Star & Style - April 02, 2016

Crazy female fans scratched John

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ohn Abraham has his fan following, especially among females. The actor has revealed in a web chat show about his encounter with a bunch of hysterical female fans.

The actor says, “Once I was in Holland and five or six excited girls surrounded me and put their hands in my T-shirt. The bodyguards came, but said that they would not intervene or else the girls would scratch me. So those girls did whatever they wanted to do and it was really sweet. Thereafter they took out their hands and I felt something burning. So I checked and found blood. I asked a girl why she did that, she said she wanted my skin in her nails.

alman Khan dotes on his younger sister Arpita Khan.

And everyone knows Salman's love for kids. Be it the kids in his family or the ones who he is no way related to, Salman loves the company of kids. On Wednesday, the Khan family welcomed the newest member of their family.

Ahil Sharma, the cutest addition to the Khandaan, was born to proud parents Arpita Khan Sharma and Aayush Sharma few hours back. Unlike other filmy families, the Khan family didn't hesitate to share the first pictures of the newborn. Aayush shared the picture of baby boy Ahil with his entire family. But someone was missing from the picture. Who? Salman Khan!

But Bhai being Bhai, made up by quickly finishing all his work commitments to be by sister Arpita's side. And he was caught having his candid moment with the tiny tot. Salman was seen planting a kiss on his bhanja and the moment is definitely a priceless one. Certainly the picture of the day, this captures the adorable mama-bhanja duo beautifully.

Model Ashley Graham denies her Maxim cover photo was photoshopped

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he 28-year-old model has posed for her first cover for Maxim’s April edition, but not everyone is impressed with her nude photo. Some people took to social media to slam the curvy model because they thought her body was photoshopped, reported Aceshowbiz. Shortly after Graham heard the rumour, she responded to it, saying that she's proud of her body and no one had ever photoshopped her image. "I'm beyond proud to be the first curvy woman on the cover of Maxim. I was not slimmed down on the cover, and Gilles Bensimon did an amazing job capturing my true figure in all of the photos," she said.

"This is another major advancement for curvy women, especially those who work in the fashion industry who are working hard to get the recognition they deserve." The model added that plus-size models also deserved to have more opportunities to appear on the cover of magazines. "I now encourage more publications and designers to put more diversity on their covers and runways. Let's continue to show that beautiful bodies come in different sizes and they should all be celebrated," the model said.

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esults from Canada Mortgage Sam said the rental industry asked and Housing Corp.’s first-ev- CMHC to start collecting the data. er rental turnover survey in The first report seems to back up anMetro Vancouver points to a migra- ecdotal observations of building owners tion of rental demand from thebollywood pric- that Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods ier centre to less-expensive suburbs. generally experience between 10 and 30 The survey, which tracked the num- per cent turnover each year, said Dave ber of purpose-built rental suites that Hutniak, CEO of Landlord B.C., the inchanged hands during the 12 months dustry association for apartment owners. up to the fall of 2015, found that 19 “Moving forward, hopefully we’ll build per cent of units had new tenants. a time series (with the data) to make In suburbs outside of the city centre, more conclusions or better assumpdta Punjab’s however, turnover rates were higher, tions about the rental market, ” Sam said. promotions will begin coinciding with a decline in vacanThe University Lands, real Endowment soon and Shahid cies, said CMHC analyst Richard Sam. on theKapoor a glimpsenear of histhe borderjustofgave Vancouver “It’s cheaper to rent outside Vancouver, University look from the upcoming film. of B.C., had the highest long so it’s possible that people are looking in turnover Sporting rate at 48 per hair cent,and but aalso showing off his bare chiselled terms of affordtorso, Shahid looks super hot, ability,” Sam doesn’t he? Abhishek Chaubey’s said. “So vacanUdta Punjab will see Alia Bhatt, cy (rates) and Kareena Kapoor Khan and Punjabi actor Diljit Dosanjh in also turnover, main roles. supports a little bit (the notion that) people are moving away from Vancouver to areas in the eems like Farhan Akhtar Fraser Valley.” is a bit upset and angry Rents, the about the recent news claiming that he is “almost CMHC data homeless.” Rumours have been shows, are making their rounds every $395 cheaper, second day post separation on average, in with wife Adhuna Akhtar, but Surrey comrecent vacancy one by a at leading daily had thea lowest 0.1 per cent. pared with the city of Vancouver. disappointed the 42-year-old actor and he took to his was Twitter However, Sam cautioned that it is difThe lowest turnover rate eight handle to express it. ficult to make direct correlations between per cent in southeast Vancouver, a “Wtf...!!!!

Undeniable factors in the housing market because neighbourhood bordered by hasBoundevidence that creativity no this was the first time they have col- ary Road and &Cambie Street, have roughbounds I, seemingly, lected the data and don’t yet have a sense ly below no friends... #fakenewsagain.., ” King Edward Boulevard.

Farhan wrote alongside a picture of how turnover rates may be changing.

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it gives them estimates of what they can vacancy rate from searching out rentexpect to absorb in terms of costs asso- als in the Mount Pleasant and Renciated with apartments changing hands frew Heights neighbourhood. Howsuch as repairs, new paint and advertising. ever, the area showed a 20-per-cent However, turnover data can also turnover rate in the CMHC survey.

“What it says is that although the marbe helpful to tenants in pointing to ket is tight, units do become available,” pockets of opportunities, he said.

For instance, potential tenants might Sam said. “But because of the tight market, like the housing market, those units are be deterred by a very low A 0.4-per-cent Movie Review probably going to be snapped up quickly.”

‘Ki & Ka’

BCash bonuses for B.C. real estate agents

y picking the subject of gender role reversal for his film, R Balki walks on a tightrope, and even though the execution gets wobbly once in a while, he, thankfully, regains the balance every time. When the aggressively ambitious marketing professional Kia (Kareena Kapoor Khan) bumps into the Here’s another oddity about real estate young chap Kabir (Arjun for buyersshe already facing high home prices.

Kapoor), realises that he's everything that she Tucked is not; in unambitious, the fine print of openly emotional and Sersome Multiple Listing passionately wishing to vice posts that can only be keep himself away from seencorporate by agentsratarerace, cash bothe agents yetnuses theyforseem to on fittop in of the together.

Even as commission. sparks usual standard fly during their first meeting, Sometheir arecontrasting a flat amount. personalities come right Others seem to reto the fore. He's the ward kind a buyer’s agent as sensitive who would the sale price increases. cry in a public place over his mother's death, even 10 years after her demise, she's the positive one who thinks In aand so-called sellers’ marthey should chug single malt whiskey instead, ket — where analysts, politito celebrate the dead mother's memory. It is cians and public refreshing to the see the two battle central characters other overtheir what priorities exact- and also ofeach a film know themselves enoughskyrocketing to not want to sacrifice the ly is driving true core of their personalities home prices — there shouldat the altar of marriage and afor significant relationship. Unlike be no need such bonuses. filmi marriages that are often the result of an obvious culmination of a breezy romantic “Selling have been with each affair, this isbonuses one of convenience used in markets where there partner's role in it clearly defined.

