low-budget comedies such as The Absent Minded Professor (1961) and Son of Flubber (1963) that became mainstays of the company's production. Popular fantasies like Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) and Babes in Toyland (1961) led to the blockbuster Mary Poppins (1964). Animation continued in Peter Pan (1953), Lady and the Tramp (1955), Sleeping Beauty (1959), One Hundred
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Introduction Drug development from initial discovery of a promising target to the final medication, is characterized by a high degree of scientific, regulatory and economic risk. Colossal amounts of time, effort, and money are invested in the research and development process to bring a new medicine to the market. In fact, it takes an average of 10 to 15 years to bring a drug from discovery to approval, and for every 5,000-10,000 compounds investigated; only one is approved and marketed.
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Sam Raimi has a very collective résumé, from his most notable and recent films from The Spider-man trilogy to the cult horror classics of The Evil Dead series. Throughout his career, Raimi has developed a style and presence of his own, earning him the right to belong in the category of auteur criticism. Auteur criticism is simply put as when the director has a signature style that he or she brings to the movie upon filming. Raimi’s fascination with films started as he was a child, when his father
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Mark-to-Market: The Fall of Enron John Smith State University Mark-to-Market: The Fall of Enron Enron was the face of business in the 1990’s. Rising to meteoric heights never seen before in the business world, to having just as epic of a fall. The core reason behind this meteoric rise and epic fall? Mark-to-Market (M2M) accounting principles. This paper will be presented in four sections. The first section defines and explains the term of M2M. The second section discusses the way M2M
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Polaroid Corporation FOUNDED: 1932 Contact Information: HEADQUARTERS: 549 Technology Sq. Cambridge, MA 02139 PHONE: (617)386-2000 FAX: (617)386-3924 TOLL FREE: (800)343-5000 URL: http://www.polaroid.com OVERVIEW Polaroid Corporation, the world's leader in the technology of instant imaging, sells more than 5 million cameras each year. Well-known the world over for its cameras that produce photos in seconds, Polaroid also is involved in the production of a wide range of related products
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G.I. Joe has been a brand in the market for toys since its launch in 1964 with $3 billion in sales over the last 20 years, with 16% of the market share. Despite the brands success the GI Joe is positioned as a physical product, as appose to an all-encompassing brand and the toy market has volatile sales depending upon trends created by consumer demand. Hasbro is now challenged to take the G.I. Joe brand to the next level and market it in such a way that will allow the brand continues to thrive while
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Madison v. Marbury The case of Madison v. Marbury has been decided and James Madison won the case because the court ruled the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional. This court case will go be an influential court case for years to come. The decision much to the dismay of Marbury who lost a lot of money. Thomas Jefferson though was very happy because the federal government did not have to pay the salary. John Marshall spoke for a unanimous court Feb, 24, 1803 saying that Madison won.
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What strikes you first about Chetan Bhagat’s novels is the fact that this author writes about Indians and for Indians. His characters are young, ambitious and passionate and have the same moral, social and religious dilemmas as many of the young Indians today. At the same time their context and sensibility too is unabashedly Indian. The new and the third Bhagat book, “The 3 mistakes of my life”, has all these qualities. The setting is the city of Ahmedabad that though being urban is yet not as
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Net Entertainment always had a great way of taking Hollywood blockbusters and turning them into some of the best looking and most popular online slots in the gambling industry. The Invisible Man is a great proof how a movie that is over 80 years old can be transformed into a modern looking and a very exciting game that will bring you hours of fun. The game also offers some great and unique features like Win both ways, two different wilds and also two different Free spins modes. In our opinion, Invisible
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If you have ever wondered what it would look like for Austin Powers (Mike Myers) and The Breakfast Club’s John Bender (Judd Nelson) to sing “Uptown Funk,” then look no further. Those two films join 278 others in a compilation spliced together to portray the track by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars. The 280 flicks were arranged by YouTube user dondrapersayswhat over the course of three months, according to the video’s description. The creator has also made 263 movies sing Public Enemy‘s “Bring the
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