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Whether you like them straight out of the bag, roasted to a golden brown exterior with a molten center, or in fluff form, who doesn't like marshmallows? We definitely like them! Since the launch of the M Developer Preview at Google I/O in May, we've enjoyed all of your participation and feedback. Today with the final Developer Preview update, we're introducing the official Android 6.0 SDK and opening Google Play for publishing your apps that target the new API level 23 in Android Marshmallow.
The final Android 6.0 SDK is now available to download via the SDK Manager in Android Studio. With the Android 6.0 SDK you have access to the final Android APIs and the latest build tools so that you can target API 23. Once you have downloaded the Android 6.0 SDK into Android Studio, update your app project compileSdkVersion to 23 and you are ready to test your app with the new platform. You can also update your app to targetSdkVersion to 23 test out API 23 specific features like auto-backup and app permissions.
Along with the Android 6.0 SDK, we also updated the Android Support Library to v23. The new Android Support library makes it easier to integrate many of the new platform APIs, such as permissions and fingerprint support, in a backwards-compatible manner. This release contains a number of new support libraries including: customtabs, percent, recommendation, preference-v7, preference-v14, and preference-leanback-v17.
Along with the new platform features like fingerprint support and Doze power saving mode, Android Marshmallow features a new permissions model that streamlines the app install and update process. To give users this flexibility and to make sure your app behaves as expected when an Android Marshmallow user disables a specific permission, it's important that you update your app to target API 23, and test the app thoroughly with Android Marshmallow users.
The Android emulator system images and developer preview system images have been updated for supported Nexus devices (Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9 & Nexus Player) to help with your testing. You can download the device system images from the developer preview site. Also, similar to the previous developer update, supported Nexus devices will receive an Over-the-Air (OTA) update over the next couple days.
Although the Android 6.0 SDK is final, the devices system images are still developer preview versions. The preview images are near final but they are not intended for consumer use. Remember that when Android 6.0 Marshmallow launches to the public later this fall, you'll need to manually re-flash your device to a factory image to continue to receive consumer OTA updates for your Nexus device.
Compared to the previous developer preview update, you will find this final API update fairly incremental. You can check out all the API differences here, but a few of the changes since the last developer update include:
Google Play is now ready to accept your API 23 apps via the Google Play Developer Console on all release channels (Alpha, Beta & Production). At the consumer launch this fall, the Google Play store will also be updated so that the app install and update process supports the new permissions model for apps using API 23.
To make sure that your updated app runs well on Android Marshmallow and older versions, we recommend that you use Google Play's newly improved beta testing feature to get early feedback, then do a staged rollout as you release the new version to all users.
Posted by Laurence Moroney, Developer Advocate
With the release of Google Play services 7.8 we're excited to announce that we've added new Mobile Vision APIs which provides the Barcode Scanner API to read and decode a myriad of different barcode types quickly, easily and locally.
Classes for detecting and parsing bar codes are available in the com.google.android.gms.vision.barcode namespace. The BarcodeDetector class is the main workhorse -- processing Frame objects to return a SparseArray<Barcode> types.
The Barcode type represents a single recognized barcode and its value. In the case of 1D barcode such as UPC codes, this will simply be the number that is encoded in the barcode. This is available in the rawValue property, with the detected encoding type set in the format field.
For 2D barcodes that contain structured data, such as QR codes, the valueFormat field is set to the detected value type, and the corresponding data field is set. So, for example, if the URL type is detected, the constant URL will be loaded into the valueFormat, and the URL property will contain the desired value. Beyond URLs, there are lots of different data types that the QR code can support -- check them out in the documentation here.
When using the API, you can read barcodes in any orientation. They don't always need to be straight on, and oriented upwards!
Importantly, all barcode parsing is done locally, making it really fast, and in some cases, such as PDF-417, all the information you need might be contained within the barcode itself, so you don't need any further lookups.
You can learn more about using the API by checking out the sample on GitHub. This uses the Mobile Vision APIs along with a Camera preview to detect both faces and barcodes in the same image.
The API supports both 1D and 2D bar codes, in a number of sub formats.
