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Cell transdifferentiation is characterized by loss of some phenotypes along with acquisition of new phenotypes in differentiated cells. The differentiated state of a given cell is not irreversible. It depends on the up- and downregulation exerted by specific molecules.
We report here that HCCR-1, previously shown to play an oncogenic role in human cancers, induces epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition (MET) in human and mouse, respectively. The stem cell factor receptor CD117/c-Kit was induced in this transdifferentiated (EMT) sarcoma tissues. This MET occurring in HCCR-1 transfected cells is reminiscent of the transdifferentiation process during nephrogenesis. Indeed, expression of HCCR-1 was observed during the embryonic development of the kidney. This suggests that HCCR-1 might be involved in the transdifferentiation process of cancer stem cell.
Therefore, we propose that HCCR-1 may be a regulatory factor that stimulates morphogenesis of epithelia or mesenchyme during neoplastic transformation.
The concept that genetic events cooperate to achieve malignant transformation was proposed over a decade ago. Primary rodent cells are efficiently converted into tumorigenic cells by the co-expression of cooperating oncogenes. However, similar experiments with human cells have consistently failed [1]. In 1999, after more than 15 years of trying, researchers have managed to convert normal human cells into tumor cells by delivering telomerase catalytic subunit in combination with two oncogenes [2]. Although malignant transformation of human cells by a single oncogene may not occur or may require specialized factors, we demonstrated that HCCR-1, associated with various types of human cancers, alone induced tumorigenic conversion of mouse cells [3].
We have identified a novel oncogene, human cervical cancer oncogene (HCCR), that was classified into 2 types: HCCR-1 (GenBank accession number AF 195651) and HCCR-2 (GenBank accession number AF 315598) [3]. The HCCR-1 and HCCR-2 overexpressed cells were tumorigenic in nude mice and HCCR transgenic mice developed breast cancers and metastasis [3,4]. Also, HCCR-1 was overexpressed in various types of human malignancies and was found to regulate the p53 tumor-suppressor gene negatively [3-6]. However, it is unknown how HCCR-1 contributes to the cellular and biochemical mechanisms of human tumorigenesis.
Cell transdifferentiation is characterized by loss of some phenotypesalong with acquisition of new phenotypes in differentiated cells. Differentiated cells are endowed with the capacity of transforming into cells of a different type having other functions [7]. Gene expression in differentiated cells has long been considered an irreversible phenomenon that is established at the time of replication. Given that, although repressed, the same genetic framework is present in all cell types, a change in gene expression among differentiated cells was predictable in particular conditions.In fact, the differentiated state of a given cell is not irreversible.It depends on the up- and downregulation exerted by specificmolecules [8].
Recent research suggests that tumor formation may result from the development of cancer stem cells by the deregulation of normal self-renewal pathways of tissue stem cells. Numerous signalling pathways have been implicated in this process including Notch, Wnt, LIF (leukemia inhibitory factor), PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted from chromosome 10), SHH (sonic hedgehog) and BMI1 [9-12]. The discovery of cancer stem cells in AML, breast cancer and some CNS tumors offers a new approach to understanding the biology of these conditions. Further study into these and other mechanisms controlling self-renewal pathways is needed to understand not only what drives tumor formation from cancer stem cells but also what mechanisms could be used to 'switch off' tumor formation [13].
We undertook this study with the following aims: 1) to assess whether HCCR-1 overexpression converts normal cells to malignant transformed cells; 2) to determine whether HCCR-1 is involved in transdifferentiation process and embryonic kidney development; 3) to examine the molecular alterations occurring in HCCR-1 induced tumorigenesis.
We investigated whether HCCR-1 alone can induce malignant transformation of HEK-293 cells. Transfection of HCCR-1 expression vector into HEK-293 cells yielded a transformation efficiency (i.e., the number of foci per μg of DNA transfected) of 0.9 (Table (Table1).1). The transformation efficiency of the wild-type ras gene used as a positive control was 1.2 (95% CI, 16.9-19.1) (Table (Table1).1). These data suggest that HCCR-1 has almost as potent oncogenic activity as wild-type ras in the HEK-293 assay system. Comparable transfection with the control vector alone (nontransformed 293 cells) yielded no transformation (Table (Table1).1). In total, 20 of the transformed foci were isolated from the HCCR-1 transfected 293 cells and were grown in semisolid soft-agar medium to measure the colony formation efficiency. HCCR-1-transfected 293 cells formed colonies with an efficiency of 13%.
HEK-293 is a short spindle shaped cell having a bipolar cell process (Figure (Figure1A).1A). Cultured 293 cells have similar cytological features to cells transfected with vector alone (Figure (Figure1B).1B). However, HCCR-1-transfected human 293 cells showed increase in cell size compared to wild-type human 293 cells (Figure (Figure1C).1C). The cell processes were blunted in HCCR-1-transfected human 293 cells. Northern blot showed that about 2.0-kilobase-pair mRNA transcript was over-expressed in all five HCCR-1-transfected human 293 cells as compared with wild-type 293 cells (Figure (Figure1D).1D). Nude mice injected with HCCR-1-transfected human 293 cells showed palpable tumors in four weeks. But cells transfected with vector alone did not induce tumor formation in nude mice. Sections of the nude mice tumor nodules bearing HCCR-1-transfected human 293 cells revealed epithelial cell carcinomas (Figure (Figure1E).1E). Interestingly, however, the cells showed co-expression of epithelial markers, such as cytokeratin 8 (Figure (Figure1F)1F) and cytokeratin 19 (Figure (Figure1G),1G), and of the mesenchymal marker, vimentin that is normally expressed by fibroblasts (Figure (Figure1H).1H). These results suggest that transdifferentiation (EMT) occurred in HCCR-1 stably transfected 293 cells derived from nude mouse tumors.
In order to confirm the above data, we performed the immunofluorescence microscopy experiment in HEK-293 and HEK-293 stable clone for HCCR-1 (Additional file 1 Figure S1 A, B). The result showed that the parental HEK-293 cells express the vimentin but in a lower level than HCCR-1 stable HEK-293 clone. This suggests that the vimentin level is slightly increased after HCCR-1 transfection. We then analyzed other epithelial markers in HEK-293, HEK-293 clones stably transfected with HCCR-1, and HEK-293 cells transfected with the empty vector. E-cadherin, α-catenin, and β-catenin are essential for the maintenance of epithelial structures. To determine whether the over-expression of HCCR-1 alters the expression profiles of these molecules, we performed the western blotting analyses as follows (Additional file 2 Figure S1 C). The result demonstrates that all of these epithelial markers (E-cadherin, α-catenin, and β-catenin) are down-regulated only in HCCR-1 stable cell lines. Therefore, this data support that HCCR-1 induces EMT in transformed HEK-293 cells.