The script and Kia's character are more listings than buy- might seem superficial the outset,Coleman, but it slowly unravels ers,” saidatMaureen professional certain layers that hit close home. There is a standards adviser with scene when Kia justifiably gets upset with the for Real Estate CounKabir saying that she's no less than a man. cil of British Columbia.

"I am not doing anything to prove that I am better than a man, I am just trying to do the best The of what I do," like she the says thus reflecting bonuses, the sentiment of many controversial practicea contemporary woman, who often gets mistaken to be a of shadow flipping, are feminist, when for her, as a true professional, legal as ceases long toas matter. they In one scene, her gender areis properly disclosed.

Kia shown terrified at the prospect of being a mother when a big presentation is round the the corner, and thankfully, there is With market so no justification to her behaviour thereafter. hot, it’s questionable that In a society where motherhood is glorified a sellerproportions, would needittois pay beyond sensitive of Balki as more than the usual commission to get a a writer to recognise that not every woman

feels grateful at this unexpected 'blessing'.

More than the gender role reversal, the film concentrates on the power game between two people in a relationship. As Kia's mother (a lovely comeback by Swaroop Sampat) puts it succinctly in pre-climax. It's the tussle between the person who is the breadwinner of the

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and four for listings that are still active.

For example, there is a five bedroom, five bathroom home on Nolan Street in Burnaby South that is asking $1,188,000. It’s listed by Nu Stream Realty Inc. and comes with family and the other one who chooses to look the offer of a after the home, no matter what $5,000 the gender of bonus each person is. Kareena Kapoor(in Khan lights addition to up the screen whenever she's on it. a typical But beyond looking gorgeous, here comshe mission yet again shows how wonderfully natural of % miss on the an actress she is, and why we3.255 sorely watching her do more such first strong$100,000 roles.

The ease with which she shows and her affection 1.15 % on towards the man she's taken in by, the quiet the rest of the jealously she feels when he steals the limelight and the unreasonable outburst sale of a amount.) woman who falsely perceives being betrayed, it is impossible to take your eyes off On her. Apart Sardis from a hint of smugness on his face oncethere in Street near Central Park in Burnaby, a while that shouldn't have been there, Arjun is a 4 bedKapoor makes a sincere effort to fit into the room, 4 role of a sensitive, vulnerable misunderstood young man. The extended cameo ofbathroom Amitabh d u p line x Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan is weaved well and is delightful. What doesn'tlisted work forby the film is the constant onslaught of in-film New Coast marketing. Though it is done pretty cleverly at Realty some points, too much is always a bad thing. withto get this The other thing is that the plot tends unnecessary gimmicky at points. offer for Also, one wishes that the other characters a buyer’s like Kia's mother (Swaroop Sampat) as the“If agent: liberated woman who runs 5 NGOs sold and price Kabir's father, Mr. Bansal (Rajit Kapur as a between successful businessman) were not confined to $1,460,000 and $1,509,999, the commissuch tight boxes.

sion of buyer agent will be added bonus $3,000; If sold price between $1,510,000 and $1,549,999, commission of buyer agent will be added bonus $9,000. If sold price For buyers, however, such bonuses higher than $1,550,000, commission of buyer agent will be added bonus $14,000.” could potentially motivate their coming agent to Boss apil Sharma is finally 9 contestant Rochelle Maria Rao will work against their best interests and seal back to prime time television. be seen adding spice on the show which in theApril 600023. block of this Griffiths a deal atAfter a higher price or passmoistover a goesAonhouse leaving audiences air from Now, is eyed and walking out ofcome the much Avenue given near that DeerRochelle Lake isina Colors Burnaby property that doesn’t with famous a bonus. surprising Comedy Nights with sold for $2.32 million, an amount on Kapil, the comedian is As one agent put it: “What sense does which the buyer’s agent, of New Coast now planning a gigantic it make for small a (buyer’s agent) to get a bo- Realty, was offered by the listing agent, return to the screen. nus for making the client, pay more?” also of New Coast, the usual 3.255 With The Kapilyou, Sharma Show. % on the first $100,000 and 1.1625% AIt’s bi-weekly show, this not clear how widespread these bo- on the balance, plus a $20,000 bonus. show will have celebrities nuses are. The Real Estate Council of B.C. participating as well, much Read more: http://www.vancouversun. saidthe it received complaint last week. like CNWK one format. com/business/cash+bonuses+real+estate But the difference is that ButComedy in a little overwas an hour of digging +agents+called+into+question/11819204/ while Nights about Kapil's and a of the MLS ac- s t o r y . h t m l # i x z z 4 4 U z G l y M N around on family the version few other only characters, this this one reporter will havewas a talent and she's now all set to turn up the cessible by agents, backdrop of a neighbourhood with more heat on Colors' rival channel's show. Also, able to find another eight such bonus Colors and Kapil too had a fallout and than one family involved. offers — four on joined homesthe that have sold we're sure this move by Rochelle won't go And guess who's formidable property sold. But if offering a bonus can land a sale at an even higher price, the cost of the bonus can be deducted from the sale.

This Bigg Boss 9 contestant ditches Colors, joins ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’

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A knotty affair

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Shreya pregnant Sunil Shetty

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Big B as President?

Shreya Ghoshal Buzz is that Shreya Ghoshal is in the family way. The singer was recently spotted with what looked like a baby belly. Mum’s the word, though, on her front.

The Manwa Laage singer had a low-key wedding with entrepreneur Shiladitya Mukhopadhyaya in February 2015.

Speculation is that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is considering proposing Amitabh Bachchan’s name as the next President of India. The current President, Pranab Mukherjee, completes his term next year. Amar Singh, a former close aide of Bachchan, has reportedly stated that he had received information about it. Last month, Shatrughan Sinha, during an event in Patna, had also said that it will be a matter of pride if the superstar, a cultural icon, was made President. Hearing speeches in the Big B’s deep baritone would be sheer delight, wouldn’t it?

Actress MANDANA KARIMI, who was seen in Bigg Boss, had someone bending over to tie her shoelaces at a fashion gala. It looks like she has not learnt to tie them. PIC/SATEJ SHINDE

Catwalk debut RADHIKA APTE walked the ramp for the first time at a fashion gala yesterday. It was smooth sailing except for the high heels she had to wear.

