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Localization of decorin gene expression in normal human breast tissue and in benign and malignant tumors of the human breast
- Pia Boström,
- Annele Sainio,
- Tanja Kakko,
- Mikko Savontaus,
- Mirva Söderström,
- Hannu Järveläinen
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The small extracellular matrix proteoglycan decorin which possesses a potent antitumor activity has been shown to be present in various amounts in the stroma of several tumors including those of the breast. Regarding decorin in breast malignancies the published data are conflicting, i.e., whether breast cancer cells express it or not. Here, we first compared decorin gene expression levels between healthy human breast tissue and selected types of human breast cancer using GeneSapiens databank. Next, we localized decorin mRNA in tissue specimen of normal human breast, intraductal breast papillomas and various histologic types of human breast cancer using in situ hybridization (ISH) with digoxigenin-labeled RNA probes for decorin. We also examined the effect of decorin transduction on the behavior of cultured human breast cancer MCF7 cells. Analysis of GeneSapiens databank revealed that in various human breast cancers decorin expression is significant. However, ISH results clearly demonstrated that human breast cancer cells independently of the type of the cancer do not express decorin mRNA. This was also true for papilloma-forming cells of the human breast. Indeed, decorin gene expression in healthy human breast tissue as well as in benign and malignant tumors of human breast was shown to take place solely in cells of the original stroma. Decorin transduction using decorin adenoviral vector in decorin-negative MCF7 cells resulted in a significant decrease in the proliferation of these cells and changed cell cohesion. Decorin-transduced MCF7 cells also exhibited increased apoptosis. In conclusion, our study shows that in human breast tissue only cells of the original stroma are capable of decorin gene expression. Our study also shows that transduction of decorin in decorin-negative human breast cancer cells markedly modulates the growth pattern of these cells.
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- Title
- Localization of decorin gene expression in normal human breast tissue and in benign and malignant tumors of the human breast
- Open Access
- Available under Open Access This content is freely available online to anyone, anywhere at any time.
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Histochemistry and Cell Biology
Volume 139, Issue 1 , pp 161-171
- Cover Date
- 2013-01-01
- 10.1007/s00418-012-1026-0
- Print ISSN
- 0948-6143
- Online ISSN
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Breast cancer
- Extracellular matrix
- Decorin
- In situ hybridization
- Cell behavior
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Pia Boström (1)
- Annele Sainio (2)
- Tanja Kakko (2)
- Mikko Savontaus (3)
- Mirva Söderström (1)
- Hannu Järveläinen (2) (3)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Pathology, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland
- 2. Department of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, 20520, Turku, Finland
- 3. Department of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland


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I have two Electronics reviews which greyed-out overnight; one DVD player and one remote control. The Google links are still there. The DVD player link indicates there were 10 reviews present; but, the link took you to the review tabs page rather than an individual review. Since that listing is now greyed-out and not showing up in site search, the Google link now takes you to a site search page with no, direct listing for the product. (Site search doesn't even have the dreaded "No Longer Available" listing pushed down in the results.) The link was the 1st result on the 2nd page of Google results by typing in the product + the word 'review.' Now, with site search finding it and the Google link being provided an SdC-like result (search results page with no relevant listing), the ONLY way readers are going to find it is to stumble on to the links on the 10 member profile pages. The same with the remote control link; except that was the 3rd result on the 1st page of Google links. These are not 'media' products where people are at risk of losing 'pennies.' These are ELECTRONICS products that have 'reasonable' IS every month. There is no link that would be sorta/kinda legitimate to move the remote control review to. There's one that starts the same, but has an additional letter and the remote in the product photo LOOKS substantively different. There is a 'new' listing for the 'new' version of the DVD player that one could, conceivably be moved to as the 'new' version was being reviewed under the 'old' listing. (The two models are virtually identical in appearance, with an 'extra' letter in the model designation for the 'new' version; but, I have no idea what the difference is beyond about $5 in price.) The problem is that, once again, the well-established Google link will be lost and 10 members will have to move their reviews, hoping readers will find them under the 'wrong' listing. (The local Wal-Mart still has a shelf full of the 'old' model.) The listings were NOT greyed-out yesterday. March IS is now showing on the listing. So, it had to have happened overnight. Is there anything that can be done to bring those listings back?
A book review I had grey-out in December was finally moved to a Sports & Outdoor listing for the same book that I finally found. I just moved it to that listing not all that long ago; sometime around the beginning of March. Now, that listing is also greyed out. Moving it last month brought more hits than it had been getting since December. I now see that I have 3 Book reviews greyed out as well. That's 6 reviews, from 3 categories (Electronics, Sports & Outdoor Gear, Books) greyed out overnight.
