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three out of five of my level up boffs are suarians, and this is not the first time this has happened either.
do you hate me, cryptic? why? WHY?!
(also, the level up boffs do not state gender in their description)
Craig Z posted on Twitter recently that the least-played captain type is a Saurian female.
Is anyone surprised? I mean, the Saurians aren't exactly a high-profile Trek race. I had to think to remember that they'd actually appeared as a race. Look at the Memory Alpha website, there's almost nothing there.
The Saurian brandy they make is more famous in Trek lore than they are ...
I'm not complaining, I just feel the OPs pain. This whole Saurian thing is so odd.
Tellarite and Aenar BOs -- both of these races have gotten more Trek screen time than Saurians --were taken out before launch, but the Saurians got the nod?
No Denobulans, no Cardassian friendlies (for Klinks and/or Feds), or any other higher-profile Trek race I'm forgetting to mention, but ... Saurians?
I'm not saying Saurians shouldn't be in the game, I'm just surprised they cut to the head of the line for launch day.
My opinions, anyway,

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text: Employee Well-Being Policy and Guidance April 2007 Wiltshire County Council Employee Well-Being Contents Page No. Introduction 2 1. What is employee well-being? 2 2. Why this policy and guidance has been produced? 2 3. General policy statement 3 4. Roles and responsibilities 4 5. Mutual Charter 5 6. Issues of key importance 5 7. Preventative Measures – a) Policies and Procedures 6 8. Preventative Measures – b) Specialist Staff 7 9. Preventative Measures – c) Schemes and Benefits 7 10. Preventative Measures – d) Work / Life Balance 8 11. Support Structure 9 12. Monitoring and Review of this Guidance 10 13. Further information and advice 10 Appendix I – Corporate policy & procedures operating within 11 Wiltshire County Council Appendix II – Management Standards and Risk Assessment 12 Appendix III – 2006/07 Action Plans 15 Appendix IV – Signs and Symptoms 17 1 Guide to Employee Well-being Introduction All managers must read this guidance and apply it across the breadth of their responsibilities. Consistent and proper application will enhance the working life of every employee and the overall delivery of Council services. 1. What is employee well-being? It's about feeling that your job contributes positively to your life rather than being a source of illness, harmful stress or other discontent. It's also about feeling respected and valued and that you and the work that you do really matters and makes a difference. To achieve this, it is important that the Council makes sure that employees have the right amount of the right type of work as well as the proper skills, facilities and equipment to be able to do it. It's also important that employees are able to feel that they have some control over the way in which their work and working environment is organised and that there is clear and regular communication between them and their line management. Circumstances in an employee's personal life can also affect behaviour and performance at work and, whilst it may be beyond the scope of the Council to directly address those personal issues, it is right that managers take these into consideration in assessing any sense of well-being once they are aware of them. Beyond all of this, those who work for Wiltshire County Council should feel that it is a good employer with a range of additional employee benefits that makes it attractive against other employers. 2. Why this policy and guidance has been produced The Council is committed to ensuring the health, safety and welfare of all employees as far as is reasonably practicable. This includes the psychological and emotional well- being of employees every bit as much as their physical good health. The Corporate Leadership Team also believes that having a management ethos committed, within operational constraints, to addressing the needs and expectations of employees, is likely to contribute towards optimum business effectiveness. Healthy, fit employees with a strong sense of well-being will perform better and be less likely to be absent from work or to seek other employment. There is also a clear link between the Council's approach and aspirations in respect of employee well-being and its commitment to achieving and maintaining its Investors in People status. 2 This guidance will, therefore, establish the ways in which managers and other employees can contribute to their own well-being and to that of their colleagues. It will also identify the procedures that can be used by managers to help alleviate the detrimental effects that an individual may be suffering as a result of circumstances within the manager's control. It will do this by: Providing a clear policy statement; Setting out the roles and responsibilities of particular people and services; Emphasising the mutual charter of expectation between the Council and its staff; Setting out the practices and procedures that contribute to employee well-being; Explaining the support structure in place should these practices and procedures fail. 3. General policy statement All employees should have the benefit of a working environment that positively contributes to their own sense of well-being and security. The working environment includes the way in which the workload and the workplace are managed as well as the physical conditions in which the work takes place. The Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive both accept their responsibility to work towards attaining this and to instigate and maintain the cultural environment necessary to achieve it. Fundamental to this is the need for fair and effective management by managers that are competent in the range of skills needed for that role. Good managers, managing properly will be the single biggest factor in reducing the possibility of the harmful effects of stress being experienced. Managers need to be competent in all areas of their management function and a 'Managers' Good Practice Assessment' checklist has been developed for use to identify areas in need of development. This checklist is to be used during the appraisal process for all managers. Managers will be expected to continually assess the working environment for significant sources of stress and to be aware of, and alert to, the symptoms of stress in the people that they manage. They must also monitor through team meetings, supervision sessions and appraisals the levels of employee well-being. Having said this, Managers' diligence can not be expected to be failsafe and all employees must be responsible for bringing attention, at the earliest opportunity, to any situation or factor that may be a source of stress or poor well-being either to themselves or to others. All issues will be treated with sensitivity and, if necessary, confidentiality in seeking to reduce or eliminate the source of the concern and in providing support to the employee to minimise any adverse effect and hasten the recovery. 