Health enthusiast Sunil Shetty wants everyone to be fighting fit in Bollywood. The actor is bringing down Steve Willis, better known as Steve Commando, who is the name behind the fitness of several Hollywood celebs.

Shetty hosted Biggest Loser Jeetenge while Steve hosted the Steve Willis international version, The Biggest Loser, in Australia. Steve will be training Bollywood folk in his style to be commando fit.

The battle lines are drawn

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First look without Priyanka

Deepika Padukone. PIC/SWARALI PUROHIT Dwayne Johnson recently released the first look of his film, Baywatch, on social media which stars Priyanka Chopra. He wrote, “EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: Our entire #BAYWATCH squad. Are we bad ass? Yes. Do we save lives? All day. Are we a dysfunctional family? Epically. Do we have fun? YES. We work hard, we play hard.”

Strangely, however, PeeCee is missing from the first look. Is the shoot of Quantico keeping her away from her Baywatch gang?

Deepika Padukone is back in Toronto for the shoot of her Hollywood flick, XXX: The Return of Xander Cage. She posed with fans at the airport and braved a smile though she is mighty upset that Kangana Ranaut, and not she, was named the Best Actress at National Awards. This has now reopened the Kangs vs Dippy battle. Fun is coming.

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Bollywood personalities’ birthdays this week

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MOON MOON SEN

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riginal recipe makes 4 servings, 1 (8 ounce) packagepenne pasta, 2 tablespoonsolive oil, 1/2 cupchopped onion, 1 clovegarlic, minced, 3 cupschopped tomatoes, 1 cupsliced fresh mushrooms, 2 cupsspinach leaves, packed, Pancholi salt Sooraj and pepper to taste, 1 pinchred pepper flakes, 8 ouncesfeta cheese, crumbled

Method:

1.Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water until al

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dente; drain.

2.Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add onion and garlic, and cook until golden brown.

Mix in tomatoes, mushrooms, and spinach. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Cook 2 minutes more, until tomatoes are heated through and spinach is wilted. Reduce heat to medium, stir in pasta and feta cheese, and cook until heated through.

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Salman Khan’s ‘sweet’ gesture for Emraan Hashmi

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ollywood superstar Salman Khan has time and again ensured that he promotes the work of his industry friends, be it during events or on social networking platforms.

His gestures have always caught people’s attention whether he tweeted the first look poster of Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film, 'Raees' or promoted his good friend Aamir Khan’s film 'Dhoom 3' (2013) on the television show he hosted. And now, he has taken to Twitter for Emraan Hashmi.

While it is known that Emraan Hashmi has penned a book on the struggle and hardships he faced when his now six-year-old son Ayaan’s was detected with cancer, Salman Khan has taken extra effort to take snap shot of the book’s cover page and tweeted it. The book’s cover talks about a father’s trials and triumphs and how it is a transformative experience of his life. The book titled ‘The Kiss of Life- How a Superhero and My Son Defeated Cancer’ has been co-authored

by Bilal Siddiqi. Earlier today, Emraan’s son Ayaan unveiled the first look of the book.

Alok Nath

Launching big WE spotted a number of celebrities from the world of film and television at the launch of an advertising-led video on demand platform. Viewers across the country will get to see an array of quirky and hilarious shows which will include a a sex chat show by ‘sanskaari babuji’ Alok Nath and a rip-off of another popular reality show among many others.

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Salman or SRK? One of the two Khans is likely to star in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next project

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WITH Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s last directorial Bajirao Mastani earning widespread acclaim and six National Awards, there is much hype surrounding his next. The filmmaker was expected to make an announcement on his birthday last month, but he seems to be taking his time before breaking the big news to the world. While not much is known about the project, we hear Bhansali is contemplating signing either Shah Rukh Khan or Salman Khan for the lead role.

Notwithstanding Bajirao Mastani’s clash with SRKstarrer Dilwale at the box office last Christmas, the two have been partying together quite a lot of late. On March

Prachi Desai and (inset) Naureen

Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan 21, hitlist had reported about Shah Rukh hosting an impromptu bash at his suite in Dubai which had Bhansali in attendance. And when the latter threw a party on Monday night post his National Awards win, the superstar joined in the celebrations.

As far as Salman is con-

cerned, the filmmaker, by his own admission in an interview with hitlist (March 30), had recently visited him. “(But) Please don’t ask me anything more about it,� he insisted.

However, that was enough to set the gossip mills buzzing about a possible collaboration.

Bhansali remained

unavailable for comment, but a source close to him says, “The project is in the preproduction stage and Bhansali wants either Shah Rukh or Salman as the hero. He is sort of torn between the two Khans. Only an official announcement will make things clear.�

Screen test for real life action hero Chief Commando Trainer, Grandmaster Shifuji Shaurya Bharadwaj makes his acting debut with a Tiger Shroff-starrer

EXCLUSIVE first look of Prachi Desai from Emraan Hashmi-starrer Azhar. The actress will be seen playing ex India cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin’s first wife, Naureen, in his biopic with designer duo Rushi-Manushi styling her up for the role. Director Tony D’Souza was keen to bring out the ’90s look as far as her character was concerned. The actress says, “I was stumped when I saw Naureen’s pictures; she is so beautiful and sublime. We have tried to replicate her original look as much as possible.�

Talking about Naureen, Prachi says, “I keep wondering why destiny was so unkind to Naureen. What I love about her is the grace, strength and dignity that she maintains till today. I love my character graph that goes on from being a teenager to her 20s in the late ’80s to early ’90s, and the silent love story that continues between Azhar and Naureen.�

Prachi says the director made it simpler for her by saying, ‘It’s a tough role, you will have fun and I know you will crack it’. “It is a pivotal role in the film and the first time I will be putting a face to this real life character about whom not much is known, so he wanted the authenticity about playing this teenager who was married to a cricketing star to stay intact,� she adds.

convinced me,� says Bharadwaj, who has served as the Special Anti Urban Terrorist Tactics Instructor for Mumbai Police after The famous Oye Oye track the 26/11 attacks and Special Commando from Tridev (1989) starring Trainer for Combatants of the Army’s Fighting Regiment.

Sangeeta Bijlani will be Ask the inventor of Shatru Vinashak recreated in the Azhar killing skills if he was afraid of facing biopic. Originally picturised ANIRBAN DAS the camera and he says, “I do not even on Naseeruddin Shah and anirban.das@mid-day.com fear death, forget the camera. I enjoyed Sonam, the song will feature the shooting process with Tiger and Nargis Fakhri, who plays A CHIEF Commando Trainer roped in Sabbir. I must say Tiger has been a dedias the action consultant for Tiger cated learner.� the former cricketer’s second Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor-starrer Bharadwaj reveals he has been an wife. Azhar and Sangeeta Baaghi put his acting skills to test. And action consultant for Bollywood films were married for 14 years we hear it took a lot of convincing on the earlier, but did not wish to name them. before they separated in part of the makers and director Sabbir Will Baaghi be his first and last tryst 2010.