For 1D Bar Codes, these are:
For 2D Bar Codes, these are:
It's easy to build applications that use bar code detection using the Barcode Scanner API, and we've provided lots of great resources that will allow you to do so. Check them out here:
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With the release of Google Play services 7.8, we announced the addition of new Mobile Vision APIs, which includes a new Face API that finds human faces in images and video better and faster than before. This API is also smarter at distinguishing faces at different orientations and with different facial features facial expressions.
Face Detection is a leap forward from the previous Android FaceDetector.Face API. It's designed to better detect human faces in images and video for easier editing. It's smart enough to detect faces even at different orientations -- so if your subject's head is turned sideways, it can detect it. Specific landmarks can also be detected on faces, such as the eyes, the nose, and the edges of the lips.
Important Note
This is not a face recognition API. Instead, the new API simply detects areas in the image or video that are human faces. It also infers from changes in the position frame to frame that faces in consecutive frames of video are the same face. If a face leaves the field of view, and re-enters, it isn't recognized as a previously detected face.
When the API detects a human face, it is returned as a Face object. The Face object provides the spatial data for the face so you can, for example, draw bounding rectangles around a face, or, if you use landmarks on the face, you can add features to the face in the correct place, such as giving a person a new hat.
The Face API is smart enough to detect faces in multiple orientations. As the head is a solid object that is capable of moving and rotating around multiple axes, the view of a face in an image can vary wildly.
Here's an example of a human face, instantly recognizable to a human, despite being oriented in greatly different ways:
The API is capable of detecting this as a face, even in the circumstances where as much as half of the facial data is missing, and the face is oriented at an angle, such as in the corners of the above image.
Here are the method calls available to a face object:
A landmark is a point of interest within a face. The API provides a getLandmarks() method which returns a List , where a Landmark object returns the coordinates of the landmark, where a landmark is one of the following: Bottom of mouth, left cheek, left ear, left ear tip, left eye, left mouth, base of nose, right cheek, right ear, right ear tip, right eye or right mouth.
In addition to detecting the landmark, the API offers the following function calls to allow you to smartly detect various facial states:
Thus, for example, you could write an app that only takes a photo when all of the subjects in the image are smiling.
It's easy to build applications that use facial detection using the Face API, and we've provided lots of great resources that will allow you to do so. Check them out here:
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Posted by Magnus Hyttsten, Developer Advocate, Play services team
Today we've finished the roll-out of Google Play services 7.8. In this release, we've added two new APIs. The Nearby Messages API allows you to build simple interactions between nearby devices and people, while the Mobile Vision API helps you create apps that make sense of the visual world, using real-time on-device vision technology. We've also added optimization and new features to existing APIs. Check out the highlights in the video or read about them below.
Nearby Messages introduces a cross-platform API to find and communicate with mobile devices and beacons, based on proximity. Nearby uses a combination of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and an ultrasonic audio modem to connect devices. And it works across Android and iOS. For more info on Nearby Messages, check out the documentation and the launch blog post.
We're happy to announce a new Mobile Vision API. Mobile Vision has two components.
The Face API allows developers to find human faces in images and video. It's faster, more accurate and provides more information than the Android FaceDetector.Face API. It finds faces in any orientation, allows developers to find landmarks such as the eyes, nose, and mouth, and identifies faces that are smiling and/or have their eyes open. Applications include photography, games, and hands-free user interfaces.
The Barcode API allows apps to recognize barcodes in real-time, on device, in any orientation. It supports a range of barcodes and can detect multiple barcodes at once. For more information, check out the Mobile Vision documentation.
And finally, Google Cloud Messaging - Google's simple and reliable messaging service - has expanded notification to support localization for Android. When composing the notification from the server, set the appropriate body_loc_key, body_loc_args, title_loc_key, and title_loc_args. GCM will handle displaying the notification based on current device locale, which saves you having to figure out which messages to display on which devices! Check out the docs for more info.
And getting ready for the Android M release, we've added high and normal priority to GCM messaging, giving you additional control over message delivery through GCM. Set messages that need immediate users attention to high priority, e.g., chat message alert, incoming voice call alert. And keep the remaining messages at normal priority so that it can be handled in the most battery efficient way without impeding your app performance.
You can get started developing today by downloading the Google Play services SDK from the Android SDK Manager.
To learn more about Google Play services and the APIs available to you through it, visit our documentation on Google Developers.
