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BALANCED COMBINATION OFDIET, EXERCISE MAY PREVENT

HEART PROBLEMS

INDUSTRIAL MARKET FIGURES UPBY 13% YEAR-OVER-YEAR

JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ SOPHIE CHOUDRYDEEPIKA PADUKONEURVASHI RAUTELA KARISMA KAPOOR PICS: IANS

DESIGNER MANISH MALHOTRA WITH SHRADDHA KAPOOR AND SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT AT THE LAKME FASHION WEEK WINTERFESTIVE 2016 IN MUMBAI (IANS).

NEW YORK, (IANS) Shedding those extra kilos through a balancedcombination of diet and exercise may provide strong protection againsthear t disease for people suffering from obesity, a new study hasfound. According to the study, published in the American Journal ofClinical Nutrition, a combination of healthy eating and exercise is thepreferred roadmap to a healthy hear t."For men and women with excess body weight, modest weight lossprovides powerful protection against cardiovascular disease, regard-less of whether weight loss is achieved by using exercise, a healthylow-calorie diet, or both," said Edward Weiss, Associate Professor atSaint Louis University.

2016 Volkswagen Beetle "Dune"inspired by classic Baja Bugs

TORONTO - The 2016 Beetle Dune coupe that made its debut at this year'sCanadian International Autoshow in Toronto is inspired by the classic BajaBugs of the sixties and seventies. The Beetle Dune has a bold new lookthanks to the fitment of new front and rear fascias and pronounced blackwheel arch extensions that flow into the bumpers. Additionally, the Dune's10 mm increase in ride height and a body track that is 14 mm wider give ita more rugged stance. Highlighting the front end's new look is a bumperfeaturing a large central air intake that widens towards its bottom edge. Ablack honeycomb screen with an aluminum-look surround morphs into thefront skid plate. On either side of the intake, two black honeycomb ventscontain the foglights. Bi-Xenon headlights with LED Daytime Running Lightsand LED rear lighting are also part of the package. Polished aluminum sillsand black trim strips are reminiscent of the original Beetle running boards.Distinctive 18-inch "Canyon" aluminum-alloy wheels, black and silvercoloured side mirrors, and "Dune" graphics on both doors are included. Alarge rear spoiler, a rear bumper design that integrates matte black andaluminum elements, and a rear diffuser that also acts as a skid plate finishoff the look. Inside, the 2016 Beetle Dune features sport seats with contrastingorange stitching and a leather wrapped multifunction steering wheel. Standardequipment includes the 6.3-inch Composition Media infotainment system withcapacitive touch sensor, USB and Bluetooth® connectivity, and "App-Connect"technology, allowing integration with the three major smartphone platforms-Apple CarPlay®, Android Auto™ and MirrorLink®-for seamless integrationwith compatible smartphones. KESSY® keyless access with push-buttonstart, and a tilt-and-slide panoramic sunroof are also standard.

TORONTO - Toronto Real Estate Board President LarryCerqua announced that TREB Commercial Network Membersrepor ted a combined 876,196 square feet of leased indus-trial, commercial/retail and office space in July 2016. Theseproper ties were leased on a per square foot net basis withpricing disclosed. This result represented a large increasecompared to the same month last year. The industrial marketsegment, which accounted for 84 per cent of space leased,was the driver of strong year-over-year growth.The average industrial lease rate was $5.88 per square footnet - up by 13 per cent year-over-year compared to theaverage of $5.20 in July 2015. In contrast, the commercial/retail and office lease rates were down compared to lastyear."The Greater Toronto Area regional economy continues tooutper form many other metropolitan areas across Canada.As such, it was encouraging to see healthy commercial

leasing numbers for July. However, it is impor tant to point outthat growth in the Canadian economy more broadly remainsbelow the long-term norm and commercial leasing and salesresults could fluctuate as GTA businesses adjust to currenteconomic conditions," said Cerqua.The number of combined industrial, commercial/retail andoffice sales in July 2016, for transactions with pricing dis-closed, were down compared to July 2015. The year-over-yearchange in average selling prices per square foot were mixed,with the average industrial selling price down substantially andthe average commercial/retail and office prices up substan-tial ly.It is impor tant to note, that commercial proper ty leasing andsales activity can be quite volatile on a month-to-month basis.As such, the types of transactions, in terms of proper ty typeand location, can vary. This can have a compositional impacton average lease rates and/or selling prices.

