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- 28 March 2017
Public Consultation on the draft River Basin Management Plans for Ireland 2018-2021
Mr. Simon Coveney T.D. Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government has published the draft River Basin Management Plan for Ireland 2018-2021 and invites submissions, observations, and comments on the proposed plans during a six-month public consultation process.
Read more: Public Consultation on the draft River Basin Management Plans for Ireland 2018-2021
- 28 March 2017
Diarmuid Gavin and Anna Daly Launch GroMór 2017 Encouraging Everyone To Get Growing
Award winning garden designer Diarmuid Gavin joined forces with TV3's Anna Daly have launched GroMór 2017, a nationwide campaign to get the country growing.
GroMór is an initiative by Retail Excellence Garden Centres and growers across Ireland, in association with Bord Bia, to give clear and useful advice on how to best grow plants, herbs, flowers, fruits, vegetables and to highlight the health benefits of gardening.
Read more: Diarmuid Gavin and Anna Daly Launch GroMór 2017 Encouraging Everyone To Get Growing
- 27 March 2017
EU does not know what Ireland wants when it comes to Brexit – ASA Brexit Conference
The urgent need for Ireland to decide on key priorities and coordinate its message to the EU in relation to Brexit was highlighted at a gathering of agri-food leaders in the Lyrath Hotel, Kilkenny last week.
Read more: EU does not know what Ireland wants when it comes to Brexit – ASA Brexit Conference
- 24 March 2017
Major NI Conference Tackles Plant Health Risks
A major plant health conference was held in Belfast recently to develop a new plan to safeguard Northern Ireland's environment and our £4bn agri-food sector.
Forest Service brought together stakeholders to discuss plans to protect our environment, forestry, horticulture and agriculture industries from new and emerging plant diseases and pests.
- 24 March 2017
Introducing the Retail Lab @ Glee, in association with the HTA
As preparations get underway for Glee 2017, the show's organizers – Ascential Events – has teased details of its latest show feature – the Retail Lab @ Glee.
Read more: Introducing the Retail Lab @ Glee, in association with the HTA
- 23 March 2017
New Sweeper Attachment for Multihog
We are delighted to introduce the newest addition to our attachment range for our CX tractors - the CityVac vacuum sweeper!
- 23 March 2017
Burren to host European Geopark Network Event
Managers and geologists from over 60 European UNESCO Global Geoparks will gather in County Clare this week to attend an international meeting and to visit the Burren & Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark.
- 22 March 2017
Geological Survey, Ireland and Coillte Sign Memorandum of Understanding
The Geological Survey of Ireland and Coillte cemented their successful working relationship through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The agreement was signed recently by Bill Stanley, Director of Strategy at Coillte Forest and Koen Verbruggen, Director of GSI at the Geological Survey's offices, Dublin, Monday, 13th March 2017.
Read more: Geological Survey, Ireland and Coillte Sign Memorandum of Understanding
- 21 March 2017
EPA Research 209: Co-benefits for Water and Biodiversity from the Sustainable Management of High Nature Value Farmland
Agriculture systems in Europe range from very intensive production on fertile land with high inputs to very extensive High Nature Value farmland on marginal land with low inputs.
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- 27 March 2017
Doyle Announces Public consultation on new National Strategy and Environmental Framework for Producer Organisations in the Fruit & Vegetable Sector
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Andrew Doyle TD co-chaired a meeting of the Horticulture Industry Forum with Mr. Brian O'Reilly. At the meeting Minister Doyle launched a public consultation to assist the development of a new National Strategy & Environmental Framework for Producer Organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector.
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- 27 March 2017
Bluesky to Capture 185,000 Hectares of Lidar Data in Ireland
Working on behalf of the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) and state forestry company Coillte, Bluesky is capturing 185,000 hectares of high-resolution Lidar data in Ireland. Using aircraft-mounted lasers, the resulting 3D maps will be used to inform various protection schemes for clean drinking water and Ireland's adoption of the EU Water Framework Directive.
Read more: Bluesky to Capture 185,000 Hectares of Lidar Data in Ireland
- 24 March 2017
Become a food entrepreneur with the help of The Organic Centre
If you have an interest in developing your love of food into a food business we can inspire, help and support you. Start small, organic, keep control, learn and think big.
Read more: Become a food entrepreneur with the help of The Organic Centre
- 24 March 2017
ITB Horticulture Open Day
Our Open Days / Evenings are ideal for second-level students, mature students, guidance counsellors, teachers, parents/guardians and just about anyone who is interested in doing a course here in ITB.
- 23 March 2017
European conference on Xylella fastidiosa: finding answers to a global problem | European Food Safety Authority
A major scientific conference on European research into Xylella fastidiosa is to be held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, from 13-15 November 2017. The conference is being organised jointly by EFSA, the University of the Balearic Islands, the Euphresco network for phytosanitary research coordination and funding, and the EU Horizon 2020 projects POnTE and XF-ACTORS.
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- 22 March 2017
Brexit Barometer by Bord Bia
The impacts of Brexit will reach into almost every aspect of businesses that export into the United Kingdom. The Brexit Barometer, developed in conjunction with PwC, will provide the industry with a consistent structure with which to assess the likely impact of Brexit and provide a baseline of information to each company.
- 22 March 2017
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Close to Besalú, near the little village of Maià de Montcal in the area known as Brugués you can find Can Garriga, one of the most environmentally-friendly dairy farms where animal welfare is of prime importance. Tomàs Grau Sastre and Roser Jiménez began to produce Raphel Lladó ecological milk in 1994. They own eleven Friesian cows. The scale of the whole farm is tailored to suit the size of the herd: "The secret of our milk lies with the cows: numbers are kept low, they are well-fed and kept in real contact with the soil."
Their farm consists of 26.6 hectares of arable and meadowland, 8 ha of holm oak woods and a further 3 ha of the typical vegetation lining the banks of the river Fluvià. They are proud to be self-sufficient, able to support their 11 cows and 3 steers with such radical respect for the environment and the life cycle of nature, always following criteria of biodynamics.
Their farm, which is managed in line with the strictest ecological criteria, has its cowsheds and milking parlour up at the farm-house, dating back to the fourth century, and rebuilt in 1625 by Raphel Lladó. The house remains almost as he left it. Lladó was a skilled builder who specialised in constructions related to the harnessing of water power.