Posted by Lily Sheringham, Google Play team
South Korean Games developers Zabob Studio and Buff Studio are start-ups seeking to become major players in the global mobile games industry.
Zabob Studio was set up by Kwon Dae-hyeon and his wife in 2013. This couple-run business has already published ten games, including hits 'Zombie Judgement Day' and 'Infinity Dungeon.' So far, the company has generated more than KRW ₩140M (approximately $125,000 USD) in sales revenue, with about 60 percent of the studio's downloads coming from international markets, such as Taiwan and Brazil.
Elsewhere, Buff Studio was founded in 2014 and right from the start, its first game Buff Knight was an instant hit. It was even featured as the 'Game of the Week' on Google Play and was included in "30 Best Games of 2014" lists. A sequel is already in the works showing the potential of the franchise.
In this video, Kwon Dae-hyeon, CEO of Zabob Studio, and Kim Do-Hyeong, CEO of Buff Studio, talk about how Google Play services and the Google Play Developer Console have helped them maintain a competitive edge, market their games efficiently to global users and grow revenue on the platform.
Check Zabob Studio apps and Buff Knight on Google Play!
We're pleased to share that Android Developer Stories will now come with translated subtitles on YouTube in popular languages around the world. Find out how to turn on YouTube captions. To read locally translated blog posts, visit the Google developer blog in Korean.
Posted by Roman Nurik, Design Advocate, and Richard The, Google Creative Lab
Android was created as an open and flexible platform, giving people more ways to come together to imagine and create. This spirit of invention has allowed developers to push the boundaries of mobile development and has helped make Android the go-to platform for creative projects in more places—from phones, to tablets, to watches, and beyond. We set out to find a way to celebrate the creative, experimental Android work of developers everywhere and inspire more developers to get creative with technology and code.
Today, we're excited to launch Android Experiments: a showcase of inspiring projects on Android and an open invitation for all developers to submit their own experiments to the gallery.
The 20 initial experiments show a broad range of creative work–from camera experiments to innovative Android Wear apps to hardware hacks to cutting edge OpenGL demos. All are built using platforms such as the Android SDK and NDK, Android Wear, the IOIO board, Cinder, Processing, OpenFrameworks and Unity. Each project creatively examines in small and big ways how we think of the devices we interact with every day.
Today is just the beginning as we're opening up experiment submissions to creators everywhere. Whether you're a student just starting out, or you've been at it for a while, and no matter the framework it uses or the device it runs on, Android Experiments is open to everybody.
Check out Android Experiments to view the completed projects, or to submit one of your own. While we can't post every submission, we'd love to see what you've created.
Follow along to see what others build at AndroidExperiments.com.
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Developers of games and 3D graphics applications have one key challenge to meet: How complex a scene can they draw in a small fraction of a second? Much of the work in graphics development goes into organizing data so it can be efficiently consumed by the GPU for rendering. But even the most careful developers can hit unforeseen bottlenecks, in part because the drivers for some graphics processors may reorganize all of that data before it can actually be processed. The APIs used to control these drivers are also not designed for multi-threaded use, requiring synchronization with locks around calls that could be more efficiently done in parallel. All of this results in CPU overhead, which consumes time and power that you'd probably prefer to spend drawing your scene.
In order to address some of the sources of CPU overhead and provide developers with more explicit control over rendering, we've been working to bring a new 3D rendering API, Vulkan™, to Android. Like OpenGL™ ES, Vulkan is an open standard for 3D graphics and rendering maintained by Khronos. Vulkan is being designed from the ground up to minimize CPU overhead in the driver, and allow your application to control GPU operation more directly. Vulkan also enables better parallelization by allowing multiple threads to perform work such as command buffer construction at once.
To make it easier to write an application once that works across a variety of devices, Android 5.0 Lollipop significantly expanded the Android Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) with over fifty thousand new tests for OpenGL ES, and many more have been added since. This provides an extensive open source test suite for identifying problems in drivers so that they can be fixed, creating a more robust and reliable experience for both developers and end users. For Vulkan, we'll not only develop similar tests for use in the Android CTS, but we'll also contribute them to Khronos for use in Vulkan's own open source Conformance Test Suite. This will enable Khronos to test Vulkan drivers across platforms and hardware, and improve the 3D graphics ecosystem as a whole.
