Dr. Albert Rossi reflects on the topic of leisure and invites us to consider how to use our leisure time to restore our souls.

The Manx government scheme offering funding of up to 80% of costs aims to boost footfall for firms.

The work life of misfits - employees whose important values are incongruent with the values of their organization - represents an under-researched area of the person-environment fit literature. The unfortunate reality is that these individuals are likely to be disengaged and unproductive at work. In this manuscript, we entertain the possibility that employees can protect themselves from this situation if they engage in alternative actions that supplement the fundamental needs that go unmet from value incongruence. We integrate theorizing about the motivational role of need fulfillment and work/non-work behaviors in order to examine whether two actions in particular - job crafting and leisure activity - can potentially mitigate the negative effects of value incongruence on employee performance. In a field study of employees from diverse organizations and industries, the results suggest that both job crafting and leisure activity indeed act as a buffer, mitigating the otherwise negative effects of value incongruence on employee engagement and job performance (both task performance and citizenship behavior).

It is "one of the most picture-perfect places to go for Christmas."

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Genetec Inc. announced that the company unified security platform has been chosen by Brazil’s Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis (Floripa), to manage its physical security infrastructure, and provide operational insights.

Oulu, Finland — “Even light physical activity may foster work engagement,” researchers in Finland are saying after studying on- and off-the-job data for more than 6,800 workers.

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Travel + Leisure readers have named Bermuda as one of the top 25 islands in the Caribbean, Bermuda, and the Bahamas for 2024, with the island ranking at the list’s 19th position with a reader score of 84.05. The Travel + Leisure story said, “Every year for our World’s Best Awards survey, T+L asks readers […]

FDI in the leisure and entertainment sector has risen sharply in recent years, with Asia-Pacific the leading region 

Title: Feel Guilty About 'Useless' Leisure Time? Your Mental Health Might Suffer
Category: Health News
Created: 8/26/2021 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2021 12:00:00 AM

The physical activities we engage in during our daily routines, whether at work or home, do not sufficiently safeguard us against the risk of medlinkstroke/medlink.

Airlines are scaling up their network to capitalise on summer season travel demand

TechnoSport offers a premium hands-on shopping experience of performance and athleisure wear with the launch of its first flagship store in Coimbatore

Between 13% and 16% of waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE), furniture and leisure goods disposed of at household waste collection centres are in excellent working condition and could be easily be prepared for re-use, finds a new study from Bavaria, Germany. Improvements to waste collection, storage and treatment practices to prevent damage to disposed items could free up a further 13%-29% of these waste streams for re-use. Notably, weatherproof storage for WEEE at collection points could have prevented up to 86% of the damage endured by the studied items.

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The rejuvenated Yunnan Garden, a sprawling open space of greenery, waterscapes and heritage landmarks, will officially open at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) on 13 February 2020. The 9-hectare heritage precinct – bigger than 12 soccer fields – preserves the Garden’s legacy while enriching it as an educational and recreation hub, making it a go-to place not just for the NTU community, but also for the residents who live in the wider Jurong neighbourhood....

Soundtracked by Sigur Rós, the ultra-mellow trek was broadcast live on national television.

We have a new, official word for all that gym wear you're seeing everywhere these days.

Updated: UK capacity was pulled last month as directors say they were not prepared to go offshore or use "obscure foreign markets".

330 sites and a sports park offering a range of activities are to be created on an area of over 65 hectares.

There are no legal skirmishes in Ford v Ferrari.…

The growth of healthy lifestyle has added impetus to the athleisure trend.

Some see it as fashion that is effortless and comfortable. While gym or performance wear is made mainly of polyester to ensure it dries quickly, athleisure wear is a combination of polyester and cotton.

So hey I think I managed to break a leisure record this Virgo Month of Leisure! The bad news is that’s because I’ve been feeling borderline punk for a few months now. I always thought of myself as someone in pretty good shape, but every so often I just come down with… sinus nonsense, or […]

Repeat Signage is user-friendly, flexible digital signage software for Windows. Ideal for the leisure, tourism and hospitality industry, you can insert your pictures, text, real-time, RSS news feeds and other media to create dynamic and engaging digital signage presentations. Digital signage allows your visitors to learn more about your facilities, news of current and forthcoming attractions, helping to encourage return visits.

