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VirtuOz Intelligent Virtual Agents Named Finalist in the 2012 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards by Network Products Guide
EMERYVILLE, CA – April 5, 2012 –VirtuOz, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent virtual agents (IVAs) for online marketing, sales, and support, announced today that Network Products Guide, the industry's leading technology research and advisory guide, has named VirtuOz Intelligent Virtual Agents a finalist in the hot technology category of the 7th Annual 2012 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards. These industry and peer awards from Network Products Guide are the world's premier information technology awards honoring achievements and recognitions in every facet of the IT industry. Winners will be honored in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 during the 7th annual dinner and presentations.
Predicted by Gartner Research to become the new standard for online customer interaction by 2015, intelligent virtual agents create a next generation customer experience for online sales, marketing and support self-service – all at one-tenth the cost of traditional channels. Virtual agents are available via consumer preferred access points – the web, mobile phones and social media, such as Facebook – to meet the 24/7 demands of today's digital customer and forge meaningful digital customer relationships between a business and their consumers. For example, through IVAs on Facebook, companies move from providing passive to active social service to the over 800 M+ active Facebook users, by responding in less than a minute in a personalized way to customer requests, comments, or inquiries. Going beyond resolving simple customer issues or guiding customers to information, VirtuOz' innovative "proxy response" enables intelligent virtual agents to take action on behalf of customers, such as canceling orders, checking order status or upgrading services.
An annual achievements and recognition awards program with active participation from a broad spectrum of industry voices, the coveted Hot Companies and Best Products program encompasses the world's best in organizational performance, products and services, executives and management teams, successful deployments, product management and engineering, support and customer satisfaction, and public relations in every area of information technology.
"It's an honor to be named a finalist by Network Products Guide for this esteemed industry and peer award," said Steve L. Adams, CEO and president of VirtuOz. "This further validates that virtual agents are becoming a 'must have' customer engagement channel preferred by consumers and valued by businesses."
Progressive companies including PayPal, Michelin, SFR, H&R Block, and Symantec have already successfully implemented virtual agent technology and have achieved impressive operational value.
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VirtuOz is the leader in Digital Customer Relationships, enabling large and mid-market enterprises to use Intelligent Virtual Agents to provide world-class online marketing, sales, and support channels, ensuring a high quality user experience while improving operational performance. Recognized by the American Business Awards, Best in Biz 2011 and Tech Awards Circle, the company's award winning intelligent virtual agents offer companies a new channel for online self-service that delivers the best possible customer experience at one-tenth the cost of traditional channels. VirtuOz solutions combine best-in-class virtual agent solutions with best practices across agent development, deployment, and optimization to deliver predictable and measurable results. Intelligent virtual agents are predicted to become the new standard for customer interaction in the next few years. VirtuOz leads the market for successful use of intelligent virtual agents, having processed over 166 million conversations on behalf of its customers in 2011 and with the largest number of live enterprise intelligent virtual agents for Global 2000 companies including PayPal, Michelin, SFR, H&R Block, and Symantec. More information about VirtuOz can be found at www.virtuoz.com.
VirtuOz is a trademark of VirtuOz, Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.


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Yesterday's IMF report, which downgraded growth predictions for the UK, also suggested that some country's in the euro area should reconsider the pace of their austerity programmes, warning that they carry a "risk". It said:
Too rapid consolidation during 2012 could exacerbate downside risks... Among those countries, those with very low interest rates or other factors that create adequate fiscal space, including some in the euro area, should reconsider the pace of near-term fiscal consolidation.
The comments led to furious speculation about whether this was directed at the UK or not with Ed Miliband claiming during prime minister's questions in the Commons today that it was directed at the UK government. Cameron denied this, counter claiming instead that the IMF was supporting their "plan A".
My colleague Andy Sparrow recorded Cameron's claim here:
Cameron says the economy grew last year. There are more people in work now than at the time of the last election. Yesterday, at 5pm, Ed Balls said the government should listen to the IMF. At 7pm the IMF said "fiscal consolidation" in the UK was part of the solution.
Both parties are insisting that separate statements made by different people in the IMF back their case. Who is right?
The IMF report itself does not name the UK as one of those countries that might reconsider their austerity plans. Labour are pointing towards this BBC interview with the IMF's chief economist Olivier Blanchard. The interview was yesterday, ahead of today's abysmal growth figures. He said that if the figures were bad the government could consider slowing down the deficit reduction plan – but acknowledged that it would be difficult to change course now the government has made such a point of sticking to it. This is the transcript of the interview:
Blanchard: If the economy is doing worse, let the automatic stabilisers work for example, which is the case in the UK, which is partly the case in Germany as well. You can even go further than that, if growth is really dismal then you may decide that you're going to go a bit more slowly about the discretionary part of the budget and for the UK there's some indication that this happened with respect to the revision in potential output, yes to the extent that these countries are not under the gun from the markets, have plausible medium term plans, they can slow down and it would help.
BBC: So we don't need to cut as deep as we were?
Blanchard: You have some room to do something if needed, yes if growth were to be even worse than we have forecast.
BBC: So more flexibility than we thought?
Blanchard: Yes you have, again, there's another issue which is if you have announced the plan and you deviate from the plan you may lose credibility. So given that the UK has announced the plan moving from it is a bit more difficult than it might be for another country.
Number 10 political staff have just sent me an excerpt from the transcript of an interview that Jorg Decressin, a senior adviser to the IMF, did with Sky News yesterday evening. The transcript says:
Jorg Decressin: …We don't think that the fiscal consolidation really adds to the problem. The fiscal consolidation is part of resolving problems facing the UK economy. You need a firm medium-term fiscal plan, and that is what the UK has in place….
Sky: There is no need for George Osborne to switch to a plan B?
Decressin: That's correct.
In the aftermath of the PMQs debate, these were the two key items of evidence that that the two parties were circulating as evidence for their leaders' claims.
Then, at about 1.30pm this afternoon, Richard Holden who works in the Conservative party press office tweeted:
@edballsmp #IMF. Rediker: "I think that it would be wrong at this point to say that they [#UK] should deviate from where they are" #WatO
He was referring to an interview Douglas Rediker who was on the IMF's board up until two days ago and was involved in approving yesterday's report, had given to the BBC's World at One. Rediker was asked about the poor growth figures today, and said that the growth figures were in part a result of the government's austerity plans but insisted it wasn't the IMF's role to dictate what the UK should do now:
You've got a government that has actually embraced a certain package and I think this was if not anticipated in terms of the actual numbers this is the logical consequences of the programme that has been embraced. That doesn't mean it's right or wrong it just means if you are going to go down a path where you're trying to squeeze things here or pinch things there the natural outcome is that you are going to see an effect on GDP whether that turns into negative growth or simply lowers the growth rate that otherwise would have been. Clearly a decrease in the growth rate is a logical consequence of the package that has been embraced by the government.