3 4. Roles and responsibilities The Corporate Leadership Team has endorsed this guidance and has agreed that it should be actively promoted among managers and supervisory staff and be available to everyone. Each Chief Officer will seek to cultivate and promote a culture in which employees have a positive sense of well-being and where work-related stress is treated as any other form of ill-health would be. Each Chief Officer will also ensure that all cases where employee well-being is an issue are managed appropriately with reference, where necessary, to the specialist roles set out below. Individual managers have the largest role in achieving the aims of this guidance not only because it is they who have the greatest daily influence upon the working environment but also because it is this group which is primarily expected to recognise the potential or actual symptoms of stress and to monitor levels of well-being. Managers have the specific responsibility for: making themselves aware of this guidance and how it affects their role; making themselves aware of, and operating within, all of the County Council's management policies and procedures (listed in Appendix I); carrying out risk assessments in relation to employee well-being (see Appendix II); using the self-development tool (Managers' Good Practice Assessment) prior to their own appraisal; prioritising management and leadership development within their own personal development plans; monitoring work performance and absences; informing employees of support available to them; ensuring that new employees or employees in new posts or with new responsibilities are assessed as being capable of fulfilling their roles without detriment to their health or safety; recognising the symptoms of stress in those they manage and work with; seeking to resolve, mitigate or remove any causes of stress using advice from this guidance where relevant; referring those with on-going symptoms of stress to the Occupational Health Service and, if appropriate, supporting access to external specialist counselling services; dealing with all instances professionally, sensitively and, if necessary, confidentially. No matter how vigilant managers are, it is inevitable that individual employees will often be the first to identify circumstances which are affecting well-being or could induce stress. They will almost certainly be the first to recognise that they are starting to experience some of the early signs of stress. 4 All employees will therefore be encouraged to take responsibility for alerting a suitable person to any concern they may have in respect of stress, their general ability to carry out their work duties without detriment to their health or safety or any other sense of discontent. A suitable person means either the immediate supervisor or line manager or, if this is not possible, another manager, a Chief Officer or any of the specialist support staff listed later in this guidance. The source of the concern may not be wholly work-related and employees should be encouraged to share details of circumstances in their personal lives which could be significantly affecting their health or work performance. All such information is to be treated with complete confidence to the extent that Council procedures allow (ultimately some information may need to be disclosed to allow Chief Officers or elected members to make decisions). 5. Mutual Charter The Council has indicated its commitment to employee well-being and seeks to operate fair and equitable employment practices; to have skilled managers; to have reasonable working conditions and workplaces; and to be responsive and flexible to the needs and demands of its employees. Employees must likewise commit to playing their part in achieving this policy's objectives. This means attending for work; working to the best of one's abilities; adhering to the guidelines and codes of conduct that are set; and to working collaboratively with their manager and colleagues. Compliance with this simple charter will go a long way to avoiding conflicts, sources of stress and impediments to good employee well-being. 6. Issues of Key Importance Staff surveys and the analysis of occupational health referrals consistently indicate that cases affecting well-being and stress within our workforce arise predominantly from 4 broad areas other than personal issues. They are: The perception of ineffective management skills leading to employee/manager conflict; The volume of work and its relentless nature; The fear of change or the inability to adjust to it; The perception of poorly applied or protracted corporate procedures. Tackling each of these is a key priority for the Council. Action plans are given in the Appendix III to this guidance and will be regularly monitored and updated. 5 7. Preventative Measures – a) Policies and Procedures The Council has a number of corporate policies and procedures to assist managers to manage effectively and to ensure that all employees are given a fair and consistent quality of management. A full list of these policies is given in Appendix I and all are available from Human Resources and on the Intranet. No-one is expected to have an encyclopaedic recall of these documents but everyone should be aware of them and the occasions when they are relevant. Managers in particular should be able to demonstrate their understanding of the main principles and of the triggers for applying them. Managers should also be aware of other procedures and measures which should be used to contribute towards employee well-being and to counter stress. These include: Induction process introduces employees to the working environment and the work methods. Skills training enables the employee to work efficiently, effectively and safely. Management training through the Manage2Lead programme. Refresher training updates and re-enforces skills. Flexible working arrangements may be possible to accommodate personal circumstances or preferences. Appraisal and regular supervision sessions allow for work to be discussed and evaluated and for mutually agreed workloads and targets to be established. Risk assessments identify areas in which employees' health or safety is vulnerable and provide a means to introduce more adequate control measures. Team briefings, 'News and Views' and other means of communicating information help to ensure that all employees are kept abreast of workplace issues which may affect them. 6 8. Preventative Measures – b) Specialist Staff In addition to normal line management, the Council has specialist staff that can provide support for employee well-being issues. Human Resources can provide guidance on