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From Kuala Lumpur, to Penang and Iskandar, Malaysian real estate was celebrated Thursday evening (17 August 2017) at the fourth annual PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia) gala dinner held at the InterContinental Kuala Lumpur, presented by Kohler.

Selangor-based Tropicana Corporation Berhad swept the ceremony, winning a total of eight awards including Best Condo Development (Malaysia), Best Green Development, Best Mixed Use Development, and the year's highest honour for Best Developer (Malaysia).

Other top winners include UMLand, UMLand Seri Austin and Bon Estates Sdn Bhd, who won Best Boutique Developer. Twenty-one award categories were presented.

Aside from the competition categories, Glen Chan, CEO and managing director of Pacific Star Development Ltd, was honoured in a special segment as the 2017 Malaysia Real Estate Personality of the Year. He was chosen by the editors of PropertyGuru Property Report magazine for elevating the standards of mixed-use and leisure developments in the country. Chan spearheaded the award-winning Puteri Cove Residences and Quayside project, which earned several awards in last year's event.

The black-tie event welcomed nearly 300 guests and VIPs, including: Guest of Honour, Yang Amat Mulia Tunku Besar Seri Menanti, Tunku Ali Redhauddin ibni Tuanku Muhriz, chairman of PropertyGuru Malaysia; Steve Melhuish, co-founder and vice-chairman, PropertyGuru Group; Sheldon Fernandez, country manager, PropertyGuru.com.my; official supervisor BDO Malaysia's chairman Dato' Feizal Mustapha; and chairman of the judging panel Prem Kumar, executive director of Jones Land Wootton.

The fourth annual PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia) was supported by title sponsor Kohler; co-sponsor Regus; official portal partner PropertyGuru.com.my; official newspaper Malay Mail; official supplier Corner Stone; media partners PropertyGuru Property Report, Oxford Business Group, and Top 10 of Malaysia; and official supervisor BDO Malaysia.

As a precursor to the awards night in Kuala Lumpur, the PropertyGuru Malaysia Real Estate Summit was held on 16 August at the InterContinental, where more than 100 senior industry executives, decision-makers and media, including more than 20 expert speakers, discussed Malaysian real estate issues, trends and outlook.

The full list of Winners and Highly Commended at the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia) 2017:

DEVELOPER AWARDS

Best Developer

WINNER: Tropicana Corporation Berhad

Best Boutique Developer

WINNER: Bon Estates Sdn Bhd

BEST OF MALAYSIA AWARDS

Best Condo Development (Malaysia)

WINNER: Tropicana Residences by Tropicana Corporation Berhad

Best Housing Development (Malaysia)

WINNER: Aster 2 – Double Storey Semi-Detached House by UMLand Seri Austin

SPECIAL AWARDS

Special Recognition in CSR

WINNER: Ideal Property Group

WINNER: Sime Darby Property Berhad

WINNER: Tropicana Corporation Berhad

WINNER: UMLand

Special Recognition in Sustainable Development

WINNER: Sime Darby Property Berhad

WINNER: Tropicana Corporation Berhad

WINNER: UMLand

Best Universal Design Development

WINNER: Southkey Mosaic by Southkey City Sdn Bhd

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Gravit8 by Mitraland Group

Best Green Development

WINNER: Tropicana Gardens by Tropicana Corporation Berhad

DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

Best Luxury Condo Development (Kuala Lumpur)

WINNER: Tropicana Residences by Tropicana Corporation Berhad

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Dorsett Residences Bukit Bintang by Malaysia Land Properties Sdn. Bhd.

Best High End Condo Development (Kuala Lumpur)

WINNER: The Estate by Bon Estates Sdn Bhd

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Anggun Residences by One JSI Development Sdn Bhd

HIGHLY COMMENDED: THE LUXE BY INFINITUM by Macly Equity Sdn Bhd

Best Housing Development (Kuala Lumpur)

WINNER: Tropicana Aman by Tropicana Corporation Berhad

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Sierra 6 at 16 Sierra, Puchong South by IOI Properties Berhad

Best Condo Development (Penang)

WINNER: Queens Residences Q1 by Ideal Property Group

HIGHLY COMMENDED: City Residence by Ivory Properties Group Berhad

Best Condo Development (Iskandar)

WINNER: Suasana Iskandar Malaysia by UMLand

Best Housing Development (Iskandar)

WINNER: Aster 2 – Double Storey Semi-Detached House by UMLand Seri Austin

Best Mass Market Development (Landed)

WINNER: Desiran Bayu by LBS Bina Group Berhad

Best Mass Market Development (Condo)

WINNER: BSP21 by LBS Bina Group Berhad

Best Mixed Use Development

WINNER: Tropicana Metropark by Tropicana Corporation Berhad

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Legasi Kampong Bharu by UDA Legasi Sdn Bhd

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Southkey Mosaic by Southkey City Sdn Bhd

DESIGN CATEGORIES

Best Condo Architectural Design

WINNER: Isola@KLCC by O&C Resources Berhad

HIGHLY COMMENDED: TTDI Segaris by Naza TTDI Sdn. Bhd.

Best Retail Architectural Design

WINNER: Aman Central by Belleview Group

Best Landscape Architectural Design

WINNER: The Estate by Bon Estates Sdn Bhd

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Hampton Damansara by Malaysia Land Properties Sdn. Bhd.

PUBLISHER'S CHOICE

Real Estate Personality of the Year

WINNER: Glen Chan, CEO and Managing Director, Pacific Star Development Ltd

For more information about the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia), email email@example.com or visit the official website: AsiaPropertyAwards.com/malaysia/

Soft spoken yet effervescent, bang on schedule and beaming widely, Khoo Peng Beng strolls into the bijou HQ of his and his wife Belinda Huang's practice Arc Studio Architecture + Urbanism in Singapore's fashionable Jalan Besar. At 47, though looking a decade younger, he appears every bit the trendy professor in his thin-rimmed specs and green shirt liberally specked with pastel-coloured flowers – his outfit almost a literal representation of the aesthetic focus and environmental ideology that drive the firm's work.

Though Khoo and Huang have since helmed a vast panoply of initiatives both in Singapore and overseas, one of their first blueprints remains ARC's most famous. In 2002, as relative upstarts, he and Huang took the Duxton Plain Public Housing Design Competition by storm with a monumentally ambitious entry that redefined the potential of public residential projects. Their proposal, the groundbreaking The Pinnacle@Duxton, ¬was selected over 201 worldwide entries. Both the city's first 50-storey residential development and the world's tallest public-housing building, it also features the world's longest sky gardens. A landmark by any yardstick, it still dominates Chinatown's skyline eight years after completion.

Ordinarily, one might associate this kind of monolith with more ebullient characters, but Khoo and Huang remain remarkably reserved and modest despite their many accomplishments

"We were just fortunate we asked the right questions," he says of his Duxton win.

 What made you and Belinda leave your first company and set up your own practice?

Khoo: We had practised for around seven years, all through that early '90s boom. In 1998, we had our first child and had a few problems with childcare. Belinda started a home office, but after a while it started snowballing, so I left RSP Architects Planners & Engineers to form our own practice; it was really organic, and happened in a very fluid way.

 What qualities did you see in each other that made you believe you would make a great professional team?

I look at our working relationship like a dance: it's two partners, but we take turns to lead and follow

Huang: We worked together in RSP in the design team, and knew each other's working methods, strengths and weaknesses, so we decided to give it a shot.

Khoo: The way I look at it is like a dance: it's two partners, but we take turns to lead and follow. We bring different perspectives to the way we approach problems, and life, and that broadens the way we view architecture, the city and humanity. Belinda brings the feminine viewpoint, as well as a more practical one. She strives to provide order to the challenges in our world; I try to open doors and figure out how things work together, and I'm quite comfortable with uncertainty. So the two of us balance out.