Asked about yesterday's report and whether it meant the UK should have a "plan B", he said:
I wouldn't go down that route. I think that the UK is doing what it believes is best. I don't think that the IMF singled out of the UK as being the cause of any great global or regional phenomenon affecting the global economy or the regional economy. I think that every country should always have a plan a plan b and a plan c but that's not specific to the UK. I think it would be wrong to at this point say it's time to deviate from where they are I don't think the IMF or I personally as an ex-IMF board member would want to opine on whether or not the UK should change its tack I don't think it's the intention of the report at all.
This is part of a broader report and I think that built into that report there are certain things different countries can take from it or not that doesn't mean it's an a la cart menu. But it foes mean that there are certain prescriptions that the IMF, research department and those that are the authors of report have put out there. But I don't think anyone should look at it as if it's a template that if you deviate from you are somehow causing your country or your region or the world some sort of pain. There's clearly a broader sort of intellectual debate on going as to what the right responses are for any given country or any given region.
Olivier Blanchard, the IMF's chief economist, is the most senior person to speak out on the issue of whether the IMF report was urging the UK to slow down its austerity programme. He said that the UK could, if the growth figures were poor (which they are), slow down the speed of the austerity plans to allow more space for economic growth. "It would help," he said. However, he also acknowledged that the government could have a "credibility" problem if it u-turned on its biggest commitment: to cut the deficit. Jorg Decressin, a senior adviser to the IMF, said that there is no need for the UK to switch to plan B, however we have only seen a small part of his interview. Sky are sending me a full transcript and I'll update this blog when I get it if it's significant. Rediker's comments are telling and don't fit neatly into supporting either party's claims. He said that reduced growth was a "logical consequence" of the austerity plans, but that it's not the IMF's role to dictate the UK's economic policy. He describes there being a "broader sort of intellectual debate on going as to what the right responses are for any given country or any given region". I think that means that the views about how to shore up the economy while tackling the deficit are as diverse within the IMF as there are in the house of Commons. Neither party can claim the IMF is firmly on their side.

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How soon before your 66th birthday should you apply for social security retirement benefits?
How soon before your 62 year old birthday can you apply for social security?
You can apply for Social Security benefits when you are 61 years, 9 months old or older, and you should apply no more than four months prior to when you want to begin receivin…g the benefits.
Where can one apply for social security benefits?
One can apply for social security benefits from the SSA website. This website offers one an online retirement application that one can complete in as little as 20 minutes.
When should i apply for social security benefits?
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How far in advance do you need to apply for Social Security retirement benefits?
Usually about 90 days.
Do you pay tax on Social Security benefits after retirement?
If you are retired and Social Security benefits are your only source of income, you will need to file, but generally will not be taxed. If you received income from sources oth…er than Social Security, your benefits will not be taxed unless your modified adjusted gross income is more than the base amount for your filing status. For a single taxpayer the base amount (cap) is $25,000.If your total AGI is $25-34,000, you will pay tax on 50% of your Social Security benefitsIf your total AGI is above $34,000, you will pay tax on 85% of your benefits For married couples filing jointly, the base amount is $32,000If your total AGI is $32-$44,000, you will pay tax on 50% of your Social Security benefitsIf your total AGI is above $44,000, you will pay tax on 85% of your benefits
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I'm loving BG this time through, so I'm really looking forward to BG2 also. This mod may throw a wrinkle in my plans though. I loved NWN2 and it wasn't very buggy for me; so this mod is going to get a serious look. I'm already planning a mage replay of BG tool; perhaps with several of the mods mentioned earlier in the thread.
My pally can pick up a friend in the Fishing village, but I'm not sure who to drop. Kivan has the best THAC0 in the party. I have two thieves, so I could just drop Imoen and take the 2nd paladin. I knew I didn't like any of the mages in BG1 so I rolled a thief and mage at the start. The rolled thief is much better than Imoen. I was keeping Imoen because I know she's kind of a main in the next game.
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They have remade the old Chevy Chase comedy Vacation, which normally I wouldn't care about, except the trailer has a brief-wearing, lean Chris Hemsworth sporting an enormous package. I've excerpted the best parts here, but if you want, you can see the entire trailer here.
Chris Hemsworth's enormous boner is the best reason to watch the new 'Vacation' trailer
They have remade the old Chevy Chase comedy Vacation, which normally I wouldn't care about, except the trailer has a brief-wearing, lean Chris Hemsworth sporting an enormous package. I've excerpted the best parts here, but if you want, you can see the entire trailer here.
This week's takeaways: Life+Style
Fort Worth's Q Cinema got underway last night with the screening of the period drama Funkytown, but there's plenty of good programming all weekend long. And while you're in Cowtown, check out some of the performances at the Fort Worth Opera (if you haven't already, send in your email to win tickets to some performances this weekend.)
If you prefer to stick closer to Dallas, Paula Poundstone is performing Saturday night at the Lakewood Theater. And if you haven't seen it already — seriously!?!? — Mamma Mia is playing at Fair Park Music Hall, courtesy of Dallas Summer Musicals. Tonight at Revive is the latest Gay Dallas Happy Hour, starting at 5 p.m., with DJ Paul Kraft spinning (the food is worth a bite, too).
There're some leather events this weekend as well, from the spank-happy Butt Busters leather event on Saturday to the Women's International Leatherfest, going on all weekend. And Snow White and the Huntsman is the summer movie you wanna catch (complete with a Hemsworth, pictured) before Prometheus comes out next week.
Stealing a little god-of-thunder from Marvel's announcement that its gay Northstar superhero would get hitched later this month, DC Comics has outed the Green Lantern as gay. He certainly has always had fashion sense. And it may erase some memories of the Ryan Reynolds movie from last year.
The electric Norseman
When I was a kid, all I knew about Thor was he had long blond hair and big muscles and he carried a huge hammer and he was a god. My fantasy life took over from there. To be honest, I had just as big a crush on his nemesis, brother Loki, whose horns and lackadaisical villainy were seductive.
Those roles are almost reversed in Thor, the new live action film that kicks off the summer movie season. One look at bearded, impossibly over-muscled Aussie Chris Hemsworth as Thor and you'll believe in at least one god.
