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How communication in business affects stress levels
Article by Annie Lawler - http://www.breathingspaceforbusiness.com/
One of the key causes of stress in the workplace is poor communication. Not only in terms of communication between management and employees, but also between colleagues. The culture of a company can help enormously in this, if there is an open approach, where everyone feels 'heard' and is also prepared to listen.
The HSE's guidelines on stress management in the workplace, which are being used in tribunals as best practice, highlight, amongst other things, that positive working should be encouraged in order to avoid conflict and to deal with unacceptable behaviour and also include the following relating to communication:
Generally speaking, this sounds like common sense, but quite often companies unwittingly fall foul of these guidelines and often do not pay enough attention to communications within their organisations, which can cause all kinds of trouble. It makes sense then, to devote a little extra time on what is said, how it is said, what communication styles are deemed 'acceptable' and what channels of communication are used to best effect.
HR Zone recently published an article regarding a CIPD funded research project on stress within organizations, where a comparison was made between poor communication in companies and in a 'bad marriage'. Lack of communication, feeling taken for granted, little trust and feeling dissatisfied were all cited as reasons for employees feeling under stress and being likely to leave their jobs. The survey showed that, of the 2,000 people interviews :
It's also fair to say that, in my experience in working on stress management within organisations, there is a lot of attention given by employees to the 'lack of communication' from management, but they rarely consider their own role within this sometimes dysfunctional relationship.
On more than one occasion, due to discussion about the effects of clear communication in my seminars, clients have been able to retain key members of staff, because the member of staff has subsequently voiced concerns and issues about which the employer was previously unaware.
Employees sometimes have the perception that management has a crystal ball and is immediately able to be all-seeing and all-knowing. Going back to that 'bad marriage' again, it can appear a bit like the 'if you don't know why I'm not talking to you, I'm not going to tell you' syndrome. What both sides need to recognise is that communication is a two-way street as much within a company as within the home.
So how can companies ensure they have clear, two-way communication channels? Well, there are a few theories on the subject – some of which make very interesting reading. For example, statistics quoted in Dr Albert Mehrabian's spoken communications model have become some of the most widely quoted. You may recognise them :
So an awful lot of spoken communication is judged not so much by what is said, but the manner in which it is delivered. The same words can be voiced and yet meant in a completely different way. Add to that what happens when somebody misinterprets the intention of the words and you can start to understand why clear communication is so vital to the wellbeing and performance of an organisation.
Based on these statistics, telephone communication is more tricky than face to face communication because we lose 55% of the 'clues' as to the intention and no wonder e-mail communications can be the cause of so much stress in the workplace when we also lose the clues in the tone of voice!
Having said that, all these methods of communication have their place and the use of multi-media to convey important messages has been shown to increase the effectiveness of any communication. As the old adage goes, 'a picture paints a thousand words', so adding visual elements, movement, repetition and communicating by a variety of channels is likely to be most effective in conveying messages. You only have to look at advertising and marketing campaigns to see the effectiveness of multimedia usage. But few things replace the physical presence and interactive conversation and discussion.
For example, 'clinics' and regular reviews where open discussion between management and members of staff is invited are a great way to build effective communications and for all parties to put forward concerns and ideas.
Brainstorming is a great technique for generating new ideas and solving issues and I'll come back to this shortly.
Internal newsletters – both printed and via e-mail can be a very effective method of recognizing efforts and achievements, can 'advertise' social events, job vacancies, and can act as a training vehicle and a reminder of key objectives.
Suggestion boxes can be a helpful way of inviting constructive ideas from those who may not be comfortable voicing their opinions in a public environment. Schemes which recognise the benefit of suggestions which are then put into practice can be extremely motivating and help employees feel they make a real contribution.
Social events where more informal communication can take place between members of staff can be extremely effective in team building and in promoting good morale.
Mentoring schemes where younger or less experienced members of staff can learn from those who have been through similar situations before and where they can get support, can help people improve their ability to do their job effectively and can help build rapport and make people feel valued.
So tip number one on reducing stress by improved communications is:
a) use different methods of communication to get key message across and repeat important key messages in all communications and
b) adapt the language, imagery etc according to the medium you are using
In other words, what may come across well on a video cam recording, may require adaptation for written or purely verbal communication.
As mentioned earlier in this article, brainstorming can be an extremely effective method of communication and a great way of developing the business. Some of the best ideas come out when people start thrashing ideas about and 'thinking outside the box'. It is also enormously helpful in aiding employees to feel that they have 'a voice' and that they make a valuable contribution to their workplace. In order to feel valued and to be motivated, most of us have to feel that we make a difference and brainstorming sessions can be a really effective method of encouraging open communication.
Provided it is planned and facilitated well and that the conversation includes everyone and that open recognition is given to good ideas, brainstorming can be a great team builder and motivator.
Follow up to meetings and brainstorming sessions is incredibly important in terms of communication. Once the meeting has ended, people need to see that action is being taken and, where possible and relevant, need to be part of the action. When people 'take ownership' they are more likely to feel motivated and to produce the desired results.
This leads me onto a vital piece of communication which is so often overlooked and yet so critical. This is also one of the elements covered in HSE's guidelines on good working practice to relieve undue stress. And that is that people have to understand their role, what is expected of them and when.
