natalie Sciver added 26 not out from 20 deliveries with the aid of three fours.
Katherine Brunt and Shrubsole duly struck in their second overs to send back Rachael Haynes and Meg Lanning, leaving Australia with a mountain to climb.
Cameron responded impressively, but lacked support as wickets continued to fall at regular intervals.
By the time Holly Colvin took a return catch to account for Erin Osborne and become the fifth wicket-taker of the innings, Australia were 120 for six.
Brunt then returned to bowl Cameron in the 38th over and the tourists were subsequently bowled out with 10 deliveries unused, having lost three batters to run-outs.
Both teams therefore have four points ahead of Sunday's third ODI and a trio of Twenty20 internationals.
See also:Eng Women v Aus Women, 2nd Ashes ODI


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With new facilities, Oswego becomes Global Lab destination
When SUNY Oswego began developing its Global Laboratory network of partnerships five years ago, one goal was to give its science students access to leading scientists and facilities around the world. With the opening of its new science buildings this fall, Oswego takes its place in the network as a destination for international scientists and students.
Thu Sep 29, 2011
Brazil's Science Without Borders to send students to Oswego
Becoming a destination for students in Brazil's Science Without Borders project shows SUNY Oswego's growing reputation in global education, Interim Provost Lorrie Clemo said.
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May 14, 2011/The Oakland Press
By Karen Workman
On any given day, Virinder Moudgil — upon finishing a full day's work as provost for Oakland University — can be found after hours in Dodge Hall, working in his lab to study the effects of hormones on breast cancer cells.
"This is still home. Wilson Hall is work. This is home. And you've got to do both," said Moudgil, who has been vice president for academic affairs and provost at the university since 2001.
Ted Montgomery, media relations director for Oakland, said Moudgil often works a 14- or 16-hour day.
"He wears his provost hat during the day and dons his lab coat at night," Montgomery said. "I'm always amazed at the time he puts in and his dedication to helping our students."
Moudgil said he lives in Rochester Hills with his wife, Parviz, but jokes that, "If you ask my wife, she would deny that I live at home because I am always here."
From India to Oakland
Moudgil grew up in Ludhiana, a northern border city in India, and attended college at Banaras Hindu University.
"I got into a program on aging and hormones — how people grow old, what hormones have to do with the aging process," Moudgil said. "Those were interesting days because some of my earlier work was published in American journals."
He was only in his mid-20s but already drawing the attention of world leaders in that area of research. His work eventually landed him a job at the Mayo Clinic.
"I could have stayed there longer," Moudgil said, but he wanted to have his own laboratory rather than work in labs ran by other scientists.
He turned down positions at two "very prestigious institutions" in his search to find a university that would provide him with his own lab.
"So my professor said, 'You know what? There is this little university in Michigan. I have not been there but they will pay for your way (to interview there). Why don't you check it out?'" Moudgil said.
Two things struck Moudgil immediately upon visiting the university — the "lovely, beautiful" campus and the fact that professors working at Oakland had their research funded by major institutions like the National Institute of Health.
"That impressed me," he said. "I thought, 'If these folks are here and they're leaders in the field and they're already funded for their research, this must be a good place. It's small, but quality.'"
He was offered the job and, in 1976, joined the university's faculty.
"I took a pay cut to come here," Moudgil said. "I think it is very important to mention that because my goal in life was not that I get a title or more money. I wanted to have a career where I could build and have some substantive outcome of my time."
"I'm coming here from the airport and thinking, 'Wait a minute, is this where I want to work? They don't even have regular roads,'" Moudgil said.
In the end, the dirt road didn't deter him from taking the job. As a professor at the university, he'd witness not just the paving of Walton Road but also the continued growth and expansion of the university.
Moudgil consistently applied for and received research grants, selecting the top nine or 10 students from his biochemistry or endocrinology courses to work with him in the lab. He eventually became the department chair and was asked in 2000 to consider taking the provost job.
"It was driven by a number of factors — not my desire, because I was traveling, I was at the height of my scientific career," Moudgil said. "This was not something I wanted to do, to sacrifice my scientific ambitions."
He continued: "But it was a calling from the campus. It was a calling from my colleagues — many had nominated me, many staff had nominated me and some students had nominated me, to urge me to step up."