You were still relatively new as a partnership when you submitted your entry for the Duxton competition. How did you formulate such a bold proposal?

Khoo: In the design brief, we were asked to look at a high-density high-rise that had never been attempted before. We were in [suburban enclave] Holland Village, in one of the U-shaped blocks, and it was only 15 storeys. We were thinking: If we multiplied this three times, what would we like to see if we lived there?

We thought we should find a model that looks loose and open, while being efficient with materials and cost. We looked at porosity and identity, and thought that even though it was such a massive building, the impact on the city should not be massive – it's kind of a contrarian model.

We invented this repetition method that used a small number of modules to create a diverse-looking façade. We thought if we gave the units different features, like bay windows or balcony planters, which could make a small difference. We also thought it would be wonderful to put up gardens in the sky – reclaiming land in the air to liberate more space for communal areas. That idea, inspired by Le Corbusier's projects where he used the rooftop as another garden, was fascinating to us.

Huang: Most of the time it is like that – it's very complex, so we try not to determine what the final product is going to be, but create a script where we "grow" the solution.

How do you foresee public housing in Singapore evolving, and to what extent do you think The Pinnacle will be an influence?

Huang: The Housing Development Board (HDB) provides for up to 85 percent of the population, so you have lower and higher incomes and levels of affordability. The Pinnacle is one extreme; there is a whole diversity of housing. It would be difficult to replicate something like The Pinnacle today; the cost may be three times the original.

Khoo: At the moment in new towns, at planning level we are considering ecology and more human-centred design – public spaces, ground connectivity. That's a trend I see continuing, with people living close to parks, greenery and a walkable town, more community-based and care programs, all interwoven very closely. In the centre of town, close to nodal areas like the MRT, I would imagine as technology improves, we would grow taller.

Have you found Singapore a conducive place to advancing your careers as architects?

Huang: At the turn of the millennium Singapore wanted to create a design economy on top of production and industrialisation. I think we were right at the heart of the entire movement. All of it needed creative thinking: physical planning and human geography were creative ways of using economic tactics to stimulate behavioural changes –industrial parks, residential estates. It had to come together in a very coherent manner because there was no hinterland, and very limited resources.

Khoo: Our profession grew on the back of these waves of development driven by the government, and there was a lot of support – grants, financial backing – for creative industries. So it was a very good place to be in this period of growth.

Your blueprint for The Pinnacle was chosen 15 years ago. Do you believe Singapore still supports younger architects in the same way now, or is there a tendency to give contracts to overseas firms with more experience?

Khoo: Comparing the environment we were in then to now, I think it would be harder for a young practice to gain commissions. The requirements have become more complex and demanding. Government structures have started to be more stringent with the firms that can participate in the tenders. But they are always open to improvement; they see the benefit in the creative side, but it's important for them [to have] both younger energy and more experienced firms in the execution.

Do you feel innovation and ambition are still prized qualities in Singapore architecture?

Khoo: For city-centre development, and five- and six-star developments, we will continue to strive to break barriers and be different. If you look at Marina Bay, new residential projects have a more multi-layered approach – retail, offices. In new HDB estates, we are seeing integrated use – elder care, childcare, assisted living, all occupying the ground floor. In some urban centres, you see retail outlets occupying the base. I think we will see that more and more.

Huang: Elder care, I think, will continue to be a big feature in new development because we are ageing very quickly! Together with Tokyo and some other cities, we will have to pioneer this. I think the next generation of buildings will not necessarily [be about] formal innovations at a superficial level, like an interesting façade, but more how a city will provide compassionate care to the residents.

Which current architects impress you the most?

Huang: Architects like WOHA [Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell] started a generation ahead of us, and I've always found the connection as friends and fellow practitioners really helpful. When we see good buildings we're always thinking about how we can fast-forward some of these ideas in terms of design.

What is the project of yours that you are most excited about in the future?

Khoo: In Kolkata, this year we're going to finish The Atmosphere, a "sculpture in the air". That's like The Pinnacle on steroids! Each unit is a bungalow; double-volume spaces, with huge decks like plots of land in the sky.

Next year will be the Sentosa Village Hotel; recently the most exciting [new project] for us was The Tembusu [a condo near Kovan new town], a series of interconnected low-rise buildings that stack up to become a high-rise.

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Wat Arun, Bangkok's pearly Temple of Dawn, cuts a striking figure as you chug along the bustling Chao Phraya river.

The iconic pagoda, which dates back to the time of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, has recently been released from a sentence of obscurity behind scaffolding for repairs.

Just across the river, another new look has also been unveiled.

Riva Arun Bangkok's refurbishment, under the direction of contemporary New York architect and designer Stephen Odell, aims to capture Chino-colonialism with a modern twist. Once a trading post for brown sugar, the 25-room boutique hotel shines with clean cream tones and subtle green accents – mirroring its famous namesake across the water.

Chinese geometric features are notable throughout the property, from the prominent carved wooden paneling in the lobby and restaurant, down to the intricate borders of the bedroom mirrors and vanity stool.

The hotel is situated in Rattanakosin district, in one of Bangkok's most traditional enclaves. From the vantage point of Above Riva, the rooftop restaurant and bar, turn your gaze away from Wat Arun and take in two of Bangkok's most essential tourist attractions – Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) and the neighbouring Grand Palace. Guest rooms have been arranged as to have views of the iconic Thai landmarks.

With such sacred significance, it will come as no surprise to learn that land in this district is protected under the crown, meaning you will find none of Bangkok's growing list of cloud-kissing condos here. Developments are restricted to four storey's with a fifth-floor rooftop.

In such a rapidly modernising capital city, this is no doubt what will ensure this old quarter of Bangkok retains its charm for generations to come.

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Cambodia's property market has rapidly grown in recent years, resulting in many notable developments especially in the busy capital of Phnom Penh. The hub of the country's economic activities, Phnom Penh's urban landscape has witnessed a remarkable evolution.

"The property boom in the past 10 years has seen a drastic change. In 2007 there were only two high-rise buildings in Phnom Penh – now we have hundreds across the city," observes Sorn Seap, founder and director of Key Real Estate Co Ltd, and chairman of the PropertyGuru Cambodia Property Awards 2017 judging panel.

"Land prices have also grown exponentially for up to 75 percent in the last decade, and certain developments have been valued between USD3,500 and 4,500 per square metre. "This growth has made the Cambodian real estate market very attractive for investors in the region and Asia."

Indeed there are many notable high-rise as well as low-rise developments in the capital and its surrounding areas. The airport district, located in the city's western neighbourhood, for instance, has in the past year become a new favourite among wealthy investors.

More: Watch the highlights of the PropertyGuru Cambodia Property Awards 2017

Nestled in this area is Axis Residences, a 'Highly Commended' project at the Cambodia Property Awards 2016 in the Best Condo Development (Greater Phnom Penh) category. Found in one of the city's prime residential suburbs, the Spring SJW Development projects boasts of innovative architectural design and effective site planning that includes extensive outdoor facilities.

Elsewhere in Greater Phnom Penh, Bodaiju Residences, a condominium project by Torreya Asset Holdings Co Ltd, has become a true 'living in the garden' experience for consumers as it balances the benefits of modern living and nature. The serene residences are excellent choices to call home in Phnom Penh, according to the judges of the Cambodia Property Awards 2016, naming it the Best Condo Development (Greater Phnom Penh) last year.

Only 15 minutes from Phnom Penh city centre is Grand Star Platinum by Borey Peng Huoth Group, the 2016 Best Developer (Cambodia) winner. Located in an area with huge potential among investors called Grand Phnom Penh International City, the project's highlights are light, ventilation, theme and space designs, and lots of green spaces. The project won three awards, namely Best Residential Development (Cambodia), Best Housing Development (Phnom Penh) and Best Residential Architectural Design (Low-Rise).