HOW INCONSISTENT WORK HOURSAFFECT EMPLOYEES PERSONAL LIFEIP30

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DESIGNERS SONAM AND PARAS MODI WITH PRACHI DESAI DURING THEIR SHOW AT THE LAKME FASHION WEEK WINTERFESTIVE 2016 IN MUMBAI (IANS).

How inconsistent work hoursaffect employees' personal life

NEW YORK, (IANS) Nearly 40 percent of low-wage employees in the USworked inconsistent hours after the Great Recession, say researchers,making it hard for them to plan for basic needs like paying rent or takingcare of their kids. "Since the Great Recession, so much of the conversa-tion has been about unemployment completely," said Ryan Finnigan,assistant professor of sociology from University of California-Davis.There's another conversation that's been much less prominent about thequality of jobs that are replacing the ones that have been lost, he added.For the study, Finnigan and PhD candidate Joanna Hale looked beyondthe record unemployment of the 2007-09 Great Recession to examine jobstability. They found that even before the recession, workers who hadinconsistent hours from week to week earned less and were more likelyto live in poverty than workers with consistent hours. With the onset ofthe recession, they fared even worse. "Unpredictable work schedulesand unstable hours create significant costs of time and money for mil-lions of workers and their families," Finnigan noted.Unstable work schedules made it difficult to keep a long-term budget orto plan for time with family, child care and even the rest and relaxation

that workers with regular hours can take for granted. To reduce theirlabour costs, some employers use "just-in-time" scheduling which usesa software that can determine the number of workers needed based onchange in customer traffic down to the hour. "I think that's somethingthat's working out very well for employers andnot very well for employees but they have littlerecourse to find better arrangements," Finniganpointed out. The findings were scheduled to bepresented at the 111th annualmeeting of the American So-ciological Association(ASA) in Seattle this week.

Listening to music at work mayboost team spiritNEW YORK, (IANS) Listening to upbeat music can have posi-tive effect on the cooperative spirits of individuals working asa team, according to a new study. In the study published in theJournal of Organizational Behavior, researchers described twostudies they conducted to test the effect of different types ofmusic on the cooperative behaviour of individuals working asa team.For each study, par ticipants were grouped into teams of threewhere each team member was given multiple oppor tunitiesto either contribute to the team's value using tokens or keepthe tokens for personal use. When happy, upbeat music wasplayed like "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison or "YellowSubmarine" by the Beatles, team members were more likelyto contribute tokens to the group's value.When music deemed unpleasant was played -- like heavymetal songs by less than well-known bands, par ticipants weremore likely to keep tokens for themselves. The researchersfound that contribution levels to the public good when happy,upbeat songs were played were approximately one-third highercompared to the less pleasant music.When researchers conducted a second experiment testinghow people react when no music is played, the results werethe same. The researchers concluded that happy music pro-vokes people to more often make decisions that contribute tothe good of the team.

E-cigarettes can help eliminatesmoking in 30 years: ResearchBENGALURU, (IANS) Smoking, which can cause several ail-ments including cancer, can soon become a thing of the pastif quality and diversity of vaping products continue to increase,and costs continue to fall, economists have estimated."If product quality and diversity continue to increase, and costscontinue to fall, within 20 years vaping could cut smokingrates by 50 percent or more. In 30 years, vaping might elimi-nate smoking altogether," according to a working paper byReason Foundation, a US-based non-profit."In less than 10 years, vape products have seen a dramaticincrease in quality, efficacy and safety, while prices havefallen. Already, millions of smokers have switched," said co-author of the paper Amir Ullah Khan, Member of the Board ofGovernors at the Presidency University, Bangalore.In India, the authors estimated that "within a few years per-haps 10 per cent of smokers could switch to vaping. If thathappened, close to 11 million people would experience amultitude of benefits, including a substantial reduction in therisk of death from tobacco-related diseases. Assuming thatthe majority of those who switch are under 40, the averageincrease in life expectancy could be around eight years, re-sulting in a total saving of around 90 million life-years," thepaper said.

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Designer Sanjukta Dutta with Bipasha Basu during her show at the Lakme Fashion Week Winter Festive 2016 in Mumbai (IANS).