The oncogenic transformation of NIH/3T3 cells would typically be expected to develop sarcomas because NIH/3T3 cells are of mesenchymal origin [14]. However, the tumors in nude mice derived from HCCR-1 stably transfected NIH/3T3 cells had both sarcomatous (Figure (Figure1I)1I) and epithelial features (Figure (Figure1J).1J). Histologically, the tumors showed poorly differentiated sarcoma with epithelial differentiation (carcinosarcoma) (Figure (Figure1J).1J). They were composed mostly of spindle cells forming long and short fasciles. In focal areas these cells were vaguely aggregated to form epithelial cell nest-like structures (arrows). Reticulin fibers enveloped individual spindle cells in the sarcomatous areas, but enveloped vague epithelial cell nests in the more carcinomatous areas (Figure (Figure1K).1K). For a morphologic comparison between HCCR-1-derived tumor cells and epithelial cells, we determined whether HCCR-1-derived tumor cells expressed epithelial cell markers, such as the epithelial membrane antigens (Figure (Figure1L),1L), cytokeratin 7 (Figure (Figure1M),1M), cytokeratin 8 (Figure (Figure1N),1N), cytokeratin 19 (Figure (Figure1O),1O), cytokeratin 20 (Figure (Figure1P),1P), and the mesenchymal marker vimentin (Figure (Figure1Q).1Q). HCCR-1-derived tumor cells were positive for both epithelial and mesenchymal markers (Figures 1L-1Q). These results suggest that transdifferentiation (MET) occurred in HCCR-1 stably transfected NIH/3T3 cells derived from nude mice tumors. HCCR-1 might play multiple developmental roles by mediating a signal originating from the mesenchyme and received by epithelia. Mesenchymal signals are known to govern differentiation and morphogenesis of many epithelia, but the molecular nature of the signals is poorly understood. This expression pattern indicates that this mesenchymal factor can transmit morphogenetic signals in epithelia development and suggests a molecular mechanisim for mesenchymal epithelial interactions. This study indicates that the HCCR-1 oncogene may be a mesenchyme-derived cytokine that stimulates the morphogenesis of epithelia and mediates interactions between the mesenchyme and epithelia during neoplasia.
CD117 (c-Kit) is a type III receptor tyrosine kinase operating in cell signal transduction in several cell types. Normally c-Kit is activated (phosphorylated) by binding of its ligand, the stem cell factor (SCF) [15]. This leads to a phosphorylation cascade ultimately activating various transcription factors in different cell types. Such activation regulates apoptosis, cell differentiation, proliferation, chemotaxis, and cell adhesion. Ligand independent activation of c-Kit (dysregulated kit function) has been found to be an important component of oncogenesis in a large number of neoplastic disorders such as systemic mastocytosis, germ cell tumors, acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) with the disruption of the core binding factor, amongst others [16]. C-Kit positivity has been variably reported in sarcomas [16]. Among mesenchymal tumors, c-kit seems to be specific for the gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), which consistently express this protein. These tumors uniformly express CD117, the c-Kit proto-oncogene product [15]. Signal transductions from tyrosine kinase receptors have key roles in the regulation of cellular proliferation and differentiation [17] and binding of SCF to c-Kit activates multiple signal transduction pathways, including phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt [18]. Because HCCR-1 induced carcinosarcoma and HCCR-1 is regulated by the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway [19], we investigated whether HCCR-1-induced nude mice-derived carcinosarcoma induces the expression of CD117, as does GIST. HCCR-1-derived tumor cells showed a positive staining for CD117 (Figure (Figure2A).2A). Western blot analysis also showed that NIH/3T3 cells stably transfected with HCCR-1 and nude mice-derived tumors injected with NIH/3T3 cells transfected with HCCR-1 both overexpressed the c-kit protein compared with NIH/3T3 parental cells or cells transfected with vector alone (Figure (Figure2B).2B). Our study shows that HCCR-1-derived tumor cells express CD117, suggesting that HCCR-1 is related to the c-kit signaling pathway.
Co-expression of the human Met receptor, its ligand, and hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF), in NIH/3T3 fibroblasts causes cells to become tumorigenic in nude mice. The resultant tumors display lumen-like morphology, contain carcinoma-like focal areas with intercellular junctions resembling desmosomes, and co-express epithelial (cytokeratin) and mesenchymal (vimentin) cytoskeletal markers. The apparent MET of the tumor cells mimics the conversion that occurs during embryonic kidney development, suggesting that Met-HGF/SF signaling plays a role in this process as well as in tumors that express both epithelial and mesenchymal markers [20]. Because acquisition of epithelial properties by the fibroblast-derived cells mimics the MET of cells during the organogenesis of the kidney [20], we investigated whether HCCR-1 is expressed in the developing kidney. Immunoblot analysis demonstrated that as probed by rabbit polyclonal anti-HCCR-1 serum, HCCR-1 began to be overexpressed at fetal 18-day, remaining high up to postnatal 14-day, and decreased to a very low level in adult rat kidney (Additional file 2 Figure S2 A). Sections of 20-day-old fetal rat kidney revealed that HCCR-1 antibody stained throughout the collecting ducts only (Additional file 1 Figure S2 B, medulla on the left side), which are derived from the ureteric bud [21]. The developing nephrons in the cortex were not stained (Additional file 1 Figure S2 B, nephrogenic zone on the right side). But the basolateral plasma membranes of the developing collecting duct, which are derived from the ureteric bud, were especially reactive to HCCR-1 antibody (Additional file 1 Figure S2 C). Because nephrogenesis is stimulated by a distinct ureteric signal, diffusion-limited basolateral molecules [22], which trigger MET, we propose that the HCCR-1 product may be a mesenchyme-derived regulatory factor [23]that stimulates morphogenesis of epithelia in the developmental process and mediates interactions between mesenchyme and epithelia during neoplastic transformation.
