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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter topsBest Fleet ValueTM awards

for fourth year in a row

TORONTO - Vincentric announced today that the Mercedes-BenzSprinter won awards in all three categories entered for the full-sizevan segment's Best Fleet Value in CanadaTM. What's more, this is thefourth year in a row that the Sprinter has been bestowed these honours.The awards identified each of the following Mercedes-Benz vans asproviding the best value in each of the outlined segments:" Full-Size 3/4-Ton Cargo Van: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Cargo Van2500 Standard Roof 144 WB" Full-Size 1-Ton Cargo Van: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Cargo Van3500 High Roof 144 WB" Full-Size 3/4-Ton Passenger Van: Mercedes-Benz SprinterPassenger Van 2500 Standard Roof 144 WBEach year, Vincentric conducts an extensive cost of ownership analy-sis on over 1,800 vehicle configurations, based on typical use incommercial fleets. The cost of ownership study takes into account allmajor ownership and operating costs of a vehicle. These includedepreciation, fees and taxes, financing, fuel costs, insurance, main-tenance, repairs and even oppor tunity cost, which is the loss of po-tential interest income as a result of owning and operating a vehicle.Each vehicle is evaluated in all ten provinces using twenty-four dif-ferent lifecycle cost scenarios. The winners are identified by deter-mining which vehicles had the lowest fleet lifecycle cost in the mostscenarios for its segment.Fur thermore, in a separate model level analysis, when comparingthe 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter to its competitors from ChevroletExpress, Ford Transit, GMC Savana, Nissan NV and Ram ProMasteracross all categories, Vincentric determined that the Sprinter 2500had the lowest cost of ownership of any heavy-duty van. The Sprinter'sremarkable performance can be attributed primarily to its best-in-class fuel efficiency and low depreciation. In fact, the Sprinter re-ceived the Canadian Black Book Best Retained Value Award in thefull-size van category six years in a row. Another major total cost ofownership enhancement as of model year 2015, is the extended ser-vice intervals of up to 30,000 kilometres.

NATIONAL AVERAGE HOME PRICES SOLD IN MAYUP 8.1 PER CENT ON A YEAR-OVER-YEAR BASIS

* National home sales rose 3.1% from April to May* Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity stood 2.7% above May 2014 levels* The number of newly listed homes was little changed from April to May* The Canadian housing market remains balanced overall* The MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) rose 5.17% year-over-year in May* The national average sale price rose 8.1% on a year-over-year basis in May; excluding Greater Vancouver and Greater Toronto, it increased by 2.4%

TORONTO - According to a Crearepor t the number of home salesprocessed through the MLS®Systems of Canadian real estateBoards and Associations rose 3.1per cent in May 2015 compared toApril. This marks the four th con-secutive month-over-month in-crease and raises national activityto its highest level in more than fiveyears. May sales were up from theprevious month in about 60 per centof all local markets, led by in-creases in the Greater Toronto Area,Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa andMontreal. Actual (not seasonallyadjusted) activity in May 2015stood 2.7 per cent above levels re-ported for the same month last yearand 5.7 per cent above the 10 yearaverage for the month.Sales were up on a year-over-year

basis in about half of all local mar-kets, led by activity in the LowerMainland of British Columbia,Greater Toronto and Montreal. Thenumber of newly listed homes wasvirtually unchanged (-0.2 per cent)in May compared to April. This re-flects an even split between hous-ing markets where new listingsrose and where they fell, with littlemonthly change for new listings inmost of Canada's largest and mostactive urban markets.The national sales-to-new listings

ratio was 57.6 per cent in May, upfrom a low of 50.4 per cent in Janu-ary when it reached its most bal-anced point since March 2013. Theratio has risen steadily along withsales so far this year as new supplyhas remained little changed.A sales-to-new listings ratio between40 and 60 per cent is generally consis-tent with balanced housing market con-ditions, with readings above and belowthis range indicating sellers' and buy-ers' markets respectively. The ratio waswithin this range in about half of local

housing markets in May. About a thirdof local markets were above the 60 percent threshold in May, comprised mostlyof markets in and around the GreaterToronto Area and markets in BritishColumbia. The number of monthsof inventory is another impor tantmeasure of the balance betweenhousing supply and demand. It rep-resents the number of months it wouldtake to completely liquidate current in-ventories at the current rate of salesactivity.