Khan to get Grandmaster Shifuji with acting? “I am not a fan of films

be shot in The song will Shaurya Bharadwaj to face the camera. or actors. I am a fan of Shaheed He will be seen as Tiger’s trainer in Bhagat Singh and other such revolutionabout a fortnight. “It will, the film. aries. But if films dealing with commando however, not be an item “I did not have aspirations to see training are offered to me and helps number. It will be used to myself on screen or turn actor. I have people know more about defence, only take the story forward,� says always been and will always be a patriot. I then will I be excited. But I am not a source. was supposed to be just the action con- looking it as a profession. Bollywood Director Tony D’Souza says, sultant for this film, but Sabbir needed is a huge industry, but I have dedicated authenticity. I was hesitant at first, but he my life to my country,� he quips.

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Vegetable Hakka Noodles (Chow Mein)

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egetable Hakka noodles are also more commonly known as Vegetable Chow Mein. This is a popular Indo-Chinese dish. Vegetable hakka noodles consists of stir fry noodles with a variety of vegetables. This is a quick and easy recipe to make. Hakka noodles is a delicious and flavorful dish and very popular with street vendors.

This also makes a great one-dish meal. Recipe will serve 2.

Ingredients: About 4oz. whole wheat noodles 2 tablespoons oil 2 cups cabbage thinly sliced 1/2 cup carrots grated or thinly sliced 1 cup bell pepper thinly sliced, use the different color bell pepper, capsic 1/2 cup finely chopped French green beans 1 tablespoon ginger finely chopped 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 3 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons chili sauce, adjust to taste 1/2 teaspoon salt Method Cook noodles according to the package instructions. Drain the cooked noodles in a colander, and rinse them with cold water. Set aside.

Heat oil in a wide pan or wok on medium high heat, first sauté the green beans, and ginger for about 1 minutes.

Traditionally vegetables are tossed while cooking, I find it is easier just to stir fry Add grated carrots, shredded cabbage and sliced bell pepper. Stir fry for about two minutes, do not overcook the vegetables. Vegetables should have some crunch.

Add noodles, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and chili sauce, toss them together and stir-fry them for about a minute.

Hakka noodles are ready. Enjoy!

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Planning a Menu

lanning a menu is fun and easy.

Many factors will affect your choice of menu.

Are you planning a meal for only yourself, or for your family?

What type of event is this? Is this a casual brunch of formal dinner?

How many people have you invited?

If it is a formal gettogether, then for what occasion, what time of the day, and what time of year?

What are the guests’ ages, and do any guests have any dietary restrictions?

How long will be the get-together last?

How much time do you have to prepare?

Think about the variety of dishes. Think of colors, textures and complementary dishes.

If you are cooking for your family, I believe the menu should be simple. You want to make sure that the food is balanced, healthy, and delicious. A simple Indian menu will include the following:

Salad, Lentil Soup, Vegetable Dish Yogurt, Bread The meal may be finished with fruit or a simple dessert.

For a formal get-together, if your appetizers are heavy, then the dinner should

be light. If the guests will be staying longer after dinner, then you can plan for a heavier dessert.

Otherwise, the dessert should be light and served just after dinner. When making appetizers or snacks, I like to make sure they are light and not a substitute for my main dishes.

Atta Ka Halwa (Wheat Flour Halwa) Atta ka Halwa, is a delicious sweet dessert.

This is easy to make and with few ingredients.

Atta ka halwa is made with whole wheat flour, sugar, and clarified butter, flavored with cardamom. I love the sweet aroma and flavor of cardamom, for me cardamom is must to have any sweet I make.

Ingredients: 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1/3 cup ghee, clarified butter 1/2 cup sugar 2 cups water 10-12 raisins 1/4 teaspoon cardamom coarsely ground 2 tablespoons sliced almonds 1 tablespoon pistachios sliced for garnishing Preparation Boil the water and sugar in a pan over medium high heat. Bring the syrup to full boil and mix it well making sure sugar is dissolved, and turn off the heat. Set aside.

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nice sweet aroma. Flour should be roasted well, after adding the syrup four will be lighter in shade. Halwa should be nice and light brown in color. This should take about 7-8 minutes.

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his third installment of the ‘Kung Fu Panda’ franchise may not be the best, but it certainly gets most of its mechanics right.

Arriving eight years after the first Kung Fu Panda movie, ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ has the lovable martial artist panda Po (Jack Black) return to form with his inimical geniality - thus making the resultant experience extremely jovial and full-ofbeans. Po reunites with his longlost father Li (Bryan Cranston), and the pair travel to a secret panda sanctuary where, they must team up to defeat an evil, ancient force and restore the kung fu order. Not much of an ask in terms of storyline but the ensuing springy-spoofy-action makes this a worthy comedy.

Po’s former master Oogway (Randall Duk Kim) is relaxing in the spirit realm, where he is confronted by bullish warrior Kai who plans to steal the ‘chi’ a.k.a life force, of a range of masters.

His quest is expected to be rewarded when he bests the last earthly master of chi, who happens to be none other than Po. Po has yet to takeover as master of the arts in the training school that master Shifu is retiring from. And a few destructive rounds of action with old pals Tigress, Mantis, Viper, and Monkey don’t help him decide. Then comes his biological father and Po’s identity crisis becomes a thing of the past. The narrative is strong on emotions, pulses with dramatic energy and is quite visually enchanting.

The colours are delightful, the lightness of touch gives it a strong enough dose of revitalizing humour and the thematic relevance is winsome. The fluid and comely animation adds strength to the enchantment.

It’s an invigorating path to enlightenment paved as it is with wit and charm.

A cross-cultural blend of Chinese Wuxia epics and American Geek culture, Kung Fu Panda has ‘Perseverance and introspection as the key that strengthens and enforces a stronger ideal’ as it’s ‘chi’ and it’s brought out quite winningly!

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romantic saga, Kaifi aur main, featuring featuring poetry, theatre, gazal and Bollywood singing will be staged in Vancouver on April 8 after a string of shows in North America.

Kamal's Video Palace is promoting and hosting Kaifi Aur Main, a romantic saga of Kaifi Azmi and his wife, Shaukat Azmi.

Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar, are reprising the role of Shaukat and Kaifi Azmi while Jaswinder Singh and his group will enthrall the

audiences with popular gazals and Bollywood songs penned by Kaifi Sahab.