In order to study whether there was an alteration in the growth properties of HCCR-1-transfected cells, we examined cell cycle profiles. The percentage of wild-type NIH/3T3 cells and HCCR-1-transfected cells in the S-phase was 20.6% and 31.5%, respectively (Figure (Figure3A,3A, mid-log phase). These results suggest that there was a significant shift of the cell population out of the G 0/G 1-phase into the S-phase in HCCR-1-transfected cells. To assess the serum-dependent cell cycle progression, cells were cultured in 0.5% bovine calf serum (BCS) for 36 hours. After incubation, cells were released with 20% serum and harvested at the indicated times. In wild-type cells (measured at 0 hour), few cells remained in the S-phase (8%). In contrast, a considerable number of HCCR-1-transfected cells were still in the S-phase (21.8%), suggesting that constitutive overexpression of HCCR-1 allowed for a relative amount of resistance to serum deprivation-induced G 0/G 1 arrest. Following the release of cells from the growth arrest caused by serum-deprivation, there were consistent increases of over 10% in the S-phase populations of HCCR-1-transfected cells as compared to wild-type cells at measured time intervals (24 hour and 48 hour, respectively). Therefore, overexpression of HCCR-1 could deregulate cell growth by shortening the G 0/G 1-phase and increasing the S-phase population of cells. It has been implicated that egr-1 functions as a tumor-suppressor [24]. To assess whether HCCR-1-induced tumor formation is associated with the loss of egr-1 expression, we tested the time course of egr-1 expression. When quiescent cells were stimulated with 20% serum, a marked down-regulation of egr-1 was observed in HCCR-1-transfected cells compared with wild-type NIH/3T3 cells (Figure (Figure3B).3B). In contrast, upregulation of GAPDH mRNA level in HCCR-1-transfected cells was clearly seen, while no significant difference was observed in the level of c-fos (Figure (Figure3B).3B). This result suggests that down-regulation of tumor suppressor egr-1 may be involved in the tumor progression in HCCR-1-overexpressing cells. To further explain the tumorigenesis of HCCR-1, we determined the telomerase activity in PKC-activated HCCR-1-transfected cells. Consistent with a previous study [25],wild-type NIH/3T3 cells showed detectable telomerase activity (Figure (Figure3C).3C). However, HCCR-1 gene transfection increased telomerase activity up to about 7-fold when compared with wild-type cells. Reports show that PKC induces a marked increase in telomerase activity [26]. To determine whether the increased telomerase activity in HCCR-1 transfected cells is caused by PKC, a kinase assay was performed. PKC activity of HCCR-1-transfected cells was increased by about 10-fold when compared with wild-type cells (Figure (Figure3D3D).
The conversion of normal cells into tumor cells involves changes in the activity of a number of distinct different genes and proteins in a cell. Although researchers have been able to transform normal mouse cells into tumor-forming cells by introducing several cooperating oncogenes into these cells, human cells have been resistant to such transformation [8,27-29]. In this study, ectopic expression of HCCR-1 alone results in direct tumorigenic conversion of HEK-293 cells in vitro and in vivo.
Because NIH/3T3 cell is of mesenchymal origin [14],sarcoma would typically develop from oncogene-transformed NIH/3T3 [30]. But, nude mice bearing HCCR-1 allograft display characteristics of epithelial carcinomas. Because acquisition of epithelial properties by the fibroblast-derived cells mimics the mesenchymal to epithelial conversion of cells during the organogenesis of the kidney [20], we investigated whether HCCR-1 is expressed in the developing kidney. The developing nephrons in the cortex were not stained. But the basolateral plasma membranes of the developing collecting duct, which are derived from the ureteric bud [21],were especially reactive to HCCR-1 antibody. Because nephrogenesis is stimulated by a distinct ureteric signal, diffusion-limited basolateral molecules [22],which trigger mesenchymal to epithelial conversion, we propose that the HCCR-1 product may be a mesenchyme-derived regulatory factor [23]that stimulates morphogenesis of epithelia in the developmental process and mediates interactions between mesenchyme and epithelia during neoplastic transformation. Our study suggests that overexpression of HCCR-1 induces tumorigenesis, transdifferentiation and embryonic kidney development.
Transdifferentiation is a change from one differentiated phenotype to another involving morphological and functional phenotypic markers [31,32]. The conversion of a cell phenotype is likely to be accomplished by selective enhancement of gene expression, which controls the terminal developmental commitment of cells [33].There is little known about 'master switch' genes that determine a specific differentiation pathway and have the potential to induce the process in a cell originally destined for a different differentiation pathway [31].HCCR-1 might play multiple developmental roles by mediating a signal originating from the mesenchyme and received by epithelia. Mesenchymal signals are known to govern differentiation and morphogenesis of many epithelia, but the molecular nature of the signals is poorly understood. This expression pattern indicates that this mesenchymal factor can transmit morphogenetic signals in epithelia development and suggests a molecular mechanisim for mesenchymal epithelial interactions.
There is evidence to indicate that tumors develop secondarily to abnormalities in PKC-mediated signal transduction [34].Reports show that PKC induces a marked increase in telomerase activity [26].Besides tumor cells typically have acquired damage to genes that directly regulate their cell cycles [35]. Our study suggests that deregulation of HCCR-1 activity in mouse NIH/3T3 cells might result in the activation of PKC or telomerase, loss of particular cell cycle checkpoint controls, and downregulation of tumor suppressor egr-1, thereby predisposing NIH/3T3 cells to malignant conversion.
This present study suggests that HCCR-1 is an oncogene which induces the transformation of HEK293 and NIH3T3 cells. Likewise, our previous study also demonstrated that HCCR-1 is a mitochondrial out membrane protein and suppresses the apoptosis [36]. Consistent with this previous work, this study also reveals the anti-apoptotic activity of HCCR-1 by reducing the expression of Egr-1, a direct regulator of multiple tumor suppressors including TGF beta1, PTEN, and p53. Therefore, both studies support that HCCR-1 is an oncogene either by suppressing apoptotic activities or by dysregulating Egr-1, telomerase, or PKC activity. Since key functions related to apoptosis or anti-apoptosis often occur in mitochondria, it is not too surprising that HCCR-1 localizes to the mitochondria.
In conclusion, we converted normal cells into tumor cells by delivering HCCR-1 alone in combination with no other oncogenes. EMT and MET occurred in HCCR-1-transfected tumor cells. In addition, HCCR-1 participates in induction of the c-kit proto-oncogene, in activation of PKC and telomerase activities, and cell cycle progression. While further studies are needed to characterize cellular functions and regulatory mechanisms, HCCR-1 protein is likely to be a candidate onco-developmental protein for cancer stem cell in the development of human cancer.
Human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 (ATCC CRL-1573) and NIH/3T3 cells were obtained from the ATCC. HEK-293/HCCR-1-V5 cell lineswere maintained in DMEM (Gibco) containing 200 μg/ml G418, 10% FBS and 1% PenStrep (Gibco).
Expression vector containing the coding region of HCCR-1 was constructed as follows. First, the SalI fragment was isolated from the prokaryotic expression vector, pCEV-LAC, which contains the entire HCCR-1 cDNA. Then, pcDNA3.1 (Invitrogen, CA) was digested with XhoI to make a compatible end with SalI. A SalI fragment containing the HCCR-1 coding sequence was inserted into the XhoI-digested pcDNA3.1. Lipofectamine (Gibco BRL, Rockville, MD) was used to introduce the HCCR-1 expression vector into HEK-293 cells.
Newly established cells grown in culture flasks were photographed by phase-contrast microscopy. To analyze tumorigenecity, 5 ×10 6 cells were injected subcutaneously into the posterior lateral aspect of the trunk of mice (5-week-old athymic nu/nu on BALB/c background). Nude mice were sacrificed when the subcutaneous tumors reached 1.5-2.5 cm in diameter.