the scope and range of options available to managers and individuals in particular situations. This helps to ensure fair and consistent management standards, which in turn provides reassurances to staff. The Occupational Health Service also provides support and advice to managers with two important functions. By pre-employment health screening they will ensure that prospective employees are fit to undertake the range of duties being offered, or identify the type of support that a person may need to perform effectively in the job. Then later, should there be any early indication of stress or concern about sickness absence, the Service can investigate and give advice. The OH Service also screens calls to the Employee Well-Being helpline and can fast- track access to specialist counselling services if appropriate. The Health and Safety Service will provide advice and support to all employees to enhance the physical working environment and develop safe systems of work. They will also contribute to the risk assessment process and help determine what measures can best counter particular risks. Trade Union Appointed Representatives and other Employee Representatives have been consulted in the production of this guidance. Trade Union Representatives can provide members with information and support on a wide range of employee well-being issues and any member may seek their advice at any time. 9. Preventative Measures – c) Schemes and Benefits Fitness and exercise* – employees are eligible for discounted rates to fitness and leisure facilities across Wiltshire. Payment is either through direct debit or by salary deduction. Provision has been made at some workplaces for people to cycle or walk to work by installing changing facilities and secure storage areas. Pool bicycles are available for business and leisure purposes. Health Screening - employees are eligible for discounted rates to health screening in partnership with a nationally reputed provider. Massage – at County Hall, where the number of staff working make it a viable scheme, independent therapists provide at-the-desk massage to relax and revitalise. This is paid for by the employee. Fees are set by the therapists. Healthy eating* – Contracted caterers are encouraged to provide healthy alternatives on menus and in vending machines. Water coolers are generally provided in most workplaces. 7 Smoking* – smoking is prohibited in all council workplaces and externally on all sites and within all work vehicles. This is to ensure a smoke-free environment for all employees. Smoking cessation sessions are available to employees wishing to stop smoking. Childcare – employees who pay for child care may be entitled to receive childcare vouchers which can be used as part payment for nursery, childminder, playgroup or after-school club costs. The vouchers are exempt from tax and national insurance contributions and represent significant savings. Other financial support – the Council operates a relocation scheme and a lease car scheme and regularly runs free to attend financial seminars with access to expert advisers. Discounted season passes on some bus and rail routes are available. * these are key parts of the Wiltshire Strategic Board's goals for a healthier Wiltshire and the Council will be proactively exploring additional ways to encourage staff to make healthy life choices. 10. Preventative measures – d) Work / Life Balance The Council expects everyone to be able to enjoy a comfortable balance between the time spent at work or thinking about work and the time devoted to the other parts of your life. In most instances, employees will have specific contracted hours and should be able to complete all of their normal duties within that time. Additional work may be necessary on occasions but this should not be a regular feature of your job. Additional hours worked will usually be recompensed by extra pay or the possibility of time off at a later date. Some employees will have a contractual duty to work according to operational demand but here the safeguards of the Working Time Regulations should avoid anyone from working excessive hours over a prolonged period. No-one should exceed an average of 48 hours worked per week over any 17 week period. Managers must monitor this. Working additional hours at home and during 'out-of-hours periods' should not be a regular feature of your job unless your role specifically requires it and nor should you be routinely disturbed at home by colleagues trying to contact you about work issues. Rest breaks should be taken away from your work during working periods in excess of six hours. All employees are encouraged to take advantage of natural and structured breaks to take refreshments and rest or to use the time for their own purposes. Employees should not take up any other employment which may affect their well- being; adversely impact upon their performance for the Council; or contravene The Working Time Regulations without discussion with their manager. The Council also has a further range of policies which promote flexibility for employees to manage their work duties alongside their personal lifestyles. These 8 include homeworking, job-sharing, flexible working hours, maternity and paternity leave, family emergency leave, compassionate leave and opportunities for unpaid leave in certain circumstances. Conversely, whilst employees are at work, they are expected to devote their attention and time to their work. Employees should not bring children or pets to work. Any issue from your personal life which may impact upon work performance or attendance should be discussed with your manager. 11. Support Structure Despite all of the policies, procedures and measures outlined above, there may be occasions when employees experience feelings and physical symptoms of ill-health, stress or general discontent which may be linked to their work or working environment. In addition to capable and sensitive management, a range of support services and procedures are available to reduce the harmful effects and facilitate full and speedy recovery. Managers should carefully consider which combination of these (if any) may be suitable to deal with a particular situation. Human Resources can oversee the correct application of policies and investigate issues which are resulting in conflict, stress or other discontent. Mediation by HR Advisers can often be the best way to find resolutions. The Occupational Health Service can provide advice and medical opinion about an individual's future fitness for work. This service is accessed by line management through Human Resources. In exceptional circumstances where access through normal line management is not possible, individuals can refer themselves to the OH Service. A confidential Employee Well-Being Helpline (01225 713147) is available to all staff. Calls are screened and assessed by an Occupational Health Adviser. Callers may be signposted to relevant external providers or specialist counselling services. 