SLEEP HORMONE MAY SUPPRESSBREAST CANCER GROWTH

NEW YORK, (IANS) Suggesting alink between lack of sleep andincreased risk of breast cancer,a new study has found that mela-tonin, a hormone produced in thehuman brain at night to regulatesleep cycles, appears to suppressthe growth of these tumours.While treatments based on thiskey discovery are st i l l yearsaway, the results can give scien-

tists a key foundation on whichto build future research."You can watch bears in the zoo,but you only understand bear be-havior by seeing them in the wild.Similarly, understanding the ex-pression of genes in their naturalenvironment reveals how theyinteract in disease set t ings.That's what is so special aboutthis work," said co-author of the

study David Arnosti, Professor atMichigan State University in theUS. Scientists have speculatedthat the lack of melatonin, due inpar t to our sleep-deprived mod-ern society, put women at higherrisk for breast cancer. The lateststudy showed that melatonin sup-presses the growth of breast can-cer stem cells, providing scien-tific proof to suppor t the growing

body of anecdotal evidence onsleep deprivation.The research team was led byJuliana Lopes, a visiting researcherfrom Sao Paolo, Brazil. For their experi-ment, the scientists grew tumours fromstem cells, known as"mammospheres". The growth of thesemammospheres was enhanced withchemicals known to fuel tumourgrowth, namely, the natural hor-mone estrogen, and estrogen-likechemical Bisphenol A, or BPA,found in many types of plasticfood packages.Melatonin treatment significantlydecreased the number and sizeof mammospheres when com-pared with the control group. Fur-thermore, when the cells werestimulated by estrogen or BPAand treated with melatonin at thesame time, there was a greaterreduction in the number and sizeof mammospheres.

DRINKING GREEN TEA COULDPREVENT ARTERY EXPLOSIONTOKYO, (IANS) Your love for green tea might save you fromabdominal aor tic rupture -- a deadly condition of the mainar tery of the body that often turns out to be a silent killer,researchers say. The findings showed that green teapolyphenol, which is a major component of green tea, canhelp in preventing the abdominal aortic aneurysm -- a con-dition in which the main ar tery becomes overstretched andbloated. In the study, the team treated rats with enzymesthat induce abdominal aortic aneurysm and found that thecondition developed less frequently in rats that drank greentea polyphenol. "Abdominal aor tic aneurysms often go un-noticed because there are no symptoms until they burst,"says Kenji Minakata from Kyoto University in Japan. With-out treatment, abdominal aortic aneurysms eventually rup-ture and lead to death 50 per cent of the time.

Teenagers who feel safe atschool get higher gradesTORONTO, (IANS) Feeling unsafe at school may hamper astudent's learning potential and also contribute to moreemotional problems, warns new research. "We found thatstudents who felt safer were more attentive and efficient inthe classroom. These students also reported fewer symp-toms of depression, such as feeling unhappy and havingdifficulty enjoying themselves," said one of the researchersCaroline Fitzpatrick, Professor of Psychology at Sainte-Anne's University in Nova Scotia, Canada."Making sure that students are engaged and attentive in theclassroom can contribute to long-term success above andbeyond intellectual capacities such as reading or mathskills," Fitzpatrick noted. The researchers used data fromthe Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development -- anongoing study that began in 1998 with a cohort of 2,120 five-month-old infants -- to investigate whether feeling unsafe atschool interferes with classroom engagement. They alsoconsidered whether this association is expressed throughreduced student well being, including symptoms of depres-sion and aggressive behaviour. The findings, published in the Journalof Adolescent Health, showed that being a victim of school violenceand feeling unsafe both contribute to symptoms of depression, whichare detrimental to students' learning potential. However, factors typi-cally linked to feeling unsafe, such as bullying or school violence, onlypartly explain why students feel less secure. "We know from some ofour previous research that youth who experience chronic poverty andthose living in 'bad' neighbourhoods also tend to feel less safe at school,"Carolyn Cote-Lussier from the University of Ottawa explained. "Wethink that this might be the case because teenagers who live in disor-derly, disadvantaged neighbourhoods 'carry' their fears to school everyday," Cote-Lussier noted. "The features of the physical environments inwhich schools are located are also really important. For example,green spaces and well maintained buildings are likely tomake youth feel more at ease," she said.

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FURNITURE FOR AMODERN-LOOKING HOME

NEW DELHI, (IANS) Want yourhome to look modern? Opt for abed-cum-lounger or a stylish re-cliner, suggests an exper t. HariGopinathan, Furniture Designer atFurlenco, recommends the fol-lowing types of furniture to give amodern and aesthetic look to yourhome:* Bed-cum-lounger: I t is themiddle ground between a nicewide bed and a big couch. Thisversatile sleep-and-lounge piececan be used as a cushy grouplounger by day to a deep comfyplatform bed by night. It is a per-fect fit for somebody who livesalone and has friends over all thetime. A par ty station for a groupof friends at night as well as acozy corner to spend a lazy and

rejuvenating Sunday afternoon.* Lazy boy/ Recliner: This plush,comfor table recliner will be thecentre of attention in your livingroom. The bonded leather uphol-stery and foam cushions allowthe lounger to offer an amazingamount of comfort. It's perfect forreading a book or spending a fewhours binging on your favouriteTV shows, kick back and have agood time.* Three-seater sofa: Any houseis incomplete without a goodquality, plush, three-seater sofa.It immediately gives a formal liv-ing room an elegant look. It alsohelps to enhance the overall ex-perience due to the extreme levelof comfor t a good sofa offersalong with deep cushioning.