Five ×10 3 viable cells were suspended in 1 ml of 0.3% noble agar (Difco Laboratories Inc., Detroit, MI) made with complete media, and layered onto 0.6% agar in 35-mm plates. All samples were plated in quadruplicate. The number of cell colonies (>50 cells/cluster) was estimated on days 21-28.
For immunoblot analysis, cells were lysed in Laemmli sample buffer. Proteins were separated by 10% SDS-PAGE and then electroblotted. The membranes were incubated with a rabbit polyclonal anti-HCCR-1 serum and proteins were revealed by an ECL-Western blot detection kit. We performed immunohistochemistry on cryosections (5-μm) incubated with anti-vimentin, anti-keratin, anti-EMA antibodies (DAKO), and polyclonal antibody raised against HCCR-1. Binding of primary antibody was visualized by biotinylated secondary antibody, avidin-horseradish peroxidase, and AEC as the chromogen.
PKC activity was measured using the SignaTECT™ Protein Kinase C Assay System (Promega, Madison, WI). PKC activity was defined as the difference in counts per minute incorporated into substrate in the absence and presence of phospholipid. Telomerase activity was determined by using the telomerase PCR-ELISA kit (Boehringer Mannheim). Immortalized human kidney cells (293 cells) provided in the kit were used as the positive control. A negative control was provided for human 293 cells by pretreatment with RNase.
Cells cultured at mid-log phase were growth arrested by incubation in medium containing 0.5% bovine calf serum for 36 hours. Cells to be analyzed for DNA content were harvested following trypsinization, and fixed in 70% ethanol. Fixed cells were then stained with propidium iodide. In brief, 50 μg/ml of propidium iodide staining solution (Sigma) and 100 units per ml of RNase A (Boerhinger Mannheim) were added to 2 ×10 6 cells. After incubation for 1 hour, cellular DNA content was determined by fluorescence analysis at 488 nm using a FACS Caliber (Becton Dickinson). A minimum of 1 ×10 4 cells per sample was analyzed with Modfit 5.2 software.
Data was analyzed by use of SAS software (SAS Institute, Cary, NC). One-way analysis of variance was used for comparing various outcome measures (e.g., PKC or telomerase levels) in different experimental conditions. The mean values and 95% confidence intervals for the outcome variables are shown in relevant figures. All reported P values are two-sided and were considered to be statistically significant at the .05 level. P values for comparing the difference between groups are adjusted by Dunnett's multiple comparisons.
SH, HKK, JY, SK and SMS performed and designed experiments, analyzed data and assisted in writing the manuscript. YGP analyzed bioinformatics data, and YSL conducted histological analysis. YWK, TEK, YJC, SSJ, DWK, JK (from the Catholic) and SYS, YHL (from the Konkuk) were collaborators on the paper. JWK designed experiments, interpreted and assisted in writing the manuscript. SH and HKK contributed equally to this work. All authors read and approved the manuscript.
Expression analysis of vimentin. (A, B) by immunofluorescence and epithelial markers such as E-cadherin, α-catenin, and β-catenin (C) by western blotting experiments. HEK-293 parental cells (A) and HEK-293 stable clones for HCCR-1 (B) were stained for anti-vimentin antibodies. In C, HEK-293 parental cells (lanes 1 and 2), HEK-293 stable cells for HCCR-1 (lanes 3 and 4), and HEK-293 cells transfected with empty vectors (lanes 5 and 6) were analyzed by antibodies against E-cadherin, α-catenin, and β-catenin.
HCCR-1 gene in embryonic kidney development. A. Detection of HCCR-1 protein in fetal 16-, 18-, 20-, postnatal 1-, 7-, 14-day and adult rat kidney tissue extracts. Total proteins were subjected to SDS-PAGE. HCCR-1 positive bands were revealed by ECL-Western blot detection kit. F and P denote fetal and postnatal, respectively. B. Immunohistochemical staining of 20-day-old fetal rat kidney. Immunostaining was confined to the collecting ducts. Magnification, × 42. C. Differential-interference contrast microscopy of 20-day-old fetal rat kidney illustrating HCCR-1 immunostaining in the basolateral plasma membrane of medullary collecting duct. Magnification, × 220.
This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2009-0066496)
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You'll be centrally located in Seminyak with a stay at Bali Island Villas & Spa, minutes from TAKSU Bali Gallery and Seminyak Square. This 4.5-star resort is within close proximity of Petitenget Temple and Batu Belig Beach.
Make yourself at home in one of the 10 air-conditioned rooms featuring fireplaces and private pools. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed, and all rooms are furnished with king sofa beds. Rooms have private balconies. Kitchens are outfitted with refrigerators, stovetops, and microwaves. 32-inch LCD televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, including a health club, an outdoor pool, and a sauna. Additional amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and shopping on site.
Satisfy your appetite at the resort's restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Dining is also available at a coffee shop/café, and room service (during limited hours) is provided. Meet other guests and eat at a complimentary reception.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Rooftop terrace
- Coffee shop or café
- Total number of rooms - 10
- Smoke-free property
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- 24-hour front desk
- Free use of nearby fitness center
- Shopping on site
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Free reception
- Sauna
- Spa services on site
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Concierge services
- Outdoor pool
- Fireplace in lobby
- Full-service spa
- Garden
- Health club
- Free self parking
- Restaurant
- Television in lobby
- Free WiFi
- Pool umbrellas
- Multilingual staff
- Year Built 2005
- Laundry facilities
- Number of floors - 2
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Library
Room Facilities
- Daily housekeeping
- Cable TV service
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Kitchen
- Iron/ironing board
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Pillowtop mattress
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Stovetop
- In-room massage available
- In-room safe
- Separate living room
- Bathrobes
- Air conditioning
- Dishwasher
- Sofa bed
- Coffee/tea maker
- DVD player
- Premium bedding
- Dial-up Internet access (surcharge)
- First-run movies
- Premium TV channels
- Ceiling fan
- Free bottled water
- Room service (limited hours)
- Turndown service
- Sofa bed size king
- Climate control
- Desk
- Free toiletries
- Fireplace
- Balcony
- Slippers
- Hair dryer
- Private bathroom
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Free WiFi
- Private pool
- Minibar
Hotel Policy
Know Before You Go
- This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- A resort fee is included in the total price displayed.
- Children 11 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
- No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Airport shuttle fee: USD 25 per vehicle (one way)
- Late check-out fee: USD 145
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
Mandatory Fees and Taxes
The charges below are included in your overall room price:
- Resort fee
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LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - European shares finished firmer on Friday, supported by signs of merger and acquisition activity in the region and by weak U.S. economic data backing the case for central bank stimulus.
Industrial output in the world's biggest economy unexpectedly failed to grow last month and June consumer sentiment fell short of expectations, allaying some of the concerns about a possible early easing of the U.S. Federal Reserve's equities-friendly stimulus programme.
The numbers helped the FTSEurofirst 300 regain some poise to finish the volatile session 0.2 percent higher at 1,175.92 points. The modest rebound though was not enough to prevent the pan-European index from posting its fourth weekly loss in its longest down run since last spring.
