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Summary Open City's Open Debate: "Is London building a sterile city?" - Interviews Open City's Open Debate: "Is London building a sterile city?" - Full debate Gleeds supports The Transformation Trust's Rock Assembly 2013 concert Gleeds supports London Festival of Architecture 2013 Sir Steve Redgrave talks legacy in Bristol Gleeds Pavilion Park Party 2012 The People's Supermarket, London Ada Zanditon, London Fashion Show 2011 Eco-architectural inspired Fashion designer Ada Zanditon: Fashion Week Show 2010 New Nato Headquarters: Interview with lead architect, Jo Palma Global Challenge 2017 New Designers Awards 2017 London Pride 2017 Local Government Framework Agreements Workshop 2017 BCO Conference 2017 Gleeds recently celebrated its 25th anniversary in Czech Republic. Project Challenge Spring Show 2017 International Women's Day – Pembrokeshire Careers Fair for Girls Aude Conference 2017 MIPIM 2017 UK Northern Powerhouse Conference 2017 The New Reality of Retail Revo Annual Dinner & Gold Awards UK BIM Alliance NHS Property 2016 Gleeds Global Challenge 2016 EXPO Real 2016 IHEEM Conference 2016 BCSC Conference BIM4Health: Past, Present and Future International Construction Project Management Association Conference 2016 The Big EU Debate CUBO 2016 Life Cycle 6 Gleeds 2016 Property & Construction Outlook Breakfast RICS BIM Conference 2016 MIPIM Aude Conference 2016 UpRising Annual Gala Dinner 2016 'Nottingham Means Business' Devolution Breakfast Be Inspired London Skyline 2145: An Architect's Perspective Digital Construction Week 2015 IHEEM Conference 2015 EXPO Real Gleeds Global Challenge Transformation Trust Rock Assembly 2015 London Festival of Architecture 2015 Gleeds Q2 2017 Inflation Report: industry stable despite political uncertainty Gleeds Q1 2017 Inflation Report: Industry concerns for skilled labour shortage Gleeds Q4 2016 Inflation Report: Business as usual Autumn Statement 2016: what does it all really mean? The Creation of a Housing Portfolio Rehabilitation by Design: influencing change in prisoner behaviour Gleeds Q3 2016 Inflation Report: Industry stable despite Brexit uncertainty Gleeds Q2 2016 Inflation Report: Business confidence remains at a high Budget 2016 Assessment Gleeds Q1 2016 Inflation Report: UK construction is on the up Thinking about BIM Paper 20: How to comply with the Level 2 BIM mandate Spotlight Report – Atlanta: Construction output on the up? Thinking about BIM Paper 19: Security-minded building information modelling Gleeds Q4 2015 Inflation Report - Do official figures match reality? Spending Review & Autumn Statement: Should the industry feel sceptical about the announced improvements? Gleeds Q3 2015 Inflation Report – Growth in construction output bucks trend Thinking about BIM Paper 18 – Briefing for Design & Construction Part 1: Code of Practice for Facilities Management West Midlands, the new UK's business hub? Read our Regional Report July 2015 Budget - Infrastructure: 1 Home building: 0 Gleeds' Inflation Report Q2 2015 - Will zero-inflation help fuel spending? Spotlight on Bangalore – an international insight into the current economy and a construction market outlook. North West construction, onwards and upwards? Read our regional focus report. Gleeds given Advisory and Co-ordinator role for UK-wide Schools Sports Initiative Second Bombardier contract award endorses Gleeds' expansion into rail Gleeds appointed on second Crossrail contract Gleeds appoint new Director in Nottingham 2014 Budget statement from Chairman of Gleeds Worldwide, Richard Steer Gleeds celebrates BREEAM® Excellence Award Gleeds appointed to multiple roles on MK Gallery expansion India choose Gleeds for high profile national centre for sustainable coastal management scheme Gleeds Polska named as Professional Service Provider of the Year 2013 Gleeds begins groundbreaking BIM work for Bournemouth University Gleeds appointed as cost planners on India Ritz-Carlton hotel Gleeds begin £26 million revamp for Birmingham's National Indoor Arena Gleeds named as East Midlands client advisor of the year Gleeds completes another phase of iconic Helix project Gleeds win multidisciplinary role on 300-branch refurb project for the Crown Post Office Gleeds strengthens UK team with two new appointments Nottingham team completes Southwell diocese Spending Review - Infrastructure. Comment from Richard Steer, Chairman of Gleeds Worldwide Gleeds reappointed to project manage phase 2 at Bath Spa University Gleeds to work on £120 M government framework Gleeds and Sir Steve Redgrave support aim to get more disadvantaged into university Sir Steve Redgrave talks legacy at Bristol construction event National recognition helps bring reappointment to top medical scheme for Gleeds USA Gleeds appointed project manager on Greenwich development incorporating a 'Jamie's Italian' restaurant Budget comment from Richard Steer, chairman of Gleeds worldwide Gleeds celebrate ME hotel launch High commissioner welcomes Gleeds to Singapore Gleeds appointed to run new South West Framework supply chain Swarovski adds sparkle to Gleeds' new Mega Tower project in India Gleeds celebrate £25 million kick-start for Nottingham Enterprise Zone Gleeds Polska wins Gleeds Polska awarded Building Consultancy of the Year 2012 Gleeds Polska named as Eurobuild's Building Consultancy of the Year 2011 Gleeds wins contract for Europe's largest laser project Gleeds team get their hands dirty to improve opportunities for local people Construction management team take on challenging cycle marathon to raise over £700 for Leeds children's charity Gleeds Americas' President Chris Soffe rises to Senior Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Building Gleeds wins place on multi-billion pound Crown Commercial Service Framework Local businesses welcome Gleeds Ambassador, Sir Steve Redgrave to Oxford Gleeds Bristol strengthens public sector team with two new directors Gleeds appoints David Spray as director of cost management in Nottingham Gleeds strengthens healthcare team with three new hires Gleeds Director wins West Midlands Celebrating Construction Award Gleeds appoints Neil McMullen as Director of Health Academy footballer turned project manager wins Young Project Manager of the Year award Gleeds appointed to Lincolnshire bakery development for Associated British Foods plc Gleeds 2017 Travel Scholarship Programme set to begin Clifton Triangle development gets green light Gleeds sponsors 2017 RICS World Built Environment Forum Summit Gleeds continues expansion with three new U.S locations Nottingham's stunning new life sciences building is lit up for the first time Construction to begin on new Circle Health Hospital Consortium appointed to review North Norfolk District Council's property portfolio Project team announced for £350m Specialist and Critical Care Centre Gleeds' James Faflik scoops APM Midlands Young Project Manager of the Year Award 2016 Gleeds commended for retaining its IIP Gold Standard Status Glasgow group travel to MIPIM to attract millions in investment for the city Association of Women in Property announces new South Wales Chairman Sir Steve Redgrave joins Gleeds for double celebration Gleeds expands rail team to manage raft of new wins Danescroft Land choose Gleeds to manage South East developments Gleeds delivers Phase 1 of Blueprint's homes at Nottingham's Trent Basin Nottingham is part of the Midlands heartbeat at MIPIM Local businesses welcome Gleeds Ambassador, Sir Steve Redgrave back to Nottingham Gleeds and WSP | PB win Parliament Northern Estate Programme role Gleeds begins work on landmark Midlands private rental scheme Bristol's tallest residential building given green light Gleeds recognised as consultancy of choice with triple award win Nottingham Castle Transformation Project secures National Lottery Funding Gleeds appointed to University of Leicester's Estate Management Framework Construction begins on new £20 million University of Nottingham development University of Nottingham's Centre for Sustainable Chemistry now open New business growth brings expansion plans for Gleeds in Nottingham Gleeds named Construction Consultant of the Year Gleeds announces India deals during PM visit Gleeds France signals expansion with raft of new appointments Gleeds celebrates 25 years in Spain Gleeds expands Australian operation with new Gold Coast office Gleeds Southampton team saddle up for charity challenge Gleeds city treasure hunt raises £1,450 for charity Gleeds help restore historic Iffley Glebe A night under the stars for Nottingham director in aid of community projects Landmark study suggests new approach to prison building to reduce crime Gleeds' offices across Europe support local initiatives as part of the Gleeds Global Challenge Gleeds' Asia Pacific teams strengthen ties with local community US offices volunteer to help local communities as part of Global Challenge Gleeds' projects amongst Scotland's best in 2016 Local construction consultancy helps school children get active Gleeds Newcastle farming the way for improved communities Cambridge team walk the walk for Gleeds Global Challenge Cycle challenge completed by Gleeds Bristol teams Gleeds Liverpool team cycle the Trans Pennine Trail Sir