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ONTARIO - Recently some homebuyers and prospectivepurchasers attended a Hard Hat Tour through an executivehome, led by Geranium Homes' vice-president Louie Morizioalong with Brent Shaw, general site superintendent and BillJewel, site superintendent. The Tour took place in a 4,500square foot home at Copperstone in Ballantrae, one of 18 lots inthis sold out estate community."We place a great deal of impor tance on the quality of ourconstruction materials and the techniques we use to ensure ourhomes are built better than Ontario Building Code, a programwe've named Geranium Green Plus," explains Louie Morizio."The Hard Hat Tour provides a lot of impor tant information aboutwhat goes into our homes behind the drywall and explains thebenefit to the future residents. We cover items such as engi-neered raised heel trusses, our approach to energy-efficiency,how we protect against drafts, and many more elements all ofwhich add up to fewer service issues after move-in and greaterhomeowner satisfaction," he adds.Geranium's willingness to explain its approach to constructionand reason for selecting par ticular materials resonated withbuyers' who commented that they felt more confident in theirchosen builder and learned a lot about the built-in valueGeranium provides.Attendees received a booklet titled 'Construction & Craftsman-ship', that captures in words and photographs everythingcovered on the Tour. This printed piece is also given out tovisitors at the Presentation Centre.Geranium is now selling Bloomington Woods, its third estateliving neighbourhood in Whitchurch-Stouffville. A selection oftwo-storey and bungalow-with-loft layouts range from 2,990 to6,006 sq. f t., each set on a ¾-acre lot. Prices star t from $1.3million. The Presentation Centre is located at 5 Pine VistaAvenue, on the west side of Highway 48 just south of Aurora

Road, Ballantrae. Call 905-642-1900 or visitGeraniumHomes.com.Geranium Homes is the Housing Division of Geranium Corpora-tion, one of Ontario's few fully integrated land development andbuilding companies. For 38 years, Geranium has taken numer-ous master-planned communities from conception to comple-

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tion creating neighbourhoods with families in mind and estab-lishing a solid reputation for quality design and construction.Geranium was proud to receive the industry's 2014 Places toGrow Community of the Year Award, and in 2012, the HomeBuilder of The Year and Canadian Home Builder Association'sGrand Sam awards.



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SHRINE CIRCUS SPECTAC!2015 PRESENTS GLIMPSE INTO ANOTHER WORLDTORONTO -The Shrine Circus, that is coming to Brampton soon, isabout giving children and adults alike a glimpse into another world;a world where "families are performing for families", and the en-tire family can enjoy a show together regardless of age. Becauseof the uncompromising quest for excellence, you'll be amazed bythis year's renowned Shrine Circus SPECTAC! 2015.This is the 252nd Anniversary of the Zerbini Family Circus. Sincethe humble star t of the Zerbini Family Circus in Paris, France, in1763 ten generations of Zerbini's have travelled the world sharingtheir talents with circus audiences on three continents.The Annual Shrine Circus is one of the largest fraternal eventssponsored by the Shriners. The Shrine Circus provides a qualityfun filled family experience with proceeds going to great causes -the good work of Shriners in your community. Kids Up Front isalso the designated agency giving deserving children an oppor tu-nity to come and see the show. Run away to the Circus for oneday … It's simply Spectac!

THINGS TO KEEP IN MINDBEFORE ENROLLING IN GYMTHERE ARE MANY MORE EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE WHOENROLL IN GYMS AND FITNESS CENTRES MUSHROOMINGACROSS THE CITY AND END UP WITH MORE PAIN THANGAIN. KEEPING IN MIND WORLD YOGA DAY, WHICH WASON JUNE 21, TOI SPOKE TO DOCTORS AND FITNESSTRAINERS ON THE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND BEFORESTARTING ON AN EXERCISE REGIMEN.

WEIGHT LOSS NOT THE ONLY GOAL"Nowadays, losing weight has become like a fad. Most peoplewho sign up at gyms and yoga centres don't realize that most ofthese places don't have adequately trained staff. As a result,the entire process of getting fit can become counter-produc-tive. I would suggest that one should check reliability, depend-ability and trustwor thiness of these places. There are a lot ofthings one must check before getting into any fitness programme— age, medical history, body weight and height, dietary habitsand pre-existing fitness levels," said Dr Kausik Ghosh, or tho-pedic surgeon. In most fitness centres, the exercises are mostlydone in groups, with 15-20 people training under one person."So keeping the personal needs of each one in mind might bequite difficult. Of these 20, one might have high blood pressurewhere a par ticular exercise or yoga posture might lead to aspike in his BP, which can even lead to a hear t attack.KNOW YOUR TRAINERNeeraj Surana, strength and conditioning trainer, stressed thatbefore becoming a member of any fitness centre it is impor tantto know about your trainer and his qualifications. "Ask yourtrainer several questions before joining a gym. Whether one isexercising in a group or individually, the trainer should alwaysassess them before deciding on their exercise regime. To lessenchances of injury, they need to know the fitness levels of aperson and the modifications needed in exercise routines. Atrainer has to ensure that clients don't end up with injuries, aspeople join gyms to become fit, not unfit. Rest is the best rem-edy for anyone who feels overstrained," said Neeraj.BEWARE OF INJURIESThe common injuries while exercising are ligament tears,sprains and dislocations. The most commonly affected jointsare the knee and shoulders. Besides these, ankle, hip, elbowand wrist can also get stressed. What can be done to prevent theseinjuries? "Proper exercise techniques under a trained person need to befollowed. One must remember that overtraining is as harmful asundertraining. Avoid fatigue, which is a result of overtraining. This results inrepeated injuries. Use proper shoes and clothes. Warm up before you startand cooling down is a must when you stop. Always follow a balancedexercise programme. And never ignore ligament injuries, cartilage tears,shoulder muscle and tendon tears and shoulder dislocation, as these areserious injuries and require treatment," said Dr Gaurav Gupta, consultantorthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports injuries.