9 12. The monitoring and review of this guidance By the very nature of the subject it is difficult to measure the degree of employee well-being but there are some indicators which will be used to assess the effect of the measures set out in this guidance and to influence its review. These will include: sickness absence occupational health referrals management skills training uptake other training uptake use of the managers' self-analysis tool information from exit interviews redeployment and ill-health retirement figures annual staff attitude survey compliance with HSE management standards 13. Further information and advice Anyone who wants more information related to this guidance can contact any of the specialist staff mentioned in the document on the numbers below: Human Resources 01225 713027 Health & Safety 01225 - 713119 email@example.com Occupational Health 01225 – 713144 email@example.com Alternatively contact your Trade Union. 10 APPENDIX I Corporate policy and procedures operating within Wiltshire County Council Managers' Guide to Recruitment & Selection (doc 561Kb) Capability Procedure – Information & Guidance for Managers Family Friendly Policies – Information and Guidance for Managers Managers' Guide to Managing Absence (doc 307Kb) Managers' Guide to the Employee Well-Being Policy Redundancy – Information for Managers (doc 145Kb) Bullying and Harassment – Guidelines for Managers and Investigating Officers Managers Good Practice Assessment Form (doc 146Kb) Managers' Guide to Disability in the Workplace (doc 147Kb) Managers Guide to Health, Safety & Welfare Policy Managers Guide to Alcohol/Substance Misuse Policy Sickness Reporting Procedures – Instructions to Supervisors (Designated Officers) 11 APPENDIX II Management Standards and Risk Assessment The Health and Safety Executive has established six Management Standards in work-related stress and well-being. These six standards, and indicators to measure success against, can be found at Management Standards. These standards will be monitored centrally through staff surveys. In addition to having to achieve these standards, it is also a requirement under the Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999 to undertake a documented risk assessment in relation to any significant health risk presented at work. Given that we know that work-related stress can occur in any work situation or environment, all managers must, therefore, conduct a risk assessment to determine the adequate control measures that must be in place to prevent any such occurrence. The process of risk assessment in relation to work-related stress and well-being involves: 1. Identifying the foreseeable potential for ill-health, stress or other harm to your staff related to being at work; 2. Identifying individuals or groups of people who may be particularly at risk; 3. Assessing the effectiveness of any current controls in place to avoid that harm; 4. Using all of the above information to decide if there is a need to introduce or enhance control measures in order to avoid or mitigate the degree of harm; 5. Recording and regularly reviewing the assessment and informing others about it. Some guidance notes for each of these five stages are provided below. 12 Notes for undertaking a risk assessment of work-related stress and EWB: 1. Common foreseeable possible causes of ill-health, stress and poor levels of employee well-being: Volume of work - too much or too little Hours being worked – including at home Constant or hard-to-meet deadlines Work beyond a person's ability – lack of training, information, support etc. Work of a particularly challenging nature Work not suited to an individual's personality, psychological or physical capacity Poor working accommodation or facilities Lack of equipment or unsuitable equipment Lack of supervision or guidance Constant changes in duties or environment Regular or unjustified criticism Relationships between individuals or cliques Bullying Peer behaviour such as social exclusion, practical jokes, sexual harassment etc. Inconsistent applications of 'rules' – annual leave, time-in-lieu, overtime etc. Events in personal lives and personal circumstances 2. People who might be particularly at risk All employees are potentially at risk including yourself. The generic groups below might help to identify areas where some risks are more likely. Young, inexperienced or untrained staff Anyone with a history of ill-health or mental health problems Anyone whose work is particularly emotionally demanding Anyone whose work involves significant contact with the public Anyone working in isolation or irregular or unsociable hours Senior managers and decision makers 3. The effectiveness of current controls – consider for example: Are you competent in the range of management skills you need? Are job descriptions and person specifications accurate? Do staff have regular supervision sessions? Are staff fully trained? Is training updated and refreshed? Are staff aware of the different policies in operation? Are staff consulted about changes to working practices and the working environment? Is support available when workloads increase? Is equipment available and properly maintained? Are working hours and workloads monitored? Are lunch-breaks taken? Is annual leave taken? Are staff aware of the counselling service available? 13 4. Introducing or enhancing ways of eliminating or reducing risks You are expected to safeguard the health, safety and well-being of staff to a standard that is 'as far as is reasonably practicable'. This means that you should weigh up the extent of the risk in terms of probability and severity and then introduce control measures that are proportional to that risk. So a low risk might necessitate only a small degree of control, whilst a high risk (i.e. one that is likely to occur with a serious outcome) needs to be afforded a significantly greater degree of control. Controls should seek to be pre-emptive. Control measures can be physical such as a security lock on a door to protect staff from unauthorised visitors or they can be procedural such as having regular supervision sessions with staff or restricting the number of hours being worked or the number of miles being driven. Alternatively controls can be an outcome of changes in attitude, mind-set or behaviour. It is not possible to eliminate all risks. Your goal is to eliminate those that can be and to contain the others to an acceptable degree. 5. Recording and reviewing the assessment You should record your risk assessment and the actions that you take as a result. Remember that an assessment may be used in litigation and so you should undertake it diligently and keep it safe. You should review the assessment at least annually but sooner if any relevant circumstances change. It is also important that everyone in the team is told about the outcome of the assessment and especially about the control measures to be in place. For further help with risk assessment contact the Health and Safety Service or your Human Resources Adviser. 