"The problem is the markets are very thin so any kind of moves are overly exaggerated ... (but) I remain cautiously bullish," said Neil Marsh, strategist at Newedge.
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Elan added 8.4 percent after putting itself up for sale following expressions of interest, as the Irish drug firm seeks to fend off a hostile bid from Royalty Pharma. .
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The story of how CB2 x Kravitz Design by Lenny Kravitz came to be.
Lenny Kravitz with Alicia Waters, Director of Marketing (left), and Ryan Turf, Managing Director, at the collaboration launch party in our New York City store.
We are thrilled about our latest partnership with Kravitz Design, the interior design firm of Grammy-winning, style icon Lenny Kravitz.
Known for a long list of luxury design projects, the firm teamed up with us to release 20 exclusive pieces that look high-end but cost much less. Each one is reflective of Kravitz's experiences with diverse cultures, homes across the world, and his affinity for 1970s design. So how did this dream partnership become a reality? We talked to Ryan Turf, our Managing Director, to get the scoop and find out how he feels about the results.
How did the whole thing come about?
"I learned that Lenny was a fan of CB2, which was so exciting to me. And I ran into his agent at a press event and told him that we were flattered and would love to create something cool together. His design firm, Kravitz Design, started in 2003, and I knew he was passionate about design and style."
Why do you think the partnership works?
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How did the process go?
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Letter(s) from Olga to Todd (USA)
Letter 1
Hello my dear new friend Todd,
It is so nice that you mailed me back!
It is great, because it gives me feeling that you are interesting in me, it is great because I'm very interesting in you and I'd like to know about you as much as possible.
As for me, my name is Olga, I was born on the 25 of September 1981 in the small city Kirovsk (it is situated in the eastern part of Ukraine).
It's very nice and beautiful city. Everyone having visited it once would never forget it. Kirovsk is very old and historic city, there is a lot of monuments to the national heroes of Ukraine like Bogdan Khmelnitskij and Taras Shevchenko (the famous Ukrainian poet) and to the heroes of the Second World War. I love my city very much, I spent there all my childhood.
After having finished the usual secondary school, I entered to the college.
Now I work as a hairdresser and I'm continuing my education in the University.
I'm a student- correspondent of the last corse, in future I'm going to be an economist. I like my job very much, it's also my hobby. And I'd like to admit, I understand English, learning it in the school and University.
My family is not very small, comprising of just the four of us.
My father's name is Andrey, he is 60 and he is a building architect, so he designs and builds buildings of all different sizes. He spends most of his time in the work. But now he works in the company, designing and build cold storage for the food industry.
My mother's name is Anna, she is 50 and she was a physiotherapist before she met my father and did many years at college training and learning all about the human body, so that she may help stroke and crash victims to walk and move their limbs again.
She did this for many years, but then she had my sister and me, so became a housewife.
There is 10 years difference between both of my parents, so I guess age does not come into the fact. I have one sister, her name is Sveta, and she is 29. My sister lives with her man separately from our parents. I also live separately; I rent two-room flat.
I am looking for serious relations and a very special person – my second part and when I find him, we will hopefully be 'all' things to each other... Very best friends, unconditional partners & lovers and of course life partners...The age difference doesn't bother me. I need a wise, reliable and romantic man.
If he is handsome that is a bonus, but more importantly he has to be handsome within, in his 'Soul'... That kind of beauty never ages, it is always there and so is more important to me than outer beauty.. So beautiful within he "MUST' be...
I hope also that he will be seen always and behave unconditionally like a Gentleman when we are out together socially or with friends in public, but in the privacy of our home and behind closed doors, it would be nice if he sometimes wasn't such a Gentleman, if you know what I mean... Romance & emotional and physical intimacy is a very important ingredient in any serious one on one relationship between two people together and so the flame of love and interest within the relationship must always be worked at and not taken for granted....
To make love gently & lovingly sometimes and passionately and wildly at other times, enjoying each other, receiving and giving pleasure to each other in all ways that are mutually enjoyed and accepted by each other... That is the kind of partner & relationship I seek....
Jealousy has no place in any relationship I'd be involved in...Jealousy is a very negative emotion that breeds mistrust and if my partner & I have no 'Trust' between us, then we have 'Nothing' to even start to build our life together on...
I really think You are very handsome 'within' in your 'Soul'... I hope so, because if you truly are and you also have the same wishes as I have described above, then Yes may be you could be the man I seek... I would like to hope so...because I'm very interested in you.
P.S. and I'd like to add that many of my friends tell me that I look like Angelina Jolie!look at the photo i send you...
don't you think so? =)
I think it's enough for the first letter. Write me what features do you appreciate in woman? I really hope, I can be this woman, whom you're looking for.
Your new friend Olga
Letter 2
Hello, my dear friend Todd,
How are you? I hope that you are happy and well and taking really good care of yourself. I was very happy to get your letter.
I truly believe that people were not meant to live alone, but together in a healthy, happy, secure relationship.
I am looking for someone who would be very special for me, and who I would fall deeply in love with.
The greatest thing in life is finding your missing half, the one who will share your happiness, your pain. It's very necessary for me that there would be a spiritual harmony with the person, whom I once will call 'my only and beloved', who will receive my tenderness, my heart and my love.
And I still hope to meet such a person.
I really want to have a friendly family and a home filled with comfort, warmth and happiness. What do I want to find in my mate?
A lot of things, like any other woman - a husband, a friend and a lover for myself.
Today I didn't go to work; I visited my mother and eat lunch with her.
I have good live in my city Kirovsk, but I miss partner, It its not good for human live alone, of corse I have friends and family, but that are not the same.
What is better than came home from work and meet your love dearly, get a big hug and kiss, sit and talk about how day was, after make tasty food together , light the candle open good bottle red vine and eat with you lover.
I really believe in an equal relationship between a man and a woman, support in work and in the home is also very important.
Really the communication between a man and a woman is so important, I want to take care of my man with all honesty and love and I want him to know that I'm always there for him at anytime and at all times in life.
I believe in true love and loving only one man for the rest of your life.
I must tell you that I saw your profile and picture and I have become immediately focused on you and your words, perhaps we are two people that have found a destiny and should be coming together soon, I think that this could happen between us, I really believe in this.
I'd like to try this with you if this is what you want as well, let us make each letter more special more private between us, I want to know all of your dreams so I may try to make them come true.
It is my dream as well to find my beloved man the one and only true love.
Well, I hope this letter was not too long and boring, there is so much more that I want to tell you. I also wish to learn much more about you, and if you have any questions at all, then please feel free to ask me and I will gladly answer them...so until then, I await for your next letter and please always include your lovely pictures with your letters , this is a very important personal connection for us... .....*smile*
Your Olga
Letter 3
Hello, my dear Todd,
Thank you very much for your attention to me,
I was very glad to receive your letter again.