The search engine had some issues the last 48 hours. It was resolved this morning. This is the third search engine issue in the last two weeks. Good thing the new search engine will be released very soon. damon epi eng
Yesterday, I added Green Eggs and Ham to my wish list so I could post a review there later in the week. (Guess who saw his niece this weekend.) The link, which had almost 100 reviews on it to date, is now vanished completely. Is there a fix for this coming? Mark
The 'message boards' link is not at the bottom of the page, so I must be on the Beta Search Engine. The DVD Player review was fixed a day or so after the original post; but, it's now greyed out... again. (The Google link is no longer working... again... taking you to a search results page with no listings for the product.) That makes 6 people (the Google link says 10 reviews, but there are only 6 at Epinions) with a greyed out Electronics review. This time, the remote control review is still tagged to its category. The same book review that ended up moved to Sports & Outdoor Gear after it was greyed out awhile back is now greyed out... again. The same three Books are greyed out again from that category. The interesting thing is that I also noticed that a review posted the other day by a newbie and one posted by a veteran on the Sports & Outdoor Gear Just-In page are also greyed-out. There is no drill down above the review and there is no image on the Just-In page. However, when I go to the veteran's review, I can see the advisor badges on the ratings for everyone but me. (No advisors have rated the new one yet. I was going to, that's how I noticed the grey-out. There's no drill down or star rating for the newbie's review either.) Just to put another wrinkle in it, if I go to the newbie's profile page, it shows as greyed-out on the profile page. If I go to the veteran's profile page, it doesn't show as greyed-out. (Incidently, when I return to the veteran's to see if there is a star rating, my advisor badge showed; even though I was still, theoretically, on the Beta since there was still no 'message boards' link at the bottom.) Evidently, whatever someone thought they fixed the other day with the 'new search engine' is still having issues; once again, 'randomly' (or other) greying out reviews in at least 3 categories. Now, you also have the new 'twist' of the advisor badges, grey out/not greyed out on profile pages, etc. (Different servers with the Beta?) Yes. I also find having to go to the member center to access a link for the message boards 'irritating.'
I have a number of book reviews that never cleared up. Several that did clear up are now gone from sight again.
Mine are back. But... I'm no longer on the Beta. (The Message Boards link is showing at the bottom of the page.) After posting last night, I happened to notice another member's profile page where it looked like approximately 1/4 of their reviews were greyed-out. All but two are now back. The Google link, once again, works for the DVD Player. (The trouble is that it started the month at a 'fair' pace in terms of hits. Ever since the first grey-out, it's struggled to pick up another couple.) I also managed to try a few searches with the 'new' search engine. I felt like I was back in the SdC Beta with a much better layout for the search results screen; though decidedly no better results than I had at SdC. (The search results pages at SdC are horrible. 4 listings across, 10 down on a single page. Drill downs are almost useless and you have to pan the cursor across every result to get a sense for which are reviewable listings. At least it seems that Epinions is going to stick with the straight up/down list and it's relatively easy to determine which are reviewable and which aren't.) Several times, when trying to search from within a specific category rather than "all categories" - "We're sorry, there's been a problem. Please try again later." I picked one product that I was actually hoping to find a listing for. All categories = 35 pages. I dutifully went through ALL 35 pages and found not a single listing. I then tried drilling down from the left and got about 3 pages of results, many of which I had NOT seen in the 35 pages. I tried searching for a couple of other products and ended up with a system that knew enough about the specific product to offer me several, legitimate alternative search strings (despite my not having entered the product type, just the product name, it gave me alternatives with the specific type of product - i.e., the system 'knew' what is was supposed to be); but, it couldn't find ANY listings for the product. The trouble is that on the one product, I can find the Express Review by coming in through Google. On the other, it's one of four new offerings in that brand which became available last month and, in certain circles, is an actual 'hot item' in the sense that the brand loyalists have been waiting for it since it was 'announced' almost two years ago. (The final form is now available, but we got no listings for it and with SAP about to be put on hiatus for an indeterminate period of time, that could prove problematic.) In short, my experience with the 'Beta' search engine seems to put it in something of a "Twilight Zone" where reviews are being greyed-out; impacting individuals minimally or extensively depending on the individual's 'catalog,' but cutting across categories. The search results layout is better than SdC in terms of being more 'readable.' But, the actual results seem to be, well, we screamed enough about it during the SdC Beta and given that it seems to be more than a little 'weak' on finding existing reviews (one was from right around Black Tuesday and in the 'old catalog,' but others should have been there)... Let's just say that I don't think it's ready for prime time yet.
I'm evidently back on the 'Beta' - no Message Boards link at the bottom of the page. Same reviews (mine and others) greyed out. Images not loading this time. Some pages only partially loading this time. Frustrating, to say the least.
I'm on beta now, and I'm finally seeing what everyone else is seeing. Yes, definitely aggravating. (Not that I was doubting anyone, just adding my "Me, too.") Mark
There's a bug in the release that will be fixed tomorrow that is causing the recent slew of orphan reviews. The bug is completely unrelated to the new search engine. damon epi eng
Thank you for the update as well, as I had issues with a review earlier.(Cars). Still do, can't delete a paragraph through an update. Oh well, at least eventually :). Thanks Damon, Mike
Make me another one. I was wondering why everything was under Computers & Software...
Most beer and spirits reviews are greyed out, too--and I can't see comments left.