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A MUSICAL COVERING THEHISTORY OF REGENT PARK

Toronto - RBC along with eventproducers Innocon, Lafarge, TheDaniels Corporation and Artscapepresent The Journey - A LivingHistory of the Regent Park Revi-talization, a musical that followsthe history of the Regent Parkcommunity throughout the yearsand leading up to its current revi-talization.More than a stage show, The Jour-ney is a community event thattells the stories of Regent Parkthrough the voices of the people

living in the neighbourhood. Theproduction will have two perfor-mances, June 19 and June 20 atthe Ada Slaight Hall located in thecommunity cultural hub, DanielsSpectrum (585 Dundas StreetEast). Beginning as a fundraiserfor Daniels Spectrum, The Jour-ney was wildly successful dur-ing its original iteration in 2012and again in 2013. This year, theproduction has outgrown its rootsto become an annual show thatcelebrates the Regent Park com-

munity, and shares their stories.Seema Jethalal, managing direc-tor of Daniels Spectrum said: "Itreally has been an incredible jour-ney watching this spectacularshow come together over the pastfew years. The level of coopera-tion and creativity on display high-lights how Daniels Spectrum inspiresthis type of community involvement inour cultural hub. The show is like noother--it's inspiring on so manylevels and showcases so muchamazing local talent."

L to R - Limees Rizeig, Itzel Velasquez-Martin, Steve Harmony (bottom), Charlotte Siegel, Anne-Marie Woods (bottom), Britta B, Sima Wetu-Vanga (bottom), Trevln Kay

NOW, BREAST MILK SOLD ONLINE FOR ATHLETES!New York, (IANS) With surge of online sales, breast milk has become a commodity -- and not just forinfants, says an editorial published in the journal Breastfeeding Medicine. The practice of breast milk-sharing among mothers has evolved into an internet-based marketplace in which this valuable com-modity is being bought and sold not only to feed babies but as a "natural superfood" for body buildersand athletes, the editorial said. "Clearly, breast milk has become a commodity," said Ar thur Eidelman,editor-in-chief of Breastfeeding Medicine. As women recognise its commercial value, "the altruisticdonation of breast milk to regulated non-profit human milk banks is being threatened.

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Essential skin care tips for men

New Delhi, (IANS) Like women,men's skin also requires proper nour-ishment and care to stay fresh. Skincare should be an important aspectof lifestyle, irrespective of age, butthe technique should change as onegrows old, says an expert.

Indu Ballani, dermatologist at Man-tra Medi spa at Delhi, shares howmen can take care of their skin:* Skin care at 20s: Skin at 20s hasmore oil content and tends to haveproblems like acne. Since, men donot go for facial packs and home rem-

edies, men at this stage should useproduct that will help in controllingoil and simultaneously, provide nour-ishment.While buying products, be consciousabout the ingredients of the productsespecially, if they are suffering fromacne problem. Although the skin isdeveloping and young at this stage,following basic skin care such ascleansing, moisturising and apply-ing sunscreen will help them in main-taining a healthy skin.* Skin care at 30s: When comparedto women, men are certainly moreexposed to sunlight. Additionally, atthis stage, the sagging of the skin isvisible. Not only due to the externalfactors, but also because the skingets thinner at this age. Therefore,using anti-ageing creams is worthconsidering.* Skin care at 40s and above: As wegrow older, our skin loses its regen-eration power therefore, needs someextra care. Apart from frequent useof a moisturiser, men should alsoconsider using anti-ageing creams.Men at this stage can also opt formedical procedures and fillers to doaway with the problem of skin age-ing. They should not shy away fromusing under eye rejuvenating creamsto fight the fine lines that develop un-der the eye.