Some mythologies are inherently more receptive to cinematic expression than others, and it was a stroke of genius to hire Kenneth Branagh to direct this. He gives the story a Shakespearean scope, with Loki playing Iago to Thor's Othello. He also knows something of character development, humanizing Loki and making the bigger-than-life characters relatable.
There are some slow parts, and the opening is a visual muddle that doesn't benefit from the 3-D add-on, especially when the special effects themselves are so impressive. The penultimate battle, with a hulking robot called The Destroyer, has a primal urgency that sneaks up on you. And the art direction is a glorious fantasia of otherworldly grandeur. It's almost as pretty to look at as Thor himself. Almost.
— Arnold Wayne Jones
Opens today in wide release.
Three stars
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition May 6, 2011.


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More on Scottish Film
problems for Scots filmmakers
Edinburgh Film Festival
for the Zoo (1991)
Dir. Brian Crumlish
Down and out, struggling on the wild side to keep body and soul
together in a pre-Trainspotting Edinburgh. Siblings Carol and
George try to think positive, but she loses her flat when she
refuses to do a little bondage on the side. Powerful and moving
with gritty performances from Alice Bree, Tom Smith and Micky
Dir. Danny Boyle
Irvine Welsh's interior monologue is transformed into an exhilarating
exposé of aimless lives fuelled, and made bearable, by drugs.
Launched a raft of the Mac pack: Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle,
Ewen Bremner et al. Web
Venus Peter (1989)
Dir. Ian Sellar
A marvelous evocation of a childhood imagination taking flights
in a small fishing community. Filmed in Orkney, but based on
Christopher Rush's semi-autobiographical "Twelve Months
and a Day", set in St Monans, it marked the first collaboration
of producer Christopher Young and director Ian Sellar. Peter
(Gordon R Strachan) leads a magical existence, brought up by
his grandfather (Ray McAnally) and taught about life and beauty
by his teacher (Sinead Cusack), all against a background of
an inbred and insular community. Intriguing and touching.
Whisky Galore (1949)
Dir: Alexander Mackendrick
Fine vintage Ealing comedy, directed by Alexander Mackendrick,
in which canny Hebridean islanders hijack a wrecked wartime
cargo of whisky. Much imitated, but it stands repeated viewings.
The Wicker Man (1973)
Dir. Robin Hardy
Christopher Lee claims he gives his best performance in a film
whose cult status soars with every showing. Lee heads a pagan
cult on a Scottish island community, leading to a heady examination
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COMPUTER hackers have been targeting computer users in the town by using bogus e-mails from Cheshire Police as a way of infecting systems with 'ransomware'.
Once activated the ransomware will then lock computer users from accessing personal information, including pictures, essays or work projects.
And when you try to log into the computer you will be met with a message asking you to effectively pay ransom money of $300 to get your documents back and a time limit in which to pay or they will wipe your data.
And one computer business in Latchford say they are seeing people every week who have been caught.
Craig Whittaker, managing director of Hexcel, on Wash Lane, said: "We are getting about five people a week coming through at our place.
"It does it by your IP address to find which area you are in and sends a link for you to click.
"The e-mail can say its from Cheshire Police or HMRC but its actually a cryptolocker.
"Once it has got in place we can't do anything with it as it's infected.
"This new type of ransomware infects the computer and then stealthily encrypts all your files and photos behind your back.
"It will change every file it finds in the office or home network even USB hard drives which you may be using to back up your PCs files."
The computer messages will even sometimes use your webcam to add your picture to the e-mail from police to try and scare you into paying up.
Detective Sergeant Peter Kidd from the Economic Crime Unit said: "This scam is clearly concerning for the people and the use of the police authority logo makes it appear authentic to the general public. People will be aware that we no longer use this logo and I would urge them to spread the word about this scam so no one falls victim to it."
It is estimated the scams have already netted criminals $250 million since its release last year.
The programme it uses can avoid detection from antivirus software as it is normally sent as a link in an e-mail rather than as an attachment.
Hexel has seen customers take up its own storage system in its company server and a programme which scans your e-mails before they are downloaded.
And the experts say the only way to protect yourself from being caught out is to watch what e-mails you might receive and make sure to back up any important documents you do not want to lose.


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Krispy Kreme's entrance threat to existing doughnut brands?
Doughnut giant Krispy Kreme opened its doors in the city last week. Will it hold its own against already established brands? Here is the test.
Krispy Kreme opens first doughnut retail outlet in Delhi
Krispy Kreme entered the India market in January this year and has eight franchised ...
Others diluting brand equity, but Krispy Kreme will stick to Doughnuts: Peter King
While American quick service chains have been ramping up o...
Krispy Kreme, Citymax to open 80 outlets in India
American doughnut company Krispy Kreme has tied up with Landmark Group's Citymax Hotels to open 80 outlets in five years in India, taking its overall rollout target higher than bigger rival Dunkin Donuts.
Global café chains like Krispy Kreme & others plan India foray
With the India foray of American coffee retailing giant Starbucks Coffee Co around the corner, at least four more global coffee chains are brewing India plans.


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A Braavosi woman is a minor character in the sixth season. She is played by Sally Mortemore and appears in "The Door".
Season 6
She is present at the stage show at Sheelba Square along with a friend. They sit right next to Arya in her "Lanna" disguise.[1]
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|The Red Woman
|Book of the Stranger
|The Door
|Blood of My Blood
|The Broken Man
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All of Wednesday's matches will be taking place on this side of the bridge, as Rockland has no games scheduled. There's a few good matches on the slate, but in terms of "interesting" games, the Rye at Ossining game should be a fun one.
Looking at Ossining's schedule this year, you would think this game is a typo. The Pride (11-3) have more out-of-section wins than Rye (4-9) has overall wins. The obvious storyline as the season comes to a close is Saniya Chong's chase for the all-time section scoring title.
Now 99 points shy of tying Karen O'Connor's record of 2,662 career points, Chong could probably break the record tomorrow if coach Dan Ricci unleashed her for all 32 minutes, but we all know that's not going to happen. (Although, it would be one heck of a story)
Chong will all-but-certainly play three quarters, if not less, so it's really a matter of how much scoring she does in the time she's allotted. My guess is that she'll have about an average scoring day (30-35 points), but she'll have a truckload of assists. Only time will tell.
Here is the complete list of slated games:
Wednesday, January 30
Rye at Ossining, 4:30 p.m.
Westlake at Byram Hills, 4:30 p.m.
Rye Neck at Valhalla, 4:30 p.m.
Panas at Peekskill, 4:30 p.m.
Croton-Harmon at Briarcliff, 4:30 p.m.
Holy Child at Green Farms Academy, 4:30 p.m.
Somers at Carmel, 6 p.m.