Steve Redgrave visits South London charity, helping ex-offenders turn their lives around Gleeds welcomes Hinkley Point C decision Did you know that property sizes can vary by up to 24%? Gleeds 'Bans the Box': taking a step to help end discrimination against ex-offenders Joint venture wins £350m Scape Group Framework contract Two shortlistings for Gleeds in Building Awards 2016 Gleeds awarded Constructing Excellence Project of the Year Saunders Centre scores a hat-trick at national awards New Ludgate awarded The City of London Building of the Year 2016 Gleeds Nottingham continues expansion with new appointments Gleeds appointed to major Glasgow city-centre development Gleeds wins LABC Building Excellence Awards for second year running Construction begins on Redcliffe Parade West Gleeds appoint Ian Wildgoose as director of project management Construction work begins on new UWE Bristol studios Gleeds awarded exclusive industry accreditations Gleeds and Make Architects appointed to new £15 million University of Nottingham development Construction underway on new 100,000 sq.ft. Cannock development Kicking off the Gleeds Travel Scholarship Programme 2016 Gleeds appointed to Pembroke Learning Campus development Gleeds sponsors Barbados Flying Fish rugby team this season Gleeds participates in UK's largest national employee volunteering day Work begins on Warrington's £107 million town centre regeneration scheme Gleeds appoint Carl Pettitt as Director in the Middle East Gleeds participates in this year's nationwide campaign 'No Paper Day' Qatar Gleeds appointed to develop strategic energy partnership for University of Chester Radford Care Group announces Nottingham expansion plans Gleeds Property Network launches in the South West March 2016 Budget Comment from Richard Steer, Worldwide Chairman, Gleeds 2 Gleeds projects shortlisted for the RIBA 2016 Yorkshire awards Gleeds appoint Sara Boonham to head-up retail developments nationwide Gleeds appoint Jo Williams as director in Bristol Gleeds to cost manage The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group's first foray into the UK market Gleeds-sponsored charity dinner supports young leaders Gleeds' Chairman collects Honorary Fellowship from the RIBA Chinese private equity fund supports Birmingham's regeneration Gleeds appoint Michael Conway as director of Manchester-based advisory team Gleeds successfully delivers Gourock Public Realm improvement works Midlands developer Opus Land appoints Gleeds to project manage growing property portfolio New Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre opens in the heart of Guernsey Presenting our new social media handle @GleedsGlobal Gleeds, AECOM and Pick Everard form 'Super Consortium' to bid for Scape's Framework Bidders vie for chance to own top architect's visions of the future Rugby Legends help raise £35,000 at Gleeds' Charity Dinner Gleeds highly commended at West Midlands Property Awards 2015 Green light for £120M BBC Cardiff HQ as project delivery team announced Queen to open Pebble Mill hospital scheme in Birmingham Gleeds wins at 2015 LABC Building Excellence Awards Grand Final Gleeds proves a draw for industry's top talent Gleeds shine spotlight on skills in construction Gleeds wins key advisory role with NHS England's Primary Care Infrastructure Fund Gleeds celebrates new office opening at iconic Cardiff Castle How to deliver more, for less Stuart Senior in top 100 "Most Influential People in Nottinghamshire" Gleeds' US offices take up the Global Challenge gauntlet with some of the biggest cycling and walking contests in America Spain and France fundraise using one of their most well-loved commodities: food! Gleeds offices in Eastern Europe get sporty for the Global Challenge The Global Challenge has raised over £9,000 in Asia Executive Building Surveyor Mark Davies awarded coveted RICS '1913 Wilderness Club' membership Gleeds raises £170,000 in five day global charity challenge Gleeds in Leeds saddles up for 130km bike challenge for children's cancer charity Nottingham's stunning new life science building takes shape Gleeds scoops second Client Advisor of the Year Award at East Midlands Property Dinner Southampton businesses unite over the beautiful game to help raise £130,000 for Gleeds charity challenge Gleeds Scotland puts endurance levels to the test in charity challenge to raise £130,000 Gleeds Newcastle don their walking boots for 130-mile charity hike Tunbridge Wells team smashes 24-hour charity challenge raising over £7,000 for Hospice in the Weald Gleeds take on 100-mile South Downs Ways raising £24,000 for Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Gleeds offices in Bristol and Cardiff saddle up for £130,000 charity challenge Gleeds Chairman Richard Steer awarded RIBA Honorary Fellowship Gleeds Global Challenge Week a success! Gleeds' office in Nottingham takes on £130,000 charity challenge Gleeds wins cost management roles at Doncaster Royal Infirmary Gleeds graduates raises £4,000 for Leonard Cheshire Disability Sir Steve Redgrave celebrates Olympic anniversary with Gleeds Warrington in charity triathlon Global Challenge fundraising gets glamourous in Manchester Gleeds Cambridge gear-up their fundraising for local hospice London School opens two new homes for children with special needs Gleeds boosts Southampton presence with office move Gleeds Birmingham expands project management division Gleeds to scale 539ft Broadgate Tower for LandAid charity Gleeds peddles for pounds in Scotland, helping raise £20,000 for young cancer patients Gleeds appointed to Northampton County Hall regeneration Gleeds appointed on new phases of major Birmingham Beorma development Gleeds opens new US operation in Silicon Valley Gleeds sponsors international Premiership football tournament for the under 11s Gleeds appointed to Redcliffe Parade West housing development Gleeds secures pole position as project management provider for Nottingham City Council Gleeds office in Liverpool kicks off worldwide fundraiser with donation to local baby hospice Lianne Harrold announced as Gleeds Ambassador for 'This Girl Can' Nottingham Excitement brews in Gleeds Liverpool on dawn of 130-mile charity bike ride Gleeds appointed to cost manage Etruria Valley Link Road Gleeds secures Hinkley Point C project appointment Gleeds to project manage £10.4 million Wolverhampton Civic Hall refurb Gleeds appoint new director of cost management in Leeds July 2015 Budget Comment from Richard Steer, Worldwide Chairman, Gleeds Driving in the fast lane at the Gleeds International Conference Gleeds Birmingham continues expansion with new appointments Gleeds appoint new Director, Andy White, to head up Property Tax team Nightingale Primary School gets cooking with Jamie Oliver and his Food Revolution Gleeds wins triple appointment at Aston University The NHS: a political football once again Gleeds strengthens rail team with 2 new appointments Gleeds appoint new Director in Cardiff Gleeds: 130 years on Gleeds appoint Jon Dedman as Director in London Gleeds appointed on £24M Nottingham Castle Redevelopment Gleeds pledges support to Business in the Community's 'Responsible Business Week' Gleeds and Sir Robert McAlpine to deliver phase 1of Pinewood Studios Development Framework Gleeds opens 2 new offices as part of expansion plans in the USA Gleeds Polska named Project Management Firm of the Year 2014 - Retail Real Estate Award Final funding secured for five star Buxton Crescent Hotel & Spa Ground breaking £30M Aerospace Research Centre opens in Coventry Birmingham trainee quantity surveyor commits to inspiring future generation Gleeds Chairman honoured with special fellowship from the CIOB Autumn Statement Comment from Richard Steer, Chairman, Gleeds Worldwide Gleeds to project manage Loirston Aberdeen development Gleeds appointed as cost manager on 'Royal Wharf' the residential centrepiece of the Royal Docks in East London Gleeds appointed on creation of Dairy Crest's Innovation Centre Gleeds Polska wins Project Management Firm of the Year 2014 - Investment & Green Building Awards Gleeds' Ambassador, Sir Steve Redgrave attends fundraising event at Glasgow Academy UK construction represented by Gleeds on major Government trade mission to India Gleeds appointed on new Merseyrail Construction Framework Gleeds to cost manage Sutton Coldfield redevelopment in Birmingham Gleeds named project and cost manager for ambitious Rectory Farm scheme Consultants: Little and large My beef with the Budget Construction activity: Light and shade Did the new government strategy miss the mark? Work opportunities at home and away Recovery or shark attack? Scottish construction is on the up Brains, not buildings Revenge of the subcontractors - coming to a building site near you? Surveyors be warned: salacious 'selfies' could harm your career The onward march of technology From Davos to Brisbane - show me the money Christchurch: The £14bn development no-one wants to build Stephen Fry needs the new QS handbook An end to exploitation Spain comes out of the rain HRH (High Rise Hyperbole) - a matter of economics versus aesthetics Contractors are sitting on a ticking time bomb Handling the worker shortage What can construction learn from the World Cup? Mega deals and learning from the past Richard Steer picks 'Streets fit for people and not just for cars' A suitable case for treatment Only the qualified need apply for higher education bonanza Buyers should take a good look at the risks before embarking on mergers and acquisitions The bigger picture Landlords - the new pariahs Property is a high-status political issue — we should enter the debate The Autumn Statement - one week on Will we see some of the property sector's problems solved in 2015? A year of certain uncertainties There can be no delay in recruiting more women in construction Planning delays and bureaucracy are at the root of the housing crisis Housing: A pre-election blame game A matter of public record An imaginative solution to the housing shortage? The first 100 days Construction 2025: Where were you? Official stats mask extent of industry recovery Government may be barking up the wrong tree with Right to Buy The ONS needs to figure out the problem The confidence trick China: The great leap Westwards Can devolution create a Northern Powerhouse? A one-sided argument: What leaving the EU would mean for UK construction Construction – the lazy lie A lack of understanding 'Cycling is my passion' 'The biggest challenge for me was holding a tarantula' 'We wanted the Global Challenge to be just that – a challenge!' 