Kaifi Aur Main will be staged Friday, April 8, at 8.30 pm at Hard Rock Café.

Tickets are $50, 75,100 & VIP for the musical.

For more information, please contact Kamal Sharma of KVP Entertainers at (604)592-977 or visit www.ticketmaster.ca or KVP Entertainers Facebook page.

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Approximately 75 per cent of new vehicle loans in 2016 had a term of 72 months or longer, whereas only 36 per cent did in 2009, according to J.D. Power.

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In many cases, auto makers are offering significant incentives to per cent paying cash and 26 per cent opting encourage customers to consider leasing as to lease according to J.D. Power. However, it tends to shorten the vehicle replacement leasing popularity is still lower than the peak cycle and bring consumers back into in 2005 when 45 per cent of new vehicles showrooms for their next new vehicle were leased. sooner.

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esla Motors gave a sneak preview Thursday of its Model 3 sedan, saying more than 130,000 people had ordered the car, even though it is more than a year away from production.

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk unveiled a prototype of the Model 3 in Hawthorne, Calif., outside Los Angeles to hundreds of Tesla owners and the media, saying the vehicle will go into production in 2017 at a starting price of $35,000 US. The Model 3 is critical to the Silicon Valley automaker’s growth plans and to sustaining its lofty stock price. Tesla shares have jumped in recent days in anticipation of the Model 3 launch.

“It’s very important to accelerate the transition to sustainable transport,” said Musk. “This is really important for the future of the world.”

Musk guided the audience through the journey from the company’s previous models, the Roadster, S and X, to the current one.

“With any new technology, it takes multiple iterations and economies of scale before you can make it affordable,” said Musk, the South-African born CEO who spent two years at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont. “Do you want to see the car?” teased Musk, to screams from the audience in the hangar-sized facility inside a Tesla design center. “We don’t have it for you tonight — just kidding!”

Three Model 3s were driven onstage, which looked like a shorter version of Tesla’s Model S sedan. The Model 3 has a panoramic glass roof and an elongated hood.

Inside, it seats five adults and has the same large touchscreen dashboard as other Teslas.

It also has Tesla’s suite of semi-autonomous driving features, including automatic lane changing and lane keeping. Musk said it will accelerate from zero to 60 in less than six seconds.

Musk says it will go at least 345 kilometres on an electric charge.

Musk said that 115,000 pre-orders had already been taken on Thursday alone for the car. Within a half hour, that number reached 137,600 in a rolling scroll projected onto a screen.

Musk said the car is on schedule to go on sale at the end of 2017, eliciting a cheer from the crowd of around 800 people. Tesla has a history of missing deadlines for its vehicles to hit the market.

“I do feel fairly confident it will be next year,” Musk said.

To support sales, Musk says Tesla plans to double the number of stores it has worldwide

to 441 by the end of next year. It also plans to double its fast-charging stations to 7,200.

Fans had camped out overnight, queueing outside Tesla stores across California to put down deposits on the car in scenes reminiscent of the launch of Apple Inc products.

The Model 3 is crucial for Tesla to reach its goal of selling 500,000 cars per year by 2020.

The success of Tesla’s Gigafactory, its battery factory near completion in Nevada, is also contingent on the Model 3.

Tesla says scale from the massive facility will cut the cost of its battery pack by 30 per cent to enable the lower-priced vehicle.

High expectations ahead of the unveiling have restored Tesla’s shares to around the $230-mark, recovering from a year low of $141.05 in February after analysts cut price targets and revenue expectations.

“It is important to the industry because it will signal whether or not Tesla Motors is a major threat to the status quo or just another wannabe car company with a fleeting chance for long-term success,” said Kelley Blue Book’s Jack Nerad.

GM is on track to beat Tesla to the market with its Chevrolet Bolt electric car, which GM says will launch late this year, offering about 200 miles of electric driving range and a starting price of around $35,000.

A new generation of Nissan Motor Co’s Leaf electric car is also expected to offer more driving range at a similar price.

The Model 3 and others in the new generation of electric vehicles face challenges from low gasoline prices, high battery costs and uncertain investment in recharging infrastructure.

Through the first two months of this year, sales of all-electric and hybrid vehicles are down nearly nine per cent to 60,384 vehicles, data from trade group the Electric Drive Transportation Association shows.

That’s fewer hybrid and battery electric vehicles sold in two months than Ford sold of its F-series large pickup trucks in February alone.

Several short-term concerns, such as that Model 3 production will be delayed, and the slow ramp of the Model X will continue, go hand-in-hand with skeptics’ longer-term worries that the unprofitable company will continue to bleed cash.

In February, Tesla said it would start generating positive cash flow this month.

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ancouver, B.C. – The 96th annual Vancouver International Auto Show drew 101,853 attendees in 2016, an increase of almost 5,000 attendees from the record setting 2015 numbers. This attendance comes despite venue timing conflicts resulting in the show being one day shorter in 2016.

“We weren’t sure how attendance would be affected by the loss of a full day of the show as well as the timing of the event happening over Easter weekend and Spring Break for many school districts,” says executive director Jason Heard, “but once again British Columbians showed that this event is the ultimate place to see, learn about and celebrate new vehicles.”

Single day attendance was extremely high, with Friday, March 25th setting a new single day record for attendance at 27,155 people.

Already the best attended consumer show in Western Canada, the Vancouver Auto Show is also one of the most highly anticipated auto events in the country.

“Over the past two years the Vancouver show has developed a significant momentum, drawing international attention from media, exhibitors such as the NOS Energy DUB Show Tour (which selected the Vancouver Auto Show as the location of its Canadian debut) and the Chinese Auto Manufacturers Association, which sent a delegation to see the Vancouver show firsthand,” says Heard. “We are changing the definition of auto show to reflect British Columbia’s love affair of everything from classic cars to hyper-luxury vehicles to family commuter vehicles. We are once again planning to expand the show in 2017 with the debut of a global conference on all things auto, which we plan to unveil in the coming months.”

The show, which ran from March 23-27 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, assembled top manufacturers from around the globe showcasing 400 new vehicles – from luxury and exotic showstoppers to the latest in family and eco friendly offerings.

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he Surrey North Delta Division of Family Practice is inviting the community of Surrey and North Delta to an evening of conversation about healthy living, health care, and family doctors on Wednesday, March 30th at Enver Creek Secondary School. This free event is an opportunity for the general public and physicians in the community to connect with each other outside the family doctor office and to discuss some of the health care questions important to our community. The evening will kick off with guest speaker Dr. Art Hister, a familiar voice on the subject of healthy living for viewers of GlobalTV. Dr. Hister will be speaking about healthy living hints that will keep you laughing and learning. After Dr. Hister speaks, attendees will be invited to the lobby to enjoy refreshments and discuss questions they may have about health & family doctors, including how to find a family doctor in Surrey and North Delta. As Dr. Janice Peace, Family Doctor in Surrey and co-chair of the SurreyNorth Delta Division of Family Practice explains “This event builds on the daily work of the division and our family doctor members, with the vision of improving quality of life for the residents of Surrey and North Delta.”