Urbanland Asia Investment Co Ltd has two outstanding projects in the capital: Embassy Residences, the Best Condo Development (Central Phnom Penh) winner in 2016, is filled with well-appointed amenities, including a self-shading mechanism and French-inspired landscape design; and Embassy Central, which features meticulously designed and soundproofed units that come with tempered glass windows, adding a dash of style to the overall architectural concept – it received the Best Residential Architectural Design (High-Rise) award in 2016.

More: Nominations open for PropertyGuru Cambodia Property Awards 2018

Dubbed the 'Pearl of Cambodia', the integrated development of Phnom Penh City Center covers 111.6 hectares of strategically located lot, which will become a modern, sustainable, commercial and leisure district that will be home to 56,000 residents and nearly 200,000 daily visitors by 2025.

Phnom Penh City Center earned several accolades at the Cambodia Property Awards 2017 including Best Residential Architectural Design for Residence90; Best Retail Development and Best Retail Architectural Design for The EDGE; and Best Office Development for The Vanguard, the new corporate headquarters of parent company Shukaku Inc, the sole owner of the project.

With these aforementioned developments slated for completion in the next couple of years, Phnom Penh's changing urban landscape is ready to accommodate the local residents' cosmopolitan lifestyles.

A version of this story originally appeared on Cambodia Property Directory 2017, a comprehensive guide to the most important and useful contacts in the kingdom's emerging real estate market. Get your copy today here.

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Cambodia's fortunes have gone from those of a middling frontier market to those of an exciting emerging market, worthy of consideration alongside the ASEAN region's more established economies. The cities of Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and, more recently, Sihanoukville have increased brand recall among real estate developers, investors, second home buyers, startup founders, and landholding companies from around the world. It can be tempting to explore the kingdom's real estate prospects in desultory fashion as a result.

To help you cut through all that noise, PropertyGuru Group, Asia's foremost online property company, and Globe Media Asia, one of Southeast Asia's leading media companies, bring you the inaugural edition of the Cambodia Property Directory, a complete guide of the most important industry contacts in the country.

Cambodia Property Directory 2017 is a natural progression of the Cambodia Property Awards, launched in 2016 to mark PropertyGuru's full entry into the kingdom. Long a beat for Property Report magazine, Asia's leading luxury real estate publication, Cambodia has become the eighth country in ASEAN to join the 12-year-old Asia Property Awards programme.

More: Nominations open for PropertyGuru Cambodia Property Awards 2018

Quality estate needs quality materials, which is where this directory comes in, says Terry Blackburn, founder and managing director of PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards. "As investors from across Asia assess development opportunities in Cambodia and the skyline of Phnom Penh is transformed, it is essential that they have the maximum amount of information available to make well informed choices about the best materials, products and services.

"We hope the Cambodia Property Directory would be a useful tool for local and international investors and developers alike and help promote high quality and sustainable development in the country by making the property business more accessible and easier to navigate than ever before."

Log on to Magzter.com now to get your digital copy of Cambodia Property Directory 2017. Just click here.

Also check out our recent in-depth investment feature on Cambodia, with a focus on the kingdom's coastal south, in issue no. 140 of Property Report Magazine, on sale now on Magzter. Click here for instant access today.

Read next: Watch the highlights of PropertyGuru Cambodia Property Awards 2017

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Home owners now have yet another platform through which they can lease out their properties. But Airbnb it's not: Rentals need to be "architecturally significant" to even list on the website.

Minnesota-based architects Scott Muellner and Connie Lindor founded the startup, dubbed PlansMatter, to cater to fellow "architecture geeks" who want to get a first-hand feel of a well-architected property.

"Your experience of the architect completely changes if you're allowed to stay in the architecture overnight," Muellner said. "It's great to go to a museum or a public building designed by an architect you admire, but it's a whole different experience to stay a week in that architect's space. It's not just taking a tour; instead of viewing art, it's living with it."

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A quick perusal of the app would not only list imperative details such as rental fees, size, and amenities but also tidbits like design awards and notes by the architects on the building process.

PlansMatter prides itself in listings with ties to such names as Frank Lloyd Wright, Olson Kundig, Rudolph Schindler, and James Turrell. Bios of architects are available online with links to their properties.

The couple curate the listings themselves, which span everywhere from Switzerland to Sri Lanka. "We love the hunting and gathering part," Muellner said.

A gallery of some of their choice pickings:

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Thai property developers are lowering monthly installments for buyers in an attempt to defibrillate a sluggish market, Bangkok Post reported.

Completed, ready-to-transfer condominiums are clogging supply in the kingdom as buyers reckon with high rejection rates for mortgages and suffer from decreased purchasing power.

"These problems increase pressure on developers to use every means available to clear their stock," said Surachet Kongcheep, associate director for research at Colliers International Thailand.

"For those who have been refused [a mortgage], some developers will extend the down-payment period by one more year so they will have more time to clear their debts in case they have been blacklisted by a credit bureau."

More: 41 companies are vying for honours at 12th PropertyGuru Thailand Property Awards 2017

Several of the kingdom's biggest developers have been willing to reduce interest rates on monthly installments for up to three years to woo buyers saddled with other debts. Since April, Sansiri Plc has been enticing provincial buyers to a fixed monthly instalment scheme of THB3,000 baht for THB1 million in housing loan, payable over a three-year period.

Likewise, Origin Property Plc has been trying to move 150 ready-to-transfer units priced at THB1.5 to THB2 million with a promo of free monthly installments for three years. "The campaign can entice target buyers who have a good financial record but are still hesitating on making a decision," Origin CEO Peerapong Jaroon-ek told the Post.

While these schemes are not entirely new, they come at an opportune time when the market sentiment is decelerating and consumer spending is at a low. "It's not just developers who are carrying large amounts of unsold, completed condo units that are using promotional campaigns to boost sales," said Atip Bijanonda, president of the Housing Business Association. "Everyone wants to speed up the clearing of stock. Otherwise, new units from projects that are scheduled for completion in the near future will be returned, adding to their stock."

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The PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards, the region's biggest and most prestigious real estate awards programme, has formed a new partnership with MGL International LLC, organiser of the local Mongolian Property Awards, to recognise domestic developers and showcase their achievements on a regional platform.

A press conference was held in Ulaanbaatar on Tuesday (22 August) – with panelists Terry Blackburn (Founder and Managing Director, PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards) and Enkhtur Lkhagva (Founder and Chairman, MGL International LLC) – to encourage Mongolian developers to take part in the region's premier property tilt.

Mongolian developers are set to compete at the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Mongolia) on 7 November 2017 in various domestic categories that cover the residential and commercial segments as well as design.

Domestic winners from Mongolia will then advance to the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final the following evening on 8 November, as 17 Asian real estate markets celebrate their successes with industry peers from all over the region.

Both black-tie gala ceremonies will take place at Singapore's Sands Expo and Convention Centre, where more than 400 key senior figures from Sri Lanka to Greater China will be in attendance.

Hari V. Krishnan, CEO of PropertyGuru Group, said: "Because of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards, consumers are empowered to make confident property decisions, whether they're first-time buyers, expat renters or serial investors. Property knowledge is essential in our culture at PropertyGuru. We wish the Mongolian domestic entrants the best as they compete and advance to the Grand Final in Singapore."

Dubbed the 'Asian Wolf' by some economists, Mongolia has an emerging property sector with a reported 12 percent rental yield in prime areas such as Ulaanbaatar, the country's growing capital, according to PropertyGuru Property Report.

Whilst still largely economically dependent on its Chinese neighbour, Mongolia has welcomed in recent years more inbound investments from other cash-rich nations such as Singapore. New urban districts are even being planned or proposed to provide alternatives to Ulaanbaatar, where half of the Mongolian population currently live.

"Our capital city of Ulaanbaatar hosts a diverse residential market. The strongest segment today is the mass market," commented Zundui Bayaraa, CEO of MGL International. "However, majority of residents here still live in traditional dwellings known as 'ger' districts where coal and wood are burned for heat, or in housing that are not well connected to permanent infrastructure. There is definitely high demand and potential growth for our housing market."