I have been traveling and not able to track this issue. I see this morning that I am in the same boat. I have several electronics reviews that are greyed out. John


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Free mini-bus transfer takes you across the island to Emerald Bay on the other side. You can walk it, it is very hilly and warm!
Emerald Bay has been voted one the World's Best Beaches, I can't remeber by whom. It is very beautiful, set in a horse-shoe-shaped bay and lined by palm trees, but I'm sorry, I didn't think it was anything special!
The changing rooms on the beach are in keeping with the luxury found elsewhere in the resort: beautifully furnished individual showers with shampoo and conditioner, shower gel, body lotion and towels.
The sun beds on the beach already have two towels on them when you arrive - one for lying on and one for drying yourself with.
Staff come round at regular intervals with cool, wet towels to refresh yourself, as well as complimentary tumblers of cold water. There is of course a bar and snack service on the beach.
During our stay (in October), the waves were uncomfortably big, making swimming unpleasurable.- Spa and Resort
The island is home to snakes, spiders, crabs, monkeys, peacocks and hornbills.
Most days a guided wildlife walk takes place up into the hills, but you don't even have to go that far to see animals:
Around the pool we saw plenty of hornbills, there was a snake in the pool shower, we watched the monkeys frolicking in the trees whilst having breakfast, we fed the colourful fish from our room balcony, and passed many water maonitors on our way back to the room.- Spa and Resort
Go Round The Island
Rent a bike and go round the island.
Motorbike rental is very cheap. The friendly guy at the Pangkor Jetty will offer his motorbike to you at RM 10 per hour. Negotiate and it might come down to RM 5 per hour ........... imagine, the whole island is only 15 km by bike, and you can finish it in 20 minutes. Take time to stop and stare, and you shouldn't take more than 2 hr with photo taking etc........ though if you stop to swim you should add that time on.
A 6 hr trip will show you every nook and corner of Pangkor.
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Dutch Fort
A small piece of history to be found on Pangkor is the Kota Belanda (Dutch Fort) which was built in 1670. But repeated attacks by local warrior chiefs forced the Dutch to abandon their stronghold.
The fort is about 3km's south of Pangkor Town at Teluk Gedong.- Historical Travel
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Kellie's Castle-the Taj Mahal of Perak
If you are driving from KL to Pangkor/Lumut, you might want to drop by the historical site of Kellie's Castle which is near the town of Batu Gajah in Perak. There is a small entrance fee, cheaper for children.
This castle has very romantic beginnings and was built by William Kellie Smith as a home for his beloved wife. Unfortunately tragedy struck, and the building was never completed. It remained hidden for many years as the jungle claimed it for its own. Some years ago, the state government took up the project to clear the site and restore this castle to its former splendour.
The trunk road that takes you from Gopeng or Simpang Pulai/Ipoh to Batu Gajah now leads directly to this site and was newly tarred (my last visit was in May 2004).
Situated next to a river, Kellie's Castle is also a popular picnic site for local families and young couples. There is a small cafe next to the car park.- Road Trip
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Laze on the beach
Not too difficult. Get there, look for a nice shady spot. Put out your mat / pareo. Strip down to swimwear. Make sure your stuff are secured properly in your bag. Jump into the water and drift with the waves ... BLISS !!!
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Watch the sun set at the horizon and everything turned orange. The view at Tortoise Bay is not blocked by any smaller islands. Hence it would be a great view if you just want the sky and the sea. There is a also a jetty there, which is a good place to get shelter and view sunset. You can park your bikes at the jetty.
You have to see the sunset!- Budget Travel
Visit Teluk Batik at Lumut
The public beach of Teluk Batik, Lumut is not far from the jetty to Pangkor. If you have a car you can drive here to take a look. This beach on the mainland of Lumut is popular with locals day-trippers who don't wish to take a ferry to the island of Pangkor.
There is a large car park and stalls set up selling food & drinks, beach-accessories for kids & cheap cotton t-shirts (from RM5 each = US$1.25). They also sell those "fishy" sweetish tid-bits that we all enjoy so much!
Do bring along your own mat so you can take a snooze under the trees, or you could also rent a deck chair. There are also black rubber-tubes are also available for rental here and I saw many local kids playing on them.
If you didn't bring along a swim suit, don't despair! The local muslim women swim in their track pants and t-shirts while the guys wear shorts and t-shirts.
There is also a public toilet to have a bath afterwards. However, it is best if you do have a towel and your own soap! (or buy it cheaply at the stalls)- Beaches
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Teluk Nipah
Teluk Nipah or Nipah Bay is the biggest, if not the busiest beach on Pulau Pangkor. Off Nipah Bay is Pulau Giam and Coral Bay, where visitors can snorkel and enjoy the coral outcrops in the shallow waters. There will be lots of tour operators nearby who offer these trips for a bit of money.
Souvenir shops and budget hotels line the street along the beach so this is a good place for backpackers to stay and explore the island for a few days
Somehow, I don't agree with people stomping all over the coral outcrops because corals are sensitive and easily destroyed- Family Travel
- Beaches
- Diving and Snorkeling
The pool
Each sunbed has two toels on them when we arrive, one for lying on and one for drying yourself with. Fresh towels are available at all times, no questions asked.