To register and to find out more information about the event go to: http://ow.ly/Y9tnn or contact Jody Schuurman at 778-387-6009.

Space is limited, so register today! The Sur-

rey-North Delta Division of Family Practice brings together family doctors to enhance the delivery of health care services in our community. “Laugh, Learn and Live Longer” is part of the division’s health promotion strategy. This event is an opportunity for anyone in Surrey or North Delta to discuss ways we can, together, be leaders for our own health and our community’s health. To find out more, and to join the conversation online, find Surrey-North Delta Division of Family Practice’s Twitter account @snddivision or search for #LaughLearnLiveLonger.

“Sanskriti Cultural Awareness Society of BC” invites you with your family and friends to a specially designed evening, full of laughter and humor to celebrate Holi a festival of joy, happiness and participation with legendary poets from India and North America coming to make everybody laugh and giggle. Program would be followed by dance and a lavish dinner. This is an family event. For queries contact: Janardan Pandey Prachand at 604-889-2204 , Sanjeev Sharma at 604 767 4366 Sanskriti Cultural Awareness Society of BC 15165 91Ave, Surrey BC V3R 1B6 PH: 604 767 4366 E:mail: humarisanskrit2@gmail.com www.humarisanskriti.ca

tra vigilant when it comes to protecting their personal and financial information.

As frauds involving the Canada Revenue Agency are on the rise not only in Surrey but across the country, tax season is prime time for fraudsters to prey on unsuspecting victims. Residents need to be vigilant if they receive fraudulent communications from these agencies and report it to authorities immediately if they suspect they are a victim.

“This time of year serves as a good reminder for residents to check their mail regularly when sensitive financial and personal information may be arriving daily in your mailbox,” says Surrey RCMP Corporal Scotty Schumann.

“If criminals are able to access this information they can fraudulently use it to gain access to bank accounts, apply for loans and credit cards, or engage in criminal activity that ultimately becomes associated to you.”

Surrey RCMP has also noticed a trend in fraudulent telephone calls claiming to be from debt collectors for unpaid phone, cable, hydro, or other utility bills.

Most of the reports involve complainants who have lost their wallets or purses within the last year and have not reported it to authorities. Scams like this are

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About the Surrey-North Delta Division of Family Practice: Established in 2010, the Surrey-North Delta Division of Family Practice is comprised of family physicians from Surrey and North Delta. Member physicians work collaboratively to improve patient access to local primary care and provide continuous professional support. The Surrey-North Delta Division of Family Practice’s mission is to advocate for patient and physician health in the Surrey-North Delta community, to facilitate member engagement in evaluating and shaping the health care system, and to identify challenges and develop innovative approaches to providing efficient, quality health care.

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Surrey Night Market prepares to open for third season

he organizers of Surrey Night Market are not letting last year’s devastating storm that destroyed the market, dampen their spirits and are instead preparing themselves for a yet another exciting season. “The overwhelming support and good wishes offered by the community after last year’s monstrous storm has doubled our resolve to return for a third season starting June 3, 2016 to August 14, 2016,” said Satbir Cheema, Director, Surrey Night Market, “we are humbled by the support that the community showed us last year and as a gesture of goodwill we would like to give a platform to non-profits to help them raise funds for their causes.” Apart from numerous food and merchandise booths; rides and games for children; door prizes for attendees and performances by magicians, local bands, singers and dancers, Surrey Night Market 2016 will have a strong community and social perspective with a few tents set aside for non-profit

organizations and charities. These organizations will also be given an opportunity to set up a beer garden to raise funds for their specific causes if they so wish. During the third season, the following patrons will get free entry into the night market. Families of all Canadian Forces personnel and Veterans Children less than 48” in height when accompanied by their families Residents of long-term care and assisted living facilities when coming as a group Wheelchair borne persons and their attendants Seniors over 65 years with proper ID In addition, anyone bringing a non-perishable food item or a new toy will be allowed free access and all collected items will be donated to the local food banks or charities. The family friendly multicultural market will run on Fridays and Saturdays from 6pm to 11pm and on Sundays from 5pm to 10pm at the Cloverdale Exhibition Grounds, 17726 - 62 Avenue, Surrey. Parking will be free.

good reminders to cancel and replace all important cards once lost and to routinely check your credit report to ensure you are not a victim of identity theft.

report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre online or at 1-888-495-8501.

Another scam that residents should be aware of that is making the rounds locally is the “black” or “white” money scam. This sophisticated counterfeit scheme comes in multiple forms but usually involves currency that on initial appearance has no colour but can apparently be washed with a chemical that makes it a legitimate bank note. In most cases, the victims are usually conned into making an initial investment into this counterfeit money with the promise of large returns.

“Surrey is a very diverse community that includes many residents who are new to Canada,” says Cpl. Schumann.

“Unfortunately those who are unfamiliar with how our institutions and businesses operate can be more susceptible to these frauds. We ask that residents take this opportunity to discuss these recent fraud trends with family members who may not be aware.”

For more information on fraud prevention please visit the Scams & Fraud page on our website. If your business or community group would like to host an info session on fraud prevention please contact the Surrey RCMP’s Economic Crime Unit at 604-5990502. If you are the victim of a fraud, please contact your local police and

Train-the-Trainer workshop for Hepatitis and other communicable diseases at PICS, Surrey Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society (PICS) is hosting Train-the-Trainer Workshop for Healthcare Providers to make them aware about Hepatitis C and other related communicable diseases in high risk Immigrant ethnic communities.

PICS is part of the Sexually Transmitted Infections and Tuberculosis Coinfections project undertaken by Canadian Ethnocultural Council, Ottawa and will provide training in the Metro Vancouver region. In Canada, STIs and TB continue to be public health concerns, however; very little information is available on the prevalence of these diseases in the selected ethnic populations and therefore; appropriate training is a must.

What - Train-the-Trainer Workshop for Healthcare Providers Where – PICS Surrey, #20512725-80th Avenue, Surrey When October 7th 2015 at 10 am – 11:30- Who can attend – healthcare providers, settlement workers and community leaders.

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ne of the worst situations for any millennial is walking out of an interview feeling like they could have done better. It’s like, in that moment, you realize what, or how you could have done that would make you feel less like an idiot and more like someone who is worth hiring. Basically, it feels like you suck at elevator pitches, interview questions and any situation that requires you to challenge, or defend an argument with words that are not stupid. This is what you call the spirit of the stairs!