Sending the cattle out to grass every day and using a system of rotation to allow the regeneration of the fields means that Raphel Lladó fresh ecological milk is unbeatable: tasty and well-balanced, it may well be the best on earth! Apart from fresh milk and yoghourts, the owners are also branching out into cottage cheese and soft cheese. Their soft cheese is sold under the "Roca Pastora" label, referring to the most spectacular limestone face of the Mare de Deu del Mont mountain, whose origin during an earthquake which took place in 1882, is mentioned by the emblematic Catalonian priest Jacint Verdaguer (1845- 1902) in one of his essays.

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Flowers from my sweet friend and running partner, Tiernae.
So I hope you never have a day like our June 10.
(June 9 was pretty horrible, too.)
I really really do. The pain? Nearly unbearable. The tears? I didn't know there could be so many. The questions? Mostly unanswered and always present.
And yet, I will admit that in the exquisite pain, there was a mixture of exquisite joy. I have never felt so sure that love is everything, both the end and the beginning. And the outpouring of love for our family was just starting.


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June 20 – World Refugee Day
Despite the considerable improvement of the humanitarian situation by many states, the problem of refugees remains one of the most burning both on religious and global scales.
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European Parliament Urges to Introduce New Sanction Regime for Human Rights Violation | March 19, 2019
Eurostst: Numbers of Asylum-Seekers from Ukraine Fell in 2018 | March 19, 2019
Human Rights Advocates Accused EU of Complicity in Violence to Migrants | March 18, 2019
Asylum Application Numbers Fell in Germany in 2018 | January 24, 2019
The number of asylum-seekers in Germany decreased significantly in 2018 in comparison with the peak indices of migration crisis.
ECHR Found 86 Violations of Convention on Human Rights by Ukraine | January 24, 2019
In 2018, the European Court of Human Rights made 86 decisions.
Germany Relocated More Than 8,000 Asylum Seekers to Other EU Countries | January 22, 2019
Germany's authorities relocated a record number of asylum seekers to the other countries of the European Union last year.
Spain Will Improve Conditions in Migrant Centres Due to Inflow of Migrants from Africa | January 22, 2019
Spain's government promises to improve conditions in eight migrant centres and to build a new one due to the increase of the number of migrants from North Africa arriving by sea.
Two Dinghies Sank in Mediterranean, 170 Migrants Feared Dead | January 22, 2019
Nearly 170 migrants have probably died in the Mediterranean Sea after two dinghies sank near the coasts of Libya and Morocco.
UN Secretary-General Presented Priorities for 2019 | January 17, 2019
UN Secretary-General António Guterres claimed that in 2019, the main field of the organization's work would be climatic changes, and crises in Yemen, Libya, Syria and Afghanistan.
Nearly 900 Killed in Ethnic Conflicts in Congo | January 17, 2019
At least 890 persons died as a result of ethnic conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights informed.
EU's Humanitarian Aid Budget Reaches Record | January 17, 2019
The European Union allocates the record-breaking budget of 1.6 billion euro aimed at humanitarian assistance in 2019.
UN Resident Coordinator is to Appear in Ukraine | January 16, 2019
The new system of ambassadors is introduced in the UN in 2019.
New Migrant Caravan Leaves Honduras | January 16, 2019
New caravan of migrants has left Honduras.


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Well, it's been almost exactly three months since I launched my business. I think it's time for an update…
First of all, I just need to say that the last few months have FLOWN on by. I'm so confused because it feels like it was just New Year's, but then all of a sudden it was then Valentine's Day, I went to Colorado, and now I'm about to meet my mom in Texas for our mother/daughter weekend. WHERE IS TIME GOING.
All of this is to say that when you are doing something you love, something you truly care about, I honestly think time moves more quickly. I used to sit at my desk at work and by 10am I was ready to go home. That's ONE hour in. Now? I start working at 7am and all of a sudden it's 1pm. I think that's both a good and bad thing, but the fact that I'm not sitting there twiddling my thumbs until 6pm is pretty fantastic 🙌🏻
If I had to sum up how the past three months have been, I would say they've been mind-blowing in the absolute best way possible. Never in my dreams did I think I would receive the outpouring of love and support or the opportunities I've been given. I wasn't really worried about succeeding as an entrepreneur in the long run, but I do feel VERY lucky when I think about how far I've come in a short period of time.
There's still a loooong long way for me to go, but here's what I've learned since announcing my social media consulting business as a full-time endeavor…
That whole motivation thing is harder than you might think. I'd like to think I'm pretty good about self-motivation and time management, but MAN is it hard to keep yourself focused when no one is giving you real deadlines. I seriously have to implement my own for all of my clients so that I don't drop the ball, and if I don't plan my week down to the hour, I will forget to focus on things. This is something I struggle with on the daily, but am really working on! It's gotten better, but I swear I've developed ADD or something…🙈
Kindness will get you unbelievably far. So here's the tea: I haven't actually had to send out any cold emails or proposals to potential clients that didn't email me first…and for that, I am SO incredibly lucky. But you know what? I swear it's just karma or something because I've found leads in the most unlikely places. People I've only talked to via Instagram comment or DM, friends of friends I met once, connections through alumni…those are the people that have now become my clients.
I couldn't disagree more with the idea that women have to be hard, cold, and cut throat to get ahead in business. I actually think the complete opposite. You never know who you're going to meet or speak to, so treat everyone with kindness and be generous with your time when you're building those relationships.
Keep information close. So basically when you're a business owner who offers shareable knowledge as part of their business (like I do), sending proposals can be tricky. While I want to present my thought process and strategy to win a client over, I have to be strategic in what I share because if I give too much away, they won't need me.
If you're in a business with skills that are not easily learned (like photography or finance), then you probably don't have to worry about this! But for me? I know for a fact I've sent out ideas that were then taken and used by someone else, and that's on me! Lesson learned.
Wow, just writing all of that actually just made me realize how far I've come since January, but also how far I still need and WANT to go. It's a been a whirlwind, to say the least!!
I am so grateful for this life I live, the journey I'm on, and the support I receive from all of you every step of the way. I hope to be able to write another one of these in three more months, three years, and three decades😊
xo Jordan
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Moto X3M 3: You'll need nerves of steel to make it to the finish line in this epic motorcycle racing game. Moto X3M 3 – online | Play Online Moto X3M 3.