So many managers fail to communicate this information and simply give employees a title and a desk, leaving them to flounder around and pick up what information they might need from whatever sources they choose to look.
Clear communication of roles and objectives relating to specific projects helps businesses achieve their aims more easily and gives clear guidance to members of the team of what they have to do and when. Getting 'buy-in' to these tasks and deadlines by verbal communication and following up with written job descriptions and clear instructions may take time initially, but is much more likely to result in a positive outcome.
So, hint number two on communication is that
a) clear communication of what is expected of each individual , why and when is vital to a healthy and successful organization and
b) meetings should be followed up with written minutes which describe what has been agreed and why, who is responsible for the various stages and when it is going to happen. They should be distributed to all concerned in writing as soon as possible after the meeting.
In any interaction between human beings, it is important not only to be able to express your views, but to be able to listen and empathise with others involved. Stephen Covey, author of 'Seven Habits of Highly Effective People' gives the following guidelines as described on the businessballs.com website, so here comes tip number three:
Covey calls this the habit of interpersonal leadership, necessary because achievements are largely dependent on co-operative efforts with others. He says that win-win is based on the assumption that there is plenty for everyone, and that success follows a co-operative approach more naturally than the confrontation of win-or-lose.
The 'win-win' theory is especially helpful in trying to resolve conflicts. Finding solutions that work for both sides make life a whole lot easier for all concerned. Covey also advises us –
b) Seek first to understand and then to be understood®
This is Covey's habit of communication, and it's extremely powerful. Covey helps to explain this in his simple analogy 'diagnose before you prescribe'. Simple and effective, and essential for developing and maintaining positive relationships in all aspects of life.
Again, in conflict situations, the ability to empathise is invaluable.
Covey says this is the habit of creative co-operation - the principle that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, which implicitly lays down the challenge to see the good and potential in the other person's contribution.
I mentioned conflict a couple of times above and, though most of us dislike conflict, we all come across it at some point in relationships. Handled well, the conflict can repair and strengthen a relationship. Handled poorly, the conflict can escalate and grow and can be extremely damaging to all concerned.
Tip number 4
a) In conflict resolution, stick to the point and avoid bringing up disagreements or mistakes from the past. Deal exclusively with the current issue.
b) As Stephen Covey says, seek to understand the other's point of view and empathise. Invite the other party to describe how they feel and what causes their issue and repeat it back to them to make sure you have understood. "So, what I think you're saying is ". This can help clarify the point and can calm the situation because the other party can see they are being listened to and that you want to help. Also, concentrate on what is being said to you. Often in heated situations, we are so focused on what we're going to say next that we forget to listen.
c) Try and voice your arguments in terms of what you feel about the situation that has occurred rather than take on an accusatory tone. For example, 'When you are late with this crucial information it makes me feel like ". This is less aggressive and more likely to be responded to constructively.
d) Avoid defensive behaviour and 'tit for tat' situations. If you have to accept responsibility, admit a fault or error and do so calmly. If you feel your actions have been misinterpreted, keep calm and explain what your actual intention was and seek a 'win-win' solution so that a similar occurrence is unlikely.
e) If things get too heated for logical and constructive discussion, agree to take a break but also set a time when you're going to come back to it and stick to it. In this situation, it's sometimes helpful to invite a truly objective third-party to sit with you and facilitate your discussion.
These techniques may not work in every situation, but they are a very good guideline.
Finally, one of the simplest and most effective methods of communication I found when I was managing a team, is to wander round the office at frequent intervals and speak to people. I know it may sound like an 'unnecessary' interruption to the list of things which are awaiting you at your desk, but you can find out a lot of information, understand some of the issues that are going on and help motivate people, just by being interested. We are, after all, human beings and everyone likes to feel they are important in some way. It's amazing what massive effects small actions like this can have on your business.
In addition, taking a break from your desk is another good stress-relieving tip and has been proved to improve your performance!
In my work at Breathing Space for Business, I find issues such as poor communication extremely common in many organisations and the cause of much stress in the workplace. It is worth taking at look at these findings in relation to your own team and current practices. Good practice in stress management can help reduce absenteeism, improve performance and help protect against potential litigation, which makes it a sound business investment.
Stress is a major issue for UK businesses at the moment, with the cost of stress-related absenteeism in the UK being estimated at between GBP3.2 billion to GBP4.5 billion per annum. There are many proven and effective methods for addressing these issues, which I share with my clients, some of which are very simple and which produce extraordinary results.
I am committed to supporting employers to improve staff retention and performance through consultation, seminars and one-to-one coaching and counselling. If you are interested in exploring ways to help your company work more happily and effectively through effective stress management, whilst also protecting yourself against potential litigation, please contact Annie Lawler (without obligation) on 0772 581 8884 or
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Payton said Bush, for now, would be listed as questionable on the official injury report and added that whether Bush plays will be a game-time decision.
"We'll monitor where he's at," Payton said after Friday's practice, which Bush sat out. "I'm still hopeful for this weekend's game."
Bush practiced on Thursday and did not indicate he was having any trouble when he spoke to reporters after practice. However, he became sore that evening and the team ordered a precautionary MRI, which indicated a tear in his posterior cruciate ligament.
Bush also was expected to seek a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews, an orthopedic surgeon based in Birmingham, Ala., who routinely operates on Saints players and other professional athletes.
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Morgan died after suffering from pneumonia, his son Christopher confirmed late on Wednesday.