Mr Zundui believes that the domestic property sector is encouraged by rising wages and massive government-sponsored access to mortgage financing. There is also possibility for better real estate policies as Mongolian president-elect and property tycoon Khaltma Battulga assumes his role and tackles on reforms that may impact the revival of the country's economic growth.

"In the past, the property sector developed consistently due to supporting programmes implemented by the government. Supply and demand will depend on government policy as well as involvement of local and foreign construction and development companies," said Mr Zundui.

"The time has come for local developers to become more innovative, as they are facing a new era of competition. I believe that Mongolian developers and projects should gain recognition across Asian markets in general. It is important that they will now be evaluated and recognised by a trusted and respected regional platform such as the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards."

Entry submissions for Mongolia categories are open until 22 September 2017. There is no fee to enter. Nominations from the public are welcome and can be sent to: firstname.lastname@example.com.

An independent judging panel for the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Mongolia) 2017 to deliberate on the eligible nominations and conduct site visits, has been elected, comprising: Christopher de Gruben, managing partner, FRGS, MRICS; and Batgerel Batsaikhan, broker owner, RE/MAX Platin Mongolia; and Enkhmaa Badrakh, head of Cooperating Association of NAR. BDO, the world's fifth biggest accountancy and auditing firm, is the official supervisor of the Awards.

Celebrating its landmark 12th year, PropertyGuru's premier awards series has gone Asia-wide in 2017, with Mongolia, Sri Lanka, India, Laos, the Maldives and South Korea earlier announced as new markets joining the renowned awards series that already holds domestic gala events in Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia. Following the expanded new configuration of the grand final programme, categories for Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau will also be incorporated into the two-night ceremony in Singapore.

The two gala events will each begin with a two-hour international networking cocktail reception, followed by the opening remarks and speeches, four-course dinner, and the awards ceremony proper. Alongside the gala dinner, PropertyGuru's C-suite conference – the two-day Singapore Real Estate Summit 2017 – will be held at the same venue in the daytime.

"It has been an exciting journey for the Asia Property Awards after joining PropertyGuru last year. Our expanded awards scheme is a tribute to the strength of the Asian real estate industry and a validation of their achievements," said Terry Blackburn, founder and managing director of the Awards.

"Fair judgement and transparency of process are at the heart of the Awards and we're delighted to introduce the awards system to Asia's rapidly growing property markets. As we explore new countries for the platform, we will ensure that the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards truly is the region's benchmark for the finest real estate developers, developments and design in the region."

Presented by title sponsor Kohler, the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards 2017 is supported by co-sponsors Regus and Mitsubishi Electric; official portal partner PropertyGuru.com.sg; official portal partner in Sri Lanka, Lankapropertyweb.com; official South Korea newspaper Korea Economic Times; media partners Oxford Business Group, Southeast Asia GLOBE, Realestate.com.kh, and PropertyGuru Property Report; and official supervisor BDO.

For more information about the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards, visit the official website: AsiaPropertyAwards.com

On the gilded coastline of France's Côte d'Azur, historic glamour remains eminently palpable. The so-called "roaring twenties" can be experienced at Art Deco hotels such as the Hotel Belles Rives at Juan-les-Pins where former residents include author F Scott Fitzgerald. The famous stretch, meanwhile, is scattered with vintage villas and modern luxury piles that are testament to its traditional and enduring appeal as a destination for the international jet-set.

Yet while France is widely recognised as the most venerable choice for those seeking a slice of the Mediterranean high life, other European destinations have long been giving it a run for its money. When Fitzgerald et al were living it up on the Riviera in the early part of the 20th Century, countries such as Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal were barely on the radar. Backward and feudal, these places were largely the preserve of peasants and bandits, certainly not moneyed international dilettantes.

How things change. Spain, Italy, Greece – and later Portugal – all benefited hugely from the explosion in package holiday tourism in the 1970s and 1980s, when the bucket and spade brigade from northern European nations flocked to their beach destinations. As awareness of their respective attributes grew, meanwhile, so too did the sophistication of their second-home markets, as canny investors hunted down potential quarry everywhere from the Algarve region in southern Portugal to the Greek islands.

All these countries (and France) are still very much on the radar of speculators. Like Phuket and Bali in Southeast Asia, they have transcended their reputations as cheap and cheerful package holiday destinations to offer febrile territory for potentially-fruitful second-home investment.

And luring wealthy property investors from Asian countries such as China is now also seen as a lucrative goal for many of these markets. Various governments have introduced so-called "golden visa" schemes in a bid to entice buyers from abroad. These programmes offer fast-track residency for buyers and, in many cases, the appealing bonus of freedom of movement across the European Union's 26-country Schengen area.

Aside from visa schemes, markets are bending over backwards to attract Asian investors, says Charles Pittar, CEO of Chinese international property website Juwai. "The property industry is leading the charge by marketing properties in Chinese and leading industry trips to China on fact-finding missions so they can better understand the market," he says.

Much of the prime property market of southern Europe is driven by leisure. Wealthy buyers are often attracted to purchase second homes that offer easy access to at least one of three popular activities of the wealthy – golf, skiing or simply enjoying the delights of life on the coast.

Many golfers are attracted to the Algarve in Portugal and Alicante in Spain, wealthy skiers hit the famous Alpine slopes of France, Switzerland and Austria, while Monaco and the Côte d'Azur region of France are among the best-known premium coastal markets.

Most buyers are looking for a combination of lifestyle and financial returns in the form of capital gains and – for property they don't occupy – yields

But despite these varied perks, Asian buyers in these regions are concerned with more than simply leisure.

"Most buyers are looking for a combination of lifestyle and financial returns in the form of capital gains and – for property they don't occupy – yields," says Pittar, noting that strong links to China and the reassurance that compatriots consider the investment a good one make the purchase even easier.

"Having made their own investment, it is common for first-time investors to talk their friends into buying in the same area," he adds.

While the reasons to invest – strong returns, visa benefits and fantastic leisure possibilities – are clear, less obvious is where exactly to plump for a place in the European sun.

Buyers looking for stability would be well advised to look to Spain, France and Italy, according to Kate Everett-Allen, head of International Residential Research at Knight Frank LLP. Here, she says, "Finance is cheap, available on good terms but there are safeguards in place to avoid the boom-and-bust scenario evident post-2008."

The diverse politics, economics and price-points of the European markets meant that each was affected differently by the financial crash of 2008. Similarly, each has recovered to varying degrees.

"Some second-home markets saw prices falls of 30 per cent to 50 per cent in peak-to-trough terms, although Europe's prime markets were better insulated than the wider mainstream housing markets," adds Everett-Allen.

One of the countries hardest hit by the crash was Portugal. But the country is proving attractive to Asian buyers, according to research by Juwai – and it's not simply because of Portugal's successful golden-visa scheme.

"Portugal is appealing to Chinese buyers who seek lifestyle benefits above big-city glamour and who prefer Europe over the United States," says Pittar. "Chinese investors like Portugal for its low cost of living, old-world charm and Mediterranean beauty and affordable property."

The hub of Portugal's prime property market is the Algarve. The southern coast is generously sprinkled with beaches, golf courses and gated resorts – offering security as well as luxury.

The beautiful beaches and legendary nightlife of the Balearic island of Ibiza attract a younger but no less wealthy buyer

Over the border in Spain, one of the main hotspots for buyers of luxury second homes has long been the Costa del Sol on the south coast, where golf, sun and sea can be enjoyed in equal measure.

Meanwhile, the beautiful beaches and legendary nightlife of the Balearic island of Ibiza attract a younger but – judging by the armada of super yachts berthed there – no less wealthy buyer. Prime prices here have outperformed the rest of Spain of late, rising by 10 percent from 2015 to 2016.