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Well Did You Evah! - Cole Porter - Gavin Somerset
This fantastic, high-energy, showcase of a piece was originally composed by Cole Porter for the musical 'Du Barry Was A Lady'. However, it was not until it was performed by Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra in the film 'High Society' that the piece shot to fame in 1956 and then again in 2001 when Robbie Williams performed the duet with Jon Lovitz on his album 'Swing When Your Winning'. Your band can now faithfully recreate Crosby & Sinatra's clever, comic on screen interaction in this arrangement by Gavin Somerset that is scored as a duet for any two Bb instruments to take the spotlight, or an Eb & Bb instrument. An entertaining piece for the entire band and one your audiences will love!In stock: Estimated delivery 1-2 days
DUET FROM DON GIOVANNI (Eb or Bb Cornet and Euphonium Duet with Brass Band) - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus - Lorriman, Howard
La ci darem la mano. Duet for Eb or Bb Cornet and Euphonium, Baritone or Trombone. Grade: Easy/Medium.Estimated delivery 12-14 days
Concerto for Two Trumpets & Brass Band - Bb or Eb Duet & Brass Band - Antonio Vivaldi
The great duet from Vivaldi is now available for two players with brass band accompanimentIn stock: Estimated delivery 1-2 days
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REFLECTIONS (Duet for Flugel and Tenor Horn Eb or two cornets Bb from War of the Worlds Suite) - Peter GrahamIn stock: Estimated delivery 1-2 days
TWO OF THE TOPS (Eb and Bb Cornet Duet with Brass Band Set) - John CarrEstimated delivery 12-14 days
Anything You Can Play (I Can Play Better) - Irving Berlin - Martyn Patterson
This Irving Berlin hit from 'Annie Get Your Gun' is the perfect way for two argumentative instrumentalists to battle it out on stage and provide your audience with the ultimate in entertainment. Bands and soloists of course can add their own choreography to add effect to this duet. The quibbling pair get to battle it out on who can play louder, quieter, slower, faster, higher, lower etc. all in good spirited fun. This title is the perfect choice for bands looking to add something special to their programme and works a treat in the concert hall or on the bandstand. One not to be missed. For 2 Bb instruments or 1 Bb & Eb instrumentalistsIn stock: Estimated delivery 1-2 days
The Hippopotamus Song - Flanders & Swann - Len Jenkins
The Flanders and Swann masterpiece 'Mud, Mud-glorious Mud!' arranged to feature a tuba soloist (Eb or Bb) OR as a duet between 2x Eb or 2x Bb tubas OR one of each! True flexibility-and such fun! This piece is absolutely perfect for Entertainment Contests..
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"Monteverdi - 3 Miniatures" was composed for the British Open Youth at the Guild 2015 by Adam Taylor. The piece uses small themes from a variety of works by Claudio Monteverdi presented in a modern and (hopefully!) suitable manner for brass band. A few notes on the work: i) Tempos may be adapted to suit your interpretation of the music. ii) The second miniature features a duet. You will find the parts for this duet seperate in both Bb and Eb. Please feel free to choose your own soloists for this section. iii) I have included 3 written percussion parts. Please feel free to add any other suitable percussive sounds if your section is large enough (tambourines, tenor drums, hand bells etc.), or if limited in numbers, do not worry about leaving parts out. iv) Feel free to add any ornamentation you or your players feel suitable and complimentary to the music. v) No sackbut's or Renaissance cornett's allowed. I very much hope you will enjoy playing this piece, and for those in your ensembles who have not yet heard the music of Monteverdi, I hope this piece may serve as a good taster and a fitting educational tool as a small insight into the music of the late Renaissance/ early Baroque period.In stock: Estimated delivery 1-2 days
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5 Must-Do Steps to Outrank Your Competitors on Google
It surprises most small business owners to learn just how easy it really is to break away from the competition when it comes to ranking on Google.
Playing this 'numbers game' of optimization is best accomplished when you leverage tools, like our Green Lotus Do It Yourself SEO Tools. Our tools will not only flag where there are opportunities to improve areas like keywords and backlinks, but they'll also support you in making the smartest choices when it comes to conversion results, by allowing you to track and A/B test which banners or headlines convert better.
Whether you're already using tools, or considering it in the future, these 5 steps are the most important practices for outranking your competition.
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STEP 1: Fixing technical issues
You can't rank on the first page of Google if your website has broken pages, broken links or is not mobile-friendly.
One of the simplest things you can do to improve your ranking is making sure that all of your pages, images, and title tags are optimized. It's incredibly helpful to leverage tools to help you check every page of your website, so you don't have to do it manually. When you put SEO tools to work for you, you never have to worry about a client calling you to tell you a page is down. Your tools will monitor all of the ins and outs of your site on a daily basis and alert you immediately if there is an issue. View our SEO Services!
STEP 2: Keyword research
Most of us are familiar with the concept of keywords, and their role in SEO. However, as the area of search engine optimization evolves, so has the way keywords are used – AND how they're ranked!
While we know that keywords should be determined around relevance and customer intent, effective keyword tools can provide us a lot more insights and actionable data.
In fact, Green Lotus' SEO toolkit leverages the most effective industry tools into one dashboard, and has recently updated its keyword reporting to reflect five key factors.
5 key reporting factors to track:
- Factor #1: How a search term ranks locally
- Factor #2: How a search term ranks globally
- Factor #3: How a search term ranks against the competition. This is based on bid competition in Google Adwords (Pay-per-click)
- Factor #4: How Seasonally-relevant is your product. This trend data comes from Google Web Trends and is based on seasonality as it relates to your product or service. This is particularly important for understanding when to make an investment in ads and when to save your money.
- Factor #5: How effective is your keyword? The KEI (Keyword Effectiveness Index) is a score created by Green Lotus to show which keywords to focus on and which to ignore. It measures keyword search volume and competition rate to rank the best choices for your investment.
Spying on your competitors:
'Spying on your competitors' is very important, because you're all vying for the same ranking – and you need to not only match their efforts, but slip ahead where you can.
Using tools that pull in competitor data, allows you to determine which factors they're mastering, and how we can match those and ultimately do it better.
Our Green Lotus tools check all 6 verticals for competitor data (ads, images, videos, places, news, shopping), and we keep this data to reference throughout your campaign, so we steadily see the increase in your results climbing, as we optimize each page of your site.
STEP 3: On-Page AND Off-Page Optimization
Pay close attention here, because 'step 3' accounts for about 70% of the factors that determine your ranking, and is broken into two buckets: 'on page' SEO and 'off-page' SEO.
On-Page SEO: On-Page SEO refers to optimizing the content on your website. This includes optimizing your pages and content, fixing title tags, ALT images, etc.
Off-Page SEO: Off-page SEO builds your domain authority, by validating its trustworthiness and relevance to Google's crawlers.
You can gain credibility in off-page SEO in a number of ways:
- Submit it to search engines, like Google & Bing. Particularly if your site is new, this ensures all of your pages are indexed.