Everything deals with you is very interested for me.
What do you like? What are you fond of? What is you hobby? And so on.
If the weather is bad outside, then I like to watch a good film.
Well the last one I saw at the cinema was 'Ghostrider' which I really enjoyed! Cool soundtrack and great over the top film! I always preffer to watch a film at home, because I can stop and rewind it at any time if I missed a bit. But then again, at the cinema, it is so much bigger and better! I like the works of 'M Night Shayamalan' who made films like :- 'Signs', 'Sixth Sense', 'The Village', 'Unbreakable', 'Lady in the Water' to name a few. I also love all kinds of sci-fi films, like 'Alien'! But that is not to say that I like a good romantic or love films very much too. I just have to be in the right mood for any film, so that I can watch any kind of film. But there are some that are just so bad, that not even I can watch them.
I also like Julia Roberts and Hale Berry, I like also Mel Gibson, Bret Pitt, but may be my favorite actress is Angelina Jolly (a lot of people say that I like her very much).
Other things I like to do in my free time, is to walk in the countryside.
Whether it is with my dog or just on my own, I love watching everything to do with nature, in the fields, in the woods or just at the side of the road.
I enjoy going for a peaceful and romantic picnic in the country, or just walking along watching all of the wildlife.
I like to read a good book and can sink into one at any time.
My book interests are very much like my film interests, so I like the works of 'Arthur C Clarke' and 'Greg Bear' at the moment, as they write good science based science fiction, so it is always based on some fact and is not that fantastic. I have just started a book by Arthur C Clarke called 'The Garden of Rama' and is in a series of book by him, so I look forward to reading all of them. I do not always get a good chance to read a book, so I do so whenever I can. I also like very much Bulgakov "Master and Margarita" and Dostoevskiy "fathers and Children".
I like classical music as well as pop music. I was listening to 'The Four Seasons' Vivaldi last night and I very much enjoy that piece of music.
I like also Madonna, Beyonce and Pussycat Dolls, Sting and Duran-Duran.
Well, my other hobby is to look after my house. A new vase, a nice picture on the wall, a bright carpet on the floor or even just a bouquet of flowers makes my home more comfortable.
I like to cook on the weekends and spend time making my home beautiful.
In the winter time I like to light the fireplace and sip on hot chocolate while reading a good book.
I will finish this letter to you now my dear and so look forward to your reply with great anticipation.
Tenderly yours Olga.
Letter 4
Good morning my sweart heart Todd
I'm pleased to receive your letter. Every your e-mail makes me closer to you. To me so easy to correspond with you. Yes, I got your pictures.
I really like them.
I'm trying to find my second half, want to love and be loved. You know, men in our country don't appreciate my beauty, my intelligence.
They all are looking for only fun. I see that you aren't joking with me, not playing. From your letter I saw you in a better way. You're serious truthful with me.
Do you have dream? I want to tell about my dream. I dream to travel about the world. I wish to see how the people live , to learn about their tratitions, customs. I like corresponding with people. I wish this world to be better. I have been in not many places. Last summer I've gone to the Black Sea with my family. Of course, we were sunbathing and swimming. We've had great time. I with my sister were enjoying sitting on the coasline and watching sunset. This is so a romantic view. Still I consider myself really a romantic person. We've taken many photagraphy. I like sitting with my sister and seeing them. And recall what a wonderful time we've had. Tell me please what is your dream about? Where do you like to go on your vecancy.
I will waiting for your answer with impatience.
Sincerely, yours Olga.
Letter 5
Hello my beloved Todd
I'm happy to read your letter. I see from your letter that you are honest with me. You are so a romantic kind tender person in your words.
Everything that you've written to me is great.
Recently I watched a film. It's called 'Master and Margarett'. This is film about great love. Man and woman went down street and saw each other. They suddenly felt that they know each other for many years.
This si was love from a first sight. Then they went together with touching hands down street saying not a word. And I thought she is very happy woman who found her happinees. I would like to be on her place.
I believe treachery is the worst thing on the Earth. This is awfull when you can't trust the closest man. I so wish every people in the world be happy. But I believe in true love. Love has to be developed during all life.
Please write me as quick as possible.
Yours, Olga.
Letter 6
Hello my dear Todd
My phone is +380 63 2485169.
Thank you for your nice complements. Every your letter makes me closer to you. You are so... kind romantic tender. I'm pleased to correspond with you. I like reading every line of your e-mails. Every your word penetrate to the depth of my heart. I'm glad that we are interested in each other. I've never known that I will find such a person like you. I want to write to you constantly.
I'm serious woman who knows what she wants. I'm here in Enternet to find an sencere man who will honest with me, who don't play games. You have become my only obsession in life, and my desire to be happy has became a reality. I know we have so much to learn from each other, yet I feel very comfortable in writing, that it seems like we have known each other for a much longer time.
My friends are so happy for me that I've found such a kind wonderful person like you. Thank you for your honesty and attitude to me. I want every day with you, every night making love with you. I want to st near by your side talking to for for many hours. I want love you and be with you through my life. I can't find words to express my love to you. I just want you to know I want to spend rest of my life with you.
I will wait for your letter with impatience.
Many kisses to you
Your, Olga
Letter 7
Hello my dear Todd
So many kind tender words in your letters i've never got before.
So much love from you even we never had met yet ! You're so...
kind romantic warm to me. I read you letters with big interests.
I feel that something is going with me, something that i understand i'm going fall in love. That never happened to me before. To tell you honesty I'm afraid to loose connection with you. If you will become my best friend and lover I promise it forever will be. I come to the Internet cafe and see your letter. This always makes me smile. What would my day without it. I can't imagine. Do you feel the same? Tell me about your feelings to me!
I feel you are real whome I'm waiting all my life, a man of my life. Only you make me happy. I know that I have a friend who can listen me and understand me. I'll be thinking about you all time. I consider a hour, minute, second when i be close to you, near by yourside. I want to talk to you in person, to touch your hand, to feel your breathe. my feeling to you get stronger to you with every day. You mean so much to me. I'm really love with you. I realy wish you could see how deep.
Many kisees to you.
Your, Olga.
Letter 8
Hello my dear beloved Todd
Today such a sunshine day. I feel happy I've received your letter.
I want to love you all I can. Want to dream you're always be my man.
I want to hold you every night, close to me. You are in my romantic heart. All I think about it you. My mornings wake up with you on my mind, and I go to bed after a day of wondering how you are, to lay my head on a pillow to dream of you again.
I am trying to make my days filled with happiness and peace at the idea of us being together one day. I know it is so far in the distance to think about, but very close to the heart to realize. I can tell you this with all honesty, without your pictures to sooth my soul, I would be lost and confused at the direction of our love.
I have been searching for that friendship my whole life. It wasn't until I saw you, that I felt that special time come back in my life.
I now know that it was YOU that I have been longing for my entire life. You make me feel safe,happy and loved.