What Is The Spirit Of The Stairs?

Once upon a time, 18th-century French philosopher, Denis Diderot was at a dinner party, heatedly debating a topic that he had mastered. Yet, when someone challenged – Art & Chip him at a Sansom particular point, he was left at a loss of words, incapable of proving his point. It could have been that it just wasn’t his day, the moment had passed, or so on.

Whatever his reason was, he left the party soon after, only to reach the bottom of the stairs, while on his way out and realize that he had just found the perfect retort. Alas! It was too late. The challenge had already been lost. Diderot, therefore, went on to coin the phrase, l’esprit d’escalier, or the spirit of the stairs. The idea caught on like wildfire, with the Yiddish calling it trepverter; the Germans calling it treppenwitz, or as modernists call it elevator wit.

How To Tell If You Have Experienced This?

I’ll make it easier for you. Yes, you have experienced it; every one of you! So, no, you aren’t any different from the rest of us. Still want to know how you experienced it? Fine.

In her book, ‘Presence’, Harvard Professor and TED Talk Speaker, Amy Cuddy reveals signs of what might be the spirit of the stairs.

If, in any life, or work situation, you walk away feeling like you have not given your all, you have not put everything on the table, you start to overanalyze all the ways it you could have done better, to a point where it starts eating into you. It leaves you feeling weak, inadequate and, well, like a total loser.

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IF work is your entire life and you have no social life then realise this; you are a workaholic. While it’s no sin to love your work and definitely not a crime to chained to your desk 24/7, it is essential that you realise that there is a big life beyond work. The first key to deal with it is to know and accept that you are a workaholic. Here are a few ways to stop being one.

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Change the game For all those who believe that life is everything and have a game plan to earn till forty and then retire, maybe it’s time to change the game plan. Change your priority list if work is right on top then maybe it needs to be rearranged. Make sure that you give family, friends, your health more priority. Even if your motive is to earn lots of money, when you don’t have time to spend it, what’s the point of earning so much.

Time efficiency Restrict the number of hours you work on a project. Yes, when deadlines approach it is alright to burn the midnight oil. However, during other times it is not wise to stay late in office all the time, avoid your

family and give you blood, sweat and time to your office.

Even if you love what you do, it’s important to understand that you don’t have to love just one thing. Make sure you finish your work on time and try to finish before deadline, in order to avoid being a workaholic.

Question the benefits Every work you do should be beneficial for someone. Think back and evaluate the benefits of your work and see if it is positive.

Weed away the unnecessary things that dig

into your time and use that to workaholics function. Most of them never take a break and do something worthwhile. the few who do, carry their Unplug right away work along with them. Work Once you are done with work, will never stop even after you this arithmetic-based puzzle, partially filled A stay away Infrom the social come back afrom a vacation. matrix of single-digit is only rejuveworld. It is (4x4) nice to be clued in small numbers break will to what happens in the nate to four work more provided.

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matrix. The missing numbers can be any singledigit integers between 0 and 9 (both inclusive), such that no digit is repeated in each of the 4 horizontal rows & 4 vertical columns. For each puzzle, there will be a unique solution.

HOROSCOPE ARIES

TAURUS Today you shall listen to the voice of your soul.

This shall benefit you in all respects and infuse you with positivity.

CANCER

GEMINI Recent work pressure may have taken a heavy toll on you physically and mentally. Watch your health. Exercise regularly to boost your endurance.

LEO If you have been considering buying property, today is propitious - go ahead and book it. For peace of mind, do some yoga or meditation.

LIBRA

VIRGO The entire cosmos shall be working in your favour. This is one of those wonderful days whatever you do shall result in success.

SCORPIO You may be a target of your business rivals as they attempt to tarnish your image. Jealousy is the root cause of their unwarranted actions.

CAPRICORN The type of friends you have reflects your personality. To maintain a dignified image - be careful of whom you befriend.

Your relationships shall fortify today. Love is in the air. On this auspicious day - present your sweetheart the engagement ring!

Today you must reanalyse your strategies, pinpoint what exactly are the shortcomings in them, and correct them before moving on.

SAGITARIUS

The main activity of the day shall be decoration of your house. You may also spend some time speculating on the stock market.

AQUARIUS The spontaneous nature of your actions and thoughts shall enable you to enjoy a fun- filled and leisurely day with your pals and siblings.

Today you shall feel very spirited, taking great care to appear in your best attire. Charm your way into the heart of your sweetheart!

PISCES Grappled with controversial and difficult situations, you may feel low and disgruntled. Full support of your near ones shall help to combat such testing times.

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Franz Gehriger, the CEO of SwissReal Group who bought the original historic stockexchange building in 2002 before partnering with Credit Suisse to develop it, said the main group interested in leasing Vancouver office space these days is the technology sector.

Those companies make their decisions just a year before they need to move in.

And, he said, all signs indicate nonCanadian companies are looking for space here.

“Vancouver is on the world map now. We get a lot of calls from California and Seattle of companies that are considering coming here,” Mr. Gehriger said.

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next two years due to competition.

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service AirBNB is having on the city’s about real stock of ere’s rentalanother homesoddity and apartments. estateGeoff for buyers Councillor Meggsalready plans facing to inhomeinprices. troduce ahigh motion council Tuesday diTuckedcity in the fineto print of some recting staff work with Multiple AirBNB Listing Service posts that can and other services to collect only data be onseen how by agents are cash bonuses for agents on top many units are being listed for shortof the usual standard commission. term rentals and how often, according to a news release from the mayor’s office.

“Collecting the data on short-term rentals is the first step to understanding its effects — both positive and negative — on our housing market, economy, and our residents,” he said.

With a vacancy rate of less than one

Some are a flat amount. Others seem to reward a buyer’s agent as the sale price increases.

In a so-called sellers’ market — where analysts, politicians and the public battle each other over what exactly is driving skyrocketing home prices — there should be no need for such bonuses.

“Selling bonuses have been used in markets where there are more listings than buyers,” said Maureen Coleman, professional standards adviser with the Real Estate Council of British Columbia.

The bonuses, like the controversial practice of shadow flipping, are legal as long as they are properly disclosed.

With the market so hot, it’s questionable that a seller would need to pay more than the usual commission to get a property sold.

But if offering a bonus can land a sale at an even higher price, the cost of the bonus can be deducted from the sale.

For buyers, however, such bonuses could potentially motivate their agent to work against their best interests and seal a deal at

Murray Cox, community activist inthat New a higher price orapass over a property York who operates InsideAirbnb.com, recentdoesn’t come with a bonus. lyAscalculated there 4,728 Airbnb listings one agent putwere it: “What sense does it in Vancouver in December.