Moudgil said, "Oakland was at stake. I said, 'OK, if the institution needs me, I'll do it.'"
He's been provost since June 2001 but decided not to leave his lab work behind him. He has fewer students these days — just three right now — but the research they've done into breast cancer has been published nationally.
"We found that the number of proteins change as a result of hormone administration to tumor cells," Moudgil said.
Essentially, adding particular hormones can increase the number of cells that block cancer-causing cells.
With the university building the William Beaumont School of Medicine, Moudgil now has opportunities to take his findings from the lab and see whether it can affect change for patients.
"As a Ph.D., I cannot touch a human, I cannot interview a human unless I have permission, I cannot advise and neither will I try," Moudgil said. "But having Beaumont as a partner, and they have about 40,000 human specimens that are available for research after appropriate permissions, so now we have access to clinical materials, clinical advice, clinical expertise, and with time, we'll tap those."
Getting energy from work
Now in his 60s, Moudgil gives no inclination of slowing his pace.
"The moment I cannot walk up the stairs (in Dodge Hall), that's the time to retire," Moudgil said. "That's my bottom line. Which means, as long as I'm healthy, I'm able to do things, I have energy — obviously I've aged but my enthusiasm for what I do, my energy level, most of the time when I walk with people, they ask me to slow down."
As for how he keeps up that energy level, Moudgil says, "Everything helps."
"You know, if you feel what you're doing is meaningful, that's energy," Moudgil said. "What brings you down is when you feel that whatever you're touching is not working. Then you say, 'Why am I coming to work?' "
He added: "When I come in the lab, I feel good. When I go to the office, I feel good."
As a faculty member, Moudgil said the focus is on "building your own career" and the careers of your students.
"When you're provost, the focus is no more on you," he said. "Now the real issue is how can I help others grow? How can I help others become better? How can I empower other faculty to rise to the level they're capable of?"
He called it a "much more satisfying" role. Despite his passion for the provost job, he remains to determined to continue his scientific research.
Amelita Sanchez, Moudgil's longtime research assistant and a doctoral candidate at Oakland, credited Moudgil with her choice to pursue a doctoral degree.
"He's the type of teacher everyone should have," she said.
Moudgil also credits his varied interests — from arts to world history, politics, poetry and more — as helping him from losing interest in any one particular thing.
"If you were only doing one thing all the time, it'd become monotonous," he said.
Sanchez remarked on Moudgil's extensive range of interests and the knowledge he has of each of them.
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The William Beaumont Hospital (WBH) is conducting an NIH-funded study to examine how lung tumors move and to refine ways to compensate for breathing-induced tumor motion. Elekta reports that WBH researchers are using Elekta Synergy® and Elekta Active Breathing Coordinator™.
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Participants at an annual symposium on civil security next week will be discussing how to handle a zombie attack in the province, among other topics.
The zombies, of course, are hypothetical.
But a ministry spokesman assures the zombie exercise has a serious purpose: the living dead-themed drill is meant to illustrate a real-life catastrophic event.
The idea behind the exercise is that if you're ready for zombies, then you're probably ready for any other disaster that may strike.
Hypothetical zombie attacks have been used in exercises on emergency preparedness in the United States.
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I agree with Bronson. I've been doing Aikido for a short time, my 8th lesson was today, but before I began I was thinking about it a lot, would it be right for me, would it be what I expected, or better or worse?
The thing that clinched it for me was when I went to my sensei's house (the man who was going to be my sensei) and he sat me down, explained about the art, and above all, demonstrated some of the physical aspects. After all, that was what I would be doing in the classes. After that I had no doubt that I would be attending the dojo, and after the first lesson sensei asked me if I felt I wanted to continue to learn it.
The answer was a resounding "Yes", which I could only be sure of after first trying the art for myself.
Going to your college analogy, don't colleges have open days where you can go and have a look for yourself?
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The Kia Sorento is a smartly styled and highly practical SUV that is easily a huge improvement over the previous version. Critics are impressed with the car's usability, practicality and, as with every other Kia currently on sale, the brilliant seven year warranty.