In France, too, markets catering to the pursuits of the wealthy are outperforming the rest of the country. "An oversupply of inland rural properties is holding average prices back, but in prominent international tourist areas, such as the ski resorts in the Alps and hot spots along the Riviera, prices are buoyant," says Julian Walker, director at London-based portal InternationalPropertyForSale.com.

More: Asia missing from EIU's 10 most liveable cities ranking

The French Riviera, or Côte d'Azur, has few rivals when it comes to fame, glamour and status. Aside from the glitz and buzz of celebrity-packed St Tropez and Cannes, attractive prime locations here include the exclusive Cap d'Antibes, Cap Ferrat and the quiet village of Mougins, popular with wealthy families thanks to its highly regarded international school. The peaceful peninsula of Saint-Jean-Cap Ferrat boasts the world's fifth most expensive street, Chemin du Sémaphore, where average prices were USD67,000 per square metre in 2015. France has also been dealt a lucrative geological hand in the shape of the Alps. Courchevel 1850 is one of the most sought-after ski resorts on the Continent with good infrastructure and facilities.

"Activity has been concentrated in the EUR1-4m (USD1.1-4.4m) bracket, though a few ultra-prime deals have taken place," notes Savills in its 2016/17 Alpine Property Report. Despite the resort's maturity, new developments are still appearing. For example, the Six Senses Residences Courchevel, which opened in 2016, offers extensive concierge and spa facilities and is the first branded resort in the area. Picturesque Méribel is also highlighted as a popular option.

"Prime new build apartments sell for around EUR15,000 per square metre," notes the report. There are options for buyers looking for value, too. "Resorts priced under EUR5,000 per square metre include St Gervais, offering access to the Mont Blanc ski domaine, and Les Contamines."

Alpine investment opportunities are also abound in Italy, where the prime market has a proven track record of resilience. Political uncertainty in the country has however been so enduring that it's something of a certainty. December 2016's constitutional referendum, for example, saw voters reject mainstream political wisdom à la Brexit and Trump. But the Italian market is well accustomed to riding such turbulence, says Diletta Giorgolo Spinola of Sotheby's International Realty.

"Italy has always had a lot of changes in government," she explains. "Our stability is different than in other European countries. Politics do not affect our trophy assets."

One of these trophy assets is Costa Smeralda on the island of Sardinia. Here, EUR1m buys 50 square metres. "Portofino, perched on the cliffs of the Italian Riviera sits in second place (67 square metres), but compare this to less famous, but attractive and emerging destination such as Maremma (the coastal region of southern Tuscany) and Umbria (a rolling, landlocked region in central Italy) where prime prices are close to EUR6,000 per square metre, and EUR1m buys around 167 square metres of floorspace," explains Everett-Allan. Italy's best performing prime region last year was Lake Como, home to the likes of George Clooney. Here, prices rose 1.2 percent in 2016.

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The luxury market in Greece is also seeing a resurgence as buyers who might otherwise have considered Turkey look for somewhere more secure.

Research by property valuation firm Geotaxis in 2016 found that the prices of villas on the islands of Santorini and Mykonos have inflated faster than the prices of non-premium properties on the same islands. A luxury holiday home on Santorini averages at EUR10,800 per square metre while a luxury villa on Mykonos costs an average of EUR12,500 per square metre. Thanks to its sovereign debt crisis, however, Greece remains toxic for many Asian buyers – despite its EUR250,000 property investment threshold for a golden visa being the lowest in Europe.

"Demand for Greek property is still low relative to its Mediterranean neighbours because of its political and especially economic turmoil," notes Pittar.

So, whether buyers want to take a risk with a bargain in Greece, hit the heights and vertiginous prices at a premium French ski resort or play it safe on the gated golf greens of the Algarve in Portugal, it's clear that the prime second home market of Europe is as varied in terms of value, lifestyle and risk as it is in geography.

Read next: The risks and rewards of Europe's golden visa schemes

Home owners now have yet another platform through which they can lease out their properties. But Airbnb it's not: Rentals need to be "architecturally significant" to even list on the website.

Minnesota-based architects Scott Muellner and Connie Lindor founded the startup, dubbed PlansMatter, to cater to fellow "architecture geeks" who want to get a first-hand feel of a well-architected property.

"Your experience of the architect completely changes if you're allowed to stay in the architecture overnight," Muellner said. "It's great to go to a museum or a public building designed by an architect you admire, but it's a whole different experience to stay a week in that architect's space. It's not just taking a tour; instead of viewing art, it's living with it."

More: Airbnb is now legal in its fastest-growing market

A quick perusal of the app would not only list imperative details such as rental fees, size, and amenities but also tidbits like design awards and notes by the architects on the building process.

PlansMatter prides itself in listings with ties to such names as Frank Lloyd Wright, Olson Kundig, Rudolph Schindler, and James Turrell. Bios of architects are available online with links to their properties.

The couple curate the listings themselves, which span everywhere from Switzerland to Sri Lanka. "We love the hunting and gathering part," Muellner said.

A gallery of some of their choice pickings:

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 The AFC Asian Cup, which held its inaugural event in Hong Kong in 1956, goes to Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Canberra and Brisbane, where the best teams from 16 nations will participate for football dominance in Asia Pacific. Team Japan, with four overall championships in the history of the games, also returns to defend its title at the quadrennial sporting event.

 12-31 January; afcasiancup.com

The high quality of Winners underlines why Vietnam is currently one of the region's most exciting markets

An action-packed evening full of celebration and surprises, the second annual Vietnam Property Awards Gala Dinner saw Nam Long Investment Corporation crowned Best Developer 2016.

The housing developer also received a single nomination for the Camellia residential development in Ho Minh City at the country's biggest real estate event, which was held on 10 June at the InterContinental Asiana Saigon and welcomed more than 400 of the industry's biggest names.

Known for its affordable Ehome brand and the Nam Long Home line for villas and townhouses, Nam Long is one of few Vietnamese developers, and among the first, according to the panel of judges, to attract high calibre overseas investors and development partners.

Although it didn't win in the housing category for which it was nominated, Nam Long took home another top accolade of the year, the Special Recognition in CSR, for creating long-term benefits for local Vietnamese communities via fundraising, sustainable urban planning campaigns and construction of schools.

Six-time nominee Acteam International Co Ltd, a company of the Centurion Global Group Singapore, almost swept the awards, winning five gongs plus two Highly Commended honours, for the The Dàlat at 1200 Country Club and Private Estate condominiums and villas located in Highlands Vietnam.

The acclaimed eco-tourism development was also declared the recipient of the Best Villa Development (Vietnam) award, qualifying it – along with other Best of the Best winners – to move on to the South East Asia Property Awards grand finals in Singapore this November to compete with the ASEAN region's cream of the crop.

Other big winners in Vietnam that will compete at the grand finals are: Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt by Deutsches Haus Ho Chi Minh Stadt Ltd, which took home the gongs for Best Commercial, Best Green and Best Office Developments; three-time winner The Hamptons Ho Tram by Tanzanite International, which dominated the hotel categories; and The Nassim by SonKim Land & HongKong Land, winner of the Best Condo Development (Vietnam) award.

Presented by Hansgrohe, the second annual Vietnam Property Awards celebrated the achievements of the country's established and emerging developers, with a total of 22 award categories covering the residential, commercial and resort segments.

In addition to the various categories, a special, non-compete award was presented to three-time nominee CapitaLand Vietnam, whose CEO Chen Lian Pang was voted the Real Estate Personality of the Year by the editors of Asia's industry-leading Property Report magazine.

Joining CapitaLand Vietnam in 2013 after holding several C-level executive positions in the CapitaLand Group across the Asia Pacific region for many years, Chen has earned a reputation of excellence, especially when it comes to successfully doing business in emerging markets like Vietnam.