14 APPENDIX III 2006/07 ACTION PLAN ISSUE PLANNED ACTIONS TIMESCALE LEAD SERVICE 1. Perception of poor (a) A series of mandatory management training To be introduced by management skills and development is to be implemented. June 2006. HR Content will comprise four core areas: Managing and leading people; Managing performance; Managing budgets; Managing change. (b) Attendees will include all senior managers All senior managers to HR plus Department throughout the Council. have attended by Lead L&D officers 31/12/06. (c) All new managers will attend a programme of Applied to all HR plus Department training within 6 months of their appointment managers appointed Lead L&D officers from January 2007. (d) All managers are to undertake an employee Assessments to be Departmental H&S well-being assessment in respect of their completed by June Strategic Managers team. Personal development needs are to be 2006 and Safety Liaison addressed. Officers (e) Specific module for M2L programme on EWB From June 2006 OH&S to be available for managers. 15 ISSUE PLANNED ACTIONS TIMESCALE LEAD SERVICE 2. Volume of work All managers are to undertake an employee well-being Assessments to be Departmental H&S assessment in respect of their team. Workload completed by June 06 Strategic Managers concerns will need to be addressed locally and by and Safety Liaison departmental management teams. Officers 3. Coping with change (a) Organisational Change programme to From June 2006 Organisational establish and implement new ways of working Change Board initiatives. (b) Increase access to information for employees From June 2006 Communications through use of The Mag and more Face2Face Team sessions. (c) See 1 (a) also. 4. Protracted corporate A review of corporate procedures and the mechanism From April 2006 HR procedures of their implementation is to be undertaken. 5. Information (a) Pilot HSE audit tool in Resources Dept. June 2007 HR (b) Services to develop responses to key findings Within 3 months of Chief Officers from annual staff attitude surveys. survey results being published (c) Employee well-being to be added to annual September 07 HR performance report data. 16 APPENDIX IV Signs and Symptoms Stress is the reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed upon them. It arises when they worry that they "cannot cope". (Health & Safety Executive 1999) Stress is a modern term that simply means you are experiencing an abnormal amount of pressure. A certain amount of pressure is essential to help you meet life's challenges, realise your creativity and fuel your continued personal growth. If, however, the pressure is over the limit with which you feel comfortable, it can lead to the unpleasant physical and emotional symptoms associated with distress. Different people are comfortable with different amounts of pressure and how you cope varies from person to person and even from time to time. How the amount of pressure you are under affects your performance: Prolonged periods of too little pressure: In this situation there is insufficient challenge for you to obtain a sense of achievement. Skills are under used. Lack of stimulation leads to boredom. There is a lack of purpose, which may lead to stress. Optimum pressure: Life is balanced and despite ups and downs, is perfectly manageable. Job satisfaction and a sense of achievement enable you to manage daily work without too many problems, leaving you pleasantly tired at the end of the day. Prolonged periods of too much pressure: There is a constant feeling of having too much to do every day. Despite emotional and physical exhaustion, you feel unable to take time off to rest and play. You are permanently in overdrive but are not achieving as good results as you expected. If this continues you may develop physical or mental illness. In other words, your response to excess pressure is making you ill. 17 There are three main areas of our lives where pressures can build up. WORKING LIFE MAJOR OR SINGLE INCIDENT Pressure to meet deadlines, workloads Single serious incidents will occur during the that are too heavy (or too light), tasks course of our working lives. These can include that are too complex (or simple and considerable change or loss, i.e. bereavement, repetitive) work re-organisation, divorce or redundancy Difficult relationships with managers, Positive events such as the birth of a child can colleagues or service users create stress as we respond to change – but Harassment, abuse, bullying and a poor not all change is bad for us! working environment Sometimes the very work itself – i.e. when work has a high emotional component PERSONAL LIFE Relationships with partners, children other family members and neighbours A lack of support within our personal life Worries about money or housing Bereavement and loss Serious illness or health worries Recognising that you are under pressure is the first step towards taking control of the situation and maintaining your well-being. The warning signs include: Being short tempered with people at home and at work. Feeling tired most of the time. Feeling stretched beyond your limits at the end of the day. Feeling that you just can't cope. Feeling that you've achieved nothing at the end of the day. If you recognise these symptoms and others shown below, then you may be experiencing the first stages of excessive pressure. If this is the case, don't panic: the Council has strategies for dealing with well-being issues. Talk to your manager or another manager you trust as well as your own GP. If you do not take steps to look after yourself, your well-being may be threatened. Note though that these symptoms may have other causes so always check with your GP if you are unsure, or if the symptoms persist. 18 Physical Symptoms Emotional Symptoms Tension Sweating Mood swings Anger Headache Exhaustion Irritability Sadness Migraine Indigestion Tearfulness Panic Back Ache Stomach Ache Phobias Depression Restlessness Insomnia Anxiety Guilt Breathlessness Neck Ache Loss of humour Withdrawal Sexual Dysfunction Palpitations Feeling persecuted Excessive worry High Blood Pressure Dizziness Cynicism Behavioural Symptoms Angry & aggressive Demotivated Taking time off work Lacking concentration Disorganised Blaming others Lacking co-ordination Drinking, eating, smoking too much Having accidents 19


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La Salle holds on to upset Kansas State
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Jerrell Wright scored the final seven points from the line for La Salle (23-9), which advanced to play No. 12 Mississippi in Sunday's third round.
