Denise Garrido lives by the 4 principles that earned her a 2nd degree black belt in TaeKwon-Do. They are Modesty, Perseverance, Self-Control and Indomitable Spirit. These principles allowed her to soar at Laurentian University, where she graduated, Cum Laude, in Biomedical Sciences. Her thesis, completed at the Northeastern Ontario Regional Cancer Center, was the application of her theoretical knowledge to laboratory research, and was focused on Breast Cancer. November 2011 through January 2012
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‘You gotta go with the original, and I just would not mess with Tommy,’ director Barry Sonnenfeld tellsMTV News of which Agent K would win in a fight. By Josh Wigler Tommy Lee Jones in “Men In Black 3” Photo: Columbia Pictures NEW YORK — Even if the cast and crew of “Men in Black 3” can’t exactly wrap their heads around time travel , the mind-boggling plot device was well worth executing if only for one reason: the creation of Young Agent K, played by Josh Brolin. The actor delivers a shockingly spot-on turn as a younger version of Tommy Lee Jones’ iconic man in black, to the point that co-star Will Smith was “shocked” at Brolin’s “amazing” work . Brolin’s incredible performance aside, however, it’s widely believed among the “Men in Black” family that given the right circumstances, Jones’ Agent K would kick the ever-loving slick out of Brolin’s younger version. At the “Men in Black 3” red carpet in New York earlier this week, MTV News asked Smith, director Barry Sonnenfeld and more to weigh in on the hypothetical battle of the Ks, and the votes were almost unanimously in Jones’ favor. “At the end of the day I’m going to go with Tommy Lee Jones,” said Sonnenfeld. “You gotta go with the original, and I just would not mess with Tommy. He knows some mean moves.” Smith agreed: “When Tommy Lee Jones comes up [to you], feel his arm. That’s a cattle man right there. You don’t want to creep up on Tommy Lee Jones.” But even as the odds-on favorite to win against his younger counterpart, Jones himself wasn’t so sure of who would come out on top. Asked to weigh in on the theoretical clash, Jones was taken aback. “I don’t know. I don’t know how to answer a question like that.” With Jones unable to endorse his K over his ’60s-era self, the stage was set for a Brolin comeback. Alice Eve was the first to cast her vote in the future “Oldboy” star’s favor. “Josh Brolin, obviously,” she said. Even when it was pointed out that everyone else had thrown their support behind Jones, Eve remained committed to her pick. “I’m right. Have you met Brolin? Look at him!” When it came time for Brolin to toss out his two cents on the K-on-K action, we expected him to stump for his version of the straight-laced alien-investigator. To our surprise, he sided with Smith and Sonnenfeld’s opinion. “Older K for sure,” he grinned. “He’s got the experience, he’s got the moves, and he’s got the look. I’m a dilettante compared to him.” Which Agent K would win in a fight, Brolin or Jones? Let us know in the comments section below! Check out everything we’ve got on “Men in Black 3.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos MTV Rough Cut: ‘Men In Black 3’
This one was one that you just couldn’t let go – that libertarian champion and former Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, Texas, doesn’t have a basic understanding of economics. That was the claim made by CNBC senior analyst and commentator Ron Insana on the June 14 broadcast of “Closing Bell.” At issue was a June 14 Washington Post article by Robert O’Hara and Dan Keating that suggested there was a conflict of interest in Paul’s investments and his policy stances, as in he is a proponent of the gold standard and other uses for the precious medal. ” Rep. Ron Paul is captivated by gold,” O’Hara and Keating wrote. “Over the past two decades, he has written books about the virtues of gold-backed currency. He has made uncounted speeches about the precious metal. He even took a leadership post on the House subcommittee that oversees the nation’s monetary policy, mints and gold medals.” O’Hara and Keating detailed just how extensive Paul’s investments are – valued at $1.7 million. “But his focus on gold goes beyond the theoretical,” they wrote. “In recent years, Paul (R-Tex.) has poured hundreds of thousands of his own dollars into stocks of some of the world’s largest gold-mining operations, according to a review of his financial disclosure forms by The Washington Post. In 2008, while advocating for the United States to reinstate a gold standard, he reported owning up to $1.5 million in shares of at least nine gold-production companies. In addition, he disclosed up to $200,000 in silver stocks. In all, those holdings represented close to half of his assets.” But according to Insana, who has had an on-again-off-again career at CNBC after a failed attempt to try his hand at running a hedge fund , took a shot at Paul’s investment strategy, claiming the Texas congressman was some sort of investing simpleton. “Listen, the Ron Paul stuff, you know, if it weren’t part of a conflict story would be funny because Ron Paul is one of the many elected representatives who we have that doesn’t even have a basic understanding of fundamental economics, let alone more complex issues and better ways to hedge against inflation than buying gold,” Insana said. “Gold is a complex instrument. You know, it speaks to a bigger point. He doesn’t even know what he’s doing.” As unsophisticated as Insana’s claim that Paul’s investment in gold is, assuming Paul had held this commodity going back to late 2008, he would be up over 50 percent with his investment, while the S&P 500 is down nearly 13 percent in the same time period.