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Unit: Templar Draconis Kestevara
Race: Elf
Fighting Styles: Sword & Heater
Realm: Lands of Ameth
Squired under Sir Satanaka
The oldest veteran to come out of the Chareston area, Elindiel originally started fighting in 2000 with a college group called "Hasgoth" (refer to uncle Animus for details). A couple years after starting Khazad-Dum, Elindiel left for greener pastures. He and a few others started a new chapter called Lands of Ameth.
Sir Elindiel started his squireship under Sir Satanaka back in the winter of 2002. He was knighted during Oktoberfest of 2007 alongside Sir Pickles. Fond memories of this time include an all night vigilance in the castle and a Knight's Trial. The two were honored as Knights in the evening and dawned their colors and standards that night.
Knight Colors: Green and Black
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Best Car Crash Description EVER
Too often, TV reporters get someone who is afraid to talk on camera, too scared to speak normally or just flat out not interesting.
Do you remember Antoine Dodson, the "hide your kids, hide your wife" guy? He was entertaining and didn't try to be. The guy in this video is the "car wreck" equivalent. He may not wind up on TV shows and in song mashups like the other guy, but his description is certainly worthy of it.
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A female breathes heavily. Could be used for exercising or running.
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My dog, Fergus, barking.
A female voice counting from ten to zero. Recorded with an AT2020 mic into an Apogee Duet and edited with ...
Walking outside, you can hear the textile of pants.
The 'Jazz Scat' sound from the Roland GR-33...very cool sound.
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Wood snapping
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Bigelow Practical Writing Presentation: Government Lawyering
Bigelow Practical Writing Presentation: Government Lawyering
Guest presenter Michael Negron will discuss his experience with legal writing in the context of government lawyering. Mr. Negron has worked in various aspects of the federal government, before recently making the move to local government. He was the first staff member hired for Elizabeth Warren's TARP oversight panel, worked for the Obama administration at the White House Office of Management and Budget, and until recently served as a Special Counsel to the Department of Defense General Counsel. Mr. Negron has recently returned to his hometown of Chicago, as he was selected by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to serve as the Director of Chicago's Innovation Delivery Team, a unit within the Mayor's Office funded by the Bloomberg Philanthropies and established to help the City of Chicago deliver faster, better services to residents and businesses for less.
This is the first in a series of presentations on aspects of legal writing in various practical settings that will continue throughout the year. All students are welcome. Lunch will be provided.
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Tested on Sharepoint services 2.0 and Sharepoint services 3.0 (installed with stadm – see readme.txt)
Archive for the 'Sharepoint services 2.0' Category
Change password in sharepoint (webpart)Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
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Windows Sharepoint services z dodatnimi ikonami za datoteke z NE-Office končnicami. / Windows Sharepoint services with additional icons for NON-Office files extensions.Monday, January 1st, 2007
Večkrat so me uporabniki Sharepoint services vprašali zakaj Sharepoint ne zna prikazati določenih ikon "znanih" datotek. Spodaj si lahko poberete zip datoteko z ikonami, XML konfiguracijsko datoteko ter .BAT(ch) datoteko, ki vam vse avtomatsko instalira/integrira. Odslej boste v svojem sharepointu lahko imeli "lepe" ikone za PDF, Excel webquery file, ZIP, RAR ter DWG. / More than one I have been asked how to add or maybe why Sharepoint does not support some known file extensions icons. So I created a zip file with icons, XML configuration file and .BAT(ch) procedure for automatic install/integration of this new icons to your Sharepoint.
Povezave / links: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/sharepoint/default.mspx
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Christine (Alison Lohman) plays Christine, a loan officer in a bank. When she denies an elderly woman (Lorna Raver) an extension on her mortgage payment, the women curses her. Christine is haunted by horrible visions and goes to see a psychic who tells her that under this curse, she will be tormented for three days and then will go to hell. To save herself, Christine must outwit the spirit that has cursed her. Directed by Sam Raimi. With Dileep Rao, David Paymer and Justin Long. Categories: Horror, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Justin Long in Drag Me to Hell
A group of relationship-challenged twenty and thirtysomethings try to understand the mixed signals they receive from the opposite sex. While Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin) just wants a man who will call her back, Alex (Justin Long) tries to convince her to stop waiting by the phone. Beth (Jennifer Aniston) is growing tired of waiting for Neil (Ben Affleck) to pop the question. And, Mary (Drew Barrymore) searches in vain for a loving, supportive man who is straight. Directed by Ken Kwapis. With Jennifer Connelly, Scarlett Johansson, Bradley Cooper and Kevin Connolly. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2009.
Justin Long in He's Just Not That Into You
John Travolta is a womanizer and Robin Williams is laid-back bachelor. The two friends form a sports media company, but their plans go awry when an old girlfriend (Kelly Preston) of Williams' turns up, leaving him to care for twins he never knew he had. Directed by Walt Becker. With Matt Dillon, Justin Long and Seth Green. Categories: Comedy, Family. Year: 2009.
Justin Long in Old Dogs
An alien planet's paranoid fears are kicked into gear when astronaut Chuck Baker (Dwayne Johnson) arrives from earth. Suspecting an alien invasion, the inhabitants of Planet 51 are on high alert. To make it home, Chuck will need his robot companion Rover and his new friend Lem (Justin Long) to help him evade capture and recover his spaceship from the Planet 51 Alien Invaders Space Museum. Directed by Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad and Marcos Martínez. With Seann William Scott, Jessica Biel, Gary Oldman and John Cleese. Categories: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy. Year: 2009.