- Increase mentions and backlinks. By partnership with relevant brands to guest blog, for example, you can increase the number of relevant backlinks to your site.
- Share relevant news. By sharing blog posts and press releases, you'll increase your ranking, your visibility and your credibility and expertise. All important aspects of being trusted – and being found – to secure that new business!
- NAP consistency. NAP (Name/Address/Phone Number) consistency is a great way to boost your off-page SEO and prioritize the importance of local directories (local searches account for 40% of overall searches). Caution: your listing must consistently match across all directories for this to be impactful. i.e. don't write One Yonge Street and 1 Yonge St. on different listings.
- Ensure you're using 'follow' links: There are two types of links: follow links and no-follow links. No-follow links, unfortunately don't deliver any credibility to search crawlers, so you always want to ensure the backlinks you are building for off-page SEO are follow links.
STEP 4: Local listings
Local listings by far deliver the most bang for your buck. Customers are desperate to find solutions that are nearby and easily available to them. Remember: 40% of searches have local intent, meaning that there's a good chance local prospects might be looking for your services… but you need to communicate where and how you can be found locally.
Local listing directories are a commonly used resource: YellowPages, Yelp, etc. It's easy, low-hanging fruit to research and submit your listing to ALL of the local listing directories to help easily boost your search ranking, and help you be found by your prospects. Don't forget to be consistent about the listing of your NAP (Name/Address/Phone Number).
Once you've set up all of your local listings, encourage reviews on Yelp, Facebook, etc. Rather than trying to fudge these reviews, encourage real, satisfied customers to leave genuine reviews. If they need a little incentive, offer a $5 Starbucks gift card (or more) to reward their feedback.
Dominating results on page 1 with local listings:
We can offer you one better than getting onto page one with Google; instead, let's get you dominating the results.
How do you do this? Let's revisit the 6 verticals of search results that we mentioned before:
- Regular listing results
- Image or video results
- Local map results
- Shopping results
- Ad results
The more real estate you take up on the first page of Google, the more conversions you'll score. Even a video, that is accessible on your homepage, is still a beneficial search result, because you'll lose conversion percentage with every additional click you ask prospects to make. If that video is relevant to the customer and can be accessed directly from page 1 of Google, that's where they'll click.
Speaking of video results, let's not forget YouTube, which is the second largest search engine in the world (and also owned by Google). Make sure that you optimize all of your YouTube content with effective title tags, strong descriptions and links to your website from YouTube.
STEP 5: Spend your money wisely
You don't have to invest big dollars to get great search results. Instead, focus on being relevant to your customer's needs. You can do this in a few key ways.
Understand the customer buying cycle.
Step 1: Browsing
Step 2: Comparing
Step 3: Decision Making
Breaking down these different behaviours will help you understand how to approach your keyword strategy. As customers get further into their decision making process, they are looking for more precise and specific information. In a search context, we typically call this long tail keywords. For example: "new detached homes in Markham for sale"
When making the best investment for SEO/SEM dollars, focus on the specifics of your business to create longtail keyword results.
- Be Mobile-Optimized. 50% of all mobile searches lead to a conversion – and often mobile searches are time sensitive and location based. More and more people are buying this way, and looking for ease and convenience, so ensure you are optimized to provide simple, clean information that delivers a solution with minimal clicks.
- Stop sending traffic to your homepage. Your homepage is the worst page of your website! It's over-crowded and forces customers to search for information you promised them. Instead, leverage landing pages for higher conversion and direct access to a solution to their problems.


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Haas closed with a 5-under 67 for his sixth PGA Tour title and first since the 2013 AT&T National. He won the 2010 event at PGA West for his first tour victory.
Haas was making his first start since November. He took the long break to rest his left wrist, fractured in April when he fell down stairs at Hilton Head.
Part of a six-man tie for the lead after a par save on the par-3 15th, Haas got to 22 under with the birdie putt on 16 on the Arnold Palmer Private Course.
|Former U.S. President Bill Clinton (left) and Bill Haas pose with the winner's trophy on Sunday. (AP-Yonhap)
Haas two-putted for par from 20 feet on the par-5 18th after pulling off an awkward layup with his ball perched on the front lip of a right-side fairway bunker.
His father, Jay, won the 1998 tournament. Haas' great uncle, 85-year-old Bob Goalby, watched the final holes. Goalby won the 1968 Masters.
Matt Kuchar, Charley Hoffman, Brendan Steele, Steve Wheatcroft and Park Sung-joon tied for second. Hoffman and Steele shot 64, and Park had a 65, and Kuchar and Wheatcroft shot 67. Kuchar had a two-stroke lead with four holes to play Saturday, but bogeyed three of the last four holes in the third round to fall a stroke back.
Haas eagled the par-5 sixth for a share of the lead, setting up his 15-foot putt with a 260-yard, 5-wood from the dormant left rough with the ball below his feet.
The 32-year-old former Wake Forest player birdied the par-4 eighth, punching a low, spinning wedge from 70 yards to 8 feet, and got to 21 under with a 7-foot birdie putt on the par-5 11th.
He made a key par save on the 131-yard 15th to keep a share of the lead. Short-sided in the left bunker, he blasted to 6 feet.
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KAUPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii (AP) ― Miguel Angel Jimenez rallied to win the Champions Tour's season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship, birdieing six of the final nine holes Sunday for a one-stroke victory over Mark O'Meara.
The Spaniard closed with a 6-under 66 for his second victory in three career starts on the 50-and-over tour.
He won the Greater Gwinnett Championship last year, a week after finishing fourth in the Masters. In May, he won the Spanish Open at 50 years, 133 days to break his own record as the oldest European Tour champion.
Jimenez finished at 17-under 199 at Hualalai Golf Club. After making two birdies and a double bogey on the front nine, he birdied Nos. 10, 11, 13-15 and 17 and closed with a two-putt par on 18.
In his other Champions Tour start, Jimenez tied for eighth in the Senior British Open in July.
O'Meara finished with a 64.
Fred Couples was third at 14 under, following his second-round 64 with a 66. Rocco Mediate, tied with Jimenez for the second-round lead, had a 70 to finish fourth at 13 under.
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Police found Jacob Wolski, 30, sitting in a white midsize car in the vicinity of Charleston and Spruce streets in Newark shortly after 2 a.m.
When they approached the car, officers noticed Wolski appeared to be using drugs, police said.
When police tried to question him, Wolski allegedly sped away, dragging both officers. One officer sustained a head injury and the other sustained a minor head injury, police said.
