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RICHMOND HILL - BMW M GmbH unveiled the newest member of its prod-uct family. The coveted M badge has been placed on the popular BMW 2Series in the form of the all-new 2016 BMW M2. The 6-cylinder under thehood is in keeping with the finest M tradition, ensuring unbeatable drivingdynamics on the trace track with exceptional power delivery and the signa-ture, outstanding driving behavior thanks to rear-wheel drive agility and light-weight aluminum M Sport suspension. The innovative M TwinPower Turbotechnology ensures outstanding torque available across a wide rev bandwith rapid responses and excellent efficiency, raising the pulse with its dis-tinctive engine soundtrack.The BMW M2 will be available at authorized BMW retailers with a limitedrange of options starting in spring of 2016. Pricing will be announced closerto market launch.Just like its predecessor high revs and M TwinPower.With an output of 365 hp at 6,500 rpm and maximum revs of 7,000 rpm this all-new BMW M2 is more powerful than its predecessor: the BMW 1 M Coupe.The 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder engine in the new BMW M2 sends out a clearmessage to the high-performance sports car segment. The engine's peaktorque also leads the way in this segment; a full 343 lb-ft is on tap between1,400 and 5,560 rpm, with the overboost function raising this figure by 26lb-ft to 369 lb-ft between 1,450 and 4,750 rpm. A glance to the past will putthings into perspective, this figure is more than 70 lb-ft of additionaltorque than the past generation M3, ensuring plenty of torque is available inall driving situations.With the optional M Double Clutch Transmission (M DCT) in place and LaunchControl activated, the new BMW M2 completes the sprint from a standstillto 100 km/h in a scant 4.3 seconds (4.5 seconds with the six-speedmanual gearbox). The all-new BMW M2's newly developed 3.0 liter 6-cylinder engine repre-sents a symbiosis of exceptional output and outstanding efficiency. The light-weight, thermodynamically optimized, all-aluminum unit is extremely rigiddue to its closed-deck design - which means that the cylinder waterjacket is closed at the top. This enables higher cylinder pressures forimproved power output and torque.

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OTTAWA - According to statistics released today by The CanadianReal Estate Association (Crea), national home sales activity eased inSeptember 2015 from the month before.The number of homes trading hands via MLS® Systems of Canadian realestate Boards and Associations fell by 2.1 per cent in September 2015 com-pared to August. Sales were down in more than half of all local markets inSeptember, led by declines in Greater Vancouver, Calgary and the GreaterToronto Area (GTA). Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity in September2015 eclipsed activity one year ago by 0.7 per cent. Sales in September 2015reached the second-highest on record for the month, standing just 0.3 percent (130 transactions) below the record set in September 2009. Actual (notseasonally adjusted) sales were up from year-ago levels in a little over halfof all local markets, led by the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.Calgary posted the largest year-over-year decline in activity compared to therecord set last year. The number of newly listed homes also declined by 2.1per cent in September compared to August led by the Lower Mainland,Victoria, the GTA, Hamilton-Burlington and Montreal. The national sales-to-

new listings ratio was 56.8 per cent in September. With sales and newlistings having posted monthly declines of equal magnitude in September,the sales-to-new listings ratio held steady compared to August.The Aggregate Composite MLS® HPI rose by 6.90 per cent on a year-over-year basis in September, accelerating from 6.43 per cent in August, 5.90 percent in July, and 5.43 in June. The recent acceleration in year-over-yeargrowth follows about a year-and-a-half of gains that held steady within arange of between five and five-and-a-half per cent.Two-storey single family homes continue to post the biggest year-over-yearprice gains (+9.07 per cent), followed by one-storey single familyhomes (+6.48 per cent), townhouse/row units (+4.40 per cent) andapar tment units (+4.22 per cent).Year-over-year price growth varied among housing markets trackedby the index. Greater Vancouver (+13.72 per cent) and Greater Toronto(+10.46 per cent) continue to post by far the biggest year-over-year price in-creases. By comparison, Victoria and Vancouver Island prices logged year-over-year gains between five and six per cent in September.