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In the second half of the 13th century, Master Prode (who also built the Town Hall of Spello) probably built the Palazzo dei Consoli.
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I have 3 rules that students must abide by.
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The Week in Flexibility: Solar up, wind down, coal closing and a negative weekend …. another unpredictable seven days.
Our biggest news of the week comes from this weekend's events. In a first of a kind scenario, the System Price dropped to -£50 for settlement period 21 (about the time you were relaxing with the Sunday papers) and remained negative until 4:30 pm resulting in an average System Price of just 6.29 for the whole day.
We've called this a "black swan" event – even though we are pretty sure this could be the first of many such events – but how did it happen? The short answer is the influence of supply and demand coupled with the distinct weather pattern we saw across the day. Solar generation peaked at 7.7 GW yesterday, above the 6.5 GW forecast and well above the seasonal average of 3.5 GW, increasing the power generation surplus. After a long period of gloomy skies, the shock effect of the sudden sunny weather meant people spent more time outdoors, causing demand to drop well below forecasts, an effect that is hard to quantify in demand modelling. With demand generally low for the weekend, National Grid was left with an interesting challenge.
With very low demand and very high renewable generation, gas plant wasn't in play for the grid to turn down. What this led to was a situation where had to resort to turning down renewables (wind in particular) in the BM because the gas they'd normally turn off in times of low demand – was already off. If we take into account that gas units all tend to respond to turn down c.£30-40/MWh, what we can conclude when the prices hit this kind of negative level, is the widespread turndown of renewables. This turn down at a negative signal saw prices reaching as low as -£70.24 during settlement periods 28 and 29.
Thinking about the rest of last week…. Monday set a bumpy tone for the week. Significant price volatility (with an eventual System Price averaging around £63.62/MWh) and concentration of balancing actions were seen in the latter part of the day during SPs 35 through to SP41. These settlement periods all had Buy-Price Adjustment (BPA) leading to an added incentivisation to generate from National Grid.
Making use of the Limejump competitive advantage and its trading experience, Limejump utilised the System Price spread through optimising asset management and trade, to take advantage of this scenario, twice in one day.
Into Wednesday we saw an interesting solar peak forecast of 4.9GW vs the seasonal norm of 3.2GW. Then come Friday we witnessed a glimmer of the 'old days' of normality where we saw prices beginning to rise shortly before the evening peak as energy deficiencies in the power system rose close to 600MW. A sharp drop in wind was the catalyst for this (only 1-2GW of the expected 6GW) and the System Price eventually peaked between 18:30-19:00 at £87.
What was notable, is that despite all the system flux, we saw System Prices averaging out at c£40/MWh most days – if we take the weekend out of the equation of course.
Looking to the week ahead, we spare a thought for our meteorology colleagues as the month close sees three conflicting forecasts derived from different models: one with low temperatures, one sitting around seasonal norms and one much warmer than normal. Unpredictability no longer seems a strong enough word, but it underpins the needs for tight asset management coupled with Limejump's ultra-flexible optimisation. Today's solar generation – for example – is expected around 6.5GW with wind generation dropping from 10GW overnight to 2-3 GW by midday and with strong solar generation, we expect to see low System Prices throughout the day. But as we have seen in the last 7 days … anything can happen.
In closing, last week also saw a pivotal moment in the UK's move away from coal with the upcoming closure of one of SSE's Fiddlers Ferry units set to yield further opportunities for flexible assets. This, added to the Brexit volatility that leaves no market untouched, means an interesting six months are ahead of us with opportunities for savvy asset managers which have the right partners in place and market access.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega Review: AMD Back In High-End Graphics With Vega 64 And Vega 56
AMD launches its flagship Radeon RX 64 lineup: the $499 Radeon RX Vega 64 and the $699 liquid-cooled Radeon RX Vega 64, which are only available as part of a convoluted "Radeon Aqua Pack" bundle.
AMD Vega Chips Could Be The Last Radeon GPUs From Team Red
The much awaited AMD Vega graphics cards were officially unveiled SIGGRAPH in LA. However, now it is said that this is the last GPU from AMD.
Intel Unveils Specifications & Release Date Of Extreme 18 Core I9 CPU, Ultimate AMD Threadripper Killer
Within October 2017, Intel is going to introduce i9 processor with 18 cores. There will be 4 models in this segment, such as Intel Core i9-7920X, 7940X, 7960X, and 7980XE.