'A good opportunity to challenge myself' 'I've been training a bit however perhaps not as much as I should have!' Infrastructure: Grounds for optimism Six tips to unlock greater efficiency in healthcare Footing the bill Gleeds Chairman comments on 2015 Spending Review and Autumn Statement "Attracting people at entry level is key to business growth and development" Investors should be seen as part of the solution, not the problem Tentative steps towards pre-recession highs "I've only been at Gleeds for 17 weeks and I've already learnt more here than during my 2 years at university" A big year 'I'm working on the largest regeneration project in Europe, so for a first job, it's not a bad place to start' Two-stage tendering: does it suit the market? The stock market: No teddy bears' picnic 2016 Market Forecast: 'The level of mortgage completions will be at their highest since the last boom' 2016 Market Forecast: 'Banks will be more cautious when lending to buy-to-let investors' 2016 Market Forecast: "It will be increasingly important to develop and retain staff." 2016 Market Forecast: 'Devolution Deals and the Northern Powerhouse agenda will dominate headlines in the North West' 2016 Market Forecast: "The transformation of Central Square will create a new shop window for the Welsh capital" We hold the key "I was amazed by the amount of variety a career in construction offers." 6 steps to make MIPIM a success! Preparing for the future - global investment trends The influence of the higher education sector on the construction market A new form of working could benefit both builder and client The future of BIM… It's going to be a tough ride … Brexit – a leap into the unknown Q1 2016 RICS Construction Market Survey Latest output figures for construction sectors 'We want positive people with a personality. We can do anything with that' 'I look forward to keeping alive the connections we have made with Gleeds Shanghai.' 'There is much commonality and efficiency to be gained through closer working relationships at a global scale.' Perfect Timing Only a minor Brexit vote effect on construction – fingers crossed 'Security minded BIM can still foster collaboration' No bars to freedom Sponsored study integral part of Gleeds' operation Continued hard work and dedication will bring more success for women across the industry Autumn Statement comment from Gleeds Chairman, Richard Steer What just happened? 2017 health sector forecast Getting their own house in order Showcasing Manchester at MIPIM 2017 Spring Budget 2017 comment from Gleeds Chairman, Richard Steer MIPIM integral to growth in the Midlands Labour shortages key concern for construction post-Brexit Let's get back to plain language Private-public partnerships – a new approach Barwell is ridiculously optimistic Level 2 BIM: Collaboration or co-operation? Election 2017 comment from Gleeds Chairman, Richard Steer Business as usual Level 2 BIM: What do we want from models? Construction industry uneasy in the face of potential recession "I believe that the best way to learn is through experience!" Gleeds to manage £50 million Augusta University scheme The blame game Construction begins on new Welsh hospital Ceremony marks the start of new hospital building in Birmingham Gleeds celebrates triple award win in the USA "Construction offers a wealth of opportunity" Gleeds to volunteer 1000 days in global schools initiative Revo Conference 2017 Gleeds Treasure Hunt Gleeds Q3 2017 Inflation Report: Tensions grow amid political uncertainty IHEEM Conference 2017 EXPO Real 2017 Gleeds expands Indian operation with fifth office Gleeds volunteer for Hospice in the Weald's charity event Franco-British Chamber 2017 Rentrée Reception in association with Gleeds, Jaguar & Land Rover Heritage Trust Network Conference 2017 Building Live 2017 Gleeds expansion continues with new office in Texas Gleeds Polska celebrates its 25th Anniversary! Gleeds Treasure Hunt raises £2,210 for the Alzheimer's Society Global Challenge 2017 to set the benchmark for other industry organisations "Providing young people with opportunities that inspire and engage" Gleeds bei der TU Braunschweig Working with schools vital to closing skills gap Gleeds Trainee Quantity Surveyor wins three prestigious achievement awards Gleeds Asia-Pacific offices lead the way for Global Challenge Gleeds appointed to Cardiff University's £32 million student residential project "Boosting awareness of the exciting opportunities in construction" Gleeds Egypt promotes the theme of non-formal education Level 2 BIM: The importance of the Model Production and Delivery Table Outline business case submitted for new Jersey Hospital Gleeds project shortlisted for RIBA Stirling Prize 2017 Gleeds Polska becomes laureate at EuropaProperty Gala Construction begins on Coventry University's sustainable engineering research centre Richard Steer named Building's Personality of the Year GSK's Carbon neutral laboratories wins Building Magazine's Sustainability Project of the Year Award Gleeds doubles office space in Liverpool city centre Sir Steve Redgrave backs Birmingham's 2022 bid Budget 2017 comment from Gleeds Chairman Richard Steer Gleeds Polska wins Best Project Management Company at CIJ 2017 Gleeds receives prestigious award from the Ministry of Defence Nottingham businesses pledge support to local charity Gleeds Q4 2017 Inflation Report: UK prepares for what lies ahead Qatar sets benchmark for major sporting events Industry must be prepared for 2018 Gleeds 25 years in the Czech Republic 2018 preview: Retail Gleeds achieve highest ever APC passes in 2017 Gleeds strengthens public sector team with two new directors MIPIM 2018 Future Healthcare 2018 Gleeds appoints Sean Byrne as Director of Tenant Management Services Just for starters Gleeds to head technical advisory team on new MIM Schools Programme Level 2 BIM: From laser scanning to a functional model Work gets underway on Metquarter revamp International Women's Day 2018: Q&A What's next for London? 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Inscription: The Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (Austria)
The Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
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The Committee decided to inscribe the nominated property as an ensemble on the basis of cultural criteria (i) and (iv) considering that the site is of outstanding universal value being an especially well preserved example of the Baroque princely residential ensemble, which constitutes an outstanding example of a Gesamtkunstwerk. The Palace and Gardens are exceptional by virtue of the evidence that they preserve of modifications over several centuries that vividly illustrate the tastes, interests and aspirations of successive Habsburg monarchs.
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Malaysian firms tap into K-Pop power
Korean pop culture is sweeping Asia by storm and its popularity in Malaysia is now becoming so mainstream that big business is taking note.
Malaysia's main ethnic groups - Malay, Chinese and Indian - tend to have different tastes in music and television, and many prefer to be entertained in their own language.
But Korean pop songs, movies and soap operas, collectively known as K-Pop, seem to be crossing the divide.
The music is regularly featured on Malaysian radio stations, alongside the latest Malay and English hit songs. The difference is that Korean is a foreign language in the former British colony.
"K-Pop has gone beyond the language barrier and connects well with different ethnic groups," says Lim Teck Kheng, marketing director for Universal Music Malaysia and Singapore.
Its widespread appeal was evident at their K-Pop fan event just outside Kuala Lumpur. Malay-Muslims wearing hijabs cheered alongside Chinese people, as well as Indian Christians and Hindus.
No Korean artists were present but home-grown K-Pop acts performed to their favourite music videos.