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SIMPLE TIPS TOACCESSORISE PLAIN OUTFITSNEW DELHI, (IANS) Get experimental with some jewelleryto complete the look of your outfit and try a few well fittingbelts of varying widths to add extra oomph to your simpleoutfits. Here are some tips by Bhavya Chawla, chief stylist,Voonik.com, an online stylist-handpicked apparel store.* Jewellery: Opt for a pair of studs, ear cuffs and maybesome statement danglers. Look for neck pieces, braceletsand finger rings with intricate designs, a pop of colour,sparkly crystals or interesting shapes to add striking detailsto the otherwise ordinary outfits.* Watch: Watches add extra value to an ensemble. Theelegant look demands a slimmer metal strapped piecewhereas the go-getters can don big-dialled or colourfulwatches to punk up their look.* Sunglasses: Not only do sunglasses add to your stylestatement, they have functional values too by protecting theeyes from harmful UV rays. Treat yourself to cat eyedmonochrome shades for that glam look, simple goldenrimmed-black aviators for that biker look or wayfarers todon the vintage look.* Belts: A trendy wardrobe demands a few well fitting beltsof varying widths. For petite women, skinny belts in brightcolours or shimmery metallic look chic and sexy over aromper or fitted dress. The full-figured women must adornlarge and wide belts to define their waistline. Meanwhile,the medium-width belts with a fun buckle go perfect withjeans and a tucked-in shir t, to create a tailored, more formallook. Choose from neutral brown or black leather belts foroffice wear and keep the fancier metallic ones for yourevenings out.* Handbags: When it comes to bags, select the right size foryour body type first, followed by the occasion. You couldchoose from totes, satchels, messenger bags, cross-body,slings and clutches.* Shoes: When it comes to shoes, pick something whichspeaks comfor t yet compliments your attire. Focus on theoccasion you are heading to and play around with colours.

Summer-born kids likely tobe taller and healthierLONDON, (IANS) Children who are born in summer aremore likely to be taller and healthier adults, suggests newresearch. The study also revealed that girls born in summerattained puber ty later - an indication of better health in adultlife. More sunlight - and therefore higher vitamin D expo-sure - in the second trimester of pregnancy could explainthe effect, the researchers said."Our results show that bir th month has a measurable effecton development and health, but more work is needed tounderstand the mechanisms behind this effect," said leadauthor of the study John Perry from the University ofCambridge.The research, involving almost half a million people inBritain, looked at whether the bir th month had an effect onbir th weight, onset of puberty and adult height. They foundthat children who were born in summer were slightlyheavier at bir th, taller as adults and went through puber tyslightly later than those born in winter months.The researchers compared the growth and development ofaround 450,000 men and women from the UK Biobank study,a major national health resource. The results revealed thatbabies born in June, July and August were heavier at bir thand taller as adults. The findings were detailed in thejournal Heliyon.

Facebook launches '3D Touch'for faster postingsNEW YORK, (IANS) The Facebook social networking sitehas launched a new app that will help you take or uploadphotos and videos or update your status in a jiffy. Called"3D Touch", the new application allows iPhone 6s and 6sPlus users to hard press the app icon that will offer ahandful of shor tcuts, technology website TechCrunchrepor ted."The addition is one of the more highly anticipatedrollouts of third-par ty suppor t for '3D Touch', a new userinteraction that's something of a spinoff of the similar'Force Touch' option on Apple Watch," the repor t added."3D Touch" is another gesture you can use with yourdevice for faster access to apps. Facebook-ownedInstagram was among the first to offer "3D Touch"suppor t. WhatsApp, Messenger, Moments, Groups andother popular Facebook applications are yet to suppor tthe new interaction.