Kennedy at Haldane, 6 p.m.
North Salem at Pawling, 6:15 p.m.
John Jay at Brewster, 6:15 p.m.
Horace Greeley at Harrison, 6:15 p.m.
Hen Hud at Yorktown, 6:15 p.m.
Prediction recap:
Today's record: 0-0
Season record: 201-67


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Borgore has become a household name for all the enthusiastic followers of the dub step beats. Although he is not a part of the dub step social circles in Europe, particularly in UK but he has made his remarkable presence felt to the world through the social network platforms. He has displayed love for music from a very young age. He started playing piano when he was only three and graduated as a saxophone major from one of the best youth programs in the world. In short, music has remained his bread and butter all through his life.
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This week the House Armed Services Committee, on which I serve, passed the FY 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) out of committee to better protect the people of the United States and to provide much-needed resources to America's military personnel.
This NDAA provides our military with the funding it needs to address existing and emerging threats to our country as well as to Americans at home and throughout the world. And, it provides for our men and women in uniform by supporting a 1.8 percent pay raise while rejecting Department of Defense requests for increases in TRICARE fees.
I am very pleased that Fort Leonard Wood and Whiteman Air Force Base, combined, will benefit from more than $100 million in military construction funds approved as part of the base bill. At Fort Leonard Wood this will mean funding for a number of projects including a training barracks complex. Whiteman Air Force Base would receive funding for weapons storage areas and an Army National Guard aircraft maintenance hangar. I also was pleased to see a number of initiatives supporting tactical vehicle armor development, 3D integrated circuits, and nanotechnologies, just to name a few, incorporated in the bill.
A component of this Defense bill that will be of interest to those working at and living near Fort Leonard Wood and Whiteman Air Force Base is language prohibiting the Department of Defense from proposing, planning, or initiating another round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). Another round of BRAC could harm America's ability to defend itself, waste scarce defense dollars, and result in economic uncertainty for communities near military installations across the land.
Having been approved by the House Armed Services Committee, the NDAA now moves to the full House for its consideration.
On another matter, I am pleased to share information on a new website designed to allow citizens to weigh in and to actually "cosponsor" bills that are before Congress.
Www.Cosponsor.gov is tied to actual legislative proposals that have been introduced by sitting Members of Congress -- not just for Republican bills, but for every piece of legislation that has been introduced. The views of our constituents back home in the districts will give Members of Congress some valuable input as they determine the validity of various bills. The site also offers users an easy way to track the progress of bills as they move through the House as the site enables readers to search by title, sponsor, or bill number. This is the latest in a series of online initiatives to increase transparency of the House.
We must never forget that our government belongs to the people and should work for the people of this country. I always appreciate hearing how citizens of Missouri's Fourth District feel about legislation being considered in Washington, and hope you will call or email my office to share your perspective with me.
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Embrace the autumn chill in this color-block pullover. Fast and easy to knit, this stockinette stitch sweater with a front pocket is an ideal first project for the new knitter. (Lion Brand Yarn)
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Originally posted by Inactive Userbest overrated movie : boondock saints
Originally posted by Inactive Userbest overrated movie : boondock saints
sk1, oviously you don't get the point of all the good voted movies. ...those aren't just movies, those are art! those aren't just to entertain you... those movies try to make you think about what is reality. those movies connect the line to what's happening in the real world in a very good sense... and you can't make one of those movies in a better way then they are.
Here is my list, I'm using IMDB as I know it is probably the greatest and most mainstream forum for film discussion. I often post and vote/review on the site. So here is my list.
To start. The Shawshank Redemption. Man I love this movie, Tim Robbins is good, so is Morgan Freeman. But the greatest film ever made? I don't think so. I'm not sure I'd even name it top 10, yet its #1 on IMDB.
Probably the most recent film I'll list here. The Dark Knight. Man I have never seen a movie that has gotten so overrated. Heath Ledger gave an amazing performance undoubtedly, but that does not put off its problems. Too long, weak plot, weak characters including Bale's Batman.
The Empire Strikes Back. Man I don't get why this one is rated so high, am I the only one who thinks a New Hope was the best Star Wars film? Maybe it's just me...
City of God. Another film I love and it was a breath of fresh air. But among the 20 greatest films ever made? I don't think so...
Fight Club. I think this movie has one thing going for it. Its cool. And Brad Pitt is cool. And the companies blowing up is cool. But honestly, its not that great folks!
Se7en. I mean, it was a good movie, it was interesting, and you know what else it was, completely predictable! I still don't get what's so great about this movie! I like it but give me a break it isn't one of the greatest ever made.
Leon aka the Professional. This movie is so incrediably shitty I can't believe its ranked so high. Natalie Portman is annoying. Leon just seems like a weirdo pedophile. Little to no character development. Shit dialogue. Stupid villains. Dumb plot.
American History X. Honestly I think people just like this movie so they can hear ******! and KIKE! and other cuss words, as well as seeing a guy get his jaw knocked in half. Beyond that its predictable with weak characters and a weak and predictable plotline. How this gets on a top 250, and even then top 50 is beyond reason.
Amelie. Okay its a cute French film interesting dialogue and story but is it really among the top 50 films ever made? I don't think so.
Psycho. Oh my God, so scary! Not. So overrated.
Here are the top 10 films NOT in IMDB's top 50 that I think should be.
#1. Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard)[not listed in 250]
#2. Raging Bull (Scorsese)[71 in 250 (wtf?)]
#3. Tokyo Story (Yasujiro) [not listed]
#4. Band of Outsiders (Jean-Luc Godard)[not listed]
#5. Blade Runner (Scott)[103]
#6. La Dolce Vita (Fellini) [237]
#7. Il Postino (Radford) [not listed, severely underrated]
#8. Kingdom of Heaven (Scott)[not listed, severely underrated]
#9. Children of Men (Cuaron) [172]
#10. Patton (Schaffner) [208, lol what a joke]
I like all the movies you listed, they're all pretty good.
Just to point out, I never said Pulp Fiction was overrated, it's one of my favorite films.
My main point is that films that are good, such as Se7en or Leon, should not be considered among the greatest films. That is not to say they are bad films, just that there are a lot of films that are much better and simply don't get as much attention.
i do see where ur going with this whole "ART" movies n all, but films are made to enterntain ppl. Also i didnt even watch all of the movies u listed
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The spirit-biggest piece of trash next to daredevil
^ u just mentioned the absolute worst comic movies,
#1. Breathless (Jean-Luc Godard)[not listed in 250]
#2. Raging Bull (Scorsese)[71 in 250 (wtf?)]