At times they struggled with the suggestive dance moves, but the crowd screamed and clapped as if they were watching the original K-Pop artist.
"I like K-Pop because the song is very catchy and very fresh and I like the outfits," said Laura Yap.
Her Malay friend, wearing a black and red hijab, nodded in agreement, saying she only listened to K-Pop now.
Nationwide frenzy
It is quite unusual to see people from all ethnic groups excited about the same artists.
Malaysia is a multi-ethnic country but politicians worry that young Malays, Chinese and Indians are increasingly living separate lives from each other.
They have their own schools, live in neighbourhoods dominated by their own ethnic community and have dedicated entertainment channels in their mother tongue.
This lack of shared culture has made it difficult for advertisers.
"If I bring in a local Malay artist he would be huge but much more with the local Malay fans than the Chinese or the Indian," says Pearly Lim, of mobile operator DiGi.
"Similarly if I bring in a Chinese artist then obviously it's only going to work for the Chinese base."
Ms Lim says at times they alienate certain ethnic groups with marketing campaigns targeted elsewhere.
K-Pop artists, however, draw in a mixed crowd with an almost even split between ethnic Malays and Chinese, she says.
That is why DiGi was one of the first companies to organise K-Pop events to boost its brand. The results were almost instantaneous. Within the first two months over 40,000 people joined their Facebook page to participate in their contests.
DiGi once ran a campaign where customers had to buy pre-paid phone credits in order to win a chance to meet a K-Pop star. One female student bought so many top-up cards she might as well have bought a brand new phone, says Ms Lim.
The crazy thing is that this contest did not guarantee that the winner would meet a K-Pop star, it was just a chance to see one, she says. "We've never had this type of response before."
Leading budget carrier AirAsia also sponsored a K-Pop concert to promote its route from Kuala Lumpur to Seoul last year.
There are other music acts that can cut through racial barriers in Malaysia - Western artists, for example. After all, English is the second national language.
Yet advertisers say that K-Pop can appeal to the mass audience in Malaysia better than Western music.
That is partly because the English language still carries elitist connotations in this former British colony. It is spoken largely in major urban centres among the wealthier class.
In Malaysia, that usually means the ethnic Chinese.
American Idol finalist Adam Lambert is well known here but the kind of people who turned up for the concert DiGi sponsored were more urban Chinese than ethnic Malays, says Ms Lim.
"Whereas for K-Pop you see a good spread," she said.
'Shared values'
To understand the K-Pop phenomenon, one must look beyond the music to the TV dramas. The leading actress in Korean soap operas is usually the girl next door who lives at home to take care of her parents.
In other words, plots tend to be rooted in traditional Asian values - something that speaks to a Malaysian audience.
Companies like Maaduu.com are feeding this demand. The site is Malaysia's first legal video site dedicated to Korean dramas. It is funded by ads so that Malaysians can watch the latest show for free.
"Certain dramas that perform poorly in Korea, [it] makes no difference here," said co-founder Dennis Lee.
Any Korean drama made available to fans did well, which clearly showed the demand, he said.
It may seem like a risky option to base an entire business on K-Pop but Malaysians are immersing themselves in the culture.
At the Universal Music Malaysia event, K-Pop star Jay Park called in to speak to fans. Most seemed to understand him when he spoke in Korean.
Many fans told the BBC that they were teaching themselves the language using the internet or attending free classes at the Korean Tourism Organisation.
Siti Nuraviqah is one of them. She has been listening to K-Pop music for the last seven years.
"I'm learning Korean because I want to understand the songs more," said the 22-year-old.
Many advertisers in ethnically divided Malaysia hope that this is a sign that K-Pop is more than just a passing fad.


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Hello, I have been wanting to get this off of my chest for a while.
Richard Dawkins together with other "Great" atheists (Hitchens, are commonly seen as the "Leaders" of atheism. Everywhere i turn people rally behind them without hesitation. I have no problem with agreeing with someone and supporting them, but since joining this site and communicating with atheists across the web i am sad to say that I have been pressured into supporting anything they (or other popular atheists) say or do. As you can tell from the title, I don't like them, I find most of the current big time atheist to be rude, harsh, condescending, arrogant, men who happen to be smart. They spout the word "evidence" but as far as i can tell, only use evidence that supports their own views. They are incredibly anti-theist outright insulting those with faith, while i do not like religion I would never dream of telling someone that one way of thinking is correct or insulting them for their beliefs. For the most part they are BRILLIANT scientists, and yet they completely discredit anything if it has the slightest lack of extraordinary evidence or if a religious person says it. I may be wrong, but isn't science about looking for the truth, accepting new ideas and testing them, admitting when you are wrong? Isn't science meant to be unbiased? "A sentient all-powerful being/force, that existed before the rest of the universe, willingly and with intent created the universe and continues to exist beyond normal perception interacting with the universe regularly and still with intent." okay, there might be many many MANY variations on that principle, but that is the premise of a lot of religions, Laughable? Yes. Incredibly unlikely? Yes. Goes against massive amounts of par-to-quality evidence? Yes. But it's still a scientific hypothesis, that as of writing this cannot be tested. As such It should be accepted as a possible if-unlikely truth until it can be (dis)proven. We have diss-proven many things that religion spouts or claims in their holy books, but that is disproving an element of the religion, not the existence of a god. Dawkins has admitted this, yet he continuously dismisses any arguments against his views unless they come from one of his fellow atheist scientist buddies.
Ted Haggard, remember him? Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM4bq9ypAdY
Yeah, he was probably putting on an act for the cameras, we only saw 3 minutes of him, described by himself. But you should be able to understand what he's saying.
And there is truth to it.
That is a brief summary of the problems i have with Dawkins and a lot of the other atheist "leaders". But the reason i'm posting this is the rest of the atheist community seems fine with agreeing with everything he/they say(s). I've been delving into physics lately, and i try to apply one thing i do agree with dawkins on, I can't believe what i read in a book, or the website tells me, or etc. I try to avoid making claims about topics i don't know all about, I try to remain skeptical towards new ideas until i can get evidence that has quality and quantity, I ask questions and don't take things at face value. These are things i truely support, but It seems to me I'm the only atheist that feels that way. i have been observing and found that athesim is becoming almost as dogmatic and cruel as religion.
Anti-theism is on the rise, hatred is cast onto anyone who so much as prays at a dinnertable, if someone is a religious person expect them to be hated and ridiculed by this community regardless of anything other than the fact that they have a religion. Entire forums are set up for the purpose of laughing at religious people and ations (not just the extremist/fundy ones that are okay to laugh at sometimes)
People are mindlessly throwing out arguments that are often little more than: "X is wrong because there's ZERO evidence for it, but Y!, Y has evidence so it must be correct!" never going into any detail about the topic.
People are doing what i described earlier, dimissing things unfairly, while parading around a sliver of something they support.
The "Leaders" are followed blindly, mimicking a cult. if dawkins says something he is agreed with unconditionally by almost everyone, and if you are one of the few who don't agree with it, you are insulted and targeted for all sorts of things (Personal experience)
And everywhere people are trying to convert others into atheism.
A dogma is beginning to form, the atheist that i have observed are lining up to become just like the hardcore religious peoples they claim to be different from.
I joined this site and others with the expectation that I was going to meet people guided by logic, reason, quality evidence (Not just normal evidence.) instead of other's words. and mild = tolerance toward opposing viewpoints as we have nothing to lose if they disagree.
Instead i have found a group of self righteous, key phrase spewing, intolerant, hateful, followers who actively try to change a person's beliefs instead of presenting the alternative and letting that person act accordingly to what they are presented (the backbone of scientific thought and progress)
I could go into more detail, but honestly I'm tired as all get-out. In this post I stress that i am not talking about YOU or anyone else in particular, just what i have found. I posted this to voice my opinion about the current state of atheism, in a great tide of identical arguments and opinions I am standing out with one of my own that i am not basing off of any one Else's; it is an opinion that i came to by myself free of other's forcing it on me. Isn't that what free thought is all about?
Feel free to respond however you like, You can even go ahead and insult me and dismiss everything i said, just as i expect most will. I just wanted to get that off my chest.