BEETROOT JUICE CAN HELP YOUBEAT MOUNTAIN SICKNESS

LONDON, (IANS) The next time you plan a high altitude trip,don't forget to carry a bottle of beetroot juice in your backpack.Researchers have found that nitrate-rich beetroot juice helpsthe body acclimatise more quickly and thoroughly at highaltitude.Drinking beet juice can help you beat acute mountain sickness,caused by lower air pressures at high altitude which affect theability of our bodies to take up oxygen, the findings showed."It may be the extra boost your body needs to deliver enoughoxygen to your tired muscles and keep you healthy when youare climbing a high mountain," said the study's correspondingauthor Svein Erik Gaustad, from Norwegian University ofScience and Technology (NTNU).The team of Norwegian and Swedish researchers decided tosee how nitrate-rich beet juice might affect acclimatisation on a39-day expedition to Kathmandu and at 3,700 metres in theRolwaling Valley, Nepal.

Previous research had shown that blood vessels tend tocontract at high altitude, so researchers decided to see if theycould improve blood vessel function at high altitude simply byhaving test subjects drink beet juice. They measured bloodvessel function with a standard test of ar terial endothelialfunction, a flow-mediated dilatation test (FMD) that usesultrasound.In the study the researchers showed that consumption oforganic nitrate-rich beet juice restored reduced blood vesselfunction at high altitude. The par ticipants were investigatedafter drinking two types of beet juice with a 24-hour breakbetween tests.The study showed that beet juice with high amounts of nitratemade the blood vessels relax and return to normal function,while beet juice with no nitrate (the placebo) did not have anyeffect. The study was published in the journal Nitric Oxide:Biology and Chemistry.

Drinking cranberry juice may protect your heartNEW YORK, (IANS) Two cups of cranberry juice daily may helpprotect you against cardiovascular diseases, suggests newresearch. "Cranberry juice is a rich source of phytonutrients,including proanthocyanidins, anthocyanins and phenolic acids,"explained Ana Rodriguez-Mateos from University Duesseldor f,Germany."Due to this robust profile of polyphenols, our team sought toevaluate the immediate vascular impact of drinking one, 450 mlglass of cranberry juice with a different range of concentrationsof cranberry-polyphenols," Rodriguez-Mateos noted. Research-ers gave 10 healthy men, between the ages of 18-40 years, 450ml (just under two cups) of sweetened cranberry juice madefrom concentrate.The cranberry concentrate was prepared with water to concen-trations ranging from zero to 117 percent. The amount ofcranberry-polyphenols increased with the concentration. Theresearchers detected significant vascular function improve-

ments and improved blood flow in the men after drinkingcranberry juice. They, however, found that improvement invascular function was dose-dependent.Defending the health of the circulatory system - and improvingvascular function - not only reduces the chance of developingatherosclerosis, but plays an impor tant role in kidney function,hormone delivery and waste filtration, the study noted.The highest concentration of cranberry-polyphenol juice alsoshowed improvements in systolic blood pressure. "Our resultslay the groundwork to better understand the array of potentialvascular and cardiovascular health benefits of cranberrypolyphenols," Rodriguez-Mateos said. "Significant improve-ments in vascular function from drinking two cups of cranberryjuice suggest an impor tant role for cranberries in a hear t-healthy diet," Rodriguez-Mateos pointed out. The research waspresented at the Cranberry Health Research Conference inWisconsin, US.

FIRST-BORN KIDS MORE LIKELYTO BE NEARSIGHTEDLONDON, (IANS) First-born children run higher risk of becoming nearsighted later in life,compared with their later-born siblings, a study says. Parents pushing the eldest kid to dobetter in studies may be par tly blamed for the higher myopia risk among the first-borns,the researcher found."Our study provides an extra piece of evidence linking education and myopia, consistentwith the very high prevalence of myopia in countries with intensive education from anearly age," study author Jeremy Guggenheim, of Cardiff University in Britain, was quotedas saying.For the study, researchers examined bir th order and nearsightedness in about 89,000people, ages 40 to 69, in Britain. First-borns were 10 percent more likely to be nearsightedand 20 percent more likely to be severely nearsighted than their subsequent siblings, thefindings showed, the study said. Reduced parental investment in education of children withlater bir th order may be par tly responsible, the researchers said. Education accounted forabout 25 percent of the link between bir th order and the risk of nearsightedness.However, in addition to education, there may be other, unmeasured factors that couldpar tially mediate the relationship between bir th order and one's risk of nearsightedness,Live Science repor ted. The study was published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology.