I will wait you letter eith impatience.
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I want to come to you!!!
Thank you for your last note to me. I'm pleased to receive it.
When I close my eyes I start fantasing about us. I imagine how wonderful it would be to slow-dance with you in a quiet nice spot, pressed together, feeling how our hearts beat. Would you enjoy dancing with me?
In my dream last night I saw us standing on th beautiful island. We were walking along a coast arm in arm, continueing talking. A wonderful view surronded us. Only you and me. On the beach you teasingly invited me for a dance, the best dance. I looked into your kind eyes filled with love warmness tenderness to me. Then you start kissing me. I can see that you feel the greatest pleasure touching the every inch of my skin, feeling the hotness of my body and my soul. And you know every my breath for and only for you. This is so romantic. I wish to sea you in my dream every night.
I'm so happy woman that I've found such a wonderful person like you. To me, distance isn't important. I read your messages and tha longer I think about you. I want to be only with you. I so wish to touch, to feel your hot breath, to kiss your lips. Want us to be together, to share every day of our life, to be attentive to each other.
What do you feel to me?
Yours, Olga
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Hello my dear Todd,
Every your letter makes me closer to you. I come to the Internet cafe and I'm happy to find your massage to me. I can't help thinking about you. You always are in my dreams. I don't feel any distance between love. I feel as you are by myside. I hope I can touch you in the near future, to talk to you in person so I can see your kind eyes, to see your smile.
I wish so strong to feel you are by myside. I consider every day, every hour, every minute, every second when we will be together.
But I feel so bad now. I don't know what to do. Noone can help me. Nor my relatives or friends. This world is so cruel if your close people refuse to help you. They think only about themselves. But I know that YOU are in my life who intersted in my situation, in my future, who wants I be happy. I so need your support, your help now. You are the most close man to me.
You know that I rent my appartment. I have to live sepparately from my parrents. Still I have to pay for my university study. And I need to pay for my appartment. But I don't have enough money for that now. The sum is very serious 400$. I have only 100$. I can't find such an account. My friends have the same problems as me. I need a help now. I know, dear that you may have no wish to send me something. But you make me trust you, you are only who I love.
Dear, I will wait for your support, your help.
I love you.
Yours, Olga.


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The Flames head into Nashville on Sunday coming off a tough loss on Friday night against the Minnesota Wild and now sit a point back of the Kings for the final spot in the Pacific division playoff bracket but they can jump right back into that position with a win here. Calgary has been one of the league's biggest surprises this season but it could be all for not if they fail to make the postseason and with their remaining schedule the Flames may be hard pressed to sneak in as it is a daunting one that other teams in the mix don't envy. Calgary will be playing with fresh legs though and catch the Preds in a back to back and should have a great chance at victory despite the game being played in Nashville.
The Predators have clinched a playoff spot and their next goal is to lock down the Central division title though the Blues are still hot in their tails and the race will likely come down to the final game of the season. Nashville has taken the league by storm and while they had a speed bump after the all-star break they have rebounded nicely and have booked their ticket to hockey's second season with thoughts of the Stanley Cup in tow. The Preds have been dynamite at home this season but this game matters more to the Flames who can basically write off any playoff hopes with a loss and I think they at least show up and earn a single at worst. Taking a shot here though with the Flames on the money line.


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Retired brass in the county and worldwide were buzzing over the news Tuesday: how cocksure comments by Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his aides taking aim at "wimps in the White House," as a Rolling Stone writer put it, became heat-seeking missiles poised to detonate the general's military career.
Opinions varied about the barrage of disparaging assessments targeting the commander in chief, the vice president and the ambassador to Afghanistan, among other civilian leaders, that were made by McChrystal — head of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan — and his self-styled "Team America" of top assistants.
Were they sending a calculated message for public distribution? Or was it a breakdown of discipline within earshot of a reporter and his notebook? Either way, the blowback for McChrystal and momentum of the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan during a critical turning point in the nearly nine-year war will be significant, several retired generals and admirals said.
"I wouldn't wait for the president to call him back and have a beer summit. I would have fired this guy," said retired Marine Brig. Gen. David Brahms of Carlsbad. "That is the kind of leadership you expect out of the White House.
"Harry Truman had no trouble firing Gen. Douglas MacArthur, a great icon and war hero, because MacArthur challenged his authority. When you have a maverick, you have to fire him."
McChrystal must have known what he was saying, Brahms conjectured. "This guy didn't just crawl out of basic training. This is a person who has dealt with the press for a long time who is extraordinarily intelligent. You can't say this is some sort of slip or trip of the lips, some sort of George W. Bush moment. Uh-uh."
Retired Marine Gen. Joseph P. Hoar of Del Mar, a former head of U.S. Central Command, said this wouldn't be the first time a general or admiral is forced to step down after intemperate remarks appeared in print. But civilian oversight of the military is a sacrosanct characteristic of American government, he said.
"I can empathize with those who feel uncomfortable with decisions the civilian leadership makes, by those who don't have experience in our line of work," he said. "People in uniform have bad feelings when dumb decisions are made. But that is the nature of our society and the way our government is put together, with good reason.
"If you don't like it, go get a job selling Fuller brushes."
McChrystal's poor judgment has been a shocker in military circles, said retired Rear Adm. John D. Hutson, dean of the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, N.H., who formerly served as the Navy's top military lawyer.
"Everybody is stunned that he would be so foolish. I think everyone understands because we've all done it, saying a dumb thing," Hutson said. "But saying half a dozen dumb things over a period of time, and having your staff echo them is, shall we say, contemptuous."
For military officers to act contemptuous of the president is against the law, he explained.
"I have nothing but the greatest respect and admiration for Gen. McChrystal, for his career and his service over the years. This is a hard way to end it."
Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, the 33-year-old Marine combat veteran, met with McChrystal and other military commanders in Afghanistan over the Memorial Day weekend. It was clear that commanders there feel the July 2011 timeline to start withdrawing combat troops "bearing down with tremendous pressure," he said.
Pulling McChrystal now would be extremely disruptive, but some of his comments went beyond the pale and President Barack Obama has a tough decision before him, Hunter said.
"It needs to be taken care of and it needs to be taken care of now, one way or the other. This is the most critical time we have seen in Afghanistan," he added.
As McChrystal was summoned to the White House for a meeting today, observers had already begun speculating about possible replacements. One frontrunner is Marine Gen. James Mattis, a former Camp Pendleton commander who now serves as head of U.S. Joint Forces Command. Mattis has experience leading troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, but the blunt talk that endears him to the rank and file would be an ironic footnote if he were given McChrystal's job, analysts noted.
Kathleen Jabs, a Mattis spokeswoman, said Tuesday that he "serves at the pleasure of the president and is completely focused on his assignment as commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command."
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Reality show starlet Lauren Conrad from MTV's Laguna Beach & The Hills is 31 years old today. Her successful clothing line, "LC Lauren Conrad Apparel & Accessories" is sold at what department store?