Justin Long in Planet 51
Louise (Meg Ryan), a high-powered lawyer, discovers her husband, Ian (Timothy Hutton) is having an affair. She knocks him out and binds him to the toilet with duct tape, just as a burglar (Justin Long) breaks in. When Sarah (Kristen Bell), Ian's girlfriend, shows up, things get even more complicated. Directed by Cheryl Hines. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2009.
Justin Long in Serious Moonlight
Nick (Michael Cera) is a brainy teen stuck in a time warp. He listens to Frank Sinatra music and watches movie classics from the '50s. When he meets Sheeni (Portia Doubleday), his soulmate, he will do anything to be near her. He even takes on a French alter ego to woo her. Jean Smart plays Nick's mother, while Zach Galifianakis is one of Nick's friends. Directed by Miguel Arteta. With Fred Willard, Ray Liotta, and Adhir Kalyan. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2009.
Justin Long in Youth in Revolt
In order to keep from being evicted from their apartment, longtime friends and roomates Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) come up with an unorthodox plan. Using their friends as actors, the pair decide to film an amateur porn film to make some quick cash. But, once shooting begins, Zack and Miri discover that they might want to be more than friends. Directed by Kevin Smith. With Justin Long, Traci Lords, Jason Mewes, Craig Robinson and Katie Morgan. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
Justin Long in Zack and Miri Make a Porno
After the tree they live in is cut down, three singing chipmunk brothers, Alvin (Justin Long), Simon (Matthew Gray Gubler) and Theodore (Jesse McCartney) find themselves in Los Angeles, where they are adopted by struggling songwriter Dave Seville (Jason Lee). Impressed with the little guys' talent and seeing the opportunity for long-awaited success, Dave sets out to make the chipmunks a musical sensation. But, to achieve their dream and remain a family, Dave and the boys will have to overcome a meddling record executive (David Cross). Directed by Tim Hill. With Cameron Richardson. Categories: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Based on a Cartoon. Year: 2007.
Justin Long in Alvin and the Chipmunks
With the help of a young computer hacker (Justin Long), John McClane (Bruce Willis) takes on an Internet-based terrorist who is taking the US's computer infrastructure hostage and crippling the nation. While the villain thinks he's planned for every conceivable scenario, he never imagined he'd have to deal with an old school cop with a talent for taking out bad guys the hard way. Directed by Len Wiseman. With Timothy Olyphant, Jeffrey Wright, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Kevin Smith. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Justin Long in Live Free or Die Hard
Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) is a beloved but troubled musician whose songs captivate the nation. On his rocky road to stardom, Cox experiences all the highs and lows of celebrity: female adoration, famous friends, drug abuse and failed marriages. But, after all his trial, Cox becomes a national icon and earns the love of a good woman (Jenna Fischer). Directed by Jake Kasdan. With Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Jason Schwartzman, Justin Long, David Krumholtz, David Koechner, Kristen Wiig and John Michael Higgins. Categories: Comedy, Music. Year: 2007.
Justin Long in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Bartleby (Justin Long) is a fun-loving slacker who is turned down at every college he applies to. So, in order to please his achievement-oriented parents (Ann Cusack and Mark Derwin), he makes up a university and says he's been accepted. His friends (Lewis Black, Columbus Short and Maria Thayer) who also were turned down by the colleges of their dreams, pretend to go to school with him. But the Website he creates for the fake school is so good, hundreds of students show up at his door. He also begins a romance with Monica (Blake Lively), one of these would-be students. Directed by Steve Pink. With Adam Herschman, Maria Thayer, and Jonah Hill. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2006.
Justin Long in Accepted
Gary (Vince Vaughn) and Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) have a troubled relationship. Brooke, feeling neglected and underappreciated, decides to break-up with Gary to prove a point. But, when Gary misunderstands her true intentions, the mismatched pair follow the misguided advice of their family and friends, and beginning an all-out battle over their apartment and relationship supremacy. Directed by Peyton Reed. With Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman and Justin Long. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2006.
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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 15.1506 Wednesday, 11 August 2004
Date: Tuesday, 10 Aug 2004 14:49:37 -0400
Subject: 15.1491 Question Concerning Measure for Measure
Comment: Re: SHK 15.1491 Question Concerning Measure for Measure
Lever's edition of M for M isn't much help. At 3.1.265, he notes that a
grange is a country house. "But in conjunction with "Saint Luke's'
probably 'an outlying farm-house belonging to a religious establishment'
(O.E.D. 2b."
If this is true, perhaps Mariana is living with (or, in the country
house of) a religious order, the order to which the Duke claims to
belong. I find it interesting that the Duke (presumably disguised as a
friar) has "often stilled" Mariana's "brawling discontent" (4.1.9).
This isn't the first time he has visited to comfort her. Why does he
wish to marry her to Angelo?
I just picked the following from the Web:
'Religious painting of the entire 19th century and also of the 20th
century was shaped by the "Nazarenes". These were a group of artists who
turned against the art ideal in 1809 and formed "The Brotherhood of St.