Somewhat related note: I think I'm the only atheist with an opinion like this; the supernatural and paranormal science that studies it. Legitamit fields of study, even if the methods are frequently terrible. I think that some supernatural elements might just be natural elements that we just don't understand yet. (A long time ago, the concept of cold eluded the minds of of the time and was considered supernatural, but of course now we understand the absence of heat and can explain its workings.) I'm not saying all supernatural claims are true, just that they should not be dismissed immidiatly on the basis that they are considered supernatural. Ghost for example, I believe that there is somethting to these claims, or at least some of them. Consistent and observable patterns, large amounts of unexplained, undeniable phenomenon (Among some admittedly fake). Are they the spirits of the dead? I doubt it, but I see reason to look into the matter. The same goes for some other supernatural ideas that everyone here seems to hate.
And finally, I have a very difficult time getting behind Dawkin's precious gene-centered evolution.
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well said Ted
Agreed, thanks Ted.
Ted tends to nail it every time and does it with class and equanimity.
You might need a new keyboard paul.
I admire Dawkins a great deal even though I disagree with many things he says. ( sorry to mention it but elevatorgate, ugh ) He can seem arrogant especially when flustered. He is a posh, entitled, old fashioned and over privileged. He is certainly a product of his environment, like us all. But he is also brave and a pioneer. Hitchens had many bad qualities, but he was also hilarious and brilliant. Harris and Dennet seem to have better social skills.
I do not actively confront theists about their beliefs and frankly don't care what they personally believe. But when their activism threatens to take us as a whole back to the dark ages, I'm (sometimes) willing to stand up and disagree. We are here to combat that threat with as much civility as we can, but at times the gloves have to come off.
While making note of the fact that religion has not been disproved, ask if any of it has been proved. .
Hey dude. Don't even need to read all of your post to say I agree with you somewhat. I can't stand Dawkins; he's a mean and bitter old man. The biggest problem I have with Dawkins is that he feels (like many people on this site) that religion is the biggest problem in the world. People who think like that are a bigger part of the problem than any religion can ever be. But yeah, I agree; can't stand him. His work in evolution is amazing, but he still sucks.
lol. What does that even mean matthew? You didn't explain what you meant but booklover agrees; same crappy thinking only minus a god. So lame.
it means that religion and politics are becoming increasingly intertwined, which is a significant problem, IMO. if that wasn't the case, i'd say let religious folk do whatever the hell they want (for the most part). religion is a real problem because it is infringing upon secular law.
you also made this comment: "he's a mean and bitter old man."
i've seen an awful lot of Dawkins, and i've never seen him appear mean or bitter in any capacity. care to offer some examples of this type of behavior?
sure, thing matthew. You've never seen him describe religion? Or debate someone? You can see how he's filled with hatred when discussing these things. If you don't think so, that's fine too. Makes not a fuck to me. here's a video of him getting pissy:
you're right Sir, i saw the steam coming out of his ears and foam coming out of his mouth. he sure was fired up. i can't believe he threw a chair at that nice Christian woman! has he been arrested yet for his tirade?
Yes booklover, seriously. No, biggest problems in the world come from real things like people; not make believe things like religion. And I said it, why are you shocked? Because I formed my own opinion that goes against the ingrained dogmatic atheistic thinking most of you have? Because I refuse to jump on your bandwagon of beliefs? I am my own person who doesn't believe or care about a god, don't toss me in with your loose definition of generic atheism. Have a nice day.
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Chandra Levy murder trial releasing jurors' questionnaires
WASHINGTON — The year-old trial of Chandra Levy's killer is still revealing secrets, with an appellate court ruling that reporters can see juror questionnaires kept locked up by the judge.
In a case closely watched by media organizations, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals has concluded the Constitution compels the trial judge to make the juror questionnaires public.
"The values underlying the First Amendment right of access _ for example, the public trial as a check on the fair functioning of the criminal justice system _ are served even after the verdict is in," Associate Judge Kathryn A. Oberly wrote.
Long-term, the appellate court decision quietly issued Thursday could keep future D.C. trials more open. Short-term, the decision means the public will learn more about the 12 jurors and four alternates who sat through the 10-day trial of Ingmar Guandique in the fall of 2010.
The jury of three men and nine women ultimately found Guandique guilty of first-degree murder, concluding the illegal Salvadoran immigrant had killed Levy while she was alone in Washington's Rock Creek Park.
At the time of her death in 2001, the 24-year-old Levy was preparing to return to Modesto, Calif., where her parents still live. She had also been involved in a sexual relationship with then-Congressman Gary Condit, which drew a spotlight to her disappearance as well as to the trial.
"The coverage of her case captured the nation's attention," Oberly noted. "Not surprisingly, then, the trial court and the parties devoted considerable discussion to the process of selecting a fair and impartial jury in Guandique's trial."
The 20-page appellate court decision is also a marked victory for the Washington Post, which had challenged Superior Court Judge Gerald I. Fisher's initial decision not to release the juror questionnaires. More than a dozen major news organizations signed on to a friend-of-the-court brief siding with the Post.
"Those questionnaires should never have been sealed in the first place," attorney Bruce Brown, representing the Post, told the D.C. Court of Appeals during a half-hour oral argument last fall.
The unusually extensive, 11-page questionnaires asked jurors 55 questions, ranging from their attitudes toward illegal immigrants and gang tattoos to their familiarity with Rock Creek Park. Prosecutors and defense attorneys used the questionnaires during the week-long "voir dire" proceedings designed to select an impartial jury.
The questionnaires identified jurors by number, and did not include information such as names or Social Security number. Fisher released basic information on the jurors' age, gender, education level, but assured them the full documents would not be released.
"Having told the jury that, I intend to live up to that promise unless the (appellate) court tells me that I have to do otherwise," Fisher stated.Government attorneys subsequently acknowledged Fisher's blanket promise was ill-founded, but insisted the Post waited too long to challenge it.
The appellate court didn't buy this argument.
"We disagree that once the promise was made there was no going back," Oberly wrote. "The trial court could have explained to the jurors that the guarantee of confidentiality was made in error and that their questionnaires were subject to a constitutional presumption of disclosure unless they had particular privacy."
Fisher will now have to go back and figure out what specific material, if any, should be redacted before the questionnaires are released.
Guandique, too, is hoping to sway the D.C. judges. Now incarcerated in a federal prison in Florida, he filed a notice last February that he intends to appeal his conviction; so far, the substantive appeal documents have not been filed.
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This is a recording of a swarm of bees that took up temporary residence in my studio kitchen! It was recorded in late spring. The whole wall was covered in bees. I used a Zoom H1 and applied just a little highpass filtering and eq to get rid of the hum of my computer which was on in the same room as the bees.
I was rather happy about the arrival of the bees. We had had honeybees build their hive in our walls for many years but then about five years ago all the honeybees disappeared. I understand this is a worldwide phenomenon and a bit of a worry considering the vital role that bees provide in fertalising flowers and fruit.
I left the window open and came back the next day to find them gone again.
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Font Family: Requiem, Number of fonts: 14*OTF, Type Foundry: Hoefler & Co., Design date: 1991-1994
Inspired by an illustration in a sixteenth-century writing manual, Requiem celebrates the fertile world of Renaissance humanism.
The typefaces of the first generation after Gutenberg were all based on contemporary handwritten forms. But with the Renaissance came a renewed interest in the inscriptional lettering of the classical period, especially the capital letters that come to us directly from Roman monuments. Attempting to dissect these letters scientifically was a common pastime among the most prominent Renaissance minds: Fra Luca de Pacioli, remembered as the father of double-entry bookkeeping, took up the subject in De Divina Proportione (1497); publisher Geoffroy Tory offered a more mystical analysis in Champ Fleury (1529). One of the great treatises on the constructed alphabet was On the Just Shaping of Letters (1535), by no less than the old master Albrecht Dürer.
Approaching lettering from the perspective of practitioners were the writing masters, whose writing manuals taught the methods by which every form of lettering could be rendered. First among equals was Ludovico Vicentino degli Arrighi (1480-1527), a calligrapher at the Apostolic Chancery in Rome. His writing manual Il Modo de Temperare le Penne (1523) includes one of the most elegant renderings of the classical alphabet, letters which were freed from the shackles of geometry and simply shown floating in a solid field of black. These letters served as the basis for Requiem's Display Roman and Small Caps.