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Poor infant sleep may indicate attention problems laterNEW YORK, (IANS) One-year-olds who experience frequent nightwakings are more likely to have difficulties concentrating and to ex-hibit behavioural problems at three and four years of age, says a newstudy. "Many parents feel that, after a night without enough sleep,their infants are not at their 'best.' But the real concern is whetherinfant sleep problems -- fragmented sleep, frequent night wakings --indicate any future developmental problems," said lead researcherAvi Sadeh from Tel Aviv University (TAU) in Israel."The fact that poor infant sleep predicts later attention and behaviorirregularities has never been demonstrated before using objectivemeasures," Sadeh noted. The team assessed the sleep patterns of 87one-year-olds and their parents.The researchers used wristwatch-like devices to objectively deter-mine sleep patterns at the age of one, and in the follow-up visits whenthe infants were three to four years old, they used a computerisedattention test to assess attention problems.They also referred to parental repor ts to determine signs of behaviouralproblems. The results showed that infant sleep are linked to toddlerattention regulation and behaviour problems. "There may be genetic

or environmental causes adversely affecting both the children's sleepand their development in other domains," Sadeh said."Our findings, however, suppor t the impor tance of early diagnosisand treatment of sleep problems in infants and young children," Sadehnoted. The findings suggest that early interventions for infant sleep problemscould potentially improve later attention and behaviour regulation. The study waspublished in the journal Developmental Neuropsychology.

High BP risk in mid-life canbe predicted in childhoodLONDON, (IANS) Researchers have marked a number of fac-tors that can help identify young people who are at risk ofdeveloping high blood pressure by around age 38. "Theseincluded being male, having a family history of high bloodpressure, being first born and being born lower bir thweight,"said lead study author Reremoana Theodore from Universityof Otago in New Zealand."This new information is useful for screening purposes tohelp clinicians identify young people who may develop high bloodpressure later in adulthood," Theodore said. The findings are basedon data from a study, which has tracked more than a 1,000 peopleborn in New Zealand's Dunedin city in 1972-1973 from birth to thepresent. Using blood pressure information collected between theages of seven to 38 years, researchers identified study members asbelonging to one of four different blood pressure groups. They foundthat more than a third of them were at risk of developing clinicallyhigh blood pressure levels by early mid-life.The study also showedthat having a higher body mass index (a measure of overweight andobesity) and cigarette smoking over time were associated withincreasing blood pressure levels over time, especially for individu-als in the higher blood pressure groups.Those individuals in the higher blood pressure groups were alsomore likely to have other negative health related conditions by age38 years including higher blood cholesterol levels. "Our findingscan be used to inform early detection, targeted prevention and/orintervention to help reduce the burden associated with this silentkiller," Theodore said. The research was published in the in-ternational journal Hyper tension.

'Smart' robot phone that candance if you wishTOKYO, (IANS) Japanese multinational corporation Sharp hasannounced the world's first "robot phone" that fits in yourpocket. Called "RoboHon", it can take calls, dance, projectphotos, display maps and much more. The touchscreen issmall and pretty basic. There is only space for four icons oneach home screen. The device, developed by the famousTokyo professor and roboticist Tomotaka Takahashi, will belaunched next year."The primary method of using RoboHon is by talking to it. Thetouchscreen is a secondary inter face," engadget.com re-por ted, quoting a Sharp official. The "robot phone" has a two-inch screen on its back and features a built-in camera andprojector on its face. The arms and legs are ar ticulated towalk and even offer up a dance if you request the robot po-litely. The robot phone can take photos, call people, takememos, respond to text messages and even project photosand video from the tiny projector. It can stand anywhere andtake pictures. It has both voice and face recognition so it candistinguish between users. Sharp is yet to reveal its price.