"This is a remarkable achievement not only for myself but also for CapitaLand Vietnam, and reflects our commitment to providing the highest quality products to homebuyers," Chen said. "I will use it as inspiration and affirmation to keep working hard and to keep continuing my dedication to real estate industry in Vietnam going forward."

Chen received his honour in front of his colleagues and VIP guests, including members of the distinguished Vietnam National Real Estate Association (VNREA), the biggest real estate organisation in the country, which once again supported the Vietnam Property Awards. VNREA chairman Mr. Nguyen Tran Nam, former Deputy Minister of Construction, attended the Gala Dinner and congratulated everyone for their contributions to the Vietnamese property sector during his keynote speech before the awarding ceremony.

This year's chairman of the judges, Thien Duong, managing director at Transform Architecture, also thanked in his speech his fellow judges – comprising experts in the fields of real estate, design, finance, legal and property management – for participating in the Awards and helping elevate the standards of the local real estate industry.

"The Vietnam Property Awards rewards the highest quality projects in Vietnam and gives them a great amount of exposure at country level and across the region. This year's Winners and Highly Commended can be proud that they have made benchmark contributions to the built environment while providing high value for money to their customers and investors," the acclaimed designer said.

"These projects should show a high level of design with a good level of responsibility towards the environment and the people they service as well."

Continuing their long-time partnership with the Asia Property Awards programme, organised by PropertyGuru, Asia's leading online property group, BDO, one of the world's biggest accounting firms, supervised the fair and transparent process of the Vietnam Property Awards.

"It's been a great year for Vietnamese real estate. Tonight we rewarded 20 of the best developers in the country and their outstanding efforts will now be recognised outside Vietnam," says Terry Blackburn, founder and managing director of the Asia Property Awards, which is now in its 11th year.

"Right before the awards gala we also successfully held the first-ever Property Report Congress Vietnam, which was very well received by industry professionals. We believe Vietnam real estate is moving in the right direction, and the awardees this year prove that they are ready to compete regionally with the best of the best in Southeast Asia."

But as always optimism abound on the island

 Phuket's residential market experienced increased villa sales in Q2 2016, with five properties at the higher-end sold compared with just one in Q2 2015, according to CBRE's Phuket Residential MarketView Q2 2016.

 Smaller and cheaper units are where primary interest lies, with a focus on income. There were however no new launches in 2016.

 "Overall the Phuket market is still very slow and the biggest change this year has been that purchasers are looking for income producing properties," said James Pitchon, Executive Director at CBRE. "There's a split market right now, there have been a couple of sales at the super-luxury end, but the majority are at the much lower end. There is a definite focus on income purchases and overall the volume of sales is very low."

 More: Beachfront condo on Phuket set to make waves at overseas launch

 Still, many remain positive about the long-term future of Thailand's most coveted tourist and lifestyle destination.

 "Phuket is probably one of the best brands for resorts in Asia, and it's a very mature market here, so we've always been attracted to this market," Richard Yue, CEO of renowned boutique investment firm Arch Capital Hong Kong and the lead corporate investor in MontAzure, a luxury mixed-use resort development on Phuket's Kamala beach, said.

 "When someone takes their family to a beach resort, they would often just envision water, sun, beach, good food and a nice environment, but I think Phuket has a lot more to offer than just that," he added.

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 Branding and consumer trust are major themes in the development of MontAzure, according to Yue.

 "A lot of what we are doing are going to be homes that people are going to live in," he said. "People want to buy into credibility and track record, so for example the Intercontinental hotel will be anchoring our development. The beach club that will be coming, which we can only announce later this year, is also coming from a very strong brand, while Twin Palms will be managing our condominiums on the beach, they have a long history here in Phuket.

 "By building a collection of credible brands, in a way that makes our development even stronger and more credible."

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Prices for the ultra-luxury riverside project will hit USD8,600 per sqm

  The Chao Phraya Estate comprises the Four Seasons Private Residences Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River and Capella Hotel Bangkok

 Thai real estate developer Country Group Development, the development and investment arm of Country Group announced that it has secured financing for the Four Seasons Private Residences Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, a luxury mixed-used development on the Chao Phraya Estate.

 The project is to be a joint venture between Country Group Development and BCEG Thai International Co., with financial backing from China's Ping An Bank.

 "Country Group Development is pleased to announce this financing agreement with such a well respected financial institution,"said CEO and director of Country Group Development, Ben Taechaubol. "The structure aligns perfectly with our business targets as we move ahead with the construction of all three phases of the Chao Phraya Estate. We are confident that our unique combination of Four Seasons Private Residences, Four Seasons Hotel and Capella Hotel will set a new quality benchmark for mixed use developments globally."

 The agreement will raise up to USD375 million to ensure the successful completion of the Chao Phraya Estate to the highest specifications.

 More: Phuket market still relatively stagnant

 The private residences will upon completion in Q4 2018 sit within a 73 storey tower, positioned so all unit views are unobstructed — a unique feature for Bangkok, Taechaubol explained. "It has a terrific 360-degree view, and what's really special is that every single unit is a corner unit, so every room has a corner view rather than just a single aspect."

 Amenities that will set the project apart include a residents-only Four Seasons triplex club on the 64, 65 and 66 floor. But what will really distinguish the development, says Taechaubol, is the interpretation of the mixed use project.

 "For us, how we define waterfront living at its finest, is to combine Thai hospitality with the best brand in the world. It's fair to say the Four Seasons are the pioneer of branded residences. They started it 30 years ago globally, but this would be the first waterfront one in Asia. It's also the largest one in the world," he added.

 Prices for the ultra-luxury private residences will average THB300,000 (USD8,600) per square metre.

 China Ping An Group was formed in 1988 and has since diversified to cover all areas of the financial sector and banking. It is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange main board as well as the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. As of December 31, 2015, China Ping An Group's total assets amounted to 4.77 trillion Yuan and the company ranked No.32 on the Forbes list.