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For example, there is a five bedroom, five bathroom home on Nolan Street in Burnaby South that is asking $1,188,000.

It’s listed by Nu Stream Realty Inc. and comes with the offer of a $5,000 bonus (in addition to a typical commission of 3.255 % on the first $100,000 and 1.15 % on the rest of the sale amount.)

On Sardis Street near Central Park in Burnaby, there is a 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom duplex listed by New Coast Realty with this offer for a buyer’s agent: “If sold price between $1,460,000 and $1,509,999, the commission of buyer agent will be added bonus $3,000; If sold price between $1,510,000 and $1,549,999, commission of buyer agent will be added bonus $9,000.

If sold price higher than $1,550,000, commission of buyer agent will be added bonus $14,000.”

A house in the 6000 block of Griffiths Avenue near Deer Lake in Burnaby sold for $2.32 million, an amount on which the buyer’s agent, of New Coast Realty, was offered by the listing agent, also of New Coast, the usual 3.255 % on the first $100,000 and 1.1625% on the balance, plus a $20,000 bonus.

CMHC tracks apartment turnover in Vancouver’s hot rental markets

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esults from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.’s first-ever rental turnover survey in Metro Vancouver points to a migration of rental demand from the pricier centre to lessexpensive suburbs.

The survey, which tracked the number of purpose-built rental suites that changed hands during the 12 months up to the fall of 2015, found that 19 per cent of units had new tenants.

In suburbs outside of the city centre, however, turnover rates were higher, coinciding with a decline in vacancies, said CMHC analyst Richard Sam. “It’s cheaper to rent outside Vancouver, so it’s possible that people are looking in terms of affordability,” Sam said. “So vacancy (rates) and also turnover, supports a little bit (the notion that) people are moving away from Vancouver to areas in the Fraser Valley.” Rents, the CMHC data shows,

are $395 cheaper, on average, in Surrey compared with the city of Vancouver.

However, Sam cautioned that it is difficult to make direct correlations between factors in the housing market because this was the first time they have collected the data and don’t yet have a sense of how turnover rates may be changing.

Sam said the rental industry asked CMHC to start collecting the data.

The first report seems to back up anecdotal observations of building owners that Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods generally experience between 10 and 30 per cent turnover each year, said Dave Hutniak, CEO of Landlord B.C., the industry association for apartment owners.

“Moving forward, hopefully we’ll build a time series (with the data) to make more conclusions or better assumptions about the rental market,” Sam said.

real estate 15 Man pays $400 a month to sleep in wooden box in friends’ San Francisco living room

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y now, the high price of rent in and around San Francisco has become at once a familiar lament and an easy punchline. In 2014, BuzzFeed highlighted nine private islands that cost less than an apartment in the California tech capital; a year later, a local website found the same of five castles.

Along with the cheeky comparisons came clever workarounds: a backyard tent in Mountain View, a garage in Palo Alto, a refurbished FedEx van at San Francisco University.

In October, The Washington Post even spoke with a Google engineer who has made his home in a truck at company headquarters.

With the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment at $3,670 a month, the city’s housing crisis has pushed frugal renters to the edge of their comfort limits.

From tents to trucks, the next logical step in San Francisco has taken shape — in the form of a literal box.

This makeshift bedroom, which its owner prefers to call a pod, is no larger than a wide bookshelf and inconspicuously stationed at one corner of an apartment living room in the Sunset District neighborhood. Its exterior resembles a large crate, while its inside houses a twin bed, a fold-up desk and some LEDs. At 8 feet long and 4.5 feet tall, the wooden box requires Peter Berkowitz to duck to get inside, but he assured The Post in a phone interview Monday night that his new home is “honestly very comfortable.“I re-

ally don’t feel like I’ve taken a hit in terms of my quality of life,” said Berkowitz, 25. “I don’t really notice I live in the pod anymore.”

Berkowitz moved into the box two weeks ago, after an attempt to find affordable housing in the city proved futile. Fortunately, he had “very generous” friends who allowed him set up “this contraption” in their living room.

The box sits in an apartment where the roommates living in conventional bedrooms pay about $1000 for rent. For $400, Berkowitz lives in his pod and has full access to the amenities. Constructing the pod cost $1,300.

The freelance illustrator and University of Chicago graduate moved to San Francisco after working as a cook at New York’s Gramercy Tavern. He grew up outside New York City, where admittedly “the real estate hunt isn’t fun” either.

But for Berkowitz, whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, the box isn’t so much a sign of desperation as it is a creative solution. He isn’t in “dire straits,” and his decision wasn’t “fueled by poverty.”

“It seems silly, and people have this dystopian take on it, like, ‘Is this what it’s come to?’” he said. “But I firmly believe that it makes a lot of sense. There should be some kind of middle ground between having a bedroom and sleeping on a couch.”

I firmly believe that it makes a lot of sense. There should be some kind of middle ground between having a bedroom and sleeping on a couch The design of Berkowitz’s pod was inspired by Japanese “capsule” hotels, inexpensive lodgings the size of cubicles.

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Vancouver’s skyline to rise amid an office-tower buildin

he $240-million Credit Suisse/ SwissReal tower in the heart of downtown Vancouver will be completed in less than a year, but so far, only one tenant has signed up to move in.

The tenant has committed for a 10th of the 370,000 square feet – leaving a state of emptiness that is unusual for an office skyscraper in this city. Even so, a huge shift in business tenancy is expected as the region experiences something it has not seen before: an office-tower building boom much of which is speculative construction rather than for specific committed tenants.

“This is kind of uncharted territory for Vancouver,” said Mehdi Shokri, a principal with the capital markets team at Avison Young.

“But I don’t see a big disaster occurring.”

The Credit Suisse tower is only the most visible and furthest along of a second wave of new office towers planned for Vancouver and some key suburbs. A first cluster of towers – some two million square feet – was built downtown in the past three years.

Another 11 office developments are proposed within blocks of Credit Suisse’s Exchange tower at Howe and West Pender streets, even while the office-vacancy rate in the region continues to inch up as a result of the first wave of building.

But commercial brokers say the city is not about to be populated by ghost towers.

Mr. Shokri and others say they expect many of the new towers to start signing tenant leases as they get closer to completion. That is partly because companies in Vancouver, which do want to be in new, energy-efficient buildings, tend to operate on short timelines.

As well, he said, prices in the new buildings will likely come 4 i Saturday, July 25, 2015down in the

next two years due to competition.

The landlords who will likely suffer as a result of the current boom are owners of older buildings, Mr. Shokri said. As well, new developments in the suburbs, which have already experienced higher vacancy rates in recent years, may have trouble as they compete with each other.

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