Wright led the 13th-seeded Explorers with 21 points. Ramon Galloway added 19 for La Salle. Shane Southwell and Jordan Henriquez had 17 points apiece for Kansas State.
Kansas State (27-9), which appeared lethargic in the first half, used the energy of the crowd to surge back into contention.
La Salle is the team that had reason to be sluggish. The Explorers had just 40 hours between the end of their victory over Boise State Wednesday night at the First Four in Dayton and the tip-off to Friday's game.
But when the Wildcats took a 60-58 lead with 4:54 left, it was the Explorers who had life left. The Wildcats missed their last eight shots in the game, including Angel Rodriguez's baseline jumper just before the buzzer.
The Wildcats stormed out of the gate in the second half, cutting an 18-point deficit to 44-34 with an 8-0 run. After a basket by Wright extended the lead back to 12 points, Kansas State continued it rally. The Wildcats outscored La Salle 9-3 and had the margin down to just six points by the 11:56 mark.
After trading a few baskets, the Wildcats finally grabbed their first lead of the game at the 7:12 mark when Rodney McGruder tipped in a Southwell miss.
But the Wildcats couldn't shake the Explorers. K-State's largest lead of the game was two points, and when the Wildcats suddenly went cold from the field, victory eluded them.
La Salle jumped out quickly in the first half, scoring the first six points on two 3-pointers and grabbing a 24-9 lead by the second media timeout. The Explorers led by as many 19 points at 35-16, and led 44-26 at the half.
The Wildcats couldn't do much right. They were 11-of-29 from the field, including 1-of-8 from 3-point range. Southwell led the Wildcats with nine points at intermission.
Meanwhile, La Salle was torrid from the field. The Explorers hit 58 percent of their first-half shots (18-of-31), and they were 6-of-11 (55 percent) from long-range. They were led by Galloway, who had 15 points. Wright also had 10 points.
The Wildcats were 13th nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4 to 1). But in the first half, they had four assists and seven turnovers, while LaSalle had 10 assists and just two turnovers.
NOTES: This game was a rematch of the first round of the 1988 NCAA Tournament. All-American Mitch Richmond led Kansas State past La Salle and All-American Lionel Simmons, 66-53. Kansas State advanced to the Elite 8 that season...The Explorers were looking for a second win in the tournament for the first time since 1955, when they reached the championship game in defense of their national title. Kansas State was in the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight year, 27th overall. The Wildcats stand 33-30 all time, including reaching four Final Fours and the 1951 national championship game.
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No one would hire an architect with a history of violating building codes, ignoring the rules of physics and designing projects that brought shame and disgrace on his clients.
Yet that's the equivalent of what the Senate is poised to do when it votes next week on President Bush's nomination of Alberto Gonzales as attorney general.
Gonzales is the wrong choice for the job. Even worse, his confirmation would send a message to the world that the United States is indifferent to the rule of law - the same rule of law that an attorney general is supposed to hold sacred and, yes, enforce.
As White House counsel, Gonzales had a lead role in laying the legal groundwork for the mistreatment of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan and at Guantanamo Bay.
In early 2002, Gonzales sent Bush a memorandum informing him that the war on terror rendered "quaint" and "obsolete" the Geneva Conventions' strict rules on the questioning of enemy prisoners. Later that year, Gonzales received an opinion from the attorney general's office stating that the president had legal authority to suspend the Geneva Conventions and that some methods of torture could be justified.
Gonzales either agreed with that opinion or simply didn't object to it; it's uncertain because the White House refused to release the relevant documents during Gonzales' confirmation hearing. But it's clear he did not fulfill his responsibilities as the president's legal counsel by advising him to obey existing laws and treaties that specifically prohibit torture - and to uphold fundamental American values that reject such abuse as morally reprehens- ible.
In addition to supporting the interrogation techniques that the U.S. military leaders - and the rest of the world - have since denounced as both illegal and immoral, Gonzales also supported the open-ended detention of enemy combatants and Americans without any semblance of due process. It's another policy that violates the U.S. Constitution and international law - and that encourages other countries to engage in similar practices.
At his hearing, Gonzales had a chance to reassure Congress, the American people and the world that he would uphold and enforce laws prohibiting the abuse and torture of prisoners. Instead, he repeatedly sidestepped questions that went to the heart of the abuses. Asked to provide a clear definition of torture and how the administration intends to prevent it, he refused to give straightforward replies.
At one point, Gonzales stated that both he and the president oppose "torture and abuse." But he later sent a letter clarifying that existing laws and treaties don't prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency from using "cruel, inhuman or degrading tactics" on non-U.S. citizens captured abroad.