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FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKETER GARY KIRSTEN WITH WIFE DEBORAH KIRSTEN AT THE LAUNCH OF DEBORAH'S BOOK,CHAI TEA AND GINGER BEER, AT CROSSWORD BOOKSTORE IN MUMBAI (IANS).

POWERFUL PEOPLE RELY MOREON GUT FEELINGS FOR DECISIONSLONDON, (IANS) People who have social power tend to rely a lot ontheir internal body cues when taking impor tant decisions, suggestsnew research."Our research suggests that the powerful more strongly rely on gutfeelings and internal cues when they make judgments about whatthey like, what is true, and what they should do," said lead researcherKarl-Andrew Woltin from Royal Holloway, University of London."Sometimes it is good to be in touch with your feelings. But some-times this can lead people astray and result in suboptimal judgments,"Woltin explained.The research looked at how the easiness of high power individuals'motor actions impacted their judgments. The findings are based onfour experiments in which almost 400 people par ticipated. To illus-trate, in the experiments people wrote about situations in which theyhad power over someone else or in which someone else had powerover them. Each experiment then targeted a different motor action.

For example, one experiment trained people's extra ocular muscles -the muscles that move the eyes - to later see specific movements ofa dot on a screen. When the eye muscles were trained to see themovement (and thus when perception was easy), the movement wasliked more than when the muscles were not trained to see the move-ment (and thus when perception was more difficult).However, this was only the case for people in the powerful group, notfor people in the powerless group: they liked all movements equallywell. The findings suggest that people who have social power arestrongly influenced by internal body cues stemming from their motorsystem when making judgements."Our findings suggest that mechanisms need to be put into place thatmake sure power holders do not favour internal cues over other infor-mation available to them when they make impor tant decisions," Woltinnoted. The study was published in the Journal of Experimental Psy-chology: General.

CULTURE SHOCK CAN MAKEYOU A BETTER THINKERNEW YORK, (IANS) Culture shocks that result from migratingto a different country or accepting a refugee from other coun-tries, can actually make us better thinkers, says an interest-ing study. People are more likely to think and behave mind-lessly - buying things, eating more and performing poorly oncognitive reasoning tests when they encounter a cultural situ-ation that meets their expectations, said the study. The re-searchers referred to these situations as moments of "cul-tural fluency.""Culture sets up a general blueprint for the way things shouldwork, so that if things unfold as we expect, we do not have tothink," said study corresponding author Daphna Oyserman,from University of Southern California in the US. The oppositeis true for people confronted with moments of "culturaldisfluency". People encountering cultural gaffes flex theirbrains more and perform better on cognitive reasoning testsand are less likely to succumb to impulse purchases andconsumption, the researchers said."We are used to thinking about culture shock as negative andsomething that happens to those who move, but the disfluencythat results in culture shock has some positive consequencesfor thinking," Oyserman pointed out. For the study, the re-searchers ran a series of experiments. In one of the experi-ments, Americans were asked to rate photographs taken atactual weddings.

HOW FEMALE EMPLOYEESCAN RAISE WORK PROFILENEW YORK, (IANS) When it comes to raising one's profilewithin the workplace, female employees stand much to gainfrom formal, face-to-face mentoring programmes, says anIndian-origin researcher.After analysing a field experiment involving 139 "high poten-tial" employees at a software development lab for a US-basedcompany in China, assistant professor Sameer Srivastava fromUniversity of California-Berkeley repor ted that women gainedmore social capital from affiliation with a high-status mentorthan their male counterpar ts.According to Srivastava, formal mentoring can expand pro-fessional networks in a variety of ways. Qualitative interviewsin his study pointed to one main reason: women experienceda greater increase in visibility and legitimacy as a result oftheir mentor affiliations than did male par ticipants. As a re-sult, women became more attractive network par tners for theircolleagues. In the study, "senior leadership believed that thepeople who did well in the organisation were those who hadnot only depth but also breadth of social capital", Srivastavaadded. The company had been experimenting with differentways to help employees develop this breadth of social capitaland tried, among other things, a formal mentoring programme.


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