Before the alleged assault, the officers recorded Wolski's license place number and sent it to other agencies, according tot authorities.
He was arrested a short time later by Edison police and faces a charge of possession of a controlled substance, cops said.
Wolski also faces charges of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and eluding, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of heroin.


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I Was a Great Reader of Fairy Tales- Digital Art by Tracey Grumbach
About this image: A passed over 2010 image of a local bed and breakfast in my archives got a breath of new life in this digital art piece. I loved the fairy tale castle feel to the structure and would have killed someone to live there and own it myself. Just kidding. I really wouldn't kill someone. Ever. Unless it was self defense, of course. But, I digress. On a plane ride to Florida this weekend, I had plenty of time to use my digital skills to translate this old picture into what I consider a beautiful creation of my imagination. Fairy tales...I am living my own fairy tale because I choose to see the magic in each day of my life.
Speaking of fairy tales, I am proud to say my oldest daughter had a very successful trip college hunting in Florida this weekend and has made a commitment to go to Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL to study Film Production. She will be moving there in August to start writing the fairy tale beginning of her own life. I can not be more proud of my kids. My oldest son is back at college seeking a business degree while working at a local restaurant and my twins are working hard in homeschool. I am the luckiest mom in the world.
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I hope you have an amazing Wednesday and spread a little magic dust of your own today.
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Now that the sun has got its hat on, with summer seemingly on its way our experts are reminding families to take simple precautions while having some fun in the sun with their little ones.
Unfortunately, the specialist teams at the Children's Hospital's Emergency Department do see an increase in the number of babies and children they treat for sunstroke and dehydration. When having fun in the sun to remember the following things:
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- Apply sun cream with a minimum Sun Protection Factor 15 to protect the skin against ultra violet sun rays and be sure to check its expiry date. Also make sure the label has a 'UVA' circle logo and at least four-star UVA protection;
- Apply sun cream liberally and frequently throughout the day and especially after being in water – even if the label reads 'water resistant'.
- You should be using about two tablespoons at every application of sun cream, and to maximise the effect, apply it 30 minutes before you head out, and then reapply just as you head out the door;
- Remember that the sun is at its strongest between 11am and 3pm so spend time in the shade and cover up with suitable clothing;
- Don't forget to wear sunglasses to protect eyes and wide-brimmed hats that offer extra shade;
- And finally drinking plenty of water reduces the chance of getting sun-stroke.
Dr Christopher Chiswell, Consultant in Public Health Medicine at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, said:
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Nordecon receives award for world's best metal roof at trade fair
At the Eesti Ehitab 2012 trade fair today, Detlef Strauch, Secretary-General of the International Federation for the Roofing Trade, presented Nordecon AS with the award for its construction of the best metal roof in the world – that of the Ahhaa Science Centre.
At the Eesti Ehitab 2012 trade fair today, Detlef Strauch, Secretary-General of the International Federation for the Roofing Trade, presented Nordecon AS with the award for its construction of the best metal roof in the world – that of the Ahhaa Science Centre.
The roof was designed by architects Ain Padrik and Vilen Künnapu and constructed by DMT Insenerid, led by project manager Peeter Voovere.
"I visited the centre myself as part of my trip here to Estonia and all I can say is that the award is very much deserved – construction of the roof was clearly of the highest quality," Strauch said. "Many thanks to Nordecon for doing such a good job of it!"
Strauch says the management board of the IDF was surprised by the number of entries received for the competition and the variety of countries from which they were submitted, and that the jury of independent experts had a tough time deciding on the winners.
The Ahhaa Science Centre boasts some unusual geometry: a dome and semi-dome with laminated timber arches 35 metres in diameter; a sphere with a bowl-shaped reinforced concrete base supported by three concrete columns and featuring the glass floor of the planetarium; and a curved gallery connecting the dome in the air. Moreover, all of the roofing elements employ materials that have rarely or never been used before in Estonia – KalZip aluminium profiled sheets on the dome and semi-dome and Rheinzink titanium zinc sheeting panels on the sphere.
The underlying constructions of the dome and semi-dome are load-bearing laminated timber beams and the sheathing boards affixed to them. The non-ventilating roofing system of the domes is the first of its kind in the Baltic States, comprising a vapour barrier glued to the sheathing board base, the counter-girders attached to it, heat-insulating wool and the aluminium profiled sheets forming the covering layer. What makes this design so unusual is that the wool used as the insulation material is compressed by 2-3 cm when the aluminium profiled sheeting is installed, and that no underlying cover or ventilation beneath the roofing cover was constructed. The panes are machine-rolled lengthways, while across they are welded together. All of the material was pre-fabricated to fit the geometry of the roof by KalZip GmbH.
The underlying construction of the planetarium's sphere, which is 11 metres in diameter, is a three-dimensional steel 'ball'. The material covering the sphere is Rheinzink, which is not widely used. Different-sized diamonds form each row of the roof cover as sheeting panels – a roofing solution that is rarely seen. The material covering the gallery connecting the planetarium's dome is S-wave aluminium profiled sheeting.
Nordecon's partners in the construction of the Ahhaa Science Centre were DMT Insenerid OÜ, Arhitektuuribüroo Künnapu & Padrik, Peetri Puit OÜ, SGA Production OÜ, KalZip GmbH, Ökomehed OÜ, Parmet AS and Tallinna Linnaehituse AS.


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Consumption gears for upcoming festive season
Segments like durables are looking at around 20% growth during the festival month and food is looking at around 10% uptick year-on-year.
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Godrej Appliances eyes Rs 4,000 crore revenue in FY17
It has 6 per cent market share each in ACs and microwaves. The AC industry is estimated to be at Rs 10,500 crore, while the microwave market size is estimated to be Rs 900 crore.
Companies see best festive season in 4 yrs
The festival season is estimated to account for nearly 20% of the annual sales for durables and appliance players.
Samsung holds 41.6% market share by value in Indian smartphone segment
Citing data from research firm Gfk, he said the market share was based on sales to consumers and it was similar by volume as well.
Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal expected to burn Rs 2,000 crore in months leading to Diwali
Cash-rich biggies such as Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal, as well as smaller startups, are expected to together burn Rs 2,000 crore.
FabFurnish doubles temporary staff count to deal with Diwali rush
Online home décor retailer FabFurnish has doubled the number of its temporary staff to meet increased customer traffic on its website during Diwali.
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New labelling guidelines hit F&B industry hard ahead of the festival season
With Diwali just around the corner, liquor majors and restaurants are in a blue funk over their depleted stocks of imported premium liquor.