Luke" following the example of Medieval religious brotherhoods. Their
goal was to revive pre-1500 German and Italian art. The starting


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Why Is Interprovincial Trade Down and International Trade Up?
The drop in the share of interprovincial exports in GDP can be fully explained by several factors: the reductions in Canadian tariffs that have opened up the domestic market to foreign competition; the slower growth of that market compared with the U.S.; and relatively low increases in the prices of goods traded interprovincially. Those concerned about the weakening of the Canadian internal market should take some comfort that, except for the relatively small increases in the prices of interprovincial exports, these factors should have run their course and are unlikely to cause any further declines in the share of interprovincial exports in GDP. Even more encouraging, there is some evidence the AIT has helped to increase interprovincial exports. The jump in international exports can be fully explained by improved Canadian labor costs relative to the U.S., reductions in tariffs paid on U.S. imports from Canada almost entirely as a result of the FTA/NAFTA, and, most importantly, the U.S.'s prodigious growing appetite for imports, some of which may be unsustainable given the recent magnitude of the U.S. current account deficit. The increase in Canada's international exports, remarkable as it was, would have been even larger if it had not been for the decline in their price relative to the price of GDP.
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Location: Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture ResearchTitle: Early life stage rainbow trout (Oncohynchus mykiss) mortalities due to Flavobacterium columnare in Idaho, USA Author
|Evenhuis, Jason
|Lapatra, Scott
|Marancik, David
Submitted to: Aquaculture
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/25/2013
Publication Date: 1/1/2014
Publication URL: http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/59399
Citation: Evenhuis, J., Lapatra, S.E., Marancik, D.P. 2014. Early life stage rainbow trout (Oncohynchus mykiss) mortalities due to Flavobacterium columnare in Idaho, USA. Aquaculture. 418-419: 126-131. Interpretive Summary: Outbreaks of columnaris disease have occurred over the past four years at a rainbow trout aquaculture facility in the Hagerman Valley of Idaho. Genetic analysis of 70 individual bacterial isolates indicates that these outbreaks are the result of a highly successful strain of Flavobacterium columnare. Challenge studies reveal that this pathogen is considered highly virulent to rainbow trout in water temperatures less than 16 degrees Celsius. This study illustrates that columnaris disease is an emerging disease problem for the rainbow trout industry.
Technical Abstract: Flavobacterium columnare is the etiologic agent of columnaris disease, a pervasive disease of fresh water finfish. During the past 4 years, losses that ranged from 5-50% in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fry, as small as 0.2 g, have been occurring in an early life stage production facility in the Hagerman Valley, Idaho, USA. A total of 70 different F. columnare isolates were obtained from diseased fish and the water they were reared in. All of the isolates were confirmed to be genomovar I by 16S rRNA restriction fragment length polymorphism. Sequencing of the 16S rRNA, 16S-23S rDNA spacer region and the gyrase B subunit genes from these 70 strains revealed no sequence differences among these isolates. Whole-cell protein profiling by SDS-PAGE also indicated low variation between isolates. Virulence was assessed for a representative isolate and demonstrated a high degree of pathogenicity against rainbow trout fry. These results suggest the emergence of a highly successful F. columnare strain that can affect very early life stages of fish at a commercial rainbow trout farm in Idaho.


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WBLK Visits The Kingdom Kids Family Fun Center
Yours truly and the WBLK Crew headed over to Buffalo's 1st indoor high energy bounce party and play center – The Kingdom Kids Family Fun Center located at 690 Broadway Ave in Buffalo, to help them celebrate their grand opening!
Let me tell you, we all were surprised what we saw when we got on the inside.
We broadcasted live from there and gave away a pair of tickets to check out the Eddie Martin House Party featuring The SOS Band.
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 21/5/2013 (1525 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
It's springtime in Fort Rouge! The residents heralded the season with the annual Community Clean Up.
A large number of volunteers came out on a lovely Saturday morning and spruced up a large area around Osborne Village. Many folks stayed for the barbecue, as there is nothing like a hot dog after the hard work of picking up a full winter's garbage!
I was very happy to organize this event again with Coun. Jenny Gerbasi, the Gas Station Theatre, Osborne Village Safeway, Osborne Village Starbucks, Take Pride Winnipeg, Osborne Village BIZ and the Oak Table Community Ministry. I would like to thank everyone for making this another successful cleanup.
In other news, soon wrecking crews will be busy getting ready for construction to begin on the new Mayfair Recreation Centre. The public was invited to a community information session to learn about the design of the new centre and what to expect in the coming months. There is a lot of excitement about this project as it will provide much needed recreational opportunities in the neighbourhood.
The province and the city are investing over $2 million in the redevelopment and expansion of the Mayfair Recreation Centre.
Finally, the River Osborne Community Garden is celebrating its fifth successful year! I have been a proud supporter of this community initiative by the residents of Osborne Village and the River Osborne Community Centre (located at Confusion Corner) since its inception.
The garden contributes to local food security by offering individual garden plots to Osborne Village residents, as well as a native plant butterfly and herb garden that is enjoyed by all.
It has been wonderful to see this project building capacity within our neighbourhood, bringing together a diverse cross section of people working towards a common goal.
I'd like to extend a special thanks to co-ordinator Shauna Carmichael, community centre manager Andrew Davies, and all of the hard-working garden volunteers who have contributed to the ongoing success of the community garden. The project has been a very positive addition to our community.