There is waiter service for drinks and snacks at the poolside, we enjoy a couple of Pina Coladas.- Spa and Resort
Land Tour
Once you are here in Pangkor, some may suggested you to do a Land Tour trip. As for me and my team, this trip is an average trip/activity. Not many places being bundle in this trip. By doing this activity you will be brought to a Local Sea Product Factory, Chinesse Temple, Dutch Monument and Batu Bersurat (ancient words on a rock).
Overall the Land Tour Package cshould add more places to visit and those existing places also can be improved by making 'em more lively.
My comments for these places :-
1) Local Sea Product Factory = More like shopping in a local sea product warehouse.
2) Chinesse Temple = Mini Great Walls of China available. The Organization should keep the pond clean at all time.
3) Dutch Monument = Unique monument, good to snap few pictures
4) Batu Bersurat = Historical item & unique.- Budget Travel
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Batu Bersurat or Sacred Rock
Just a stone's throw away from the Dutch Fort lies a huge boulder the locals refer to as "Batu Bersurat" or the Sacred Rock or which literally means "the stone of inscriptions".
On the rock is an etching of a tiger carrying a child, two round-shaped leaves along with the letters,'if carlo 1743' and 'voc,' an acronym for the dutch east india company and two round-shaped leaves. The child is believed to be the son of a Dutch dignitary who was supposedly attacked & killed by a tiger while playing near the rock.
Again, the admission is free and somehow I think because of that, some insensitive people decided to etch their own "legacy" on it- Road Trip
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The New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and San Diego Padres are considered the front-runners for the Cuban phenom.
San Diego State retired Tony Gwynn's No. 19 during a ceremony on Friday night before the Aztecs played Valparaiso in the season opener.
Gwynn, who coached the Aztecs for 12 years, died of cancer in June.
The Hall of Famer played basketball and baseball at SDSU.
The San Diego Padres made an "aggressive offer" for Cole Hamels before coming to terms on a deal with James Shields.
The exact offer for Hamels isn't known, but the Philadelphia Phillies may not be happy with what can be had from the San Diego system.
It remains to be seen if the Padres are still interested in acquiring Hamels following the addition of Shields.
Yoan Moncada expects to field contract offers over the next two weeks and could sign soon after, according to the Cuban prospect's agent.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers and San Diego Padres have shown interest in Moncada.
Major League Baseball recently cleared Moncada to sign. He could land a bonus of more than $30 million.
"I'm kind of hoping we're at the final end of the process," Hastings said. "I hope I will be able to get Yoan into a team's spring-training practice as soon as possible."
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Shields agreed to a four-year, $75 million deal with the San Diego Padres on Monday.
Shields and his agent, Page Odle, were looking for a deal in the neighborhood of what Jon Lester received from the Chicago Cubs -- $120 million over six years.
The order for the 2015 Major League Baseball draft is set now that James Shields has reached a deal with the San Diego Padres.
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According to a source, Shields had another offer on the table worth at least $80 million over four seasons.
The San Diego Padres have agreed to a four-year deal with James Shields worth between $72 million and $78 million, according to a report.
The contract also includes a club option for a fifth year.
The Chicago Cubs, Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays were recently connected to the right-hander.
There is a growing sense around baseball that the San Diego Padres will eventually sign James Shields.
It was reported earlier this week that the free agent right-hander would find a home by the end of the week.
The Padres currently have a payroll just under $90 million, which they have flexibility to increase.
The San Diego Padres have the flexibility to add to their payroll for the 2015 season, according to executive chairman Ron Fowler.
"[Team president and CEO Mike Dee], A.J. [Preller] and I have had numerous conversations regarding payroll for 2015 and beyond," Fowler said. "I believe A.J. feels he has sufficient flexibility to make a deal if it is the right fit.
"I very much respect his discipline in looking at options."
San Diego's payroll currently stands just under $90 million, which is the number they opened last season with.
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Scientists have been unable to establish whether the bat had flown into the box of Mini-Zimties cereal at the factory or after they had been opened.
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A cold molded boat is a boat with a laminated wood or fiberglass hull. The wood is cut into thin strips about 1/8" thick. these are then bent over frames on a diagonal to get the hull shape. Subsequent layers are added with epoxy resin, on the diagonal running the opposite way so they cross. Essentially the hull becomes a single thick piece of plywood. There is a fiberglass material made in strips called C-flex that is also used to build a boat the same way.
You don't need a mold, so it is good for a one off. However you don't get a molded smooth gelcoat, so finishing the hull is very labor intensive.
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Border Health Conference asking for federal resources to help undocumented immigrants
Texas physicians who practice along the border were in Washington D.C.. on Wednesday, talking about the lack of resources to help the thousands of undocumented immigrants crossing the border.
It's part of the 9th Annual Border Health Conference sponsored by the Texas Medical Association. Border physicians are asking for additional federal money to provide better healthcare for the undocumented immigrants, but doctors also say many cross legally to seek medical care because they can't receive it in their own country.