Amazon.in comes up with festive season's shopping deals
Amazon.in, one of the large online shopping stores in India, has launched the 'Online Shopping Dhamaka' ahead of the festival season for thirty days ending October 21, 2014.
Gionee launches new brand campaign for festive season
The television campaign is a reflection of the brands success till now and the trust the brand has been able to garner from its consumers, the company said in a statement.
From simple to elegant, these houses for Lord Ganesha are ready to hit the market
When makeshift stalls selling idols of Lord Ganesh begin to appear in city nodes. the makers of the mandirs or makars, inside which the idol is placed, turn into a busy lot
Eid shoppers throng Patna markets
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Oregon booster Pat Kilkenny�s jet is playing a role in the Pac-10�s attempt at aggressive expansion. The Ducks� former athletic director�s plane has been ferrying Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott and his lieutenant Kevin Weiberg as they tour the Big 12 � possibly to extend invitations to join the Pac-10.
Kilkenny said Sunday he lent the plane to the conference officials. Kilkenny said he isn�t traveling with Scott and said he hasn�t spoken with the commissioner since Friday. He declined further comment.
The private jet, which Kilkenny used earlier this year while leading the search for a new Oregon basketball coach, flew Saturday from Concord, Calif., to Oklahoma City. The jet flew earlier Sunday to College Station, Texas, home of Texas A&M, and from there to Lubbock, Texas, home of Texas Tech, and then to Austin, Texas, home of the University of Texas.
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I feel like now is the time for me to try something new, and I want to branch out into other areas such as travel writing and reviewing. Lucky enough, I've just been given an incredible opportunity to travel to Tokyo, Japan for a month to live as a local, learn Japanese, and do writing workshops that will aim towards me creating content suitable for travel publications! It sounds pretty cool right? But in order to do any of that, I'm going to need your help to get me there.
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Have you ever purchased something and received an email thanking you? Perhaps you have received a birthday email from a company with a special offer on it? Or maybe after hitting the slopes for the first time this year, you received a message thanking you for your first day shredding the gnar. What all of these campaigns have in common is that they are hitting the customer with the right message, at the right time.
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M2002.133.9 | The referendum
The referendum
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The national divisions revealed by the rejection of the Charlottetown Accord prompted this cartoonist to suggest that Québec might well be tempted to take advantage of the chaos to go its own way and leave Canada.
The results of the Charlottetown Accord referendum showed that Canada was deeply divided: four provinces voted in favour, while the other six, including Québec, rejected it.
The Charlottetown Accord referendum was held in all the ridings in Canada.
The vote was held on October 26, 1992. The negative outcome gave a boost to Québec nationalists, who made political gains in Ottawa and Québec City in the years that followed.
Although not identifiable individually, the people fighting in the federal bed no doubt represent the provincial premiers, while the fellow making a getaway is Québec.


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Cart Abandonment is an old problem with newer, bigger issues. For e.g., on Mobile it happens more than on desktop. One Click payments is definitely a step in the right direction, and what if you could combine that with pay later in 30 days? Affirm was founded in 2013 by Max Levchin (CEO, Ex - PayPal), Jeffrey Kaditz (CTO) and Nathan Gettings (CRO). Their team comes from some of the most impressive names in the industry – Google, Zynga, American Express, Yelp, YouTube, Yahoo, Microsoft, ngmoco, Flixster, Palantir, PayPal, slide, Ideo, Square and RoboteX.
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Another company operating in this space (credit risk, micro lending) is Swedish payments giant Klarna. Klarna enables customers to pay for the products they purchase online, after receiving them. Merchants are charged a small fee in turn for Klarna assuming all the credit risk for any consumer's that fail to pay. The company has raised an astounding $250 Mn through investors including Sequoia Capital, Jane Walerud, Investment AB, General Atlantic, Digital Sky Technologies and QED Investors.


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Kevin De Bruyne wife: Michele Lacroix poses TOPLESS in jaw-dropping throwback
KEVIN DE BRUYNE'S wife Michele Lacroix looked sensational when she stripped topless for a cheeky Instagram throwback ahead of the France vs Belgium World Cup 2018 semi-final.
She regularly treats her fans to sizzling hot snaps and isn't shy about flashing the flesh for bikini pictures.
Last summer, she upped the ante during a romantic getaway with her beau with a seriously cheeky shot, which she shared with her 168,000 Instagram followers.
Michele could be seen posing with her back to the camera, a sea view visible outside the window of their pad.
She wore nothing but a white fluffy towel wrapped around her waist as she teased a glimpse of her slender waist and hourglass curves.
Another racy throwback saw the blonde bombshell posing on the beach in a rainbow coloured one-piece.
Who is Kevin De Bruyne's wife Michele Lacroix? Do they have children?
Gazing coyly down at the ground, she ran one hand through her mane of beachy golden locks as she flaunted her slim pins in the high-cut swimwear.
The beauty recently shared a series of loved-up snaps which showed her and the 26-year-old Manchester City star on their big day.
The first saw the couple puckering up for an intimate kiss, while another showed them saying their vows beneath a stunning flower arch.
In a third, she revealed her breathtaking embroidered gown and trailing veil as they posed against the sunset.
"1 year husband and wife," she said. "Can't wait for forever, this is just the beginning. Love you. Happy anniversary."
She also called him her "partner in crime".
Michele and De Bruyne first started dating in 2014.
Two years later, they welcomed their first child, Mason Milian De Bruyne.
In December that year, he popped the question in a romantic proposal beneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris and they tied the knot in 2017.
The ceremony was held in Sorrento, Italy.
It appears Michele hasn't flown out to Russia for the World Cup as she hasn't been spotted in the crowd.
There have also not been any posts on her Instagram about the football.
Her beau, however, has been drawing attention on the pitch for Belgium, with manager Roberto Martinez playing him in a variety of roles during the course of the tournament.
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Healthy Dimensions founder Elizabeth Wright will be interviewed on the Voices of Women radio show with host Kris Steinnes on Friday, Oct. 23rd at 1:30 pm PT. Kris Steinnes is the founder of the Women of Wisdom foundation. Elizabeth will be conducting a 3 hour workshop at the Women of Wisdom's Annual Conference in February (more to come on that).
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OUGD504 // Design for print & web // Overcoming Sress
If you're stressed, whether by your job or by something more personal, the first step to feeling better is to identify the cause.
The most unhelpful thing you can do is turn to something unhealthy to help you cope, such as smoking or drinking.