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Authorities have cracked down on Seoul’s night life after reports of a young clubber infecting people with Covid-19 in South Korea’s capital. The nation now fears a new wave of infections after easing social distancing rules.
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Almost one-third of products bought online contained prohibited substances

FDI in the leisure and entertainment sector has risen sharply in recent years, with Asia-Pacific the leading region 

Falkland Islands schools in Stanley are making final preparations for reopening on Monday, May 11. Camp Education, an integral part of the schooling system also re-opens on the same day.

Title: Leisurely Strolls More Popular, Yet Walk Times Shorter: CDC
Category: Health News
Created: 4/27/2012 2:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/30/2012 12:00:00 AM

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The end is not in sight. With an estimated 20,000 new infections a day, and with experts warning that the reproduction rate of coronavirus may be rising again, any premature loosening of the lockdown will only prolong the crisis. When the prime minister speaks on Sunday evening, it is essential that he makes it clear that people should still be staying at home, not relaxing their guard.

Though so many other countries had been hit, the government did not act soon enough to either contain the threat or prepare for it. Those failures have made a longer and tougher lockdown necessary. It was slow to take the pandemic seriously, slow to impose stringent social distancing, and slow to pursue equipment, testing and tracing, as the Labour leader, Keir Starmer, noted this week.

After 76 days under lockdown, China's Wuhan city is gradually returning to a new normal. But while Covid-19 infection rates have fallen, social distancing measures are still in place and the economic repercussions for the industrial hub are also becoming clear.

On March 16th, 2020, Royal Park Hotels and Resorts Company, Ltd. (hereafter RPHS) launches The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Osaka Midosuji, its second hotel in Osaka, bringing together Japanese charm and modern design elements. Over the next 5 years, RPHS plans to open six more hotels in Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, and Tokyo. The new hotel forms part of the ICONIC brand, the flagship line of RPHS' "THE" series for premium limited service hotels. Targeting business and bleisure travelers the hotel features a total of 352 rooms including two executive floors with 48 rooms, restaurants, two gyms, English-speaking guest relations staff, executive lounge, and meeting facilities on the executive floor with complimentary two-hour usage. Visitors benefit from the new hotel being a part of the "Preferred Hotels & Resorts", the world's largest independent hotel group representing more than 750 distinctive hotels, resorts, residences and unique hotel groups across 85 countries. It is located in the brand-ne...

Imports of Game, Sport & Leisure Devices in Switzerland decreased to 104.63 CHF Million in March from 105.43 CHF Million in February of 2020. Imports of Game, Sport & Leisure Devices in Switzerland averaged 118.29 CHF Million from 2014 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 160.43 CHF Million in September of 2019 and a record low of 79.82 CHF Million in May of 2015. This page includes a chart with historical data for Switzerland Imports of Game, Sport & Leisure Devices.

Imports of - Toys,books & Leisure Goods in Australia increased to 399 AUD Million in March from 378 AUD Million in February of 2020. Imports of - Toys,books & Leisure Goods in Australia averaged 295.53 AUD Million from 1981 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 806 AUD Million in October of 2019 and a record low of 37 AUD Million in December of 1981. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia Imports of - Toys,books & Leisure Goods.

Melissa Jackson claims Neighbours star Sharon Johal wore a similar looking hat she designed for supermodel Coco Rocha in 2013, for Derby Day in Melbourne on Saturday.

As fear grips the world amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky are enjoying the perks of living in one of Australia's trendiest coastal towns. 

The Hong Kong-based owners of the 'Cheesegrater' and the 'Walkie Talkie' are among 10 City of London landlords looking to establish a Business Improvement District.

LEI 3140 students are doing the scavenger hunt again this fall. You can see a copy of the assignment online.

Here are some indexes to leisure, recreation and play articles:

• Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts, Library West Reference GV191.6.R86
• Physical Education Index, Library West Reference GV341 .P490 (online too)
• SportDiscus (online)

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