Khosla himself usually turns down speaking engagements engagements, so it is a window into his emphasis on failure and its lessons that he accepted the invitation to be a speaker at Fail-Con, a conference held in San Francisco that analyzes ventures that have failed and the lessons they learned in the process.
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Comic-Con is now a mandatory stop for action-movie makers looking to build buzz.
This special will interweave clips of the cast from San Diego Comic-Con with a more personal roundtable discussion.
The film stars 127 Hours actor James Franco as Diggs, a con-man who finds himself in Oz after being caught up in a Baum-esque freak tornado.
It was basic and sparsely furnished, but contained everything I needed for a comfortable stay: a private bathroom with hot and cold water, a bed, air-con, and even a mini fridge and a safe.
The new tale stars Jim Carrey as Steven Russell, who starts out as a married cop with children and finishes as a gay con man in a maximum-security prison.
Twenty-five years later he is still shrouded in dreams and terror, and his two friends, Sean (Kevin Bacon), a homicide detective, and Jimmy (Sean Penn), an ex-con who runs a corner grocery, still feel the shame of not helping him.
Capcom is using Comic-Con to unveil a brand new game, rumored to be Ultimate Marvel vs.
Social media, which is prevalent at Comic-Con, is a big part of that.
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Yu's appearance at this summer's San Diego Comic-Con won him a slew of new fans and generated buzz for the book.
The story was based partially on FBI documents that the Times now believes were a hoax, reportedly perpetrated by a con-man currently in prison.
Weinstein later recalled how he used a home-made press pass to con a policeman into escorting him to the stage area.
For a con, it certainly seemed like a full-time job, Lera thought.
The resulting investigation uncovered a kickback scheme that encompassed more than a dozen mid-level Con Edison employees and took place over the course of nearly a decade.
But Comic-Con has become such a huge press event that it allows game companies to unveil new games to both the media (both mainstream and core gaming) and public at the same time.
Another time-honored con is to claim a piece of an ancient fortune.
Since then, he was been in jail and was transported via Con-Air across the country to a federal prison holding facility in New York.
Benicio Del Toro, dolorously made up with clown circles under his eyes, plays the Jesus-freak ex-con who accidentally runs down a man and his two little girls.
In 2011, Ham was convicted for conspiring launder money through his credit union accounts for his brother-in-law, a Con Edison employee, who was taking illegal kickbacks from Con Edison contractors.
These days, when Mr. Schwarzenegger promotes a film, such as when he participated in a Comic-Con International panel with his "The Expendables 2" co-stars including Sylvester Stallone and Randy Couture, his handlers still prep him as they would have in office, quietly slipping him note cards to review backstage.
Graeme (Simon Pegg) and Clive (Nick Frost), who write and illustrate science-fiction books, attend Comic-Con, in San Diego, and then, on a tour of alien-flavored sites of interest, bump into an actual alien.
Con Edison has also developed a SCADA-controlled switch that can be used in manholes.
The company announced at Comic-Con 2009 that it would produce a series of seven short anime films called "Halo Legends, " based on the "Halo" franchise.
Through a colleague I found a small shelter operated by a reformed ex-con and former gang member who has spent the majority of his life in prison.
Led by artificial-intelligence expert David Waltz, CCLS has created a clutch of compelling smart-grid systems for Con Edison over the past five or six years.
It also will be "The Green Hornet's" second year of having a presence at Comic-Con.
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Public-spirited to a fault, Con Ed said it might cut off the electricity supply to the New York Police Department's headquarters.
Despite such cautionary tales, dozens of new movie and TV properties will be at Comic-Con this week, hoping to make a good impression on throngs of potential viewers not afraid to give feedback.
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Activision is holding its annual Comic-Con event on Wednesday July 20 with a full slate of games for press to check out and a special appearance by comic book legend Stan Lee.
The trio proved to be box-office gold: They were two of the highest-grossing films of their time, winning a slew of awards -- including a best picture Oscar for the latter, a tale of con men in 1930s Chicago.
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