Ryzen Threadripper 1920 (Unannounced) Leaked In AMD Motherboard Support Pages
AMD has not announced the Threadripper 1920 itself, but Asus lists the CPU in the list of compatible CPUs for its RoG Zenith Extreme motherboard.
AMD Threadripper Official Launch Date With Three Variants Confirmed
AMD Threadripper lineup also gets a new 8-core processor, prices start at $549 and will launch on August 31.
AMD Radeon RX Vega Finally Launched! Full Details Here
Radeon RX Vega is finally launched with two high-end graphics cards from AMD.
AMD Launches The World's Fastest Graphics Card For $999
AMD lists the card's typical board power as "< 300W". This is consistent with the earlier figures posted by retailers, and perhaps most importantly, this is AMD's official typical board power, not the maximum board power.
AMD's Epyc Gives Intel A Real Competition
AMD introduced its new server processor, Epyc that boasts higher performance at lower prices than Intel chips.
Radeon Vega Frontier Editions' Prices Revealed
Don't get too excited though, as this hardware is intended for "data scientists, immersion engineers, and product designers" rather than gamers. The Frontier Edition costs $1,200 and the liquid-cooled Vega goes for a cool $1,800.
AMD Slashes Ryzen 7 Prices, Prepares Threadripper CPU Roster
AMD is being much more aggressive this time around, taking on Intel's entire product stack in desktop, high-end desktop, and in servers via Epyc, while simultaneously prepping updated APUs with Vega graphics for mobile and budget desktop markets.
AMD Radeon RX Vega Update: Graphics Cards Won't Launch Until August
AMD officials also showed off the company's upcoming Ryzen-based mobile chip in what looked like a reference convertible laptop. Officials said it would feature four cores alongside Radeon graphics in a single chip.
Dell Unveils AMD Powered Gaming Desktops
Dell unveiled a trio of desktops at the Computex 2017, all of which are powered by AMD's latest processors.
AMD Is In Danger, Intel's 18-core, 36-thread Desktop Processor Is In The Works
It's a massive development if it's true that Intel is nearly doubling the core count from its previous flagship, the Core i7-6950X, which has 10 cores, and that's just from one generation to the next.
AMD Radeon RX Vega To Launch in July, Details Inside
AMD has finally confirmed that the widely awaited gaming-focused graphics, the Radeon RX Vega, will be out in the next coming months.


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Tips of Choosing a Chiropractor
When an individual is involved in an accident or suffering from a pain condition,it is necessary to consider getting a chiropractic care. This is because the medical physicians in this field are trained to treat pain and injury. It is important to note the fact that the treatment do not involve medications or surgery. Choosing the best chiropractor might be hard. This is because there are plenty of chiropractors offering similar services in this field. One may apply the tips stated below as a guide on choosing the best chiropractor.
It is advisable to consider the cost. The chiropractors do not charge the same fee for their services. One may not go for a certain services without an idea on the cost. It is advisable to consider having idea on the cost for the need of budgeting. It is good to note that one may require this care regularly. It is good to note that when one has an idea on the cost he or she is able to spare some finances for the services. It is important to note that it is not necessary for one to spend all the finances on treatment. It is important to note the need of getting financially favorable services. It is good to note on checking whether the treatment is catered for by your medical cover. It is important to note on asking on the basis of payment whether is in cash or on agreement period.
It is advisable to consider looking into the chiropractors experience. Experience comes with the knowledge on handling the special treatment. It is important to note that it is useless to get treatment that does not lead to any changes. It is advisable to consider the fact that a chiropractor who has been in service for a long time has knowledge on effective mechanisms to apply. It is good to consider that there are expectations of better results upon treatment by a more experienced chiropractor.
It is important to check out on the reviews. Different clinics may have their own websites. This websites may offer information on the chiropractors services. It is necessary to google on this websites and get the information you need. It is important to note on checking the patients feedback about the chiropractor services. It is good to consider that this gives one a guide on weighing on whether the chiropractor services are recommendable. It is important to note that the patients might offer more open feedback weighing on the treatment services offered. It is important to note on making comparisons on different clinics from their websites if there is possibility.