#3. Tokyo Story (Yasujiro) [not listed]
#4. Band of Outsiders (Jean-Luc Godard)[not listed]
#5. Blade Runner (Scott)[103]
#6. La Dolce Vita (Fellini) [237]
#7. Il Postino (Radford) [not listed, severely underrated]
#8. Kingdom of Heaven (Scott)[not listed, severely underrated]
#9. Children of Men (Cuaron) [172]
#10. Patton (Schaffner) [208, lol what a joke]
*1. American Psycho is brilliant
2. Eastern Promises is good too and love the knife fighting scene
3. V for Vendetta is pretty good.
4. Oldboy is fucking crazy shit man god... i love that korean movie
5. Requiem for a Dream is excellent
6. The Thin Red Line is a war movie that's very different. not much focus on action in a war, but rather much more on the whole meaning of war...
7. The Deer Hunter is also great too... love the whole russian roulette part. it perfectly depicts everyone is victims in a war
8. Inside Man is very smart n interesting throughout the whole movie
9. La Haine (Hatred) is very good blk/white French movie.
10. iam sam with Sean Penn did good n i dont think he went "fully retarded" like they say in Tropic Thunder
I think most people are casual movie goers, I've only met a few people who've seen Breathless.
Originally posted by Inactive Usersaving private ryan (best war movie for me)
my favs are:
requiem for a dream
into the wild (...and i don't like this kind of movies)
psycho (1960 ...so classic))
the prestige (damn, this story!)
city of god
fight club (idea of the story is unbeatable)
saving private ryan (best war movie for me)
...but i think these are fair rated


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Tuesday 26th August, 2014
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Now based in London, where he relocated in 2012 to chase a new creative high after fruitful stints in Paris and Barcelona, Don Pascal has travelled several times to Colombia over the last few years. As a salsa lover and aficionado, his hope with this new material was to fill the space between house & broken beat rhythms and salsa music, with a focus on bringing authentic salsa piano to the forefront; it was Quantic who hooked him up with some of the musicians to fulfil his ideas, resulting in these two new tracks, "Tributo" and "Tumbao".
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I have a question. Right now I'm working on a project which includes footage recorded by a camera. I'm recording it in 1920×1080 progressive 50fps, AVCHD format (container .m2ts which is common for Blu-Ray movies). My question is: do I have to convert it to quick time .mov? Every converting degrades quality. It will be a part of the zip archive with the project file and as far as I know only .mov files are allowed as pre-renders and mp4/mov/flv files for tutorials.
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The Shumlin administration is defending its $8.6 million expenditure to renovate leased office space in the state capital, saying it was the most cost-effective way to relocate roughly 400 Agency of Natural Resource (ANR) employees displaced during Tropical Storm Irene.
The administration also denies having ever given a much more modest cost estimate to the House Institutions and Corrections Committee, which oversees state buildings.
The Associated Press reported that the Department of Building and General Services (BGS) originally gave the committee a "rough" quote of $2 million for the move.
National Life Insurance owns the Montpelier office complex where the state has undertaken the renovations. The space is already home to the Agency of Transportation and the Agency of Commerce & Community Development, whose employees were located at the site prior to Tropical Storm Irene.
Last year, the state leased additional space, and began to reshuffle these workers and renovate all 180,000 square feet of leased space to accommodate the arrival of nearly 400 ANR employees. Those workers had been spread around the state because Irene flooded their work site at the Waterbury state office complex. The transition will be complete in April.
Gov. Peter Shumlin publicly condemned the AP story at an unrelated press conference on Wednesday. Paul Heintz of Seven Days reported that Shumlin broached the topic four times during the conference. "Let me just say every once in awhile there is something that is printed that isn't true. And that story is not true," Shumlin told reporters. "We never said that it would cost $2 million." Secretary of Administration Jeb Spaulding added, "If there had been a cost overrun from $2 million to $8.6 million, people would have a right to be outraged, but that's not what happened."
According to administration officials, the "earliest internal rough estimates," formulated in spring 2012, were between $6 million and $10 million, and costs inched up only slightly from summer to fall.
In July 2012, the administration issued its first formal estimate — $7.5 million — a number it shared with the House Institutions and Corrections Committee. By October, that number was adjusted upwards to $8.6 million — a revision that was again communicated to the committee.
"I don't think there's one piece of paper that said it was $2 million," Spaulding told VTDigger. In reference to Wednesday's press conference, Spaulding said the adminstration felt the need to combat the misperception that there had been a huge overrun in costs. "Our biggest concern was the way the public would internalize it [the alleged $2 million estimate the administration says was never put forth]."
Rep. Alice Emmons, D-Springfield, who chairs the Institution and Corrections Committee, said BGS first approached her committee last year with a "back of the envelope" request of $2 million to start construction at National Life. The committee gave the go-ahead for BGS to take $1 million from the $15 million in funds set aside for the Waterbury State Office Complex, and it also authorized the department to dip into the total $18 million allocated in the capital bill for the state office complex and a new state hospital in Berlin. The total costs for these project have been pegged at nearly $180 million.
Emmons said she knew the estimate was subject to change, but she was not alone in being taken aback by the final figure. "I don't think anyone anticipated how much movement would have to occur with National Life."
From the outset, the Institutions and Corrections Committee had envisioned a less cost-intensive transition, Emmons said.
"We were looking at the costs for ANR and thinking they could move into one floor and that would be it, but that's not how it works in the real world. There were 640 [state] employees there before ANR. You move in almost 400 more ANR employees, and you've got to meld that."
Emmons said that by June, the committee had been informed that renovations would cost about $6 million, and by October, the estimate stood at $8.6 million.
If the first "back of the envelope" estimate sent to the committee had been $8.6 million, Emmons says her committee would have had "more conversations" before making the decision. But, she added, they approved the project for philosophical reasons, which remain relevant despite the higher-than-expected costs.
"I saw it more as an evolving construction project, and it evolved more than anyone anticipated, but you know what, it was the right thing to do because we were looking at efficiency of state government."
Emmons said her committee made the decision to back the move of ANR employees to National Life in the context of a much larger catastrophe. "Last year we got slammed by Irene. We lost a building that housed over 1,200 people. We lost, within that, a state hospital. We are human. You can only do so much when you're under crisis."
Both Emmons and the administration say the state will see long-term benefits from housing several state agencies in a single location. The committee heard testimony, according to Emmons, that "Those three agencies work together on a lot of permitting issues, and what we were hearing was it was making government more efficient and employees more efficient to be housed up there."