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Inno Nazionale della Repubblica
|English: National Anthem of the Republic
National anthem of San Marino
|Giosuè Carducci (Unofficial)
|Federico Consolo
The Inno Nazionale is the national anthem of the Republic of San Marino. It was written by Federico Consolo, an Italian violinist and composer, and replaced Giubilanti d'amore fraterno as the national anthem in 1894. This national anthem is one of a few without official lyrics (along with Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo), and is therefore simply called Inno Nazionale (Italian: National anthem). Although it is little known and scarcely heard within the wider European Community, the Inno Nazionale is regularly played in the streets of San Marino City by the musicians of the Military Ensemble during national and religious festivals.
Unofficial lyrics[edit]
|English translation
O antica Repubblica
Generosa fidente,
Onore e vivi eterna
O Repubblica
O ancient Republic
Generous fidelity,
Honour and eternal life,
O Republic
External links[edit]
- "Visit San Marino" - Institutions - The official tourism website of San Marino has some information about the anthem, including a compressed version of the anthem that one can download.
- Streaming audio, lyrics and information for the San Marino national anthem
- Český rozhlas (in Czech) has a page about San Marino featuring the anthem, but this version is played with too fast a tempo.
- San Marino News (in Italian) has a website featuring two vocal versions. The unofficial lyrics are sung by the Corale San Marino, and the versions are featured on their CD "O Antica Repubblica, Onore a Te!"
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In the past year, Claire (our oldest) has graduated high school and moved on to college, our family has moved to a new home to be near extended family, our kiddos have enrolled in a new school, I left my job to be home with the kids during this transition, and Monte has continued to be a rockstar in keeping us all sane through these transitions.
While all of these things deserve a blog post of their own, the thing I am focusing on today is our new home - more specifically, decorating this home! It is no secret that decorating is not my forte. My mom, Sharon, and my sister, Tanya, are amazing decorators and seem to have this crafty eye that comes naturally to them. I, on the other hand, was not blessed with this gift so it is no surprise that I turn to mom and Tanya when I need help in this area! After finding a feature wall idea that I loved on Pinterest, I started purchasing items for my own wall. Two years and a new house later (no joke), I decided it was time to get these things hung up! So after a full day of shopping at some of the fabulous stores and sales that we have in the area, I was able to pick up some more pieces to make this wall complete, and Tanya and mom made their magic happen.
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TOKI Presents DIVAS LATINAS - Music from Easter Island (Chile) to Spain
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Pooling from their Chilean heritage, Easter Island's Toki joins Divas Latinas to present an exotic blend of sounds that combine the fresh Easter Island sounds and dances with elements of music from Chile, Argentina, and Spain. Toki is Mahani Teave's non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the music and dance of Easter Island. Members: Viviana Guzman (flute from Chile) Mahani Teave (vocals, Keyboards & dance from Easter Island) Enrique Icka (guitar from Easter Island) Kristelle Monterrosa (dance from Spain) Jayson Fann (drums from CA)
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Despite the positive tone, the author admits that a celebration of a success in Durban, especially in the light of the meager promises made for future negotiations, would be an "irrational exuberance". Any new rules meant to tackle climate change are very unlikely to be stricter, since profit is still seen as more important than the preservation of environmental integrity. Nevertheless, one important progress made in the conference was the recognition of the need of equitable effort sharing with the developing countries. The author believes that Europe has to build trust in its partners by fully exploring the issues of equity, capabilities and historically and differentiated responsibilities in sharing the burden of the effects of climate change. The ambitions for a successful agreement on climate change can only be achieved trough an iterative and transparent negotiating process, that includes careful consideration of what is everyone's "fair share".
The Caratgena Dialogue, a group of both developed and developing countries that was founded in March 2010 is a promising development that brings together many countries with high ambitions in the fight against climate change. Discussion and dialogue are put forward here rather than brinksmanship and vetoes. It is acknowledged that progress may require tailor-made solutions that reflect the vastly different circumstances, capacities and vulnerabilities of the different countries.
It is the role of Europe, Verolme argues, to come together with the least developed countries and the small island states which are most affected by climate change consequences and to build an alliance against climate change. With this goal in mind, Europe has a responsibility to keep the leading role in climate negotiations.
This is however problematic, as there is no coherent climate vision in the EU-27. Although the original goals of a reduction of 20% of greenhouse gas emissions do not represent a problem, there is an opposition in Italy and the Visegrád Group (Czech Republic, Hungary Poland and Slovakia) as well as in some of the business lobby groups, when it comes to raising these goals to a level that would be necessary to reduce global warming considerably.
It is therefore important to share the costs and benefits of the reducing of CO2 emissions between the EU Member States and keep the leading role in green technology since Europe anyway depends on innovation and its knowledge-intensive economy to be competitive in the global market economy.
The study concludes that the EU can still be at the forefront of climate change negotiations and that it can be successful on this front. But it needs to take action soon and decisively, since there is "no Plan B for the planet".


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With that in mind, Taweel purchased a dilapidated apartment building (it had five apartments) in July 2011 and spent the next 12 to 14 months fixing it up.
Taweel said the building, which was first erected in 1901, will last another 100 to 200 years.
He was one of the lucky recipients of the City of Charlottetown's annual heritage awards during a ceremony at City Hall on Tuesday.