Missing from most of the renaissance writing manuals — including Arrighi's — is a viable roman lowercase. The upright lowercase was more the province of typefounding than calligraphy, so the few writing masters who attempted a lowercase did so hesitatingly, often with gloomy results. (The lowercase in Giovanni Francesco Cresci's 1570 Il Perfetto Scrittore is among the best, though even this is overly gothic.) Requiem's lowercase is therefore an invention, as are its figures and punctuation, but for its italic it returns wholeheartedly to the full-blooded "chancery cursive" for which Arrighi is most famous. Finally, Requiem includes two sets of alphabets contained within decorative "cartouches," whose endpieces are inspired by the work of Arrighi's contemporaries Giovanni Battista Palatino and Vespasiano Amphiareo.


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Time to ban large gun clips
According to the FBI, 22 mass shootings occurred in the United States between 1984 and 2011. At first glance, the attacks appear to have little in common. The killers are as diverse — white, black, Latino and Asian — as their victims. The killers range in age from 11 to 55. The crimes were committed across the United States, from Honolulu to Newtown, Conn. Those killed and wounded include university researchers, technology executives, blue-collar workers, churchgoers, a U.S. congresswoman and even schoolchildren.
While in dispute, the motives for the killings probably include everything from revenge to criminal insanity. The one thing these attacks have in common: All were committed with large-capacity ammunition magazines.
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These "assault magazines" are devices that hold more than 10 bullets. They were designed and manufactured for military use to allow soldiers to kill the maximum number of enemy combatants without reloading. And while most of these attacks would have occurred whether or not the assailants had access to large ammunition clips, it's clear that the use of these devices dramatically increased their lethality.
I am joining millions of Americans in calling for a ban on these devices. The data are clear. In 22 incidents, large-capacity magazines enabled 23 shooters (the infamous Columbine shooting was committed by a pair of attackers) to fire more than 1,500 rounds, killing 225 and wounding 242.
The clear danger posed by large-capacity magazines led Congress to impose a 10-year ban on the manufacture and sale of them as part of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban after Colin Ferguson boarded a Long Island commuter train in December 1993 and used four 15-round magazines to kill six passengers and injure 19 others. But President George W. Bush and Congress let the portions of the law banning high-capacity magazines expire in 2004.
This summer, lawmakers on both sides made it clear there would be no movement on gun control legislation, despite the horrors of the Aurora, Colo., shooting that left 12 people dead and 58 wounded. Now in the wake of the mass shooting in Newtown, where 27 people were killed including 20 young children, Sen. Dianne Feinstein plans to introduce an assault weapons ban bill. President Barack Obama has indicated he would actively support reinstating a federal ban on assault weapons and would also support other gun control efforts such as closing the "gun show loophole" on background checks and prevent the sale of high-capacity ammunition clips.


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Puzzles and punches come to Xbox Live Arcade this week, with the release of SNK's beloved fighter Garou: Mark of the Wolves, and Atlus' Xbox Live Arcade debut, Droplitz.
One of the best Dreamcast releases comes to the North American Xbox Live Arcade this week in Garou: Mark of the Wolves. The latest title in the Fatal Fury series, Garou oozes with style and technical proficiency, making it one of my favourite entries in the storied series and online play only makes it sweeter.
For those of you who prefer to use your brains over your brawn, Droplitz is a puzzle game developed by Blitz Arcade and published by Atlus, marking the latter's first foray onto Xbox Live Arcade. The goal is simple: get your Droplitz to the end of the pipeline but turning pipes and twisting dials, mastering combos in order to bring multiple Droplitz home at once.
Both games will be available on Wednesday for 800 points apiece, barring any Xbox Live explosions.


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56 Percent of Melanomas Not Found by Patients
Roughly 56 percent of potentially deadly melanoma skin cancers are found not by patients but through full-body skin examinations conducted by a dermatologist, new research shows.
Skin cancers detected by dermatologists were thinner and more likely to be only on the outer layer of skin than were cancers detected by patients.
Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer. It can be cured if it is diagnosed and treated in the early stages.
PHOTOS: Do You Know What Skin Cancer Looks Like?
The current findings are based on 126 patients with melanoma who were seen at a private dermatology practice from July 2005 to October 2008. Seventy-five of the melanomas were early-stage skin cancers and 51 were more advanced.
According to a report in the latest issue of the Archives of Dermatology, a dermatologist detected 56.3 percent of the melanomas, while the remainder was identified by the patients.
The bulk of early melanomas (60 patient) were detected by the dermatologist, Drs. Deborah Kantor and Jonathan Kantor, from North Florida Dermatology Associates, Jacksonville, note in their report.
Moreover, the physician-detected skin cancers were not as deep as the patient-detected tumors and they were five times more likely to measure less than 1 millimeter than were those found by the patient.
The current findings, while supportive of full-body screening for skin cancer, are not definitive, Dr. Daniel G. Federman, from VA Connecticut Health Care, West Haven, and colleagues note in a related editorial. "Although 'more research is needed' is an overused statement," they add, "the claim does apply to the current situation."


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The Boy who Dared
Scholastic Press, 2008 - 202 Seiten
Just as the Nazis are rising to power, Helmuth Hübener, aGerman schoolboy, is caught up in all the swashbucklingbravado of his time.The handsome storm trooper uniforms, the shiny jackbootsand armbands, the rousing patriotism -- all serve to drawhim into this bright new world full of promise and hope.In the beginning, Helmuth's patriotism is unwavering.But every day the rights of people all over Germany arediminishing. Jews are threatened and their businesses arebeing destroyed, the truth has been censored, and dangerlurks everywhere. Anybody can turn on you. The world hasturned upside down: Patriotism means denouncing others,love means to hate, and speaking out means treason. Silencebecomes everyone's guilty secret. How much longer canHelmuth keep silent?Now Helmuth sits in a German prison, awaiting his precariousfate. Told in flashback with breathtaking suspense, thishomage to an extraordinary real-life hero magnificentlyexplores one person's responsibility to humanity, freedom,and truth.
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Incredible story of courage and bravery. The story flashes between Helmuth in prison to the events that lead up to his sentencing.in prison account is in italics. It is a work of historical fiction ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
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This was an excellent book about a boy named Helmuth. It starts off with him in prison and he remembers his story. I found the book to be fast passed and very interesting. I was rooting for Helmuth ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
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A man suspected of driving drunk is accused of killing an Oklahoma State University student from Flower Mound while she was on spring break in Gulf Shores, Ala.
Police in Gulf Shores said 19-year-old Kasey Waychoff died after she was struck by a vehicle while she was walking with friends.
Justin Lott, 29, has been arrested on a charge of driving under the influence, and he could face more charges,
"The vehicle actually continued traveling after the accident, and the sheriff's office made a traffic stop," Gulf Shores police Officer Josh Coleman said.
Waychoff graduated from Flower Mound High School in 2012 and was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority at Oklahoma State University.


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The spermatogenesis/oogenesis helix-loop-helix (SOHLH) proteins SOHLH1 and SOHLH2 play important roles in male and female reproduction. Although previous studies indicate that these transcriptional regulators are expressed in and have in vivo roles in postnatal ovaries, their expression and function in the embryonic ovary remain largely unknown. Because oocyte differentiation is tightly coupled with the onset of meiosis, it is of significant interest to determine how early oocyte transcription factors regulate these two processes. In this issue of the
T. Rajendra Kumar
Following migration of primordial germ cells to the genital ridge, oogonia undergo several rounds of mitotic division and enter meiosis at approximately E13.5. Most oocytes arrest in the dictyate (diplotene) stage of meiosis circa E18.5. The genes necessary to drive oocyte differentiation in parallel with meiosis are unknown. Here, we have investigated whether expression of spermatogenesis and oogenesis bHLH transcription factor 1 (
Yong-Hyun Shin, Yu Ren, Hitomi Suzuki, Kayla J. Golnoski, Hyo won Ahn, Vasil Mico, Aleksandar Rajkovic
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are negative modulators of gene expression that fine-tune numerous biological processes. miRNA loss-of-function rarely results in highly penetrant phenotypes, but rather, influences cellular responses to physiologic and pathophysiologic stresses. Here, we have reported that a single member of the evolutionarily conserved miR-7 family, miR-7a2, is essential for normal pituitary development and hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) function in adulthood. Genetic deletion of
Kashan Ahmed, Mary P. LaPierre, Emanuel Gasser, Rémy Denzler, Yinjie Yang, Thomas Rülicke, Jukka Kero, Mathieu Latreille, Markus Stoffel
Autoimmune responses to meiotic germ cell antigens (MGCA) that are expressed on sperm and testis occur in human infertility and after vasectomy. Many MGCA are also expressed as cancer/testis antigens (CTA) in human cancers, but the tolerance status of MGCA has not been investigated. MGCA are considered to be uniformly immunogenic and nontolerogenic, and the prevailing view posits that MGCA are sequestered behind the Sertoli cell barrier in seminiferous tubules. Here, we have shown that only some murine MGCA are sequestered. Nonsequestered MCGA (NS-MGCA) egressed from normal tubules, as evidenced by their ability to interact with systemically injected antibodies and form localized immune complexes outside the Sertoli cell barrier. NS-MGCA derived from cell fragments that were discarded by spermatids during spermiation. They egressed as cargo in residual bodies and maintained Treg-dependent physiological tolerance. In contrast, sequestered MGCA (S-MGCA) were undetectable in residual bodies and were nontolerogenic. Unlike postvasectomy autoantibodies, which have been shown to mainly target S-MGCA, autoantibodies produced by normal mice with transient Treg depletion that developed autoimmune orchitis exclusively targeted NS-MGCA. We conclude that spermiation, a physiological checkpoint in spermatogenesis, determines the egress and tolerogenicity of MGCA. Our findings will affect target antigen selection in testis and sperm autoimmunity and the immune responses to CTA in male cancer patients.