Steve Levine, VP Communications, Texas Medical Association, "If any one person of example were to bring a case of measles into the country, because we've got a reduced amount of vaccinations here than we used to have, that could expose a lot of people to something. So we need to make sure solid health screenings are in place, that the federal government is stepping up and providing the resources that it can."
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A 10 minute walk from the Trevi Fountain, the Ambasciatori is on Rome's chic Via Veneto. The property is in an early 20th-century building with luxurious rooms and free Wi-Fi.
Elegant and all air-conditioned, rooms at the Ambasciatori Palace Hotel feature precious fabrics and either carpet or parquet floors.
Overlooking Via Veneto, La Terrazza Restaurant serves Italian specialties and international cuisine. Meals can be enjoyed al fresco or in the refined dining room, with fine works of art on the walls.
The on-site American Bar offers drinks and piano music in the evening. Homemade cake, pastries and Italian coffee are included in the buffet breakfast every morning.
Less than a quarter mile from the hotel, the Barberini-Fontana di Trevi Metro offers direct services to the Vatican Museums, Spanish Steps and Termini Station. The Villa Borghese park is a 5 minute walk away.
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The hotel is in an excellent location,very close to metro station and in the centre. We didn't have to use a taxi at all. The staff was very polite and extremely helpful and speak english. Definately a place to go
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The staff was super nice and helpful.... room had a good space. Great location to walk to attractions and restaurants.
No air condition on rooms, even thou it says is independent. We had to ask staff to turn down the heater..... bed wasn't that comfortable.
My concern was about the air conditioner. The room lacked air, I could barely breathe, I wasn't satisfied in my stay at the hotel at all. Plus, it does not say on the hotel facility that the air conditioner does not work in winter days and that the AC is replaced with a heater. They also told us that we can open the window for more air circulation, but the problem is when I open the window I can hear the traffic as if it was in my own room. It was too annoying. In my 5 days in this hotel, unfortunately, I couldn't have any good sleep. Also, I wanted a refund in order to change my hotel, but my request was declined, which is at the end not my problem.
good breakfast very good and helful stuff excellent lacation clean and very good room
Air Conditioning system did not work, rooms were hot during day and opening of window was mandatory to cool room down.
Friendly staff great location excellent hotel,
Rooms were quite spacious. There were enough closets. Breakfast was fine. Wifi connection was excellent and available in most areas in the hotel.
Hotel staff, except for those at the restaurant (for breakfast), are not really helpful. I asked if I can borrow an iron for pressing, I was flatly told "no" and was given right away a list of pressing prices. The laundry staff even complained why she had to send me a list of prices when there is a list kept in the closet. Concierge was not very accommodating. The hotel also needs updating, the furnitures and toilet facilities are quite old although clean. The rooms are poorly lit. For a "5-star" hotel, it is unfortunate it doesn't allow guests to use the air conditioner at their option. There were no complimentary water nor coffee/tea making facilities.
The staff are friendly. The location is good.
The room was never cleaned well. The bed is uncomfortable. There is a lot missing in the room. It's not a 5 stars hotel, it's more of a 3 or 4 stars. The breakfast buffet was poor.
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rooms are very very old quailty is low ( 3 star )
During our stay we stayed 2 nights we were away for the next and then went back for a further 2 nights so we ended up in 2 different rooms which were both good. Room Service very efficient Front desk staff excellent Concierge staff excellent Location very good
breakfast did not live up to the rest of our stay in the Hotel.
The room was spacious
Location of the room was facing the very busy and noisy street
The room especially the electronic lights and general comfort. Breakfast was good too and so was the food in the restaurant.
Staff were really friendly and helpful the location was great.
The rooms that we got on the 3rd floor although big were very run down with mould in the bathrooms. no air-conditioning and the room was really hot and stuffy and did not in any way stand up to it's 5 star rating.
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Great post. It's nice to read a reasoned, rational, realistic response to this issue.
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Honestly, not only is it good to see another Aussie, it is good to see another (rare) rational post on the subject where the general contribution reminds me of an eighties action flic - as much guns & masochismo as fantasy.
The US is not going to invade (or "glass") Somalia. Currently it is a criminal problem (as opposed to a political one) that rarely makes the six o'clock news - it is simply cheaper for them to mostly ignore it. And any country that decides to board and/or confiscate weapons from boats simply because they reason they
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Just as Axel Foley would be brought up on charges of manslaughter (int he very least), so too would boats enacting what people are advocating for here be brought up on charges of piracy.
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Interview Detailssimple, unprofessional interview. walked in and asked for the manager. he came out and we went through some simple experience questions, and it was over.