"It was in pretty bad shape,'' Taweel said of his new home at 37 Hillsborough Street. "It became a challenge right from the get-go and on a project like this once you get started you can't stop. Wow! What a challenge.''
The heritage awards were presented to seven individuals and organizations in the community who have worked hard to preserve and celebrate municipal heritage.
Taweel wouldn't say how much he spent fixing the place up, just that it was "a big number''. However, the experience was priceless.
"The experience gained from that is something you can't get from education. You can't get it from a university or working for somebody else. You're working every day from 7 o'clock to 5 o'clock — every day, with two carpenters full time.''
The gutted the home-to-be right down to the studs, even to the roof rafters. Eventually, they removed the roof boards.
Taweel said he could have easily renovated the building and put apartments back in "but that would have changed the area''. Instead, he wanted to up the ante and add to the neighbourhood. It helped that the City of Charlottetown is developing a master plan for the loing-term viability of its downtown.
"Knowing the vision of Charlottetown for the next 20 to 30 years . . . I got in at the right time. I think the value of homes in Charlottetown has to go up in order for people to buy real estate and do what they want to do. It's going to become a place where you want to live in the downtown.''
Coun. Rob Lantz, chair of the heritage committee, said it was a banner year for the department. Normally armed with a budget of around $35,000 to $40,000, it handed out $75,000 this past year - money given out as grants under the city's heritage incentive program to offset additional costs which are incurred to own, preserve and restore heritage properties.
To be clear, Taweel's home is not a heritage property and he didn't receive any money.
Lantz says there is renewed interest in downtown living.
"My wife is in real estate and she tells me that a lot of people are looking at homes in downtown Charlottetown, (and that) property values are increasing,'' Lantz said. "There's a demand there. People like to live downtown.''
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The following individuals and organizations received a heritage award by the City of Charlottetown on Tuesday:
- Graham Robinson and Darlene MacMillan for the work they did at 12 Kent Street, a house that was built around 1900;
- Greta Duncan for restoring the 1859 house at 271 Kent Street;
- Stephen Taweel for completing an extensive refurbishment of the 1901 house at 37 Hillsborough Street;
- Mike O'Grady and Holland College for installing a replica of a sundial which was presented in 1773 by Capt. Samuel Holland, who was appointed to survey the Island.
- Mike Redmond and Murphy's Community Centre for bringing together a group of people to share stories about the area that were recorded to preserve the history;
- The Guardian newspaper for its special section and special hardcover book marking 125 years of the paper;
- Charles (Charley) McMillan, Regis Duffy and the board of Saint Dunstan's University for the addition of a sculpture of Bishop Angus MacEachern.
The city also handed out the first annual Catherine G. Hennessey Heritage Award on Tuesday. It was awarded posthumously to Frank Zakem who, as mayor in the 1970s, made a lasting impact on the heritage file. The Hennessey award will recognize valuable contributions within the entire city, not just the downtown area.


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From: "Peter McCrae" <>
Subject: [W-OBITS] BREITENFELD: Cora R Breitenfeld--d;23/4/1986>USA
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:30:50 +0100
Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO
Wednesday, April 23, 1986 page B2
Cora R. Breitenfeld
Cora R. Breitenfeld, 87, of Woodland Park died of cancer Monday in a
hospital. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in St. Peter's Lutheran
Church, Rocky Ford, with the Revs. Craig Patterson and David Bass
officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Firday in Hillcrest Burial Park, Rocky
Ford. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Faith
Lutheran Church, Woodland Park, with the Rev. Craig Patterson officiating.
Evergreen Funeral Home, Fountain and Union Boulevards, is handling
arrangements. Mrs. Breitenfeld was born Oct. 9, 1898, in Portland, N.D., and
had lived in the area since 1954. Her parents were the late Gilbert and
Isabel (Saalsaa) Jordet. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church's LWMA
and the Lois Circle, the Woodland Park Pioneer Club and the Teller County
Republican Women's organization. She was married Feb. 4, 1930, in Rocky Ford
to Walter Breitenfeld, who survives. Others survivors include a son, Marvin
of Soldotna, Alaska; a daughter, Doris of Terre Haute, Ind.; a brother
Willard Jordet, and a sister, Norma Hoyt, both of Anchorage, Alaska, and
seven grandchildren. Memorial contributions can be made to Faith Lutheran
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I was one of the lucky ones. Not because I had a supportive family or a nice house or great friends, but because I have always known what I wanted to do with my life. The path to my goal may have faded or changed along the way, but the end result has always remained the same. It is my dream to be a clinical psychologist and I will stop at nothing to achieve this. I have seen what one's own mind can do to them and I want to be the person who not only has the education to help them in any means possible, but the compassion as well. I would love to specialize in patients suffering from substance abuse from witnessing loved ones suffer from the same exact thing.
As a wise person once said, if you love what you are doing you will never work a day in your life. This is the direction I want to go with myself. People say that money makes the world go round, but I would rather sacrifice along the way than be unfulfilled. My job will be to save people who have become captives of the own catacombs of their minds. I will stop at nothing to save the people who reach out to me and those I come across in my journey. My only hope is that I can live comfortably to focus on those who need me the most: my future patients.


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Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan embarked on a hard-hitting film about a search for a lost child - because he wanted to do "more" than make people laugh.