Rough socio-economic milieu causes premature ageingWashington, (IANS) People who live in neighbourhoods with high crime, noise and vandalism arebiologically more than a decade older than those who do not, new study says.Living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods has an unfavourable impact on mental and physical health."Our team examined whether these environments also have a direct impact on cellular health," saidMijung Park, assistant professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing."We found that, indeed, biological ageing processes could be influenced by socioeconomic condi-tions," park added. The team focused on telomeres, which are stretches of DNA at the ends of chromo-somes that often are compared to caps on shoelaces because they protect the DNA strands fromdamage. Telomeres get trimmed each time the cell divides because they are not fully copied byenzyme mechanisms, and it is thought that aging occurs when the telomeres become too shor t forDNA replication and cell division to proceed normally. "Telomere shor tening can be accelerated withexposure to biological or psychological stresses such as cancer, anxiety and depression," Park said.The team examined telomere length in white blood cells of 2,902 Dutch individuals and determined thequality of the neighbourhoods in which they resided using measures of perceived neighbourhooddisorder, fear of crime and noise.



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CONTD. FROM PAGE 25Two-storey single family homes continue to post the biggestyear-over-year price gains (+7.18 per cent), with more modestincreases for one-storey single family homes (+4.11 per cent),townhouse/row units (+4.09 per cent) and apar tment units(+2.91 per cent).Year-over-year price growth varied among housing markets trackedby the index. Greater Vancouver (+9.41 per cent) and GreaterToronto (+8.90 per cent) continued to post by far the biggest year-over-year price increases. By comparison, Fraser Valley, Victoria,and Vancouver Island prices all recorded year-over-year gains ofabout four per cent in May.Price gains in Calgary continued to slow, with a year-over-yearincrease of just 1.21 per cent in May. This was the smallest gain inmore than three years and the eleventh consecutive monthly slow-down in year-over-year price growth.Elsewhere, prices held steady on a year-over-year basis in Saska-toon and Ottawa, rose slightly in Greater Montreal and fell by aboutthree per cent in Regina and Greater Moncton. The MLS® HomePrice Index (MLS® HPI) provides a better gauge of price trendsthan is possible using averages because it is not affected bychanges in the mix of sales activity the way that average price is.The actual (not seasonally adjusted) national average price forhomes sold in May 2015 was $450,886, up 8.1 per cent on a year-over-year basis. The national average home price continues to beupwardly distor ted by sales activity in Greater Vancouver andGreater Toronto, which are among Canada's most active and ex-pensive housing markets. If these two markets are excluded fromcalculations, the average is a more modest $344,988 and the year-over-year gain is reduced to 2.4 per cent.

National average home pricessold in May up 8.1 per cent ona year-over-year basis

NEW DELHI, (IANS) Leading mental health exper ts have advocatedYoga as an efficacious tool for managing rising mental health issuesin India, a statement said on Friday ahead of the International YogaDay on June 21.Crediting Yoga as an effective tool in holistic maintenance of health,Sunil Mittal, a senior psychiatrist at Cosmos Institute of Mental Healthand Behavioral Science (CIMBS), New Delhi, said Yoga is beneficialas an "adjunct to mainline treatment". "Yoga can be an effective pre-ventive tool in fighting stress and other mental health concerns, andwhile Yoga may not be an alternate to medical intervention, it can bebeneficial as an adjunct to mainline treatment," he said. Sharing theexperience of his team at CIMBS, Mittal added: "Yoga and medical

intervention can compliment each other well. By combining the two,we have seen positive outcomes in the over-all well-being of ourpatients," he said."Scientific data indicates that Yoga improves mental, physical andeven intellectual health, and can be useful in managing issues likestress, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorders, moodrelated disorders, and even sleep disorders," Mittal added. MitaliSrivastava, senior clinical psychologist at CIMBS, acknowledged thepotential and role of Yoga in a personal wellness plan. "Therapies arebeneficial in problem-solving and decision-making strategies but thereare times when one just needs to get moving and work through thebody. Yoga proves to be quite helpful in this," she said.