It is important to look into the availability of the chiropractors services. It is good to consider that there are some of the chiropractors who needs one to book for an appointment. An individual might be in need of immediate care or treatment. It is good to consider that the chiropractor may be having a number of appointments which requires his attention. It is essential to consider acquiring immediate attention from readily available chiropractors.
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Shop Local on Black Friday in Gray Portland
November 20, 2011 § Leave a comment
If you enjoy waking up at 3:00 am, throngs of grumpy strangers standing way to close to you, and crazy long lines, then you can ignore this blog post. But if you have no interest in partaking in the scene I just mentioned you should shop at the LITTLE BOXES event in Portland. On November 25th from 10:00am – 8:00pm, 70 lovely boutiques will offer you unique gifts options for the holidays as well as a chance to enter a sweet raffle. Prizes include an iPad, tickets to OVO by Cirque du Soleil, $200 to Wildwood Restaurant and so many more. Plus, you will get 10% off at one Little Box for showing a receipt from another Little Box.
Some of my favorite stores are participating in this event including Radish Underground, Presents of Mind, Manifesto, PedX Shoes, Icon Tattoo, Modo Boutique, Etcetera, Salty Teacup, and Betsy and Iya. Here is a link to the list of shops:
Also, I am having a Thanksgiving week sale from Nov. 21 – Nov. 25th. Go to the Frawn etsy site (the link is on the main blog page) to get the coupon code, Happy Thanksgiving!!
Butter Home in Seattle is Selling Frawn Jewelry
November 17, 2011 § Leave a comment
If you know me at all, you know that I love butter. I'm a huge fan because I love to cook so I know that it truly is the magic ingredient in everything that is delicious and wonderful. Whether it's a biscuit (my personal favorite), a flaky pie crust, or a moist chocolate chip cookie, it's the butter that makes it so amazing. As a kid, I loved butter so much that I used to scoop a chunk out of the table butter with my finger when no one was looking…seriously!
Well the magic of the butter holds true in regards to the Butter Home shop at the Melrose Market on Capitol Hill in Seattle. This lovely shop perched on the second level of the market welcomes you with soft light and hosts a wide range of unique jewelry, home decor, and vintage and reclaimed goods. It is a modest space, that has so many layers of treasures beautifully displayed, you need to look in every corner to make sure that you don't miss something. Here is a link to their web site and some images of their merchandise below:


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Most people recognise the syndrome of tackling the urgent before the important. It's only one time-waster among many.
Work smarter not harder, say the time management experts. Just change your habits a little, and you could shave off up to 20% of your working hours. That's one day a week, remember, which you can spend as you please.
How is such efficiency achieved?
It is, of course, unlikely that you spend your working hours idling and filing your nails, but time sifts away in other ways - in scrabbling through the mounds of paper on your desk in search of the relevant phone number or document, for example, or in checking your e-mail five times a day.
Then there are less obvious time-wasters, such as doing unimportant things to perfection, or poring over all the information sent your way with equal attention. The problem may be other people, constantly interrupting you when you want to concentrate. Or the telephone which never stops ringing. Or incessant meetings which you feel obliged to attend but from which you derive little.
In fact, says Diana Winstanley, lecturer in human resources and organisational behaviour at Imperial College Management School, who runs courses on personal organisation and effectiveness management for the academics at Imperial College, most of us already know what our own particular time bandits are. The challenge is to move on to changing our habits. So, sit down and write out the top three things that don't work effectively for you, she says. Then tackle the first - or a manageable portion of it - in the first week.
If, however, you are genuinely perplexed over where time flies to, keep a diary for a working week and find out. Record each day, 'minute by minute', recommends Martin Brown, associate trainer at London-based JSB Group.
Then analyse the activities, and comment on what you have achieved. Be honest, warns Ted Johns in his book, Perfect Time Management: after all, only you are going to read this document of self-revelation. You would certainly be in good company if your use of time is revealed as less than 100% productive, for numerous studies have shown how vastly much more time we spend on talking than on thinking; on activities which have no real bearing on organisational performance; on our own careers rather than on creative, value-adding activities; on reacting rather than on being proactive.