A vote to confirm Gonzales would further undermine U.S. credibility and send an appalling message to other nations. It would make U.S. soldiers and civilians more vulnerable to torture by U.S. enemies, and would encourage foreign governments to develop their own legal justifications for abusing captives. It would also make a mockery of Bush's inaugural pledge to promote freedom, democracy and the rule of law around the world.
As a general rule, presidents should be given broad leeway in making Cabinet appointments. But the Senate should reject the Gonzales nomination. An attorney general should, above all else, be committed to enforcing the law and making certain no one is above it. Not even the president of the United States.
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While the tax cutters chop away at the public purse, Seattle and many other juristictions are dithering while the infrastructure crumbles and collapses.
With a smile that lights up the air around her, Grace Mason O'Neill takes up her sewing every Thursday morning at the American Cancer Society's Discovery Shop on California Avenue.
She is called "Amazing Grace" not only because of her magical smile or the bright brown eyes that concentrate so intently on her mending, nor is it her nimble fingers that guide fine steel instruments so surely along their restorative path.
Acting chair for the Seattle Monorail Project, Kristina Hill, said she believes that with the support of the Seattle City Council and the community, the Monorail Project still has a chance to emerge as a successful mass transit system for the city.
Hill said since the project originated with the people, the project is not getting a fair share of attention from the state or the city.
"I think they see us as a different kind of project than Sound Transit who had two years to do a turnaround," said Hill.
A few minutes after a corps of Seattle city department heads outlined the fact taxes would not soar nor would services be severely curtailed in the unincorporated North Highline area of it annexed to the city, a report on four focus groups showed residents of the area are not really hot about anything except keeping the status quo.
One of the four groups couldn't come to any decision on whether the area should remain in King County, become their own city, join Burien or annex to Seattle.
"To conclude, age, taxes and lack of information made for an often inflexible discuss
While the tax cutters chop away at the public purse, Seattle and many other juristictions are dithering while the infrastructure crumbles and collapses.
The man once convicted of murder for killing 20-year-old Kristopher Kime in 2001 now faces a lesser charge of manslaughter in connection with the crime.
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Revenue created by a property tax levy lid lift could help reduce Des Moines' crime rate to 1999 levels, Police Chief Roger Baker told city council members on Aug. 18.
Baker emphasized that no new police officers would be added to the department with revenue generated by the levy increase.
Instead, he said it would allow the department to restore positions that were cut after passage of Initiative 695 in 1999.
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I happened upon your post of this here. I found out about it thru a parenting website's link to recalls. I had bought this at Goodwill last year for $10. I sent back my nails for the $50 rebate (which I got a few days ago). So its like $40 free.
FYI: the rebate is a $50 certificate redeemable online only.
good to know. my son has one of these. it's at my grandmothers. i will have to go see if the nails are still there...
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this is on some old w95 machines BTW......they cannot do it on XP
They overtype the OO with 00!!!
this is on some old w95 machines BTW......they cannot do it on XP
Thought you meant you had two domains with a trust...Ric_ wrote:
john wrote:
How are they chaning the domain name!?!? If you on Win 98 I can understand, but on an NT based one its given by the domain so they must be domain admins or somthing to change that
Or some dumb-ass created two domains with a trust!
Two domains with a trust.....ie School and Admin. I have thought of reducing to one domain but there are benefits to existing set-up.
We still have a few odd W95 machines in classrooms which are essentially just used to run Office Apps etc. The log-on screen in W95 allows you to overtype the domain name in the drop down box.
Not really a problem as these will be replaced soon
Here is an example of the ctrl+alt+del system we run here, its foolproof and tamper proof.
So there is a way of doing it
I thought Ric_ meant 2 domains.. one being School and the other Sch00l, which meants that users could select the wrong one quite easily in with xp/2000 machines.
Yeah we have enabled it now so we will see how it goes, just wondering about the time lapse now, was wondering if there is anyway of shorting the time it takes for it to pop up????
I'll have a look about and see what i can find, there is probably a config file you can edit the delay with but if its even possible you would have to deploy/update that file individually to every machine as far as i know...
I have a similar problem in that some of the kids insist on writing swear words in the username field then walking off. Ok I can track the last user who logged on, but it is very time consuming. If only Windows was clever enough to automatically remove words other than logon names!
Also another problem I had recently (thankfully was fixed quickly) was the kids ticking "Log on using dial-up connection". After some research navigating to:
HKLM > Software > Microsoft > Windows NT > CurrentVersion > Winlogon
And enter a new String Value RasDisable and set the value to 1. The Log on using dial-up connection box is now faded when logging off or restarting Windows.
Yup, I have found that Dial up box turn off before, I think it was here, its a good little one, stops people fiddling
Ok contained here is alog of a script which i think runs everytime a user logs off our system....
Make a local copy of \\morayschools.gov.uk\sysvol\morayschools.gov.uk\P olicies\{31B2F340-016D-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}\Machine\Microsoft\Windows NT\SecEdit\GptTmpl.inf.
GPLinkDomain GPO_INFO_FLAG_BACKGROUND )
Process GP template gpt00000.dom.