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PROTEIN FOUND TO AID HEARTFUNCTION IN OLD AGEWashington, (IANS) A protein called vinculin helps in sustain-ing the performance of cardiac muscle cells as we grow old,new research says.Human hear t makes precious few new cells but manages togenerate billions of life-sustaining beats as it grows old."The hear t is an amazingly resilient organ but one that gen-erally doesn't regenerate and its ability to pump invariablydeclines with age," said Anthony Cammarato, co-principalinvestigator and an assistant professor of medicine andphysiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medi-cine."Our findings reveal that vinculin fuels beneficial structuraland physiologic changes in aging hear t cells, and it can bean impor tant therapeutic target to slow down the hear tmuscle's inevitable demise," Cammarato said.The new findings about the role of vinculin could pave theway to treatments that extend the lives of patients afflictedby hear t failure.The protein's presence in organisms of various physiologiccomplexity is a sure sign of its conservation among spe-cies and its evolutionary impor tance.In an initial set of experiments, researchers analyzed lev-els of vinculin in the hear t muscle of adult and aging fruitflies, rats and monkeys.In all three, vinculin levels rose steadily with age. Next,researchers analyzed biopsies from rat hearts.Compared with cardiac cells obtained from younger rats, tissuefrom old animals showed notable clustering of vinculin in the celljunctions..

NAV PE YOGA IN PARIS

BY RANVIR NAYAR

PARIS, (IANS) Tourists visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Fridaywere in a for a surprise view, not mentioned anywhere in the tour-ist guides on the sights visible from the most famous observatoryin the world. Over 300 metres below in the Seine river, bathed inthe light of a bright sun shining in its full glory, a boat movedgently, carr ying a number of people pract icing various yogaasanas."This is perhaps the first time ever that Yoga has been practisedon the Parisian river, following more or less the same route asthe one taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Frenchhost, President Hollande in April. After 'Nav Pe Charcha', we have'Nav Pe Yoga'," said Deepali Patel, president of Ar t of Living France.She is one of the par ticipants of the Yoga rehearsal, in prepara-tion of the First International Yoga Day, that was celebrated on

June 21. 'Nav Pe Yoga' has been organised by the Indian embassyin France in collaboration with the French wing of the Ar t of LivingFoundation of Sri Sri Ravishankar. The boat belongs to the famousBateaux Mouches Compagnie, which ferries thousands of touristsevery day, round the year, for a cruise on the Seine river. As withother Indian missions, the embassy in Paris is also making hec-tic effor ts to ensure that the International Yoga Day is marked allover France and with the maximum number of par ticipants."We will hold Yoga demonstrations on June 21 in over 20 mainFrench cities in nearly 30 different locations," Dr Mohan Kumar,the newly-appointed Indian Ambassador to France, told MediaIndia Group in an interview. Dr Kumar went on to say that he hadcome back to France after five years, where he served earlier asthe deputy chief of mission, and was pleasantly surprised to seethe rapid growth in the popularity of Yoga and the level of awarenessamongst the French people about Yoga and its benefits.

WHY WE GET LESS SLEEP NOW THAN OUR ANCESTORS DIDWashington, (IANS) Access to ar tificial light and electricity has shor tened the hours of sleep humans get each night, says a study thatcompared traditional hunter-gatherer living conditions to a more modern setting."Everything we found feeds what we had predicted from laboratory or intervention studies, where researchers manipulate cer tain aspectsof light exposure. But this is the first time we have seen this hold true in a natural setting," said lead author Horacio de la Iglesia, biologyprofessor at the University of Washington.The researchers compared two traditionally hunter-gatherer communities that have almost identical ethnic and sociocultural back-grounds, but differ in one key aspect - access to electricity. They wanted to see if, all other factors aside, electricity would impact people'ssleep during an average week in both the summer and winter. They found this rare scenario in nor theastern Argentina, with two Toba/Qomindigenous communities living about 50 km apar t. The first has 24-hour free access to electricity and can turn on lights at any time, whilethe second has no electricity, relying only on natural light. In their usual daily routines, the community with electricity slept about an hourless than their counterpar ts with no electricity.

SHINE IN METALLICS IN SUMMERLondon, (IANS) Whatever your shape may be, shimmer andshine away in summer with sequins or luxe metallic fabrics.From using pleating details to adding a golden kimono jacket,you can add a touch of glamour by choosing the right clothesaccording to your body type.Also metallics are not meant only for dark, one can dazzle inthem in the morning too, repor ts mirror.co.uk.Here's how to work the look for your body shape:* Boyish: Add curves to straight up and down frames withreflective fabrics and pleating detailing. This belted dress isa winner for weddings or just worn simply with sandals onholiday.* Apple: A golden kimono jacket is the per fect throw oncome dusk and will help to hide problem tummy areas. Pairwith a neutral colour palette for a subtle take on the season'smetallic trend.* Hourglass: Does your classic white blouse need a re-vamp? Try teaming it with this silvery skir t; not only is thefitted pencil style flattering on a curvy hourglass shape, butthe laser cut detailing will up your style status too.



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