The aim is to use more of our time rewardingly, doing the things which actually lead to results: time management enthusiasts are fond of quoting the Pareto Principle to the effect that 20% of our activities are responsible for 80% of results, the implication being that only a small increase in proactive, creative work can make a big difference. Put simply, people need to learn to 'do things only to the standard required,' avoiding superfluous perfectionism, says Edward Sheldrick, programme director at time management company TMI.
And, he emphasises, we must learn to distinguish between the important and the urgent, a distinction which should inform much of what we do.
In other words, working smarter means establishing priorities, and planning accordingly. So start by writing a single, sensible To Do masterlist. Each day, perhaps when you're commuting to work, says Winstanley, check your list, and prioritise what needs to be done first. And as good ideas occur to you, jot them down at the back of your diary for scrutiny later.
How you schedule your time should also depend to some degree on your biological clock: re-engineer your day so that you use your peak energy hours (probably, mid-morning) for your creative thinking, not for routine tasks. The hour immediately after lunch, on the other hand, when most of us feel slightly dozy, could benefit from phone calls or meetings, to liven us up, suggests Johns. And where an odd half-hour is free, says Winstanley, it can pay off to tackle a smaller, manageable part of that huge job that is weighing on your mind, rather than assuming you should use the time for routine tasks. 'I have never come across a major job that can't be broken into smaller bits,' she says.
Resist the temptation to do things in order of pleasantness (or unpleasantness), advises Paul Hudson-Oldnall, training and consultancy division manager at Time/system UK. And, he counsels, make sure any schedule for appointments and commitments also include contingency time for the unexpected: surveys of clients suggest that only 60% of the day be planned ahead. Be realistic, too, in estimating the time needed for tasks, he says, and batch similar tasks together, so that you get into your stride making phone calls, for example, or into epistolary swing writing letters.
Of course time management companies like Time/system and TMI sell business systems - ring binders with batches of pages coloured differently for recording your goals, a databank of the information you need most often, your longer-term activity plans, and your daily schedule.
These suit some personalities, and 'can be very powerful,' believes Brown, 'but they are a benefit only if you use them properly'. Adam Novak, director and general manager of Royal Mail National, prefers to use two diaries - one for the year, with a month to each page, and one with two pages to a day, which he carries around a month at a time. These serve a similar purpose of providing an overview and the necessary detail. 'So, when I've got an idle moment on a train, for example, I check to see how things are looking,' he says.
Then too there are electronic organisers, also supplied by the time management companies. Take-up of these has been relatively slow, however, it being obviously easier to jot things down on paper rather than stoking up the computer when you are out of the office. Winstanley also warns that one cannot use an electronic organiser half-heartedly: 'You must load all your information into it, and really use it.' But software systems can be a boon for project management, where multiple tasks and delegation are involved, claims Philip Rushforth, managing director of Time/system in the UK. They can cut down on the need for meetings and enable the manager to keep track of progress in terms of both time and money.
Whatever form your planning takes, it is of course only preparatory to actual performance. Deal smartly with the papers that arrive on your desk, emptying your in-tray at regular intervals. With each document, says Brown, when you read it for the first time, 'decide very positively what to do', whether that means action now, action in the future, or throwing it in the bin.
Sheldrick suggests six categories: 'do today'; 'do within seven days' (updated daily); 'file' (when you've got a spare moment); 'read' (which means reading the first paragraph and summary, to see whether reading the whole is necessary); 'passon with explanation'; and 'awaiting information'.
But to carry out those constructive, creative activities, you will need a daily measure of uninterrupted time. To achieve this, you need to establish that you are available at specific times - say, from 10am to 3pm. Then, for your interruption-free time, you need to find a safe place - the library, or home, or a telephone-free conference room, or your own office, if you have one, with the door shut. Some managers have an official start at 9.30am, and keep the hour before that to themselves.
If you work in an open-plan office, you could adopt the Asda trick of donning a red baseball cap to signal that you are incommunicado. If caps don't suit you, try a red flag. With or without gimmicks, says Brown, 'a lot depends on whether you're assertive or wavering, and can get tempted away'. Judith Gower, of the campaigning organisation Parents at Work, and product specialist at ICL, agrees: 'You've got to be disciplined.' There's an advantage to being a working mother, she claims, as it means you are used to concentrating against the odds.