"In life, there's always a solution to a problem," says Professor Cary Cooper, an occupational health expert at the University of Lancaster. "Not taking control of the situation and doing nothing will only make your problems worse."
He says the keys to good stress management are building emotional strength, being in control of your situation, having a good social network and adopting a positive outlook.
These are Professor Cooper's top 10 stress-busting techniques:
Be active
If you have a stress-related problem, physical activity can get you in the right state of mind to be able to identify the causes of your stress and find a solution. "To deal with stress effectively, you need to feel robust and you need to feel strong mentally. Exercise does that," says Cooper.
Exercise won't make your stress disappear, but it will reduce some of the emotional intensity that you're feeling, clearing your thoughts and enabling you to deal with your problems more calmly.
Take control
There's a solution to any problem. "If you remain passive, thinking, 'I can't do anything about my problem', your stress will get worse," says Professor Cooper. "That feeling of loss of control is one of the main causes of stress and lack of wellbeing."
The act of taking control is in itself empowering, and it's a crucial part of finding a solution that satisfies you and not someone else. Read tips about how to manage your time.
Connect with people
A problem shared is a problem halved. A good support network of colleagues, friends and family can ease your work troubles and help you see things in a different way.
"If you don't connect with people, you won't have support to turn to when you need help," says Professor Cooper. The activities we do with friends help us relax and we often have a good laugh with them, which is an excellent stress reliever.
"Talking things through with a friend will also help you find solutions to your problems," says Professor Cooper.
Have some 'me time'
The UK workforce works the longest hours in Europe. The extra hours in the workplace mean that people aren't spending enough time doing things that they really enjoy. "We all need to take some time for socialising, relaxation or exercise," says Professor Cooper.
He recommends setting aside a couple of nights a week for some quality "me time" away from work. "By earmarking those two days, it means you won't be tempted to work overtime on those days," he says.
Challenge yourself
Setting yourself goals and challenges, whether at work or outside, such as learning a new language or a new sport, helps to build confidence. That in turn will help you deal with stress.
"By constantly challenging yourself you're being proactive and taking charge of your life," says Professor Cooper. "By continuing to learn, you become more emotionally resilient as a person. It arms you with knowledge and makes you want to do things rather than be passive, such as watching TV all the time."
Avoid unhealthy habits
Don't rely on alcohol, smoking and caffeine as your ways of coping. "Men more than women are likely to do this. We call this avoidance behaviour," says Professor Cooper. "Women are better at seeking support from their social circle."
Over the long term, these crutches won't solve your problems. They'll just create new ones. "It's like putting your head in the sand," says Professor Cooper. "It might provide temporary relief but it won't make the problems disappear. You need to tackle the cause of your stress."
Do volunteer work
Cooper says evidence shows that people who help others, through activities such as volunteering or community work, become more resilient. "Helping people who are often in situations worse than yours will help you put your problems into perspective," says Professor Cooper. "The more you give, the more resilient and happy you feel."
On a more basic level, do someone a favour every day. It can be something as small as helping someone to cross the road or going on a coffee run for colleagues. Favours cost nothing to do, and you'll feel better.
Work smarter, not harder
Good time management means quality work rather than quantity. Our long-hours culture is a well-known cause of workplace illness. "You have to get a work-life balance that suits you," says Professor Cooper.
Working smarter means prioritising your work, concentrating on the tasks that will make a real difference to your work. "Leave the least important tasks to last," says Cooper. "Accept that your in-tray will always be full. Don't expect it to be empty at the end of the day."
Be positive
Look for the positives in life, and things for which you're grateful. Write down three things at the end of every day which went well or for which you're grateful.
"People don't always appreciate what they have," says Professor Cooper. "Try to be glass half full instead of glass half empty," he says.
This requires a shift in perspective for those who are more naturally pessimistic.
"It can be done," he says. "By making a conscious effort you can train yourself to be more positive about life. Problems are often a question of perspective. If you change your perspective, you may see your situation from a more positive point of view."
Accept the things you can't change
Changing a difficult situation isn't always possible. If this proves to be the case, recognise and accept things as they are and concentrate on everything that you do have control over.
"If your company is going under and is making redundancies, there's nothing you can do about it," says Professor Cooper. "There's no point fighting it. In such a situation, you need to focus on the things that you can control, such as looking for a new job."
Relaxation can help to relieve the symptoms of stress. It can help you calm down and take a step back from a stressful situation.
Although the cause of the anxiety won't disappear, you will probably feel more able to deal with it once you've released the tension in your body and cleared your thoughts.
All relaxation techniques combine breathing more deeply with relaxing the muscles.
Don't worry if you find it difficult to relax at first. It's a skill that needs to be learned and it will come with practice.
Yoga and tai chi are both good forms of exercise that can help to improve breathing and relaxation.
Relaxed breathing
Practise deep breathing at a regular time and in a quiet place where you won't be disturbed. Loosen or remove any tight clothes you have on, such as shoes or jackets. Make yourself feel completely comfortable.
Sit in a comfy chair which supports your head or lie on the floor or bed. Place your arms on the chair arms, or flat on the floor or bed, a little bit away from the side of your body with the palms up. If you're lying down, stretch out your legs, keeping them hip-width apart or slightly wider. If you're sitting in a chair, don't cross your legs.
Good relaxation always starts with focusing on your breathing. The way to do it is to breathe in and out slowly and in a regular rhythm as this will help you to calm down.
- Fill up the whole of your lungs with air, without forcing. Imagine you're filling up a bottle, so that your lungs fill from the bottom.
- Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth.
- Breathe in slowly and regularly counting from one to five (don't worry if you can't reach five at first).
- Then let the breath escape slowly, counting from one to five.
- Keep doing this until you feel calm. Breathe without pausing or holding your breath.
- Practise this relaxed breathing for three to five minutes, two to three times a day (or whenever you feel stressed).
Deep muscle relaxation
This technique takes around 20 minutes. It stretches different muscles in turn and then relaxes them, to release tension from the body and relax your mind.
Find a warm, quiet place with no distractions. Get completely comfortable, either sitting or lying down. Close your eyes and begin by focusing on your breathing; breathing slowly and deeply, as described above.
If you have pain in certain muscles, or if there are muscles that you find it difficult to focus on, spend more time on relaxing other parts.
You may want to play some soothing music to help relaxation. As with all relaxation techniques, deep muscle relaxation will require a bit of practice before you start feeling its benefits.
For each exercise, hold the stretch for a few seconds, then relax. Repeat it a couple of times. It's useful to keep to the same order as you work through the muscle groups:
- Face: push the eyebrows together, as though frowning, then release.