Interior space for the driver is good, though some testers commented on the slight lack of room for the rear passengers, particularly with the rear bench in the models with seven seats. However the boot is cavernous once the seats are folded down. The cabin itself is well put together, though several critics felt that the materials used were below par when compared to rivals, such as the VW Tiguan and Nissan Qashqai.
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As expected from a big and heavy soft-roader, the Kia Sorento isn't the car you'd want to conquer B-roads in. However, experts did state that the car is easy to drive in a range of conditions, and body roll is well controlled. Some critics thought that the suspension was slightly on the firm side, especially on bumpy surfaces.
The Kia Sorento has three engines on offer – one petrol and two diesels – of which the latter seem to be favourable with the reviewers. The trio are praised for their refinement and punchy nature, though the general consensus is that the 2.2 CRDi is the best all-rounder, providing the best balance of economy and efficiency with performance and overtaking capability. Both diesels have a towing capacity of 2,500kg, with the petrol 'only' able to drag up to 2,000kg.
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The Kia Sorento is competitively priced, especially when compared with the premium offerings from brands such as Land Rover. However, at higher trim levels, the Sorento does start becoming expensive for what it is, with some testers having difficulty justifying the costs of the top-of-the-line models in the Kia Sorento range. All cars come with Kia's class leading warranty.
The Kia Sorento is a very capable and commendable SUV that is well suited to life as the family workhorse. Overall fit and finish in the cabin may betray the firm's cheap and cheerful roots, but the Sorento is a mightily fine overall package, albeit one that can get very pricey should you spec it accordingly.
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GLOBAL frozen-food brand Findus, which sells 17 products via retail outlets in South Africa, has defended its products, following the discovery of horsemeat in its packaged frozen lasagnas, among other companies' products, in UK supermarkets.
"The South African Findus beef teriyaki ready-made meal contains no horsemeat, as found in Findus lasagne in the UK," Findus's representative in South Africa, Felix Ratheb, said on Thursday.
Mr Ratheb said that of the 17 Findus products sold in South Africa, 10 were vegetable. Of the seven ready-made meals, only the teriyaki meal contained beef.
"We thought we should reassure our South African customers that we adhere to South African regulations, particularly the traceability of product suppliers," he said.
Findus said the beef used in its teriyaki meal was sourced from Brazil and supplied in frozen strips to its factory in Sweden. The factory in Brazil is fully accredited by South Africa's Department of Agriculture.
The company said all its products in South Africa were supplied by Findus Sweden and produced in its own factories in that country. "Consequently there is no link to Findus UK, where horsemeat was found in the lasagne range that was produced by a co-packer in Luxemburg, Comigel."
British authorities have tried to trace products to determine where horsemeat entered the food supply chain, but the series of connections between retailer and slaughterhouse is complex.
It was reported on Thursday that although the frozen beef lasagnas were from the Swedish Findus brand, the meals had been prepared by a company called Comigel, which is based in France but has factories in Luxembourg.
French investigators also discovered Comigel had received the offending meat from another French supplier, Spanghero, which in turn received the meat from a slaughterhouse in Romania, apparently arranged by traders in Cyprus and the Netherlands.
This prompted the French junior minister for consumer goods, Benoît Hamon, to describe the system as "mafia-like".
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Video Blog: 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Footage Reactions from CinemaCon
Given it's spring and just before the summer movie season kicks off, I am once again spending a week in Las Vegas attending & covering CinemaCon, the yearly movie theater industry convention. Last night we were invited to see five minutes of finished sizzle reel, action footage from Jon M. Chu's G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which was part of a tease leading up to the trailer reveal, which also hit tonight (watch here). Following that early footage viewing, I met up with and recorded a video blog with friends Peter and Frosty discussing our reactions, and how it's looking like the ultimate G.I. Joe movie for all those life-long, die-hard Joe fans.
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CinemaCon: James Cameron Demos the Future of Cinema at 60 FPS
I've seen the future of digital cinema and it's 60FPS. If you don't yet know what FPS - frames per second - stands for and means, I'm sure within a few years it'll be an acronym everyone is familiar with. I attended a great presentation at CinemaCon late last week that was essentially the leader of the movie industry sharing with the leaders of the movie theater industry a brief glimpse at what the future of movies will be like. James Cameron presented a tech demo - he shot footage four weeks ago - to the industry to show the difference between 24FPS (the typical shooting framerate) and both 48 and 60FPS in 3D. One word: wow.