14 May 2003 14:08:31
Copy undo values to the merged policy.
----Configuration engine was initialized successfully.----
----Reading Configuration Template info...
----Configure User Rights...
Configure S-1-5-21-2086541245-1825578934-1538882281-21482.
add SeMachineAccountPrivilege.
User Rights configuration was completed successfully.
----Configure File Security...
Configure c:\windows\system32\moray.
File Security configuration was completed successfully.
----Configure Security Policy...
Undo value for group policy setting <MinimumPasswordLength> was saved.
Undo value for group policy setting <PasswordHistorySize> was saved.
Undo value for group policy setting <MaximumPasswordAge> was saved.
Undo value for group policy setting <MinimumPasswordAge> was saved.
Undo value for group policy setting <PasswordComplexity> was saved.
Undo value for group policy setting <RequireLogonToChangePassword> was saved.
Undo value for group policy setting <ClearTextPassword> was saved.
Configure password information.
Undo value for group policy setting <LockoutBadCount> was saved.
Undo value for group policy setting <ForceLogoffWhenHourExpire> was saved.
Configure account force logoff information.
System Access configuration was completed successfully.
Audit/Log configuration was completed successfully.
Configure machine\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\ policies\system\dontdisplaylastusername.
Mismatch - machine\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\ policies\system\dontdisplaylastusername.
Undo value for group policy setting <machine\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion \policies\system\dontdisplaylastusername> was saved.
Configuration of Registry Values was completed successfully.
----Configure available attachment engines...
Configuration of attachment engines was completed successfully.
----Un-initialize configuration engine...
i'm not sure if this helps but this is a file stored in group policies so is applied to every machine on log off.
Bleow is the actual .inf file which runs...
[System Access]
MinimumPasswordAge = 0
MaximumPasswordAge = -1
MinimumPasswordLength = 0
PasswordComplexity = 0
PasswordHistorySize = 0
LockoutBadCount = 0
RequireLogonToChangePassword = 0
ForceLogoffWhenHourExpire = 0
ClearTextPassword = 0
[Kerberos Policy]
MaxTicketAge = 10
MaxRenewAge = 7
MaxServiceAge = 600
MaxClockSkew = 5
TicketValidateClient = 1
[Registry Values]
MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\System\DontDisplayLastUserName=4,1
[File Security]
"%SystemDrive%\windows\system32\moray",0,"D:PAR(A; OICI;FA;;;LA)(A;OICI;FA;;;BA)(A;OICI;FA;;;DA)(A;OI CI;0x1200a9;;;DU)(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;WD)"
[Privilege Rights]
SeMachineAccountPrivilege = joiner
SeSystemtimePrivilege = *S-1-5-21-2086541245-1825578934-1538882281-512,*S-1-5-32-544
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Get the FREE Spatter Brushes from Adobe Exchange: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?event=extensionDetail&loc=en_us&extid=2596022Want to create an amazing fractured image that's literally blown apart by Photoshop? Well this is the perfect tutorial for you. In a little over 10 minutes Gavin Hoey will teach you how to use custom brushes to create an eye catching photoshop effect.Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Gavin_HoeyFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/gavtrainWebsite: http://www.gavtrain.com
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Mar 25, 2013 - Do you still do the white bit if you're using an image without a white background?
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Defending the Anti-Bullying Law in New Hampshire
April 25, 2011 by Karin Quimby, Political & Education Director, Project One America
The following post is from New Hampshire field organizer Katie Drapcho:
Not only has the newly elected conservative majority in the New Hampshire legislature tried to repeal marriage equality, they are also taking aim at the anti-bullying bill that passed with bi-partisan support in 2010, and is regarded by anti-bullying organizations as a national example of a proactive and inclusive policy. It contains specific protections for LGBT students and allows schools to address cyber and off-campus bullying that interferes with a student's education.
The new bill, which the new House members passed last month, would eliminate both the language defending LGBT students and a school's ability to respond to cyber-bullying. Given this attack, HRC partnered with Bully Free New Hampshire, a local organization of concerned parents, students, and educators, to raise awareness and encourage opposition to the bill when it went before the Senate Education Committee on April 19.
Together, we spoke with hundreds of concerned citizens about the proposed changes to weaken the anti-bullying law. At last Tuesday's Senate Education Committee hearing, over a hundred citizens packed the crowded committee room and, of those who signed in, 92 of our supporters opposed the bill. Only two people, the bill's sponsors, signed in to support the bill.
Students, parents, teachers, and school administrators all gave testimony defending the current law and asked the committee to oppose the bill. One mother spoke of how her son was bullied so severely on the internet that he was forced to switch schools and repeat the seventh grade. A school administrator spoke of how the cyber-bullying provisions allowed her school to intervene with bullying before it escalated to violence. Several students testified that they feel safer in school thanks to the current legislation. The committee has not yet made its recommendation on the bill, although it is expected to do so this week. The bill will then head to the full Senate for a vote. HRC is on the ground in New Hampshire continuing to generate opposition to this bill that seeks to roll back protections for LGBT and all students at risk of cyber-bullying.
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