- Neck: gently tilt the head forwards, pushing chin down towards chest, then slowly lift again.
- Shoulders: pull them up towards the ears (shrug), then relax them down towards the feet.
- Chest: breathe slowly and deeply into the diaphragm (below your bottom rib) so that you're using the whole of the lungs. Then breathe slowly out, allowing the belly to deflate as all the air is exhaled.
- Arms: stretch the arms away from the body, reach, then relax.
- Legs: push the toes away from the body, then pull them towards body, then relax.
- Wrists and hands: stretch the wrist by pulling the hand up towards you, and stretch out the fingers and thumbs, then relax.
Spend some time lying quietly after your relaxation with your eyes closed. When you feel ready, stretch and get up slowly.
Good time management is essential for coping with the pressures of modern life without experiencing too much stress.
If you never have enough time to finish your tasks, better time management will help you regain control of your day.
Good time management doesn't mean you do more work. It means you focus on the tasks that matter and will make a difference. Whether it's in your job or your lifestyle as a whole, learning how to manage your time effectively will help you feel more relaxed, focused and in control.
"The aim of good time management is to achieve the lifestyle balance you want," says Emma Donaldson-Feilder, a chartered occupational psychologist.
Here are her top tips for better time management:
Work out your goals
This first step towards improving your time management is to ask yourself some questions. "Work out who you want to be, your priorities in life, and what you want to achieve in your career or personal life," says Donaldson-Feilder. "That is then the guiding principle for how you spend your time and how you manage it."
Once you have worked out the big picture, even if it's quite general, you can then work out some short-term and medium-term goals. "Knowing your goals will help you plan better and focus on the things that will help you achieve those goals,"
Make a list
A common time-management mistake is trying to remember too many details, leading to information overload. A better way to stay organised and take control of your projects and tasks is to use a to-do list to write things down.
"Try it and see what works best for you," says Donaldson-Feilder. She prefers to keep a single to-do list, to avoid losing track of multiple lists. "Keeping a list will help you work out your priorities and timings, so it can help you put off the non-urgent tasks."
Work smarter, not harder
Good time management at work means doing high-quality work, not high quantity. Donaldson-Feilder advises concentrating not on how busy you are but on results. "Spending more time on something doesn't necessarily achieve more," she says. "Staying an extra hour at work at the end of the day may not be the most effective way to manage your time."
You may feel resentful about being in the office after hours. You're also likely to be less productive and frustrated about how little you're achieving, which will compound your stress.
Have a lunch break
Many people work through their lunch break to gain an extra hour at work, but Donaldson-Feilder says that can be counter-productive. "As a general rule, taking at least 30 minutes away from your desk will help you to be more effective in the afternoon," she says.
A break is an opportunity to relax and think of something other than work. "Go for a walk outdoors or, better still, do some exercise," says Donaldson-Feilder. "You'll come back to your desk re-energised, with a new set of eyes and renewed focus."
Planning your day with a midday break will also help you to break up your work into more manageable chunks.
Prioritise important tasks
Tasks can be grouped in four categories:
- urgent and important
- not urgent but important
- urgent but not important
- neither urgent nor important
"When the phone rings, it seems urgent to pick it up but it's not necessarily important," says Donaldson-Feilder. "It may be more important to continue with what you were doing rather than be distracted by a phone call. When it is appropriate, it may be more effective to let your voicemail pick up the message."
Donaldson-Feilder says people with good time management create time to concentrate on non-urgent, important activities. By so doing, they minimise the chances of activities ever becoming urgent and important.
"The aim is to learn how to become better at reducing the number of urgent and important tasks. Having to deal with too many urgent tasks can be stressful," says Donaldson-Feilder.
Practise the 4 Ds
We can spend up to half our working day going through our email inbox, making us tired, frustrated and unproductive. A study has found that one-in-three office workers suffers from email stress.
Making a decision the first time you open an email is crucial for effective time management. To manage this burden effectively, Donaldson-Feilder advises practising the 4 Ds of decision-making:
- Delete: half of the emails you get can probably be deleted immediately.
- Do: if the email is urgent or can be completed quickly.
- Delegate: if the email can be better dealt with by someone else.
- Defer: set aside time at a later date to spend on emails that require longer action.
Step right up! It's the miracle cure we've all been waiting for. It can reduce your risk of major illnesses, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer, by up to 50%. It can lower your risk of early death by up to 30%. It's free, easy to take, has an immediate effect and you don't need a GP to get some.
Its name? Exercise.
Exercise is the miracle cure we've always had, but we've forgotten to take our recommended dose for too long. Our health is now suffering as a consequence.
This is no snake oil. Whatever your age, there's strong scientific evidence that being physically active can help you lead a healthier and even happier life.
People who do regular activity have a lower risk of many chronic diseases, such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke and some cancers.
Research shows that physical activity can also boost self-esteem, mood, sleep quality and energy, as well as reducing your risk of stress, depression, dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
"If exercise were a pill, it would be one of the most cost-effective drugs ever invented," says Dr Nick Cavill, a health promotion consultant.
Health benefits
Given the overwhelming evidence, it seems obvious that we should all be physically active. It's essential if you want to live a healthy and fulfilling life into old age.
It's medically proven that people who do regular physical activity have:
- up to a 35% lower risk of coronary heart disease and stroke
- up to a 50% lower risk of type 2 diabetes
- up to a 50% lower risk of colon cancer
- up to a 20% lower risk of breast cancer
- a 30% lower risk of early death
- up to an 83% lower risk of osteoarthritis
- up to a 68% lower risk of hip fracture
- a 30% lower risk of falls (among older adults)
- up to a 30% lower risk of depression
- up to a 30% lower risk of dementia
What counts?
Moderate-intensity aerobic activity means you're working hard enough to raise your heart rate and break a sweat. One way to tell if you're working at a moderate intensity is if you can still talk but you can't sing the words to a song.
Examples of moderate-intensity aerobic activities are:
- walking fast
- water aerobics
- riding a bike on level ground or with few hills
- playing doubles tennis
- pushing a lawn mower
- Daily chores such as shopping, cooking or housework don't count towards your 150 minutes. This is because the effort needed to do them isn't hard enough to get your heart rate up.
A modern problem
People are less active nowadays, partly because technology has made our lives easier. We drive cars or take public transport. Machines wash our clothes. We entertain ourselves in front of a TV or computer screen. Fewer people are doing manual work, and most of us have jobs that involve little physical effort. Work, house chores, shopping and other necessary activities are far less demanding than for previous generations.
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