* Queen size bed: Every houseneeds a big, comfor table, plushbed to relax in at night. Fresh-coloured bed sheets and a fewfluffy pillows will give a perfectlycosy look to the bedroom. Makesure that there is enough lightingin your bedroom with sufficientsunlight streaming in through thewindows.* Six-seater dining table: A fam-ily that eats together stays to-gether. The six-seater dining tableis the per fect place to enter tainall your guests. Enjoy good foodwith your friends and family whileseated comfor tably in a diningarea. Enhance the look of yourdining table by adding a few flow-ers in a vase and a beautiful tablecloth.

Protein that helps breakdown of fat identifiedNEW YORK, (IANS) Researchers have found that a protein often located on the sur face of fatdroplets within cells -- and especially abundant in the muscles of endurance athletes -- can kick-offthe more efficient and healthful breakdown of fat. The findings could have significant implicationsfor development of new ways to treat obesity and Type-2 diabetes, said senior author of the studyPerry Bickel, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas SouthwesternMedical Centre in the US.The study, published online in the journal Nature Communications, repor ts a new role for theprotein, Perilipin 5, in the cell nucleus as a regulator of fat metabolism. In obese people and rodents,excess fat can accumulate in tissues not specialised for fat storage, such as skeletal muscle, thehear t, and liver. This buildup can lead to dysfunction of those tissues, Bickel said.Trying to break down large amounts of fat can overload the body's metabolic system, swamping thetiny cellular mitochondria whose job is to turn fat into fuel for work or heat, he explained. "If youoverload the factory with fuel, then it does not work well," Bickel added. The cells are then left witha brew of par tially processed fats that can be toxic to the mitochondria and lead to the insulinresistance seen in Type-2 diabetes, he said.

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DESIGNER ARCHITHA NARAYANAM WITH KARISMA KAPOOR DURING HER SHOW AT THELAKME FASHION WEEK WINTER FESTIVE 2016 IN MUMBAI (IANS).

DON'T TAKE ANYONE'S ADVICE: KARISMA'SPREGNANCY TIP TO KAREENAMUMBAI, (IANS) For actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, her sister Karisma has always given her the best lifelessons. Now that Kareena is expecting her first child, her older sibling has suggested to her to stay away fromeveryone's advice and to follow her instinct."Well, my advice (to Kareena) is, 'Don't take advice from anyone because everyone has some sort of advice togive to a mother-to-be'. I think you should just learn from own instinct and experiences," Karisma, a mother oftwo, told IANS when asked if she has given some tips to her younger sister during this phase of her life.Karisma has earlier penned a book, "My Yummy Mummy Guide: From Getting Pregnant to losing all the weightand beyond", in which she shared advice ranging from finding the perfect maternity outfits to decoratingchildren's rooms and juggling work with motherhood to even planning the most stylish kiddie parties.Kareena is said to be due for delivery in December with her first child with actor-husband Saif Ali Khan. Breakingconvention, Kareena took to the ramp for designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee at the finale of Lakme Fashion Week(LFW) Winter/Festive 2016 here on Sunday night. She was glowing. Karisma said proudly that her youngersister has always believed in setting trends.

RADHIKA APTE SHINES IN 'NEAR WEIGHTLESS'WEDDING LEHENGA BY SAROJ JALANMUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Radhika Apte played muse to Kolkata-based designer Saroj Jalan, at theLakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter/Festive 2016 and she looked no less than a bride in a red lehengateamed up with a maang tikka. Jalan showcased 13 exquisite garments at the LFW on Sunday, thefinale of fashion week. Muse Radhika was dressed as a conventional Indian bride, but everythingelse about her was unconventional- her blazing confidence, immense sense of couture comfort andstunningly simple make-up. "The conventional idea of beauty does not interest me much. Rathersomething unconventional yet elegant that brings out the best in you, would attract me more. I like Saroj Jalan'swork because each embroidery style has its own history and a story of development which makes every garmentdifferent and unique than the other," said the actress. Radhika, however added that she was scaredwalking the runway. "I am scared . Hope it goes really well," the actress said before the show.

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