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Interview DetailsAfter scheduling the interview I got on this website to read reviews and interview and was very discouraged. My experience was just as it is described in the reviews. From the second I walked in the store I could tell there was a lack of management. Employees were cutting up and congregating near front of store, yet no one made an attempt to greet me (assuming they thought I was a customer) i told someone why I was there and they pretty much said cool and did not make an attempt to contact manager to alert him I was there. Manager finally comes out and tells me to wait for him. While I'm waiting an employee asked me if I needed help. By this point it is well past the scheduled interview time. Manager finally gets me and we do the interview in the middle of the furniture sales floor. Yes thats right, sitting on couches doing an interview while customers and employees are walking by and around us talking. Ridiculous and awkward. Standard interview. Young inexperienced sales manager that obviously had no proper training or experience in interviews. The whole thing was a joke and very shady.
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Manhattan Deputy U.S. Attorney And FBI Assistant Director Announce Return To Italy Of A Painting Attributed To Giambattista Tiepolo And Ancient Etruscan Bronze Sculpture Of Herakles
Richard Zabel, the Deputy United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Director in Charge New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today the return to the Italian Government of two pieces of Italian cultural heritage – "The Holy Trinity Appearing to Saint Clement," attributed to the 18th Century painter Giambattista Tiepolo (the "Tiepolo"), and an ancient Etruscan bronze statuette of Herakles dating from the 6th or 5th Century B.C.E. (the "Statuette"). Each artwork was returned to Warrant Officer Angelo Ragusa of the Rome Office of the Archaeological Section of the Carabinieri Tutela Patrimonio Culturale, today at a repatriation ceremony at the United States Attorney's Office in Manhattan.
Manhattan Deputy U.S. Attorney Richard Zabel stated: "These two works of art were stolen from their owners many decades ago and through shadowy channels arrived in the United States. Both the Tiepolo painting and the Etruscan sculpture represent Italy's rich cultural history and today will be returned to their homeland. We will continue to work with the FBI to return stolen items to their rightful owners."
German court to rule on stolen Cypriot treasures in mid March
On March 16 the German Court of Appeals will issue its final decision on the fate of the remaining 85 treasures stolen by a Turkish art smuggler from the north as effort to reach an amicable settlement by February 13 has failed, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday.
The treasures, including fragments of church wall paintings, icons, a manuscript of an Armenian gospel and 40 prehistoric antiquities, were found in 1997 in the possession of Turkish dealer in illicit antiquities Aydin Dikmen in apartments he maintained in Munich. A total of 173 looted treasures found in Dikmen`s possession in Munich have already been repatriated to Cyprus.
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There will be a meeting of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee April 8-10, 2015 at the U.S. Department of State, Annex 5, 2200 C Street NW., Washington, DC. Portions of this meeting will be closed to the public, as discussed below.
During the closed portion of the meeting, the Committee will review the proposal to extend the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Italy Concerning the Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological Material Representing the Pre-Classical, Classical, and Imperial Roman Periods of Italy ("Italy MOU") [Docket No. DOS-2015-10]. An open session to receive oral public comment on the proposal to extend the Italy MOU will be held on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT.
Syria says must be part of fight against antiquities theft
By Laila Bassam and Tom Perry
(Reuters) - The world will have to cooperate with Syria to halt the trade in looted antiquities that helps fund jihadist groups, Syria's culture minister said, putting the onus on Turkey to stop the smuggling across their shared frontier.
Culture minister Issam Khalil said a U.N. Security Council resolution that aims to stop groups including Islamic State from benefiting from the illicit antiquities trade would not be effective without the help of Damascus, a pariah to many Arab and Western states since Syria's war erupted in 2011.
"We have the conclusive documents and evidence to prove our ownership of these antiquities and we also have the will and readiness to cooperate with any serious effort to prevent smuggling of Syrian antiquities abroad," Khalil said in a recent interview at his office in Damascus.
The men who smuggle the loot that funds IS
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The trade in antiquities is one of Islamic State's main sources of funding, along with oil and kidnapping. For this reason the UN Security Council last week banned all trade in artefacts from Syria, accusing IS militants of looting cultural heritage to strengthen its ability "to organise and carry out terrorist attacks".
The BBC has been investigating the trade, and the routes from Syria through Turkey and Lebanon to Europe.
The Smuggler
It has taken many calls and a lot of coaxing to get a man we are calling "Mohammed" to meet us. He is originally from Damascus but now plies his trade in the Bekaa valley on the border between Syria and Lebanon. He's 21 but looks much younger in his T-shirt, skinny jeans and black suede shoes. As we sit in an apartment in central Beirut I have to lean forward to hear the softly spoken young man describe how he began smuggling looted antiquities from Syria. "There's three friends in Aleppo we deal with, these people move from Aleppo all the way to the border here and pay a taxi driver to sneak it in." He specialised in smaller items which would be easier to move on - but he says even that has become too risky. "We tried our best to get the items which had most value, earrings, rings, small statues, stone heads," he says.
UN Bans Export of Antiquities To Target Islamic State Revenue
UNESCO has published the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2199 that condemns the destruction of cultural heritage and adopts legal measures to counter illicit trafficking of antiquities from Iraq and Syria. The resolution decidedly targets Islamic State revenues, and threatens to place economic and diplomatic sanctions against countries and individuals that enable terrorist groups to profit from trade in antiquities, oil, and hostages.
The Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Irina Bokova, welcomed the new resolution, calling its adoption "a milestone for enhanced protection of cultural heritage in Iraq and Syria." The measures stipulated in the document extend to Syria "the prohibition of trade of cultural objects already in place for Iraq since 2003," she added.
MIAMI (CN) - A Peruvian accused of smuggling ancient artifacts into the United States lost his bid to block government witnesses from testifying in a legal battle over the confiscated artifacts. When Jean Combe Fritz, a citizen of Peru, flew into Miami International Airport in August 2010, the U.S. Custom and Border Protection found 32 objects that appeared to be ancient artifacts in his luggage.
Can Syria's Cultural Heritage Be Fulcrum For Ending Civil War? – OpEd
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For visitors to Syria these days, certainly this one, it's almost become a cliche to shake ones head and mumble, "this is not your normal civil war." Meaning that in spite of the dangerous environment for families and enormous sacrifices being paid daily, the Syrian people go about their lives with amazing resilience.
Yesterday, 2/5/15, was the latest example. Rebel mortars started raining on downtown at 7 a.m. after a rebel commander Zahran Alloush of the "Islam Army" tweeted that his forces would keep firing mortars and rockets "until the capital is cleansed." An estimated nine people were killed, and dozens wounded in downtown Damascus from roughly 60 rebel mortars. By the end of the day more than seventy, most of them rebel forces, died as the Syrian army and rebel fighters trading salvos of rockets and mortar bombs.
UNITED NATIONS — In a show of unity by the world powers against the Islamic State, the United Nations Security Council is preparing to adopt a legally binding resolution intended to choke the terrorist group's ability to trade in oil, antiquities and hostages.
The draft resolution, which was scheduled to be discussed by Council members in a closed meeting Friday afternoon, requires all 193 member states of the United Nations to prevent the sale of antiquities from Syria, similar to a measure the Council passed 10 years ago regarding antiquities from Iraq.
Floating sarcophagi found in a canal near Minya this week are authentic, raising concerns over increasing illicit excavations, reports Nevine El-Aref
Earlier this week inhabitants of the Deir Abu Nawas village in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya were astonished to see what seemed to be coffins floating in the Oda Pasha Canal that runs alongside the village.
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How Will Telephone & Data Systems (TDS) Stock React To This Analyst Action?
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Telephone & Data Systems (TDS - Get Report) was upgraded to "strong buy" from "outperform" with a $39 price target, up from $37, at Raymond James (RJF).
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Shares of the telecommunications company closed at $23.47 yesterday.
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- Despite its growing revenue, the company underperformed as compared with the industry average of 1.8%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 0.7%. This growth in revenue does not appear to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, displayed by a decline in earnings per share.
- The current debt-to-equity ratio, 0.42, is low and is below the industry average, implying that there has been successful management of debt levels. Along with the favorable debt-to-equity ratio, the company maintains an adequate quick ratio of 1.44, which illustrates the ability to avoid short-term cash problems.
- The gross profit margin for TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC is rather high; currently it is at 51.51%. Regardless of TDS's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, TDS's net profit margin of -1.78% significantly underperformed when compared to the industry average.
- The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Wireless Telecommunication Services industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 114.1% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $156.08 million to -$22.04 million.
- The company's current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. Compared to other companies in the Wireless Telecommunication Services industry and the overall market, TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
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Food, fun, fellowship and fundraising are set as the main events at the 18th annual Hunting Heritage Super Fund banquet, hosted by the McKenzie Long Tom Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation May 31st at Centennial Steak House, Springfield Or.
Doors open at 5:00PM. Come early to relax and enjoy social hour before sitting down for a delicious meal.
The NWTF's Hunting Heritage Banquets raise funds for wild turkey conservation while combining a great meal with a chance to swap stories with other sportsmen and women. They're also a great place to meet new friends who share a passion for the outdoors, win valuable prizes and purchase items unique to the NWTF. By placing the highest bid or winning raffle games, attendees can go home with sporting art, unique hunting firearms, knives, wildlife calls, outdoor equipment and much more.
Tickets to the McKenzie Long Tom Chapter's Hunting Heritage Super Fund banquet cost just $90 for couples or $60 for singles. Tickets purchased before May 22nd Qualify for an Early Bird drawing. Banquet attendees receive an NWTF membership while doing great things for wild turkey conservation and the preservation of hunting heritage.
The cost of admission also includes a one-year subscription to Turkey Country, the NWTF's full-color publication that includes stories about conservation issues, turkey calling and hunting, the NWTF's education program, JAKES (Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship), Wheelin' Sportsmen NWTF and Women in the Outdoors outreach programs and much more.
For only $300, banquet attendees can become Sponsor Members and receive the 2014 NWTF sponsor gift plus a one-year subscription to Turkey Country magazine. This includes 2 meals. Reserve a corporate table that seats eight people for only $800. This price includes one sponsor membership and seven regular memberships.
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White House Talks Income Gap: New Ideas About Old Problems?