Coogan produced, wrote and starred in Philomena, in which he plays a journalist who helps an elderly Irish woman look for her son, because he "wanted to find a project I could believe in".
Playing a straight part opposite Judi Dench is a world away from his long-serving character of hapless radio DJ Partridge. But Coogan said he was "hungry" for a new direction.
"You get strait-jacketed. I love doing comedy but I've done it," he said. "You get hungry for something more."
Coogan plays journalist Martin Sixsmith, who wrote a book about helping Philomena Lee look for the son that nuns forced her to give up for adoption half a century before.
Dench takes the title role of Philomena, who is still alive.
The movie will be unveiled at the Venice Film Festival tomorrow and will have its British premiere at the 57th BFI London Film Festival on October 16.
Coogan, who grew up in a large working-class Catholic family in Lancashire, said it was "a labour of love".
"This [project] touched me and spoke to me, with regards to my own background as a Catholic. And I thought the story was very universal."
Coogan admitted he and co-writer Jeff Pope wanted Dench for the title role from the start — though he was star-struck. "There were one or two times when I took a picture of me and Judi on set and emailed it to everyone I know." Her casting also made him up his game. "I thought, 'I'd better pull my socks up, I'd better bring my 'A' game, be as good as I can possibly be, or I'll be dwarfed by her presence'."
Director Stephen Frears, whose previous hits include The Queen, said he thought it was a departure for Coogan: "It's more serious than he normally is. He brought himself to the story. This is from the heart."
The London-based director said it was a tremendous honour to receive the special gala screening sponsored by American Express, the principal backers of London Film Festival: "I've spent my life going to the LFF,"
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I really resent the few U.S. bishops who are now engaged in a campaign to swing the election for John McCain -- as they did for George W. Bush in 2004.
Four years ago, Archbishops Charles Chaput of Denver and Raymond Burke, then of St. Louis, Mo., (Burke has just left St. Louis to take a post in the Vatican) succeeded in bringing Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI) into the media mix. They requested, then disseminated, a letter from the prefect of the Vatican's Holy Office which, Vatican nuances aside, told Catholics not to vote for the dubiously Catholic Senator John Kerry, because he was "pro-abortion." (Kerry wasn't pro-abortion; he was pro-choice. There is a difference, as I will explain in a moment.)
As a result, Catholics in Ohio (for example) who voted overwhelmingly for another Catholic JFK in 1960, voted almost as overwhelmingly against another Catholic JFK in 2004. Ohio's electoral votes alone were enough to put Bush over the top. In effect, Ratzinger, a man who would soon be pope, swung an American election for a Republican who said he was "pro-life."
Ratzinger might have cited ample Catholic social teaching to point out that good Catholics in a pluralistic society need not and should not attempt to make secular civil law a carbon copy of Catholic moral law. Good Catholics can oppose abortion (as I do) and resist those who want to make it a crime (as I do) because we fear the likely consequences.
In Phoenix, where I live now, I would not like to see Sheriff Joe Arpaio's men camping out in our county's hospital hallways looking for doctors to arrest and charge with murder.
As Justice Antonin Scalia has admitted, if Roe v. Wade were overruled tomorrow, there would be no significant change in the U.S. abortion rate. Even President Bush realized this. After the 2004 election, he told The New York Times, "I fully understand our society is divided on this issue and that there will be abortions. It seems like to me that my job is to convince people to make right choices in life." He wisely made no efforts to criminalize abortion.
Readers of the NCR know all of this, I am sure. But if they need some ammunition to give their friends who might be worried about the warnings of Burke (and a few others), I'd like to pass on the opinion of a highly regarded Australian Jesuit, Frank Brennan, a law professor with the kind of national standing that Jesuit Fr. John Courtney Murray once enjoyed in the United States.
Brennan wrote in his book, Acting On Conscience (University of Queensland Press, 2007) that the debate in the U.S. election campaign of 2004 was "largely symbolic." He said, "The relation between religion and politics is badly out of kilter when bishops announce publicly that they would deny Communion to John Kerry, and even suggest that those who vote for him should examine their consciences. All voters should examine their consciences all the time." But shaming Catholic voters to vote against Kerry on moral grounds –- that, he said, looked very much like a partisan political act.
Right now, we think we've caught the same U.S. bishops engaged in the same kind of partisanship. Or do they think we do not notice them stepping up their so-called pro-life campaign every four years at election time? This time, I hope Catholic voters will see through the bishops' simplistic theologizing.
Brennan found Burke writing this nonsense during the 2004 election campaign: "Of course," Burke wrote, "the end in view for the Catholic must always be the total conformity of the civil law with the moral law." Brennan called this "a theocratic hope," and he said the U.S. bishops should abandon it.
Brennan even came up with a new take on all this from Benedict XVI, who seemed to have a change in heart when he insisted in his first encyclical that it is not the church's responsibility to make its social teaching prevail in political life.
Brennan said the U.S. bishops "need to abandon the simplistic hierarchy of political wrongs, giving a preference to politicians who favour the criminalization of acts judged to be intrinsically evil while (ignoring) the direct action of those same politicians who themselves commit criminal acts, such as ... committing the nation to war without just cause."
Robert Blair Kaiser started out as a Vatican watcher in 1962 when he was covering Vatican II for Time magazine. He is the author of Cardinal Mahony: A Novel (Humble-bee Press, 2008).
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