Kenneth S.K. Tung, Jessica Harakal, Hui Qiao, Claudia Rival, Jonathan C.H. Li, Alberta G.A. Paul, Karen Wheeler, Patcharin Pramoonjago, Constance M. Grafer, Wei Sun, Robert D. Sampson, Elissa W.P. Wong, Prabhakara P. Reddi, Umesh S. Deshmukh, Daniel M. Hardy, Huanghui Tang, C. Yan Cheng, Erwin Goldberg
Alexander N. Comninos, Matthew B. Wall, Lysia Demetriou, Amar J. Shah, Sophie A. Clarke, Shakunthala Narayanaswamy, Alexander Nesbitt, Chioma Izzi-Engbeaya, Julia K. Prague, Ali Abbara, Risheka Ratnasabapathy, Victoria Salem, Gurjinder M. Nijher, Channa N. Jayasena, Mark Tanner, Paul Bassett, Amrish Mehta, Eugenii A. Rabiner, Christoph Hönigsperger, Meire Ribeiro Silva, Ole Kristian Brandtzaeg, Elsa Lundanes, Steven Ray Wilson, Rachel C. Brown, Sarah A. Thomas, Stephen R. Bloom, Waljit S. Dhillo
Hooman Mirzakhani, Augusto A. Litonjua, Thomas F. McElrath, George O'Connor, Aviva Lee-Parritz, Ronald Iverson, George Macones, Robert C. Strunk, Leonard B. Bacharier, Robert Zeiger, Bruce W. Hollis, Diane E. Handy, Amitabh Sharma, Nancy Laranjo, Vincent Carey, Weilliang Qiu, Marc Santolini, Shikang Liu, Divya Chhabra, Daniel A. Enquobahrie, Michelle A. Williams, Joseph Loscalzo, Scott T. Weiss
Inflammation and oxidative stress are known risk factors for preterm birth (PTB); however, the mechanisms and pathways that influence this condition are not fully described. Previously, we showed that mTORC1 signaling is increased in mice harboring a uterine-specific deletion of transformation-related protein 53 (
Wenbo Deng, Jeeyeon Cha, Jia Yuan, Hirofumi Haraguchi, Amanda Bartos, Emma Leishman, Benoit Viollet, Heather B. Bradshaw, Yasushi Hirota, Sudhansu K. Dey
Eleftheria Lefkou, Apostolos Mamopoulos, Themistoklis Dagklis, Christos Vosnakis, David Rousso, Guillermina Girardi
Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy in which patients develop profound sensitivity to vasopressors, such as angiotensin II, and is associated with substantial morbidity for the mother and fetus. Enhanced vasoconstrictor sensitivity and elevations in soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFLT1), a circulating antiangiogenic protein, precede clinical signs and symptoms of preeclampsia. Here, we report that overexpression of
Suzanne D. Burke, Zsuzsanna K. Zsengellér, Eliyahu V. Khankin, Agnes S. Lo, Augustine Rajakumar, Jennifer J. DuPont, Amy McCurley, Mary E. Moss, Dongsheng Zhang, Christopher D. Clark, Alice Wang, Ellen W. Seely, Peter M. Kang, Isaac E. Stillman, Iris Z. Jaffe, S. Ananth Karumanchi
Maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy remains one of the most common and preventable causes of fetal growth restriction (FGR), a condition in which a fetus is unable to achieve its genetically determined potential size. Even though epidemiologic evidence clearly links maternal cigarette smoking with FGR, insight into the molecular mechanisms of cigarette smoke–induced FGR is lacking. Here, we performed transcriptional profiling of placentas obtained from smoking mothers who delivered growth-restricted infants and identified secreted frizzled-related protein 1 (sFRP1), an extracellular antagonist of endogenous WNT signaling, as a candidate molecule. sFRP1 mRNA and protein levels were markedly upregulated (~10 fold) in placentas from smoking mothers compared with those from nonsmokers. In pregnant mice, adenovirus-mediated overexpression of sFRP1 led to FGR, increased karyorrhexis in the junctional zone, and decreased proliferation of labyrinthine trophoblasts. Consistent with our hypothesis that placental WNT signaling is suppressed in maternal smokers, we found that exposure to carbon monoxide analogs led to reduced WNT signaling, increased
Alice Wang, Zsuzsanna K. Zsengellér, Jonathan L. Hecht, Roberto Buccafusca, Suzanne D. Burke, Augustine Rajakumar, Emily Weingart, Paul B. Yu, Saira Salahuddin, S. Ananth Karumanchi


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* Food Establishment Licenses
The Division of Food Safety and Inspection is responsible for the licensing and inspection of food establishments operating in the following capacities:
The terms "food" and "food product" shall include ALL articles of food, drink, confectionery or condiment, whether simple, mixed or compound, used or intended for use by humans or animals, and shall also include ALL substances or ingredients to be added to food for anypurpose. This definition shall be construed as including chewing gum
FDA -- The Food Modernization Act (FSMA)
PDF -- The Food Modernization Act (FSMA)
Article 20-C Food Processing establishments:
Who's Required:
Retail food establishments i.e. grocery stores, that conduct any type of food preparation such as meat or cheese grinding, heating foods, sandwich making, operate beverage dispensing machines, prepare sushi, salad bars, or other ready to eat exposed food packaging activity.
* If you are a food establishment that processes and sells retail, you only need Article 20-C license.
Subject to Regulation Under Article 20-C of the Agriculture and Markets Law
Section 276.4 Exemption.
(a) Maple syrup and honey. Processors of maple syrup or honey who do
not purchase maple syrup or honey from others for repackaging, and who
do not combine maple syrup or honey with any other substance, shall be
*exempt* from the licensing requirements of this Subchapter, provided
that the following conditions are met:
(1) Such establishments are maintained in a sanitary condition and
manner, and to this end the following requirements shall be complied
(i) Every practicable precaution shall be taken to exclude birds,
insects (except those involved in the production of the product),
rodents and other vermin and animals from the premises of the
(ii) The use of insecticides, rodenticides and other pest control
items in such establishments shall be permitted only under such
precautions and restrictions as will prevent the contamination of the
(iii) Rooms, compartments, places, equipment and utensils used for
preparing, storing or otherwise handling the product, and all other
parts of the operating premises, shall be kept in a clean and sanitary
(iv) There shall be no handling or storing of materials which may
create insanitary conditions in any place or places where the product
is prepared, stored or otherwise handled.
(v) All equipment and utensils used in processing or handling the
product shall be maintained in good repair to assure sanitary
conditions in the operation.
(vi) All finished product containers must be clean, sanitary and
properly labeled in compliance with the requirements of Parts 175, 176
and 259 of this Title.
Description of Food Processing...