Samantha Bee is hosting her own White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 29th. She wants to make sure President Trump gets his customary roasting. She was a correspondent on which late-night talk show before starting her own show?
The man who wrote the "Oh Yeah" song from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" made $175 million off of it by investing the royalties. And he's never even seen the movie. The song plays in the movie when Ferris and his best friend Cameron consider going on a joy ride in Cameron's dad's car, which later gets wrecked. What kind of car is it?
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Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates recalled their ambassadors from Doha in March, accusing Qatar of failing to honor an accord not to interfere in each others' internal affairs. The countries are all members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), along with Kuwait and Oman. Efforts to patch up the rift, largely centered around Qatar's backing for the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement which the other countries deeply oppose, have so far failed.
The Interior Ministry's Undersecretary for Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs, Rashid bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa, said Qatar had "targeted specific families and singled out a particular category of people" with no consideration to Bahraini laws.
"The naturalization of Bahrainis would affect Bahrain's national security and vital interests negatively," the official added but gave no details on who was being targeted for naturalization or how many had been granted Qatari citizenship. Bahrain is acutely sensitive to changes in its demographic balance between Shiite Muslims and Sunnis.
The Sunni-ruled kingdom has a Shiite majority and an ongoing conflict between the government and predominantly Shiite protesters calling for more democracy has strong sectarian elements. There was no immediate comment from Qatar on the accusation, but a Gulf source said Bahrain's complaint was linked to requests for naturalization by some Bahraini families with tribal links to Qatar. These requests are still under consideration, and the applicants had not yet met the requirement that include residing in the country for five years before being granted citizenship.
Bahraini Shiites have long accused their government of naturalizing Sunnis from abroad so that they would eventually outnumber Shiites in the small Gulf kingdom. Bahrain, home of the U.S. Fifth Fleet, still sees regular violence more than three years after security forces quelled pro-democracy protests that erupted on the island during the Arab Spring.
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What Lena Dunham's Abortion Comments Tell Us About Feminism In 2016
The Debrief: It should not be about asking 'how can I help people who are like me' but 'what can I do for people who are not like me'.
You know that acquaintance of yours who is always waiting for you to end your story so they can begin theirs? Who nods along with barely concealed impatience? Who flushes with relief when they can finally interject and say 'Me too!'?
This week, Lena Dunham became that acquaintance on a global scale. Speaking on her podcast Women Of The Hour, Dunham recalled visiting a Planned Parenthood in Texas. She was asked to join a project which gave an outlet to women sharing their abortion stories. Dunham had never had an abortion, and was eager to clarify as much, but later realised this urge was antithetical to her beliefs.
'Now I can say that I still haven't had an abortion, but I wish I had', she went on, to the sound of infinite coffees being spat out, eyes being rolled and snarky tweets being crafted (including mine).
I'm not here to mock Dunham any more than she already has been for this statement- she's an easy target for people of all political persuasions at this point, and I don't see a lot of value in reiterating why. But I do believe that what she said points to an interesting nadir for a particular kind of determinedly individualistic feminism, a kind of feminism which seems to be the most popular and widespread. It's this that needs our attention.
There has been widespread criticism of Dunham's remark for making light of abortion, of likening it to going for a milkshake or calling in for a lunchtime manicure. These criticisms are the ones being quoted on Fox News, for instance, as the proof that Lena Dunham has gone too far even for the left, who she, ostensibly, speaks for. I don't buy this argument. The right are attacking what she has said, as they always have Dunham herself, for almost entirely the wrong reasons.
My objection is not that she trivialised the reality and procedure of abortion. If anything, it would be useful to have more public acknowledgement of abortion as a usually minor and minimally traumatic occurrence. I'm from Ireland, where abortion is still illegal, and we watched a film called The Silent Scream in school which depicted it as a chaotic and gory horror show. Of course, there are women who have complicated and painful abortions, but they are not the norm. The idea that abortion is inherently harrowing is one used by Anti Choice organisations for their own gains.
An ungenerous reading of Dunham's words would say that she was simply being narcissistic and wishing to put herself at the centre of the discussion about reproductive rights; a generous one would contend instead that she wishes she could use a personal experience to further it. The truth must surely lie somewhere between these two, that it was a narcissistic expression of a basically benign wish to be of use. But, here's what I'm interested in- that someone as powerful, as famous, as rich as Lena Dunham still believes that having personal first-hand experience of an issue as vast and crucial as a woman's right to access abortion is necessary to speak on it.
To feel this way, let alone to feel comfortable verbalising it, is indicative of a certain rarefied strand of feminism which is alienating and unsustainable. This kind of self-centering is dangerous because it appears to provide evidence for so many of the accusations levelled against people who are, in fact, far more aware and sensitively engaged than Dunham. It looks on first glance to be vindication for the many people, both on the right and the left, who turn their nose up at what they call 'identity politics'.
'Identity politics' is a phrase used with such multiplicity and varying intent that it is all but meaningless, but it's the phrase most often used to dismiss political arguments which prioritise listening to those whose experience is not that of the straight, white, affluent man.
Those who have that experience and identity, or can elevate themselves to comfortably exist alongside it, object that identity politics is divisive; how can we unite as a political party (or a country, or class, or race, or gender) they might ask, if we are obliged to address each specific demographic? This discounts, of course, the fact that a straight white rich man is an identity too, it just happens to be the one that's winning.
There are valid criticisms, though, when personal anecdotes are used so specifically that they stop others who are ideologically onside from being a useful part of the conversation. This does happen, but it happens much less than the likes of Milo Yiannopoulos and Piers Morgan, who are always screaming about safe spaces and trigger warnings, would have you believe.
That is why I find Lena Dunham's remark worth commenting upon, because it represents the logical end point of what those sorts of people wrongly believe we are doing when we insist that our lived experiences are important. It's what would happen if we agreed that we only have the right to comment on vital political issues if we have been directly and personally implicated in them. We needn't feel this and should feel confident enough in what we believe is right not to.
First person accounts and disclosures are best employed when we are using the events of our lives in service of our beliefs, as a tool to explain, elaborate, or reach out. By their nature, anecdotes cannot be used to prove, and when we try to do that we appear to be descending to the individualist and self-concerned level that our critics believe us to exist on.
Joan Didion wrote, 'we tell ourselves stories in order to live', but our existence isn't validated or fuelled by the stories we can tell, it's also about hearing and learning from the stories of people other than ourselves. It is not asking 'how can I help people who are like me' but 'what can I do for people who are not like me'.
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In this urban comedy, an aspiring young filmmaker named Sherlock heads off to Hollywood in hopes of making a blockbuster action movie and becoming famous. Everything seems to be going as planned, with filming underway, until the cameras record something accidentally. What ends up on film will be something that all involved wish they'd never been associated with. Stars A.J. Jamal.
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