Following reports about consternation among committee members, Spaulding released a fact sheet defending the construction project on behalf of the administration. The report states, "This return on investment will be compounded in the future when employees from ANR, VTrans, and ACCD cooperate and collaborate resulting in the increased productivity that was so evident in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene."
The report also notes the following:
• It would have cost the state $31 million to build new offices rather than renovating and expanding at National Life.
• National Life is picking up $3.5 million of the $8.6 million tab.
• "This is not luxurious space … The average space per employee is decreasing by over 50 square feet." Spaulding explains that the state had to make renovations on all seven floors, including the basement, in order to squeeze in the additional employees.


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The 51st State
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John Hamilton reports on Mayor Beame and Governor Rockefeller meeting to discuss the city?s potential transit fare hike. Benita Eisler reports from the strike at the Museum of Modern Art and presents the opinion of the museum staff and administration. In the studio, Dorothy Brown reports on the funeral of Tyman Niass, leader of the Black Liberation Army. A second look at Selwyn Raab?s investigative report on Methadone clinics practices was shown with an update on Methadone Maintenance Health Program (MMHP), a Methadone clinic in Harlem. An in studio discussion with Raab, Hamilton and guests Arnold Reagan, one of the clinic owners, and Robert Newman follows the Methadone report.
Transportation Fares -- New York (N.Y.)
Strikes and lockouts -- Metropolitan Museum of Art
Niass, Tyman -- Black Liberation Army
Methadone maintenance -- New York (N.Y.)
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ACA objection will prove to be much unwarranted ado
In reply to the opinion of George Will ("Origination question for Obamacare," May 4) and with whom I am no match in oratory, I want to remind him and everybody that Medicare, when it was proposed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1935, would have been vehemently opposed by part of the citizenry, as is the Affordable Health Act now.
And for similar reasons: Then, "Why should I give my good earned money to lazy people who haven't saved for their retirement?" Now, "I don't need nor want certain parts of Obamacare, so why should I have to pay for anything I don't want or need?"
The original proposal, a voluntary contribution only, was to create individual accounts and Congress would not be allowed to utilize these funds for other purposes.
The proposal had to be, and was, passed by both houses of Congress.
The document was flawed, (as is the Affordable Care Act), and it took until 1963-68 with Lyndon Baines Johnson to establish Medicare as we know it, a comprehensive health care program for elderly Americans.
I contend:
-That the (revised) ACA will be seen in the future as an inevitable and sane program
-That the phrase "We the People" means that we all take care of the weak and vulnerable of all of us
-That, over the years, the flaws and omissions will be corrected.
As in Medicare, so in the Affordable Care Act, that in the future, people will wonder, "What was the fuss all about?"
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ESOC - ESA's Space Operations Centre - Music clip
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- Title ESOC - ESA's Space Operations Centre - Music clip
- Released: 15/02/2013
- Length 00:02:48
- Language English, German
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ESA's European Space Operations Centre links people with spacecraft travelling to the frontiers of human knowledge.
Our world is about systems, communication and exploration; our passion is for humanity's voyages into the Universe.
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Have you ever typed out a really long command, realized it worked great, and then wanted to save it to a file? There's an easy bash trick you can use to do just that.
echo "!!" > filename
I sometimes use this trick when I'm building a script, but I'm not sure exactly what commands I want… so I type them out on the shell to make sure they execute properly, and then use the same command but with >> to append them to the end of the script I'm working on, like this:
echo "!!" >> scriptname.sh
If you execute another command after the last one, you can save that one like this:
echo "!-2" >> scriptname.sh
Very useful, or at least fun to learn.


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GM's new V-8 pickups to get higher mileage
DETROIT - Chevrolet is upping the ante in the tug-of-war with Ford over America's favorite vehicles: pickup trucks.
General Motors said Monday that its new Chevy Silverado will get 23 miles per gallon on the highway with a 5.3-liter V-8 engine. That's a little better than similarly equipped competitors from Ford, Chrysler and Toyota. The new trucks also promise more towing power.
That could help the Silverado get closer to unseating Ford's F-Series trucks, which have been top sellers in the U.S. for 30 years. GM sold 575,497 Silverados and GMC Sierras - the Silverado's upscale twin - last year. Ford beat that by nearly 70,000.
The Silverado will have a starting price of $23,590 excluding shipping. That's $80 less than Ford's F-150 but $950 more than Chrysler's Ram. The Sierra will start at $24,090.
Factory growth slows; construction surges
WASHINGTON - In U.S. economic reports Monday:
• Manufacturing activity expanded more slowly in March than February, held back by weaker growth in production and new orders, the Institute for Supply Management's survey showed. But factories hired at the fastest pace in nine months.
• Spending on construction projects rebounded in February, helped by a surge in home construction, which rose to the highest level in more than four years, the Commerce Department said.
Twitter, Google, others have a little foolish fun
Twitter did away with vowels; Google unveiled a button to add smells; and the digital world celebrated April Fools' Day with the rollout of mock innovations and parody makeovers.
Many of the top online destinations spent Monday mocking themselves and, in Google's case, playfully trying to lure users into pressing their noses against their computer screens.
Pizza hut goes cheesier; Boston Market adds ribs
In consumer news:
• Pizza Hut has found a way to get more cheese into American diets - a pizza crust made of little cheese-stuffed bread bowls. The chain will introduce a new pizza Wednesday that comes surrounded by 16 semi-circles of cheese that can be pulled off and eaten separately. The "Crazy Cheesy Crust" will be available for several weeks.
• Boston Market will add ribs, the chain's biggest new food launch in six years.
The Associated Press


text: Not that it matters really, as I've not yet made any housing arrangements for Berlin. Even though I arrive there this coming Tuesday. A Noisebridge haus would be excellent. As mentioned previously, if such a thing actually manifests, I would like to stay there, as would Audrey and Valerie. (Not sure if both of them put their info into the spreadsheet.) Not sure how that affects the room count, exactly; while we don't need three beds, two would be nice, as would a door. But: for the right place (ie cheap) we're -very- flexible. Here's a link Valerie found for Berlin classifieds in English which may be of some help: http://exberliner.net/ And again, my thanks for offering to investigate this. Whether it comes to pass or not (fingers crossed!) I'd definitely like to buy you a stein of beer or three in Berlin. Prosit! - Slim


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This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Gastric cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide. The underlying molecular mechanisms of its carcinogenesis are relatively poorly characterized. Hedgehog (Hh) signaling, which is critical for development of various organs including the gastrointestinal tract, has been associated with gastric cancer. The present study was undertaken to reveal the underlying mechanism by which Hh signaling controls gastric cancer cell proliferation. Treatment of gastric cancer cells with cyclopamine, a specific inhibitor of Hh signaling pathway, reduced proliferation and induced apoptosis of gastric cancer cells. Cyclopamine treatment induced cytochrome c release from mitochondria and cleavage of caspase 9. Moreover, Bcl-2 expression was significantly reduced by cyclopamine treatment. These results suggest that Hh signaling regulates the survival of gastric cancer cells by regulating the expression of Bcl-2.