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Time to try another of Fusion Mineral paints latest color releases, this time I chose putty; "a sophisticated neutral that blends beige and grey and grounds any color scheme".
The antique piece I chose to try it on seemed very fitting of this timeless color. Inside the back in pencil is hand writing saying " bought Fri. June 25, 1948 name and Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada"!
This poor antique piece I literally pulled out of the transfer dumpster. I was so sad to see it tossed in to be crushed and disposed of. The poor veneer top had some damage but I had read a post just that day as to how easy it was to remove old veneer.
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Just saw these posted on a blog forum by "Julie" in response to a request for good chocolate chip cookies. She mentioned that her husband managed to lose 50 lb while still stuffing his face with these. They sound yummy.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 cup butter
- 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar (I use 3/4 c brown sugar & 3/4 c sucanat)
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 3⁄4 cups flour (I use 1 c White Wheat & 3/4 c Whole Wheat)
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- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips, use the best you can find
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- 1⁄4 cup coconut (if you have it or like it)
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- Cream butter & brown sugars.
- Add vanilla & eggs until just combined. Stir in dry ingredients & chips.
- These cookies work best if you refrigerate for several hours or overnight. The people in your house are happiest when you make a double batch (need a professional KitchenAid or similar to do this).
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Thirty-five to 57 percent of adolescent girls engage in crash dieting, fasting, self-induced vomiting, diet pills or laxatives. Overweight girls are more likely than normal weight girls to engage in such extreme dieting. (1)
Of American elementary school girls who read magazines, 69 percent say that the pictures influence their concept of the ideal body shape, and 47 percent say the pictures make them want to lose weight. (2)
A carefully controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a family-based treatment approach found 50 percent of participants continued to experience full remission one year after the end of therapy. (3)
In a survey of 185 female students on a college campus, 58 percent felt pressure to be a certain weight; and of the 83 percent that dieted for weight loss, 44 percent were of normal weight. (4)
It is estimated that 1.0 percent to 4.2 percent of women have suffered from anorexia in their lifetime. (5)
It is estimated that 4 percent of anorexic individuals die from complications of the disease. (6)
Only one-third of individuals struggling with anorexia nervosa in the United States obtain treatment. (7)
Nearly 4 percent of bulimic individuals will die from their disorder. (8)
A review of nearly 50 years of research confirms that anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder. (9)
The prevalence of eating disorders is similar among Non-Hispanic Whites, Hispanics, African-Americans, and Asians in the United States, with the exception that anorexia nervosa is more common among Non-Hispanic Whites. (10)
The average American woman is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. The average Miss America winner is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 121 pounds.
The average Body Mass Index of Miss America winners has decreased from around 22 in the 1920s to 16.9 in the 2000s. The World Health Organization classifies a normal BMI as falling between 18.5 and 24.9. (11)
1. Wertheim, E., Paxton, S., & Blaney, S. (2009). Body image in girls. L. Smolak & J. K. Thompson (Eds.), Body image, eating disorders, and obesity in youth: Assessment, prevention, and treatment (2nd ed.) (pp. 47-76). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
2. Martin, J. B. (2010). The Development of Ideal Body Image Perceptions in the United States. Nutrition Today, 45(3), 98-100. Retrieved from nursingcenter.com/pdf.asp?AID=1023485
3. Lock J et al. Randomized clinical trial comparing family-based treatment with adolescent-focused individual therapy for adolescents with anorexia nervosa. Archives of General Psychiatry. 2010 Oct. 67(10):1025-1032.
4. Nutrition Journal. March 31, 2006.
5. The Renfrew Center Foundation for Eating Disorders, Eating Disorders 101 Guide: A Summary of Issues, Statistics and Resources, 2003.
6. Crow, S.J., Peterson, C.B., Swanson, S.A., Raymond, N.C., Specker, S., Eckert, E.D., Mitchell, J.E. (2009) Increased mortality in bulimia nervosa and other
7. Hoek and van Hoeken,2003. Review of the prevalence and incidence of eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 386-396.
8. Crow, S.J., Peterson, C.B., Swanson, S.A., Raymond, N.C., Specker, S., Eckert, E.D., Mitchell, J.E. (2009) Increased mortality in bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry 166, 1342-1346.
9 . Arcelus, J., Mitchell, A. J., Wales, J., & Nielsen, S. (2011). Mortality rates in patients with Anorexia Nervosa and other eating disorders. Archives of General Psychiatry, 68(7), 724-731
10. Wade, T. D., Keski-Rahkonen A., & Hudson J. (2011).Epidemiology of eating disorders. In M. Tsuang and M. Tohen (Eds.), Textbook in Psychiatric Epidemiology (3rd ed.) (pp. 343-360). New York: Wiley.
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'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' Banner is Packing Heat!
by Ethan Anderton
March 8, 2011
Source: Empire
Though we've already seen a couple of trailers for the fourth installment in this swashbuckling franchise, the most exciting news on Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, from my own perspective, is the addition of Hans Zimmer and Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela joining forces to compose the score for the movie. Now we have a promo banner for this that features Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow with both guns drawn like a high seas gangster. Meanwhile, the sea behind him is full of fire and chaos as pirate ships and their crews battle for their lives. I can't say it gets me excited for the sequel, but it is a cool banner.
Here's the new banner courtesy of Empire (click for a larger version):
Jack Sparrow (Depp) and Barbossa (Rush) embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth hinted at the end of At World's End, only to learn that Blackbeard (McShane) and his daughter are after it, too.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is directed by Oscar nominated director Rob Marshall, whose only previous directing credits are Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha and the musical Nine. The screenplay was once again written by franchise regulars Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio, based on Tim Power's book On Stranger Tides. Disney is bringing Pirates of the Caribbean 4 to theaters in 3D starting on May 20th next summer.
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Former Be Good Tanya delivers modern americana nugget
Picture the scene if you will. You're watching some godawful Dawson's Creek style teen drama and the main players are sitting broken hearted, staring wistfully out into the night. A song comes on that perfectly captures said moment and you think to yourself, what is that beautiful song in an otherwise ugly setting? Chances are, it's Texan singer Jolie Holland, as her fourth album The Living And The Dead is bursting at the seems with tracks like these. The founding member of the Be Good Tanyas' solo material actually betters the music she creates in her day job and whether it's the hushed, husky tones of 'Corrido Por Buddy' or the Billie Holiday-gone-Appalachian stylings of 'Your Big Hands,' it's a pretty special album from start to finish. Fans of Cat Power and Jenny Lewis will lap this up and even if you just enjoy having a little weep into your pillow at night you'll probably adore this too.
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What's The Benefit Of Comprehensive Health Insurance?
Considering the rising medical costs, the purchase of comprehensive health insurance becomes very important to keep you protected against such expensive costs. Hence, this article will throw light on various aspects of health insurance.
Considering the rising medical costs, the purchase of comprehensive health insurance becomes very important to keep you protected against such expensive costs.
Hence, this article will throw light on various aspects of health insurance.
Comprehensive Health Insurance-Meaning
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Choose a premium plan as per your requirement-
You can choose from various choices of premiums & plans offering sum insured from 2 Lakhs to 10 Lakhs.
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You get a life-time renewal policy and there are no constraints like age-entry limit and so on. You can also choose from limited period policies for 1 or 2 year period.
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- If your parents are senior citizens, you get rebate of Rs 20,000. However, your brothers, sisters and in-laws cannot benefit from the above rebates.
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A Texas man was seriously injured Tuesday night when he was hit by a car on Park West Drive.
The day-to-day leadership of Columbia County's commendable school system is now in the hands of Sandra Carraway, who takes over this month as school superintendent.
Let me say something good about vandalism.
At the beginning of the previous century, according to newspaper accounts, vandals broke into a somewhat forgotten family mausoleum outside the Reformed Dutch Church in Fishkill, N.Y.
The timing could not have been better. In the days leading up to the Fourth of July, when we celebrate the founding of this country, we were given reminders of just what it means to be an American.
Volunteers at Marvin United Methodist Church made 2,988 sandwiches Saturday morning, breaking the Guinness World Record for most sandwiches made in one hour. Efforts elsewhere in Georgia might have topped that local record and are still being verified.
Cedar Ridge Elementary Fourth Nine Weeks Honor Roll
Police Blotter, July 3, 2013
A new public notification system allows Columbia County officials to send notifications to cell phones and email addresses.
Last week, at the 140th encampment, Methodists traveled to White Oak Campground to hear the same message and get back to their religious roots.
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(CBS) - You probably read the headline and thought, "Monster goldfish? Is that like a jumbo shrimp? How big could it be?" The answer: really big. Kansas City native Olivia Riley was out fishing for catfish when she caught this golden freak of nature instead. Watch and be amazed by this gargantuan goldy.
Riley told local news station KMBC she thought she'd caught a traffic cone at first. "I was really amazed. It was a beautiful fish, something to see up close." As for how this monster ended up in a lake, Riley had some thoughts. "There are a lot of theories," she said. "One that he went down the old toilet bowl and ended up in the right place."
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Part of the Field Archaeologist's work includes carrying out commercial archaeology. This is intended to provide additional income with which to purchase specialist items of equipment or to pay for summer internships. It also provides Archaeology Section members and Archaeology students with experience of working in the field of commercial archaeology, should they wish to do so. A selection of projects carried out to date, or ongoing, is listed below, some with links to reports.
18th Century Cottage at La Collette, St Helier Parish
A detailed archaeological survey and excavation of this 18th century vernacular building was carried out during its renovation as a holiday cottage for the Parish of St Helier. The report on this which was produced for the States of Jersey Department of the Environment (Planning) is here [link to PDF].
It is likely that a report on this project will appear in the form of a Monograph, published by the Société.
3-5 Conway Street, St Helier
The remains of two 19th century commercial and residential premises in the heart of St Helier were the subject of this Desk Based Assessment carried out by Mr Waterhouse for the Parish of St Helier. They were constructed on ground reclaimed from the sea between 1793 and 1830, part of which had previously been the site of a fulling mill, built in 1579. The work for this report included a mapped development (shown here) suggesting the likely sequence of land reclamation in the town, developed from historic maps and plans held by the Coutanche Library of the Société Jersiaise [link to PDF of report].
Medieval Chapel at La Hougue Bie, Grouville Parish
This detailed archaeological survey of the chapel during its renovation commenced in 2013 and will continue until 2016. Work so far has included the removal of all the 20th century cement pointing on the exterior and detailed recording of the different periods of construction and mortar types used. The archaeological work has already shown that in common with Jersey's parish churches, the chapel was first built with pilaster buttresses and a wooden roof, being replaced with a solid stone vault between about 1204 and 1349.
Internal removal of modern paint and whitewash in the western chapel has shown that there are remains of a scheme of later medieval paintings, complimenting those already known from the eastern chapel. It is now thought that these were painted in the early 16th century when the Jerusalem Chapel with its replica tomb of Christ was added. These paintings are in the process of being exposed and conserved by UK specialist plaster and paint conservators Ann and Oliver Ballantyne.
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5 Things to Know About Dallas Travel Amidst the TSA Issues
How you look to a millimeter-wave scanner.
Over the last couple of weeks, the suckiness that is airline travel has become even suckier as serpentine lines leading to Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at Dallas' airports have grown from Six Flags to Disney World length. Airlines have been forced to delay flights, passengers have been left behind and one of your friends has a horrible anecdote about waiting hours to get through security, which will seem longer in the telling.
As summer travel season heats up, here are five things to keep in mind as you suffer through the lines.
1. The causes and effects of the crisis are not complicated or unexpected. — The airline industry predicts more passengers will take airplanes in the summer of 2016 than any previous summer. Between June 1 and August 31, 231.1 million passengers are expected to board commercial flights in the United States. Last year, 222.3 million passengers took summer flights. Despite the in
crease in passengers, the TSA has actually rolled back staff by 10 percent in the face of a spending freeze. TSA officials say they expected to at least partially bridge the gap with an increase in passengers enrolled in the PreCheck expedited screening program, but that hasn't happened. More passengers screened by fewer TSA employees means longer lines.
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2. The problem is not actually that bad. — One of the problems with the TSA is that the agency does not give consistent, official data about the length of security lines at the airports it screens. Without hard data, anecdata flourishes. The agency does have a decent crowd-sourced tool, though, that relies on travelers to report their own wait times. Over the past couple of days, waits at Love Field's primary checkpoint have regularly been 10 minutes or less. At DFW, checkpoints routinely have had no reported waits at all, and rarely see waits over 30 minutes — which is still brutal, but isn't the end of the world.
3. Take advantage of public transportation. — Because so many DFW users insist on driving themselves or taking a cab/Uber/Lyft to the airport, the checkpoint directly across from DART's Orange Line station the airport's Terminal A routinely has either a very short wait or no wait at all, according to the TSA's crowd-sourcing tool. Getting to the airport on the Orange Line costs $2.50 each way.Next Page
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By Steven Lopez, Manager, Health Policy Project, NCLR
Yesterday was a tough day. It's okay to be angry. We are, too.
The 217-213 vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and replace it with the American Health Care Act (AHCA) is certainly a hard pill to swallow for those of us who believe that more children and families, not fewer, should have the opportunity for quality, affordable, and accessible health care.
We're not going to sugarcoat it: what House Republicans passed yesterday puts lives in jeopardy.
It puts in jeopardy the peace of mind of parents who—thanks to the ACA—can take their kids to a pediatrician instead of the emergency room. It puts in jeopardy the working families who are protected from debt and bankruptcy in the event of a medical emergency under the ACA. It puts in jeopardy the life of the cancer survivor who knows she is here today because insurance companies could no longer shut her out under the ACA.