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We kicked off CinemaCon earlier this week with a look at Paramount's line-up, now we end CinemaCon with a look at Warner Bros' summer line-up. Yesterday, WB hosted their "Big Picture 2011" event in Vegas. We saw a lot of footage from many movies, but the two I want to focus on are Green Lantern, starring Ryan Reynolds, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the epic conclusion to the beloved franchise. We saw about 10 minutes from Green Lantern and about 4 minutes from Deathly Hallows, which impressed pretty much everyone, so Peter, Frosty and I recorded another video blog after with our thoughts.
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Early Reaction: Gavin O'Connor's MMA Film 'Warrior' is Extraordinary
Yesterday I caught the first public screening (besides test screenings) at CinemaCon in Las Vegas of a new film from director Gavin O'Connor called Warrior. It's a drama starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton as brothers and former MMA fighters who return to make a comeback in an MMA tournament called Sparta. We were actually the first website to break the news that O'Connor was working on this project nearly three years ago and now I'm more than happy to be the first website to tell you that this film is absolutely incredible. We're only just finishing March, but Warrior is my favorite film that I've seen in 2011 so far.
First Look: Ryan Gosling in 'Drive' & Guy Pearce in Sci-Fi 'Lock-Out'
Yesterday I attended a luncheon at CinemaCon in Las Vegas hosted by FilmDistrict, the newly created distribution company lead by Peter Schlessel and created by producer Graham King of GK Films. The company has a strong slate of films for 2011, including Insidious this weekend, but they also have two films I'm very excited to see later this year: Nicolas Winding Refn's action film Drive, and James Mather & Stephen St. Leger's sci-fi film Lock-Out (aka Lockout). A few photos were on display and I asked to put them online, but was told no. However, SlashFilm and Collider posted the photos anyway - so here they are!
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Disney Unveils 'The Muppets' at CinemaCon + Viral Video Madness
The Muppets will be back soon and better than ever! As everyone already knows, Disney has scheduled The Muppets, Jason Segel's new Muppet movie starring himself, directed by Flight of the Conchords' James Bobin, for release on November 23rd this Thanksgiving. Well, Disney has already been bringing back the Muppets in a big way via viral videos on YouTube, as I just learned today at CinemaCon. Disney hosted their big 2011 presentation in Las Vegas and actually brought in Segel and co-star Amy Adams to introduce the first ever footage from the movie. It's going to be a wonderful, heartwarming return for the beloved puppets.
Pixar Announces 'Monsters University' at CinemaCon, Teases 'Brave'
Now we know the title and I'm already very excited! I just left Disney's big presentation at CinemaCon today, the convention in Las Vegas for movie theaters and the movie industry, and have many things to talk about (like The Avengers) but the big news that I was most excited about and wanted to share with all of you, was the announcement of an official name for the upcoming Monsters Inc sequel that Pixar confirmed previously is in the works. It will be called Monsters University and is a prequel focusing on the years Mike and Sully went to Monsters University and how they became best friends. I already can't wait for this!
› Posted March 29 in CinemaCon, Hype, Movie News, Pixar | Comments
CinemaCon Video Blog: Marvel's 'Thor' & 'Captain America' Footage!
Courage is Immortal. I'm currently in Las Vegas at another convention - CinemaCon. Most probably haven't heard of it, and that's because this is the first year it's known as CinemaCon. Years previous it was called ShoWest and I'm attending again for my fifth year in a row. It's a convention for the movie theaters themselves and the movie industry, from materials to concessions to equipment. Every year, the Hollywood studios stop by for major presentations including never-before-seen chunks of footage from the upcoming summer's releases. Marvel stopped by to tease Thor and Captain America with ~20 minutes from each.
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BATON ROUGE - The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank cut the ribbon on its new facility Tuesday.
The new location in the Fraenkel Center at 10600 South Choctaw gives the food bank three times the square footage of its previous home.
The food bank moved from its warehouse at 5546 Choctaw over the holidays.
They had been there for 17 years.
The Fraenkel Center is the former site of Fraenkel Furniture.
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