President Obama's economic speaking tour seems reminiscent of campaign speeches in 2008. Guest host Celeste Headlee asks NPR's Ron Elving why the White House is sending this message again.
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CELESTE HEADLEE: And we turn now to NPR senior Washington editor Ron Elving. He directs NPR's coverage of national politics and the nation's capital. Ron, welcome back.
RON ELVING, BYLINE: Good to be with you, Celeste.
HEADLEE: You know, I agree that bipartisanship is important, as Cecilia Munoz of the White House just said. But I have a hard time swallowing her rosy picture of the fact that all of the legislators are working toward a common goal. I mean, how realistic is her picture there of bipartisan efforts to support the middle class?
ELVING: There is a consensus around the issue of student loans. (Laughing) She's right that they're working towards a hybrid solution there that incorporates what the House Republicans think, what the president thinks, what the Senate thinks. And that's apparently going to get into law, and what they all think is that they don't want to see student loan rates double. And they don't want to see all the students suddenly paying a lot more money and blaming them. That's about as far as the real bipartisan...
HEADLEE: ...That's low-hanging fruit...
ELVING: Yeah, I'm afraid it's about as low-hanging as fruit can be, except there are a couple of other things that they do have broad agreement about. And we did see an extraordinary vote yesterday afternoon in the House, where the issue was whether or not the National Security Agency should continue gathering all the data that we've learned they gather in terms of the people that we call. We don't necessarily think they're listening in on the content of the calls, but they are finding out whom we call and when and that sort of thing and e-mails as well, and that has been a high controversy this summer.
And there was a close vote in the House in which many of the most conservative Republicans and the most liberal Democrats - if you will, the people who represent the two wings of the parties - came together and nearly had enough votes to tell the NSA to stop doing this.
Now that's just a vote in the House, but we don't usually see that kind of configuration. It is possible to see cooperation between the extremes, even in the House. But by and large, the general concepts of where the United States government should be going between these two parties could not be further apart.
HEADLEE: Well, let's get some specifics here. Cecilia wouldn't give us any, but let's you and I talk about them. For example, Elizabeth Warren's attempt to get something like Glass-Steagall reimplemented to separate out the businesses that banks can engage in. Any chance?
ELVING: Yeah, no chance in the House, where people feel that there's way too much regulation of the banks as it is or of business in general. Generally speaking, the Republicans in the Senate feel the same way. There might be some sentiment in the Senate to go back to Glass-Steagall. I'm sure you could get a certain number of Democratic votes for that. But these are not the priorities of the Republicans in Congress, and the Republicans have the majority in the House and look likely to hold that majority in 2014, 2016, 2018, until we get some new districts drawn after the next census.
HEADLEE: And in fact, we recently got a statement from some pretty high-ranking Republicans that they were planning to let the government shut down if Obama doesn't defund the Affordable Care Act.
ELVING: Right, of course. So here's the centerpiece, if you will, of the first Obama term, the passage of the Affordable Care Act - Obamacare. And the Republicans are insisting that it not go forward, that it be repealed. They voted almost 40 times to repeal it, or, in some sense, dismantle it. And while that's not going to happen and the Senate's not going to go along with them on that and the president certainly would never go along on it, they are looking for every way they can to keep that issue foremost and to continually tell people maybe that Obamacare isn't really going to happen.
Or trying to, in a sense, undermine the sense of Obamacare being inevitable or even being the law, and they're being fairly successful at that. Polls show a lot of people are totally confused now about whether or not Obamacare is, in fact, taking effect or when it's taking effect or how it affects them. And they're going to now bring that issue back as part of the general economic budget showdown that we seem to have every year between the president and the Congress.
This year, it's going to focus on the October 1st beginning of the fiscal year, and the adoption of a - it's not really a budget, it's just a kind of a stopgap budget they adopt every year called a continuing resolution to keep things going. And when we get to that date, some of the Republicans in the Senate are saying they want to absolutely balk at any continuation of the government until the president agrees to defund Obamacare, which of course is...
HEADLEE: Which is not going to happen.
ELVING: ...Not going to happen.
HEADLEE: All right, so is this, as the president describes, a bold new day in economic policy for the U.S., or as the GOP says, have we heard it all before?
ELVING: Well, I think both, in a sense, can be correct in the sense that the president wants it to be one thing and the Republicans want it to be something else, and that confrontation is going to continue. But what's going on here is that everyone is trying to set the stage to their own political advantage. The president is trying to cast the Republicans as obstructionists who don't want his vision to go forward, and what he's laying out here in this series of speeches is really a kind of candidate's vision, really.
It harks back to the guy he was when he was first running for president - big, broad strokes about economic opportunity and what we need to do in the future in technology and education. And at the same time, the Republicans are saying, yeah, well, right now, we've got a big piece of the government and we don't share your vision, so we'd like to go in a different direction entirely.
HEADLEE: No surprise, I guess. Ron Elving is NPR's senior Washington editor. He joined us right here in our Washington studios. As always, Ron, thanks so much.
ELVING: Thank you, Celeste.
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