Gastric cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide [
The Hedgehog (Hh) protein family, which includes Sonic (Shh), Indian (Ihh), and Desert (Dhh) hedgehogs, regulates cell proliferation, tissue generation and cell differentiation during embryogenesis [
The Shh signaling pathway has recently been shown to play a role in the proliferation of a variety of human cancer cells, including basal cell carcinomas(BCCs), medulloblastomas, small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer and gastric cancers. Previous studies have reported that aberrant activation of Shh signaling through Ptch 1 is frequently detected in cases of advanced gastric adenocarcinoma and that this signaling activation is associated with poorly differentiated gastric tumors. Experiments conducted on gastric cancer cells have also shown that cyclopamine, which inhibits cellular responses to Shh signaling by specifically binding to Smo, can inhibit the malignant growth of gastric cancer cells
To test whether Hh signaling is involved in the proliferation of gastric cancer cells, we blocked Hh signaling in SNU16 cells gastric cancer cells using cyclopamine, a specific inhibitor of Smo protein. Tomatidine was used as a negative control because it is a structural analogue of cyclopamine. SNU16 cells (1 x 105) were incubated with tomatidine or cyclopamine for 48 hrs at 37°C. As shown in
To reveal the mechanism underlying inhibition of proliferation by cyclopamine, we analyzed cell cycle. SNU16 cells (2 × 106) were incubated with vehicle, tomatidine or cyclopamine for 48 hrs at 37°C (
To further confirm cyclopamine-induced apoptosis, we stained nuclei with DAPI. We clearly observed fragmented nuclei in the cyclopamine-treated group but not in the tomatidine-treated group (
We confirmed the involvement of mitochondria in cyclopamine-induced apoptosis by observing cleavage of caspase 9 (
Hh signaling is thought to play a role in the proliferation of gastric cancer cells. However, how it regulates the proliferation of gastric cancer is poorly characterized. In the present study, we show that Hh signaling regulates the survival of gastric cancer cells by regulating the expression of Bcl-2.
Apoptosis is the ubiquitous and highly regulated mechanism by which cells undergo programmed death [
The mechanisms that trigger apoptosis are often categorized into two main pathways – the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways. The extrinsic pathway (also known as the death receptor pathway) is the mechanism by which cells of the immune system trigger apoptosis in 'unhealthy' cells through ligand-mediated activation of cell surface death-mediating receptors [
Bcl-2 (B-cell members of pro-apoptotic proteins) family is one group of key players in the mitochondrial pathway. It consists of more than 20 members of pro-apoptotic proteins (Bax, Bak, Bok, Bad, Bid, Bik, Bim, Bcl-Xs, Krk, Mtd, Nip3, Nix, Noxa and Bcl-B), and anti-apoptotic proteins (Bcl-2, Bcl-Xl, Mcl-1, Bfl-1, Bcl-W, and Bcl-G)[
Human gastric cancer SNU16 cells were maintained as monolayer cultures in RPMI 1640 (Gibco, BRL) medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) (Life Technologies), 100 U/mL penicillin, and 100 μg/mL streptomycin and incubated at 37°C in a humidified atmosphere containing 5% CO2 in air. Cells were treated with ethanol (vehicle), tomatidine or cyclopamine at the indicated times and doses.
SNU16 cells (1 × 103 cells/well) were plated in 96-well flat-bottomed tissue-culture plates for 48 hrs at 37°C. For the experiment of Hh signal inhibition, the following day the medium was changed to RPMI with 0.5 % FBS, according to a previous report [
SNU16 cells (1 × 107) in PBS supplemented with 0.5% BSA and 0.01% sodium azide were adjusted to 1 × 106 cells/100 μL and used for flow cytometry. A total of 10,000 events were analyzed for each sample with a FACS Calibur (Becton Dickinson) using Cell-Quest software for collecting the samples and ModFit LT for determining the rates of different cell cycle and apoptotic cells.
Cells were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde for 20 min at 4°C and processed for immunocytochemistry. After permeabilization with 0.1% saponin, the cultures were incubated overnight at 4°C with the rabbit polyclonal antibody anti-cytochrome c (sc-7159, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA) followed by incubation with a secondary donkey anti-rabbit Alexa Fluor 488 (Molecular Probes, Eugene, OR) for 1 hour at room temperature. To study the co-localization, mitochondria were labeled by incubation of cells with 200 nM Mitotracker Red (Molecular Probes) for 30 min at 37°C. The samples were fixed in 4% neutral buffered formaldehyde and mounted in Vectashield Mounting Media supplemented with 4′,6′-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI, 5 mg/mL, Vector Laboratories, Burlingame, CA). The nuclei were evaluated using confocal microscope (Confocal, Olympus, Tokyo, Japan).
SNU16 cells (2 × 106) were incubated for indicated hours at 37°C in RPMI 1640 medium containing 10% FBS. Then, the cells were collected and rinsed twice in PBS. The cell pellets were lysed for 1 hour in lysis buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.4, 150 mM NaCl, 2 mM EDTA, 2 mM EGTA, 0.3% NP-40, 100 μM PMSF, 10 μg/mL leupeptin, 2 μg/mL aprotinin) on ice and centrifuged at 12,000 rpm for 20 min at 4°C. Protein concentration was determined by standard Bradford method. Fifty μg of total protein were separated by SDS-PAGE using 12% polyacrylamide gel. The protein in gel was transferred to 0.45-μm nitrocellulose membrane with Trans-Blot SD Semi-Dry Electrophoretic Transfer Cell. The membranes were probed with each antibody. Mouse monoclonal anti-β-actin (C-2), rabbit anti-Bcl-2 polyclonal antibody (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc., USA), rabbit anti-Gli-1 polyclonal antibody (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc., USA) and rabbit anti-caspase 9 polyclonal antibody (Cell Signaling Technology, Inc., USA) were purchased. The blots were developed by a standard enhanced chemiluminescence (ECL) method (Amersham).
Total RNA was extracted from cells using RNeasy mini kit (Quiagen, Hilden, Germany). Total RNA from each sample (1 μg) was reverse transcribed with oligo(dT) 15 and random hexamer primers using M-MuLV reverse transcriptase (Promega, Madison, WI, USA).