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-712?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12773647#action_12773647 ] Hadoop QA commented on HDFS-712: -------------------------------- -1 overall. Here are the results of testing the latest attachment http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12422408/addlibhdfs.patch against trunk revision 832585. +1 @author. The patch does not contain any @author tags. +1 tests included. The patch appears to include 25 new or modified tests. +1 javadoc. The javadoc tool did not generate any warning messages. +1 javac. The applied patch does not increase the total number of javac compiler warnings. +1 findbugs. The patch does not introduce any new Findbugs warnings. -1 release audit. The applied patch generated 125 release audit warnings (more than the trunk's current 108 warnings). -1 core tests. The patch failed core unit tests. -1 contrib tests. The patch failed contrib unit tests. Test results: http://hudson.zones.apache.org/hudson/job/Hdfs-Patch-h5.grid.sp2.yahoo.net/96/testReport/ Release audit warnings: http://hudson.zones.apache.org/hudson/job/Hdfs-Patch-h5.grid.sp2.yahoo.net/96/artifact/trunk/patchprocess/releaseAuditDiffWarnings.txt Findbugs warnings: http://hudson.zones.apache.org/hudson/job/Hdfs-Patch-h5.grid.sp2.yahoo.net/96/artifact/trunk/build/test/findbugs/newPatchFindbugsWarnings.html Checkstyle results: http://hudson.zones.apache.org/hudson/job/Hdfs-Patch-h5.grid.sp2.yahoo.net/96/artifact/trunk/build/test/checkstyle-errors.html Console output: http://hudson.zones.apache.org/hudson/job/Hdfs-Patch-h5.grid.sp2.yahoo.net/96/console This message is automatically generated. > Move libhdfs from mr to hdfs > ----------------------------- > > Key: HDFS-712 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-712 > Project: Hadoop HDFS > Issue Type: Task > Reporter: Eli Collins > Assignee: Eli Collins > Attachments: addlibhdfs.patch > > > Here's an hdfs jira for MAPREDUCE-665. During the project split libhdfs was put in the mapreduce repo instead of hdfs, lets move it to hdfs. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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Here's a wonderful old bracelet and dangling earrings set. These are made of ornately stamped brass filigree with faceted amethyst glass oval stones. The stones are unfoiled so the light shines through the glass, showing off that perfectly purple color.
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The ever-changing design is not the only thing unique about this Silver bullion coin. From 1999 until 2003, the Silver Elephant coin series was produced by the Bavarian State Mint for Zambia, a landlocked country in southern Africa. In 2004, the mint transferred the series' legend to the Somalia Republic, a coastal nation located on the horn of Africa. However, experts have questioned the validity of this authorization. Somalia does not recognize Silver Elephants as legal tender and the coins have never been distributed by the Central Bank of Somalia. Much of the confusion can be attributed to the political turmoil and strife that is currently afflicting Somalia. Civil war also plagued the country, interfering with Somalia's efforts to work towards building a federal parliamentary republic. These circumstances are likely reasons for the lack of sufficient documentation to support the Bavarian State Mint's claims of authorization. Despite these issues, some experts suggest that the ambiguity surrounding Somalia's approval only adds to the Silver Elephant coin's value.
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Last Updated: 01/01/70 1:00am
Werder Bremen defender Naldo will be out of action for up to two weeks.
Werder Bremen defender Naldo will be out of action for up to two weeks after picking up an injury in training.
The Brazilian stopper suffered ligament damage during a practice session on Tuesday and will be forced to miss Saturday's home match with Leverkusen, as well as Bremen's away game at Schalke on August 25.
With new signing Per Mertesacker still sidelined, it is likely that club captain Frank Baumann will partner Petri Pasanen at the Weserstadion this weekend.
Better news for Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf is that Danish international midfielder Daniel Jensen looks likely to be fit to face Leverkusen.
The 27-year-old was forced to withdraw from Denmark's squad for this week's international against Poland with a groin strain, but he is confident that he will be back in action in the Bundesliga.
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