Vicky Pryce, a partner at KPMG and head of the firm's 35-strong department of economics and strategy, is also the mother of five children. Her work involves serious travel - delivering a talk on the European gas industry in Amsterdam, for example, and then zooming straight on to Birmingham to discuss EMU. So she clearly knows something about managing her time.
Her handling of paperwork is brisk: read, file, pass on with instructions, keep on desk for action. For uninterrupted time, she will stay on for a couple of hours at the end of the day, so as to leave everything in the out-tray. 'It's amazing the amount you can do in half an hour.'
When it comes to dealing with unforeseen interruptions, tactics vary. At Asda, explains head of human resources David Smith, people are encouraged to view these positively, as requests from internal customers: 'We try to answer all telephone calls within two rings, for example.' For others, Johns provides a handy list of ways to deflect interruptions or keeping them short (keeping an egg-timer on your desk, glancing at your watch, or grunting mono-syllabically, and so on).
When evaluating demands on your time, refer to your distinction between the urgent and the important. 'You always do the important,' advises Novak.
'You don't always do the urgent.' Gower is more forthright: 'Be ruthless.
I say, if it's a waste of my time, I'm not going to do it.' Sheldrick advises that only something which is both urgent and important (customer service recovery, for example) should displace the important (the activities which lead to results). If something is 'urgent but of low value,' he says, 'buy time: if somebody says it's urgent, don't assume they want it now. Ask why they want it; how it will benefit the customer; whether it must be done now; the latest date it is wanted; and the appropriate standard.'
'Don't think you've got to do it,' adds Gower. 'If there's somebody else, let them do it. Balance the work evenly among people,' she advises. 'People will never learn if you keep everything to yourself.' Pryce believes in delegating, 'but I also accept delegation upwards (looking at proposals, for example)'. Perhaps being a woman makes her more accustomed to sharing work, she suggests.
Meetings require a robust approach. 'I won't go unless there's an agenda - a timed agenda,' says Gower. 'I ask whether my presence is really necessary ...
I need to see papers in advance.' Any meeting over two hours should certainly be split, she adds. At Asda, the approach is reinforced by visual and physical tactics - a stand-up meeting room, for example, and the 'two-foot rule' which allows people to leave the meeting when it is no longer relevant to them (the two feet were originally bits of cardboard 12 inches long, waved aloft to signify an intended exit).
Finally, effective managers agree that presenteeism is old hat. It is important for people to get the balance between work and home right, emphasises Novak. 'I discourage my staff from staying too late, partly by leaving at a reasonable time myself.' So remember the watchword from Parents at Work: 'No-one ever said on their death bed, "I wish I'd spent more time in the office".'
Timely Tips
Learn to say 'no' or 'yes, but not now'
Set realistic targets of what you want to achieve this year, this month, this week
Prioritise your work, distinguishing between the important and the urgent
Re-engineer your day, keeping your peak performance time for your most important tasks
Schedule in interruption-free time, for taking stock or for concentrating on the essential
Don't be intimidated by the extrovert or bossy into taking on more than you can do: if necessary, choose between being 'nice' and being exploited
Learn to say 'yes, but not now'
Learn to say 'no'
Learn the art of creative delegation: explain that you will retain complete responsibility, so that people can gain new experience without risk
Curb excessive perfectionism
Break down the apparently unmanageable task into smaller, digestible portions: this applies whether you are tidying your desk or facing something more intellectually daunting
Don't allow routine work to build up
Use the wastepaper bin as your main filing system
Insist that timed agendas are distributed before meetings
Learn the skills of presentation to keep meetings interesting - and short
Don't take work home and then feel guilty about not doing it.


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How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn won a National Book Award in 1940. Written by an author of Welsh descent, the well-known story may be familiar to many who have seen the movie by the same name. Once again, I loved the book so much more than the screen version. I say this because Hollywood has a tendency to leave out so many aspects of original stories that it disappoints me because the heart of the story is left behind.
This novel about a coal mining family in Wales is so beautifully written that the lyrical words alone brought tears to my eyes. Told in the first-person through the eyes of a man looking back on his life in Wales, the novel stresses the importance of family, faith, and hard work in a coal mining town.
If you choose to read this novel, I recommend listening to it because hearing it read in the welsh dialect adds extra beauty to the story. It is like a very long verse of poetry. Excellent!