The data are presented as means±SEM. The differences between the mean values of two groups were evaluated using the Student's t-test (unpaired comparison). For comparison of more than three groups, we used one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test followed by Tukey's multiple comparison.
The present study suggests that Hh signaling regulates the survival of gastric cancer cells by regulating the expression of Bcl-2.
This work was supported for two years by Pusan National University Research Grant.
Effects of cyclopamine on proliferation of human gastric cancer cells (SNU16 cells). Proliferation was measured by WST-1. Cells were treated with tomatidine and cyclopamine at the indicated doses for 48 hrs. Data are expressed as percent change (means±SEM) compared to controls. *
Effects of cyclopamine on cell cycle distribution in SNU16 cells. Flow cytometry was used for analysis of cell cycle in SNU16 cells. Cells were treated with vehicle (A), tomatidine (B) or cyclopamine (C) for 48 hrs before analysis. (D) Quantitation of cell cycle distribution measured in (A), (B) and (C). To compare, the number of cells in vehicle-treated samples was adjusted to 1. The x-axis shows DNA content and the y-axis shows the number of cells. White bar, vehicle; Gray bar, tomatidine; Black bar, cyclopamine. Data are expressed as fold change (means±SEM) and represent four independent experiments. One-way ANOVA revealed significant difference. *
Involvement of mitochondria in cyclopamine-induced apoptosis. Cells treated with 10 μM tomatidine or cyclopamine were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde for 20 min. Mitotracker Red was used to show mitochondrial morphology. Cytochrome c was detected by anti–cytochrome c antibody and a secondary anti-mouse antibody conjugated to FITC as depicted by green fluorescence. In healthy cells, cytochrome c staining was punctuated as shown for tomatidine-treated cells. In apoptotic cells, cytochrome c release was indicated by diffuse staining, which was found for cyclopamine-treated cells. 4′,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole (blue fluorescence, arrows) was used as a nuclear counterstain. Data represent 4 independent experiments (scale bar, 5 μm).
The level of Bcl-2 was reduced by cyclopamine treatment.
A. Immunoblot analysis of Bcl-2 and caspase 9 proteins in SNU16 cells treated with tomatidine or cyclopamine (10 μM). Cell lysates (50 μg/lane) from tomatidine or cyclopamine-treated cells were subjected to SDS-PAGE/immunoblotting using antibodies specific for Bcl-2 (Santa Cruz), Caspase 9 (Cell Signaling Technology) and Gli-1 (Santa Cruz). The protein levels of Bcl-2 and Gli-1 were higher in vehicle-treated cells or tomatidine-treated cells than in cyclopamine-treated cells. Western blot analysis was performed with anti-caspase 9 antibody, which detects both pro-caspase 9 protein (47 kDa) and its active form (35 kDa). Activation of caspase 9, as shown by cleavage of pro-caspase 9, was detected in cells treated with cyclopamine. B. The mRNA levels of


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I received an email from a woman I'd not heard from in a very long time. The message brought great joy. Here's why:
More than 10 years ago when I was a real estate broker at Sotheby's, the receptionist asked me to take a call because she was not at her desk.
A woman said, "I'd like to see a house."
The woman, Claudia, had her young daughter with her. After we talked for a few minutes, it was apparent the Pasadena/Altadena area was not in their price range, although Claudia explained that she had just received her degree after attending night college for 10 years.
Claudia's dilemma moved me. Anyone going to college for 10 years while working full-time and raising a child deserved a home.
After looking at property farther and farther east of Pasadena, I finally came across a residence in Duarte. The sellers loved Claudia and her husband. Our offer was accepted.
On the day of the inspection, Claudia and I drove to the house in my car. When it came time to pay the inspector, Claudia said, "Oh, I forgot my checkbook."
"Not a problem," I said, writing a check.
Driving back , I told Claudia, "You've got to put some money away, because unexpected expenses will crop up."
Sighing, Claudia replied, "That would be hard, Alexis. We send my parents $500 a month."
"That has to stop immediately," I said.
"You don't understand. My dad had a stroke, has no income and inadequate medical attention. He and my mom live with my sister in South America. They use the money for food."
Knowing Claudia worked at a hospital, I asked, "Why don't you have them come here so your dad can get physical therapy?"
"Because we don't have the money for airfare," Claudia said.
Instead of taking Claudia to her car, I drove to my home where I called my husband before contacting American Airlines.
While I made reservations for her parents to fly here from South America using our frequent-flyer miles, Claudia wept. I put the extra charges for taxes on my credit card.
"How can I ever repay you?" she sniffled.
"Someday you'll be in a position to help someone else. Plus, I'm writing a book. When it comes out, buy two copies. Then we'll be even."
Months later at my book signing, I looked up to see Claudia with two copies of "Paths to Freedom." Speechless, I stood to hug her, tears in my eyes. Crying, she said, "My parents are here. When my dad saw the room we had for them, he cried. "
Ten years passed. Every so often I would try to find Claudia, but I couldn't remember her last name.
Miraculously, she found me through my website. Here is part of her email:
"Dear Alexis. Believe it or not it's been almost a decade since I saw you at your book signing. I still remember you with much love and just recently I did the devotion at work and told them at times of hardest struggles God shows himself to me in the form of angels. One of those angels is named Alexis Powers, who helped us get a home and gifted us with her American Airlines miles so we could bring my parents here after Dad's stroke. My parents are still living with us and we still live in the home you found for us. Our daughter is a sophomore in college."
She went on to say how she had not forgotten her promise to one day help a young woman in need. An opportunity to do that has appeared and she has taken a woman with two children under her wing.
Not wanting readers of this column to think I am bragging, I hesitated about writing this column but several friends encouraged me to do so.
Knowing that my simple act of kindness changed a family's life turned my real estate career into a blessing.


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15th century depiction of Muhammed fighting zombies in Mecca. The green guys are zombies, the other guys are fleeing from the zombies, and the guy at the top of the stairs in Muhammed, throwing some kind of fancy Arabian molotov cocktail at the zombies. Some scholars believe Muhammed wrote large portions of the Qu'ran after barricading himself inside an indoor bazaar during the Great Zombie Apocalypse of 610. According to Muhammed's own journal, he lived off dried figs and honey and was finally evicted when he was tricked into letting a marauding gang of horse-riding barbarians into the building.
Many other scholars reject this.
Nowadays depictions of Muhammed are taboo. 107,000 people have signed this online petition to get this image of Muhammed fighting zombies off Wikipedia: http://valleywag.com/353698/107000-demand-wikipedia-remove-this-image-of...