Download the Application for Food Processing Establishment Licence
*Home Processing Law, Section 276.3 of the New York State Agriculture and Markets regulations states in part that "Home processed food . . . shall mean any food processed in a private home or residence using only the ordinary kitchen facilities of that home . . . but shall exclude potentially hazardous food…"
* NYS Food Labeling Info pdf
*NYS Dept of Agriculture & Markets Web Site
New York State Law
*Section 206. Relative to selling a commodity in imitation or semblance of honey
No person or persons shall package, label, sell, keep for sale, expose or offer for sale, any article or product in imitation or semblance of honey depicting thereon a picture or drawing of a bee, beehive or honeycomb, or branded as "honey," "liquid or extracted honey," "strained honey" or "pure honey" which is not pure honey.
No person or persons, firm, association, company or corporation, shall manufacture, sell, expose or offer for sale, any compound or mixture branded or labeled as and for honey which shall be made up of honey mixed with any other substance or ingredient.
There may be printed on the package containing such compound or mixture a statement giving the ingredients of which it is made; if honey is one of such ingredients it shall be so stated in the same size type as are the other ingredients, but it shall not be packaged, sold, exposed for sale, or offered for sale as honey; nor shall such compound or mixture be branded or labeled with the word "honey" in any form other than as herein provided; nor shall any product in semblance of honey, whether a mixture or not, be sold, exposed or offered for sale as honey, or branded or labeled with the word "honey," unless such article is pure honey.
A product which is in semblance or imitation of liquid honey shall be labeled as "honey flavored syrup" or "artificially honey flavored syrup", as is appropriate.


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World's Biggest Dog: George, 230-Pound Great Dane and Guinness Record Holder, Featured in New Book by Owner [PHOTOS]
Just a day after the world's smallest dog Beyonce made her television debut, Dave Nasser, the owner of the world's biggest dog named George, released his new book about living with an almost five-feet-tall Great Dane.
The book, entitled Giant George: Life with the World's Biggest Dog, hit bookstores on Tuesday after George was officially named the largest dog by Guinness World Records in 2010. And not just the largest dog, but George, 6, is the biggest ever recorded.
Nasser details what it's like living with George, who weighs 230 pounds and stands at four feet tall, seve-foot-three inches when standing. George eats more than 180 pounds of food a month and has to sleep on a queen-sized mattress in his Tuscon, Ariz. home, Nasser said.
Though he weighs more than 100 pounds more than the average Great Dane, George engages in many normal dog activities, Nasser said, from baking at the mailman to munching on food, like the two cups of rice, one cup of dog food, three quarters of a cup of chicken, and four or five tablespoons of yogurt he eats on a daily basis.
Nasser says he and his wife, Christie, were looking to adopt a puppy when theys tumbled upon a seven-week-old George, one of 13 puppies in Oregon.
Twelve were entangled with one another, but our eyes were drawn to one pup standing apart from the rest. He was clearly the runt, endearing him to Christie immediately, Nasser said.
But this was certainly no runt, as the Nasser family later learned.
At five months he still acted like a puppy, chasing his tail and playing games of fetch and tug-of-war with his favorite bit of rope. But he was already the size of a fully-grown Labrador, Nasser said, noting he outgrew his twin-sized mattress.
When George turned two-years-old, and weighed 252 pounds, a friend suggested that Nasser contact Guinness to see if his dog was the largest in the world.
One of their adjudicators came to watch George being measured in the presence of a vet. He was officially declared not just the world's tallest living dog (43 inches from paw to shoulder) but the tallest dog ever, Nasser said.
After word got out that George was the world's largest dog, through the help of social media websites, he and the Nasser family appeared on talk shows like The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Without question, this was one of the most memorable moments for all of us. Oprah was super friendly and the segment was trouble free, Nasser said.
But for Dave Nasser, it was a feat to transport his giant dog from Arizona to film the shows. According to the New York Daily News, George took up an entire row of five seats on the airplane when flying to appear on Live! With Regis and Kelly. George, however, is still quite a humble dog, despite his celebrity status.
Our cherished pet may have become a global celebrity - but really, he's just one of the family, Nasser said.
Giant George: Life with the World's Biggest Dog by Dave Nasser is available at bookstores and at Amazon.com.
View the slideshow to see photos of George and visit his Facebook page for more.


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Lejeune passed its biggest test of the year Friday night.
Lejeune passed its biggest test of the year Friday night.
And while the final grade wasn�t necessarily an A+, the undefeated Devilpups used a strong finish in both halves and rode senior Chatori Major�s 30 points and 12 rebounds to beat Pamlico 64-53 to claim the Coastal Plains 1-A Conference girls� basketball tournament title.
Top-seeded Lejeune (22-0) now must wait to see if, as expected, it will be a No. 1 seed in the NCHSAA playoffs when the pairings are announced today while second-seeded Pamlico (15-6) can only wonder what might have been in a game the Hurricanes led by as many as 11 in the opening half.
�I finally caught my breath,� Lejeune coach Kevin Popadines said as he munched on a slice of pizza in the hospitality room. �It was a heck of a game. They played awesome, both teams did. I was happy the girls turned it on when they did, but wished we could have done it sooner.
�We�ve had some close halves here and there, and some close quarters, some rough stuff with fouls, but that was the closest wire-to-wire game we�ve played. It was a good test for us. It�s a good thing because they haven�t had to do that very many times this year.
�Normally we get that big lead in the second half and we haven�t had to (come back). So I�d rather be tested now, pass the test and bring it into playoffs than have it be a game where if we�re done, we�re out, and not knowing how to finish.�
While pleased with her team�s effort, Pamlico coach April Rose wasn�t happy that two of her starters fouled out, with Alazia Whitfield picking up her fifth with 6:44 left in the game and 90 seconds later Laichelle Sparrow having to exit.
That, along with Chelsea Sawyer re-injuring her knee with 6:32 left in the opening half, hurt the Hurricanes� upset bid. Sawyer had 10 points before going down while Whitfield led her team with 14 points.
�I�m very proud of how we played,� Rose said. �I�m a little frustrated with how things ended up in the end. I thought that we should have got some calls there that we didn�t get. I thought they got some calls there they probably shouldn�t have got.
�We fouled out two starters. They fouled out nobody. I don�t know what that makes them. I don�t know what that makes us. We�re very young. We could have done some different things. We�re looking forward to the future.�
The Hurricanes led 27-16 with 2:08 left in the first half on one of two free throws by Whitfield. But Lejeune scored the final 10 points of the half to pull within a point at halftime. Major, the tournament MVP, scored 6 points on a field goal and four foul shots while also coming up with a block, a steal and a rebound.
And Chryssandra Tatum, who finished with 13 points and 15 rebounds, had two buckets, one on a follow, and two rebounds.
�Our three main points tonight were attack the basket, protect the basketball and contain (Major),� Rose said. �She�s a good player. I can�t take anything away from her. Without her, I know that we�re better.�
And while Popadines thought the late first-half scoring surge would open the door for more of the same in the second half, it didn�t. The Hurricanes hung tough and led by as many as five before Lejeune put together another finishing kick.
Down 52-49, the Devilpups outscored Pamlico 14-1 to go up 63-53, with four different players scoring for Lejeune, which also forced three turnovers to take control in beating the Hurricanes for the third time this year.
Lejeune won 57-39 on Jan. 11 at home and 61-48 on the road Feb. 8.
And while pleased with the third win over Pamlico, Popadines was particularly happy the win meant the Devilpups won the CPC tournament at home.
�It�s nice to give the seniors something on their home floor,� he said. �We don�t know when our last game�s going to be. For them to get to feel this is important for them. � It definitely meant a little more there.
�And Pamlico�s a young team we know is going to give us trouble for years to come. They played us better the second time. They played us better tonight. I don�t care what anybody says, it�s hard to beat a team three times. It was a good test for it. It definitely meant something tonight.�
Pamlico 16 11 20 6 � 53
Lejeune 11 15 21 17 � 64
Whitfield 14, Jones 12, Sawyer 10, Sparrow 7, Tutt 6, Davis2, Dawson2. Totals� 19 14-26 53
Major 30, Tatum 13, N. Wallace 8, Overton 7, Lee 6. Totals� 23 18-31 64
3-Point Goals� P 1 (Sawyer 1). L 0. Rebounds� P 39 (Sparrow 8, Davis8, Tutt 7). L 49 (Tatum 15, Major 12, Lee 12). RECORDS� P: 15-6, state 1-A playoffs, TBA. L: 22-0, state 1-A playoffs, TBA.